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1 abject

adjective

elend; erbärmlich; bitter [Armut]; demütig [Entschuldigung]

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['æb‹ekt]
adjective

(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) erbärmlich

- academic.ru/83909/abjectly">abjectly

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ab·ject

[ˈæbʤekt]

adj

1. (extreme) äußerste(r, s)

\abject coward elender Feigling

\abject failure kompletter Fehlschlag

\abject misery tiefstes Elend

\abject poverty bittere Armut

to live in \abject fear in größter Angst leben

2. (degraded) conditions erbärmlich

3. (humble) unterwürfig; apology also demütig; failure kläglich

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['bdZekt]
adj

1) (= wretched) state, liar, thief elend, erbärmlich; poverty bitter; failure kläglich

2) (= servile) submission, apology demütig; person, gesture unterwürfig

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abject [ˈæbdʒekt; US auch æbˈdʒekt] adj (adv abjectly)

1. a) elend, erbärmlich

b) verächtlich

c) unterwürfig

2. hoffnungslos, entmutigend

3. niedergeschlagen

4. fig tiefst(er, e, es), äußerst(er, e, es):

in abject despair in tiefster Verzweiflung;

in abject misery in tiefstem Elend;

in abject poverty in bitterer Armut

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adjective

elend; erbärmlich; bitter [Armut]; demütig [Entschuldigung]

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adj.

bitter (Armut) adj.

demütig adj.

elend adj.

erniedrigt adj.

unterwürfig adj.

verächtlich adj.

English-german dictionary > abject
2 abject

ab·ject [ʼæbʤekt] adj

1) ( extreme) äußerste(r, s);

\abject coward elender Feigling;

\abject failure kompletter Fehlschlag;

\abject misery tiefstes Elend;

\abject poverty bittere Armut;

to live in \abject fear in größter Angst leben

2) ( degraded) conditions erbärmlich

3) ( humble) unterwürfig; apology also demütig; failure kläglich

English-German students dictionary > abject
3 way

1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) der Weg

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) die Art und Weise

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) der Weg
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) weit

- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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way

[weɪ]

I. NOUN

1. (road) Weg m

the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg

cycle \way Fahrradweg m, Veloweg m SCHWEIZ

one-\way street Einbahnstraße f

to be across [or BRIT also over] the \way gegenüber sein

2. (route) Weg m

excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?

could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?

there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt

will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?

oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!

on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...

on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...

on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...

sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen

we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen

“\way In/Out” „Eingang/Ausgang“

we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren

to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen

to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein

to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein

no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg

to be out of the \way abgelegen sein

to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein

to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein

we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs

to find one's \way home nach Hause finden

to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden

to find one's \way into/out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden; ( fig)

how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?

to find one's \way through sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden a. fig

to get under \way in Gang kommen

to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben

remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!

on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden

“give \way” BRIT „Vorfahrt [beachten]“

to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen

to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben

please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!

to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen

to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen

to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen

to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen; (in car) sich akk verfahren

to know one's \way around sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen

to lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)

the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher

to lose one's \way sich akk verirren

to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwohin kommen

to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben geh

we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen

to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen

to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen

to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen

can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?

to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden fam

to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten

3. ( fig: be just doing)

to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun

I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! fam

she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden

4. ( fig fam: coming in/disappear)

▪ to be on the \way in [or up] /out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein

5. (distance) Weg m, Strecke f; AM

keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus

all the \way den ganzen Weg

she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen; ( fig)

I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)

I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)

I'll support you all the \way du hast meine volle Unterstützung

a long \way weit

a long \way back vor langer Zeit

to be a long/short \way off (in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein; (in time) fern/nahe sein

Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin

to still have a long \way to go ( also fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen

to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben

to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben

he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein

a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel

[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]

6. (facing direction) Richtung f

which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?

“this \way up” „hier oben“

this \way round so herum

the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum; ( fig)

no, it's the other \way round! nein, es ist gerade andersherum!

to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen

7. (direction) Richtung f

which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?

this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!

look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen; ( fam)

they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester

I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte

after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote

I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet

all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld

when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...

when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... fam

to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen

to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen

down my \way bei mir in der Nähe

down your \way in deiner Gegend

8. (manner) Art f, Weise f

I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat

I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut

it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind

that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal

the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...

trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!

that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut fam

I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt

do it my \way mach es wie ich

this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!

he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an

she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten

he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam fam

you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen

that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!

the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...

the \way we were wie wir einmal waren

it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! fam

I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen

what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!

what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!

just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?

to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen

to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein euph

\way of life Lebensweise f

\way of thinking Denkweise f

to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung nach

this \way so

come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! fam

that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld

looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück

in a big \way im großen Stil

in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen

he started off in a small \way er fing klein an

one \way or another so oder so

one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...

either \way so oder so

no \way auf keinen Fall

there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! fam

there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!

no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! fam

to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht

9. (respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f

in a \way in gewisser Weise

in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht

in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht

in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

in no \way in keinster Weise

in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?

not in any \way in keiner Weise

10. no pl (free space) Weg m, Platz m

to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein a. fig

to block the way den Weg versperren

to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen; ( fig)

may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!

she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen, und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen

to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?

to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden

could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?

please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...

to give \way ( fig) nachgeben

to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen

make \way! Platz da!

to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben

to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen

to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen a. fig

to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

11. (method) Art f [und Weise]

by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...

my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche

she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art

there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!

don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!

\ways and means Mittel und Wege

with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen

to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können

12. (habit) Art f

over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt

that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge

to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen

to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen

13. no pl (condition) Zustand m

to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein

he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht

she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung

14. (desire)

to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen

if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen

15. ( fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so 'ne Art Künstler fam

16. NAUT

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17. NAUT

▪ \ways pl Helling f

18.

▶ by the \way übrigens

and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich...

▶ that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( saying) so ist das Leben [eben]

▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben

▶ to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh

▶ to go all the \way [with sb] ( fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides haben

you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben

▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov

▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht

▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

▶ where there's a will, there's a \way ( prov) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. ADVERB

1. ( fam: used for emphasis) weit

it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...

she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus

you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!

to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig danebenliegen

\way back vor langer Zeit

\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern

to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein

\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel

2. (sl: very)

\way cool/hot total [o voll] cool/heiß fam

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[weɪ]
1. NOUN

1) = road Weg m

across or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber

Way of the Cross — Kreuzweg m

to fall by the way (fig) — auf der Strecke bleiben

2) = route Weg m

to ask the way — nach dem Weg fragen

you'll learn new skills along the way — Sie werden nebenbei auch neue Fertigkeiten erlernen

to go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren

to go down the wrong way (food, drink) — in die falsche Kehle kommen

there's no way out (fig) — es gibt keinen Ausweg

to find a way in — hineinfinden

the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg

the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg

prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen

the way forward — der Weg vorwärts or in die Zukunft

by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung

by way of illustration — zur Illustration

he's by way of being a painter (inf) — er ist eine Art Maler (inf)

the way to the station — der Weg zum Bahnhof

can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?

is it on the way? (place) (parcel etc) — liegt das auf dem Weg? ist es unterwegs?

the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg

to stop on the way — unterwegs anhalten

on the way (here) — auf dem Weg (hierher)

on the way to London — auf dem Weg nach London

you pass it on your way home — du kommst auf deinem Nachhauseweg or Heimweg daran vorbei

they're on their way now — sie sind jetzt auf dem Weg or unterwegs

to go on one's way — sich auf den Weg machen

there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden

she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —

I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)

if it is out of your way — wenn es ein Umweg für Sie ist

it took us out of our way — es war ein Umweg für uns

to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun

please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände

to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen

to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein

the way in — der Eingang

on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren

to be on the way in (fig inf) — im Kommen sein

the way out — der Ausgang

please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme

can you find your own way out? — finden Sie selbst hinaus?

on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren

to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy

I know my way around the town —

she knows her way around the system (fig inf) — sie kennt sich im System aus

can you find your way home? — finden Sie nach Hause?

to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen

to make one's way to somewhere — sich an einen Ort or irgendwohin bewegen or begeben

can you make your own way to the restaurant? — kannst du allein zu dem Restaurant kommen?

to make one's way home — nach Hause gehen

to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben

to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen

to go one's own way (fig) — eigene Wege gehen

they went their separate ways (lit, fig) — ihre Wege trennten sich

to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)

can the nation pay its way? — kann das Volk or Land für sich selber aufkommen?

to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

3) = path Weg m

to bar or block the way — den Weg ab- or versperren

to leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)

to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören

to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören

her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen

to put difficulties in sb's way — jdm Hindernisse in den Weg stellen

to stand in sb's way (lit, fig) — jdm im Weg stehen or sein

don't let me stand in your way — ich will dir nicht im Weg stehen

he lets nothing stand in his way —

now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn

to stand in the way of progress — den Fortschritt aufhalten or hemmen

to put sb in the way of sth (inf) — jdm zu etw verhelfen

get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!

to want sb out of the way — jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen

to get sth out of the way of sb —

they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren

get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen

keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!

keep or stay out of my way! — komm mir nicht mehr über den Weg!

to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)

make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!

4) = direction Richtung f

which way are you going? — in welche Richtung or wohin gehen Sie?

down our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)

it's out Windsor way — es ist or liegt in Richtung Windsor

look both ways — schau nach beiden Seiten

to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen

if the chance comes your way — wenn Sie (dazu) die Gelegenheit haben

if a good job comes my way — wenn ein guter Job für mich auftaucht

each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz

we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen

she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte

this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte

look this way —

"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"

he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way

cars parked every which way — ungeordnet or durcheinander geparkte Autos

5)

= side it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)

"this way up" — "hier oben"

it's the other way (a)round — es ist (genau) umgekehrt

put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin

6) = distance Weg m, Strecke f

five miles? that's quite a way! (inf) — fünf Meilen? das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke! (inf)

a little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt

it's only a little way to the next stop — es ist nur ein kleines Stück bis zur nächsten Haltestelle

it rained all the way there — es hat auf der ganzen Strecke geregnet

I'm behind you all the way (fig) — ich stehe voll (und ganz) hinter Ihnen

I haven't read it all the way through yet — ich habe es noch nicht ganz gelesen

that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange

a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb

that's a long way back —

a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...

he's come a long way since then (fig) — er hat sich seitdem sehr gebessert

he'll go a long way (fig) — er wird es weit bringen

to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein

it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen

a little goes a long way — ein kleines bisschen reicht sehr lange

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit hilft viel

that's a long way from the truth — das ist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

better by a long way — bei Weitem or um vieles besser

not by a long way — bei Weitem nicht

7) = manner Art f, Weise f

I'd rather do it my way — ich möchte es lieber auf meine (eigene) Art or Weise machen

that's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken

the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht

a funny way of talking — eine komische Art zu reden

to learn the hard way — aus dem eigenen Schaden lernen

way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f

to my way of thinking —

to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)

in a general way this is true — ganz allgemein ist das richtig

what a way to talk! — so etwas sagt man nicht!

in a big way — im großen Stil

in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so

it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way

either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle

no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!

there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können

there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist

that's no way to speak to your mother — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter

you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)

he wants it both ways — er will das eine haben und das andere nicht lassen

this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest

do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...

this way he need never know — auf diese Weise muss er es nie erfahren

I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt

the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht

I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —

do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?

that's not the way we do things here — so or auf die Art machen wir das hier nicht

you could tell by the way he was dressed —

it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen

that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!

the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen

the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln

that's the way the money goes — so geht das Geld weg

it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie

leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist

it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest

do it the way I do (it) — machen Sie es so or auf dieselbe Art und Weise wie ich (es mache)

to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird

show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)

that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen

what's the best way to do it? — wie macht man das am besten?

there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl

Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m

8) = means Weg m

we'll find a way — wir werden (schon) einen Weg finden

love will find a way — die Liebe überwindet jedes Hindernis or alle Schwierigkeiten

9) = method, technique Art f

he has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke

we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen

there are many ways of solving the problem —

ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!

the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach

he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern

he has a way with him — er hat so eine (gewisse) Art

10) = habit Art f

it is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...

to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun

the ways of the Spaniards —

the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes

the way of the world — der Lauf der Welt or der Dinge

that is our way with traitors — so machen wir das mit Verrätern

he has his little ways — er hat so seine Eigenheiten or Marotten (inf)

as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist

way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f

11) = respect Hinsicht f

in a way — in gewisser Hinsicht or Weise

in no way — in keiner Weise

in many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht

in every possible way —

to be better in every possible way — in jeder Hinsicht besser sein

in more ways than one — in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?

