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adj infmlMy elder brother is keen on keeping up family traditions — Мой старший брат ревностно хранит семейные традиции
That doctor seems pretty keen on prescribing tranquillizers — Этот врач только и знает, что прописывает успокоительные
He's very keen on marrying that girl — Он спит и видит, как бы жениться на ней
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2 keen
adjective1) (sharp) scharf [Messer, Klinge, Schneide]2) (piercingly cold) scharf, schneidend [Wind, Kälte]; (penetrating, strong) grell [Licht]; durchdringend, stechend [Geruch]3) (eager) begeistert, leidenschaftlich [Fußballfan, Sportler]; ausgeprägt, lebhaft [Interesse]; heftig [Konkurrenz, Verlangen]be keen to do something — darauf erpicht sein, etwas zu tun
he's really keen to win — er will unbedingt gewinnen
be keen on doing something — etwas gern[e] tun
not be keen on something — nicht gerade begeistert von etwas sein
4) (highly sensitive) scharf [Augen]; fein [Sinne]; ausgeprägt [Sinn für etwas]5) (intellectually sharp) scharf [Verstand, Intellekt]6) (acute) heftig, stark [Schmerzen, Qualen]7) (Brit.) niedrig, günstig [Preis]* * *[ki:n]2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) scharf•- academic.ru/88509/keenly">keenly- keenness
- keen on* * *keen1[ki:n]1. (enthusiastic) begeistert, leidenschaftlich\keen hunter begeisterter Jäger/begeisterte Jägerin▪ to be \keen on doing sth etw mit Begeisterung [o leidenschaftlich gern] tun▪ to be \keen to do sth etw unbedingt tun wollenthey were \keen for their children to go to the best schools sie wollten unbedingt, dass ihre Kinder die besten Schulen besuchen▪ to be \keen on sb auf jdn scharf sein slto be \keen on football/horror movies/jazz auf Fußball/Horrorfilme/Jazz versessen sein\keen eyesight [or vision] scharfe Augen\keen mind scharfer Verstand\keen sense of hearing feines Gehör3. (extreme) pain heftig, stark\keen competition scharfe Konkurrenz\keen interest lebhaftes Interessehow are you doing? — peachy \keen! I've just gotten fired wie geht's dir denn so? — fantastisch, ich bin gerade gefeuert worden7.▶ to be as \keen as mustard [on sth] BRIT ( dated fam) Feuer und Flamme [für etw akk] sein fam, ganz versessen [o erpicht] [auf etw akk] seinkeen2[ki:n]I. n Totenklage fII. vi die Totenklage halten, wehklagen▪ to \keen for sb jdn betrauern* * *I [kiːn]adj (+er)1) (= acute, intense) appetite kräftig; interest groß, stark; pleasure groß; anticipation gespannt; feeling stark, tief; desire, pain heftig, stark; mind, intelligence, sense of humour, wit scharf; sight, eye, hearing, ear gut, scharf; awareness geschärft; competition scharfto have a keen nose for sth — eine gute or feine Nase für etw haben
they have a keen awareness or appreciation of the dangers — sie sind sich der Gefahren deutlich bewusst
he has a keen sense of history — er hat ein ausgeprägtes Gefühl für Geschichte
2) (= enthusiastic) begeistert; football fan, golfer, supporter leidenschaftlich, begeistert; (= eager, interested) applicant, learner stark interessiert; (= hardworking) eifrigtry not to seem too keen — versuchen Sie, Ihr Interesse nicht zu sehr zu zeigen
if he's keen we can teach him — wenn er wirklich interessiert ist or Interesse hat, können wir es ihm beibringen
he is terribly keen — seine Begeisterung/sein Interesse/sein Eifer kennt kaum Grenzen
to be keen on sth — etw sehr gern mögen; on classical music, Italian cooking also, football sehr viel für etw übrighaben
to be keen on mountaineering/dancing — begeisterter or leidenschaftlicher Bergsteiger/Tänzer sein, leidenschaftlich gern bergsteigen/tanzen
he is very keen on golf/tennis etc — er ist ein Golf-/Tennisfan m etc
to become keen on sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw erwärmen
I'm not very keen on him/that idea — ich bin von ihm/dieser Idee nicht gerade begeistert
he's very keen on getting the job finished — ihm liegt sehr viel daran, dass die Arbeit fertig wird
he's not keen on her coming — er legt keinen (gesteigerten) Wert darauf, dass sie kommt
he's very keen that we should go/for us to go — er legt sehr großen Wert darauf or ihm ist sehr daran gelegen, dass wir gehen
4) (esp Brit: competitive) prices günstigII (Ir)1. nTotenklage f2. vidie Totenklage halten* * *keen1 [kiːn] adj (adv keenly)1. scharf (geschliffen), mit scharfer Schneide oder Kante:keen edge scharfe Schneide3. beißend (Sarkasmus)4. scharf (Sinne, Verstand etc):keen ears pl scharfes Gehör;5. fein (Gefühl, Sinn)6. durchdringend, stechend (Blick, Geruch)8. WIRTSCHa) scharf (Wettbewerb)b) lebhaft, stark (Nachfrage)9. heftig, stark (Gefühl):keen desire heftiges Verlangen, heißer Wunsch;keen interest starkes oder lebhaftes Interesse11. begeistert, leidenschaftlich (Sportler etc)12. besonders US sl spitze, klasse13. versessen, scharf ( beide:on, about auf akk):be keen on auch sich drängen nach;he is very keen to do it ihm liegt sehr viel daran oder ihm ist sehr viel daran gelegen, es zu tun;she is very keen on his doing it, she is very keen for him to do it ( oder that he should do it) ihr liegt sehr viel daran oder ihr ist sehr viel daran gelegen, dass er es tut;he’s keen for his daughter to go to university er will unbedingt, dass seine Tochter studiert;be keen on music musikbegeistert sein;she is not very keen on him sie macht sich nicht sehr viel aus ihmkeen2 [kiːn] IrA s Totenklage f* * *adjective1) (sharp) scharf [Messer, Klinge, Schneide]2) (piercingly cold) scharf, schneidend [Wind, Kälte]; (penetrating, strong) grell [Licht]; durchdringend, stechend [Geruch]3) (eager) begeistert, leidenschaftlich [Fußballfan, Sportler]; ausgeprägt, lebhaft [Interesse]; heftig [Konkurrenz, Verlangen]be keen to do something — darauf erpicht sein, etwas zu tun
be keen on doing something — etwas gern[e] tun
4) (highly sensitive) scharf [Augen]; fein [Sinne]; ausgeprägt [Sinn für etwas]5) (intellectually sharp) scharf [Verstand, Intellekt]6) (acute) heftig, stark [Schmerzen, Qualen]7) (Brit.) niedrig, günstig [Preis]* * *adj.eifrig adj.scharf adj. -
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keen [ki:n]a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qchb. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiastec. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vifd. [competition, fight] acharné* * *[kiːn]1) ( eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivéto be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]
to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire
to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse
to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)
2) ( enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assiduto be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]
he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur
mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)
3) ( intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense4) ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin5) ( sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive6) ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé -
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ki:n1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) entusiasta2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) agudo, penetrante3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) cortante•- keenly- keenness
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keen adj aficionado / entusiastato be keen on something ser aficionado a algo / gustar algowhat sports are you keen on? ¿qué deportes te gustan?tr[kiːn]1 (eager) entusiasta, aficionado,-a2 (sharp - mind, senses etc) agudo,-a, vivo,-a; (- look) penetrante; (- wind) cortante; (- edge, point) afilado,-a3 (feeling) profundo,-a, intenso,-a4 (competition) fuerte, reñido,-a5 (price) competitivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as keen as mustard ser muy entusiastato be keen on something ser aficionado,-a a algo, gustarle algo a alguiento be keen on somebody gustarle alguien a alguiento take a keen interest in mostrar un gran interés por————————tr[kiːn]keen ['ki:n] adj1) sharp: afilado, filosoa keen blade: una hoja afilada2) penetrating: cortante, penetrantea keen wind: un viento cortante3) enthusiastic: entusiasta4) acute: agudo, finokeen hearing: oído finokeen intelligence: inteligencia agudaadj.• afilado, -a adj.• agudo, -a adj.• colmilludo, -a adj.• entusiasta adj.• lince adj.• mordaz adj.• penetrante adj.• perspicaz adj.• precioso, -a adj.• sutil adj.kiːn1) ( enthusiastic) < photographer> entusiasta; < student> aplicado, que muestra mucho interésto be keen to + INF: he was keen to start work tenía muchas ganas de empezar a trabajar; to be keen ON something/-ING (BrE): I'm keen on travel/golf me encanta viajar/el golf; he didn't seem too keen on the idea no parecía gustarle mucho la idea, no parecía estar muy entusiasmado con la idea; they're keen on joining the club tienen muchas ganas de hacerse socios del club; to be keen ON somebody (BrE): she's very keen on him le gusta muchísimo; I'm not too keen on their sister — su hermana no me cae muy bien
