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1 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razón

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

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- in case
- in case of
- in that case
II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.)

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.)

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.)

case n

1. caso

a difficult case to solve un caso difícil de resolver

2. maleta

put the cases in the boot mete las maletas en el portaequipajes

in case por si

take your umbrella in case it rains lleva el paraguas por si llueve

case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (instance, situation, circumstances) caso

■ it was a case of mistaken identity fue un caso de identificación equivocada

■ that's not the case no es así

■ in your case en tu caso

2 (problem) caso

■ an extreme case of food poisoning un caso extremo de intoxicación por alimentos

■ a hopeless case un caso perdido

■ a borderline case un caso límite

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) causa, litigio, pleito; (set of arguments) argumentos nombre masculino plural, razones nombre femenino plural

■ he won his case ganó el pleito

■ you have a good case tus argumentos son buenos

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL caso

5 familiar (person) caso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a case in point un buen ejemplo

as the case may be según (sea) el caso

in any case en todo caso, en cualquier caso

in case... por si..., en caso de que...

■ in case it rains por si llueve

in case of something en caso de algo

in no case bajo ninguna circunstancia, en ninguna circunstancia

in that case en ese caso

to make out a case for something exponer los argumentos en favor de algo

case history SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL historial nombre masculino clínico

case law SMALLLAW/SMALL jurisprudencia

case study estudio, trabajo

the case for the defence la defensa

the case for the prosecution la acusación nombre femenino

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case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (suitcase) maleta

2 (box) caja, cajón nombre masculino; (small, hard container) estuche nombre masculino; (soft container) funda

■ a case of wine una caja de botellas de vino

3 (in printing) caja

■ lower case caja baja, minúscula

■ upper case caja alta, mayúscula

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to case the joint slang reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un robo)

case ['keɪs] vt, cased ; casing

1) box, pack: embalar, encajonar

2) inspect: observar, inspeccionar (antes de cometer un delito)

case n

1) : caso m

an unusual case: un caso insólito

ablative case: caso ablativo

a case of the flu: un caso de gripe

2) box: caja f

3) container: funda f, estuche m

4)

in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso

5)

in case : como precaución

just in case: por si acaso

6)

in case of : en caso de

case

n.

• argumento convincente s.m.

• bujeta s.f.

• caja (Electrónica) s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• caso s.m.

• cápsula s.f.

• cárter s.m.

• especie s.f.

• estuche s.m.

• forro s.m.

• funda s.f.

• pleito s.m.

• vitrina s.f.

v.

• encajonar v.

• ensanchar v.

I keɪs
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

I [keɪs]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=suitcase) maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (=briefcase) cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (=packing case) cajón m ; [of drink] caja f ; (for jewellery) joyero m, estuche m ; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) funda f ; (for spectacles) (soft) funda f ; (hard) estuche m ; (for watch) caja f ; (=display case) vitrina f ; [of window] marco m, bastidor m ; [of cartridge] funda f, cápsula f

2) (Typ) caja f

lower case — minúscula f

upper case — mayúscula f

2. VT

1) (=encase)

her leg was cased in plaster — tenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada

cased in concrete — revestido de hormigón

2)

to case the joint ** — estudiar el terreno para un robo

II [keɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) (also Med) caso m

it's a sad case — es un caso triste

it's a hopeless case — (Med) es un caso de desahucio

a fever case — un caso de fiebre

he's working on the train-robbery case — está investigando el caso del robo del tren

• as the case may be — según el caso

• it's a case for the police — este es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía

• it's a case of... — se trata de...

it's a clear case of murder — es un claro caso de homicidio

• a case in point — un ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso

• if that is the case — en ese caso

2) (Jur) (gen) caso m, proceso m ; (=particular dispute) causa f, pleito m ; (=argument) argumento m, razón f

the Dreyfus case — el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus

• there is no case to answer — no hay acusación para contestar

• there's a strong case for reform — hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma

there's a case for saying that... — puede decirse razonablemente que...

there is a case for that attitude — hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud

the case for the defence — la defensa

the case for the prosecution — la acusación

• to have a good or strong case — tener buenos argumentos or buenas razones

• to make (out) a case for sth — dar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo

to make the case for doing nothing — exponer las razones para no hacer nada

• to put or state one's case — presentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso

• to rest one's case — terminar la presentación de su alegato

3) (with "in")

(just) in case — por si acaso, por si las moscas *

in case he comes — por si viene, (en) caso de que venga

in your case — en tu caso

• in any case — de todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso

• in most cases — en la mayoría de los casos

• in no case — en ningún caso, de ninguna manera

• in case of emergency — en caso de emergencia

as in the case of — como en el caso de

• in such a case — en tal caso

• in that case — en ese caso

4) (Ling) caso m

5) * (=eccentric person)

he's a case — es un tipo raro *, es un caso

6) **

• get off my case! — ¡déjame ya en paz!

• to be on sb's case — estar siempre encima de algn

to get on sb's case — meterse en la vida de algn

2.

CPD

case file N — historial m

case grammar N — gramática f de caso

case history N — (Med) historial m médico or clínico

what is the patient's case history? — ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?

I'll give you the full case history — le contaré la historia con todos los detalles

case law N — jurisprudencia f

case study N — estudio m de casos

case system N — (Ling) sistema m de casos

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I [keɪs]
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

English-spanish dictionary > case
2 unusual

unusual adj [colour, animal, flower] peu commun ; [case, circumstances, feature, occurrence, skill] peu commun, inhabituel/-elle ; [dish, dress, jewellery, mixture, person] original ; of unusual beauty d'une rare beauté ; of unusual intelligence/charm d'une intelligence/d'un charme hors du commun ; from an unusual angle sous un angle inhabituel ; to have an unusual way of doing avoir une manière originale de faire ; to take the unusual step of doing prendre l'inhabituelle mesure de faire ; it is/is not unusual to find/see il est/n'est pas rare de trouver/voir ; it's unusual for sb to do il est rare que qn fasse ; to be unusual in doing avoir la particularité de faire ; there's nothing unusual about it cela n'a rien d'extraordinaire.

Big English-French dictionary > unusual
3 unusual

adjective

(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) raro, poco común, inhabitual

- unusually

unusual adj raro / extraño / poco común

it's unusual for him to be early es raro que llegue temprano

unusual

tr[ʌn'jʊːʒʊəl]

adjective

1 (rare, strange) raro,-a, insólito,-a, extraño,-a, poco común

2 (different) original; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a

■ it's unusual of him to be so punctual es extraño que llegue tan puntual

■ Spain has many landscapes of unusual beauty España goza de numerosos paisajes de excepcional belleza

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

that's unusual! ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!

unusual [.ʌn'ju:ʒʊəl] adj

: inusual, poco común, raro

unusual

adj.

• desacostumbrado, -a adj.

• extraordinario, -a adj.

• extraño, -a adj.

• insólito, -a adj.

• inusitado, -a adj.

• poco común adj.

• poco usual adj.

• raro, -a adj.

'ʌn'juːʒuəl
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado

[ʌn'juːʒʊǝl]
ADJ
1) (=uncommon) [sight, circumstances, name] poco común, poco corriente; [amount, number] fuera de lo normal, fuera de lo corriente

the case has received an unusual amount of publicity — el caso ha recibido una cantidad de publicidad fuera de lo normal or lo corriente

here are some unusual gift ideas — aquí tiene unas ideas para regalos poco corrientes or que salen de lo corriente

• I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for me — no me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí

it's unusual for him to be late — no suele llegar tarde

• it's not unusual to see snow in June here — no es raro ver nieve aquí en junio

• there's nothing unusual in that — no hay nada de raro or extraordinario en ello

2) (=odd) raro, extraño

don't you find it unusual that he never tells you where he's been? — ¿no te parece raro or extraño que nunca te diga dónde ha estado?

3) (=exceptional) excepcional, poco común or corriente

a man of unusual intelligence — un hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente

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['ʌn'juːʒuəl]
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado

English-spanish dictionary > unusual
4 under unusual circumstances

при необычных обстоятельствах,

in the circumstances — при данных условиях

under these circumstances — при этих условиях

circumstances of the case — обстоятельства дела

the force of circumstances — сила обстоятельств

by force of circumstances — в силу обстоятельств

English-Russian big medical dictionary > under unusual circumstances
5 under unusual conditions

в нестандартных условиях

excitation conditions — условия возбуждения

mutual conditions — взаимозависимые условия

nominal case conditions — расчетные условия

off-design conditions — нерасчетные условия

plant conditions — производственные условия

English-Russian big medical dictionary > under unusual conditions
6 exceptional

adjective

außergewöhnlich

in exceptional cases — in Ausnahmefällen

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adjective ((negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable: exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.) außergewöhnlich

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ex·cep·tion·al

[ɪkˈsepʃ^ən^əl]

adj ( approv) außergewöhnlich

she has \exceptional qualities as a pianist sie ist eine ganz hervorragende Pianistin

her \exceptional pallor attracted me mir gefiel ihre auffallende Blässe

an \exceptional case ein ungewöhnlicher Fall

\exceptional circumstances außergewöhnliche Umstände

\exceptional needs payment außergewöhnliche Sozialleistungen

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[ɪk'sepʃənl]
adj

1) (= outstanding) person, talent, achievement außergewöhnlich, außerordentlich; (= outstandingly good) teacher, quality, performance etc hervorragend; (= outstandingly high) value, amount außergewöhnlich hoch

of exceptional quality/talent/value/courage — außergewöhnlich gut/talentiert/wertvoll/mutig

an exceptional amount of money — außergewöhnlich viel Geld

it takes exceptional courage — dazu gehört außergewöhnlich viel Mut

his work is exceptional in its poetic quality — seine Werke sind von einer außergewöhnlichen Poesie

2) (= unusual) circumstances, situation, powers außergewöhnlich; person, weather ungewöhnlich

exceptional case — Ausnahmefall m

in exceptional cases, in or under exceptional circumstances — in Ausnahmefällen

exceptional child ( US Sch ) — hochbegabtes Kind

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exceptional [-ʃənl] adj

1. Ausnahme…, Sonder…:

exceptional case ( tariff, etc);

exceptional offer WIRTSCH Vorzugsangebot n

2. außer-, ungewöhnlich (Umstände etc)

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adjective

außergewöhnlich

in exceptional cases — in Ausnahmefällen

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adj.

außergewöhnlich adj.

ungewöhnlich adj. n.

bemerkenswert adj.