12)

= desire to get or have one's (own) way —

our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch

have it your own way! — wie du willst!

13) = state Zustand m

he's in a bad way — er ist in schlechter Verfassung

things are in a bad way — die Dinge stehen schlecht

2. PLURAL NOUN
(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f
3. ADVERB
(inf)
way over/up — weit drüben/oben

it's way too big — das ist viel zu groß

way hip (US) — total hip (inf)

way back when — vor langer Zeit, als

since way back — seit Urzeiten

that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme

his guess was way out — seine Annahme war weit gefehlt

you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...

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way¹ [weı] s

1. Weg m:

way back Rückweg;

on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;

way home Heimweg;

way through Durchreise f, -fahrt f;

the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;

ways and means

a) Mittel und Wege,

b) besonders POL (finanzielle) Mittel, Geldbeschaffung(smaßnahmen) f;

ask the ( oder one’s) way nach dem Weg fragen;

lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;

send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;

take one’s way sich aufmachen (to nach); → committee 1, find B 3, know A 3

2. Straße f, Weg m:

over ( oder across) the way gegenüber

3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:

that is the way of the world das ist der Lauf der Welt; → flesh A 5

4. Richtung f, Seite f:

which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;

look the other way wegschauen;

this way

a) hierher,

b) hier entlang ( → 9);

the other way round umgekehrt

5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:

a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;

a long way off ( oder from here) weit (von hier) entfernt;

Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;

a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;

a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;

a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;

go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen

6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:

be ( oder stand) in sb’s way jemandem im Weg sein oder stehen (a. fig);

give way

a) (zurück)weichen,

b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),

c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);

give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;

out of the way! aus dem Weg!

7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:

way of a cock TECH Hahnbohrung f

8. Vorwärtskommen n:

make way besonders SCHIFF vorwärtskommen

9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:

any way auf jede oder irgendeine Art;

any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;

in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);

one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;

in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;

some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;

way of living (speaking, thinking) Lebensweise (Sprechweise, Denkweise, -art);

to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;

the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);

the same way genauso;

the way he does it so wie er es macht;

the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;

I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;

the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;

this ( oder that) way so ( → 4);

that’s the way to do it so macht man das;

if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;

in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);

in its way auf seine Art;

in what ( oder which) way? inwiefern?, wieso?; → each A

10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:

the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche

11. Eigenheit f, -art f:

funny ways komische Manieren;

it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;

she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;

that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer

12. (Aus)Weg m:

find a way

13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:

in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;

in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;

in one way in einer Beziehung;

in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;

in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmitteln

14. ( besonders Gesundheits)Zustand m, Lage f, Verfassung f:

in a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;

live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben

15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:

it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;

he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)

16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:

somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London

17. the Way BIBEL der Weg (die christliche Religion)

18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)

19. SCHIFF Fahrt(geschwindigkeit) f: → gather A 5

20. pl Schiffsbau:

a) Helling f

b) Stapelblöcke plBesondere Redewendungen: by the way

a) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,

b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,

c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),

d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;

by way of

a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,

b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,

c) als Entschuldigung etc, anstelle von (od gen) by way of example beispielsweise;

by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;

by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;

be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;

be by way of doing sth

a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,

b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;

in the way of

a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,

b) hinsichtlich (gen) in the way of business auf dem üblichen Geschäftsweg;

no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;

on the ( oder one’s) way unterwegs, auf dem Weg;

die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;

on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;

be on the way sich andeuten;

well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);

out of the way

a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,

b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,

c) übertrieben, abwegig nothing out of the way nichts Besonderes oder Ungewöhnliches;

under way

a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,

b) fig im Gange, in Gang the meeting was already under way die Konferenz war schon im Gange;

get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;

be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;

come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;

find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);

force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;

go sb’s way

a) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,

b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;

go out of one’s way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;

have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;

he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;

have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;

if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;

learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);

make way

a) Platz machen,

b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;

make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;

put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);

put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);

put o.s. out of the way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;

work one’s way up sich hocharbeiten; → both A, mend A 2, pave, pay¹ B 1

way² [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:

way back weit entfernt oder hinten oder zurück;

way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;

we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;

way down South weit unten im Süden;

this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;

you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben

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1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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(of doing something) n.

Manier -en f. n.

Art und Weise f.

Bahn -en f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Straße -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Weg -e m.

Weise -n f.

English-german dictionary > way
4 disculpa

Del verbo disculpar: ( conjugate disculpar) \ \
disculpa es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: disculpa disculpar
disculpa sustantivo femenino apology;
◊ me debe una disculpa she owes me an apology;
un error que no tiene disculpa an inexcusable error; pedir(le) disculpas (a algn) por algo to apologize (to sb) for sth
disculpar ( conjugate disculpar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹error/falta/comportamiento› to forgive, excuse;

◊ le disculpó la indiscreción he forgave her her indiscretion;
disculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late
b) ‹ persona› to make excuses for;

◊ su madre siempre lo está disculpando his mother's always making excuses for him
verbo intransitivo:
◊ disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse verbo pronominal to apologize; disculpase con algn to apologize to sb
disculpa sustantivo femenino excuse: te debe una disculpa, she owes you an apology o excuse Locuciones: pedir disculpas a alguien, to apologize to sb
disculpar verbo transitivo to excuse ' disculpa' also found in these entries: Spanish: balbucear - deber - excusa - mascullar - nada - disculpar - justificación English: abject - apologetic - apology - pardon - tender - sorry

English-spanish dictionary > disculpa
5 order

'o:də
1. noun
1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) orden

2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) orden, pedido

3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pedido

4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) orden

5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) orden

6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) orden

7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) orden

8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) orden

9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) orden

10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) orden

2. verb
1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordenar, mandar

2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) pedir, encargar

3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar

•

- orderly

3. noun
1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) asistente (de hospital)

2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenanza

•

- orderliness
- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order

order¹ n

1. orden

the officer gave the order to fire el oficial dio la orden de disparar

2. orden

the names are in alphabetical order los nombres están por orden alfabético

in order to para

we work in order to earn money trabajamos para ganar dinero

to be out of order no funcionar

the lift is out of order el ascensor no funciona

order² vb

1. ordenar / mandar

the policeman ordered me to get out of the car el policía me ordenó bajar del coche

2. pedir / encargar

did you order fried eggs? ¿has pedido huevos fritos?

we've ordered 20 copies of the book hemos encargado 20 ejemplares del libro

order

tr['ɔːdə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (sequence) orden nombre masculino, serie nombre femenino

■ in alphabetical/chronological order por orden alfabético/cronológico

■ you've put them in the wrong order los has ordenado mal

2 (condition, organization) orden nombre masculino, concierto

■ she put her affairs in order puso sus asuntos en orden

3 (fitness for use) condiciones nombre femenino plural, estado

■ the car's in good working order el coche funciona bien

■ the house is in good order la casa está en buenas condiciones

4 (obedience, authority, discipline) orden nombre masculino, disciplina

■ the teacher must keep order in the class el profesor debe mantener el orden en la clase

5 (system) orden nombre masculino

■ the existing order el orden actual

6 (rules, procedures, etc) orden nombre masculino, procedimiento

■ a point of order una cuestión de procedimiento

7 (command) orden nombre femenino

■ until futher orders hasta nueva orden

8 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (request, goods) pedido

■ I placed an order for 5 boxes encargué 5 cajas

■ the waiter took our order el camarero tomó nota de lo que queríamos

9 (written instruction) orden nombre femenino

■ a court order una orden nombre femenino judicial

10 (classes) orden nombre femenino

■ the military order la orden militar

■ the lower orders las clases bajas

11 (of plants, animals) orden nombre masculino

12 (group, society) orden nombre femenino; (badge, sign worn) condecoración nombre femenino, orden nombre femenino

■ the monastic orders las órdenes monásticas

■ a Masonic order una orden masónica

■ the Order of the Garter la Orden de la Jarretera

13 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL orden nombre masculino

14 (kind, sort) orden nombre masculino

■ of the highest order de primer orden

transitive verb

1 (command) ordenar, mandar

■ he ordered the soldiers to shoot ordenó a los soldados que dispararan

■ the doctor ordered me to stay in bed el médico me mandó quedarme en cama

2 (ask for) pedir, encargar

■ I've ordered a cake for his birthday he encargado un pastel para su cumpleaños

■ could you order me a taxi? ¿me podrías llamar un taxi?

■ we ordered two coffees pedimos dos cafés

3 (arrange, put in order, organize) ordenar, poner en orden

intransitive verb

1 (request to bring, ask for) pedir

■ have you ordered yet? ¿ya han pedido?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by order of por orden de

in order (tidy, acceptable) en orden 2 (valid) en regla 3 (ready) dispuesto,-a, listo,-a

■ everything in order? ¿todo en orden?

■ is your passport in order? ¿tienes el pasaporte en regla?

in order that para que, a fin de que

in order to para, a fin de

of the order of del orden de, alrededor de

'Last orders, please!' grito del camarero que indica que el bar va a cerrar y que hay que pedir la última consumición

out of order (not working) que no funciona

■ the lift is out of order el ascensor no funciona 2 (not in sequence) desordenado,-a 3 (not according to rules) fuera de lugar 4 familiar (unacceptable) inaceptable

■ her behaviour was out of order su comportamiento no fue aceptable, no hizo bien 6 familiar (in the wrong) equivocado,-a

■ you were out of order there, mate eso no estuvo bien, tío

to be on order estar pedido,-a

to be under orders (to do something) tener orden (de hacer algo)

to do something to order hacer algo por encargo

to take holy orders recibir las órdenes sagradas

order book libro de pedidos

order form hoja de pedido

the order of the day el orden del día

order ['ɔrdər] vt

1) organize: arreglar, ordenar, poner en orden

2) command: ordenar, mandar

3) request: pedir, encargar

to order a meal: pedir algo de comer

order vi

: hacer un pedido

order n

1) : orden f

a religious order: una orden religiosa

2) command: orden f, mandato m

to give an order: dar una orden

3) request: orden f, pedido m

purchase order: orden de compra

4) arrangement: orden m

in chronological order: por orden cronológico

5) discipline: orden m

law and order: el orden público

6)

in order to : para

7)

out of order : descompuesto, averiado

8) orders npl or holy orders : órdenes fpl sagradas

order

n.

