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old [əʊld](a) (not new or recent) vieux (vieille);∎ the old traditions of the countryside les vieilles traditions campagnardes;∎ there's an old saying that… il y a un vieux dicton qui dit que…;∎ it's hard to shake off old habits on ne se débarrasse pas facilement de ses vieilles habitudes;∎ not that old excuse again! tu ne vas pas/il ne va pas/ etc ressortir encore une fois la même excuse!;∎ they're old friends ce sont de vieux amis ou des amis de longue date;∎ he's an old friend of mine c'est un de mes vieux amis;∎ to go over old ground revenir sur un terrain déjà parcouru;∎ an old debt une dette de longue date;∎ that's an old dodge c'est un coup classique;∎ the old country la mère patrie(b) (not young) vieux (vieille);∎ an old man un vieil homme;∎ an old woman une vieille femme;∎ I don't like that old man/woman je n'aime pas ce vieux/cette vieille;∎ old people personnes fpl âgées;∎ the old people next door le couple âgé qui habite à côté, familiar les vieux qui habitent à côté;∎ to get or grow old vieillir;∎ who will look after me in my old age? qui s'occupera de moi quand je serai vieux?;∎ I've got a little money put aside for my old age j'ai quelques économies de côté pour mes vieux jours;∎ old people's home maison f de retraite∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;∎ to be old enough to do sth être en âge de faire qch;∎ she's old enough to know better elle ne devrait plus faire ce genre de chose à son âge;∎ he's old enough to look after himself il est (bien) assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul;∎ he's old enough to be my father! il pourrait être mon père!;∎ you're as old as you feel on a l'âge de ses artères;∎ she is older than I am elle est plus âgée ou vieille que moi;∎ she's two years older than him elle a deux ans de plus que lui;∎ my boy wants to be a soldier when he's older mon fils veut être soldat quand il sera grand;∎ the older generation la vieille génération;∎ my older sister ma sœur aînée;∎ the oldest of the tribe l'aîné(e) m,f de la tribu;∎ she's six months/twenty-five years old elle a six mois/vingt-cinq ans, elle est âgée de six mois/vingt-cinq ans;∎ at six years old à (l'âge de) six ans;∎ they have a fourteen-year-old boy ils ont un garçon de quatorze ans;∎ a three-day-old baby un bébé de trois jours∎ that's my old address c'est mon ancienne adresse;∎ an old admirer of hers un de ses anciens admirateurs;∎ an old Etonian un ancien élève d'Eton;∎ in the old days autrefois, jadis;∎ the good old days le bon vieux temps;∎ he went to my old school il a fréquenté mon ancienne école;∎ of the old school de la vieille école;∎ a writer of the old school un écrivain de la vieille école∎ old Jimmy wants to speak to you le vieux Jimmy veut te parler;∎ good old Frank! ce (bon) vieux Frank!;∎ old-fashioned hello, old thing or chap! salut, mon vieux ou ma vieille branche!∎ it's a funny old life! la vie est drôle, quand même!;∎ very familiar you old bastard! espèce de salaud!;∎ silly old bat espèce de vieille folle!;∎ we had a fine old time nous avons passé un sacré bon moment;∎ any old bit of wood will do n'importe quel vieux bout de bois fera l'affaire□ ;∎ any old how n'importe comment□ ;∎ I just wear any old thing to do the gardening je porte n'importe quel vieux truc pour jardiner;∎ he's not just any old scientist, he's a Nobel prizewinner ce n'est pas n'importe quel scientifique, c'est un prix Nobel□∎ the old les vieux mpl∎ in days of old autrefois, jadis;∎ the knights of old les chevaliers du temps jadis ou de jadis∎ I know them of old je les connais depuis longtemps►► British old age pension (pension f de) retraite f;British old age pensioner retraité(e) m,f;the Old Bailey = la cour d'assises de Londres;British old boy (former pupil) ancien élève m; familiar (old man) vieux m; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) mon vieux;∎ he's a nice old boy c'est un vieux monsieur charmant;British familiar old boy network = contacts privilégiés entre anciens élèves d'un même établissement privé;∎ he got the job through the old boy network il a obtenu ce poste en faisant jouer ses relations□ ;the Old Dominion State = surnom donné à la Virginie;Old English vieil anglais m;Old English sheepdog bobtail m;Old Faithful = geyser naturel dans le parc national de Yellowstone;British familiar the Old Firm = appellation collective des deux grandes équipes de football de Glasgow, Celtic et Rangers;old flame ancien béguin m;Old French ancien français m;British old girl (former pupil) ancienne élève f; familiar (old woman) vieille f; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) ma chère, chère amie;∎ she's a nice old girl c'est une vieille dame charmante;American Old Glory = surnom du drapeau américain;old guard vieille garde f;old hand vieux routier m, vétéran m;∎ he's an old hand at flying these planes cela fait des années qu'il pilote ces avions;familiar old hat dépassé□, vieux (vieille)□ ;Old High German ancien haut allemand m;Old Labour = appellation populaire du parti travailliste avant le passage au New Labour, insistant sur le fait qu'il se situait alors plus à gauche sur l'échiquier politique;the Old Line State = surnom donné au Maryland;old maid vieille fille f;familiar old man (husband) homme m, jules m; (father) vieux m; British old-fashioned (form of address) mon cher, cher ami;American Old Man River = surnom donné au Mississippi;Botany old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) clématite f des haies, clématite f vigne blanche;old money (before decimalization) ancien système m monétaire;∎ 10 shillings in old money 10 shillings dans l'ancien système monétaire;∎ he married into old money (wealth) il a épousé une riche héritière;old moon vieille lune f;familiar Old Nick Satan□ m, Lucifer□ m;Linguistics Old Norse vieux norrois m;Linguistics Old Persian vieux perse m;British History the Old Pretender le Prétendant (surnom de Jacques Édouard Stuart (1688-1766), fils du roi Jacques II d'Angleterre, qui lutta en vain pour devenir roi de Grande-Bretagne);British old school tie (garment) cravate f aux couleurs de son ancienne école; figurative pejorative = attitudes et système de valeurs typiques des anciens élèves des écoles privées britanniques;old stager vieux routier m, vétéran m;Bible Old Testament Ancien Testament m;Old Trafford (cricket ground) = terrain de cricket à Manchester; (football ground) = terrain de football à Manchester;Old Vic = surnom du Royal Victoria Theatre à Londres;old wives' tale conte m de bonne femme;familiar old woman (wife) patronne f, bourgeoise f; (mother) vieille f; figurative pejorative (timid, fussy man) chochotte f;∎ he's such an old woman il est comme une petite vieille;the Old World l'Ancien Monde m -
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boy [bɔɪ]1 noun(a) (male child) garçon m, enfant m;∎ a little boy un petit garçon, un garçonnet;∎ when I was a boy quand j'étais petit ou jeune;∎ be a good boy! sois sage!;∎ you bad boy! vilain!;∎ an Italian boy un petit ou jeune Italien;∎ sit down, my boy assieds-toi, mon petit ou mon grand;∎ I've known them since they were boys je les connais depuis leur enfance ou depuis qu'ils sont petits;∎ boys will be boys les hommes et les garçons sont comme ça et on ne les changera pas;∎ figurative he's just a boy when it comes to women ce n'est encore qu'un gamin quand il s'agit des femmes;∎ he's a mother's boy c'est le petit garçon à sa maman∎ the Smiths' boy le petit Smith∎ that's my boy! je te reconnais bien là!;∎ my dear boy mon cher ami;∎ British how are you, old boy? ça va mon vieux?∎ he likes to think he's one of the boys il aime à croire qu'il fait partie de la bande;∎ a local boy un gars du coin;∎ come on, boys! allons-y les gars!;∎ a nice old boy un vieux monsieur sympathique;∎ a night out with the boys une virée entre copains;∎ familiar the boys in blue les flics mpl;∎ the backroom boys ceux qui restent dans les coulisses;∎ familiar he threatened to send the boys round il a menacé d'envoyer ses gars;∎ familiar the big boys (important men) les grosses légumes fpl;∎ figurative to play with the big boys jouer dans la cour des grands(f) (native servant) boy m, = terme injurieux désignant un servant indigène(h) (used to address dog, horse etc) mon beau;∎ down, boy! couché, mon beau!∎ (oh) boy! dis donc!►► boy band boys band m;Boys' Brigade = organisation protestante de scoutisme pour garçons;Boy's Own = magazine d'aventures du début du siècle, dont le nom évoque toute action digne d'un héros d'aventure;boy wonder petit génie m -
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old [əʊld]1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• old for his years ( = mature) mûr (pour son âge)b. (of specified age) how old are you? quel âge as-tu ?• you're old enough to know better! à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens !• Martyn? we're old friends Martyn ? c'est un ami de longue date• just like old times! c'est comme au bon vieux temps !2. noun3. plural noun4. compounds► the Old Bill (inf!) noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La cravate est l'élément distinctif principal de l'uniforme que portent les élèves des écoles britanniques, à tel point qu'elle en est venue à symboliser le réseau de relations dont continuent de bénéficier dans leur carrière les anciens élèves des écoles les plus prestigieuses. On dira ainsi « how did he get the job ? -- it was a case of the old school tie » (il a fait joué ses relations).━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[əʊld] 1.1) ( old people)the old — (+ v pl) les personnes fpl âgées
2)2.1) ( not young) vieux/vieille, âgéan old man — un vieil homme, un vieillard
2) ( of a particular age)a week old — [bread etc] vieux d'une semaine
I'm the oldest — c'est moi l'aîné/-e
3) ( not new) [object, song, tradition, family] vieux/vieille; [excuse] classique; [joke] rebattu4) (former, previous) [address, school, job, admirer, system] ancien/-ienne (before n)5) (colloq) ( as term of affection) vieux/vieillegood old British weather! — iron ce sacré (colloq) climat anglais!
6) (colloq) ( as intensifier)a right old mess — une sacrée pagaille (colloq)
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bɔɪ сущ.
1) мальчик chorus boy ≈ мальчик-хорист college boy ≈ учащийся колледжа delivery boy, messenger boy ≈ мальчик на посылках newspaper boy, office boy ≈ курьер
2) парень, человек( употребляется вместо man)
3) сын
4) бой( слуга-туземец на Востоке)
5) мор. юнга
6) (the boy) сл. шампанское
7) как междометие употребляется в выражениях удивления, восхищения и т. п. That's the boy! ≈ Молодчина!
8) при дружеском или фамильярном обращении, особенно в сочетании с my, old my boy ≈ дружище Fear not, old boy. ≈ Не бойся, старина. ∙ pansy boy ≈ педераст fly boy ≈ летчик мальчик - girl * неженка, "девчонка" - whipping * (историческое) мальчик, воспитывающийся вместе с принцем и подвергающийся порке за провинности принца - from a * с детских /мальчишеских/ лет - *s will be *s юноши должны перебеситься( разговорное) человек, малый, парень - nice * славный малый - old * старый школьный или университетский товарищ;
старик;
дружище, старина (разговорное) сын, мальчик (морское) юнга бой (слуга-туземец на Востоке) мальчик на побегушках;
рассыльный, посыльный - messenger * мальчик-посыльный - * in buttons мальчик-коридорный, мальчик-лифтер, мальчик-швейцар (диалектизм) мужчина( особ. неженатый) (the *) (разговорное) шампанское > the *s (разговорное) чисто мужская компания;
(политика) приспешники > big * (американизм) хозяин;
заправила;
(военное) (жаргон) тяжелое орудие;
тяжелый танк;
тяжелый бомбардировщик > yellow * золотая монета, гинея > the old * дьявол > Nancy /pansy/ * педераст > since Adam was a * с незапамятных времен выражает удивление, недовольство, восторг: ой! - *! Isn't it hot! уф! как жарко! - my *!, oh, *! правда?, да ну?;
здорово! - *! Do I remember him! помню ли я его? Еще бы! big ~ амер. разг. заправила big ~ воен. жарг. тяжелое орудие boy бой (слугатуземец на Востоке) ~ мальчик ~ парень;
молодой человек;
my boy разг. братец, дружище, старина ~ сын ~ мор. юнга ~ (the ~) sl. sl. героин ~ (the ~) sl. шампанское bus ~ помощник официанта bus: ~ разг. пассажирский самолет;
автомобиль;
bus boy, bus girl амер. помощник, помощница официанта, убирающий( - ая) грязную посуду со стола в ресторане fly ~ разг. летчик ~ парень;
молодой человек;
my boy разг. братец, дружище, старина page ~ мальчик-слуга page ~ служитель в законодательном собрании pansy ~ разг. педераст shoeshine ~ амер. чистильщик сапог teddy ~ разг. пижон( одевающийся в костюмы, которые были модны в Англии в начале ХХ в.) -
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boi1) (a male child: She has three girls and one boy.) niño2) ((as part of another word) a male (often adult) who does a certain job: a cowboy; a paper-boy.) chico•- boyhood- boyfriend
boy n1. chico / muchacho / joven2. hijo / niñotr[bɔɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLboy oh boy! ¡vaya, vaya!the boys in blue familiar la poliboy ['bɔɪ] n: niño m, chico mn.• chacho s.m.• chaval s.m.• chico s.m.• chino s.m.• muchacho s.m.• niño s.m.• pibe s.m.