English-german dictionary > exceptional
7 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
8 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

   The world's oldest diplomatic connection and alliance, an enduring arrangement between two very different nations and peoples, with important practical consequences in the domestic and foreign affairs of both Great Britain (England before 1707) and Portugal. The history of this remarkable alliance, which has had commercial and trade, political, foreign policy, cultural, and imperial aspects, can be outlined in part with a list of the main alliance treaties after the first treaty of commerce and friendship signed between the monarchs of England and Portugal in 1373. This was followed in 1386 by the Treaty of Windsor; then in 1654, 1661, 1703, the Methuen Treaty; and in 1810 and 1899 another treaty also signed at Windsor.

   Common interests in the defense of the nation and its overseas empire (in the case of Portugal, after 1415; in the case of England, after 1650) were partly based on characteristics and common enemies both countries shared. Even in the late Middle Ages, England and Portugal faced common enemies: large continental countries that threatened the interests and sovereignty of both, especially France and Spain. In this sense, the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance has always been a defensive alliance in which each ally would assist the other when necessary against its enemies. In the case of Portugal, that enemy invariably was Spain (or component states thereof, such as Castile and Leon) and sometimes France (i.e., when Napoleon's armies invaded and conquered Portugal as of late 1807). In the case of England, that foe was often France and sometimes Spain as well.

   Beginning in the late 14th century, England and Portugal forged this unusual relationship, formalized with several treaties that came into direct use during a series of dynastic, imperial, naval, and commercial conflicts between 1373 and 1961, the historic period when the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance had its most practical political significance. The relative world power and importance of each ally has varied over the centuries. During the period 1373-1580, the allies were similar in respective ranking in European affairs, and during the period 1480-1550, if anything, Portugal was a greater world power with a more important navy than England. During 1580-1810, Portugal fell to the status of a third-rank European power and, during 1810-1914, England was perhaps the premier world power. During 1914-61, England's world position slipped while Portugal made a slow recovery but remained a third- or fourth-rank power.

   The commercial elements of the alliance have always involved an exchange of goods between two seafaring, maritime peoples with different religions and political systems but complementary economies. The 1703 Methuen Treaty establ ished a trade link that endured for centuries and bore greater advantages for England than for Portugal, although Portugal derived benefits: English woolens for Portuguese wines, especially port, other agricultural produce, and fish. Since the signing of the Methuen Treaty, there has been a vigorous debate both in politics and in historical scholarship as to how much each nation benefited economically from the arrangement in which Portugal eventually became dependent upon England and the extent to which Portugal became a kind of economic colony of Britain during the period from 1703 to 1910.

   There is a vast literature on the Alliance, much of it in Portuguese and by Portuguese writers, which is one expression of the development of modern Portuguese nationalism. During the most active phase of the alliance, from 1650 to 1945, there is no doubt but that the core of the mutual interests of the allies amounted to the proposition that Portugal's independence as a nation in Iberia and the integrity of its overseas empire, the third largest among the colonial powers as of 1914, were defended by England, who in turn benefited from the use by the Royal Navy of Portugal's home and colonial ports in times of war and peace. A curious impact on Portuguese and popular usage had also come about and endured through the impact of dealings with the English allies. The idiom in Portuguese, "é para inglês ver," means literally "it is for the Englishman to see," but figuratively it really means, "it is merely for show."

   The practical defense side of the alliance was effectively dead by the end of World War II, but perhaps the most definitive indication of the end of the political significance of an alliance that still continues in other spheres occurred in December 1961, when the army of the Indian Union invaded Portugal's colonial enclaves in western India, Goa, Damão, and Diu. While both nations were now North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, their interests clashed when it came to imperial and Commonwealth conflicts and policies. Portugal asked Britain for military assistance in the use of British bases against the army of Britain's largest former colony, India. But Portugal was, in effect, refused assistance by her oldest ally. If the alliance continues into the 21st century, its essence is historical, nostalgic, commercial, and cultural.

    See also Catherine of Braganza.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
9 particular

pə'tikjulə
adjective

1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) particular, especial

2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) especial, particular

3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) especial, exigente

•

- particularly
- particulars
- in particular

particular adj

1. particular / concreto

in this particular case en este caso concreto

2. especial

for no particular reason por ninguna razón especial

in particular en particular

particular adjetivo
a) ( privado) ‹clases/profesor› private;
‹ teléfono› home ( before n)
b) ( específico) ‹caso/aspecto› particular;

◊ en particular in particular, particularly

c) ( especial) ‹estilo/gusto› individual, personal;

◊ es un tipo muy particular (fam) he's a very peculiar guy;
no tiene nada de particular que vaya there's nothing unusual o strange in her going; la casa no tiene nada de particular there's nothing special about the house ■ sustantivo masculino
a) (frml) ( asunto) matter, point;

◊ sin otro particular saluda a usted atentamente sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( persona) (private) individual;

◊ viajar como particular to travel on private o personal business

particular
I adjetivo
1 (peculiar, característico) special
2 (concreto, singular) particular
3 (privado) private, personal
4 (raro, extraordinario) peculiar
II sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) private individual
2 (asunto, tema) subject, matter Locuciones: de particular, special, extraordinary: ¿qué tiene de particular que vengan a visitarme?, what's so special about them coming to visit me?
en particular, in special ' particular' also found in these entries: Spanish: ceñirse - chofer - chófer - concreta - concreto - determinada - determinado - frasear - permitirse - profesor - profesora - alojar - baño - bueno - cada - clase - cuál - domicilio - escritorio - especial - gentilicio - parte - peculiar - puntilloso - salón - vestíbulo English: coach - especially - in - individual - lazy - locker - particular - potter - private - separate - special - tutor - able - can - certain - detail - disability - distinct - distinctive - file - home - hour - knowledge - language - lodger - management - notably - peculiar - perk - personal - play - power - school - single - some - specific - syllabus - trade - trouble - - wise

particular

tr[pə'tɪkjʊlə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (special) particular, especial

■ for no particular reason por nada en especial, por nada en particular

2 (specific) concreto, particular

■ in this particular case en este caso concreto

3 (fussy) exigente, especial

■ she's very particular about food es muy especial para la comida

plural noun particulars

1 (of event, thing) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural; (of person) datos nombre masculino plural personales

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in particular en particular

particular [pɑr'tɪkjələr] adj

1) specific: particular, en particular

this particular person: esta persona en particular

2) special: particular, especial

with particular emphasis: con un énfasis especial

3) fussy: exigente, maniático

to be very particular: ser muy especial

I'm not particular: me da igual

particular n

1) detail: detalle m, sentido m

2)

in particular : en particular, en especial

particular

adj.

• detallado, -a adj.

• escrupuloso, -a adj.

• especial adj.

• exigente adj.

• particular adj.

n.

• detalle s.m.

• particularidad s.f.

• pormenor s.m.

I pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)
adjective

1) (specific, precise)

in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular

this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular

is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?

why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular

2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial

I want you to take particular care with this — quiero que pongas especial cuidado en esto

3) ( fastidious) (pred)

to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado

II

noun

1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle m

please send me full particulars — por favor envíeme información detallada

in every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido

just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos

2)

a) ( specific points)

from the general to the particular — de lo general a lo particular

b)

in particular — en particular, en especial

[pǝ'tɪkjʊlǝ(r)]
1. ADJ

1) (=special) especial

the flowers had been chosen with particular care — se habían escogido las flores con especial cuidado

she's a particular friend of mine — es muy amiga mía

• is there anything particular you want? — ¿quieres algo en particular or en concreto?

• to pay particular attention to sth — prestar especial atención a algo

• nothing particular happened — no pasó nada en especial

2) (=specific)

in this particular case — en este caso concreto

at this particular point in time — en este preciso momento

is there any particular food you don't like? — ¿hay algún alimento en particular or en especial or en concreto que no te guste?

the people living in a particular area — la gente que vive en una zona determinada

for no particular reason — por ninguna razón especial or en particular or en concreto

3) (=fussy)

• to be particular about sth, he's very particular about his food — es muy exigente con or especial para la comida

I'm rather particular about my friends — escojo mis amigos con cierto cuidado

she's not very particular about her appearance — no se preocupa mucho por su aspecto

they weren't too particular about where the money came from — no les importaba or preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero

4) (=insistent)

he was most particular that I shouldn't go to any trouble — insistió mucho en que no me tomara ninguna molestia

2. N

1) frm (usu pl) (=detail) detalle m

• her account was accurate in every particular — su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles

• please give full particulars — se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles

• for further particulars apply to... — para más información escriba a...

• the nurse took her particulars — la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales

2)

in particular: I remember one incident in particular — recuerdo un incidente en particular or en concreto

• are you looking for anything in particular? — ¿busca usted algo en particular or en concreto?