• arreglo s.m.

• consigna s.f.

• cédula s.f.

• decreto s.m.

• encargo s.m.

• estructura s.f.

• forma s.f.

• línea s.f.

• mandado s.m.

• mandato s.m.

• orden (Comercio) s.m.

• pedido s.m.

• precepto s.m.

• regla s.f.

v.

• cometer v.

• disponer v.

• encargar v.

• intimar v.

• mandar v.

• mandar hacer v.

• ordenar v.

• pedir v.

'ɔːrdər, 'ɔːdə(r)
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( command) orden f

to await orders — esperar órdenes

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

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to get one's marching orders — (colloq) ser* despedido

b) ( court decree) ( Law) orden f; see also order of the day

3) c (request, goods requested) pedido m

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

4) u ( instructions to pay) ( Fin) orden f; see also postal order, standing order

Sense II

5) u

( sequence) orden m

in alphabetical/numerical order — en or por orden alfabético/numérico

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

6) ( satisfactory condition) orden m

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

I'm trying to put my affairs in order — estoy tratando de poner mis asuntos en orden or de arreglar mis asuntos

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

7) (harmony, discipline) orden m

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

8) (rules, procedure) orden m

point of order — cuestión f de orden or de procedimiento

to call a meeting to order — ( start) empezar* una reunión; ( resume) reanudar una reunión

9) ( in phrases)

a)

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

b)

in order to — para

c)

in order that — para que (+ subj)

d)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

Sense III

10) c

a) (kind, class)

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

b) ( Biol) orden m

c) (in phrases)

on o (BrE) in the order of: it cost something on the order of $100 — costó alrededor de 100 dólares, el costo fue del orden de 100 dólares

11) c

a) (of monks, nuns) orden f

b) ( insignia) condecoración f

12) orders pl ( Relig) órdenes fpl sagradas

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( command) ordenar

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered me out of the room — me ordenó or me mandó salir de la habitación

b) ( Med) mandar

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

2) ( request) pedir*; \<\<goods\>\> encargar*, pedir*

I ordered three boxes of pencils — hice un pedido de or encargué tres cajas de lápices

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

3) ( put in order) \<\<work/life/affairs\>\> ordenar, poner* en orden

2.

vi ( in restaurant)

are you ready to order? — ¿ya han decidido qué van a tomar or pedir?

Phrasal Verbs:

- order around

['ɔːdǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=sequence) orden m

in order — en orden, por orden

what order should these documents be in? — ¿en qué orden deben estar estos documentos?

• in alphabetical order — por or en orden alfabético

cast in order of appearance — (Theat, Cine) por orden de aparición

• in chronological order — por orden cronológico

• in order of merit — ordenado según el mérito

• they are out of order — están mal ordenados

to get out of order — desarreglarse

• put these in the right order — ponga estos por orden

• in order of seniority — por orden de antigüedad

• word order — orden m de las palabras

• they are in the wrong order — están mal ordenados

2) (=system) orden m

a new political/social order — un nuevo orden político/social

• she has no order in her life — lleva un régimen de vida muy desorganizado

• the old order is changing — el viejo orden está cambiando

• it is in the order of things — es ley de vida

• a new world order — un nuevo orden mundial

3) (=good order) buen estado m, orden m

• in order — (legally) en regla; [room] en orden, ordenado

his papers are in order — tiene los papeles en regla

everything is in order — todo está en regla

is this passport in order? — ¿este pasaporte está en regla?

to put a matter in order — arreglar un asunto

to put one's affairs in order — poner sus asuntos en orden

in good order — en buen estado, en buenas condiciones

a machine in working or running order — una máquina en buen estado

• to be out of order — [machine] estar estropeado or (LAm) descompuesto

the line is out of order — (Telec) no hay línea, la línea no funciona

out of order — no funciona

4) (=peace, control) orden m

• the forces of order — las fuerzas del orden

• to keep order — mantener el orden

she can't keep order — es incapaz de imponer la disciplina, no puede hacerse obedecer

to keep children in order — mantener a los niños en orden

5) (=command) orden f ; [of court etc] sentencia f, fallo m

orders are orders — las órdenes no se discuten

• bankruptcy order — orden f de quiebra

• by order of — por orden de

• Order in Council — (Brit) (Parl) Orden f Real

• order of the court — sentencia f del tribunal

• deportation order — orden f de deportación

• till further orders — hasta nueva orden

• to give orders — dar órdenes

to give sb orders to do sth — ordenar or mandar a algn hacer algo

he gave the order for it to be done — ordenó que se hiciera

• to obey orders — cumplir órdenes

• on the orders of — a las órdenes de

• to take orders from sb — recibir órdenes de algn

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí no me da órdenes nadie

• that's an order! — ¡es una orden!

• under orders — bajo órdenes

we are under orders not to allow it — tenemos orden de no permitirlo

to be under the orders of — estar bajo el mando de

- get one's marching orders
starter 1., 1)
6) (=correct procedure) (at meeting, Parliament etc) orden m

order (, order)! — ¡orden!

• to call sb to order — llamar a algn al orden

to call the meeting to order — abrir la sesión

• order of the day — (Mil) orden del día; (fig) moda f, estilo m del momento

strikes are the order of the day — las huelgas están a la orden del día

• to be in order — [action, request] ser procedente

a beer would be in order — sería indicado tomarse una cerveza

it seems congratulations are in order! — ¡enhorabuena!

is it in order for me to go to Rome? — ¿(le) es inconveniente si voy a Roma?

it is not in order to discuss Ruritania — Ruritania está fuera de la cuestión

• to be out of order * — (=unacceptable) [remark] estar fuera de lugar; [person] comportarse mal

to rule a matter out of order — decidir que un asunto no se puede discutir

• a point of order — una cuestión de procedimiento

7) (Comm) pedido m, encargo m

• we have it on order for you — está pedido para usted

we will put it on order for you — se lo pediremos para usted al fabricante

• to place an order for sth with sb — encargar or hacer un pedido de algo a algn

• repeat order — pedido m de repetición

• rush order — pedido m urgente

• made to order — hecho a medida

we can't do things to order — no podemos proveer en seguida todo cuanto se nos pide

- that's rather a tall order

8) (in restaurant)

the waiter took our order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que íbamos a comer

an order of French fries — una ración de patatas fritas

9)

in order to do sth — para or a fin de hacer algo

in order that he may stay — para que pueda quedarse

10) [of society etc] clase f, categoría f ; (Bio) orden m

• Benedictine Order — Orden f de San Benito

• the present crisis is of a different order — la crisis actual es de un orden distinto

• talents of the first order — talentos mpl de primer orden

• holy orders — órdenes fpl sagradas

to be in/take (holy) orders — ser/ordenarse sacerdote

• the lower orders — las clases bajas or (LAm) populares

• of the order of 500 — del orden de los quinientos

something in or of or (US) on the order of £3,000 — unos 3.000, alrededor de 3.000

order of magnitude — magnitud f

11) (Econ) libranza f ; (postal) giro m

pay to the order of — páguese a la orden de

12) (Archit) orden m

Doric order — orden m dórico

13)

in short order — (US) rápidamente

14) (Mil)

• in battle order — en orden de batalla

• in close order — en filas apretadas

• in marching order — en orden de marchar

2. VT

1) (=command) mandar, ordenar

to order sb to do sth — mandar or ordenar a algn hacer algo

to be ordered to pay costs — ser condenado en costas

he was ordered to be quiet — le ordenaron que se callara

he ordered that the army should advance — ordenó que el ejército avanzara, dio órdenes de que el ejército avanzara

the referee ordered the player off the field — el árbitro expulsó al jugador del campo

to order sb in/up etc — mandar entrar/subir etc a algn, hacer entrar/subir etc a algn

are you ordering me out of my own house? — ¿me estás echando de mi propia casa?

2) (=put in order) ordenar, poner en orden

they are ordered by date/size — están ordenados por fecha/tamaño

3) (=organize) organizar, arreglar

to order one's life properly — organizar bien su vida, vivir de acuerdo a cierto método

4) [+ goods, meal, taxi] pedir, encargar

to order a suit — mandar hacer un traje

we ordered steak and chips — pedimos un filete con patatas fritas

3.

VI (in restaurant) pedir

are you ready to order? — ¿han decidido qué van a pedir?

4.

CPD

order book N — (Comm) libro m de pedidos, cartera f de pedidos

order department N — (Comm) sección f de pedidos

order form N — (Comm) hoja f de pedido

order number N — (Comm) número m de pedido

Order of Merit N (Brit) —

• the Order of Merit — la Orden del Mérito

order paper N — (Brit) (Parl etc) orden m del día
garter
- order about

- order back

* * *
['ɔːrdər, 'ɔːdə(r)]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( command) orden f

to await orders — esperar órdenes

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

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to get one's marching orders — (colloq) ser* despedido

b) ( court decree) ( Law) orden f; see also order of the day

3) c (request, goods requested) pedido m

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

4) u ( instructions to pay) ( Fin) orden f; see also postal order, standing order

Sense II

5) u

( sequence) orden m

in alphabetical/numerical order — en or por orden alfabético/numérico

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

6) ( satisfactory condition) orden m

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

I'm trying to put my affairs in order — estoy tratando de poner mis asuntos en orden or de arreglar mis asuntos

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

7) (harmony, discipline) orden m

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

8) (rules, procedure) orden m

point of order — cuestión f de orden or de procedimiento

to call a meeting to order — ( start) empezar* una reunión; ( resume) reanudar una reunión

9) ( in phrases)

a)

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

b)

in order to — para

c)

in order that — para que (+ subj)

d)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

Sense III

10) c

a) (kind, class)

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

b) ( Biol) orden m

c) (in phrases)

on o (BrE) in the order of: it cost something on the order of $100 — costó alrededor de 100 dólares, el costo fue del orden de 100 dólares

11) c

a) (of monks, nuns) orden f

b) ( insignia) condecoración f

12) orders pl ( Relig) órdenes fpl sagradas

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( command) ordenar

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered me out of the room — me ordenó or me mandó salir de la habitación

b) ( Med) mandar

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

2) ( request) pedir*; \<\<goods\>\> encargar*, pedir*

I ordered three boxes of pencils — hice un pedido de or encargué tres cajas de lápices

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

3) ( put in order) \<\<work/life/affairs\>\> ordenar, poner* en orden

2.

vi ( in restaurant)

are you ready to order? — ¿ya han decidido qué van a tomar or pedir?