I bɔɪa) (baby, child) niño m, chico mis it a boy or a girl? — ¿es niño o niña?, ¿es varón o nena? (esp AmL)
boys will be boys — así son los chicos or los niños
the little boys' room — (AmE euph) el (cuarto de) baño, el váter (Esp fam)
b) ( son) hijo m, chico mshe has three boys — tiene tres hijos or chicos or (esp AmL) varones
one of the Smith boys — uno de los hijos or chicos de los Smith
c) ( young man) (colloq) muchacho m, chico ma good old boy — (AmE) un sureño típico
jobs for the boys — (BrE colloq) amiguismo m
the boys in blue — (BrE colloq) la policía
d) ( servant) criado m, mozo m
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interjection (esp AmE colloq) vaya![bɔɪ]1. N1) (=small) niño m; (=young man) muchacho m, chico m, joven m (LAm); (=son) hijo moh boy! — ¡vaya!
- send a boy to do a man's jobold 3.2) * (=fellow) chico m, hijo mthat's the boy!, that's my boy! — ¡bravo!
but my dear boy! — ¡pero hijo!, ¡pero hombre!
job 1., 1)the boys in blue — (Brit) * la policía
3) (=servant) criado m2.CPDboy band N — (Brit) (Mus) grupo de música pop masculino
boy racer * N — (Brit) pej loco m del volante
boy wonder * N — niño m prodigio, joven promesa m
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I [bɔɪ]a) (baby, child) niño m, chico mis it a boy or a girl? — ¿es niño o niña?, ¿es varón o nena? (esp AmL)
boys will be boys — así son los chicos or los niños
the little boys' room — (AmE euph) el (cuarto de) baño, el váter (Esp fam)
b) ( son) hijo m, chico mshe has three boys — tiene tres hijos or chicos or (esp AmL) varones
one of the Smith boys — uno de los hijos or chicos de los Smith
c) ( young man) (colloq) muchacho m, chico ma good old boy — (AmE) un sureño típico
jobs for the boys — (BrE colloq) amiguismo m
the boys in blue — (BrE colloq) la policía
d) ( servant) criado m, mozo m
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1. [bɔı] n1. 1) мальчикgirl boy - неженка, «девчонка»
whipping boy - ист. мальчик, воспитывающийся вместе с принцем и подвергающийся порке за провинности принца
from a boy - с детских /мальчишеских/ лет
2) разг. человек, малый, пареньold boy - а) старый школьный или университетский товарищ; б) старик; в) дружище, старина; [ср. тж. ♢ ]
2. разг. сын, мальчик3. мор. юнга4. 1) бой ( слуга-туземец на Востоке)2) мальчик на побегушках; рассыльный, посыльный, бойboy in buttons - мальчик-коридорный, мальчик-лифтёр, мальчик-швейцар
5. диал. мужчина (особ. неженатый)6. (the boy) разг. шампанское♢
the boys - а) разг. чисто мужская компания; б) полит. приспешникиbig boy - а) амер. хозяин; заправила; б) воен. жарг. тяжёлое орудие; тяжёлый танк; тяжёлый бомбардировщик
yellow boy - золотая монета, гинея
the old boy - дьявол [ср. тж. 1, 2)]
Nancy /pansy/ boy - педераст
2. [bɔı] intsince Adam was a boy - ≅ с незапамятных времён
выражает удивление, недовольство, восторг ≅ ой!boy! Isn't it hot! - уф! как жарко!
my boy!, oh, boy! - а) правда?, да ну?; б) здорово!
boy! Do I remember him! - помню ли я его? Ещё бы!
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1. n геогр. Ницца2. a хороший, приятный, милый, славныйnice home — уютная квартира; хорошенький домик
3. a ирон. хорошенький4. a изящный, элегантный; сделанный со вкусом5. a вкусный, аппетитный6. a любезный, внимательный, тактичный7. a скромный, благовоспитанный8. a требующий большой точности, осторожности, щепетильности; трудный, сложныйnegotiations needing nice handling — переговоры, требующие осторожного и тонкого подхода
9. a щепетильный; безукоризненный, безупречный10. a уместный, тактичный11. a острый; тонкий; чуткийnice ear — тонкий слух, чуткое ухо
12. a точный; тщательный, подробный, скрупулёзный13. a разборчивый, взыскательный; придирчивый; изысканный14. a эмоц. -усил. уст. -застенчивый; жеманныйСинонимический ряд:1. choosy (adj.) choosy; clerkish; dainty; fastidious; finical; finicking; finicky; fussy; miminy-piminy; niminy-piminy; old-maidish; old-womanish; particular; pernickety; persnickety; picksome; picky; precious; squeamish; squeamy2. decorous (adj.) accurate; au fait; becoming; befitting; careful; chaste; Christian; civilized; comely; conforming; correct; de rigueur; decent; decorous; done; exact; meticulous; modest; precise; proper; pure; respectable; right; rigorous; seemly; virtuous; well-bred3. fine (adj.) delicate; fine; finespun; hairline; hairsplitting; refined; subtle4. pleasant (adj.) agreeable; amicable; congenial; excellent; favorable; favourable; friendly; good; grateful; gratifying; marvelous; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasureful; welcome5. accurate (other) accurate; critical; demanding; distinguishing; exact; exacting; right6. careful (other) careful; considerate; delicate; discerning; discriminating; particular; tactful7. fastidious (other) choosy; dainty; fastidious; finical; finicky; fussy; minute; neat; trivial8. pleasant (other) admirable; agreeable; delightful; excellent; good; inviting; likable; pleasant; pleasing; superior9. refined (other) cultured; decorous; gracious; polite; proper; refined; seemly; well-mannered; well-spoken10. subtle (other) demure; fine; modest; subtleАнтонимический ряд:coarse; deformed; disagreeable; disfigured; displeasing; grim; haphazard; hideous; horrid; impolite; improper; inaccurate; mean; miserable; misshapen; nasty; naughty -
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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir) \ \
vaya es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: ir vaya
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo 1 iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot; vaya por mar to go by sea; ¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!; el vaya y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests; vamos a casa let's go home; ¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?; vaya de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting; ya vamos para allá we're on our way; ¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?; vaya por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb; voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread ya va al colegio she's already at school 2 ( expresando propósito) vaya a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;ve a ayudarla go and help her; ver tb vaya v aux 1 3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come! 4 [ comentario]: eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you 1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento): ¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?; íbamos sentados we were sitting down; vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry; yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead 2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo): voy a vaya de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde she was dressed in green 3 ( en calidad de) vaya de algo to go (along) as sth; 1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) vaya a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth 2 (extenderse, abarcar): el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to … 1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse; ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq); ¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?; me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam; ¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!; ¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam 2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning 3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20? 4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since … 5 (sumar, hacer): con este van seis six, counting this one 6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month 1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!; ¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!; vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way! 2a) ( combinar) vaya con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):te vayaá bien un descanso a rest will do you good 3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) vayale a algo/algn to support sth/sb; 1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy; es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway 2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!vaya v aux vaya a + inf: 1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work 2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq); lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains 3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino): ya puedes vaya haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse irse verbo pronominal 1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;vámonos let's go; bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off; no te vayas don't go; vete a la cama go to bed; se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company; vete de aquí get out of here; se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away 2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent 3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go; (+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ vayase de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;me iba para atrás I was falling backwards; frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
vaya,◊ vayas, etc see ir
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass (tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right (ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water (haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old (encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
vaya exclamación
1 (uso enfático) ¡vaya calor hace!, it's really hot!
2 (contrariedad) ¡vaya (hombre), ahora tendremos que empezar de nuevo!, oh no, now we have to start again (disgusto, ironía) ¡vaya con el niño modosito!, well! and he seems such a nice little boy! ' vaya' also found in these entries: Spanish: aire - alhaja - bonita - bonito - cuidar - flojera - folclore - ir - gracia - idea - inoportuna - inoportuno - movida - movido - pedazo - pequeña - pequeño - pretensión - retrasar - timo - tomate - caer - envidia - llevar - parecer - particular - seguido English: afraid - boat - condition - dear - devil - doubt - hairy - introvert - quite - send away - set-up - some - well - what - wherever - whoops - why - anticipate - better - day - expect - harden - have - rely - send -
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stick [stɪk]bâton ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) canne ⇒ 1 (a) baguette ⇒ 1 (a) morceau ⇒ 1 (b) crosse ⇒ 1 (c) critiques ⇒ 1 (e) planter ⇒ 2 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (b) fixer ⇒ 2 (c) coller ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (b) supporter ⇒ 2 (f) se planter ⇒ 3 (a) se coincer ⇒ 3 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (d)(pt & pp stuck [stʌk])1 noun(a) (piece of wood) bâton m; (for kindling) bout m de bois; (twig) petite branche f, brindille f; (walking stick) canne f, bâton m; (for plants) rame f, tuteur m; (drumstick) baguette f; (for lollipop) bâton m;∎ gather some sticks, we'll make a fire ramassez du bois, on fera du feu;∎ she had legs like sticks elle avait des jambes comme des allumettes;∎ I'm going to take a stick to that boy one day! un jour je vais donner une bonne correction à ce garçon!;∎ figurative the threat of redundancy has become a stick with which industry beats the unions pour le patronat, la menace du licenciement est devenue une arme contre les syndicats;∎ his behaviour became a stick to beat him with son comportement s'est retourné contre lui;∎ to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre, comprendre de travers;∎ you've got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick about this business vous avez tout compris de travers dans cette histoire;∎ to get the short or dirty end of the stick être mal loti;∎ she got the short or dirty end of the stick as usual c'est tombé sur elle comme d'habitude;∎ proverb sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me) la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe(b) (piece → of chalk) bâton m, morceau m; (→ of cinnamon, incense, liquorice, dynamite) bâton m; (→ of charcoal) morceau m; (→ of chewing gum) tablette f; (→ of glue, deodorant) bâton m, stick m; (→ of celery) branche f; (→ of rhubarb) tige f(c) Sport (in lacrosse) crosse f; (in hockey) crosse f, stick m; (ski pole) bâton m (de ski); (baseball bat) batte f; (billiard cue) queue f de billard; (in pick-up-sticks) bâton m, bâtonnet m, jonchet m∎ a few sticks (of furniture) quelques vagues meubles;∎ we don't have one stick of decent furniture nous n'avons pas un seul meuble convenable∎ to take a lot of stick (to be criticized) se faire éreinter ou démolir; (to be mocked) se faire chambrer ou charrier;∎ to give sb stick (for sth) (criticize) éreinter ou démolir qn (à cause de qch); (laugh at) chambrer ou charrier qn (à cause de qch);∎ the police got a lot of stick from the press la police s'est fait éreinter ou démolir par la presse;∎ he got a lot of stick from his friends about his new hairstyle ses amis l'ont bien chambré ou charrié avec sa nouvelle coupe∎ a dry old stick un pince-sans-rire;∎ she's a funny old stick c'est un drôle de personnage;∎ she's not a bad old stick, she's a nice old stick elle est plutôt sympa∎ to be up the stick (pregnant) être en cloque(a) (jab, stab → spear, nail, knife) planter, enfoncer; (→ needle) piquer, planter; (→ pole, shovel) planter; (→ elbow, gun) enfoncer;∎ he stuck his fork into a potato il a planté sa fourchette dans une pomme de terre;∎ she stuck the spade into the ground elle a planté la bêche dans le sol;∎ don't stick drawing pins in the wall ne plantez pas de punaises dans le mur;∎ there were maps with coloured pins stuck in them il y avait des cartes avec des épingles de couleur;∎ I've got a splinter stuck in my finger je me suis planté une écharde dans le doigt;∎ a ham stuck with cloves un jambon piqué de clous de girofle;∎ watch out! you almost stuck your umbrella in my eye! fais attention! tu as failli m'enfoncer ton parapluie dans l'œil!;∎ he stuck his elbow in my ribs il m'a enfoncé son coude dans les côtes;∎ she stuck the revolver in his back elle lui a enfoncé le revolver dans le dos;∎ stick the skewer through the chicken enfilez le poulet sur la broche, embrochez le poulet∎ stick the candles in the holders mettez les bougies dans les bougeoirs;∎ he stuck a rose in his lapel il s'est mis une rose à la boutonnière;∎ she stuck the cork in the bottle elle a enfoncé le bouchon dans le goulot de la bouteille;∎ to stick a flower in one's hair piquer une fleur dans ses cheveux;∎ here, stick this under the chair leg tenez, calez la chaise avec ça;∎ he stuck his foot in the door il glissa son pied dans l'entrebâillement de la porte;∎ he stood there with a cigar stuck in his mouth/with his hands stuck in his pockets il était planté là, un cigare entre les dents/les mains enfoncées dans les poches;∎ he stuck the card back in the pack il a remis la carte dans le jeu;∎ she stuck her head into the office/out of the window elle a passé la tête dans le bureau/par la fenêtre;∎ I had to stick my fingers down my throat il a fallu que je me mette les doigts dans la bouche;∎ familiar mix it all together and stick it in the oven mélange bien et mets-le au four□ ;∎ familiar stick it in your pocket colle ça dans ta poche;∎ familiar can you stick my name on the list? tu peux ajouter mon nom sur la liste?