• "are you doing anything tonight?" - " nothing in particular" — -¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? -nada en particular or en especial

3)

the particular — lo particular; see general 2., 2)

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I [pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)]
adjective

1) (specific, precise)

in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular

this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular

is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?

why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular

2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial

I want you to take particular care with this — quiero que pongas especial cuidado en esto

3) ( fastidious) (pred)

to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado

II

noun

1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle m

please send me full particulars — por favor envíeme información detallada

in every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido

just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos

2)

a) ( specific points)

from the general to the particular — de lo general a lo particular

b)

in particular — en particular, en especial

English-spanish dictionary > particular
10 special

adjective

speziell; besonder...; Sonder[korrespondent, -zug, -mission usw.]

nobody special — niemand Besonderer

a special occasion — ein besonderer Anlass

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['speʃəl] 1. adjective
1) (out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional: a special occasion; a special friend.) besonder

2) (appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose: a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes.) Spezial-...
2. noun
(something which is special: There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20.) der Sonderzug

- academic.ru/69297/specialist">specialist
- speciality
- specialize
- specialise
- specialization
- specialisation
- specialized
- specialised
- specially
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spe·cial

[ˈspeʃ^əl]

I. adj

1. (more) besondere(r, s)

to be in need of \special attention ganz besondere Aufmerksamkeit verlangen

to pay \special attention to sth bei etw dat ganz genau aufpassen

to attach \special significance to sth etw dat besondere Bedeutung beimessen

2. (unusual) besondere(r, s)

what's so \special about that? na und?, das ist doch nichts Besonderes!

\special aptitude besondere Fähigkeit

\special case Ausnahme f

to be a \special case ein Ausnahmefall sein

\special character außergewöhnlicher Charakter

\special charm ungewöhnlicher Charme

\special circumstances außergewöhnliche Umstände

\special needs spezielle Bedürfnisse

on \special occasions zu besonderen Gelegenheiten

\special order Sonderauftrag m

to \special order auf Sonderbestellung

nothing \special nichts Besonderes

3. (dearest) beste(r, s)

Linda is my \special friend Linda ist meine beste Freundin

▪ to be \special to sb jdm sehr viel bedeuten

4. (characteristic) speziell

to do sth one's own \special way etw auf seine/ihre eigene Weise machen

5. attr, inv (for particular purpose) speziell; (for particular use) tyres, equipment Spezial-

could I ask you a \special favour? könnte ich dich um einen ganz besonderen Gefallen bitten?

\special assignment Sonderauftrag m

\special clinic Spezialklinik f

\special committee Sonderausschuss m

\special deputy Sonderbeauftragte(r) f(m)

\special session Sondersitzung f

\special staff Fachkräfte pl

\special train Sonderzug m

6. inv (extra) gesondert

a \special privilege ein besonderes Privileg

\special rates besondere Tarife

to get \special treatment bevorzugt behandelt werden

7. attr, inv SCH Sonder-

\special education [or ( fam) ed] Sonder[schul]erziehung f

8. attr, inv POL Sonder-

\special adviser Sonderberater(in) m(f)

\special agent Sonderbevollmächtigte(r) f(m)

\special envoy Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f)

II. n

1. MEDIA (programme) Sonderprogramm nt, Sondersendung f; (newspaper) Sonderausgabe f

2. esp AM, AUS (meal) Tagesgericht nt

what do you have on \special today? was steht heute auf der Speisekarte?

3. pl esp AM (bargains)

▪ \specials Sonderangebote pl

4. (extra transport) Sondertransport m; (train) Sonderzug m

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['speSəl]
1. adj

1) besondere(r, s); (= specific) purpose, use, person, date bestimmt, speziell; (= exceptional) friend, favour, occasion speziell

I have no special person in mind — ich habe eigentlich an niemanden Bestimmtes gedacht

in this one special instance — in diesem einen Fall

take special care of it — passen Sie besonders gut darauf auf

nothing special — nichts Besonderes

he expects special treatment — er will besonders behandelt werden, er will eine Extrawurst gebraten haben (inf)

this is rather a special day for me —

he uses the word in a special way — er gebraucht das Wort in einer speziellen Bedeutung

he's a very special person to her, he's very special to her —

you're extra special! (inf) — du bist was ganz Besonderes! (inf)

what's so special about her/the house? — was ist denn an ihr/an dem Haus so besonders?

what's so special about that? — na und? (inf), das ist doch nichts Besonderes!

I do that my own special way — ich mache das ganz auf meine (eigene) Weise

everyone has his special place — jeder hat seinen eigenen Platz

to feel special — sich als etwas ganz Besonderes vorkommen

make him feel special — seien Sie besonders nett zu ihm

2) (= out of the ordinary) Sonder-, besondere(r, s)

special permission — Sondererlaubnis f

special legislation — Sondergesetzgebung f

special feature (Press) — Sonderartikel m

3) (= specialized) speziell, Spezial-

special subject — Spezialfach nt

4) (inf: separate) place, book etc gesondert

2. n

1) (= constable) Hilfspolizist(in) m(f)

2) (TV, RAD) Sonderprogramm nt; (PRESS = edition) Sonder- or Extraausgabe f

3) (= train) Sonderzug m

4) (COOK) Tagesgericht nt

chef's special — Spezialität f des Küchenchefs

5) (pej inf

= person) you're such a special — du bist ja SO blöd! (inf)

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special [ˈspeʃl]

A adj (adv → specially)

1. speziell, (ganz) besonder(er, e, es):

special ability;

his special charm;

my special friend;

is there any special reason for it? gibt es dafür einen besonderen Grund?

2. speziell, Spezial…, Fach…:

special knowledge Fachkenntnisse pl, -wissen n:

this is too special das ist zu speziell

3. a) Sonder…:

special case (court, permission, tax, train, etc);

special character COMPUT Sonderzeichen n;

special marker SPORT Sonderbewacher(in);

special waste Sondermüll m

b) Extra…, Ausnahme…:

special constable → B a;

special correspondent → B e;

special edition → B c

4. speziell, bestimmt:

on special days an bestimmten Tagen

B s (jemand oder etwas) Besonderes, besonders

a) Hilfspolizist(in)

b) Sonderzug m

c) Sonderausgabe f, Extrablatt n

d) Sonderprüfung f

e) Sonderberichterstatter(in)

f) RADIO, TV Special n, Sondersendung f

g) WIRTSCH US Sonderangebot n:

on special im Angebot

h) US Tagesgericht n (im Restaurant)

sp. abk

1. special spez.

2. species

3. specific spezif.

4. specimen

spec. abk

1. special (specially) spez., bes

2. speculation

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adjective

speziell; besonder...; Sonder[korrespondent, -zug, -mission usw.]

nobody special — niemand Besonderer

a special occasion — ein besonderer Anlass

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adj.

Extra- präfix.

Sonder- präfix.

Spezial- präfix.

besonderer adj.

besonderes adj.

besonders adj.

extra adj.

speziell adj.

English-german dictionary > special
11 FOR

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

ABBR
= free on rail franco en ferrocarril
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > FOR
12 World War II

(1939-1945)

   In the European phase of the war, neutral Portugal contributed more to the Allied victory than historians have acknowledged. Portugal experienced severe pressures to compromise her neutrality from both the Axis and Allied powers and, on several occasions, there were efforts to force Portugal to enter the war as a belligerent. Several factors lent Portugal importance as a neutral. This was especially the case during the period from the fall of France in June 1940 to the Allied invasion and reconquest of France from June to August 1944.

   In four respects, Portugal became briefly a modest strategic asset for the Allies and a war materiel supplier for both sides: the country's location in the southwesternmost corner of the largely German-occupied European continent; being a transport and communication terminus, observation post for spies, and crossroads between Europe, the Atlantic, the Americas, and Africa; Portugal's strategically located Atlantic islands, the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde archipelagos; and having important mines of wolfram or tungsten ore, crucial for the war industry for hardening steel.

   To maintain strict neutrality, the Estado Novo regime dominated by Antônio de Oliveira Salazar performed a delicate balancing act. Lisbon attempted to please and cater to the interests of both sets of belligerents, but only to the extent that the concessions granted would not threaten Portugal's security or its status as a neutral. On at least two occasions, Portugal's neutrality status was threatened. First, Germany briefly considered invading Portugal and Spain during 1940-41. A second occasion came in 1943 and 1944 as Great Britain, backed by the United States, pressured Portugal to grant war-related concessions that threatened Portugal's status of strict neutrality and would possibly bring Portugal into the war on the Allied side. Nazi Germany's plan ("Operation Felix") to invade the Iberian Peninsula from late 1940 into 1941 was never executed, but the Allies occupied and used several air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands.

   The second major crisis for Portugal's neutrality came with increasing Allied pressures for concessions from the summer of 1943 to the summer of 1944. Led by Britain, Portugal's oldest ally, Portugal was pressured to grant access to air and naval bases in the Azores Islands. Such bases were necessary to assist the Allies in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the naval war in which German U-boats continued to destroy Allied shipping. In October 1943, following tedious negotiations, British forces began to operate such bases and, in November 1944, American forces were allowed to enter the islands. Germany protested and made threats, but there was no German attack.

   Tensions rose again in the spring of 1944, when the Allies demanded that Lisbon cease exporting wolfram to Germany. Salazar grew agitated, considered resigning, and argued that Portugal had made a solemn promise to Germany that wolfram exports would be continued and that Portugal could not break its pledge. The Portuguese ambassador in London concluded that the shipping of wolfram to Germany was "the price of neutrality." Fearing that a still-dangerous Germany could still attack Portugal, Salazar ordered the banning of the mining, sale, and exports of wolfram not only to Germany but to the Allies as of 6 June 1944.

   Portugal did not enter the war as a belligerent, and its forces did not engage in combat, but some Portuguese experienced directly or indirectly the impact of fighting. Off Portugal or near her Atlantic islands, Portuguese naval personnel or commercial fishermen rescued at sea hundreds of victims of U-boat sinkings of Allied shipping in the Atlantic. German U-boats sank four or five Portuguese merchant vessels as well and, in 1944, a U-boat stopped, boarded, searched, and forced the evacuation of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Serpa Pinto, in mid-Atlantic. Filled with refugees, the liner was not sunk but several passengers lost their lives and the U-boat kidnapped two of the ship's passengers, Portuguese Americans of military age, and interned them in a prison camp. As for involvement in a theater of war, hundreds of inhabitants were killed and wounded in remote East Timor, a Portuguese colony near Indonesia, which was invaded, annexed, and ruled by Japanese forces between February 1942 and August 1945. In other incidents, scores of Allied military planes, out of fuel or damaged in air combat, crashed or were forced to land in neutral Portugal. Air personnel who did not survive such crashes were buried in Portuguese cemeteries or in the English Cemetery, Lisbon.