Phrasal Verbs:

- order around

English-spanish dictionary > order
6 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
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3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
7 humble

1. adjective
1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humilde

2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) humilde, modesto

2. verb
(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) humillar

- humbly
- humbleness
See also:

- humility

humble adj humilde

he comes from a humble background es de origen humilde

El comparativo de humble se escribe humbler; el superlativo se escribe humblest

humble

tr['hʌmbəl]

adjective

1 humilde

transitive verb

1 humillar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to eat humble pie admitir estar equivocado,-a

humble ['hʌmbəl] vt, - bled ; - bling

1) : humillar

2)

to humble oneself : humillarse

humble adj, - bler ; - blest : humilde, modesto

♦ humbly ['hʌmbli] adv

humble

adj.

• apocado, -a adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• humilde adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• servil adj.

• terrero, -a adj.

v.

• abatir v.

• abismar v.

• achicar v.

• acochinar v.

• apocar v.

• derrocar v.

• desensoberbecer v.

• desentonar v.

• humillar v.

I 'hʌmbəl
adjective humilde, modesto; <apology/request> humilde

in my humble opinion — en mi modesta or humilde opinión; eat 1)

II

transitive verb ( make humble) darle* una lección de humildad a; ( humiliate) humillar

['hʌmbl]
1. ADJ
(compar humbler) (superl humblest)
1) (=unassuming) [person] humilde, modesto; [apology] humilde

she was very humble about her achievements — era muy modesta respecto a sus éxitos

my humble apologies for keeping you waiting — frm mis más humildes disculpas por tenerle esperando

in my humble opinion — en mi humilde or modesta opinión

I am or remain your humble servant — frm (in letters) su humilde or seguro(-a) servidor*, (a)

2) (=lowly) [person, origins, background] humilde; [house, home] humilde, modesto

the humble maggot — el humilde gusano

welcome to our humble abode — hum bienvenido a nuestra humilde morada

2. VT

1) (=make humble) dar una lección de humildad a

Ted's words humbled me — Ted me dio una lección de humildad con sus palabras

it was a humbling experience — fue una lección de humildad

to humble o.s. before God — acercarse a Dios con humildad

2) (=defeat) humillar

3.

CPD

humble pie N —

- eat humble pie

* * *

I ['hʌmbəl]
adjective humilde, modesto; <apology/request> humilde

in my humble opinion — en mi modesta or humilde opinión; eat 1)

II

transitive verb ( make humble) darle* una lección de humildad a; ( humiliate) humillar

English-spanish dictionary > humble
8 stammer

'stæmə
1. noun
(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.)

2. verb
(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.)

- stammerer

stammer vb tartamudear

stammer

tr['stæmə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 tartamudeo

intransitive verb

1 tartamudear

transitive verb

1 (say with a stammer) decir tartamudeando, farfullar

\

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to have a stammer tartamudear

stammer ['stæmər] vi

: tartamudear, titubear

stammer n

: tartamudeo m, titubeo m

stammer

n.

• balbuceo s.m.

• tartamudeo s.m.

v.

• balbucear v.

• balbucir v.

• tartajear v.

• tartamudear v.

• titubear v.

'stæmər, 'stæmə(r)
I

noun tartamudeo m

to speak with a stammer — tartamudear

II
1.

intransitive verb tartamudear

2.

vt \<\<reply/apology\>\> balbucear, farfullar

['stæmǝ(r)]
1.

N tartamudeo m

he has a bad stammer — tartamudea terriblemente

2.

VI tartamudear

3.

VT (also: stammer out) decir tartamudeando

* * *
['stæmər, 'stæmə(r)]
I

noun tartamudeo m

to speak with a stammer — tartamudear

II
1.

intransitive verb tartamudear

2.

vt \<\<reply/apology\>\> balbucear, farfullar

English-spanish dictionary > stammer
9 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca

3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de

4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

near adj adv cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• afín adj.

• allegado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• inmediato, -a adj.

• propincuo, -a adj.

• próximo (Cercano) adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

adv.

• cerca adv.

prep.

• cerca de prep.

• hacia prep.

• sobre prep.

v.

• acercarse v.

I nɪr, nɪə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposible

victory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible

2) (in time)

• the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz

• winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca

• the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan

• to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina

3) (in level, degree)

• the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...

• you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

4) (=almost) casi

• I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo

• near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas

• it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones

• I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln

• if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro

• don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde

• we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando

where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él

a near thing —

she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos

4) [relative] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f

he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco

it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco

near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables

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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
10 accept

transitive verb

1) (be willing to receive) annehmen; aufnehmen [Mitglied]; (take formally) entgegennehmen [Dank, Spende, Auszeichnung]; übernehmen [Verantwortung, Aufgabe]; (agree to) annehmen [Vorschlag, Plan, Heiratsantrag, Einladung]

accept somebody for a job/school — jemandem eine Einstellungszusage geben/jemanden in eine Schule aufnehmen

accept somebody for a course — jemanden in einen Lehrgang aufnehmen

2) (approve) akzeptieren

accept somebody as a member of the group — jemanden als Mitglied der Gruppe anerkennen

3) (acknowledge) akzeptieren

it is accepted that... — es ist unbestritten, dass...

an accepted fact — eine anerkannte Tatsache

4) (believe)

accept something [from somebody] — [jemandem] etwas glauben

5) (tolerate) hinnehmen

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[ək'sept]
verb

1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) annehmen

2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) akzeptieren

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ac·cept

[əkˈsept]

I. vt

1. (take when offered)

▪ to \accept sth etw annehmen

to \accept sb's advice/an apology/a suggestion jds Ratschlag/eine Entschuldigung/einen Vorschlag annehmen

to \accept an award eine Auszeichnung entgegennehmen

to \accept a bribe sich akk bestechen lassen

to \accept a gift/an invitation/a job/an offer ein Geschenk/eine Einladung/eine Stelle/ein Angebot annehmen

to \accept sb as a member jdn als Mitglied aufnehmen

2. (take in payment)

▪ to \accept sth etw annehmen

do you \accept credit cards? kann man bei Ihnen mit Kreditkarte zahlen?

this telephone \accepts only coins an diesem Telefon kann man nur mit Münzen telefonieren

3. (believe)

▪ to \accept sth etw glauben; (more official) etw dat Glauben schenken

4. (acknowledge)

▪ to \accept sth etw anerkennen

she refused to \accept all the blame sie weigerte sich, die ganze Schuld auf sich zu nehmen

to \accept responsibility Verantwortung übernehmen

▪ to \accept [that]... akzeptieren, dass...

I \accept that I've made a mistake ich sehe ein, dass ich einen Fehler gemacht habe

5. (resign oneself to)

▪ to \accept sth etw akzeptieren [o hinnehmen]

to \accept sb's decision jds Entscheidung akzeptieren

to \accept one's fate/a situation sich akk mit seinem Schicksal/einer Situation abfinden

▪ to \accept [the fact] that... [die Tatsache] akzeptieren, dass..., sich akk damit abfinden, dass...

6. (include socially)

▪ to \accept sb jdn akzeptieren

II. vi zusagen, annehmen

▪ to \accept to do sth einwilligen, etw zu tun

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[ək'sept]
1. vt

1) akzeptieren; apology, offer, gift, invitation annehmen; responsibility übernehmen; (= believe) story glauben

a photograph of the President accepting the award —

we will not accept anything but the best — wir werden nur das Allerbeste akzeptieren or annehmen

to accept sb into society — jdn in die Gesellschaft aufnehmen

2) (= recognize) need einsehen, anerkennen; person, duty akzeptieren, anerkennen

it is generally or widely accepted that... — es ist allgemein anerkannt, dass...

we must accept the fact that... — wir müssen uns damit abfinden, dass...

I accept that it might take a little longer — ich sehe ein, dass es etwas länger dauern könnte

the government accepted that the treaty would on occasions have to be infringed — die Regierung akzeptierte, dass der Vertrag gelegentlich verletzt werden würde

to accept that sth is one's responsibility/duty — etw als seine Verantwortung/Pflicht akzeptieren

3) (= allow, put up with) behaviour, fate, conditions hinnehmen

we'll just have to accept things as they are — wir müssen die Dinge eben so( hin)nehmen, wie sie sind

4) (COMM) cheque, orders annehmen; delivery annehmen, abnehmen

2. vi
annehmen; (with offers also) akzeptieren; (with invitations also) zusagen
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accept [əkˈsept; æk-; US auch ıkˈs-]

A v/t

1. ein Geschenk etc annehmen, auch Huldigungen etc entgegennehmen, Münzen annehmen (Automat etc)

2. eine Einladung, einen Rat etc annehmen, jemanden, etwas akzeptieren:

accept life das Leben bejahen;

accepted pairing anlehnende Werbung

3. hinnehmen, sich abfinden mit, akzeptieren:

accept to do sth einwilligen, etwas zu tun;

you must accept the fact that … du musst dich damit abfinden, dass …

4. eine Meinung etc akzeptieren, anerkennen, gelten lassen:

accepted anerkannt (Tatsache etc);

in the accepted sense (of the word) im landläufigen oder gebräuchlichen Sinne;

accepted text offizieller Text;

it is (generally) accepted that … es ist unbestritten, dass …

5. aufnehmen ( into in akk)

6. glauben ( auch that dass)

7. eine Verantwortung etc auf sich nehmen

8. einen Wechsel annehmen, akzeptieren

9. ZOOL ein männliches Tier (zur Begattung) annehmen

B v/i (das Angebot) annehmen oder akzeptieren, (damit) einverstanden sein, zusagen

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transitive verb

1) (be willing to receive) annehmen; aufnehmen [Mitglied]; (take formally) entgegennehmen [Dank, Spende, Auszeichnung]; übernehmen [Verantwortung, Aufgabe]; (agree to) annehmen [Vorschlag, Plan, Heiratsantrag, Einladung]

accept somebody for a job/school — jemandem eine Einstellungszusage geben/jemanden in eine Schule aufnehmen

accept somebody for a course — jemanden in einen Lehrgang aufnehmen

2) (approve) akzeptieren

accept somebody as a member of the group — jemanden als Mitglied der Gruppe anerkennen

3) (acknowledge) akzeptieren

it is accepted that... — es ist unbestritten, dass...

an accepted fact — eine anerkannte Tatsache

4) (believe)

accept something [from somebody] — [jemandem] etwas glauben

5) (tolerate) hinnehmen

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v.

akzeptieren v.

annehmen v.

auf sich nehmen ausdr.

einsehen v.

entgegennehmen v.

hinnehmen v.

zusagen v.

English-german dictionary > accept
11 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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comparative of; see more

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[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

English-Italian dictionary > much
12 abjectness

ab·ject·ness

[ˈæbʤektnəs]

n no pl

1. (degraded condition) Erbärmlichkeit f

2. of person Unterwürfigkeit f; of an apology Demut f

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['bdZektnɪs]
n

1) (= wretchedness) Erbärmlichkeit f

2) (= servility) (of apology) Demut f; (of person, gesture also) Unterwürfigkeit f

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abjection, abjectness s

1. a) Erbärmlichkeit f

b) Verächtlichkeit f

c) Unterwürfigkeit f

2. Hoffnungslosigkeit f

3. Niedergeschlagenheit f

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n.