□ ;∎ familiar he pulled out his gun and stuck it in my face il a sorti son revolver et me l'a collé sous le nez;∎ very familiar you can stick your job/money! ton boulot/fric, tu peux te le mettre où je pense!;∎ very familiar stick it! va te faire voir!∎ she stuck the broom head on the handle elle a fixé la brosse à balai au manche;∎ it was stuck on the notice-board with tacks c'était punaisé au tableau d'affichage(d) (with adhesive) coller;∎ to stick a stamp on an envelope coller un timbre sur une enveloppe;∎ help me stick this vase together aide-moi à recoller le vase;∎ he had posters stuck to the walls with Sellotape il avait scotché des posters aux murs;∎ stick no bills (sign) défense d'afficher(e) (kill → pig) égorger∎ I can't stick him je peux pas l'encadrer;∎ I don't know how you've stuck it for so long je ne sais pas comment tu as fait pour supporter ça si longtemps;∎ what I can't stick is her telling me how to run my life ce que je ne peux pas encaisser c'est qu'elle me dise comment je dois mener ma vie;∎ I'm amazed she stuck a term, let alone three years je suis étonné qu'elle ait tenu (le coup) un trimestre, et à plus forte raison trois ans∎ to stick sb with a fine/the blame coller une amende/faire endosser la responsabilité□ à qn(a) (be embedded → arrow, dart, spear) se planter;∎ you'll find some tacks already sticking in the notice-board vous trouverez quelques punaises déjà plantées dans le tableau d'affichage;∎ the point was sticking through the lining la pointe avait percé la doublure;∎ don't leave the spade sticking in the ground ne laisse pas la pelle plantée dans le sol;∎ they had straw sticking in their hair ils avaient des brins de paille dans les cheveux(b) (attach, adhere → wet clothes, bandage, chewing gum) coller; (→ gummed label, stamp) tenir, coller; (→ burr) s'accrocher;∎ the dough stuck to my fingers la pâte collait à mes doigts;∎ the damp has made the stamps stick together l'humidité a collé les timbres les uns aux autres;∎ the dust will stick to the wet varnish la poussière va coller sur le vernis frais;∎ her shirt stuck to her back elle avait la chemise collée au dos;∎ a butterfly had stuck to the flypaper un papillon était venu se coller au papier tue-mouches;∎ these badges stick to any surface ces autocollants adhèrent sur toutes les surfaces;∎ food won't stick to these pans ces casseroles n'attachent pas;∎ the noodles had got all stuck together les nouilles avaient collé ou étaient toutes collées;∎ British familiar have some porridge! that'll stick to your ribs! prends du porridge, ça tient au corps!(c) (become jammed, wedged → mechanism, drawer, key) se coincer, se bloquer;∎ the lorry stuck fast in the mud le camion s'est complètement enlisé dans la boue;∎ this drawer keeps sticking ce tiroir n'arrête pas de se coincer ou de se bloquer;∎ a fishbone stuck in my throat j'avais une arête (de poisson) coincée dans la gorge;∎ figurative it stuck in my throat ça m'est resté en travers de la gorge;∎ having to ask him for a loan really sticks in my throat ça me coûte vraiment d'avoir à lui demander de me prêter de l'argent;∎ the words stuck in his throat les mots lui restèrent dans la gorge(d) (remain, keep) rester;∎ they called him Boney as a child and the name stuck quand il était petit, on le surnommait Boney et le nom lui est resté;∎ she has the kind of face that sticks in your memory elle a un visage qu'on n'oublie pas ou dont on se souvient;∎ dates just never stick in my head je n'ai vraiment pas la mémoire des dates∎ we know he's guilty, but will the charge stick? nous savons qu'il est coupable, mais est-ce qu'un tribunal le condamnera□ ?;∎ to make the charge or charges stick prouver la culpabilité de qn□ ;∎ the important thing now is to make the agreement stick ce qui compte maintenant, c'est de faire respecter l'accord□∎ (I) stick j'arrête, je ne veux pas d'autre carte;∎ the dealer must stick on or with seventeen le donneur doit s'arrêter à dix-sept∎ familiar the sticks la cambrousse;∎ they live out in the sticks ils habitent en pleine cambrousse►► stick bean haricot m à rames;stick deodorant déodorant m en stick;stick figure personnage m stylisé;stick insect phasme m;∎ I don't know how to drive a stick shift je ne sais pas conduire une voiture à vitesses manuelles∎ stick around if you want, she'll be back in a little while tu peux rester si tu veux, elle ne va pas tarder à rentrer;∎ I'm not sticking around a moment longer! je n'attendrai pas une minute de plus!∎ to stick at it perséverer∎ to stick at nothing ne reculer ou n'hésiter devant rien;∎ she'll stick at nothing to get her way elle ne reculera devant rien pour parvenir à ses fins∎ don't worry, I'll always stick by you sois tranquille, je serai toujours là pour te soutenir(b) (one's decision) s'en tenir à;∎ I stick by what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit(a) (flap, envelope) coller∎ stick the box down in the corner colle le carton dans le coin;∎ he stuck the plate down in front of me il a collé l'assiette devant moi(flap, envelope) (se) coller➲ stick in(a) (nail, knife, spear) planter, enfoncer; (needle) piquer, enfoncer; (pole, shovel) enfoncer, planter;∎ he stuck the knife all the way in il a enfoncé le couteau jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la garde;∎ she stuck the knife in again and again elle donna plusieurs coups de couteau(b) (insert → coin, bank card) insérer; (→ electric plug) brancher; (→ cork, sink plug) enfoncer; (→ word, sentence) ajouter;∎ it's simple, just stick the key in and turn c'est très simple, il suffit d'insérer la clé et de tourner;∎ I stuck my hand in to test the water temperature j'ai plongé la main pour vérifier la température de l'eau;∎ he stuck his head in through the door il passa la tête par la porte;∎ she's stuck in a lot of footnotes to give weight to her thesis elle a ajouté un tas de notes pour donner du poids à sa thèse∎ there's not enough space to stick in all these stamps/photos il ne reste pas assez de place pour coller tous ces timbres/toutes ces photos(a) (dart, arrow, spear) se planter;∎ if the javelin doesn't stick in the throw doesn't count si le javelot ne se plante pas, le jet ne compte pas;∎ the last dart failed to stick in la dernière fléchette n'est pas restée plantée∎ stick in there! tenez bon!➲ stick on(a) (fasten on → gummed badge, label, stamp) coller; (→ china handle) recoller; (→ broom head) fixer∎ he hurriedly stuck a hat on il s'est collé en vitesse un chapeau sur la têtecoller, se coller;∎ the stamp won't stick on le timbre ne colle pas;∎ the patch sticks on when ironed la pièce se colle au tissu quand on la repasse∎ to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);∎ he stuck his foot out to trip me up il a allongé la jambe pour me faire un croche-pied;∎ I opened the window and stuck my head out j'ai ouvert la fenêtre et j'ai passé la tête au dehors;∎ to stick one's chest out bomber le torse;∎ to stick out one's lower lip faire la moue∎ to stick it out tenir le coup jusqu'au bout(a) (protrude → nail, splinter) sortir; (→ teeth) avancer; (→ plant, shoot) pointer; (→ ledge, balcony) être en saillie;∎ his belly stuck out over his belt son ventre débordait au-dessus de sa ceinture;∎ her ears stick out elle a les oreilles décollées;∎ her teeth stick out elle a les dents qui avancent;∎ my feet stuck out over the end of the bed mes pieds dépassaient du lit;∎ the front of the car stuck out of the garage l'avant de la voiture dépassait du garage;∎ his ticket was sticking out of his pocket son billet sortait ou dépassait de sa poche;∎ one leg was sticking out of the sheets une jambe dépassait de sous les draps;∎ only her head was sticking out of the water seule sa tête sortait ou émergeait de l'eau(b) (be noticeable → colour) ressortir;∎ the red Mercedes really sticks out on ne voit que la Mercedes rouge;∎ I don't like to stick out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser ou me faire remarquer;∎ it's her accent that makes her stick out c'est à cause de son accent qu'on la remarque;∎ it sticks out a mile c'est clair comme le jours'obstiner à vouloir, exiger;∎ the union is sticking out for a five per cent rise le syndicat continue à revendiquer une augmentation de cinq pour cent;∎ after sticking out for higher quotas, they had to settle for last year's levels après s'être battus pour obtenir une augmentation des quotas, ils ont dû se contenter de ceux de l'année dernière∎ I can never stick to diets je n'arrive jamais à suivre un régime longtemps;∎ we must stick to our plan nous devons continuer à suivre notre plan;∎ once I make a decision I stick to it une fois que j'ai pris une décision, je m'y tiens ou je n'en démords pas;∎ to stick to one's word or promises tenir (sa) parole;∎ to stick to one's principles rester fidèle à ses principes;∎ stick as close to the truth as possible restez aussi près que possible de la vérité(b) (continue to affirm) maintenir;∎ I stick to what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit;∎ she's still sticking to her story elle maintient ce qu'elle a dit;∎ that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est ma version et je m'y tiens(c) (restrict oneself to) s'en tenir à;∎ stick to the point! ne vous éloignez pas du sujet!, tenez-vous en au sujet!;∎ stick to the facts! tenez-vous-en aux faits!;∎ can we stick to the business in hand? peut-être pourrions-nous revenir au sujet qui nous occupe?;∎ to stick to the text serrer le texte de près;∎ the author would be better off sticking to journalism l'auteur ferait mieux de se cantonner au journalisme∎ to stick to one's post rester à son poste;∎ he sticks to his room il ne sort pas de sa chambre;∎ stick to the main road suivez la route principale∎ stick close to the house restez près de la maison;∎ his bodyguards stick close to him at all times ses gardes du corps l'accompagnent partout ou ne le quittent jamais d'une semelle;∎ to stick to sb like glue se cramponner ou s'accrocher à qn, coller qncoller (ensemble)(a) (pages etc) être collé (ensemble)∎ we'd better stick together il vaut mieux que nous restions ensemble, il vaut mieux ne pas nous séparer;∎ figurative we'll get through this bad patch if we stick together on sortira de cette mauvaise passe si on se serre les coudes➲ stick up(b) (raise → pole) dresser;∎ stick the target back up redressez la cible;∎ to stick one's hand up lever la main;∎ familiar stick `em up! haut les mains!(point upwards → tower, antenna) se dresser; (→ plant shoots) pointer;∎ I saw a chimney sticking up in the distance j'ai vu une cheminée qui se dressait au loin;∎ the antenna was sticking straight up l'antenne se dressait toute droite;∎ a branch was sticking up out of the water une branche sortait de l'eau;∎ his hair's sticking up il est ébouriffé∎ to stick up for sb prendre la défense ou le parti de qn;∎ stick up for yourself! ne te laisse pas faire!;∎ she can stick up for herself elle peut se défendre toute seule;∎ he has trouble sticking up for himself/his rights il a du mal à défendre ses intérêts/à faire valoir ses droits(a) (activity, subject) s'en tenir à, persister dans;∎ now I've started the job, I'm going to stick with it maintenant que j'ai commencé ce travail, je ne le lâche pas;∎ I'm sticking with my old car for now je garde ma vieille voiture pour le moment∎ stick with me, kid, and you'll be all right reste avec moi, petit, et tout ira bien -
10 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
11 good
{gud}
I. 1. добър, доброкачествен, хубав
2. хубав, приятен
it is GOOD to... хубаво/приятно е да...
aplles are GOOD eating ябълките ca приятии на вкус/за ядене
3. добър, полезен, здравословен
to eat/drink/smoke more than is GOOD for още прекалявам с ядене/пиене/пушене
4. хубав, добър, достатъчен, изобилен, богат
5. добър, добродетелен, милостив
GOOD deeds добри дела, благодеяния
6. добър, мил, любезен
be GOOD enough to... бъдете така добър/любезен да
7. добър, правилен, уместен, основателен
8. добър, послушен (особ. за деца), кротък
there's a GOOD girl/boy! ти си добро момиче/момче! така те искам
9. добър, опитен, който го бива (at)
подходящ, годен (for)
to be GOOD at добър съм по, удава ми се...
to be пo GOOD at не ме бива по/за
10. добър, пресен (за продукти)
to keep GOOD запазвам се, не се развалям (за храна)
11. валиден, истински, нефалшифициран
12. добър, здрав, силен
with his GOOD leg със здравия си крак
13. способен да издържи/да понесе/да плати, сигурен, обезпечен
I am GOOD for another ten miles мога да издържа още десет мили
to be GOOD for 100 pound мога да платя 100 лири
he's always GOOD for a laugh с него винаги може да се посмееш/винаги пада смях
14. добър, удобен, изгоден, благоприятен
15. често за усилване на друго прилагателно, истински, доста, много, цял
GOOD hard work усилена работа, зор
in GOOD plain English на прост английски
you have a GOOD way to go имаш да биеш доста път
to wait two GOOD hours чакам цели два часа
16. в поздрави
GOOD afternoon/day/evening/morning добър ден/вечер/добро утро, довиждане
GOOD night лека нощ
as GOOD as толкова добър, колкото, все едно, че, почти
it is as GOOD as done все едно, че е свършено
it is as GOOD as saying that все едно да кажеш, че
her GOOD man ост. благоверният, съпругът
GOOD old... браво (на)..., ашколсун (на)...
a GOOD sport/sort/sl. egg славен човек, арабия
that's a GOOD one каква лъжа/измишлъотина, и тая си я бива
to make GOOD компенсирам, възстановявам
to make GOOD the casualties воен. замествам убитите войници с нови, попълвам оределите редици, доказвам (твърдение), изпълнявам (обещание), успявам в, постигам
to make GOOD one's escape успявам/удава ми се да избягам, утвърждавам, закрепвам (положенигто си), доказвам (правота си), пробивам си път, преуспявам, поправям се, изкупвам грешките си
II. 1. ам. добре
2. разг. за усилване в съчет.
GOOD and много, здравата, хубавичко, както трябва
to be GOOD and angry aм. здравата съм ядосан
GOOD and hard здравата, усилено
GOOD for you! браво!