   Portugal's peripheral involvement in largely nonbelligerent aspects of the war accelerated social, economic, and political change in Portugal's urban society. It strengthened political opposition to the dictatorship among intellectual and working classes, and it obliged the regime to bolster political repression. The general economic and financial status of Portugal, too, underwent improvements since creditor Britain, in order to purchase wolfram, foods, and other materials needed during the war, became indebted to Portugal. When Britain repaid this debt after the war, Portugal was able to restore and expand its merchant fleet. Unlike most of Europe, ravaged by the worst war in human history, Portugal did not suffer heavy losses of human life, infrastructure, and property. Unlike even her neighbor Spain, badly shaken by its terrible Civil War (1936-39), Portugal's immediate postwar condition was more favorable, especially in urban areas, although deep-seated poverty remained.

   Portugal experienced other effects, especially during 1939-42, as there was an influx of about a million war refugees, an infestation of foreign spies and other secret agents from 60 secret intelligence services, and the residence of scores of international journalists who came to report the war from Lisbon. There was also the growth of war-related mining (especially wolfram and tin). Portugal's media eagerly reported the war and, by and large, despite government censorship, the Portuguese print media favored the Allied cause. Portugal's standard of living underwent some improvement, although price increases were unpopular.

   The silent invasion of several thousand foreign spies, in addition to the hiring of many Portuguese as informants and spies, had fascinating outcomes. "Spyland" Portugal, especially when Portugal was a key point for communicating with occupied Europe (1940-44), witnessed some unusual events, and spying for foreigners at least briefly became a national industry. Until mid-1944, when Allied forces invaded France, Portugal was the only secure entry point from across the Atlantic to Europe or to the British Isles, as well as the escape hatch for refugees, spies, defectors, and others fleeing occupied Europe or Vichy-controlled Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Through Portugal by car, ship, train, or scheduled civil airliner one could travel to and from Spain or to Britain, or one could leave through Portugal, the westernmost continental country of Europe, to seek refuge across the Atlantic in the Americas.

   The wartime Portuguese scene was a colorful melange of illegal activities, including espionage, the black market, war propaganda, gambling, speculation, currency counterfeiting, diamond and wolfram smuggling, prostitution, and the drug and arms trade, and they were conducted by an unusual cast of characters. These included refugees, some of whom were spies, smugglers, diplomats, and business people, many from foreign countries seeking things they could find only in Portugal: information, affordable food, shelter, and security. German agents who contacted Allied sailors in the port of Lisbon sought to corrupt and neutralize these men and, if possible, recruit them as spies, and British intelligence countered this effort. Britain's MI-6 established a new kind of "safe house" to protect such Allied crews from German espionage and venereal disease infection, an approved and controlled house of prostitution in Lisbon's bairro alto district.

   Foreign observers and writers were impressed with the exotic, spy-ridden scene in Lisbon, as well as in Estoril on the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), west of Lisbon harbor. What they observed appeared in noted autobiographical works and novels, some written during and some after the war. Among notable writers and journalists who visited or resided in wartime Portugal were Hungarian writer and former communist Arthur Koestler, on the run from the Nazi's Gestapo; American radio broadcaster-journalist Eric Sevareid; novelist and Hollywood script-writer Frederick Prokosch; American diplomat George Kennan; Rumanian cultural attache and later scholar of mythology Mircea Eliade; and British naval intelligence officer and novelist-to-be Ian Fleming. Other notable visiting British intelligence officers included novelist Graham Greene; secret Soviet agent in MI-6 and future defector to the Soviet Union Harold "Kim" Philby; and writer Malcolm Muggeridge. French letters were represented by French writer and airman, Antoine Saint-Exupery and French playwright, Jean Giroudoux. Finally, Aquilino Ribeiro, one of Portugal's premier contemporary novelists, wrote about wartime Portugal, including one sensational novel, Volframio, which portrayed the profound impact of the exploitation of the mineral wolfram on Portugal's poor, still backward society.

   In Estoril, Portugal, the idea for the world's most celebrated fictitious spy, James Bond, was probably first conceived by Ian Fleming. Fleming visited Portugal several times after 1939 on Naval Intelligence missions, and later he dreamed up the James Bond character and stories. Background for the early novels in the James Bond series was based in part on people and places Fleming observed in Portugal. A key location in Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953) is the gambling Casino of Estoril. In addition, one aspect of the main plot, the notion that a spy could invent "secret" intelligence for personal profit, was observed as well by the British novelist and former MI-6 officer, while engaged in operations in wartime Portugal. Greene later used this information in his 1958 spy novel, Our Man in Havana, as he observed enemy agents who fabricated "secrets" for money.

   Thus, Portugal's World War II experiences introduced the country and her people to a host of new peoples, ideas, products, and influences that altered attitudes and quickened the pace of change in this quiet, largely tradition-bound, isolated country. The 1943-45 connections established during the Allied use of air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands were a prelude to Portugal's postwar membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Historical dictionary of Portugal > World War II
13 extreme

ik'stri:m
1. adjective
1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) extremo

2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.)

3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) extremo

2. noun
1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) extremo

2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) extremo

•

- extremely
- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes

extreme adj

1. extremo / intenso / sumo

extreme danger extremo peligro

2. más

the extreme west la zona más occidental

extreme

tr[ɪk'striːm]

adjective

1 (furthest, very great) extremo,-a

■ in the extreme north en el extremo norte

■ in extreme old age en la vejez extrema

■ extreme heat calor intensísimo

■ extreme pain dolor agudo

■ extreme poverty pobreza extrema

■ take extreme care ten extremo cuidado

2 (not moderate) extremo,-a, radical

■ extreme views opiniones radicales

3 (severe, unusual) excepcional

■ they had to use extreme methods tuvieron que emplear métodos excepcionales

■ an extreme case un caso excepcional

■ extreme weather conditions condiciones atmosféricas extremas

noun

1 extremo

■ extremes of temperature temperaturas extremas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in the extreme en sumo grado, en extremo

■ he is tightfisted in the extreme es extremadamente tacaño

to go to extremes llegar a extremos

to go from one extreme to the other pasar de un extremo a otro

to take something to extremes ser extremado,-a en algo

extreme [ɪk'stri:m, ɛk-] adj

1) utmost: extremo, sumo

of extreme importance: de suma importancia

2) intense: intenso, extremado

extreme cold: frío extremado

3) excessive: excesivo, extremo

extreme views: opiniones extremas

extreme measures: medidas excepcionales, medidas drásticas

4) outermost: extremo

the extreme north: el norte extremo

extreme n

1) : extremo m

2)

in the extreme : en extremo, en sumo grado

extreme

adj.

• descompasado, -a adj.

• exaltado, -a adj.

• excepcional adj.

• extremado, -a adj.

• extremo, -a adj.

• extremoso, -a adj.

• sumo, -a adj.

n.

• extremidad s.f.

• extremo s.m.

I ɪk'striːm
adjective

a) ( very great) <poverty/caution/urgency> extremo; <annoyance/relief> enorme; < heat> extremado, intensísimo

with extreme care — con sumo cuidado

b) ( not moderate) <action/measure> extremo, extremado; < opinion> extremista

the extreme left/right — ( Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

c) ( outermost) (before n)

in the extreme north/south — en la zona más septentrional/meridional

II

noun extremo m

extremes of temperature — temperaturas fpl extremas

to go from one extreme to the other — ir* de un extremo al or a otro

she carries things to extremes — es una extremada

[ɪks'triːm]
1. ADJ

1) (=very great) [heat, danger, poverty, discomfort] extremo; [care, caution] sumo, extremo; [sorrow, anger] profundo, enorme

• a matter of extreme importance — una cuestión de suma importancia

• in extreme old age — en or a una edad muy avanzada

2) (=exceptional) [case, circumstances] extremo

3) (=radical) [views, opinion] extremista; [behaviour] extremado; [method, action, measure] extremo

the extreme left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

to be extreme in one's opinions — tener opiniones extremistas

there's no need to be so extreme — no es necesario llegar a esos extremos

4) (=furthest) [point,] extremo

the extreme opposite — el extremo opuesto

winds from the extreme north — vientos de la región más septentrional

the room at the extreme end of the corridor — la habitación al final del todo del pasillo

2.

N extremo m

she's a woman of extremes — es una mujer de extremos

• to be driven to extremes — verse obligado a tomar medidas extremas

• to go to extremes — tomar medidas extremas

to go to any extreme — llegar a cualquier extremo

to go from one extreme to the other — pasar de un extremo al otro

• to take or carry sth to extremes — llevar algo al extremo

• extremes of temperature — las temperaturas extremas

• in the extreme — frm en extremo, en sumo grado

3.