Verworfenheit f.

English-german dictionary > abjectness
13 excusa

Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar) \ \
excusa es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: excusa excusar
excusa sustantivo femenino
a) ( pretexto) excuse

b)

◊ excusas sustantivo femenino plural ( disculpas) apologies (pl)

excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
a) ( disculpar) ‹ comportamiento› to excuse

b) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
a) ( pedir perdón) to apologize

b) ( ofrecer excusas) to excuse oneself

excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time (disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse ' excusa' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - desmontar - historiada - historiado - inventar - pero - plausible - socorrida - socorrido - admisible - amañar - burdo - cuento - débil - tonto - tragar - verosímil English: apology - cast-iron - concoct - excuse - familiar - flimsy - lame - paltry - plead - pretence - pretense - pretext - serve up - square - water - other - pathetic

English-spanish dictionary > excusa
14 pardon

1. noun
1) (forgiveness) Vergebung, die (geh.); Verzeihung, die

2)

beg somebody's pardon — jemanden um Entschuldigung od. (geh.) Verzeihung bitten

I beg your pardon — entschuldigen od. verzeihen Sie bitte; (please repeat) wie bitte? (auch iron.)

beg pardon — (coll.) Entschuldigung; Verzeihung

pardon? — (coll.) bitte?

pardon! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!

3) (Law)

[free] pardon — Begnadigung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (forgive)

pardon somebody [for] something — jemandem etwas verzeihen

2) (excuse) entschuldigen

pardon my saying so, but... — entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich es so ausdrücke, aber...

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!

pardonme? — (Amer.) wie bitte?

3) (Law) begnadigen

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1. verb
1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) verzeihen

2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) begnadigen
2. noun
1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) die Verzeihung

2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) die Begnadigung
3. interjection
(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) wie bitte?

- academic.ru/115406/beg_someone%27s_pardon">beg someone's pardon
- I beg your pardon
- pardon me
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par·don

[ˈpɑ:d^ən, AM ˈpɑ:r-]

I. n no pl LAW Begnadigung f

II. vt

1. (forgive)

▪ to \pardon sth etw verzeihen [o entschuldigen]

if you'll \pardon the expression! verzeihen Sie bitte den Ausdruck!

\pardon me interrupting! entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich unterbreche!

2. LAW

▪ to \pardon sb jdn begnadigen

III. interj (apology)

I beg your \pardon! [or AM also\pardon me!] Entschuldigung!, tut mir leid!; (request for repetition) wie bitte?, Entschuldigung, was sagten Sie?; (reply to offensiveness) erlauben Sie mal!, na, hören Sie mal!

▶ \pardon me for breathing [or living] [or existing] ( fam) tut mir leid, ich kann mich leider nicht in Luft auflösen

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['pAːdn]
1. n

1) (JUR) Begnadigung f

there will be no pardon for deserters — für Fahnenflüchtige gibt es keinen Pardon

to grant sb a pardon — jdn begnadigen

general pardon — Amnestie f

2)

to beg sb's pardon —

I beg your pardon, but could you...? — verzeihen or entschuldigen Sie bitte, könnten Sie...?

I beg your pardon! — erlauben Sie mal!, ich muss doch sehr bitten!

I beg your pardon? (Brit) — bitte?, wie bitte?

I beg your pardon, beg pardon (apology) —

a thousand pardons! — ich bitte tausendmal um Verzeihung or Entschuldigung!

we beg the reader's pardon for... — wir bitten den Leser für... um Nachsicht

2. vt

1) (JUR) begnadigen

2) (= forgive) verzeihen, vergeben (sb jdm, sth etw)

to pardon sb sth — jdm etw verzeihen or vergeben

pardon me, but could you...? — entschuldigen or verzeihen Sie bitte, könnten Sie...?

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!, Verzeihung!

pardon me? (US) — bitte?, wie bitte?

pardon my mentioning it — entschuldigen or verzeihen Sie bitte, dass ich das erwähne

pardon me for asking! (iro) — entschuldige bitte, dass ich es gewagt habe zu fragen! (iro)

pardon my French! (hum) — wenn ich den Ausdruck mal benutzen darf

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pardon [ˈpɑː(r)dn]

A v/t

1. jemandem oder eine Sache verzeihen, jemanden oder etwas entschuldigen:

pardon me Verzeihung!, Entschuldigung!, entschuldigen Sie oder verzeihen Sie bitte!;

pardon me for interrupting you verzeihen oder entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich Sie unterbreche!;

if you’ll pardon the expression wenn ich so sagen darf

2. eine Schuld vergeben

3. jemandem das Leben schenken, jemandem die Strafe erlassen, jemanden begnadigen

B s

1. Verzeihung f:

a thousand pardons ich bitte (Sie) tausendmal um Entschuldigung;

beg ( oder ask) sb’s pardon jemanden um Verzeihung oder Entschuldigung bitten;

I beg your pardon

a) entschuldigen Sie oder verzeihen Sie bitte!, Verzeihung!, Entschuldigung!,

b) umg a. pardon? wie bitte?

c) wie bitte?, erlauben Sie mal!, ich muss doch sehr bitten!

2. Vergebung f ( for gen)

3. Begnadigung f, Straferlass m, Amnestie f: → general pardon

4. Pardon m, Gnade f

5. KATH Ablass m

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1. noun
1) (forgiveness) Vergebung, die (geh.); Verzeihung, die

2)

beg somebody's pardon — jemanden um Entschuldigung od. (geh.) Verzeihung bitten

I beg your pardon — entschuldigen od. verzeihen Sie bitte; (please repeat) wie bitte? (auch iron.)

beg pardon — (coll.) Entschuldigung; Verzeihung

pardon? — (coll.) bitte?

pardon! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!

3) (Law)

[free] pardon — Begnadigung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (forgive)

pardon somebody [for] something — jemandem etwas verzeihen

2) (excuse) entschuldigen

pardon my saying so, but... — entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich es so ausdrücke, aber...

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!

pardonme? — (Amer.) wie bitte?

3) (Law) begnadigen

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n.

Begnadigung f.

Verzeihung f. v.

verzeihen v.

(§ p.,pp.: verzieh, verziehen)

English-german dictionary > pardon
15 so

səu
1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto

2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

so¹ adv

1. tan

the exam was so difficult that nobody passed el examen fue tan difícil que no aprobó nadie

2. así

Look, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es

I know because Gary told me so lo sé porque me lo dijo Gary

3. que sí / que no

I think so creo que sí

I don't suppose so supongo que no

4. también

I went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete también

I like dancing So do I me gusta bailar A mí también

if so de ser así

or so más o menos

the journey takes an hour or so el viaje dura más o menos una hora

so far hasta ahora

I've read 20 pages so far hasta ahora he leído 20 páginas

so long! ¡hasta luego!

so many tantos

so much tanto

so² conj así que

you broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarlo

so we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?

so that para que

we got up early so that we could go skiing madrugamos para poder ir a esquiar

so what? ¿y qué?

Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happen

so

tr[səʊ]

conjunction

1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama

2 (to express purpose) para, para que

■ speak up so that everyone can hear habla fuerte para que todos te oigan

■ he took off his shoes so as not to make any noise se quitó los zapatos para no hacer ruido

adverb

1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno

■ so you've decided to come así que has decidido venir

■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?

■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?

2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a

■ she's so bored está tan aburrida

■ it's so cold hace tanto frío

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto

■ he was so hungry that he ate the lot tenía tanta hambre que se lo comió todo

■ he isn't so clever as he looks no es tan listo como parece

3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a

■ I can only do so much no puedo hacer más

■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así

■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?

■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida

■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas

4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo

■ he's about so tall es así de alto

■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así

■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú

5 (to avoid repetition) que sí

■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí

■ I'm afraid so me temo que sí

■ I told you so ya te lo dije

■ and quite rightly so y con mucha razón

■ if so en este caso, de ser así

6 (to express agreement, also) también

■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también

■ it's snowing - so it is está nevando - así es

■ so I see ya veo

■ so it seems así parece

adjective

1 (factual, true) así

■ it can't be so no puede ser

■ that just isn't so eso no es verdad

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcétera

just so / exactly so perfecto, en orden

so be it así sea

so long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!

so much for something

■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!

■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!

so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!

so what? ¿y qué?

so ['so:] adv

1) (referring to something indicated or suggested)

do you think so?: ¿tú crees?

so it would seem: eso parece

I told her so: se lo dije

he's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listo

it so happened that...: resultó que...

do it like so: hazlo así

so be it: así sea

2) also: también

so do I: yo también

3) thus: así, de esta manera

4) : tan

he'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento

5) consequently: por lo tanto

so conj

1) therefore: así que

2) or so that : para que, así que, de manera que

3)

so what? : ¿y qué?

so

adv.

• así adv.

• por consiguiente adv.

• por tanto adv.

• tal adv.

• también adv.

• tan adv.

• tanto adv.

conj.

• así que conj.

interj.

• îverdad... interj.

I səʊ
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

I [sǝʊ]
1. ADV

1) (=to such an extent)

a) (with adj/adv) tan

I'm so worried — estoy tan preocupado

it is so big that... — es tan grande que...

he was talking so fast I couldn't understand — hablaba tan rápido que no lo entendía

I wish you weren't so clumsy — ¡ojalá no fueras tan patoso!

it was so heavy! — ¡pesaba tanto!

"how's your father?" - "not so good" — -¿cómo está tu padre? -no muy bien

• it's about so high/long — es más o menos así de alto/largo

• she's not so clever as him — no es tan lista como él

he's not so silly as to do that — no es bastante tonto para hacer eso, no es tan tonto como para hacer eso

• so many — tantos/as

we don't need so many — no necesitamos tantos

I haven't got so many pairs of shoes as you — no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tú

• so much — tanto/a

we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I haven't got so much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

• it's not so very difficult — no es tan difícil
kind, sure etc
b) (with vb) tanto

I love you so — te quiero tanto

he who so loved Spain — liter él que amó tanto a España

2) (=thus, in this way, likewise) así, de esta manera, de este modo

so it was that... — así fue que..., de esta manera or de este modo fue como...

it is so — es así

we so arranged things that... — lo arreglamos de modo que...

so it is!, so it does! — ¡es verdad!, ¡es cierto!, ¡correcto!

is that so? — ¿de veras?

isn't that so? — ¿no es así?

that's so — eso es

that's not so — no es así

• so be it — así sea

• and he did so — y lo hizo

• do so then! — ¡hazlo, pues!

• by so doing — haciéndolo así

• I expect so — supongo que sí, a lo mejor

• so far — hasta aquí or ahora

• and so forth — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• it so happens that... — resulta que..., el caso es que...

• I hope so — eso espero yo, espero que sí

• how so? — ¿cómo es eso?

• if so — en este caso, en cuyo caso

• just so! — ¡eso!, ¡eso es!

he likes things just so — le gusta que todo esté en su lugar

• you do it like so * — se hace así, se hace de esta manera

• only more so — pero en mayor grado

• so much so that... — hasta tal punto or grado que..., tanto es así que...