2)b) ( acute) < hearing> muy fino; <sight/sense of smell> agudo, muy bueno; <wit/intelligence> agudoshe has a keen eye for business — tiene mucha visión or (fam) mucho ojo para los negocios
c) ( intense) < competition> muy reñido; < interest> vivo[kiːn]1. ADJ(compar keener) (superl keenest)1) (=enthusiastic) [supporter] entusiasta; [student] aplicadoshe's a keen photographer/gardener — es muy aficionada a la fotografía/la jardinería
he's a keen cook — le gusta mucho or le encanta cocinar
he was keen to point out the financial benefits — tenía sumo interés por hacer resaltar las ventajas económicas, hizo mucho hincapié en las ventajas económicas
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to be keen on sth (Brit) —he's keen on fishing — es muy aficionado a la pesca, le gusta mucho la pesca
I'm not keen on the idea — no me entusiasma or no me hace mucha gracia la idea
both companies were keen on a merger — ambas compañías querían la fusión or tenían interés en la fusión
I'm not very keen on him — no es santo de mi devoción, no me cae demasiado bien
to be keen on doing sth: I'm very keen on horse riding — (Brit) me gusta muchísimo montar a caballo, me encanta montar a caballo; (as a hobby) soy muy aficionada a montar a caballo
- be as keen as mustard2) (=intense) [desire] fuerte, vivo; [delight] intenso; [interest] vivo, grande; [competition, match, struggle] reñido3) (=sharp) [edge, blade] afilado; [wind, air] cortante; [mind, intelligence] agudo, penetrante; [intellect, wit, sense of humour] agudo; [eyesight] agudo, muy bueno; [hearing] fino•
to have a keen eye for detail — tener buen ojo para los detalles•
to have a keen nose for sth — tener buen olfato para algo•
to have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato4) (=competitive) [price, rate] competitivo5) (US)* (=good)he plays a keen game of squash — juega genial or fenomenal al squash *
2.N (Irl) (Mus) lamento fúnebre por la muerte de una persona3.VI lamentar* * *[kiːn]1) ( enthusiastic) < photographer> entusiasta; < student> aplicado, que muestra mucho interésto be keen to + INF: he was keen to start work tenía muchas ganas de empezar a trabajar; to be keen ON something/-ING (BrE): I'm keen on travel/golf me encanta viajar/el golf; he didn't seem too keen on the idea no parecía gustarle mucho la idea, no parecía estar muy entusiasmado con la idea; they're keen on joining the club tienen muchas ganas de hacerse socios del club; to be keen ON somebody (BrE): she's very keen on him le gusta muchísimo; I'm not too keen on their sister — su hermana no me cae muy bien
2)b) ( acute) < hearing> muy fino; <sight/sense of smell> agudo, muy bueno; <wit/intelligence> agudoshe has a keen eye for business — tiene mucha visión or (fam) mucho ojo para los negocios
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1. noun1) Auge, dasthe sun/light is [shining] in my eyes — die Sonne/das Licht blendet mich
out of the corner of one's eye — aus den Augenwinkeln
with one's own or very eyes — mit eigenen Augen
paint/draw something by eye — etwas nach der Natur malen/zeichnen
look somebody in the eye — jemandem gerade in die Augen sehen
be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something — die Augen od. den Blick nicht von jemandem/etwas abwenden können
keep an eye on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen
have [got] an eye or one's eye[s] on somebody/something — ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben
I've got my eye on you! — ich lasse dich nicht aus den Augen!
keep an eye open or out [for somebody/something] — [nach jemandem/etwas] Ausschau halten
keep one's eyes open or (coll.) peeled or (coll.) skinned for something — nach etwas Ausschau halten
with one's eyes open — (fig.) mit offenen Augen
with one's eyes shut — (fig.) (without full awareness) blind; (with great ease) im Schlaf
[an] eye for [an] eye — Auge um Auge
have an eye to something/doing something — auf etwas (Akk.) bedacht sein/darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun
that was one in the eye for him — (coll.) das war ein Schlag ins Kontor (ugs.) für ihn
see eye to eye [on something with somebody] — [mit jemandem] einer Meinung [über etwas (Akk.)] sein
be up to one's eyes — (fig.) bis über beide Ohren drinstecken (ugs.)
be up to one's eyes in work/debt — bis über beide Ohren in der Arbeit/in Schulden stecken (ugs.)
have a keen/good eye for something — einen geschärften/einen sicheren od. den richtigen Blick für etwas haben
2. transitive verb,make eyes at somebody — jemandem [schöne] Augen machen
* * *1. noun2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) das Öhr, die Öse3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) der Blick2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) ansehen- academic.ru/26034/eyeball">eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *[aɪ]I. nas far as the \eye can see so weit das Auge reichtto blink one's \eyes [in amazement/disbelief] [erstaunt/ungläubig] [drein]schauen, [große] Augen machento close one's \eyes tightly die Augen zu[sammen]kneifento cross one's \eyes schielento roll one's \eyes mit den Augen rollen, die Augen verdrehento rub one's \eyes [in amazement/disbelief] sich dat [erstaunt/ungläubig] die Augen reiben\eye of a needle Nadelöhr ntthe \eye of a storm das Zentrum eines Sturmsthe \eye of the hurricane das Auge des Orkans6.▶ to be all \eyes ganz aufmerksam zusehen▶ to not bat an \eye nicht mit der Wimper zucken▶ to not believe one's \eyes seinen Augen nicht trauen▶ to catch sb's \eye, to clap [or lay] [or set] \eyes on sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw zu Gesicht bekommen fam▶ to have one's \eye on sb/sth ( fam: watch) jdn/etw im Auge behalten, ein [wachsames] Auge auf jdn/etw haben; (desire) ein Auge auf jdn/etw geworfen habenI have my \eye on her for the vacant position ich habe sie für die freie Stelle im Auge▶ to have an \eye for the main chance BRIT, AUS ( fam) [immer nur] auf den eigenen Vorteil bedacht sein▶ in sb's \eyes [or in the \eyes of sb] in jds Augenin the \eyes of the people/public in den Augen der Leute/Öffentlichkeit▶ to keep an [or one's] \eye on sb/sth ( fam) ein [wachsames] Auge auf jdn/etw haben, jdn/etw im Auge behalten▶ there's more to her/it than meets the \eye in ihr/dahinter steckt mehr, als es zunächst den Anschein hat▶ to be one in the \eye for sb BRIT ( fam) ein Schlag ins Kontor [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ Gesicht] für jdn sein famto be able to do sth with one's \eyes shut ( fam) etw mit geschlossenen Augen [o fam im Schlaf] tun könnento go around with one's \eyes shut blind durch die Gegend laufen▶ to be a sight for sore \eyes ein erfreulicher [o wohltuender] Anblick seinhe can't take his \eyes off her er kann kein Auge [o seine Augen nicht] von ihr abwenden; (watch)you can't take your \eyes off her for one minute man kann sie keine Minute aus den Augen lassen▶ to sb's \eye in jds Augen▶ [right] before [or under] sb's very \eyes [direkt] vor [o unter] jds Augen▶ to be up to one's \eyes in work ( fam) bis über beide Ohren [o bis zum Hals] in Arbeit stecken fam\eye specialist Augenarzt, -ärztin m, fIII. vt<-d, -d, -ing or eying>▪ to \eye sb/sthto \eye sb/sth curiously/suspiciously/thoughtfully jdn/etw neugierig/argwöhnisch/nachdenklich betrachtento \eye sb up and down jdn von oben bis unten musternto \eye sb/sth appreciatively jdm/etw anerkennende Blicke zollen geh* * *[aɪ]1. n1) (of human, animal, electronic) Auge ntan eye for an eye —
eyes right! (Mil) eyes front! (Mil) — (die) Augen rechts! Augen geradeaus!