CPD

extreme sports NPL — deportes mpl de aventura, deportes mpl extremos

extreme unction N — (Rel) extremaunción f

* * *

I [ɪk'striːm]
adjective

a) ( very great) <poverty/caution/urgency> extremo; <annoyance/relief> enorme; < heat> extremado, intensísimo

with extreme care — con sumo cuidado

b) ( not moderate) <action/measure> extremo, extremado; < opinion> extremista

the extreme left/right — ( Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

c) ( outermost) (before n)

in the extreme north/south — en la zona más septentrional/meridional

II

noun extremo m

extremes of temperature — temperaturas fpl extremas

to go from one extreme to the other — ir* de un extremo al or a otro

she carries things to extremes — es una extremada

English-spanish dictionary > extreme
14 special

spe·cial [ʼspeʃ^əl] adj

1) ( more) besondere(r, s);

to be in need of \special attention ganz besondere Aufmerksamkeit verlangen;

to pay \special attention to sth bei etw dat ganz genau aufpassen;

to attach \special significance to sth etw dat besondere Bedeutung beimessen

2) ( unusual) besondere(r, s);

what's so \special about that? na und?, das ist doch nichts Besonderes!;

\special aptitude besondere Fähigkeit;

\special case Ausnahme f;

to be a \special case ein Ausnahmefall sein;

\special character außergewöhnlicher Charakter;

\special charm ungewöhnlicher Charme;

\special circumstances außergewöhnliche Umstände;

\special needs spezielle Bedürfnisse;

on \special occasions zu besonderen Gelegenheiten;

\special order Sonderauftrag m;

to \special order auf Sonderbestellung;

nothing \special nichts Besonderes

3) ( dearest) beste(r, s);

Linda is my \special friend Linda ist meine beste Freundin;

to be \special to sb jdm sehr viel bedeuten

4) ( characteristic) speziell;

to do sth one's own \special way etw auf seine/ihre eigene Weise machen

5) attr, inv ( for particular purpose) speziell;

( for particular use) tyres, equipment Spezial-;

could I ask you a \special favour? könnte ich dich um einen ganz besonderen Gefallen bitten?;

\special assignment Sonderauftrag m;

\special clinic Spezialklinik f;

\special committee Sonderausschuss m;

\special deputy Sonderbeauftragte(r) f(m);

\special session Sondersitzung f;

\special staff Fachkräfte fpl;

\special train Sonderzug m

6) inv ( extra) gesondert;

a \special privilege ein besonderes Privileg;

\special rates besondere Tarife;

to get \special treatment bevorzugt behandelt werden

7) attr, inv sch Sonder-;

\special [or ( fam) \specialed] education Sonder[schul]erziehung f

8) attr, inv pol Sonder-;

\special adviser Sonderberater(in) m(f);

\special agent Sonderbevollmächtigte(r) f(m);

\special envoy Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f) n

1) media ( programme) Sonderprogramm nt, Sondersendung f; ( newspaper) Sonderausgabe f

2) (esp Am, Aus) ( meal) Tagesgericht nt;

what do you have on \special today? was steht heute auf der Speisekarte?

3) pl ( esp Am) ( bargains)

\specials Sonderangebote ntpl

4) ( extra transport) Sondertransport m; ( train) Sonderzug m

English-German students dictionary > special
15 character

1) знак; символ; цифра; буква

2) литера

3) признак

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- accent character
- accuracy control character
- acknowledge character
- addressing character
- admissible character
- affirmative character
- alpha character
- alphanumeric character
- alphameric character
- alphabetic character
- backspace character
- bell character
- binary-coded character
- blank character
- block cancel character
- block check character
- block ignore character
- cancel character
- carriage control character
- carriage return character
- change character
- character-deletion character
- check character
- code character
- code directing character
- code extension character
- coded character
- command character
- communication control character
- compressed character
- concatenation character
- control character
- delete character
- digital character
- display character
- displayable character
- disturbed character
- don't care character
- double-high character
- edge character
- editing character
- eight-bit character
- end-of transmission character
- end-of-medium character
- end-of-message character
- end-of-text character
- end-of-word character
- enquiry character
- erase character
- error character
- escape character
- extension character
- face-change character
- facsimile character
- field separation character
- filling character
- fill character
- font-change character
- forbidden character
- format-control character
- form-feed character
- functional character
- gap character
- graphic character
- hand-printed character
- hand-written character
- heading character
- horizontal tabulation character
- identification character
- idle character
- ignore character
- illegal character
- improper character
- inadmissible character
- instruction character
- layout character
- least significant character
- leftmost character
- line delete character
- line end character
- line feed character
- locking shift character
- lower case character
- machine readable character
- magnetic-ink character
- magnetic character
- message-begining character
- message-ending character
- most significant character
- N-bit character
- negative acknowledge character
- new-line character
- nonlocking shift character
- nonnumeric character
- nonprintable character
- N-segment character
- null character
- numeric character
- operational character
- pad character
- paper throw character
- polling character
- print control character
- printable character
- printed character
- protection character
- record separator character
- redundant character
- relation character
- repetition character
- replacement character
- return character
- rightmost character
- rub-out character
- separating character
- shift character
- shift-in character
- shift-out character
- silent character
- space character
- special character
- start-of-heading character
- start-of-text character
- stroked character
- substitute character
- switch character
- symbolic character
- synchronous character
- sync character
- tabulation character
- tape-skip restore character
- terminating character
- throw-away character
- transmission control character
- unprintable character
- unusual character
- upper case character
- vertical tabulation character
- warning character
- white-space character
- who-are-you character
- wild card character

English-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > character
16 put

put

A n Fin = put option.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put)

1 ( place) mettre [object] ; put them here please mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît ; to put sth on/under/around etc mettre qch sur/sous/autour de etc ; to put a stamp on a letter mettre un timbre sur une lettre ; to put a lock on the door/a button on a shirt mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise ; to put one's arm around sb mettre son bras autour de qn ; to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre les mains dans ses poches ; to put sth in a safe place mettre qch en lieu sûr ; to put sugar in one's tea mettre du sucre dans son thé ; to put more sugar in one's tea ajouter du sucre dans son thé ; to put more soap in the bathroom remettre du savon dans la salle de bains ;

2 ( cause to go or undergo) to put sth through glisser qch dans [letterbox] ; passer qch par [window] ; faire passer qch à [mincer] ; to put one's head through the window passer la tête par la fenêtre ; to put one's fist through the window casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing ; to put sth through the books Accts faire passer qch dans les frais généraux ; to put sth through a test faire passer un test à qch ; to put sth through a process faire suivre un processus à qch ; to put sb through envoyer qn à [university, college] ; faire passer qn par [suffering, ordeal] ; faire passer [qch] à qn [test] ; faire suivre [qch] à qn [course] ; after all you've put me through après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir ; to put sb through hell faire souffrir mille morts à qn ; to put one's hand/finger to porter la main/le doigt à [mouth] ;

3 ( cause to be or do) mettre [person] ; to put sb in prison/on a diet mettre qn en prison/au régime ; to put sb on the train mettre qn dans le train ; to put sb in goal/in defence GB mettre qn dans les buts/en défense ; to put sb in a bad mood/in an awkward position mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate ; to put sb to work mettre qn au travail ; to put sb to mending/washing sth faire réparer/laver qch à qn ;

4 (devote, invest) to put money/energy into sth investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qch ; if you put some effort into your work, you will improve si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur ; to put a lot into s'engager à fond pour [work, project] ; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage] ; to put a lot of effort into sth faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qch ; she puts a lot of herself into her novels il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans ;

5 ( add) to put sth towards mettre qch pour [holiday, gift, fund] ; put it towards some new clothes dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements ; to put tax/duty on sth taxer/imposer qch ; to put a penny on income tax GB augmenter d'un pourcent l'impôt sur le revenu ;

6 ( express) how would you put that in French? comment dirait-on ça en français? ; how can I put it? comment dirai-je? ; it was-how can I put it-unusual c'était-comment dire-original ; that's one way of putting it! iron on peut le dire comme ça! ; as Sartre puts it comme le dit Sartre ; to put it simply pour le dire simplement ; to put it bluntly pour parler franchement ; let me put it another way laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment ; that was very well ou nicely put c'était très bien tourné ; to put one's feelings/one's anger into words trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère ; to put sth in writing mettre qch par écrit ;

7 ( offer for consideration) présenter [argument, point of view, proposal] ; to put sth to soumettre qch à [meeting, conference, board] ; to put sth to the vote mettre qch au vote ; I put it to you that Jur j'ai la présomption que ;

8 (rate, rank) placer ; where would you put it on a scale of one to ten? où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix? ; to put sb in the top rank of artists placer qn au premier rang des artistes ; I put a sense of humour before good looks je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté ; I put a sense of humour first pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour ; to put children/safety first faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout ; to put one's family before everything faire passer sa famille avant tout ;

9 ( estimate) to put sth at évaluer qch à [sum] ; to put the value of sth at estimer la valeur de qch à [sum] ; I'd put him at about 40 je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans ;

10 Sport lancer [shot] ;

11 Agric ( for mating) to put a heifer/mare to amener une génisse/jument à [male].

C v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put) to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn.

Idioms

I didn't know where to put myself je ne savais pas où me mettre ; I wouldn't put it past him! je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait! (to do de faire) ; I wouldn't put anything past her! je la crois capable de tout! ; put it there ○ ! ( invitation to shake hands) tope là! ; to put it about a bit ◑ péj coucher à droite et à gauche ◑ ; to put one over ou across GB on sb ○ faire marcher qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ put about:

▶ put about Naut virer de bord ;

▶ put [sth] about, put about [sth]

1 ( spread) faire circuler [rumour, gossip, story] ; to put (it) about that faire courir le bruit que ; it is being put about that le bruit court que ;

2 Naut faire virer de bord [vessel].

■ put across:

▶ put across [sth], put [sth] across communiquer [idea, message, concept, case, point of view] ; mettre [qch] en valeur [personality] ; to put oneself across se mettre en valeur.

■ put aside:

▶ put aside [sth], put [sth] aside mettre [qch] de côté [money, article, differences, divisions, mistrust].

■ put away:

▶ put away [sth], put [sth] away

1 ( tidy away) ranger [toys, dishes] ;

2 ( save) mettre [qch] de côté [money] ;

3 ○ ( consume) avaler [food] ; descendre ○ [drink] ;

▶ put away [sb] ○, put [sb] away ○

1 ( in mental hospital) enfermer ; he had to be put away il a fallu l'enfermer ;

2 ( in prison) boucler ○ [person] (for pour).