• not so! — ¡nada de eso!

• and so on — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• so saying he walked away — dicho eso, se marchó

• so he says — eso dice él

• so to speak — por decirlo así

• I think so — creo que sí

I thought so — me lo figuraba or suponía

• I told you so — ya te lo dije

• why so? — ¿por qué?, ¿cómo?

3) (=also)

• he's wrong and so are you — se equivocan tanto usted como él

• so do I — (y) yo también

"I work a lot" - "so do I" — -trabajo mucho -(y) yo también

"I love horses" - "so do I" — -me encantan los caballos -a mí también

• "I've been waiting for ages!" - "so have we" — -¡llevo esperando un siglo! -(y) nosotros también

• so would I — yo también

4) (phrases)

• so long! * — ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!

• so much the better/worse — tanto mejor/peor

she didn't so much as send me a birthday card — no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera para mi cumpleaños

I haven't so much as a penny — no tengo ni un peso

she gave me back the book without so much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa

so much for her promises! — ¡eso valen sus promesas!

• ten or so — unos diez, diez más o menos

ten or so people — unas diez personas, diez personas o así or más o menos

at five o'clock or so — a las cinco o así or o por ahí or más o menos

2. CONJ

1) (expressing purpose) para

he took her upstairs so they wouldn't be overheard — la subió al piso de arriba para que nadie los oyera

• so as to do sth — para hacer algo, a fin de hacer algo

we hurried so as not to be late — nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde or a fin de no llegar tarde

• so that — para que + subjun, a fin de que + subjun

I bought it so that you should see it — lo compré para que or a fin de que lo vieras

2) (expressing result) así que, de manera que

he hadn't studied, so he found the exam difficult — no había estudiado, así que or de manera que el examen le resultó difícil

• it rained and so we could not go out — llovió, así que no pudimos salir, llovió y no pudimos salir

• so that — de modo que, de manera que

he stood so that he faced west — se puso de tal modo que or de manera que miraba al oeste, se puso mirando al oeste

3) (=therefore) así que

the shop was closed, so I went home — la tienda estaba cerrada, así que me fui a casa

so you see... — por lo cual, entenderás...

4) (in questions, exclamations) entonces, así que

so you're Spanish? — entonces or así que ¿eres español?

so? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?

• so that's the reason! — ¡por eso es!

so that's why he stayed home — de allí que se quedó en casa

• so there you are! — ¡ahí estás!

• so what? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?; see there 1., 6)

II

[sǝʊ]
N (Mus) = soh
* * *

I [səʊ]
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

English-spanish dictionary > so
16 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
17 form

1. noun
1) (type, style) Form, die

form of address — [Form der] Anrede

in human form — in menschlicher Gestalt; in Menschengestalt

in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.

in book form — in Buchform; als Buch

2) no pl. (shape, visible aspect) Form, die; Gestalt, die

take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen

3) (printed sheet) Formular, das

4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die

5) (bench) Bank, die

6) no pl., no indef. art. (Sport): (physical condition) Form, die

peak form — Bestform, die

out of form — außer Form; nicht in Form

in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form

she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form

on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form

7) (Sport): (previous record) bisherige Leistungen

on/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform

true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten

8) (etiquette)

for the sake of form — der Form halber

good/bad form — gutes/schlechtes Benehmen

9) (figure) Gestalt, die

10) (Ling.) Form, die
2. transitive verb
1) (make; also Ling.) bilden

be formed from something — aus etwas entstehen

2) (shape, mould) formen, gestalten ( into zu); (fig.) formen [Charakter usw.]

3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]

4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bilden

Schleswig once formed [a] part of Denmark — Schleswig war einmal ein Teil von Dänemark

5) (establish, set up) bilden [Regierung]; gründen [Bund, Verein, Firma, Partei, Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen

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I 1. [fo:m] noun
1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) die Form, die Gestalt

2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) die Art

3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) das Formular

4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) die Formalität

5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) die Klasse
2. verb
1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) bilden, gründen

2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) Gestalt annehmen

3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) formieren

4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) bilden

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- academic.ru/28940/formation">formation
- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun
(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) die Bank

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form

[fɔ:m, AM fɔ:rm]

I. n

1. (type, variety) Form f, Art f; of a disease Erscheinungsbild nt; of energy Typ m

the dictionary is also available in electronic \form es ist auch eine elektronische Version des Wörterbuchs erhältlich

flu can take several different \forms eine Grippe kann sich in verschiedenen Formen äußern

art \form Kunstform f

\form of exercise Sportart f

\form of government Regierungsform f

\form of a language Sprachvariante f

life \form Lebensform f

\form of transport Transportart f

\forms of worship Formen fpl der Gottesverehrung

2. no pl (particular way) Form f, Gestalt f

support in the \form of money Unterstützung in Form von Geld

help in the \form of two police officers Hilfe in Gestalt von zwei Polizeibeamten

the training programme takes the \form of a series of workshops die Schulung wird in Form einer Serie von Workshops abgehalten

in any [shape or] \form in jeglicher Form

he's opposed to censorship in any shape or \form er ist gegen jegliche Art von Zensur

in some \form or other auf die eine oder andere Art

3. (document) Formular nt

application \form Bewerbungsbogen m

booking \form BRIT

reservation \form AM Buchungsformular nt

entry \form Anmeldeformular m

order \form Bestellschein m

printed \form Vordruck m

to complete [or esp BRIT fill in] [or esp AM fill out] a \form ein Formular ausfüllen

4. (shape) Form f; of a person Gestalt f

her slender \form ihre schlanke Gestalt

the lawn was laid out in the \form of a figure eight der Rasen war in Form einer Acht angelegt

they made out a shadowy \form in front of them vor ihnen konnten sie den Umriss einer Gestalt ausmachen

the human \form die menschliche Gestalt

to take \form Form [o Gestalt] annehmen

5. no pl ART, LIT, MUS (arrangement of parts) Form f

\form and content Form und Inhalt

shape and \form Form und Gestalt

6. no pl (physical condition) Form f, Kondition f

I really need to get back in \form ich muss wirklich mal wieder etwas für meine Kondition tun

to be in excellent [or superb] \form in Topform sein

to be in good \form [gut] in Form sein

to be out of \form nicht in Form sein

7. no pl (performance) Leistung f

the whole team was on good \form die ganze Mannschaft zeigte vollen Einsatz

she was in great \form at her wedding party bei ihrer Hochzeitsfeier war sie ganz in ihrem Element

8. SPORT (in horse racing) Form f fachspr

Sunset's recent \forms are excellent die letzten Formen von Sunset sind hervorragend

to study the \form die Form prüfen

9. no pl esp BRIT (procedure) Form f; BRIT

what's the \form? was ist üblich [o das übliche Verfahren]?

conventional social \forms konventionelle Formen gesellschaftlichen Umgangs

a matter of \form eine Formsache

partners of employees are invited as a matter of \form die Partner der Angestellten werden der Form halber eingeladen

for \form['s sake] aus Formgründen

to be good/bad \form BRIT ( dated) sich gehören/nicht gehören

in due [or proper] \form formgerecht

to run true to \form wie zu erwarten [ver]laufen

true to \form he arrived an hour late wie immer kam er eine Stunde zu spät

10. esp BRIT SCH (class) Klasse f; (secondary year group) Jahrgangsstufe f

11. LING Form f

what's the infinitive \form of the verb? wie lautet der Infinitiv von dem Verb?

12. no pl BRIT (sl: criminal record) Vorstrafenregister nt

to have \form vorbestraft sein

13. esp AM TYPO (forme)

[printing] \form [Satz]form f

14. TECH (shuttering) Verschalung f fachspr

15. BRIT HUNT (hare's lair) Sasse f fachspr

16. BOT Form f, Forma f fachspr

17. (formula) Formel f

18. PHILOS Form f

matter and \form Stoff und Form

19.

▶ attack is the best \form of defence ( saying) Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung prov

II. vt

1. (shape)

▪ to \form sth etw formen

\form the dough into balls den Teig zu Bällchen formen

these islands were \formed as a result of a series of volcanic eruptions diese Inseln entstanden durch eine Reihe von Vulkanausbrüchen

2. (arrange)

▪ to \form sth etw bilden

they \formed themselves into three lines sie stellten sich in drei Reihen auf

to \form a circle/queue einen Kreis/eine Schlange bilden

to \form groups Gruppen bilden

3. (set up)

▪ to \form sth etw gründen

the company was \formed in 1892 die Firma wurde 1892 gegründet

they \formed themselves into a pressure group sie gründeten eine Pressuregroup

to \form an alliance with sb sich akk mit jdm verbünden

to \form a band eine Band gründen

to \form committee/government ein Komitee/eine Regierung bilden

to \form friendships Freundschaften schließen

to \form an opinion about sth sich dat eine Meinung über etw akk bilden

a newly-\formed political party eine neu gegründete politische Partei

to \form a relationship eine Verbindung eingehen

4. (constitute)

▪ to \form sth etw bilden [o darstellen]

the trees \form a natural protection from the sun's rays die Bäume stellen einen natürlichen Schutz gegen die Sonnenstrahlen dar

to \form the basis of sth die Grundlage einer S. gen bilden

to \form the core [or nucleus] of sth den Kern einer S. gen bilden

to \form part of sth Teil einer S. gen sein

5. LING

to \form a sentence/the past tense/a new word einen Satz/die Vergangenheit[szeit]/ein neues Wort bilden

6. ( form: influence)

▪ to \form sth/sb etw/jdn formen

the media play an important role in \forming public opinion die Medien spielen eine große Rolle bei der öffentlichen Meinungsbildung

to \form sb's character jds Charakter formen

III. vi sich akk bilden; idea, plan Gestalt annehmen

▪ to \form into sth sich akk zu etw akk formen

his strong features \formed into a smile of pleasure ein vergnügtes Lächeln legte sich auf seine markanten Züge

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[fɔːm]
1. n

1) Form f

form of government — Regierungsform f

form of life — Lebensform

the various forms of energy — die verschiedenen Energieformen

form of address — Anrede f

to choose another form of words — es anders formulieren

forms of worship — Formen pl der Gottesverehrung

a form of apology —

a form of punishment — eine Form or Art der Bestrafung

2) (= condition, style, guise) Form f, Gestalt f

in the form of — in Form von or +gen; (with reference to people) in Gestalt von or +gen

medicine in tablet form — Arznei in Tablettenform

water in the form of ice —

the same thing in a new form — das Gleiche in neuer Form or Gestalt

the first prize will take the form of a trip to Rome — der erste Preis ist eine Reise nach Rom

their discontent took various forms — ihre Unzufriedenheit äußerte sich in verschiedenen Formen

her letters are to be published in book form — ihre Briefe sollen in Buchform or als Buch erscheinen

3) (= shape) Form f; (of person) Gestalt f

to take form (lit, fig) — Form or Gestalt annehmen

4) (ART, MUS, LITER: structure) Form f

form and content — Form und Inhalt

5) (PHILOS) Form f

the world of forms — die Ideenwelt

6) (GRAM) Form f

the plural form — die Pluralform, der Plural

7) no pl (= etiquette) (Umgangs)form f

he did it for form's sake — er tat es der Form halber

it's bad form — so etwas tut man einfach nicht

what's the form? (inf) — was ist üblich?