as far as the eye can see — so weit das Auge reicht
that's one in the eye for him (inf) — da hat er eins aufs Dach gekriegt (inf)
to cast or run one's eye over sth —
to rest one's eye on sth — seine Augen or den Blick auf etw (dat) ruhen lassen
to look sb ( straight) in the eye — jdm in die Augen sehen
eyes on sb/sth — jdn/etw zu Gesicht bekommen
a strange sight met our eyes — ein seltsamer Anblick bot sich uns
it was there all the time right in front of my eyes — es lag schon die ganze Zeit da, direkt vor meiner Nase
under the watchful eye of the guard/their mother — unter der Aufsicht des Wächters/ihrer Mutter
you need eyes in the back of your head — da muss man hinten und vorne Augen haben
to keep one's eye on the ball/main objective — sich auf den Ball/die Hauptsache konzentrieren
to take one's eyes off sb/sth — die Augen or den Blick von jdm/etw abwenden
don't take your eye off the ball —
don't take your eyes off the magician's left hand — lassen Sie die linke Hand des Zauberkünstlers nicht aus den Augen
to open sb's eyes to sb/sth — jdm die Augen über jdn/etw öffnen
to close or shut one's eyes to sth — die Augen vor etw (dat) verschließen
the dress caught my eye —
she would buy anything that caught her eye he was a monster in their eyes — sie kaufte alles, was ihr ins Auge fiel in ihren Augen war er ein Scheusal
through sb's eyes —
to look at a question through the eyes of an economist — eine Frage mit den Augen or aus der Sicht eines Volkswirts betrachten
with a critical/an uneasy eye — mit kritischem/besorgtem Blick
with an eye to buying sth — in der Absicht, etw zu kaufen
the eyes of the world or all eyes are on the police/the conference — die Polizei/die Konferenz steht im Blickpunkt der Öffentlichkeit
I only have eyes for you — ich habe nur Augen für dich
to have a keen eye for sth —
she has an eye for a bargain he has no eye for beauty — sie hat einen Blick or ein Auge für günstige Käufe ihm fehlt der Blick für Schönheit
you need an eye for detail —
to get one's eye in (shooting) (playing tennis etc) — sich einschießen sich einspielen
to be up to one's eyes in work ( Brit inf ) — in Arbeit ersticken (inf)
dry your eyes ( Brit inf ) — hör auf rumzujammern (inf)
the minister in the eye of the storm (fig) — der Minister im Mittelpunkt der Kontroverse
See:2. vtanstarren* * *eye [aı]A s1. Auge n:the eyes are the mirror of the soul die Augen sind der Spiegel der Seele;an eye for an eye BIBEL Auge um Auge;all my eyes (and Betty Martin)! sl so ein Blödsinn!;my eye(s)! umga) ach, du Schreck!,b) von wegen!, dass ich nicht lache!;all eyes were on her alle Augen ruhten auf ihr oder waren auf sie gerichtet;do sb in the eye sl jemanden reinlegen, jemanden übers Ohr hauen;haven’t you got eyes in your head? hast du keine Augen im Kopf?;as far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;with one’s eyes shut mit geschlossenen Augen (a. fig); → cast A 5, meet B 2, mind A 2, open B 1, peel1 A 1, skin C 12. fig Gesichtssinn m, Blick m, Auge(nmerk) n:with an eye to im Hinblick auf (akk);be all eyes ganz Auge sein, gespannt zusehen;wait all eyes gespannt warten;cast an eye over einen Blick werfen auf (akk);give an eye to ein Auge werfen auf (akk), etwas anblicken;have no eyes for kein Auge haben für;he had eyes only for her er hatte nur Augen für sie;a) ein Auge haben auf (akk), es abgesehen haben auf (akk),b) achten auf (akk);if he had half an eye wenn er nicht völlig blind wäre;keep an eye on ein (wachsames) Auge haben auf (akk), etwas im Auge behalten;see sth with half an eye etwas mit einem Blick sehen;you can see that with half an eye! das sieht doch ein Blinder!;set ( oder lay) eyes on sth etwas erblicken oder zu Gesicht bekommen; → catch B 5, clap1 B 4, strike B 8for für):4. Ansicht f:in my eyes in meinen Augen, aus meiner Sicht, meiner Ansicht nach, (so) wie ich es sehe;in the eyes of the law in den Augen des Gesetzes, vom Standpunkt des Gesetzes aus ( → A 1);see eye to eye with sb (in sth) mit jemandem völlig (in einer Sache) übereinstimmen5. fig (einladender) Blick:make eyes at sb jemandem (schöne) Augen machen, mit jemandem kokettieren;give sb the (glad) eye jemandem einen einladenden Blick zuwerfen6. fig Brennpunkt m:the eye of day poet die Sonne;eye of a hurricane Auge n oder windstilles Zentrum eines Wirbelsturms7. ZOOL Krebsauge n (Kalkkörper im Krebsmagen)8. a) Öhr n:eye of a needle Nadelöhrb) Auge n, Öhr n, Stielloch n (eines Hammers etc)c) Öse f (am Kleid)d) BOT Auge n, Knospe fe) ZOOL Auge n (Fleck auf einem Schmetterling, Pfauenschweif etc)g) Loch n (im Käse, Brot)h) Hahnentritt m, Narbe f (im Ei)i) ARCH rundes Fensterj) SCHIFF Auge n:eye of an anchor Ankerauge;the eyes of a ship die Klüsen (am Bug)k) Zentrum n (der Zielscheibe)B v/t ppr eyeing, eying anschauen, betrachten, (scharf) beobachten, ins Auge fassen:eye sb up and down jemanden von oben bis unten musternC v/i obs erscheinen* * *1. noun1) Auge, daseyes — (look, glance, gaze) Blick, der
the sun/light is [shining] in my eyes — die Sonne/das Licht blendet mich
with one's own or very eyes — mit eigenen Augen
paint/draw something by eye — etwas nach der Natur malen/zeichnen
be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something — die Augen od. den Blick nicht von jemandem/etwas abwenden können
keep an eye on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen
have [got] an eye or one's eye[s] on somebody/something — ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben
keep an eye open or out [for somebody/something] — [nach jemandem/etwas] Ausschau halten
keep one's eyes open or (coll.) peeled or (coll.) skinned for something — nach etwas Ausschau halten
with one's eyes open — (fig.) mit offenen Augen
with one's eyes shut — (fig.) (without full awareness) blind; (with great ease) im Schlaf
[an] eye for [an] eye — Auge um Auge
have an eye to something/doing something — auf etwas (Akk.) bedacht sein/darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun
that was one in the eye for him — (coll.) das war ein Schlag ins Kontor (ugs.) für ihn
see eye to eye [on something with somebody] — [mit jemandem] einer Meinung [über etwas (Akk.)] sein
be up to one's eyes — (fig.) bis über beide Ohren drinstecken (ugs.)
be up to one's eyes in work/debt — bis über beide Ohren in der Arbeit/in Schulden stecken (ugs.)
have a keen/good eye for something — einen geschärften/einen sicheren od. den richtigen Blick für etwas haben
2. transitive verb,make eyes at somebody — jemandem [schöne] Augen machen
* * *n.Auge -n n.Knospe -n f. v.betrachten v. -
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['ɪntʊ, 'ɪntə]1) (indicating change of position, location)to put sth. into — mettere qcs. in [ container]
to come, go into — entrare in [ place]
to move sth. into the shade — spostare qcs. all'ombra
to go into town, into the office — andare in città, in ufficio
to get into the car, a train — salire in macchina, su un treno
to help sb. into bed — aiutare qcn. a mettersi a letto
to cut sth. into triangles — tagliare qcs. in o a triangoli
to break sth. into pieces — fare a pezzi qcs.
to translate sth. into Greek — tradurre qcs. in greco
to turn into — trasformarsi in [ frog]
to roll sth. into a ball — fare una palla di qcs
we were well into 1988 when... — il 1988 era già iniziato da un pezzo quando...
6) colloq. (keen on)to be into — interessarsi di, essere (un) appassionato di [jazz, athletics]
7) (indicating impact) in, controto run into sth. — sbattere contro qcs.
to bang into sb., sth. — urtare (contro) qcn., qcs
8) mat.••••to be into everything — [ child] toccare tutto
Note:Into is used after certain nouns and verbs in English ( change into, stray into etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or verb entry ( change, stray etc.). - Into is also used in the structure verb + somebody + into + doing something ( to bully somebody into doing something, to fool somebody into doing something). For translations of these structures see the appropriate verb entry ( bully, fool etc.). - For translations of expressions like get into trouble, go into details, get into debt etc., you should consult the appropriate noun entry ( trouble, detail, debt etc.)* * *['intu]1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) in2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) in3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) in4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) in* * *['ɪntʊ, 'ɪntə]1) (indicating change of position, location)to put sth. into — mettere qcs. in [ container]
to come, go into — entrare in [ place]
to move sth. into the shade — spostare qcs. all'ombra
to go into town, into the office — andare in città, in ufficio
to get into the car, a train — salire in macchina, su un treno
to help sb. into bed — aiutare qcn. a mettersi a letto
to cut sth. into triangles — tagliare qcs. in o a triangoli
to break sth. into pieces — fare a pezzi qcs.
to translate sth. into Greek — tradurre qcs. in greco
to turn into — trasformarsi in [ frog]
to roll sth. into a ball — fare una palla di qcs
we were well into 1988 when... — il 1988 era già iniziato da un pezzo quando...
6) colloq. (keen on)to be into — interessarsi di, essere (un) appassionato di [jazz, athletics]
7) (indicating impact) in, controto run into sth. — sbattere contro qcs.
to bang into sb., sth. — urtare (contro) qcn., qcs
8) mat.••••to be into everything — [ child] toccare tutto
Note:Into is used after certain nouns and verbs in English ( change into, stray into etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or verb entry ( change, stray etc.). - Into is also used in the structure verb + somebody + into + doing something ( to bully somebody into doing something, to fool somebody into doing something). For translations of these structures see the appropriate verb entry ( bully, fool etc.). - For translations of expressions like get into trouble, go into details, get into debt etc., you should consult the appropriate noun entry ( trouble, detail, debt etc.) -
7 edge
{edʒ}
I. 1. острие, резец, ръб
a knife with an EDGE/a keen EDGE остър нож
to take the EDGE off притъпявам, намалявам (и прен.)
2. ръб, край, периферия, гребен, бордюр, перваз, ребро, печ. обрез, поле (на печатна страница), бряг, крайбрежие, сервитутна линия (край шосе), ива (на плат)
3. прен. острота, въздействие, ефект, проницателност
a to give an EDGE to one's appetite възбуждам апетита
to give someone the EDGE of one's tongue насолявам/нарязвам някого
not to put too fine an EDGE upon it откровено/просто казано, с извинение
to be on the EDGE of doing something тъкмо се каня да направя нещо
(all) on EDGE изострен (за нерви), настръхнал, нервен
it set my teeth on EDGE скрипнаха ми зъбите, прен. накара ме да настръхна
to set someone ('s nerves) on EDGE дразня/нервирам някого
to have the EDGE on someone имам предимство пред някого
II. 1. точа, наточвам, изострям, наострям
to EDGE off изострям, наточвам
2. изглаждам/изравнявам ръба на, правя ръб (на), подшивам, поръбвам, обточвам (дреха и пр.)