III. 1. добро
an influence for GOOD добро влияние
he is up to/after no GOOD той готви/крои нещо лошо
2. добро, благо, полза
for the GOOD of one's health заради здравето си
to do someone GOOD полезен съм на някого, помагам някому (физически, морално)
a nice cup of tea will do you GOOD един хубав чай ще ти дойде добре
much GOOD that will do you upon. голяма полза (ще имаш от това)
what GOOD is it, what is the GOOD of it, what GOOD will it do? каква полза от това? it's no GOOD няма полза, безполезно e
it's no GOOD (my) talking to him about it няма смисъл да му говоря за това
that's пo GOOD това нищо не струва, от това нищо няма да излезе
he'll come to no GOOD ще се провали, нищо няма да излезе от него
it's all to the GOOD толкова по-добре
to be five pounds to the GOOD имам пет лири печалба
3. с гл. в р1 добри/благочестиви/честни хора
the GOOD and the bad respect him уважават го и добрите, и лошите
4. рl вещи, движимо имущество
5. р1 стока, артикули
6. р1 товар, багаж, стоки
7. attr товарен, багажен
by slow/fast GOODs service с малка/голяма бързина (за жп превоз)
to have the GOODs ам. sl. бива ме
to have the GOODs on someone имам преимущество преднякого, зная неща, които уличават някого
that's the GOODs! ам. sl. точно така! to catch someone with the GOODs хващам някого на местопрестъплението
to be in GOOD with someone ползувам се с благоразположението на/в добри отношения съм с някого
for GOOD (and all) завинаги, окончателно, безвъзратно* * *{gud} a (better {'betъ}; best {best}) 1. добър, доброкачеств(2) {gud} adv 1. ам. добре; 2. разг. за усилване в сьчет.: good and{3} {gud} n 1. добро; an influence for good добро влияние; he is up* * *хубав; харен; хубаво; благо; благоприя; валиден; доброкачествен; добър; добро; добродетелен;* * *1. 1 в поздрави 2. 1 валиден, истински, нефалшифициран 3. 1 добър, здрав, силен 4. 1 добър, удобен, изгоден, благоприятен 5. 1 способен да издържи/да понесе/да плати, сигурен, обезпечен 6. 1 често за усилване на друго прилагателно, истински, доста, много, цял 7. a good sport/sort/sl. egg славен човек, арабия 8. a nice cup of tea will do you good един хубав чай ще ти дойде добре 9. an influence for good добро влияние 10. aplles are good eating ябълките ca приятии на вкус/за ядене 11. as good as толкова добър, колкото, все едно, че, почти 12. attr товарен, багажен 13. be good enough to... бъдете така добър/любезен да 14. by slow/fast goods service с малка/голяма бързина (за жп превоз) 15. for good (and all) завинаги, окончателно, безвъзратно 16. for the good of one's health заради здравето си 17. good afternoon/day/evening/morning добър ден/вечер/добро утро, довиждане 18. good and hard здравата, усилено 19. good and много, здравата, хубавичко, както трябва 20. good deeds добри дела, благодеяния 21. good for you! браво! 22. good hard work усилена работа, зор 23. good night лека нощ 24. good old... браво (на)..., ашколсун (на).. 25. he is up to/after no good той готви/крои нещо лошо 26. he'll come to no good ще се провали, нищо няма да излезе от него 27. he's always good for a laugh с него винаги може да се посмееш/винаги пада смях 28. her good man ост. благоверният, съпругът 29. i am good for another ten miles мога да издържа още десет мили 30. i. добър, доброкачествен, хубав 31. ii. ам. добре 32. iii. добро 33. in good plain english на прост английски 34. it is as good as done все едно, че е свършено 35. it is as good as saying that все едно да кажеш, че 36. it is good to... хубаво/приятно е да.. 37. it's all to the good толкова по-добре 38. it's no good (my) talking to him about it няма смисъл да му говоря за това 39. much good that will do you upon. голяма полза (ще имаш от това) 40. pl вещи, движимо имущество 41. that's a good one каква лъжа/измишлъотина, и тая си я бива 42. that's the goods! ам. sl. точно така! to catch someone with the goods хващам някого на местопрестъплението 43. that's пo good това нищо не струва, от това нищо няма да излезе 44. the good and the bad respect him уважават го и добрите, и лошите 45. there's a good girl/boy! ти си добро момиче/момче! така те искам 46. to be five pounds to the good имам пет лири печалба 47. to be good and angry aм. здравата съм ядосан 48. to be good at добър съм по, удава ми се.. 49. to be good for & 100 мога да платя 100 лири 50. to be in good with someone ползувам се с благоразположението на/в добри отношения съм с някого 51. to be пo good at не ме бива по/за 52. to do someone good полезен съм на някого, помагам някому (физически, морално) 53. to eat/drink/smoke more than is good for още прекалявам с ядене/пиене/пушене 54. to have the goods on someone имам преимущество преднякого, зная неща, които уличават някого 55. to have the goods ам. sl. бива ме 56. to keep good запазвам се, не се развалям (за храна) 57. to make good one's escape успявам/удава ми се да избягам, утвърждавам, закрепвам (положенигто си), доказвам (правота си), пробивам си път, преуспявам, поправям се, изкупвам грешките си 58. to make good the casualties воен. замествам убитите войници с нови, попълвам оределите редици, доказвам (твърдение), изпълнявам (обещание), успявам в, постигам 59. to make good компенсирам, възстановявам 60. to wait two good hours чакам цели два часа 61. what good is it, what is the good of it, what good will it do? каква полза от това? it's no good няма полза, безполезно e 62. with his good leg със здравия си крак 63. you have a good way to go имаш да биеш доста път 64. добро, благо, полза 65. добър, добродетелен, милостив 66. добър, мил, любезен 67. добър, опитен, който го бива (at) 68. добър, полезен, здравословен 69. добър, послушен (особ. за деца), кротък 70. добър, правилен, уместен, основателен 71. добър, пресен (за продукти) 72. подходящ, годен (for) 73. р1 стока, артикули 74. р1 товар, багаж, стоки 75. разг. за усилване в съчет 76. с гл. в р1 добри/благочестиви/честни хора 77. хубав, добър, достатъчен, изобилен, богат 78. хубав, приятен* * *good [gud] I. adj ( better[´betə]; best [best]) 1. добър, доброкачествен, хубав; to put in a \good word for казвам добра дума за; 2. хубав, приятен; this mеal is \good to eat това ядене е приятно на вкус; 3. добър, полезен, здравословен; aspirin is \good for headache аспиринът помага при главоболие; he drinks more than is \good for him прекалява с пиенето; 4. хубав, добър, достатъчен, изобилен, богат; здрав; 5. добър, добродетелен; милостив; \good deeds ( works) добри дела, благодеяния; 6. добър, мил, любезен; be \good enough to sign here бъдете така добър (любезен) да сложите подписа си тук; 7. добър, правилен; целесъобразен; приличен; I thought it \good to do that сметнах, че е добре (правилно, прилично) да направя това; 8. добър, послушен (особ. за деца); there's a \good boy! ти си добро момче! 9. добър, опитен, който го бива (at); подходящ, годен ( for); умел, изкусен; to be \good at swimming добре плувам, бива ме в плуването; he'd be no \good as a doctor от него няма да стане добър лекар; 10. добър, свеж, пресен (за продукти); 11. истински, валиден, нефалшифициран; the passport is \good for five years паспортът важи за пет години; 12. добър, здрав, силен; with his \good eye със здравото си око; a \good fire силен огън; 13. способен да издържи (да понесе, да плати); надежден; the tyres are \good for another 5000 km гумите могат да изкарат още 5000 км; to be \good for $ 1000 мога да платя 1000 долара; 14. добър, удобен, изгоден; благоприятен; 15. често за усилване на друго прилагателно: истински; доста, много; цял; \good hard work усилена работа; зор; a \good long walk дълга разходка; in \good plain English на прост английски; you have a \good way to go имаш доста път да вървиш; to wait three \good hours чакам цели три часа; you're \good and early много рано сте дошли; • as \good as 1) толкова добър, колкото; 2) все едно, че; почти; it is as \good as new почти е ново; it is as \good as done все едно, че е свършено, почти е свършено; it is as \good as a play! колко забавно! as \good as pie много симпатичен; to give as \good as one gets не падам по-долу, и мен си ме бива; the G. Book Библията; \good old John! браво на Иван, ашколсун, Иване! a \good sport ( sort, sl egg, onion) славен човек, арабия; to be as \good as o.'s word изпълнявам обещанието си, оставам верен на думата си, държа на думата си; that's a \good one (разг. 'un) каква лъжа, и тая си я бива; to make \good 1) компенсирам; to make \good the casualties воен. замествам убитите войници с нови, попълвам оределите редици; 2) доказвам ( твърдение), изпълнявам ( обещание); 3) успявам в, постигам; to make \good o.'s escape успявам (удава ми се) да избягам; 4) утвърждавам, закрепям (положението си); доказвам (правата си); 5) пробивам си път, преуспявам; 6) поправям се; изкупвам грешките си; to take (s.th.) in \good part не се засягам; II. adv здравата, хубавичко, както трябва; \good and hard усилено, здравата; • \good for you! браво! III. n 1. добро, благодеяние, добро дело; to do \good върша добро; to return \good for evil отвръщам на злото с добро; an influence for \good добро влияние; to be up to no \good готвя (кроя) нещо лошо; to be in \good with s.o. ам. в добри отношения съм с, разбирам се добре с; 2. добро, благо; полза; for the \good of заради, поради; for the common \good за общо добро (благо); to do s.o. \good полезен съм на някого, помагам някому (физически или морално); much \good that will do you ирон. голяма полза (ще имаш от това); a ( fat) lot of \good that'll do you! голяма файда! what's the \good of каква полза от (да с ger); it's no \good waiting for him няма смисъл да го чакаме; that's no \good това не струва нищо; от това нищо няма да излезе; to come to no \good провалям се, пропадам, нищо не излиза от мен; it's all to the \good толкова по-добре; to be ten dollars to the \good имам десет долара печалба; 3. for \good ( and all) завинаги, окончателно, безвъзвратно; 4. (с гл. в мн.) добри (благочестиви, честни) хора; 5. pl вещи, движимо имущество; 6. pl стока, артикули; \good and chattels лични вещи; the latest spring \goods последните пролетни стоки; fancy \goods модни стоки; consumer \goods стоки за широко потребление; loose \goods насипни материали; semimanufactured \goods полуфабрикати; canned \goods консерви; green \goods пресни зеленчуци (плодове); dry \goods галантерийни стоки; 7. pl товар, багаж, стоки; attr товарен, багажен; a \goods train товарен влак; a \goods station сточна гара; to deliver the \goods доставям стоката; изпълнявам обещание или поето задължение; that's the \goods sl хайде, на добър час; to catch s.o. with the \goods хващам някого на местопрестъплението; to have the \goods on s.o. разполагам с компрометираща информация за някого; to have ( put, keep) all o.'s \good in the shop window излагам всичко на показ; a nice little bit ( piece) of \goods разг. "парче" (за младо момиче, жена); 8. pl (the \good) улики, веществени доказателства. -
12 dear
diə
1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) encantador3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) querido4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) querido
2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) encanto, amor2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) querido•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!
dear adj1. querido2. carooh dear! ¡vaya!tr[dɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (loved - person) querido,-a; (- thing) preciado,-a■ what a dear little cat! ¡qué gatito más mono!2 (as form of address) querido,-a■ my dear Charles! ¡mi querido Charles!■ Diana my dear Diana, querida■ Dear Mrs Smith Estimada Sra. Smith4 (expensive) caro,-a1 (as form of address - to loved one) querido,-a, cariño, cielo; (- to anyone) chato,-a, guapo,-a2 (nice person) cielo, sol nombre masculino1 ¡Dios mío!■ oh dear! ¡ay!, ¡uy!■ dear me! ¡vaya por Dios!1 caro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dear to somebody significar mucho para alguiento hold somebody dear tener mucha estima a alguien, apreciar mucho a alguiendear ['dɪr] adj1) esteemed, loved: querido, estimadoa dear friend: un amigo queridoDear Sir: Estimado Señor2) costly: caro, costosodear n: querido m, -da f; amado m, -da fadj.• amado, -a adj.• carero, -a adj.• caro, -a adj.• costoso, -a adj.• estimado, -a adj.• querido, -a adj.• rico, -a adj.adv.• caro adv.n.• negro s.m.• persona simpática s.f.• querido s.m.• rico s.m.
I dɪr, ||dɪə(r)adjective dearer, dearest1) ( loved) queridohis dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado
to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima
2) ( in direct address)a) ( in speech)my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...
b) ( in letter-writing)Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones
Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía
3) ( lovable) adorablehe's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!
4) ( expensive) carowas it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?
II
oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!
III
1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño2) ( nice person) (colloq)he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo
(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!
IV
adverb caro[dɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar dearer) (superl dearest)1) (=loved) queridomy dearest friend — mi amigo más querido, mi amigo del alma
2) (=lovable)he's a dear boy, but rather impetuous — es un chico muy majo, pero un poco impulsivo
what a dear little boy! — ¡este niño es un encanto!
what a dear little necklace that is! * — ¡qué bonita que es esa gargantilla!
3) (=precious)•
to hold sth dear — apreciar algothe values and beliefs which our society holds dear — los valores y las creencias que nuestra sociedad aprecia
life 1., 2)•
his family life was very dear to him — su familia era muy importante para élDear Peter — Estimado Peter; (to closer friend) Querido Peter
Dear Mr/Mrs Smith — Estimado Sr./Estimada Sra. Smith; (more formally) Distinguido Sr./Distinguida Sra. Smith
•
Dear Madam — Estimada Señora, Muy señora mía, De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)•
Dear Sir(s) — Estimado(s) Señor(es), Muy señor(es) mío(s), De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)5) (form of address) queridomy dear fellow, I won't hear of it — † amigo mío or mi querido amigo, ni se le ocurra
my dear girl, nothing could be further from the truth — querida, estás muy equivocada
6) (=expensive) [product, shop, price] carodear money — (Econ) dinero m caro
2.EXCLdear, dear, have you hurt your knee? — ¡ay, mi niño! ¿te has hecho daño en la rodilla?