8) (= document) Formular nt, Vordruck m

printed form — vorgedrucktes Formular

9) (= physical condition) Form f, Verfassung f

to be in fine or good form — gut in Form sein, in guter Form or Verfassung sein

to be on/off form — in/nicht in or außer Form sein

to be on top form — in Höchstform sein

he was in great form that evening —

to study (the) form (Horse-racing) — die Form prüfen

past form — Papierform f

on past form — auf dem Papier

10) (esp Brit: bench) Bank f

11) (Brit SCH) Klasse f

12) no pl (Brit inf

= criminal record) to have form — vorbestraft sein

13) (TECH: mould) Form f

14)

See:

= forme

15) (of hare) Nest nt, Sasse f (spec)

2. vt

1) (= shape) formen, gestalten (into zu); (GRAM) plural, negative bilden

he forms his sentences well — er bildet wohlgeformte Sätze

2) (= train, mould) child, sb's character formen

3) (= develop) liking, desire, idea, habit entwickeln; friendship schließen, anknüpfen; opinion sich (dat) bilden; impression gewinnen; plan ausdenken, entwerfen

4) (= set up, organize) government, committee bilden; company, society, political party gründen, ins Leben rufen

5) (= constitute, make up) part, basis bilden

the committee is formed of... — der Ausschuss wird von... gebildet

6) (= take the shape or order of) circle, pattern bilden

or line (US) — eine Schlange bilden

3. vi

1) (= take shape) Gestalt annehmen

an idea formed in my mind — eine Idee nahm Gestalt an

2) (ESP MIL) sich aufstellen or formieren, antreten

/into two lines —

to form into a square to form into battle order — sich im Karree aufstellen sich zur Schlachtordnung formieren

* * *

form [fɔː(r)m]

A s

1. Form f, Gestalt f:

take form Form oder Gestalt annehmen (a. fig);

in the form of in Form von (od gen);

in tablet form in Tablettenform

2. TECH Form f:

a) Fasson f

b) Schablone f

3. Form f:

a) Art f:

form of government Regierungsform;

forms of life Lebensformen; → address B 1

b) Art f und Weise f, Verfahrensweise f

c) System n, Schema n: → due A 10

4. Formular n, Vordruck m:

form letter Schemabrief m

5. (literarische etc) Form

6. Form f ( auch LING), Fassung f (eines Textes etc):

form class LING

a) Wortart f,

b) morphologische Klasse

7. PHIL Form f:

a) Wesen n, Natur f

b) Gestalt f

c) Platonismus: Idee f

8. Erscheinungsform f, -weise f

9. Sitte f, Brauch m

10. (herkömmliche) gesellschaftliche Form, Manieren pl, Benehmen n:

good (bad) form guter (schlechter) Ton;

it is good (bad) form es gehört sich (nicht);

for form’s sake der Form halber

11. Formalität f: → matter A 3

12. Zeremonie f

13. MATH, TECH Formel f:

form of oath JUR Eidesformel

14. (körperliche oder geistige) Verfassung, Form f:

on form der Form nach;

on (bes US in) (in bad, out of, off) form (nicht) in Form;

feel in good form sich gut in Form fühlen;

at the top of one’s form, in great form in Hochform;

be in very poor form in einem Formtief stecken

15. a) ( besonders lange) Bank (ohne Rückenlehne)

b) Br obs (Schul) Bank f

16. besonders Br (Schul) Klasse f:

form master (mistress) Klassenlehrer(in)

17. Br meist forme TYPO (Druck)Form f

18. Br sl Vorstrafen(liste) pl(f):

he’s got form er ist vorbestraft

B v/i

1. formen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu;

after, on, upon nach):

form a government eine Regierung bilden;

form a company eine Gesellschaft gründen;

they formed themselves into groups sie schlossen sich zu Gruppen zusammen;

they formed themselves into two groups sie bildeten zwei Gruppen

2. den Charakter etc formen, bilden

3. a) einen Teil etc bilden, ausmachen, darstellen

b) dienen als

4. (an)ordnen, zusammenstellen

5. MIL (into) formieren (in akk), aufstellen (in dat)

6. einen Plan etc fassen, entwerfen, ersinnen

7. sich eine Meinung bilden: → idea 1

8. Freundschaft etc schließen

9. eine Gewohnheit annehmen

10. LING Wörter bilden

11. TECH (ver)formen, fassonieren, formieren

C v/i

1. Form oder Gestalt annehmen, sich formen, sich gestalten, sich bilden, entstehen (alle auch fig)

2. auch form up MIL antreten, sich formieren ( into in akk)

* * *
1. noun
1) (type, style) Form, die

form of address — [Form der] Anrede

in human form — in menschlicher Gestalt; in Menschengestalt

in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.

in book form — in Buchform; als Buch

2) no pl. (shape, visible aspect) Form, die; Gestalt, die

take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen

3) (printed sheet) Formular, das

4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die

5) (bench) Bank, die

6) no pl., no indef. art. (Sport): (physical condition) Form, die

peak form — Bestform, die

out of form — außer Form; nicht in Form

in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form

she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form

on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form

7) (Sport): (previous record) bisherige Leistungen

on/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform

true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten

8) (etiquette)

for the sake of form — der Form halber

good/bad form — gutes/schlechtes Benehmen

9) (figure) Gestalt, die

10) (Ling.) Form, die
2. transitive verb
1) (make; also Ling.) bilden

be formed from something — aus etwas entstehen

2) (shape, mould) formen, gestalten ( into zu); (fig.) formen [Charakter usw.]

3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]

4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bilden

Schleswig once formed [a] part of Denmark — Schleswig war einmal ein Teil von Dänemark

5) (establish, set up) bilden [Regierung]; gründen [Bund, Verein, Firma, Partei, Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen

* * *

(class) (school) n.

Schulklasse f. n.

Form -en f.

Formblatt n.

Formular -e n.

Gattung -en f.

Gestalt -en f.

Schalung -en f. (seating) n.

Schulbank m. v.

bilden v.

formen v.

gestalten v.

English-german dictionary > form
18 ME

mi:
pronoun

((used as the object of a verb or preposition and sometimes instead of I) the word used by a speaker or writer when referring to himself: He hit me; Give that to me; It's me; He can go with John and me.) me, mí, yo, conmigo (|with| me)

me pron

1. me

give me your pen dame tu bolígrafo

she didn't phone me no me llamó

2. mí

is it for me? ¿es para mí?

3. yo

hello, it's me! ¡hola, soy yo!

me pron pers me;
◊ ¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?;
me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for me; me lo quitó he took it off me o away from me; me robaron el reloj my watch was stolen; me miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirror; me corté el pelo ( refl) I cut my hair; ( caus) I had my hair cut;
◊ me equivoqué I made a mistake;
me alegro mucho I'm very pleased; se me murió el gato my cat died
me pron pers
1 (objeto directo) me: me abrazó con fuerza, he hugged me tight
2 (objeto indirecto) me, to me, for me: me parece absurdo, it seems absurd to me
me resulta imposible convencerte, it is imposible for me to convince you
préstame una moneda, lend me a coin
3 (pron reflexivo) myself: me prometí conseguirlo, I promised myself I would manage it
me quedé dormida, I fell asleep 'me' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abochornar - abordar - aborigen - abotonar - abrigo - abrirse - abrumar - absoluta - absoluto - acaso - achicharrarse - aclararse - acogerse - acometer - acompañar - acordarse - acribillar - actual - acusación - adelantarse - adentro - adivinar - agradar - ahumar - ajena - ajeno - alcanzar - alegrar - alegrarse - algo - alguna - alguno - aliento - alma - amable - amargada - amargado - amargura - ambages - amontonarse - anda - anquilosarse - anticiparse - aparte - apenas - aplatanada - aplatanado - apoltronarse - apoyarse English: aback - academy - account - ache - aching - actual - adjust - admit - advance - affirmation - afraid - after - agree - airmail - album - alive - along - also - alternate - amalgamate - amaze - amazement - amazing - amusing - and - angry - animate - animated - annoy - answer back - any - anybody - apology - appal - appall - appeal - appease - apprise - approach - approximate - approximation - around - art form - ashamed - ask - assert - assign - assurance - attractive - attuned to

me

tr[miː]

noun

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL mi nombre masculino

————————

me

tr[miː]

pronoun

1 (as object of verb) me

■ follow me sígueme

■ give it to me dámelo

■ he looked at me me miró

2 (after prep) mí

■ it's for me es para mí

■ are you talking to me? ¿me lo dices a mí?

■ come with me ven conmigo

3 (emphatic) yo

■ it's me! ¡soy yo!

■ it's me, David soy David

me ['mi:] pron

1) : me

she called me: me llamó

give it to me: dámelo

2) (after a preposition) : mí

for me: para mí

with me: conmigo

3) (after conjunctions and verbs) : yo

it's me: soy yo

as big as me: tan grande como yo

4) (emphatic use) : yo

me, too!: ¡yo también!

who, me?: ¿quién, yo?

me

pron.pers.

• me pron.pers.

pron.

• me pron.

1) ( Geog) = Maine

2) = myalgic encephalomyelitis

1. N ABBR

1) = myalgic encephalomyelitis

2) (US)
= medical examiner
2.

ABBR
(US) = Maine
* * *

1) ( Geog) = Maine

2) = myalgic encephalomyelitis

English-spanish dictionary > ME
19 me

mi:
pronoun

((used as the object of a verb or preposition and sometimes instead of I) the word used by a speaker or writer when referring to himself: He hit me; Give that to me; It's me; He can go with John and me.) me, mí, yo, conmigo (|with| me)

me pron

1. me

give me your pen dame tu bolígrafo

she didn't phone me no me llamó

2. mí

is it for me? ¿es para mí?

3. yo

hello, it's me! ¡hola, soy yo!

me pron pers me;
◊ ¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?;
me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for me; me lo quitó he took it off me o away from me; me robaron el reloj my watch was stolen; me miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirror; me corté el pelo ( refl) I cut my hair; ( caus) I had my hair cut;
◊ me equivoqué I made a mistake;
me alegro mucho I'm very pleased; se me murió el gato my cat died
me pron pers
1 (objeto directo) me: me abrazó con fuerza, he hugged me tight
2 (objeto indirecto) me, to me, for me: me parece absurdo, it seems absurd to me
me resulta imposible convencerte, it is imposible for me to convince you
préstame una moneda, lend me a coin
3 (pron reflexivo) myself: me prometí conseguirlo, I promised myself I would manage it
me quedé dormida, I fell asleep 'me' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abochornar - abordar - aborigen - abotonar - abrigo - abrirse - abrumar - absoluta - absoluto - acaso - achicharrarse - aclararse - acogerse - acometer - acompañar - acordarse - acribillar - actual - acusación - adelantarse - adentro - adivinar - agradar - ahumar - ajena - ajeno - alcanzar - alegrar - alegrarse - algo - alguna - alguno - aliento - alma - amable - amargada - amargado - amargura - ambages - amontonarse - anda - anquilosarse - anticiparse - aparte - apenas - aplatanada - aplatanado - apoltronarse - apoyarse English: aback - academy - account - ache - aching - actual - adjust - admit - advance - affirmation - afraid - after - agree - airmail - album - alive - along - also - alternate - amalgamate - amaze - amazement - amazing - amusing - and - angry - animate - animated - annoy - answer back - any - anybody - apology - appal - appall - appeal - appease - apprise - approach - approximate - approximation - around - art form - ashamed - ask - assert - assign - assurance - attractive - attuned to

me

tr[miː]

noun

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL mi nombre masculino

————————

me

tr[miː]

pronoun

1 (as object of verb) me

■ follow me sígueme

■ give it to me dámelo

■ he looked at me me miró

2 (after prep) mí

■ it's for me es para mí

■ are you talking to me? ¿me lo dices a mí?