3. заграждам, ограждам, минавам/раста край
4. промъквам (се), намърдвам (се), намествам (се), въвирам (се) (into)
измъквам (се) (away, out of)
to EDGE one's way/oneself примъквам се, пробивам си път
to EDGE off измъквам се
to EDGE someone out избутвам някого
to EDGE in a word вреждам се/успявам и аз да кажа нещо* * *{ej} n 1. острие; резец, ръб; a knife with an edge/ a keen edge ост(2) {ej} v 1. точа, наточвам, изострям, наострям; to edge off из* * *точа; ръб; резец; обточвам; острило; острец; острие; ограждам; периферия; перваз; промъквам се; изострям; край; наточвам; намърдвам се;* * *1. (all) on edge изострен (за нерви), настръхнал, нервен 2. a knife with an edge/a keen edge остър нож 3. a to give an edge to one's appetite възбуждам апетита 4. i. острие, резец, ръб 5. ii. точа, наточвам, изострям, наострям 6. it set my teeth on edge скрипнаха ми зъбите, прен. накара ме да настръхна 7. not to put too fine an edge upon it откровено/просто казано, с извинение 8. to be on the edge of doing something тъкмо се каня да направя нещо 9. to edge in a word вреждам се/успявам и аз да кажа нещо 10. to edge off измъквам се 11. to edge off изострям, наточвам 12. to edge one's way/oneself примъквам се, пробивам си път 13. to edge someone out избутвам някого 14. to give someone the edge of one's tongue насолявам/нарязвам някого 15. to have the edge on someone имам предимство пред някого 16. to set someone ('s nerves) on edge дразня/нервирам някого 17. to take the edge off притъпявам, намалявам (и прен.) 18. заграждам, ограждам, минавам/раста край 19. изглаждам/изравнявам ръба на, правя ръб (на), подшивам, поръбвам, обточвам (дреха и пр.) 20. измъквам (се) (away, out of) 21. прен. острота, въздействие, ефект, проницателност 22. промъквам (се), намърдвам (се), намествам (се), въвирам (се) (into) 23. ръб, край, периферия, гребен, бордюр, перваз, ребро, печ. обрез, поле (на печатна страница), бряг, крайбрежие, сервитутна линия (край шосе), ива (на плат)* * *edge[edʒ] I. n 1. ръб, край, периферия; бордюр; перваз; обрез (на лист хартия, на книга); поле (на печатна страница); бряг, крайбрежие (на река, езеро); сервитутна линия (край шосе); • to be on the \edge of doing s.th. тъкмо се каня (готвя) да направя нещо; 2. острие, острец, острило, резец; to put an \edge on наточвам, остря (и прен.); to take the \edge off a knife, to turn the \edge of a knife изтъпявам нож; to give an \edge to o.'s appetite отварям (възбуждам) апетита; to be on the razor's \edge намирам се в крайно опасно положение; намирам се на ръба на пропаст, стоя пред пропаст; on the \edge of o.' s seat ( chair) в напрежение, напрегнат (под въздействието на филм, книга); to have rough \edges имам трески за дялане; to give s.o. the \edge of o.'s tongue нарязвам някого като кисела краставица, натривам носа на някого; мъмря, скастрям, нахоквам; not to put too fine an \edge upon it откровено (честно) казано; с извинение; to take the \edge off a situation свалям напрежението; his smile took the \edge off her anger усмивката му притъпи гнева ѝ; 3. острота, злъчност (за стил и пр.); ( all) on \edge изострен, изпънат (за нерви), настръхнал, нервен; нетърпелив; to set (o.'s nerves) on \edge дразня, раздразням, нервирам; to set o.'s teeth on \edge ( нещо) ме кара да настръхвам; to have ( give) an \edge on s.o. разг. имам (давам) предимство пред някого; II. v 1. точа, наточвам, изострям; 2. изглаждам (изравнявам, правя) ръб на; подшивам, обточвам, обтакам ( дреха); 3. заграждам, ограждам; минавам (раста) край; the road is \edged with poplars пътят е засаден с тополи от двете страни; 4. промъквам се, намърдвам се, навирам се ( into), движа се настрани, предпазливо; to \edge o.'s way придвижвам се, промъквам се; to \edge s.o. out избутвам, изтиквам някого; to \edge o.'s chair nearer внимателно си приближавам стола; to \edge off изострям, наточвам ( острие); измъквам се; -
8 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) ojo2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) ojo; agujero3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) buen ojo
2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) mirar, observar- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open
eye n ojoto keep an eye on vigilar / echar un ojocan you keep an eye on my suitcase? ¿me puedes vigilar la maleta?to see eye to eye opinar igual / estar de acuerdotr[aɪ]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL ojo2 (sense) vista3 (of needle, potato, storm) ojo1 (observe) mirar, observar; (look at longingly) echar el ojo a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall eyes were on... todas las miradas estaban puestas en...an eye for an eye ojo por ojoas far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vistabefore somebody's very eyes delante de los propios ojos de alguieneyes right/left/front vista a la derecha/izquierda/al frentefor somebody's eyes only sólo para los ojos de alguienif you had half an eye si tuvieras dos dedos de frentein the eyes of the law según la Leyin the eyes of somebody / in somebody's eyes a ojos de alguien, para alguienmy eye! ¡y un pepino!not to be able to believe one's eyes no poder dar crédito a sus ojos, no poder creer lo que uno está viendonot to take one's eyes off something/somebody no quitar la vista de encima de algo/a alguien, no perder de vista algo/a alguiensomebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach comer con los ojosto be all eyes ser todo,-a ojosto be one in the eye for somebody suponer un chasco para alguiento be unable to look somebody in the eye no poder mirar a alguien a la carato be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something no poder quitar la vista de encima de alguien/algoto be up to one's eyes in something estar hasta el cuello de algoto cast one's eyes over something / run one's eyes over something ojear algo, echar una ojeada a algoto catch somebody's eye llamar la atención de alguiento clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something ver a alguien/algo, poner los ojos en alguien/algoto close one's eyes to something hacer la vista gorda a algoto eye somebody up and down comerse a alguien con los ojosto give somebody the eye lanzar miraditas a alguiento have an eye for something tener buen ojo para algoto have eyes in the back of one's head darse cuenta de todo, tener cien ojosto have one's eye on (watch) observar, vigilarto keep an eye open/out for somebody/something mantener los ojos bien abiertos por si se ve a alguien/algoto keep one's eyes peeled estar ojo avizorto look somebody in the eye mirar a alguien a los ojosto make eyes at somebody / make sheep's eyes at somebody dirigir miraditas a alguiento only have eyes for somebody / have eyes only for somebody sólo tener ojos para alguiento open somebody's eyes abrirle los ojos a alguiento see eye to eye with somebody estar de acuerdo con alguiento turn a blind eye to something hacer la vista gorda a algowith an eye to doing something con la intención de hacer algo, con miras a hacer algowith one's eyes open con los ojos abiertoswith one's eyes shut con los ojos cerradoswith the naked eye a simple vistaeye contact contacto oculareye shadow sombra de ojoseye socket cuenca del ojo, órbitaeye n1) : ojo m2) vision: visión f, vista f, ojo ma good eye for bargains: un buen ojo para las gangas3) glance: mirada f, ojeada f4) attention: atención fto catch one's eye: llamar la atención5) point of view: punto m de vistain the eyes of the law: según la ley6) : ojo m (de una aguja, una papa, una tormenta)n.• hondón s.m.• ojo s.m.• yema s.f.v.• mirar detenidamente v.• ojear v.