•
dear me, it's nearly one o'clock! — ¡madre mía, es casi la una!•
oh dear, we're going to be late — vaya hombre or vaya por Dios, vamos a llegar tardedear, oh dear, look at the mess you're in! — ay, Dios mío or qué horror, ¡mira qué desastre vienes hecho!
3.come along, dear — ven, cariño
•
would you be a dear and pass me my book? — anda, sé bueno y pásame el libro•
(you) poor dear! — ¡pobrecito!•
he's such a dear — es un cielo, es un encanto4.ADV [sell, buy, pay] caroit cost me dear — (fig) me costó caro
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I [dɪr], ||[dɪə(r)]adjective dearer, dearest1) ( loved) queridohis dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado
to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima
2) ( in direct address)a) ( in speech)my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...
b) ( in letter-writing)Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones
Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía
3) ( lovable) adorablehe's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!
4) ( expensive) carowas it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?
II
oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!
III
1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño2) ( nice person) (colloq)he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo
(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!
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adverb caro -
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dei
1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) día2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) jornada3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) día4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) los tiempos de•- daybreak- day-dream
2. verbShe often day-dreams.) soñar despierto- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day
day n díawhat day is the party? ¿qué día es la fiesta?tr[deɪ]1 (24 hours) día nombre masculino■ how was your day? ¿qué tal tu día?3 (period of work) jornada, día nombre masculino5 (period of time) época, tiempo■ in my day... en mis tiempos...1 (period) época, tiempos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa nine days' wonder un prodigio efímeroany day now cualquier día de éstosby day de día, durante el díaday after day día tras díaday and night día y nocheday by day día a día, de día en díaday in, day out todos los díasevery day todos los díasevery other day un día sí un día no, cada dos díasfrom one day to the next de un día para (el) otrohave a nice day! ¡que tengas un buen día!in this day and age hoy (en) díain those days en aquellos tiempos, en aquella épocait's all in a day's work todo forma parte del trabajothat'll be the day cuando las ranas críen pelosthe day after tomorrow pasado mañanaon the following day al día siguientethese days hoy en día... to the day hoy hace exactamente...to this day hasta el día de hoynot to be my «(your, his, etc)» day no ser mi (tu, su, etc) díasomebody's/something's days are numbered tener alguien/algo los días contadosto be... if one's a day tener como mínimo... años■ she's 50 if she's a day tiene como mínimo 50 años, no puede tener menos de 50 añosto call it a day dar algo por terminadoto carry the day / win the day prevalecerto have had one's day haber pasado a la historia, haber pasado de modato be one of those days ser un día de aquéllosto have one of those days tener un día de aquéllosto make a day of it quedarse todo el díato make somebody's day alegrarle la vida a alguienday labourer jornalero,-aday nursery guardería (infantil)day off día libreday of reckoning día nombre masculino del juicio finalday release sistema que permite a un,-a empleado,-a asistir a un curso un día de la semanaday return billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta para el mismo díaday room sala comunal en hospitales etcday school colegio sin internadoday shift turno de díaday trip excursión nombre femenino (de un día)day ['deɪ] n1) : día m2) date: fecha f3) time: día m, tiempo min olden days: intaño4) workday: jornada f laboraladj.• diurno, -a adj.n.• día s.m.• fecha s.f.deɪ1) ( unit of time) día mhe's arriving in two days o in two days' time — llega dentro de dos días
a nine days' wonder: the case was a nine days' wonder el interés en el caso duró lo que un suspiro; from day one — desde el primer momento
2) ( daylight hours) día mday and night — día y noche; happy 1) a), light I 1)
3)a) ( point in time) día mwhat day is (it) today? — ¿qué día es hoy?
every other day — un día sí y un día no, día por medio (CS, Per)
the day before yesterday — anteayer, antes de ayer
day by day — día a día, de día en día
day in, day out — todos los días
from day to day — de día en día, día a día
from this day on(ward) — de hoy or de ahora en adelante
it's not my/his day — no es mi/su día
that'll be the day — (colloq & iro) cuando las ranas críen cola
did you have a good/bad day? — ¿te fue or te ha ido bien/mal hoy?
have a good o nice day! — (esp AmE) que le vaya bien!
any day — (colloq)
caviar? I'd rather have a hamburger any day — ¿caviar? prefiero mil veces una hamburguesa
at the end of the day — a or en fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo
to call it a day — ( temporarily) dejarlo para otro día; ( permanently) dejar de trabajar (or estudiar etc)
to make somebody's day — (colloq) alegrarle la vida a alguien
to save for a rainy day — ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas
b) (specified day, date) día mit's her day for doing the washing — hoy le toca lavar (la ropa) or (Esp) hacer la colada
c) ( working day) jornada f, día m4)a) ( period of time) día min days gone by — (liter) antaño (liter)
in days to come — (liter) en días venideros (liter)
in days of old, in olden days — (liter) antaño (liter)
in this day and age — hoy (en) día, el día de hoy
in those days — en aquellos tiempos, en aquella época
it's early days yet — (BrE) aún es pronto
to have seen o known better days — haber* visto tiempos mejores
b) (period of youth, success) (no pl) día mto have had one's day: the steam engine has had its day — la locomotora de or a vapor ha pasado a la historia
to end one's days — acabar mis (or sus etc) días
his days are numbered — tiene los días contados
5) ( contest)to carry o win the day — prevalecer*
to save the day: her quick thinking saved the day — su rapidez mental nos (or los etc) sacó del apuro
6) days (as adv)[deɪ]1. N1) (=24 hours) día mwhat day is it today? — ¿qué día es hoy?
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he works eight hours a day — trabaja ocho horas al día•
any day — un día cualquiera•
day by day — de un día para otro, de día a día (LAm)•
every day — cada día, todos los días•
one fine day — el día menos pensado•
on the following day — al día siguiente•
for days on end — durante días•
from day to day — de día en díato live from day to day or from one day to the next — vivir al día
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day in day out — un día sí y otro también•
you don't look a day older — no pasan por ti los días, no pareces un día más viejo•
on the day everything will be all right — para el día en cuestión todo estará en orden•
one day — un día•
the other day — el otro día•
some day — un día•
(on) that day — aquel díathat day when we... — aquel día en que nosotros...
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one of these days — un día de estos•
50 years ago to the day — (hoy) hace exactamente 50 años- carry or win the day- give sb his day in courtblack 1., 6)to make sb's day —
2) (=daylight hours, working hours) jornada f•
to work all day — trabajar todo el día•
a day at the seaside — un día de playa•
to travel by day, travel during the day — viajar de día•
good day! — ¡buenos días!to take a day off — darse un día libre, no presentarse en el trabajo
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on a fine/wet day — un día bonito/lluvioso•
one summer's day — un día de verano- call it a day3) (=period)during the early/final days of the strike — durante los primeros/últimos días de la huelga
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it has seen better days — ya no vale lo que antes•
until my dying day — hasta la muerte•
it's early days yet — todavía es pronto•
the happiest days of your life — los mejores días de su vida•
in those days — en aquellos tiemposin this day and age, in the present day — hoy en día
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in the good old days — en los viejos tiempos•
these days — hoy en día•
those were the days, when... — esa fue la buena época, cuando...•
to this day — hasta el día de hoy•
in his younger days — en su juventudto have had one's day —
dog 1., 1), time 1., 1)he's had his day — pasó de moda, está acabado
2.CPDday bed N — (US) meridiana f
day boarder N — (Brit) (Scol) alumno(-a) m / f de media pensión
day boy N — (Brit) (Scol) externo m
day centre N — (Brit) centro m de día
day girl N — (Brit) (Scol) externa f
Day of Judgement N — día m del Juicio Final
day labourer, day laborer (US) N — jornalero m
day nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f de día
day nursery N — guardería f
day one N —
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from day one — (=from the beginning) desde el principio or el primer día•
on day one — (=at the beginning) el primer díaday pass N — (for museum, train) pase m de un día; (at ski resort) forfait m de un día
day pupil N — (Brit) (at boarding school) alumno(-a) m / f externo(-a)
day rate N — (=daily rate) tarifa f diaria; (as opposed to night rate) tarifa f diurna
day release N —
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to be on day release — [prisoner] estar en régimen de prisión abiertaday release job N — (for prisoner) trabajo m fuera de la cárcel
day release course N — (Brit) (Comm, Ind) curso m de un día a la semana (para trabajadores)
day return (ticket) N — (Brit) billete m de ida y vuelta en el día
day school N — colegio m sin internado
day shift N — (in factory etc) turno m de día
day surgery N — cirugía f ambulatoria
day trader N — (Comm) operador que realiza operaciones de compraventa en el mismo día
to go on a day trip to London — ir un día de excursión or (LAm) de paseo a Londres
day tripper N — excursionista mf
* * *[deɪ]1) ( unit of time) día mhe's arriving in two days o in two days' time — llega dentro de dos días
a nine days' wonder: the case was a nine days' wonder el interés en el caso duró lo que un suspiro; from day one — desde el primer momento
2) ( daylight hours) día mday and night — día y noche; happy 1) a), light I 1)
3)a) ( point in time) día mwhat day is (it) today? — ¿qué día es hoy?
every other day — un día sí y un día no, día por medio (CS, Per)
the day before yesterday — anteayer, antes de ayer
day by day — día a día, de día en día
day in, day out — todos los días
from day to day — de día en día, día a día
from this day on(ward) — de hoy or de ahora en adelante
it's not my/his day — no es mi/su día
that'll be the day — (colloq & iro) cuando las ranas críen cola
did you have a good/bad day? — ¿te fue or te ha ido bien/mal hoy?
have a good o nice day! — (esp AmE) que le vaya bien!
any day — (colloq)
caviar? I'd rather have a hamburger any day — ¿caviar? prefiero mil veces una hamburguesa
at the end of the day — a or en fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo
to call it a day — ( temporarily) dejarlo para otro día; ( permanently) dejar de trabajar (or estudiar etc)
to make somebody's day — (colloq) alegrarle la vida a alguien
to save for a rainy day — ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas
b) (specified day, date) día mit's her day for doing the washing — hoy le toca lavar (la ropa) or (Esp) hacer la colada
c) ( working day) jornada f, día m4)a) ( period of time) día min days gone by — (liter) antaño (liter)
in days to come — (liter) en días venideros (liter)
in days of old, in olden days — (liter) antaño (liter)
in this day and age — hoy (en) día, el día de hoy
in those days — en aquellos tiempos, en aquella época
it's early days yet — (BrE) aún es pronto
to have seen o known better days — haber* visto tiempos mejores
b) (period of youth, success) (no pl) día mto have had one's day: the steam engine has had its day — la locomotora de or a vapor ha pasado a la historia
to end one's days — acabar mis (or sus etc) días
his days are numbered — tiene los días contados
5) ( contest)to carry o win the day — prevalecer*
to save the day: her quick thinking saved the day — su rapidez mental nos (or los etc) sacó del apuro
6) days (as adv) -
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1. nouna good fellow — ein guter Kumpel (ugs.)
2. attributive adjectivewell, young fellow — nun, junger Mann
fellow worker — Kollege, der/Kollegin, die
fellow man or human being — Mitmensch, der
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse, der/-genossin, die
my fellow teachers/workers — etc. meine Lehrer-/Arbeitskollegen usw.
fellow student — Kommilitone, der/Kommilitonin, die
* * *['feləu] 1. noun1) (a man: He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.) der Kerl2) ((often as part of a word) a companion and equal: She is playing with her schoolfellows.) der Gefährte/die Gefährtin3) (a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.)2. adjective(belonging to the same group, country etc: a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.) Mit-...- fellowship- fellow-feeling* * *fel·low[ˈfeləʊ, AM -oʊ]I. nhe's not the sort of \fellow who makes friends easily er ist nicht der Typ, der sich leicht mit jdm anfreundetII. adj attr, inv\fellow countryman Landsmann m, Landsmännin f\fellow countrymen Landsleute pl\fellow student Kommilitone, Kommilitonin m, f\fellow sufferer Leidensgenosse, -genossin m, f\fellow worker Arbeitskollege, -kollegin m, f* * *I ['feləʊ]na nice/friendly fellow — ein netter/freundlicher Kerl
a clever fellow — ein gescheiter Bursche, ein cleverer Typ (inf)
an old fellow — ein alter Mann or Knabe
look here, old fellow — hör mal her, alter Junge (inf)
this journalist fellow —
who is this fellow? — wer ist denn der Typ (inf) or Kerl da?
this fellow here — dieser Herr, dieser Typ (inf); (rude) dieser Kerl hier
I'm not the sort of fellow who... — ich bin nicht der Typ, der...
a fellow needs a bit of rest sometimes (inf) — man braucht doch auch mal 'ne Pause (inf)
See:→ research fellow5) (of things = one of a pair) Gegenstück ntIIprefour fellow bankers/doctors — unsere Kollegen pl (im Bankwesen/in der Ärzteschaft), unsere Berufskollegen pl
our fellow guests — die anderen Gäste
fellow member (in club) — Klubkamerad(in) m(f); (in party) Parteigenosse m/-genossin f
fellow student — Kommilitone m, Kommilitonin f
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse m/-genossin f
fellow worker — Kollege m, Kollegin f, Mitarbeiter(in) m(f)
"fellow Americans..." — "meine lieben amerikanischen Mitbürger..."