■ put back:

▶ put back [sth], put [sth] back

1 (return, restore) remettre [object] ; to put sth back where it belongs remettre qch à sa place ;

2 ( postpone) remettre, repousser [meeting, departure] (to à ; until jusqu'à) ; repousser [date] ;

3 retarder [clock, watch] ; remember to put your clocks back an hour n'oubliez pas de retarder votre pendule d'une heure ;

4 ( delay) retarder [project, production, deliveries] (by de) ;

5 ○ ( knock back) descendre ○ [drink, quantity].

■ put by GB:

▶ put [sth] by, put by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté [money] ; to have a bit (of money) put by avoir un peu d'argent de côté.

■ put down:

▶ put down ( land) [aircraft] atterrir (on sur) ;

▶ put [sth] down, put down [sth]

1 (on ground, table) poser [object, plane] (on sur) ; mettre [rat poison etc] ;

2 ( suppress) réprimer [uprising, revolt, opposition] ;

3 ( write down) mettre (par écrit) [date, time, name] ; put down whatever you like mets ce que tu veux ;

4 ( ascribe) to put sth down to mettre qch sur le compte de [incompetence, human error etc] ; to put sth down to the fact that imputer qch au fait que ;

5 ( charge) to put sth down to mettre qch sur [account] ;

6 Vet ( by injection) piquer ; ( by other method) abattre ; to have a dog put down faire piquer un chien ;

7 (advance, deposit) to put down a deposit verser des arrhes ; to put £50 down on sth verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur qch ;

8 (lay down, store) mettre [qch] en cave [wine] ; affiner [cheese] ;

9 ( put on agenda) inscrire [qch] à l'ordre du jour [motion] ;

▶ put [sb] down, put down [sb]

1 ( drop off) déposer [passenger] ; to put sb down on the corner déposer qn au coin de la rue ;

2 ○ ( humiliate) rabaisser [person] ;

3 gen Sch ( into lower group) faire descendre [pupil, team] (from de ; to, into à) ;

4 (classify, count in) to put sb down as considérer qn comme [possibility, candidate, fool] ; I'd never have put you down as a Scotsman! je ne t'aurais jamais pris pour un Écossais! ; to put sb down for ( note as wanting or offering) compter [qch] pour qn [contribution] ; ( put on waiting list) inscrire qn sur la liste d'attente pour [school, club] ; put me down for a meal compte un repas pour moi ; to put sb down for £10 compter 10 livres pour qn ; to put sb down for three tickets réserver trois billets pour qn.

■ put forth littér:

▶ put forth [sth], put [sth] forth

1 présenter [shoots, leaves, buds] ;

2 fig émettre [idea, theory].

■ put forward:

▶ put forward [sth], put [sth] forward

1 ( propose) avancer [idea, theory, name] ; soumettre [plan, proposal, suggestion] ; émettre [opinion] ;

2 ( in time) avancer [meeting, date, clock] (by de ; to à) ; don't forget to put your clocks forward one hour n'oubliez pas d'avancer votre pendule d'une heure ;

▶ put [sb] forward, put forward [sb] présenter la candidature de (for pour) ;

▶ put sb forward as présenter qn comme [candidate] ; to put oneself forward présenter sa candidature, se présenter ; to put oneself forward as a candidate présenter sa candidature ; to put oneself forward for se présenter pour [post].

■ put in:

▶ put in

1 [ship] faire escale (at à ; to dans ; for pour) ;

2 ( apply) to put in for [person] postuler pour [job, promotion, rise] ; demander [transfer, overtime] ;

▶ put in [sth], put [sth] in

1 (fit, install) installer [central heating, shower, kitchen] ; to have sth put in faire installer qch ;

2 ( make) faire [request, claim, offer, bid] ; to put in an application for déposer une demande de [visa, passport] ; poser sa candidature pour [job] ; to put in a protest protester ; to put in an appearance faire une apparition ;

3 ( contribute) passer [time, hours, days] ; contribuer pour [sum, amount] ; they are each putting in £1 m chacun apporte une contribution d'un million de livres ; to put in a lot of time doing consacrer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put in a good day's work avoir une bonne journée de travail ; to put in a lot of work se donner beaucoup de mal ; thank you for all the work you've put in merci pour tout le mal que tu t'es donné ;

4 ( insert) mettre [paragraph, word, reference] ; to put in that mettre que ; to put in how/why expliquer comment/pourquoi ;

5 ( elect) élire ; that puts the Conservatives in again les conservateurs ont donc été élus encore une fois ;

▶ put [sb] in for présenter [qn] pour [exam, scholarship] ; poser la candidature de [qn] pour [promotion, job] ; recommander [qn] pour [prize, award] ; to put oneself in for poser sa candidature pour [job, promotion].

■ put off:

▶ put off Naut partir ;

▶ put off from s'éloigner de [quay, jetty] ;

▶ put off [sth], put [sth] off

1 (delay, defer) remettre [qch] (à plus tard) [wedding, meeting] ; to put sth off until June/until after Christmas remettre qch à juin/à après Noël ; I should see a doctor, but I keep putting it off je devrais voir un médecin, mais je remets toujours ça à plus tard ; to put off visiting sb/doing one's homework remettre à plus tard une visite chez qn/ses devoirs ;

2 ( turn off) éteindre [light, radio] ; couper [radiator, heating] ;

▶ put off [sb], put [sb] off

1 (fob off, postpone seeing) décommander [guest] ; dissuader [person] ; to put sb off coming with an excuse trouver une excuse pour dissuader qn de venir ; to be easily put off se décourager facilement ;

2 ( repel) [appearance, smell, colour] dégoûter ; [manner, person] déconcerter ; to put sb off sth dégoûter qn de qch ; don't be put off by the colour-it tastes delicious! ne te laisse pas dégoûter par la couleur-c'est délicieux! ;

3 GB ( distract) distraire ; stop trying to put me off! arrête de me distraire! ; you're putting me off my work tu me distrais de mon travail ;

4 ( drop off) déposer [passenger].

■ put on:

▶ put on [sth], put [sth] on

1 mettre [garment, hat, cream, lipstick] ;

2 (switch on, operate) allumer [light, gas, radio, heating] ; mettre [record, tape, music] ; to put the kettle on mettre de l'eau à chauffer ; to put the brakes on freiner ;

3 ( gain) prendre [weight, kilo] ;

4 ( add) rajouter [extra duty, tax] ;

5 ( produce) monter [play, exhibition] ;

6 (assume, adopt) prendre [air, accent, look, expression] ; he's putting it on il fait semblant ;

7 (lay on, offer) ajouter [extra train, bus service] ; proposer [meal, dish] ;

8 ( put forward) avancer [clock] ;

9 Turf ( bet) parier [amount] ; to put a bet on faire un pari ;

▶ put [sb] on

1 Telecom ( connect) passer ; I'll put him on je vous le passe ;

2 ○ US faire marcher ○ [person] ;

3 ( recommend) to put sb on to sth indiquer qch à qn ; who put you on to me? qui vous a envoyé à moi? ;

4 ( put on track of) to put sb on to mettre qn sur la piste de [killer, criminal, runaway].

■ put out:

▶ put out

1 Naut partir (from de) ; to put out to sea mettre à la mer ;

2 ◑ US péj coucher avec n'importe qui ○ ;

▶ put out [sth], put [sth] out

1 ( extend) tendre [hand, arm, foot, leg] ; to put out one's tongue tirer la langue ;

2 ( extinguish) éteindre [fire, cigarette, candle, light] ;

3 ( take outside) sortir [bin, garbage] ; faire sortir [cat] ;

4 ( issue) diffuser [description, report, warning] ; faire [statement] ; propager [rumour] ;

5 (make available, arrange) mettre [food, dishes, towels etc] ;

6 ( sprout) déployer [shoot, bud, root] ;

7 ( cause to be wrong) fausser [figure, estimate, result] ;

8 ( dislocate) se démettre [shoulder, ankle] ;

9 ( subcontract) confier [qch] en sous-traitance [work] (to à) ;

▶ put [sb] out

1 ( inconvenience) déranger ; to put oneself out se mettre en quatre ○ (to do pour faire) ; to put oneself out for sb se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn ; don't put yourself out for us ne vous dérangez pas pour nous ;

2 ( annoy) contrarier ; he looked really put out il avait l'air vraiment contrarié ;

3 ( evict) expulser.

■ put over = put across.

■ put through:

▶ put [sth] through, put through [sth]

1 ( implement) faire passer [reform, bill, amendment, plan, measure] ;

2 Telecom ( transfer) passer [call] (to à) ; she put through a call from my husband elle m'a passé mon mari ○ ;

▶ put [sb] through Telecom passer [caller] (to à) ; I'm just putting you through je vous le/la passe ; I was put through to another department on m'a passé un autre service.

■ put together:

▶ put [sb/sth] together, put together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) assembler [pieces, parts] ; to put sth together again, to put sth back together reconstituer qch ; more/smarter than all the rest put together plus/plus intelligent que tous les autres réunis ;

2 ( place together) mettre ensemble [animals, objects, people] ;

3 ( form) former [coalition, partnership, group, team, consortium] ;

4 (edit, make) constituer [file, portfolio, anthology] ; rédiger [newsletter, leaflet] ; établir [list] ; faire [film, programme, video] ;

5 ( concoct) improviser [meal] ;

6 ( present) constituer [case] ; construire [argument, essay].