I aɪ1)a) ( Anat) ojo mto have sharp eyes — tener* (una) vista de lince, tener* ojo de águila
as far as the eye can/could see — hasta donde alcanza/alcanzaba la vista
I can't believe my eyes — si no lo veo, no lo creo, no doy crédito a mis ojos
to close o shut one's eyes to something — cerrar* los ojos a algo
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a lágrima viva or a mares
to have eyes in the back of one's head — tener* ojos en la nuca
to keep one's eyes open — (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con cuidado; ( looking for something)
keep your eyes open for a restaurant — vete mirando or fíjate bien a ver si ves un restaurante
to keep one's eyes peeled o skinned — (colloq) (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con mucho ojo (fam); ( looking for something) estar(se)* ojo avizor (fam)
to make eyes at somebody — hacerle* ojitos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes — abrirle* los ojos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes to something — hacerle* ver algo a alguien
to see eye to eye with somebody — (usu with neg) estar* de acuerdo con alguien, coincidir con alguien
with one's eyes shut o closed — con los ojos cerrados
to be up to one's eyes in something — estar* hasta aquí de algo (fam)
I'm up to my eyes in work — estoy agobiada or (fam) hasta aquí de trabajo
we're up to our eyes in debt — estamos cargados de deudas, debemos hasta la camisa (fam); (before n)
eye contact: to make/avoid eye contact with somebody mirar/evitar mirar a alguien a los ojos; at eye level — a la altura de la vista
b) (look, gaze) mirada fto cast o run one's eye over something — recorrer algo con la vista
to have one's eyes on somebody/something — no quitarle los ojos de encima a alguien/algo
in Mary's eyes he's perfect — para Mary or a ojos de Mary es perfecto
to keep one's eye(s) on something/somebody: keep your eyes on the road! no apartes la vista de la carretera!; keep your eyes on him no lo pierdas de vista; to look somebody straight in the eye mirar a alguien directamente a los ojos; she won't look me in the eye no se atreve a mirarme a la cara; he couldn't take his eyes off her no podía quitarle los ojos de encima; easy on the eye (colloq) agradable a la vista; to keep an eye on something/somebody vigilar or cuidar algo/a alguien; keep an eye on those two no pierdas de vista a esos dos, vigila a esos dos; to lay o set o (colloq) clap eyes on somebody/something: from the moment I laid o set o (colloq) clapped eyes on him/it desde el primer momento que lo vi; to turn a blind eye (to something) — hacer* la vista gorda (frente a or ante algo)
c) ( attention)the company has been in the public eye a lot recently — últimamente se ha hablado mucho de la compañía
d) ( ability to judge) ojo mto have an eye for design — tener* ojo or idea para el diseño
to have an eye for detail — ser* detallista
2)a) ( of needle) ojo mb) (of hurricane, storm) ojo mc) ( in potato) ojo m
II
a) ( observe) mirar, observarb) ( ogle) mirar, pasarle revista a (fam)[aɪ]1. N1) (gen) ojo m•
I couldn't believe my (own) eyes — no daba crédito a lo que veían mis ojosshe had a black eye — tenía or llevaba un ojo morado
•
to catch sb's eye — llamar la atención de algnhe accidentally caught her eye and looked away — su mirada se cruzó por casualidad con la de ella y apartó la vista
•
it was the biggest one I'd ever clapped eyes on — era el más grande que jamás me había echado a la cara•
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a moco tendido or a lágrima viva•
there wasn't a dry eye in the house — no había ojos sin lágrimas en todo el teatro•
to have an eye or a keen eye for a bargain — tener mucha vista or buen ojo para las gangas•
he's got his eye on you — (=monitoring) no te quita ojo, no te pierde de vista; (=attracted to) te tiene echado el ojoI've got my eye on that sofa in the sale — le tengo echado el ojo a ese sofá que vimos en las rebajas
•
she had eyes only for me — solo tenía ojos para mí, no tenía ojos más que para mí•
it hits you in the eye — salta a la vista•
in the eyes of — a los ojos de•
to keep an eye on sth/sb — (=watch) vigilar algo/a algn, echar una mirada a algo/algn; (=look after) cuidar algo/a algnkeep your eyes on the road! — ¡no quites los ojos de la carretera!
I'm keeping an eye on things while the boss is away — yo estoy al cargo del negocio mientras el jefe está fuera
•
to look sb (straight) in the eye — mirar a algn (directamente) a los ojos•
with the naked eye — a simple vista•
he couldn't keep his eyes off the girl — se le fueron los ojos tras la chica•
to keep an eye out or one's eyes open for sth/sb — estar pendiente de algo/algnkeep an eye out for the postman — estáte atento or pendiente a ver si ves al cartero
keep your eyes open for bag-snatchers! — ¡mucho ojo, no te vayan a dar el tirón!
I haven't seen any recently but I'll keep my eyes open — últimamente no he visto ninguno pero estaré al tanto
•
I saw it with my own eyes — lo vi con mis propios ojos•
to be in the public eye — estar a la luz pública•
eyes right/left/front! — ¡vista a la derecha/izquierda/al frente!•
to run one's eye over sth — (from curiosity) recorrer algo con la vista; (checking) echar un vistazo a algo•
the sun is in my eyes — me da el sol en los ojos•
he didn't take his eyes off her for one second — no le quitó los ojos de encima ni por un segundo•
with an eye to sth/to doing sth — con vistas or miras a algo/a hacer algo•
use your eyes! * — ¡abre los ojos!•
it happened before my very eyes — ocurrió delante de mis propios ojos•
under the watchful eye of — bajo la atenta mirada de- have eyes in the back of one's headhe must have eyes in the back of his head! — ¡no se le escapa una!
I haven't got eyes in the back of my head — iro ¿te crees que tengo ojos en la nuca o qué?
- give sb the glad eye- open sb's eyes to sth- keep one's eyes peeled- do sth with one's eyes- make sheep's eyes at sb- shut one's eyes to- be up to one's eyes- an eye for an eyeblind 1., feast 2., mind 1., 1), sight2) [of potato] yema f3) [of storm] ojo m4) (Sew) [of needle] ojo m; [of hook and eye] hembra f de corchete2.VT mirar detenidamente, observarshe eyed him sullenly/with suspicion — lo miró detenidamente con gesto hosco/con recelo
I didn't like the way they eyed me up and down — no me gustaba la forma que tenían de mirarme de arriba abajo
an expensive leather jacket I had been eyeing for some time — una cazadora de cuero muy cara a la que hacía tiempo (que) le había echado el ojo
3.CPDeye clinic N — clínica f oftalmológica
eye colour N — color m de los ojos
eye contact N — contacto m ocular
eye doctor N — (US) oculista mf
eye dropper N — cuentagotas m inv
eye examination N — examen m de la vista
eye pencil N — lápiz m de ojos
eye shadow N — sombra f de ojos
eye socket N — cuenca f del ojo
- eye up* * *
I [aɪ]1)a) ( Anat) ojo mto have sharp eyes — tener* (una) vista de lince, tener* ojo de águila
as far as the eye can/could see — hasta donde alcanza/alcanzaba la vista
I can't believe my eyes — si no lo veo, no lo creo, no doy crédito a mis ojos
to close o shut one's eyes to something — cerrar* los ojos a algo
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a lágrima viva or a mares
to have eyes in the back of one's head — tener* ojos en la nuca
to keep one's eyes open — (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con cuidado; ( looking for something)
keep your eyes open for a restaurant — vete mirando or fíjate bien a ver si ves un restaurante
to keep one's eyes peeled o skinned — (colloq) (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con mucho ojo (fam); ( looking for something) estar(se)* ojo avizor (fam)
to make eyes at somebody — hacerle* ojitos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes — abrirle* los ojos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes to something — hacerle* ver algo a alguien
to see eye to eye with somebody — (usu with neg) estar* de acuerdo con alguien, coincidir con alguien
with one's eyes shut o closed — con los ojos cerrados
to be up to one's eyes in something — estar* hasta aquí de algo (fam)
I'm up to my eyes in work — estoy agobiada or (fam) hasta aquí de trabajo
we're up to our eyes in debt — estamos cargados de deudas, debemos hasta la camisa (fam); (before n)
eye contact: to make/avoid eye contact with somebody mirar/evitar mirar a alguien a los ojos; at eye level — a la altura de la vista
b) (look, gaze) mirada fto cast o run one's eye over something — recorrer algo con la vista
to have one's eyes on somebody/something — no quitarle los ojos de encima a alguien/algo
in Mary's eyes he's perfect — para Mary or a ojos de Mary es perfecto
to keep one's eye(s) on something/somebody: keep your eyes on the road! no apartes la vista de la carretera!; keep your eyes on him no lo pierdas de vista; to look somebody straight in the eye mirar a alguien directamente a los ojos; she won't look me in the eye no se atreve a mirarme a la cara; he couldn't take his eyes off her no podía quitarle los ojos de encima; easy on the eye (colloq) agradable a la vista; to keep an eye on something/somebody vigilar or cuidar algo/a alguien; keep an eye on those two no pierdas de vista a esos dos, vigila a esos dos; to lay o set o (colloq) clap eyes on somebody/something: from the moment I laid o set o (colloq) clapped eyes on him/it desde el primer momento que lo vi; to turn a blind eye (to something) — hacer* la vista gorda (frente a or ante algo)
c) ( attention)the company has been in the public eye a lot recently — últimamente se ha hablado mucho de la compañía
d) ( ability to judge) ojo mto have an eye for design — tener* ojo or idea para el diseño
to have an eye for detail — ser* detallista
2)a) ( of needle) ojo mb) (of hurricane, storm) ojo mc) ( in potato) ojo m
II
a) ( observe) mirar, observarb) ( ogle) mirar, pasarle revista a (fam) -
9 get on
1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) progresar, avanzar2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) llevarse bien (con), avenirse, entenderse3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) envejecer, hacerse viejo/mayor4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) ponerse5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) continuar, seguir, proseguirget on vb subir / subirsedo you get on with your neighbours? ¿te llevas bien con tus vecinos?1) v + adva) (move on, make progress) seguir* adelanteI can't stand here talking, I must get on — no puedo quedarme aquí de charla, tengo mucho que hacer
to get on to something — pasar a algo; see also get onto
to get on with something: get on with what you're doing sigue con lo que estás haciendo; get on with it! — (colloq) ( hurry) dáte prisa (fam), apúrate (AmL fam)
2)a) ( fare)how's Joe getting on nowadays? — ¿qué tal anda Joe?
how did he get on at the interview? — ¿cómo le fue en la entrevista?
b) ( succeed) tener* éxito3) (be friends, agree)a) ( in time)it's getting on o time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde
b) ( in age)she's getting on (in years) — está vieja, ya no es joven; see also get on for
5) v + adv v + prep + o (climb on, board) subirse, montarseto get on the bus/a horse — subirse al autobús/subirse a or montarse en un caballo
6) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (place, fix on) poner7) v + o + adv ( put on) \<\<clothes\>\> ponerse*I can't get it on — no me entra or no me cabe
1. VI + ADV1) (=mount) subir2) (=proceed) seguirwe must be getting on, Sue's waiting for us — tenemos que seguir, Sue nos está esperando
get on, man! — ¡sigue!, ¡adelante!