* * *fellow [ˈfeləʊ]A s1. Gefährte m, Gefährtin f, Genosse m, Genossin f, Kamerad(in):fellows in misery Leidensgenossen2. Mitmensch m, Zeitgenosse m, -genossin f3. umg Kerl m, Bursche m, Typ m:good fellow guter Kerl, netter Mensch;a jolly fellow ein fideles Haus;my dear fellow mein lieber Freund!;old fellow alter Knabe iron;a fellow man, einer;a fellow can’t be too careful man kann nicht vorsichtig genug sein4. umg Typ m, Kerl m, Freund m (eines Mädchens)be fellows zusammengehören;where is the fellow to this glove? wo ist der andere Handschuh?6. Gleichgestellte(r) m/f(m), Ebenbürtige(r) m/f(m):he will never find his fellow er wird nie seinesgleichen finden7. UNIV Fellow m:b) Inhaber(in) eines Forschungsstipendiumsc) US Student(in) höheren Semesters8. Fellow m, Mitglied n (einer gelehrten etc Gesellschaft):B adj Mit…:fellow citizen Mitbürger(in);fellow countryman Landsmann m;fellow countrywoman Landsmännin f;a) Mitgefühl n,b) Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl n;b) POL Mitläufer(in)c) Anhänger(in) und Verfechter(in) (kommunistischer) politischer Ideen, der (die) nicht eingeschriebenes Parteimitglied ist;consult one’s fellow doctors ( teachers, etc) seine Kollegen um Rat fragen; → townsman 2, townswoman 2* * *1. nouna good fellow — ein guter Kumpel (ugs.)
well, young fellow — nun, junger Mann
2. attributive adjectiveold or dear fellow — alter Junge od. Knabe (ugs.)
fellow worker — Kollege, der/Kollegin, die
fellow man or human being — Mitmensch, der
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse, der/-genossin, die
my fellow teachers/workers — etc. meine Lehrer-/Arbeitskollegen usw.
fellow student — Kommilitone, der/Kommilitonin, die
* * *n.Bursche -n m.Gefährte -n m.Kamerad -en m.Kerl -e m.Mannsbild n. -
15 chap
I [tʃæp]nome BE colloq. tipo m.II [tʃæp] III 1. [tʃæp] 2.old chap... — vecchio mio
* * *[ æp](a man: He's a nice chap.) tipo* * *I [tʃæp] n Brit(fam: man) tipo, tizioII [tʃæp]1. n(on lip) screpolatura2. vt(skin) screpolare* * *chap (1) /tʃæp/n.chap (2) /tʃæp/n.● (arc.) chap-fallen, dal viso lungo (fig.); scoraggiato; mesto.♦ chap (3) /tʃæp/n.(fam., antiq., GB) individuo; tipo: He's a funny chap, è un tipo buffo; you English chaps, voi inglesi; Hullo, old chap!, ciao, vecchio mio!; Look out, chaps!, attenti, ragazzi! NOTA D'USO: - boy e ragazzo-.(to) chap /tʃæp/v. t. e i.screpolare, screpolarsi: My lips chap easily, le labbra mi si screpolano facilmente.* * *I [tʃæp]nome BE colloq. tipo m.II [tʃæp] III 1. [tʃæp] 2.old chap... — vecchio mio
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16 BE
1. verb,Ex:we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula/Ex:1) (indicating quality or attribute) seinshe is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin
being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein
he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch
2) in exclamationwas she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!
aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!
3) will be (indicating supposition)[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge
you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören
4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlenI am freezing — mich friert es
how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?
it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften
it is she, it's her — sie ist's
if I were you — an deiner Stelle
6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein
7) with possessiveit is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr
8) (cost) kostenhow much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?
9) (equal) seintwo times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs
sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund
10) (constitute) bildenLondon is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England
11) (mean) bedeuten2. intransitive verb1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existierencan such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?
I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich
there is/are... — es gibt...
be that as it may — wie dem auch sei
2) (remain) bleibenI shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute
she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer
let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe
3) (happen) stattfinden; seinwhere will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?
be off with you! — geh/geht!
I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause
she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien
5) (on visit etc.) seinhave you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?
6)she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt
the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)
3. auxiliary verbI've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
1) forming passive werden2) forming continuous tenses, activehe is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen
I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]
3) forming continuous tenses, passivethe house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut
4) (expr. obligation)5) (expr. arrangement)the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen
6) (expr. possibility)7) (expr. destiny)8) (expr. condition)4.if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann
mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater
* * *['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)* * *be<was, been>[bi:, bi]vi + n/adj1. (describes) seinshe's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlichwhat is that? was ist das?she's a doctor sie ist Ärztinwhat do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst“may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellnerto \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tunto \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen2. (composition) sein, bestehen ausis this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?3. (opinion)4. (calculation) sein, machen, kostentwo and two is four zwei und zwei ist vierthese books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p5. (timing)to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommenthe keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtelthe food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tischhe's not here er ist nicht dato \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten seinthe postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht daI've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen8. (take place) stattfindenthe meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt9. (do) seinto \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin seinto \be on a diet auf Diät seinto \be on the pill die Pille nehmento \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein▪ to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führenlet her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Fragethere is/are... es gibt...can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?12. (expresses ability)sth is to \be done etw kann getan werdenthe exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen13.▪ to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfenwhat are we to do? was sollen wir tun?you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein14.we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Notenwere sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert15. (impersonal use)what is it? was ist?what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fairis it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinungas it were sozusagen, gleichsam\be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!\be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!17. (expresses continuation)▪ to \be doing sth gerade etw tundon't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen binshe's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werdenit's raining es regnetyou're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd18. (expresses passive)to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werdento \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werdento \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleibento \be left speechless sprachlos sein19.▶ the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]▶ far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun▶ to \be off form nicht in Form sein▶ the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme▶ \be that as it may wie dem auch sei\be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam* * *[biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been1. COPULATIVE VERB1) with adjective, noun, pronoun seinwho's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary
he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher
he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.
he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer
2)referring to physical, mental state
how are you? — wie gehts?she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut
to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein
I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt
3) age seinhow old is she? —
4) = cost kostentwo times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier
6) with possessive gehören (+dat)that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch
7)was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...
8) Brit infhow are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?
2. AUXILIARY VERB1)Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:
you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:
we're just drinking coffee —
I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...
2) in passive constructions werdenhe was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren
it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert
I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...
they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten
she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...
he is to be pitied/not to be envied —
what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?
I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt
he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden
if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte
3)in tag questions/short answers
he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmtyou're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein
it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) sein; (= remain) bleibenI'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?
he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange
we've been here a long time —
let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)
3)= visit, call
I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Parishe has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen
I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)
4)= like to have
who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher
there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch
4. IMPERSONAL VERBseinit is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen
tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni
it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt
who found it —
it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat
were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —
were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre
* * *BE abk* * *1. verb,Ex:we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula/Ex:she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin
being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein
he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch
2) in exclamationwas she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!
3) will be (indicating supposition)[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge
you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören
4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlenhow are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?
it is she, it's her — sie ist's
6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein
7) with possessiveit is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr
8) (cost) kosten9) (equal) seintwo times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs
sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund
10) (constitute) bildenLondon is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England
11) (mean) bedeuten2. intransitive verb1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existierencan such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?
I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich
there is/are... — es gibt...
2) (remain) bleibenI shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute
let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe
3) (happen) stattfinden; seinwhere will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?
4) (go, come)be off with you! — geh/geht!
I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause
she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien
5) (on visit etc.) seinhave you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
6)3. auxiliary verbshe's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt
1) forming passive werden2) forming continuous tenses, activehe is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen
I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]
the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam
3) forming continuous tenses, passivethe house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut
4) (expr. obligation)5) (expr. arrangement)the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen
6) (expr. possibility)7) (expr. destiny)8) (expr. condition)4.if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann
mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater
* * *(in a state of) shock expr.einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)= sein v.(§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)sich befinden v.sich fühlen v. -
17 be
1. verb,Ex:we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula/Ex:1) (indicating quality or attribute) seinshe is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin
being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein
he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch
2) in exclamationwas she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!
aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!
3) will be (indicating supposition)[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge
you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören
4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlenI am freezing — mich friert es
how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?
it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften
it is she, it's her — sie ist's
if I were you — an deiner Stelle
6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein
7) with possessiveit is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr
8) (cost) kostenhow much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?
9) (equal) seintwo times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs
sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund
10) (constitute) bildenLondon is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England
11) (mean) bedeuten2. intransitive verb1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existierencan such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?
I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich
there is/are... — es gibt...
be that as it may — wie dem auch sei
2) (remain) bleibenI shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute
she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer
let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe
3) (happen) stattfinden; seinwhere will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?
be off with you! — geh/geht!
I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause
she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien
5) (on visit etc.) seinhave you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?
6)she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt
the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)
3. auxiliary verbI've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
1) forming passive werden2) forming continuous tenses, activehe is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen
I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]
3) forming continuous tenses, passivethe house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut
4) (expr. obligation)5) (expr. arrangement)the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen
6) (expr. possibility)7) (expr. destiny)8) (expr. condition)4.if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann
mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater
* * *['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)* * *be<was, been>[bi:, bi]vi + n/adj1. (describes) seinshe's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlichwhat is that? was ist das?she's a doctor sie ist Ärztinwhat do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst“may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellnerto \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tunto \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen2. (composition) sein, bestehen ausis this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?3. (opinion)4. (calculation) sein, machen, kostentwo and two is four zwei und zwei ist vierthese books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p5. (timing)to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommenthe keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtelthe food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tischhe's not here er ist nicht dato \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten seinthe postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht daI've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen8. (take place) stattfindenthe meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt9. (do) seinto \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin seinto \be on a diet auf Diät seinto \be on the pill die Pille nehmento \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein▪ to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führenlet her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Fragethere is/are... es gibt...can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?12. (expresses ability)sth is to \be done etw kann getan werdenthe exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen13.▪ to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfenwhat are we to do? was sollen wir tun?you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein14.we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Notenwere sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert15. (impersonal use)what is it? was ist?what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fairis it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinungas it were sozusagen, gleichsam\be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!\be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!17. (expresses continuation)▪ to \be doing sth gerade etw tundon't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen binshe's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werdenit's raining es regnetyou're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd18. (expresses passive)to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werdento \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werdento \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleibento \be left speechless sprachlos sein19.▶ the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]▶ far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun▶ to \be off form nicht in Form sein▶ the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme▶ \be that as it may wie dem auch sei\be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam* * *[biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been1. COPULATIVE VERB1) with adjective, noun, pronoun seinwho's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary
he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher
he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.
he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer
2)referring to physical, mental state
how are you? — wie gehts?she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut
to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein
I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt
3) age seinhow old is she? —
4) = cost kostentwo times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier
6) with possessive gehören (+dat)that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch
7)was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...
8) Brit infhow are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?
2. AUXILIARY VERB1)Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:
you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:
we're just drinking coffee —
I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...
2) in passive constructions werdenhe was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren
it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert
I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...
they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten
she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...
he is to be pitied/not to be envied —
what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?
I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt
he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden
if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte
3)in tag questions/short answers
he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmtyou're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein
it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) sein; (= remain) bleibenI'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?
he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange
we've been here a long time —
let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)
3)= visit, call
I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Parishe has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen
I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)
4)= like to have
who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher
there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch
4. IMPERSONAL VERBseinit is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen
tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni
it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt
who found it —
it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat
were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —
were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre
* * *be [biː] 1. sg präs am [æm], 2. sg präs are [ɑː(r)], obs art [ɑː(r)t], 3. sg präs is [ız], pl präs are [ɑː(r)], 1. und 3. sg prät was [wɒz; wəz; US wɑz], 2. sg prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pl prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pperf been [biːn; bın], ppr being [ˈbiːıŋ]A v/aux1. sein (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des Passivs):he is gone er ist weg;I am come obs ich bin da2. werden (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des passiv):the register was signed das Protokoll wurde unterzeichnet;we were appealed to man wandte sich an uns;you will be sent for man wird Sie holen lassenhe is to be pitied er ist zu bedauern;he is to die er muss oder soll sterben;it is not to be seen es ist nicht zu sehen;he was to become a great writer er sollte ein großer Schriftsteller werden;it was not to be es sollte nicht sein, es hat nicht sollen sein;if I were to die wenn ich sterben sollte4. (mit dem ppr eines anderen Verbs zur Bildung der Verlaufsform):he is reading er liest (eben oder gerade), er ist beim Lesen;he was smoking when the teacher entered er rauchte (gerade), als der Lehrer hereinkam;I am going to Paris tomorrow ich fahre morgen nach Paris6. (als Kopula) sein:B v/i1. (Zustand oder Beschaffenheit bezeichnend) sein, sich befinden, der Fall sein:the mirror is too high der Spiegel hängt zu hoch;they are for export only sie sind nur für den Export bestimmt;where was I? wo war ich stehen geblieben?;let him be lass ihn in Ruhe!;be it so, so be it, let it be so gut so, so sei es;be it that … gesetzt den Fall, (dass) …;how is it that …? wie kommt es, dass …?;be that as it may wie dem auch sei2. (vorhanden) sein, bestehen, existieren:I think, therefore I am ich denke, also bin ich;he is no more er ist (lebt) nicht mehr;to be or not to be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage3. a) geschehen, stattfinden, vor sich gehen, sein:when will the meeting be? wann findet die Versammlung statt?b) gehen, fahren (Bus etc):when is the next bus?4. (beruflich oder altersmäßig) werden:I’ll be an engineer ich werde Ingenieur (wenn ich erwachsen bin);what do you want to be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden?;you should have been a priest du hättest Priester werden sollen;I’ll be 50 next month ich werde nächsten Monat 50;she was 26 last month sie wurde letzten Monat 265. (eine bestimmte Zeit) her sein:it is ten years since he died es ist zehn Jahre her, dass er starb; er starb vor zehn Jahren6. (aus)gegangen sein (mit Formen der Vergangenheit und Angabe des Zieles der Bewegung):he had been to town er war in die Stadt gegangen;he had been bathing er war baden (gegangen);I won’t be long ich werde nicht lange wegbleiben7. (mit dem Possessiv) gehören:this book is my sister’s das Buch gehört meiner Schwester;are these glasses yours? gehört die Brille dir?, ist das deine Brille?8. stammen ( from aus):he is from Liverpool er ist oder stammt aus Liverpool9. a) kosten:how much are the gloves? was kosten die Handschuhe?b) betragen (Preis):that’ll be £4.15 das macht 4 Pfund 1510. bedeuten:what is that to me? was kümmert mich das?11. zur Bekräftigung der bejahenden oder verneinenden Antwort: are these your cigarettes? yes, they are (no, they aren’t) ja (nein)12. dauern:it will probably be some time before … es wird wahrscheinlich einige Zeit dauern, bis …13. FILM, TV mitwirken (in in dat):be an hour in going to … eine Stunde brauchen, um nach … zu gehen;has any one been? umg ist jemand da gewesen?;the government that is (was) die gegenwärtige (vergangene) Regierung;my wife that is to be obs meine zukünftige Frau;I am next, am I not (od umg aren’t I) ? ich bin der Nächste, nicht wahr?;he is not dead, is he? er ist doch nicht (etwa) tot?;have you ever been to Rome? sind Sie schon einmal in Rom gewesen?;we have been into the matter wir haben uns damit (bereits) befasst;I’ve been through all this before ich hab das alles schon einmal mitgemacht* * *1. verb,Ex:we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula/Ex:she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin
being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein
he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch
2) in exclamationwas she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!