■ put up:

▶ put up

1 ( stay) to put up at sb's se faire héberger par qn ; to put up in a hotel descendre à l'hôtel ;

2 to put up with ( tolerate) supporter [behaviour, person] ; to have a lot to put up with avoir beaucoup de choses à supporter ;

▶ put up [sth] opposer [resistance] ; to put up a fight/struggle combattre ; to put up a good performance [team, competitor] bien se défendre ;

▶ put [sth] up, put up [sth]

1 ( raise) hisser [flag, sail] ; relever [hair] ; to put up one's hand/leg lever la main/la jambe ; put your hands up! ( in class) levez le doigt! ; put 'em up ○ ! ( to fight) bats-toi! ; ( to surrender) haut les mains! ;

2 ( post up) mettre [sign, poster, notice, plaque, decorations] ; afficher [list] ; to put sth up on the wall/on the board afficher qch sur le mur/au tableau ;

3 (build, erect) dresser [fence, barrier, tent] ; construire [building, memorial] ;

4 (increase, raise) augmenter [rent, prices, tax] ; faire monter [temperature, pressure] ;

5 ( provide) fournir [money, amount, percentage] (for pour ; to do pour faire) ;

6 ( present) soumettre [proposal, argument] ; to put sth up for discussion soumettre qch à la discussion ;

7 ( put in orbit) placer [qch] en orbite [satellite, probe] ;

▶ put [sb] up, put up [sb]

1 ( lodge) héberger ;

2 ( as candidate) présenter [candidate] ; to put sb up for proposer qn comme [leader, chairman] ; proposer qn pour [promotion, position] ; to put oneself up for se proposer comme [chairman] ; se proposer pour [post] ;

3 ( promote) faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur [pupil] ; to be put up [pupil, team] monter (to dans) ;

4 ( incite) to put sb up to sth/to doing pousser [qn] à/à faire ; somebody must have put her up to it quelqu'un a dû l'y pousser.

■ put upon:

▶ put upon [sb] abuser de [person] ; to be put upon se faire marcher sur les pieds ; to feel put upon avoir l'impression de se faire marcher sur les pieds ; I won't be put upon any more je ne me ferai plus jamais avoir ○.

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ˈkærɪktə
1. сущ. происходит от греческого слова со значением "инструмент для вырезания"
1) о символах различного рода а) буква, иероглиф;
цифра;
письмо;
знак (вообще), клеймо to form, trace, write characters ≈ тщательно выписывать буквы/цифры/иероглифы, выводить буквы/цифры/иероглифы special characters ≈ специальные символы Arabic character cuneiform character Cyrillic character Greek character Latin character mathematical character Chinese characters Runic character б) почерк Written in an unsteady character. ≈ Написанное неровным почерком. в) полигр. литера г) полигр. гарнитура д) шифр( для передачи секретных сообщений)
2) о человеке и его свойствах а) характер man of character man of no character Syn: temperament б) личность, фигура Most women have no character at all. ≈ У большинства женщин невозможно обнаружить ничего, похожего на личность ( Поуп) to form, mold one's character ≈ формировать личность to reflect smb.'s character ≈ копировать кого-л., стараться быть похожим на кого-л. bad character ≈ темная личность disreputable character ≈ человек с сомнительной репутацией impeccable, stainless character ≈ человек с безупречной репутацией firm, strong character ≈ сильная личность excellent, fine, good character ≈ прекрасный человек lovable character ≈ любвеобильный человек national character ≈ национальный характер true character ≈ истинная личность, настоящий человек upright character ≈ честный человек weak character ≈ слабовольная личность public character в) репутация г) лит. образ, герой;
тип;
роль, действующее лицо( в литературе) to play, portray a character ≈ играть роль какого-л. персонажа (в пьесе) to delineate, depict, draw a character ≈ нарисовать образ, изобразить героя to develop a character ≈ развить чей-л. образ, разработать чей-л. образ to kill off a character ≈ избавиться от какого-л. героя в пьесе fictitious character ≈ вымышленный персонаж leading, main, major, principal character ≈ главный герой;
актер, играющий главную роль minor, supporting character ≈ второстепенный персонаж, актер второго состава д) разг. оригинал, чудак, тип He is quite a character. ≈ Это такой фрукт!
3) о свойствах вообще а) собственно качество, свойство б) письменная рекомендация, характеристика в) характерная особенность, отличительный признак;
признак( вообще) assume a character innate character acquired character character dance ∙ to be in character (with) ≈ соответствовать to be out of character ≈ не соответствовать
2. прил.;
театр. характерный см. character
1.
3) character actor
3. гл.
1) наносить символы а) вырезать, гравировать Syn: engrave, inscribe б) писать в) запечатлевать Syn: embody
2) архаич. представлять, являть, символизировать Tiger characters here a predator. ≈ Тигр здесь символизирует саму идею хищника.
3) характеризовать(ся) ;
давать характеристику, описывать You have well charactered him. ≈ Вы довольно точно описали его как человека. So has the year been charactered with woe. ≈ Год был отмечен печатью скорби. характер;
нрав сильный характер;
- a man of * человек с характером, волевой человек;
- he has no * at all он человек безвольный, он тряпка честность;
моральная устойчивость;
- * building воспитательная работа;
воспитание характера, формирование морального облика характер;
качество;
природа;
- the * of the northern plains is different from that of the South по своему характеру северные равнины отличаются от равнин юга;
- to see a thing in its true * видеть вещь в ее истинном свете;
- people of this * люди такого рода;
- advertising of a very primitive * реклама самого примитивного пошиба официальное качество;
положение;
статус, достоинство, ранг, звание, сан;
- under the * of в качестве;
под именем;
- he spoke in the * of lawyer он выступал в качестве адвоката характерная особенность;
отличительный признак;
свойство;
- the trunk is a * found only in elephants хобот - это характерная особенность, встречающаяся только у слонов (биология) признак;
- innate *s наследственные признаки;
- acquired * приобретенный признак;
- dominant * доминантный признак репутация;
- * assassin злостный клеветник;
- * assassination злостная клевета;
подрыв репутации;
- he has an excellent * for honesty он имеет репутацию безукоризненно честного человека, он славится своей честностью;
- he has gained the * of a miser он заслужил славу скряги;
- left without a shred of * потеряв доброе имя письменная рекомендация;
характеристика;
аттестация;
- * rating (американизм) служебная характеристика;
- * certificate( военное) служебная характеристика;
аттестация;
- the servant came with a good * слуга пришел с хорошей рекомендацией;
- she gives you a bad * она вас не хвалит фигура, личность;
- a bad * темная личность;
- public * общественный деятель;
- he was a great * in his day в свое время он был крупной фигурой (разговорное) чудак, оригинал, своеобразная личность;
- quite a * большой оригинал;
- a bit of a * человек со странностями (литературоведение) герой, персонаж;
тип;
образ, действующее лицо роль (в пьесе) - to play the * of Macbeth исполнять роль Макбета литера;
буква;
цифра;
печатный знак иероглиф, идеограмма;
- Chinese has no alphabet and is written in *s китайский язык не имеет алфавита и пользуется иероглифической письменностью шрифт;
графика;
письмо;
- a book in Gothic * книга, напечатанная готическим шрифтом;
- Runic * руническое письмо знак (астрономический и т. п.;
условное обозначение;
- magic *s магические знаки /символы/ символ (в языке ЭВМ) - command * управляющий символ;
- * display текстовый дисплей;
- * graphics символьная графика, псевдографика;
- * mode текстовый /символьный/ режим опознавательный знак;
клеймо, марка, тавро;
- stamped with the * of sublimity( образное) отмеченный печатью величия шифр, код;
тайнопись кабалистический знак > to be in * (with) соответствовать;
> that is quite in * with the man это очень на него похоже;
для него это типично;
> to be out of * не соответствовать (чему-л.) ;
не вязаться, быть несовместимым (с чем-л.) > it is out of * for small children to sit still for a long time маленьким детям несвойственно долго сидеть смирно (театроведение) характерный;
- * actor характерный актер;
актер на характерных ролях;
- * part характерная роль характеризовать;
давать характеристику, оценку (кому-л., чему-л.) (устаревшее) описывать;
изображать( устаревшее) надписывать;
вырезать надпись;
гравировать accent ~ вчт. символ ударения acknowledge ~ вчт. знак подтверждения приема acknowledge ~ (ACK) вчт. знак подтверждения приема acquired ~ биол. благоприобретенный отличительный признак организма (в отличие от наследственного) admissible ~ вчт. разрешенный символ alphabetic ~ вчт. алфавитный знак alphabetic ~ вчт. буквенный символ alphanumeric ~ вчт. алфавитно-цифровой символ ~ фигура, личность;
a public character общественный деятель;
a bad character темная личность to be in ~ (with) соответствовать;
to be out of character не соответствовать to be in ~ (with) соответствовать;
to be out of character не соответствовать bind ~ вчт. знак присваивания blank ~ вчт. знак пробела blank ~ вчт. символ пробела block cancel ~ вчт. символ отмены блока block check ~ вчт. символ контроля блока cancel ~ вчт. символ отмены carriage return ~ вчт. символ возврата каретки character аттестация ~ буква;
литера;
иероглиф;
цифра;
алфавит;
письмо;
Chinese characters китайские иероглифы;
Runic character руническое письмо ~ вчт. буква ~ буква ~ запечатлевать ~ вчт. знак ~ знак ~ качество, свойство ~ клеймо ~ лит. образ, герой;
тип;
роль, действующее лицо (в драме) ~ опознавательный знак ~ разг. оригинал, чудак;
quite a character оригинальный человек ~ отличительный признак ~ письменная рекомендация, характеристика ~ письменная рекомендация ~ признак ~ репутация ~ свойство ~ вчт. символ ~ символ ~ фигура, личность;
a public character общественный деятель;
a bad character темная личность ~ характер;
a man of character человек с (сильным) характером;
a man of no character слабый, бесхарактерный человек ~ характер ~ уст. характеризовать ~ характеристика ~ характерная особенность;
отличительный признак;
innate characters биол. наследственные признаки ~ характерная особенность ~ цифра ~ attr. характерный;
character actor актер на характерных ролях ~ attr. характерный;
character actor актер на характерных ролях ~-deletion ~ вчт. знак отмены символа check ~ вчт. контрольный знак ~ буква;
литера;
иероглиф;
цифра;
алфавит;
письмо;
Chinese characters китайские иероглифы;
Runic character руническое письмо code ~ вчт. кодовый знак coded ~ вчт. закодированный символ command ~ вчт. управляющый символ comparison ~ вчт. знак сравнения control ~ вчт. управляющий символ delete ~ вчт. знак стирания digital ~ вчт. цифровой знак displayable ~ вчт. воспроизводимый символ disturbed ~ вчт. искаженный символ don't care ~ вчт. безразличный символ double-high ~ вчт. символ удвоенной высоты edge ~ вчт. признак границы editing ~ вчт. символ управления форматом end-of-medium ~ вчт. признак конца носителя end-of-message ~ вчт. признак конца сообщения end-of-text ~ вчт. знак конца текста end-of-transmission block ~ вчт. знак конца блока данных end-of-transmission ~ вчт. знак конца обмена данными end-of-word ~ вчт. признак конца слова enquiry ~ вчт. символ запроса erase ~ вчт. символ стирания error ~ вчт. знак ошибки escape ~ вчт. символ начала управляющей последовательности face-change ~ вчт. символ смены шрифта field separation ~ вчт. знак разделения полей fill ~ вчт. символ - заполнитель font-change ~ вчт. знак смены типа шрифта forbidden ~ вчт. запрещенный символ form feed ~ вчт. символ прогона страницы form-feed ~ вчт. знак подачи бланка format ~ вчт. символ управления форматом format-control ~ вчт. символ управления форматом fundamental ~ основополагающий характер gap ~ вчт. символ пробела good ~ хорошая репутация graphic ~ вчт. графический знак hand-printed ~ вчт. рукописный символ hand-written ~ вчт. рукописный символ horisontal tabulation ~ вчт. знак горизонтальной табуляции identification ~ вчт. идентификационный символ idle ~ вчт. холостой знак ignore ~ вчт. знак игнорирования illegal ~ вчт. запрещенный знак illegal ~ запрещенный знак illegal ~ вчт. запрещенный символ improper ~ вчт. запрещенный символ inadmissible ~ вчт. недопустимый символ information ~ вчт. информационный символ ~ характерная особенность;
отличительный признак;
innate characters биол. наследственные признаки inquiry ~ вчт. знак вопроса instruction ~ вчт. символ команды kill ~ вчт. символ приостановки процесса kill ~ вчт. символ удаления части текста layout ~ вчт. символ управления форматом least significant ~ вчт. знак самого младшего разряда leftmost ~ вчт. левый крайний знак line delete ~ вчт. знак вычеркивания строки line end ~ вчт. признак конца строки line feed ~ вчт. знак смещения строки logical operation ~ вчт. знак логической операции logout ~ вчт. знак размещения lower case ~ вчт. символ нижнего разряда machine-readable ~ вчт. машиночитаемый символ ~ характер;
a man of character человек с (сильным) характером;
a man of no character слабый, бесхарактерный человек man: man в устойчивых сочетаниях: как обладатель определенных качеств: man of character человек с характером ~ характер;
a man of character человек с (сильным) характером;
a man of no character слабый, бесхарактерный человек master ~ вчт. базовый кегль most significant ~ вчт. знак самого старшего разряда new line ~ вчт. знак новой строки new-line ~ вчт. признак новой строки nonnumeric ~ вчт. нецифровой знак nonprintable ~ вчт. непечатаемый символ nonprinting ~ вчт. непечатаемый символ numeric ~ вчт. цифра numeric ~ вчт. цифровой знак official ~ служебный характер overall ~ общий характер pad ~ вчт. символ - заполнитель paper-throw ~ вчт. знак прогона бумаги polling ~ вчт. символ опроса print control ~ вчт. символ управления печатью printable ~ вчт. печатаемый знак printed ~ вчт. печатный знак professional ~ профессиональный характер protection ~ вчт. знак защиты ~ фигура, личность;
a public character общественный деятель;
a bad character темная личность public ~ общественный деятель punctuation ~ вчт. знак пунктуации punctuation ~s знаки пунктуации ~ разг. оригинал, чудак;
quite a character оригинальный человек record separator ~ вчт. разделитель записей record: ~ separator character вчт. разделитель записей redundant ~ вчт. избыточный знак relation ~ вчт. знак отношения replacement ~ вчт. признак замены rightmost ~ вчт. правый крайний знак ~ буква;
литера;
иероглиф;
цифра;
алфавит;
письмо;
Chinese characters китайские иероглифы;
Runic character руническое письмо separating ~ вчт. разделитель separation ~ разделительный знак shift ~ вчт. символ переключения shift-in ~ вчт. знак восстановления кода shift-out ~ вчт. знак расширения кода silent ~ вчт. непроизносимый знак space ~ вчт. пробел special ~ вчт. специальный знак special ~ comp. специальный знак special ~ comp. специальный символ start-of-text ~ вчт. знак начала текста stroked ~ вчт. штриховой знак substitute ~ вчт. знак замены switch ~ вчт. символ переключения symbolic ~ вчт. символьный знак tabulation ~ вчт. знак табуляции terminating ~ вчт. оконечный знак throw-away ~ вчт. отбрасываемый знак transmission control ~ вчт. знак управления передачей unprintable ~ вчт. непечатаемый символ unusual ~ вчт. экзотический символ vertical tabulation ~ вчт. знак вертикальной табуляции white-space ~ вчт. разделитель who-are-you ~ вчт. символ запроса автоответчика wildcard ~ вчт. безразличный символ, джокер, символ-заменитель