■ come with me ven conmigo

3 (emphatic) yo

■ it's me! ¡soy yo!

■ it's me, David soy David

me ['mi:] pron

1) : me

she called me: me llamó

give it to me: dámelo

2) (after a preposition) : mí

for me: para mí

with me: conmigo

3) (after conjunctions and verbs) : yo

it's me: soy yo

as big as me: tan grande como yo

4) (emphatic use) : yo

me, too!: ¡yo también!

who, me?: ¿quién, yo?

me

pron.pers.

• me pron.pers.

pron.

• me pron.

1) ( Geog) = Maine

2) = myalgic encephalomyelitis

I

[miː]
PRON
1) (direct/indirect object) me; (after prep) mí

he loves me — me quiere

look at me! — ¡mírame!

could you lend me your pen? — ¿me prestas tu bolígrafo?

without me — sin mí

come with me — ven conmigo

like me — como yo

dear me! — ¡vaya!

2) (emphatic, in comparisons, after verb "to be") yo

who, me? — ¿quién, yo?

what, me? — ¿cómo, yo?

he's taller than me — es más alto que yo

it's me — soy yo

it's me, Paul — (identifying self) soy Paul

II

[miː]
N (Mus) mi m
* * *

1) ( Geog) = Maine

2) = myalgic encephalomyelitis

English-spanish dictionary > me
20 offer

'ofə
1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb
1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) ofrecer

2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) ofrecerse

2. noun
1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) oferta, ofrecimiento

2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) oferta

•

- offering
- on offer

offer¹ n oferta

he made a good offer for the car me hizo una buena oferta por el coche

these biscuits are on special offer estas galletas están de oferta

offer² vb ofrecer

she offered me a coffee me ofreció un café

he offered to help me with my homework se ofreció para ayudarme a hacer los deberes

offer

tr['ɒfə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb

1 (gen) ofrecer

■ she offered us a drink nos ofreció una copa

2 (show willingness) ofrecerse (to, para)

■ he offered me a lift to the airport se ofreció para llevarme al aeropuerto

3 (propose) proponer, sugerir

4 (provide) proporcionar, ofrecer, brindar

5 (prayer, praise, sacrifice, etc) ofrecer (up, -)

intransitive verb

1 (show willingness) ofrecerse

■ she never even offered to help ni siquiera se ofreció para ayudar

2 formal use (occur, arise) presentarse

3 (propose marriage) proponer matrimonio (to, a)

noun

1 (gen) oferta, ofrecimiento; (proposal) propuesta

■ she accepted his kind offer to help aceptó su amable oferta de ayuda

■ an offer of marriage una propuesta de matrimonio

2 (bid, amount offered) oferta

3 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL oferta

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

or nearest offer a convenir, negociable

to be on offer (at reduced price) estar de oferta 2 (available) disponible

to be open to offers aceptar ofertas

to make an offer for something hacer una oferta por algo

to make somebody an offer they can't refuse hacerle una oferta muy tentadora a alguien

to offer itself presentarse

to take somebody up on an offer aceptar la oferta de alguien

offer ['ɔfər] vt

1) : ofrecer

they offered him the job: le ofrecieron el puesto

2) propose: proponer, sugerir

3) show: ofrecer, mostrar

to offer resistance: ofrecer resistencia

offer n

: oferta f, ofrecimiento m, propuesta f

offer

n.

• envite s.m.

• manda s.f.

• oferta s.f.

• ofrecimiento s.m.

v.

• brindar v.

• deparar v.

• objetar v.

• ofrecer v.

• rezar v.

I
1. 'ɔːfər, 'ɒfə(r)
transitive verb

1)

a) ( proffer) ofrecer*

may I offer you a drink? — ¿quisiera beber algo?

I offered him my hand, but he refused it — le tendí la mano, pero la rechazó

she offered her resignation — puso su cargo a disposición del presidente (or de su jefe etc)

b) ( show willingness)

to offer to + INF — ofrecerse* a + inf

2) ( put forward) \<\<idea/solution\>\> proponer*, sugerir*; \<\<excuse/alibi\>\> presentar

he never even offered any suggestions — ni siquiera hizo ninguna sugerencia

3) ( provide) \<\<reward\>\> ofrecer*; \<\<opportunity\>\> brindar, ofrecer*

to have something to offer — tener* algo que ofrecer

4) (give, show) \<\<resistance\>\> ofrecer*, oponer*

5) offer (up) \<\<prayers/sacrifice\>\> ofrecer*

2.

v refl

to offer itself — \<\<opportunity\>\> presentarse

3.

vi ( show willingness) ofrecerse*

II

noun

1)

a) (proposal- of job, money) oferta f; (- of help, mediation) ofrecimiento m

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

they refused my offer of the car — no quisieron que les prestara el coche

an offer of marriage — una proposición matrimonial or de matrimonio

I've had the offer of a job in Rome — me han ofrecido un trabajo en Roma

the windows need cleaning: any offers? — hay que limpiar las ventanas: ¿quién se ofrece?

b) ( bid) oferta f

$650 or nearest offer — 650 dólares negociables or a convenir

2) (bargain, reduced price) oferta f

introductory offer — oferta de lanzamiento

3)

on offer — (BrE)

a) ( available)

there's not much on offer at this year's fair — no hay mucho para comprar en la feria de este año

b) ( at reduced price) de oferta

['ɒfǝ(r)]
1.

N (also Comm) oferta f

offers over £25 — ofertas a partir de 25 libras

£50 or nearest offer — 50 libras, negociable

• he has had a good offer for the house — le han hecho una buena oferta por la casa

• introductory offer — oferta f de lanzamiento

• to make (sb) an offer (for sth) — hacer una oferta (a algn) (por algo)

they made me an offer I couldn't refuse — me hicieron una oferta que no pude rechazar

• offers of help are flooding in — están lloviendo las ofertas de ayuda

I accepted his offer of a lift — acepté cuando se ofreció a llevarme en coche

offer of marriage — propuesta f de matrimonio

• to be on offer — (Comm) estar de oferta

on offer this week — de oferta esta semana

it's the only entertainment on offer in this town — es la única atracción en esta ciudad

there are so many courses on offer — existe tal oferta de cursillos

• offer of peace, peace offer — ofrecimiento m de paz

• I might take you up on that offer — puede que acepte tu oferta

• the house is under offer — tenemos una oferta para la casa pendiente de formalizar el contrato
job 3., open 1., 8), share, special
2. VT

1) (=invite to)

can I offer you sth to drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

"can I get you a drink?" she offered — -¿te sirvo algo? -preguntó ofreciéndose

2) (=make available) [+ help, services, money] ofrecer; [+ information, advice] dar, ofrecer

to have a lot to offer — tener mucho que ofrecer

to offer sb sth, offer sth to sb — ofrecer algo a algn

the island has little to offer the tourist — la isla no tiene mucho que ofrecer al turista

I offered her a fair price for the land — le ofrecí un buen precio por el terreno

to offer to do sth — ofrecerse a hacer algo

I offered to pay for her — me ofrecí a pagar lo suyo

one of the group offered himself as spokesman — uno del grupo se prestó or se ofreció a ser el portavoz

to offer one's hand — (to shake) tender la mano

3) (=express, make) [+ opinion] expresar; [+ comment, remark, suggestion] hacer

if I may offer a suggestion... — si me permite hacer una sugerencia...

• to offer an apology — ofrecer disculpas, disculparse

• he offered no explanation — no dio ninguna explicación

• the President has offered his sympathy to relatives — el presidente ha expresado sus condolencias a los familiares

4) (=afford) [+ opportunity, prospect, solution] ofrecer

the country offers a wealth of opportunities for investment — el país ofrece or brinda muchas oportunidades de inversión

the hotel offers magnificent views over the lake — el hotel tiene unas magníficas vistas al lago

it seemed to offer a solution to our problem — parecía ofrecer or brindar una solución a nuestro problema

5) (=show)

he offered no resistance — no opuso resistencia

6) (Rel) (also: offer up) [+ sacrifice] ofrecer

to offer (up) a prayer for sb — rezar una oración por algn

to offer (up) a prayer to Saint Anthony — ofrecer or rezar una oración a San Antonio

she offered (up) a silent prayer of thanks — rezó en silencio dando gracias

3. VI

1) (=volunteer) ofrecerse

I could have done with some help but no one offered — me hubiera venido bien algo de ayuda pero nadie se ofreció

2) (=become available) presentarse

she promised to do it when opportunity offered — prometió hacerlo cuando se presentara la oportunidad

4.

CPD

offer price N — (St Ex) precio m de oferta

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I
1. ['ɔːfər, 'ɒfə(r)]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( proffer) ofrecer*

may I offer you a drink? — ¿quisiera beber algo?

I offered him my hand, but he refused it — le tendí la mano, pero la rechazó

she offered her resignation — puso su cargo a disposición del presidente (or de su jefe etc)

b) ( show willingness)

to offer to + INF — ofrecerse* a + inf

2) ( put forward) \<\<idea/solution\>\> proponer*, sugerir*; \<\<excuse/alibi\>\> presentar

he never even offered any suggestions — ni siquiera hizo ninguna sugerencia

3) ( provide) \<\<reward\>\> ofrecer*; \<\<opportunity\>\> brindar, ofrecer*

to have something to offer — tener* algo que ofrecer

4) (give, show) \<\<resistance\>\> ofrecer*, oponer*

5) offer (up) \<\<prayers/sacrifice\>\> ofrecer*

2.

v refl

to offer itself — \<\<opportunity\>\> presentarse

3.

vi ( show willingness) ofrecerse*

II

noun

1)

a) (proposal- of job, money) oferta f; (- of help, mediation) ofrecimiento m

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

they refused my offer of the car — no quisieron que les prestara el coche

an offer of marriage — una proposición matrimonial or de matrimonio

I've had the offer of a job in Rome — me han ofrecido un trabajo en Roma

the windows need cleaning: any offers? — hay que limpiar las ventanas: ¿quién se ofrece?

b) ( bid) oferta f

$650 or nearest offer — 650 dólares negociables or a convenir

2) (bargain, reduced price) oferta f

introductory offer — oferta de lanzamiento

3)

on offer — (BrE)

a) ( available)

there's not much on offer at this year's fair — no hay mucho para comprar en la feria de este año

b) ( at reduced price) de oferta

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