3) will be (indicating supposition)[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge
you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören
4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlenhow are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?
it is she, it's her — sie ist's
6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein
7) with possessiveit is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr
8) (cost) kosten9) (equal) seintwo times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs
sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund
10) (constitute) bildenLondon is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England
11) (mean) bedeuten2. intransitive verb1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existierencan such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?
I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich
there is/are... — es gibt...
2) (remain) bleibenI shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute
let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe
3) (happen) stattfinden; seinwhere will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?
4) (go, come)be off with you! — geh/geht!
I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause
she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien
5) (on visit etc.) seinhave you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
6)3. auxiliary verbshe's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt
1) forming passive werden2) forming continuous tenses, activehe is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen
I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]
the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam
3) forming continuous tenses, passivethe house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut
4) (expr. obligation)5) (expr. arrangement)the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen
6) (expr. possibility)7) (expr. destiny)8) (expr. condition)4.if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann
mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater
* * *(in a state of) shock expr.einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)= sein v.(§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)sich befinden v.sich fühlen v. -
18 Fellow
1. nouna good fellow — ein guter Kumpel (ugs.)
2. attributive adjectivewell, young fellow — nun, junger Mann
fellow worker — Kollege, der/Kollegin, die
fellow man or human being — Mitmensch, der
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse, der/-genossin, die
my fellow teachers/workers — etc. meine Lehrer-/Arbeitskollegen usw.
fellow student — Kommilitone, der/Kommilitonin, die
* * *['feləu] 1. noun1) (a man: He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.) der Kerl2) ((often as part of a word) a companion and equal: She is playing with her schoolfellows.) der Gefährte/die Gefährtin3) (a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.)2. adjective(belonging to the same group, country etc: a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.) Mit-...- fellowship- fellow-feeling* * *fel·low[ˈfeləʊ, AM -oʊ]I. nhe's not the sort of \fellow who makes friends easily er ist nicht der Typ, der sich leicht mit jdm anfreundetII. adj attr, inv\fellow countryman Landsmann m, Landsmännin f\fellow countrymen Landsleute pl\fellow student Kommilitone, Kommilitonin m, f\fellow sufferer Leidensgenosse, -genossin m, f\fellow worker Arbeitskollege, -kollegin m, f* * *I ['feləʊ]na nice/friendly fellow — ein netter/freundlicher Kerl
a clever fellow — ein gescheiter Bursche, ein cleverer Typ (inf)
an old fellow — ein alter Mann or Knabe
look here, old fellow — hör mal her, alter Junge (inf)
this journalist fellow —
who is this fellow? — wer ist denn der Typ (inf) or Kerl da?
this fellow here — dieser Herr, dieser Typ (inf); (rude) dieser Kerl hier
I'm not the sort of fellow who... — ich bin nicht der Typ, der...
a fellow needs a bit of rest sometimes (inf) — man braucht doch auch mal 'ne Pause (inf)
See:→ research fellow5) (of things = one of a pair) Gegenstück ntIIprefour fellow bankers/doctors — unsere Kollegen pl (im Bankwesen/in der Ärzteschaft), unsere Berufskollegen pl
our fellow guests — die anderen Gäste
fellow member (in club) — Klubkamerad(in) m(f); (in party) Parteigenosse m/-genossin f
fellow student — Kommilitone m, Kommilitonin f
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse m/-genossin f
fellow worker — Kollege m, Kollegin f, Mitarbeiter(in) m(f)
"fellow Americans..." — "meine lieben amerikanischen Mitbürger..."
* * *F. abk1. Fahrenheit3. FellowS. abk1. Sabbath2. Saint Hl.3. Saturday Sa.4. Saxon5. Senate6. Socialist7. Society Ges.8. Socius, Fellow9. south S10. southern südl.* * *1. nouna good fellow — ein guter Kumpel (ugs.)
well, young fellow — nun, junger Mann
2. attributive adjectiveold or dear fellow — alter Junge od. Knabe (ugs.)
fellow worker — Kollege, der/Kollegin, die
fellow man or human being — Mitmensch, der
fellow sufferer — Leidensgenosse, der/-genossin, die
my fellow teachers/workers — etc. meine Lehrer-/Arbeitskollegen usw.
fellow student — Kommilitone, der/Kommilitonin, die
* * *n.Bursche -n m.Gefährte -n m.Kamerad -en m.Kerl -e m.Mannsbild n. -
19 of
ɔv (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма) предл.
1) указывает на отношение принадлежности;
передается род. падежом а) указывает на "владельца", кому принадлежит pages of a book ≈ страницы книги б) указывает на объект принадлежности the owner of a car ≈ владелец автомобиля
2) выражает объект действия в отглагольных существительных
3) указывает на деятеля или создателя а) после существительных б) после глагола в пассиве;
может передаваться твор. падежом Everything seems to be done of those who govern Spain to keep travellers out of that country. ≈ Теми, кто управляет Испанией, кажется было сделано все, чтобы не допустить путешественников в эту страну.
4) указывает на деятеля - носителя качества или свойства, выраженного прилагательным;
при этом деятель является логическим субъектом придаточного предложения с инфинитивным предикатом или реже придаточного, вводимого союзом that It is clever of him to go there. ≈ Умно, что он туда поехал. It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked. ≈ Вы были очень легкомысленны, оставив дверь незапертой.
5) указывает на отношение части и целого;
передается род. разделительным (партитивом)
6) указывает на содержимое какого-л. вместилища
7) указывает на состав, структуру pack of wolves ≈ стая волков herd of horses ≈ табун лошадей family of a dozen persons ≈ семья из 12 человек
8) после слов типа class, order, genus, species, kind, sort, manner и т. п. указывает на класс, вид, разновидность и т. п. It was a sort of travelling school. ≈ Это было нечто вроде школы по туризму. Of the eagle, there are but few species. ≈ Кроме орлов существует лишь несколько разновидностей.
9) указывает на выделение лица/предмета из множества аналогичных лиц/предметов holy of holies ≈ святая святых
10) из о материале, из которого что-л. сделано
11) указывает на вкус, запах и т. п.;
передается тв. падежом
12) указывает на качество, свойство, возраст;
часто передается род. падежом
13) указывает на область распространения какого-л. качества, свойства to be hard of hearing ≈ быть тугоухим, плохо слышать
14) указывает на причину от;
из-за;
в результате, по причине sick of inaction ≈ уставший от бездействия He died of pneumonia. ≈ Он умер от воспаления легких. He did it of necessity. ≈ Он сделал это по необходимости.
15) указывает на источник от, у I learned it of him. ≈ Я узнал это от него. He asked it of me. ≈ Он спросил это у меня.
16) указывает на происхождение из He comes of a worker's family. ≈ Он из рабочей семьи.
17) указывает на направление, положение в пространстве, расстояние от
18) указывает на объект избавления, лишения от;
передается тж. род. падежом to cure of a disease/illness ≈ вылечить от болезни
19) указывает на время
20) указывает на количество в
21) указывает на предмет разговора, слуха и т. п. о, об, относительно
22) указывает на предмет подозрений, обвинений и т. п. в
23) вводит приложение
24) употребляется в неразложимых словосочетаниях с предшествующим определяющим существительным указывает на: принадлежность - передается род. падежом - the garden of my neighbour сад моего соседа - the nest of the bird гнездо птицы владение чем-л. - передается род. падежом - the owner of the house владелец дома, домовладелец - a man of property собственник авторство - передается род. падежом - the stories of Edgar Poe рассказы Эдгара По - the phonograph of Edison фонограф Эдисона принадлежность к какой-л. организации или участие в работе какого-л. органа - передается род. падежом - he is a member of the Communist party он член коммунистической партии родственные, дружеские, деловые и др. связи в обороте, включающем существительное в притяжательном падеже или притяжательное местоименение обыкн. в абсолютной форме - he is a friend of mine он мой друг;
это один из моих друзей - is he a friend of your father's? он друг вашего отца? - that precious brother of hers (ироничное) ее драгоценный братец - it's no business of yours это не ваше дело, это вас не касается - a volume of Shakespeare's один из томов (собрания сочинений) Шекспира указывает на: составную часть чего-л - передается род. падежом - the roof of the house крыша дома - the leg of the table ножка стола соотношение части и целого: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - there parts of the whole три четверти всего количества - one of them один из них - most of us большинство из нас - of the twenty only one was present из двадцати присутствовал только один - there is smth. of good in every man в каждом человеке есть что-то хорошее - taste of the soup (книжное) отведайте супа - part of the way часть пути определенное количество чего-л. - передается род. падежом - a cup of tea чашка чаю - a tin of sardines банка сардин - a yard of silk ярд шелка - a foot of ground фут земли - a piece of chalk кусок мела - how much of it do you want? сколько вам дать этого? указывает на выделение лица или предмета из группы лиц или предметов: из - the bravest of the brave храбрейший из храбрых - the holy of holies святая святых - a man of a thousand один из тысячи - on this day of all days именно в этот день - you have had the best of teachers вас учили лучшие учителя указывает на: качество, свойство или особенность - передается род. падежом;
в сочетании с существительным передается тж. прилагательным - of good quality хорошего качества - a man of talent талантливый человек - a man of genius гений - a man of importance важный человек, важная персона - a friendship of old standing старая дружба - a period of plenty период изобилия - a state of rest состояние покоя - a flag of three colours трехцветный флаг - tomatoes of my own growing помидоры, выращенные на моем участке, поле и т. п., выращенные мною помидоры количественную характеристику: в, из - a ship of 700 tons судно водоизмещением в 700 тонн - a family of eight cемья из восьми человек возраст - передается род. падежом - a boy of fourteen мальчик четырнадцати лет указывает на сферу распространения качества или признака - вместе со следующим существительным часто переводится сложным прилагательным - hard of heart жестокосердный - black of eye черноглазый - nimble of foot быстроногий - he is hard of hearing он тугоух указывает на: материал: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - a box of ivory шкатулка (из) слоновой кости - made of wood сделанный из дерева - what is it made of? из чего это сделано? - a house of cards карточный домик состав, содержание или структуру - передается род. падежом - a collection of pictures собрание картин - a book of poems сборник стихов - a bunch of keys связка ключей - a pack of wolves стая волков - to be composed of smth. быть составленным из чего-л. запах, вкус - передается твор. падежом - it smelled of hay пахло сеном - the fish tasted of onions рыба отдавала луком - the room smelled of mice в комнате пахло мышами указывает на: происхождение или источник: из;
передается тж. род. падежом - he comes of a good family он происходит их хорошей семьи - workers of Ohio рабочие из (штата) Огайо - there was one child of that marriage от этого брак5а родился один ребенок - man of humble origin человек незнатного рода - of royal decent из королевского рода отнесение к какому-л. времени иди периоду - передается род. падежом - men of Forty Eight люди сорок восьмого года - within a year of his death через год после его смерти звание, титул и т. п. - передается род, падежом - Doctor of Medicine доктор медицины - Master of Arts магистр искусств;
магистр гуманитарных наук указывает на причину, основание: от, из-за, по - to do smth. of necessity сделать что-л. по необходимости - to do smth. of one's own accord сделать что-л. по (своему) собственному желанию - to die of starvation умереть от голода - for fear of из страха перед (чем-л.), из-за (чего-л.) - I have done this of my own will я сделал это по собственной воле - I am sick of endless delays я устал от бесконечных задержек указывает на направление, расстояние или удаленность от какого-л. пункта: от, к - within a mile of the station в миле от станции - south of London к югу от Лондона - a mile east of the port на расстоянии мили к востоку от порта указывает на: минуты( при определении времени по часам): без;
передается тж. род. падежом - twenty of twelve (американизм) без двадцати двенадцать;
сорок минут двенадцатого название месяца после даты - передается род. падежом - the first of May первое мая - the second of June второе июня (редкое) время совершения повторного действия: по;
вместе с существительным передается тж. наречием - of an evening по вечерам, вечерами - of a Saturday по субботам - what do you do of a Saturday? что вы делаете по субботам? - to sit up late of nights (диалектизм) поздно ложиться спать период времени: в течение - I have not seen him of a long time я давно не видел его употребляется: в оборотах, где в качестве образного эпитета выступает определяемое - a palace of a house роскошный дом;
не дом, а дворец - a box of a room клетушка, каморка - what a mountain of a wave! какая огромная волна! с приложением, выраженным именем собственным - the city of Dublin город Дублин - the Isle of Wight остров Уайт - by the name of Mary по имени Мэри - the month of May месяц май с ослабленным значением употребляется в определительных оборотах к существительным - передается род, падежом;
тж. вместе с существительным передается прилагательным - the laws of perspective законы перспективы - standard of living уровень жизни - source of information источник сведений - the name of the street название улицы - a cloud of smoke облако дыма - a word of encouragement доброе слово;
одобрение раскрывает содержание предшествующего существительного - передается род. падежом - the fact of your speaking to him тот факт, что вы с ним разговаривали указывает на: объект действия - передается род. падежом - education of children обучение детей - explanation of a word объяснение слова - love of study любовь к занятиям - writing of letters писание писем - levying of taxes взимание налогов субъект дейтсвия, выраженного существительным - передается род. падежом;
в сочетании с существительным передается прилагательным - the love of a mother любовь матери;