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to get on with sth — seguir con algoget on with it! — ¡venga!, ¡apúrese! (LAm)
get on toget on with your work, please — seguid trabajando, por favor
3) (=manage)•
I was getting on fine till he came along — me iba bien hasta que llegó élhow are you getting on with him/the new computer? — ¿qué tal or cómo te va con él/el ordenador nuevo?
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she's getting on very well with Russian — está haciendo muchos progresos con el ruso4) (=progress) progresar; (=succeed) tener éxitoif you want to get on in life, you must... — si quieres tener éxito en la vida, debes...
5)• to be getting on: it's getting on for nine — son casi las nueve
he's getting on for 70 — está rondando los 70, anda cerca de los 70
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her parents are getting on a bit — sus padres ya están un poco viejos•
time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde6) (=be on good terms) llevarse bienI'm afraid we just don't get on — me temo que no nos llevamos or entendemos bien
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to get on (well) with sb — llevarse bien con algnI can't get on with computers — no me aclaro con los ordenadores, los ordenadores y yo no hacemos migas
2. VI + PREP1) (=mount) [+ vehicle] subir(se) a; [+ horse, bicycle] subir(se) a, montar a2) (=be appointed/elected to) [+ committee] entrar en3.VT + ADV (=put on) [+ clothes] ponerse; [+ lid, cover, dinner] poner* * *1) v + adva) (move on, make progress) seguir* adelanteI can't stand here talking, I must get on — no puedo quedarme aquí de charla, tengo mucho que hacer
to get on to something — pasar a algo; see also get onto
to get on with something: get on with what you're doing sigue con lo que estás haciendo; get on with it! — (colloq) ( hurry) dáte prisa (fam), apúrate (AmL fam)
2)a) ( fare)how's Joe getting on nowadays? — ¿qué tal anda Joe?
how did he get on at the interview? — ¿cómo le fue en la entrevista?
b) ( succeed) tener* éxito3) (be friends, agree)a) ( in time)it's getting on o time is getting on — se está haciendo tarde
b) ( in age)she's getting on (in years) — está vieja, ya no es joven; see also get on for
5) v + adv v + prep + o (climb on, board) subirse, montarseto get on the bus/a horse — subirse al autobús/subirse a or montarse en un caballo
6) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o (place, fix on) poner7) v + o + adv ( put on) \<\<clothes\>\> ponerse*I can't get it on — no me entra or no me cabe
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10 sense
1. noun1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, dersense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der
have taken leave of one's senses — den Verstand verloren haben
bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen
3) (consciousness) Gefühl, dassense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das
out of a sense of duty — aus Pflichtgefühl
4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, derthere's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig
have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun
what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?
now you are talking sense — jetzt wirst du vernünftig
make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also academic.ru/14644/common_sense">common sense; good I 1.
in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn
in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht
it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun
2. transitive verbit makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll
spüren; [Tier:] wittern* * *[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) der Sinn2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) das Gefühl3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) der Sinn4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) der Verstand5) (a meaning (of a word).) der Sinn6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) der Sinn2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) fühlen- senseless- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *[sen(t)s]I. nI hope they'll have the [good] \sense to shut the windows before they leave ich hoffe, sie sind so klug, die Fenster zu schließen, bevor sie gehento make [good] \sense sinnvoll seinplanning so far ahead makes no \sense es hat keinen Sinn, so weit im Voraus zu planento see the \sense in sth den Sinn in etw dat sehento talk \sense sich akk verständlich ausdrückenthere's no \sense in doing sth es hat keinen Sinn, etw zu tunthere's no \sense in waiting es ist zwecklos zu warten2. (reason)▪ one's \senses pl jds gesunder Menschenverstandit's time you came to your \senses es wird Zeit, dass du zur Vernunft kommstto bring sb to their \senses jdn zur Vernunft bringento take leave of one's \senses den Verstand verlieren\sense of hearing Gehör nt\sense of sight Sehvermögen nt\sense of smell/taste/touch Geruchs-/Geschmacks-/Tastsinn mthe five \senses die fünf Sinnesixth \sense sechster Sinndid you get any \sense of how they might react? kannst du dir irgendwie denken, wie sie reagieren werden?▪ to have a \sense that... das Gefühl haben, dass...I had a sudden \sense that I was needed at home ich spürte auf einmal, dass ich zu Hause gebraucht wurde\sense of beauty Schönheitssinn m\sense of belonging Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl nt\sense of direction Orientierungssinn m\sense of duty Pflichtgefühl nt\sense of justice/reality Gerechtigkeits-/Realitätssinn ma \sense of security ein Gefühl nt der Sicherheita \sense of social responsibility ein Gefühl nt für soziale Verantwortung\sense of time Zeitgefühl ntthe broad/narrow \sense of a word/term die weite/enge Bedeutung eines Wortes/Begriffesin the broad[est] \sense of the term im weitesten Sinne des Wortesfigurative/literal \sense übertragene/wörtliche [o ursprüngliche] Bedeutungto make \sense einen Sinn ergebenthis passage doesn't make \sense diese Passage ist unverständlichI've read the letter twice, but I can't make any \sense of it ich habe den Brief zweimal gelesen, aber ich kann mir keinen Reim darauf machenin a \sense in gewisser Weisewe are in no \sense obliged to agree to this wir sind in keiner Weise verpflichtet, dem zuzustimmenin every \sense in jeder Hinsicht7. (aptitude)to have a \sense of fun Spaß verstehen könnenit was just a joke — where's your \sense of fun? das war doch nur ein Scherz — verstehst du keinen Spaß?to have a \sense of humour Sinn für Humor haben8. (direction)II. vt▪ to \sense sb/sth jdn/etw wahrnehmen▪ to \sense that... spüren, dass...he \sensed that his guests were bored er spürte, dass seine Gäste sich langweiltencould you \sense what was likely to happen? hattest du eine Ahnung von dem, was passieren konnte?to \sense sb's anger jds Wut spürento \sense danger Gefahr wittern* * *[sens]1. n1) (bodily) Sinn msense of hearing — Gehörsinn m, Gehör nt
2) pl (= right mind) Verstand mno man in his senses... — kein einigermaßen vernünftiger Mensch...
to frighten sb out of his senses —
his senses were deranged by... — er war durch... völlig verstört
to come to one's senses — zur Vernunft or Besinnung kommen, Vernunft annehmen
3) (= feeling) Gefühl nta sense of occasion — das Gefühl, dass etwas Besonderes stattfindet
4) (= instinct, appreciation) Sinn mhis sense for what is appropriate — sein Gefühl nt or Gespür nt dafür, was angebracht ist
/justice — Farben-/Gerechtigkeitssinn m
5)haven't you sense enough or enough sense to stop when you're tired? — bist du nicht vernünftig genug aufzuhören, wenn du müde bist?
he had the (good) sense to... — er war so vernünftig or klug or gescheit und...
you should have had more sense than to... — du hättest vernünftiger sein sollen und nicht...
there is no sense in that — das hat keinen Sinn, es ist zwecklos
there's a lot of sense in that — das hat Hand und Fuß, das ist ganz vernünftig
what's the sense of or in doing this? — welchen Sinn hat es denn, das zu tun?
there is no sense in doing that — es ist zwecklos or sinnlos, das zu tun
there's some sense in what he says — was er sagt, ist ganz vernünftig
there's some sense in doing that — es wäre ganz vernünftig, das zu tun
6)it doesn't make sense doing it that way/spending or to spend all that money —
why did he decide that? – I don't know, it doesn't make sense — warum hat er das beschlossen? – ich weiß es nicht, es ist mir unverständlich or es macht keinen Sinn
it makes good financial/political sense to... — aus finanzieller/politischer Sicht gesehen ist es sehr vernünftig, zu...
he/his theory doesn't make sense — er/seine Theorie ist völlig unverständlich
it all makes sense now —
it doesn't make sense, the jewels were there a minute ago — das ist ganz unverständlich, die Juwelen waren doch eben noch da
to make sense of sth — etw verstehen, aus etw schlau werden (inf)
you're not making sense (in explaining sth, in plans, intentions etc) — das ist doch Unsinn; (in behaviour, attitude) ich werde aus Ihnen nicht schlau (inf)
now you're making sense (in explaining sth) — jetzt verstehe ich, was Sie meinen; (in plans, intentions etc) das ist endlich eine vernünftige Idee
7) (= meaning) Sinn m no plit has three distinct senses —
in what sense are you using the word? — in welchem Sinn or welcher Bedeutung gebrauchen Sie das Wort?
