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1 vague
adjectivevage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriertnot have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben
be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben
* * *[veiɡ]1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) unbestimmt2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vage•- academic.ru/79608/vagueness">vagueness- vaguely* * *[veɪg]a \vague conception ein verschwommenes Konzepta \vague memory eine vage Erinnerung\vague pains diffuse Schmerzen\vague promises vage Versprechungena \vague suspicion eine vage Vermutungto reply in \vague terms eine ausweichende Antwort geben2. (imprecise) person zerstreut* * *[veɪg]adj (+er)1) (= not clear) person, plan vage, unbestimmt; outline, shape verschwommen; photograph unscharf, verschwommen; report, question vage, ungenau; murmur dumpf, undeutlichthere's a vague resemblance — es besteht eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit
I had a vague idea she would come — ich hatte so eine (dunkle) Ahnung, dass sie kommen würde
he was vague about the time of his arrival — er äußerte sich nur vage or unbestimmt über seine Ankunftszeit
2) (= absent-minded) geistesabwesend, zerstreutdo you really understand, you look rather vague? — verstehst du das wirklich, du siehst so verwirrt aus?
to have a vague look in one's eyes — einen abwesenden or (not having understood) verständnislosen Gesichtsausdruck haben
* * *vague [veıɡ]A adj (adv vaguely)1. vage:a) nebelhaft, verschwommen (Aussage, Gestalt etc)b) unbestimmt (Verdacht etc)c) dunkel (Vorahnung etc)d) unklar (Beschreibung etc);vague answer auch nichtssagende Antwort;vague hope vage Hoffnung;I haven’t got the vaguest idea ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung;it’s vaguely familiar to me es ist irgendwie bekannt2. undefinierbar, unbestimmt (Charakter etc)3. ausdruckslos (Augen etc)4. geistesabwesendB s (das) Vage:be in the vague (noch) unklar oder unbestimmt sein* * *adjectivevage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriertnot have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben
be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben
* * *adj.diffus (Gedanken) adj.undeutlich adj.unklar adj.vag adj. -
2 vague
1 ( imprecise) [person, account, idea, memory, rumour, term] vague ;2 ( evasive) to be vague about rester vague sur or évasif/-ive au sujet de [plans, intentions, past, role] ;3 ( distracted) [person, state, expression] distrait ; [gesture] vague ; to look vague avoir l'air distrait ;4 (faint, slight) [sound, smell, taste] vague, imprécis ; [fear, embarrassment, disgust, unease] vague (before n) ; [doubt] léger/-ère (before n) ; a vague sense of guilt un vague sentiment de culpabilité ;5 ( unsure) I am (still) a bit vague about events je ne sais (toujours) pas très bien ce qui s'est passé ; we're rather vague about his plans nous ne connaissons pas très bien ses projets. -
3 grossir
grossir [gʀosiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. intransitive verb[personne] to put on weight ; [fruit] to swell ; [tumeur] to get bigger ; [foule] to grow ; [bruit] to get louder2. transitive verba. ( = faire paraître plus gros) to make look fatterb. [microscope] to magnifyc. ( = exagérer volontairement) to exaggerated. [+ foule] to swell* * *gʀosiʀ
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1) ( agrandir) to enlarge [image]2) ( faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, profits]grossir les rangs or la foule — to swell the ranks
3) ( exagérer) to exaggerate [incident]4) ( faire paraître plus gros) to make [somebody] look fat [personne]
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verbe intransitif1) ( prendre du poids) to put on weight2) ( devenir plus grand) gén to grow; [fleuve] to swell3) ( s'intensifier) [tempête] to get worse; [rumeur] to grow* * *ɡʀosiʀ1. vi1) [personne] to put on weightIl a beaucoup grossi. — He's put on a lot of weight.
Ça fait grossir. — It's fattening.
2) fig to grow, to get bigger, [rivière] to swell2. vt1) [vêtement]2) (= exagérer) [détail, anecdote] to exaggerate3) (au microscope) to magnify4) [profits] to increase* * *grossir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( agrandir) [lunettes, verre, microscope] to enlarge [image];2 ( faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, liste]; to increase, to boost [profits]; to add to [troupeau]; grossir les rangs or la foule to swell the ranks; dix personnes sont venues grossir la liste des adhérents ten people came and boosted the membership list; pour grossir nos effectifs de 50 personnes to increase our workforce by fifty people;3 ( exagérer) to exaggerate [incident, affaire];4 ( faire paraître plus gros) [vêtement, motif] to make [sb] look fat;5 ( rendre plus large) [pluie, neige] to swell [fleuve, torrent].B vi1 ( prendre du poids) [personne, animal] to put on weight; il a beaucoup grossi he's put on a lot of weight; grossir de cinq kilos to put on five kilos; elle n'en mange pas, ça fait grossir she doesn't eat that, it's fattening;2 ( devenir plus grand) [soleil, vague] to grow; [bosse, tumeur] to grow; [fleuve, torrent] to swell; [entreprise, groupe, cagnotte] to grow;3 ( augmenter) [troupeau, chiffre, effectifs] to grow;4 ( s'intensifier) [tempête, orage] to get worse; [rumeur, crise] to grow.[grosir] verbe intransitif1. [prendre du poids] to put on weight2. [augmenter en taille - tumeur, entreprise, somme, troupeau] to grow, to get bigger ; [ - vague, nuages] to get bigger ; [ - effectifs] to increase ; [ - rumeur] to growles bourgeons/ruisseaux grossissent the buds/streams are swelling————————[grosir] verbe transitif1. [faire paraître gros]grossir le nombre/les rangs des manifestants to join the growing numbers of demonstrators, to swell the ranks of the demonstrators
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