материнская любовь субъект действия, выраженного инфинитивом: с ( чьей-л.) стороны - it is clever of you to act so с вашей стороны умно действовать подобным образом( устаревшее) субъект действия после глагола в пассиве - передается твор. падежом - beloved of all любимый всеми - forsaken of God and man забытый богом и людьми указывает на: тему разговора, предмет рассуждений, воспоминаний и т. п.: о, об, относительно - to speak of smb., smth. говорить о ком-л., что-л. - it is you I'm thinking of я думаю о вас - not that I know of я, по крайней мере, ничего об этом не знаю предмет подозрений, опасений, страха, зависти и т. п.;
передается тж. косвенными падежами - to suspect smb. of smth. подозревать кого-л. в чем-л - to accuse smb. of smth. обвинять кого-л. в чем-л. - to be guilty of smth. быть виновным в чем-л. - to be sure of smth. быть уверенным в чем-л. - to be aware of smth. знать что-л. - it admits of no doubt в этом не приходится сомневаться /нет сомнения/ - he was ashamed of being so late ему было стыдно, что он пришел так поздно - he had such hopes of it он так на это надеялся указывает на: освобождение или избавление от чего-л.: от - free of smth. свободный от чего-л. - to cure smb. of smth. вылечить кого-л. от чего-л. - to relieve smb. of anxiety избавить кого-л. от беспокойства - trees bare of leaves оголенные деревья - free of customs duty не облагаемый таможенной пошлиной лишение, изъятие чего-л.: от;
передается тж. род. падежом - to be deprived of smth. быть лишенным чего-л. - he was robbed of his purse у него украли кошелек - he was cheated of $5 его обсчитали на 5 долларов лицо, у которого что-л. берут, просят, требуют и т. п.: у;
передается тж. род. падежом - to ask a favour of smb. просить кого-л. о любезности - to borrow smth. of smb. взять взаймы что-л. у кого-л. (устаревшее) указывает на цель: с;
по - house of prayer молитвенный дом - to send of an errand послать с поручением в сочетаниях: - full of полный - full of water полный воды - full of energy полный энергии, энергичный - plenty of много - plenty of time много времени - of no account не имеющий значения - of (great) interest представляющий (большой) интерес - of age совершеннолетний - of a certainty несомненно, бесспорно;
наверняка - of a child с детства - of a child he was sickly он был болезненным с детства - of all men, of all people уж кто-кто, a... - he of all men should be grateful уж он-то во всяком случае должен бы быть благодарен - well what of it? ну и что (из этого) ? - of oneself по своему желанию;
без посторонней помощи - it came about of itself это произошло само по себе - of late недавно - of old давно;
в давние времена - I know him of old я знаю его очень давно - what has become of him? что с ним стало? - no more of that! хватит!, довольно! - this kind of thing вещи такого рода - all of a tremble весь дрожа;
в сильном волнении - he is one of us он свой (разговорное) (диалектизм) выполняет роль вспомогательного глагола: - she meant to of written you она собиралась написать тебе - he should of asked me first ему бы сначала следовало спросить у меня of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве ~ prep указывает на принадлежность;
передается род. падежом: the house of my ancestors дом моих предков;
articles of clothing предметы одежды of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве to be sure (~ smth.) быть уверенным (в чем-л.) sure: well, I am ~! вот те раз!;
однако!;
sure thing! безусловно!, конечно!;
to be sure разумеется, конечно well: if you promise that, ~ and good если вы обещаете это, тогда хорошо;
well, to be sure вот тебе раз! the devil ~ a worker не работник а просто дьявол;
a beauty of a girl красавица ~ prep вводит приложение: the city of New York город НьюЙорк;
by the name of John по имениДжон ~ prep вводит приложение: the city of New York город НьюЙорк;
by the name of John по имениДжон ~ prep указывает на объект действия;
передается род. падежом: a creator of a new trend in art создатель нового направления в искусстве ~ prep указывает на объект избавления от;
to cure of a disease (или illness) вылечить от болезни;
to get rid of a cold избавиться от простуды ~ prep указывает на деятеля;
передается род. падежом: the deeds of our heroes подвиги наших героев the devil ~ a worker не работник а просто дьявол;
a beauty of a girl красавица ~ prep указывает на материал, из которого (что-л.) сделано из;
a dress of silk платье из шелка;
a wreath of flowers венок из цветов ~ prep указывает на количество единиц измерения в;
a farm of 100 acres ферма площадью в 100 акров;
a fortune of 1000 pounds состояние в 1000 фунтов ~ prep употребляется в неразложимых словосочетаниях с предшествующим определяющим существительным: a fool of a man глупый человек, просто дурень ~ prep указывает на количество единиц измерения в;
a farm of 100 acres ферма площадью в 100 акров;
a fortune of 1000 pounds состояние в 1000 фунтов ~ prep указывает на объект избавления от;
to cure of a disease (или illness) вылечить от болезни;
to get rid of a cold избавиться от простуды a girl ~ ten девочка лет десяти;
a man of talent талантливый человек ~ prep указывает на содержимое (какого-л.) вместилища;
передается род. падежом: a glass of milk стакан молока;
a pail of water ведро воды ~ prep указывает на источник от, у;
I learned it of him я узнал это от него;
he asked it of me он спросил это у меня ~ prep указывает на происхождение из;
he comes of a worker's family он из рабочей семьи he did it ~ necessity он сделал это по необходимости ~ prep указывает на причину от;
изза;
в результате, по причине;
he died of pneumonia он умер от воспаления легких he ~ all men кто угодно, но не он;
that he of all men should do it! меньше всего я ожидал этого от него! he reeks ~ tobacco от него разит табаком ~ prep указывает на выделение лица или предмета из множества аналогичных лиц или предметов: holy of holies святая святых ~ prep указывает на принадлежность;
передается род. падежом: the house of my ancestors дом моих предков;
articles of clothing предметы одежды ~ prep о, об, относительно;
I have heard of it я слышал об этом;
the news of the victory весть о победе ~ prep указывает на источник от, у;
I learned it of him я узнал это от него;
he asked it of me он спросил это у меня in search ~ a dictionary в поисках словаря;
a lover of poetry любитель поэзии ~ prep it is nice ~ you это любезно с вашей стороны;
it is clever of him to go there умно, что он туда поехал ~ prep указывает на объект лишения;
передается род. падежом: the loss of power потеря власти in search ~ a dictionary в поисках словаря;
a lover of poetry любитель поэзии ~ prep указывает на качество, свойство, возраст;
передается род. падежом: a man of his word человек слова word: ~ обещание, слово;
to give one's word обещать;
a man of his word человек слова;
upon my word! честное слово! a girl ~ ten девочка лет десяти;
a man of talent талантливый человек some ~ us некоторые из нас;
a member of congress член конгресса a mouse ~ a woman похожая на мышку женщина ~ prep о, об, относительно;
I have heard of it я слышал об этом;
the news of the victory весть о победе ~ prep указывает на время: of an evening вечером;
of late недавно ~ prep it is nice ~ you это любезно с вашей стороны;
it is clever of him to go there умно, что он туда поехал ~ prep указывает на время: of an evening вечером;
of late недавно on application ~ при применении ~ prep указывает на содержимое (какого-л.) вместилища;
передается род. падежом: a glass of milk стакан молока;
a pail of water ведро воды ~ prep указывает на отношение части и целого;
передается род. разделительным: a pound of sugar фунт сахару ~ prep указывает на вкус, запах и т. п.;
передается тв. падежом: to smell of flowers пахнуть цветами some ~ us некоторые из нас;
a member of congress член конгресса ~ prep указывает на направление, положение в пространстве, расстояние от;
south of Moscow к югу от Москвы of prep в;
to suspect of theft подозревать в воровстве;
to accuse of a lie обвинять во лжи;
to be guilty of bribery быть виновным во взяточничестве he ~ all men кто угодно, но не он;
that he of all men should do it! меньше всего я ожидал этого от него! within 50 miles ~ London в 50 милях от Лондона ~ prep указывает на авторство;
передается род. падежом: the works of Shakespeare произведения Шекспира ~ prep указывает на материал, из которого (что-л.) сделано из;
a dress of silk платье из шелка;
a wreath of flowers венок из цветов -
20 fuera
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir) \ \
fuera es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivoDel verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
fuera es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivoMultiple Entries: fuera ir ser
fuera adverbio 1a) (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also usescomeremos fuera ( en el jardín) we'll eat outside; ( en un restaurante) we'll eat out; aquí fuera se está muy bien it's very nice out here; se pasa el día fuera she's out all day (del lugar de trabajo, de la ciudad, etc) away 2 ocurrió fuera del edificio it happened outside the building; fuera de peligro/lugar out of danger/place; ¡fuera (de aquí)! get out (of here)!◊ fuera de eso, me encuentro bien apart o (AmE) aside from that, I feel fine3 ( en otras locs):◊ fuera de combate: lo dejó fuera de combate (Dep) he knocked him out;fuera de serie ‹jugador/cantante› exceptional, outstanding; fuera de sí: estaba fuera de sí he was beside himself; fuera de temporada out of season
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo 1 iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot; fuera por mar to go by sea; ¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!; el fuera y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests; vamos a casa let's go home; ¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?; fuera de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting; ya vamos para allá we're on our way; ¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?; fuera por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb; voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread ya va al colegio she's already at school 2 ( expresando propósito) fuera a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;ve a ayudarla go and help her; ver tb fuera v aux 1 3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come! 4 [ comentario]: eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you 1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento): ¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?; íbamos sentados we were sitting down; vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry; yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead 2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo): voy a fuera de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde she was dressed in green 3 ( en calidad de) fuera de algo to go (along) as sth; 1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) fuera a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth 2 (extenderse, abarcar): el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to … 1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse; ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq); ¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?; me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam; ¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!; ¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam 2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning 3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20? 4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since … 5 (sumar, hacer): con este van seis six, counting this one 6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month 1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!; ¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!; vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way! 2a) ( combinar) fuera con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):te fueraá bien un descanso a rest will do you good 3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) fuerale a algo/algn to support sth/sb; 1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy; es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway 2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!fuera v aux fuera a + inf: 1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work 2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq); lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains 3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino): ya puedes fuera haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse irse verbo pronominal 1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;vámonos let's go; bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off; no te vayas don't go; vete a la cama go to bed; se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company; vete de aquí get out of here; se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away 2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent 3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go; (+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ fuerase de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;me iba para atrás I was falling backwards; frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) fuera para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers fuera v impers to be; fuera v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ fuera humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
fuera adverbio
1 (en/hacia la parte exterior) outside, out: fuera hacía mucho calor, it was hot outside
salgamos fuera, let's go out
2 (no en el lugar habitual) out, away: comeremos fuera, we'll go out for lunch
está fuera, she's away
3 Dep fuera de juego, offside
nuestro equipo juega fuera, our team is playing away
ganaron los de fuera, the away team won
4 (sobrepasando límites prescritos) after
fuera de alcance, out of reach
fuera de horario, after hours
fuera de plazo, after the deadline (más allá) beyond, out of
fuera de mis posiblidades, beyond my means
fuera de peligro, out of danger Locuciones: estar fuera de sí, to be beside oneself
fuera de serie, extraordinary
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass (tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right (ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water (haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old (encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' fuera' also found in these entries: Spanish: alcance - balón - biruji - borda - combate - convencer - dejar - desencajada - desencajado - desentonar - desleal - desplazada - desplazado - destiempo - duda - espuela - extemporánea - extemporáneo - exterior - extraescolar - fenomenal - haber - juego - lengua - lógica - lugar - mayoría - necesaria - necesario - onda - plazo - proscrita - proscrito - quicio - revés - salir - serie - servicio - tono - única - único - afuera - anhelar - cena - comer - común - cual - desnivelado - esperar - lancha English: add to - amok - annul - around-the clock - away - beside - beyond - boot - bound - busing - care - catapult - chase away - clear - commission - control - danger - dine - distraught - dome - eat out - ex - exclude - farm out - go out - hand - here - house-sit - lest - look out - meal - misplaced - off-duty - off-limits - off-piste - off-screen - offside - one-off - ordinary - original - out - out of - out-of-bounds - outdoors - outside - outward - outwards - piste - place - play
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