8)(= way, respect)
in a sense — in gewisser Hinsicht, gewissermaßenin what sense? —
in one sense what he claims is true — in gewisser Hinsicht hat er mit seiner Behauptung recht
2. vtfühlen, spürenI could sense someone there in the dark — ich fühlte or spürte, dass da jemand in der Dunkelheit war
* * *sense [sens]A s1. Sinn m, Sinnesorgan n:sense of hearing (sight, smell, taste, touch) Gehör-(Gesichts-, Geruchs-, Geschmacks-, Tast)sinn;2. pl Sinne pl, (klarer) Verstand:in (out of) one’s senses bei (von) Sinnen;bring sb to their senses jemanden wieder zur Besinnung bringen;3. fig Vernunft f, Verstand m:a man of sense ein vernünftiger oder kluger Mensch;have the sense to do sth so klug sein, etwas zu tun;4. Sinne pl, Empfindungsvermögen n5. Gefühl n:a) Empfindung f (of für):sense of achievement Erfolgserlebnis n;sense of pain Schmerzgefühl;b) Ahnung f, unbestimmtes Gefühlof für):sense of balance Gleichgewichtssinn, -empfinden n, -gefühl;sense of beauty Schönheitssinn;sense of duty Pflichtbewusstsein n, -gefühl;a keen sense of justice ein ausgeprägter Gerechtigkeitssinn;sense of responsibility Verantwortungsgefühl, -bewusstsein n;sense of shame Schamgefühl;sense of time Zeitgefühl; → belonging 1, direction 1, honor B 1, humor A 4, locality 1 a, mission 5, pitch2 C 8, purpose B 4, self-worth7. Sinn m, Bedeutung f:in every sense in jeder Hinsicht;in a sense in gewissem Sinne;in the good and in the bad sense im guten wie im bösen oder schlechten Sinn8. Sinn m, (etwas) Vernünftiges:what is the sense of doing this? was hat es für einen Sinn, das zu tun?;is there a sense in which …? könnte man vielleicht sagen, dass …?;it makes sense es macht Sinn, es hat Hand und Fuß, es klingt plausibel;it does not make sense es hat oder macht keinen Sinn;I could make no sense of it ich konnte mir darauf keinen Reim machen;talk sense vernünftig redentake the sense of the meeting die Meinung der Versammlung einholen10. MATH Richtung f:sense of rotation Drehsinn mB v/t1. empfinden, fühlen, spüren, ahnen2. ITa) abtastenb) abfragen3. besonders US umg kapieren* * *1. noun1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, dersense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der
bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen
3) (consciousness) Gefühl, dassense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das
4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, derthere's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig
have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun
what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?
make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also common sense; good I 1.
in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn
in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht
in a or one sense — in gewisser Hinsicht od. Weise
it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun
2. transitive verbit makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll
spüren; [Tier:] wittern* * *n.Empfindung f.Gefühl -e n.Sinn -e m.Verstand -¨e m.Wahrnehmung f. v.abfühlen v.abtasten v.empfinden v.fühlen v.wahrnehmen v. -
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sens
1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sentido2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) sensación, sentido3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sentido4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sentido común, juicio, sensatez5) (a meaning (of a word).) significado6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sentido
2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentir, percibir- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense
sense1 n1. sentidothe five senses are: hearing, sight, taste, touch and smell los cinco sentidos son: el oído, la vista, el gusto, el tacto y el olfato2. sentido común / juicio / sensatezdon't be stupid, use your common sense no seas estúpido, usa tu sentido comúnsense2 vb notar / sentir / darse cuentatr[sens]1 (faculty) sentido2 (feeling - of well-being, loss) sensación nombre femenino; (awareness, appreciation - of justice, duty) sentido3 (wisdom, judgement) sentido común, juicio, sensatez nombre femenino, tino4 (reason, purpose) sentido■ what's the sense in driving there? ¿qué sentido tiene conducir hasta allí?■ there's no sense in crying ¿de qué sirve llorar?1 (feel, perceive) sentir, percibir, presentir, intuir; (apprehend, detect) percibir, darse cuenta de2 (machine) detectar1 (normal state of mind) juicio m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a sense hasta cierto punto, en cierto sentidoin no sense de ninguna manerato be out of one's senses no estar en sus cabalesto bring somebody to their senses hacer a alguien entrar en razónto come to one's senses recobrar el juicioto have a sense of occasion tener sentido de la ocasiónto make sense out of something entender algoto see sense entrar en razónto take leave of one's senses perder el juicioto talk sense hablar con juiciosense organ órgano del sentidohe sensed danger: se dio cuenta del peligrosense n1) meaning: sentido m, significado m2) : sentido mthe sense of smell: el sentido del olfato3)to make sense : tener sentidoadj.• sensitivo, -a adj.n.• juicio s.m.• mollera s.f.• opinión s.f.• sensación s.f.• sentido s.m.• testa s.f.v.• detectar (Teléfono) v.• percibir v.• sentir v.• sospechar v.
I sens1)a) c ( physical faculty) sentido mthe sense of hearing/smell/taste/touch — el (sentido del) oído/olfato/gusto/tacto
b) senses pl ( rational state)no one in his (right) senses would do something like that — una persona en su (sano) juicio or en sus cabales no haría una cosa así
to take leave of one's senses — perder* el juicio, volverse* loco
2)a) ( impression) (no pl) sensación fI felt a sense of belonging/betrayal — me sentí aceptadoaicionado
b) c u ( awareness) sentido msense of direction/rhythm — sentido de la orientación/del ritmo
sense of humor — sentido m del humor
3) ua) ( common sense) sentido m comúnshe had the (good) sense to leave her phone number — tuvo la sensatez or el tino de dejar su número de teléfono
I'm going to knock o beat some sense into him! — voy a hacerlo entrar en razón
b) (point, value) sentido m4) ca) ( meaning) sentido m, significado mthe different senses of the word — las distintas acepciones or los distintos significados de la palabra
he is a professional in the full sense (of the term) — es un profesional en toda la extensión de la palabra
b) (aspect, way)in a sense they're both correct — en cierto modo or sentido ambos tienen razón
it must in no sense be taken as the final offer — no debe de ningún modo or de ninguna manera interpretarse como la oferta final
a) ( be comprehensible) tener* sentidob) ( be sensible)to make sense of something — entender* algo
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a) ( be aware of) sentir*, notar[sens]I sensed that they weren't very happy — sentí or intuí que no estaban muy contentos
1. N1) (bodily) sentido msense of hearing/smell/taste/touch — sentido m del oído/olfato/gusto/tacto
sense of sight — sentido m de la vista
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sixth sense — sexto sentido2) (=feeling) sensación f•
have you no sense of shame? — ¿es que no tienes vergüenza?•
there is a sense of space in his paintings — sus cuadros transmiten una sensación de espacio3) (=good judgement) sentido m comúnshe has more sense than to go out on her own — tiene el suficiente sentido común como para no salir sola
I thought you would have had more sense — pensé que eras más sensato or tenías más sentido común
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to make sb see sense — hacer que algn entre en razón•
to talk sense — hablar con sentido común, hablar con juicio4)• to make sense — (=be advisable) ser conveniente; (=be comprehensible, logical) tener sentido
it doesn't make sense or it makes no sense — no tiene sentido
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to make sense of sth, I could make no sense of what he was saying — no entendía nada de lo que decía, no podía sacar nada en claro de lo que decía5) (=point, use) sentido mwhat's the sense of having another meeting? — ¿qué sentido tiene celebrar otra reunión?
6) senses (=sanity)•
I hope this warning will bring him to his senses — espero que esta advertencia le haga entrar en razón•
to come to one's senses — entrar en razón•
no-one in his right senses would do that — nadie (que esté) en su sano juicio haría eso•
have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿has perdido el juicio?it has several senses — tiene varias acepciones or varios significados
in what sense are you using the word? — ¿qué significado le das a la palabra?
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in a sense — en cierto modo•
in every sense (of the word) — en todos los sentidos (de la palabra)•
in the full sense of that word — en toda la extensión de la palabra•
in no sense can it be said that... — de ninguna manera se puede decir que...•
in one sense — en cierto modo•
in the strict/ true sense of the word — en el sentido estricto/en el verdadero sentido de la palabra8) (=awareness) sentido m•
she has very good business sense — tiene muy buen ojo para los negocios•
they have an exaggerated sense of their own importance — se creen bastante más importantes de lo que son•
where's your sense of occasion? — tienes que estar a la altura de las circunstancias or la ocasión•
we must keep a sense of proportion about this — no debemos darle a esto más importancia de la que tiene•
one must have some sense of right and wrong — uno tiene que tener cierta noción de lo que está bien y lo que está mal9) (=opinion) opinión fwhat is your sense of the mood of the electorate? — ¿qué opinión le merece el clima que se respira entre el electorado?