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > character
18 singular

ˈsɪŋɡjulə
1. сущ.;
грам.
1) (the singular) единственное число Ant: plural
2.
2) форма единственного числа какого-л. слова;
слово, стоящее в единственном числе Ant: plural
2.
3) лог.;
линг. единичный элемент (в отличие от универсалий)
2. прил.
1) исключительный, выдающийся, необыкновенный, необычайный, замечательный a man of singular courage and honesty ≈ человек, отличающийся необычайной смелостью и исключительной честностью Syn: extraordinary, exceptional, unparalleled, remarkable,
2) необычный, своеобразный, странный Why do you want to make yourself so singular in your dress? ≈ И зачем ты так стремишься подчеркнуть свою индивидуальность своим внешним видом? Syn: strange, odd
1., unusual, uncommon
1., peculiar
3) единичный, единственный в своем роде, уникальный This is perhaps a singular instance in the history of mankind. ≈ Возможно, это единичный такой случай в истории человечества. Syn: unique
1., solitary
1.
4) грам. единственный( о числе) Ant: plural
1. ∙ singular matrix (грамматика) единственное число - the noun is in the * существительное стоит в единственном числе (грамматика) слово в единственном числе (редкое) отдельный человек или предмет исключительный, необыкновенный, замечательный - * case необыкновенный случай - a * presence of mind исключительное присутствие духа - a most * phenomenon редчайшее явление - * beauty редкая красота странный, необычный, своеобразный - a * adventure удивительное приключение - he was called strange and * его называли странным, своеобразным человеком - there was a * chill in the air воздух был необычно холодный (для времени года) - to make oneself * in one's dress выделяться своей( необычной) одеждой (неодобрительно) странный - a * remark странное замечание - these * opinions эти странные воззрения единственный;
единичный - * example единичный пример - * proposition (логика) единичное предложение( грамматика) единственный (о числе) (специальное) особый, сингулярный, исключительный - * point особая точка - * index сингулярный индекс singular грам.: the singular единственное число singular грам.: the singular единственное число ~ грам. единственный ~ исключительный ~ необыкновенный ~ необычайный, исключительный ~ необычный ~ сингулярный ~ грам. слово в единственном числе ~ странный, своеобразный

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > singular
19 -nomics

http:www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-nom1.htm

Poor old Thomas Carlyle, permanently and irretrievably burdened with having described economics as “the dismal science”. He was really talking about political economy, at the time a slightly different beast. But whatever one’s view of economics (I failed the only exam I ever took in the subject, so may be considered biased), lexicographically speaking it has been a fruitful term.

These opaque musings were prompted by what journalists have started to call Enronomics, in reference to the accounting practices of the failed US corporation Enron and their implications for the Bush administration. It’s not as popular yet as Enrongate for the same imbroglio, but shows slight signs of fashionableness, having appeared in several US newspapers recently, and having even made it across the Atlantic to a British Sunday newspaper within hours. However, its chances of taking a permanent place in the language seem vanishingly small.

Before we tar journalists too heavily with the brush of knee-jerk word invention for the sake of novelty, in fairness it has to be said that people have been borrowing that ending for at least 150 years. Agronomics, for example, was coined in the 1860s as a term for what is now often called agronomy, and ergonomics was invented about 1950.

The Greek original of economics splits nicely in two to make -nomics, since its source was oikos, house, plus nemein, to manage (so economics literally means “household management”, which really brings it back to earth, or at least to home and hearth).

But its move into the overtly political arena really dates from late 1969, when Nixonomics was invented as an umbrella term for the economic policies of President Richard Milhous Nixon. But the word which settled its popularity—Reaganomics—arrived in the early eighties; it was followed in the early nineties by Clintonomics. In the eighties, Britain briefly had Thatchernomics, though it was never very popular; New Zealand’s former Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas, provoked Rogernomics (a rare case of a politician’s first name rather than family name being borrowed). Other British politicians have had it applied to them in a half-hearted and short-lived way (Majornomics, Haguenomics) and Americans may remember Dolenomics from 1996.

These examples settled the ending firmly into the grab-bags of topical writers. A sign of its acceptance is that it now pops up from time to time attached to words other than politicians’ names. Back in 1996, a report by Kleinwort Benson described the policies of Malaysia as Noddynomics, which greatly displeased that country’s government. Burgernomics has been applied to the global economic policies and impact of certain fast-food firms. Cybernomics has been used for the economic implications of the digital economy. And so on.

So we ought not to be surprised that Enronomics has popped up, though it is unusual in being attached to the name of a corporation.

Англо-русский экономический словарь > -nomics
20 get tossed in (one's) lap

Общая лексика: попасть (к кому-л.) на стол (о задании: As a detective agenсy, we tend to deal with unusual cases. That case got tossed in my lap, so I started looking into it. - Это дело попало ко мне на ст)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get tossed in (one's) lap

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