2. VT1) (=suspect, intuit) presentirhe looked about him, sensing danger — miró a su alrededor, presintiendo peligro
2) (=be conscious of) percibir3) (=realize) darse cuenta de3.CPDsense organ N — órgano m sensorial
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I [sens]1)a) c ( physical faculty) sentido mthe sense of hearing/smell/taste/touch — el (sentido del) oído/olfato/gusto/tacto
b) senses pl ( rational state)no one in his (right) senses would do something like that — una persona en su (sano) juicio or en sus cabales no haría una cosa así
to take leave of one's senses — perder* el juicio, volverse* loco
2)a) ( impression) (no pl) sensación fI felt a sense of belonging/betrayal — me sentí aceptado/traicionado
b) c u ( awareness) sentido msense of direction/rhythm — sentido de la orientación/del ritmo
sense of humor — sentido m del humor
3) ua) ( common sense) sentido m comúnshe had the (good) sense to leave her phone number — tuvo la sensatez or el tino de dejar su número de teléfono
I'm going to knock o beat some sense into him! — voy a hacerlo entrar en razón
b) (point, value) sentido m4) ca) ( meaning) sentido m, significado mthe different senses of the word — las distintas acepciones or los distintos significados de la palabra
he is a professional in the full sense (of the term) — es un profesional en toda la extensión de la palabra
b) (aspect, way)in a sense they're both correct — en cierto modo or sentido ambos tienen razón
it must in no sense be taken as the final offer — no debe de ningún modo or de ninguna manera interpretarse como la oferta final
a) ( be comprehensible) tener* sentidob) ( be sensible)to make sense of something — entender* algo
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a) ( be aware of) sentir*, notarI sensed that they weren't very happy — sentí or intuí que no estaban muy contentos
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12 into
into [ˈɪntʊ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ dans• to come or go into a room entrer dans une pièce• to get into a car monter dans une voiture or en voiture• he's well into his fifties/sixties il a une bonne cinquantaine/soixantaine d'années* * *['ɪntə, 'ɪntuː]Note: into is used after certain nouns and verbs in English ( change into, wander into etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or verb entry (change, wander etc)into is used in the structure verb + somebody + into + doing ( to bully somebody into doing, to fool somebody into doing). For translations of these structures see the appropriate verb entry (bully, fool etc)For translations of expressions like get into trouble, go into detail, get into debt etc you should consult the appropriate noun entry (trouble, detail, debt etc)1) ( indicating change of location) [put, go, disappear] dans [place]to go into town/into the office — aller en ville/au bureau
2) ( indicating change of form) en [new shape, foreign currency, different language]3) ( indicating duration)into the 18th century — jusqu'au XVIIIe siècle
we were well into 1988 when... — l'année 1988 était bien entamée quand...
5) ( indicating direction) dans6) (colloq) ( keen on)to be into — être fana (colloq) de [jazz etc]
7) ( indicating impact) dansto bang into somebody/something — heurter quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) Mathematics8 into 24 goes 3 times ou is 3 — 24 divisé par 8 égale 3
••to be into everything — [child] toucher à tout
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1. intransitive verb1) (proceed equally)keep up with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Schritt halten
keep up with the Joneses — mit den andern gleichziehen
2) (maintain contact)2. transitive verbkeep up with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten
1) (prevent from falling) festhalten [Leiter, Zelt usw.]2) (prevent from sinking) aufrechterhalten [Produktion, Standard usw.]; auf gleichem Niveau halten [Preise, Löhne usw.]3) (maintain) aufrechterhalten [Bräuche, Freundschaft, jemandes Moral]; (keep in repair) instand od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Haus]; (keep in proper condition) in Ordnung od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Garten]4) (continue) weiterhin zahlen [Raten]keep one's courage/spirits up — den Mut nicht sinken lassen
he'll never be able to keep it up — er wird es nicht durchhalten [können]
5) (prevent from going to bed) am Schlafengehen hindernthey kept me up all night — sie haben mich die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen lassen
* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) aufrechterhalten2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) Schritt halten mit* * *◆ keep upI. vt1. (hold up)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw hochhaltenthese poles \keep up the tent up diese Stangen halten das Zelt aufrecht2. (hold awake)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sb jdn wachhalten3. (continue doing)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw fortführen [o beibehalten] [o weiterhin tun]\keep up it up! [nur] weiter so!I was quite keen to \keep up up my French ich wollte unbedingt mit meinem Französisch in Übung bleibento \keep up up appearances den Schein wahren [o aufrechterhalten]to \keep up up a conversation ein Gespräch in Gang halten4. (keep at certain level)▪ to \keep up up ⇆ sth etw aufrechterhaltenII. vitheir love has kept up during bad as well as good times ihre Liebe hat gute wie schlechte Zeiten überdauert2. (not fall behind)▪ to \keep up up with sb/sth mit jdm/etw mithalten [o Schritt halten3. (stay in touch)▪ to \keep up up with sb mit jdm in Verbindung [o Kontakt] bleiben4.▶ to \keep up up with the Joneses mit den anderen gleichziehen wollen* * *A v/t1. oben halten, hochhalten:2. fig einen Kontakt etc aufrechterhalten, einen Brauch, eine Freundschaft etc auch weiterpflegen, das Tempo halten, Preise etc (hoch)halten, den Mut nicht sinken lassen, sich seine gute Laune etc nicht nehmen lassen:keep up the good work, keep it up (nur) weiter so!, (nur) nicht lockerlassen!; → appearance Bes Redew, spirit A 83. in gutem Zustand oder in Ordnung halten4. jemanden davon abhalten, ins Bett zu gehenB v/i1. oben bleiben, engS. sich über Wasser halten (auch fig)2. nicht umfallen3. figa) sich halten:prices are keeping up die Preise behaupten sichb) nicht sinken (Mut etc)the rain was keeping up es regnete (unvermindert) weiter4. keep up witha) Schritt halten mit (a. fig):keep up with the Joneses es den Nachbarn (hinsichtlich des Lebensstandards) gleichtun (wollen)b) sich auf dem Laufenden halten über (akk)c) in Kontakt bleiben mit5. (abends) aufbleiben* * *1. intransitive verbkeep up with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Schritt halten
2. transitive verbkeep up with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten
1) (prevent from falling) festhalten [Leiter, Zelt usw.]2) (prevent from sinking) aufrechterhalten [Produktion, Standard usw.]; auf gleichem Niveau halten [Preise, Löhne usw.]3) (maintain) aufrechterhalten [Bräuche, Freundschaft, jemandes Moral]; (keep in repair) instand od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Haus]; (keep in proper condition) in Ordnung od. (ugs.) in Schuss halten [Garten]4) (continue) weiterhin zahlen [Raten]keep one's courage/spirits up — den Mut nicht sinken lassen
he'll never be able to keep it up — er wird es nicht durchhalten [können]
5) (prevent from going to bed) am Schlafengehen hindern* * *v.aufrechterhalten (Kontakt) v.durchhalten v.fortfahren v.weitermachen v. -
14 ♦ mind
♦ mind /maɪnd/n. [uc]1 mente; intelligenza; cervello, testa (fig.); senno; pensiero: I wonder what he has in mind, mi chiedo cosa abbia in mente; She's one of the world's best minds, è una delle più belle menti che ci siano al mondo; to be in one's right mind, essere sano di mente (o con la testa a posto); an inquiring mind, una mente avida di sapere; a keen mind, una mente pronta; It never crossed my mind, non mi è mai passato per la mente (o per la testa)2 animo; spirito: frame (o state) of mind, stato d'animo; peace of mind, pace dell'animo; serenità; presence of mind, presenza di spirito3 mente; memoria: to bear (o to keep) st. in mind, tenere a mente (o ricordare) qc.; to bring (o to call) st. to mind, farsi venire in mente qc.; richiamare qc. alla mente (o alla memoria); to bring (o to recall) st. to sb. 's mind, far venire in mente (o ricordare) qc. a q.; That has gone out of ( o has slipped) my mind, mi è uscito (o passato o sfuggito) di mente4 idea; intenzione; proposito; voglia: I have half a mind to tell her everything, ho una mezza idea di dirle tutto; I've got a good mind to take legal steps, ho proprio intenzione di adire le vie legali5 idea; parere; opinione; avviso; modo di pensare: I've changed my mind about him, ho cambiato idea sul suo conto; to be of the same mind (o of one mind) essere della stessa opinione (o dello stesso avviso); to speak one's mind plainly, dire chiaro e tondo come uno la pensa NOTA D'USO: - cambiare idea-● (farm., di sostanza) mind-altering, che altera l'umore; psicotonico □ (fam.) mind-bender, allucinogeno (sost.); (fig.) rompicapo □ ( slang) mind-bending, allucinogeno (agg.); (fig.) difficile da risolvere (o da capire); preoccupante, inverosimile, incredibile □ (fam.) mind-blower, allucinogeno (sost.) □ (fam.) mind-blowing, allucinogeno (agg.); (fig.) allucinante, eccitante, travolgente; shoccante: a mind-blowing experience, un'esperienza shoccante □ (fam.) mind-boggling, sbalorditivo; strabiliante; stupefacente; inverosimile □ (fam.) mind-expander, psichedelico (sost.) □ mind-expanding, psichedelico (agg.) □ the mind's eye, l'occhio della mente; la fantasia □ (volg. USA) mind-fucking, sconvolgente, da sballo; (sost.) lavaggio del cervello □ (fam.) mind-numbing, che intorpidisce la mente; che inebetisce; che istupidisce; ( anche) noiosissimo □ mind-reader, chi legge (o pretende di leggere) il pensiero □ mind-reading, lettura del pensiero □ to boggle sb. 's mind, lasciare q. allibito (o incredulo); stupefare q. □ to give one's mind to, fare attenzione a; porre mente a □ to give sb. a piece (o a bit) of one's mind, dirne quattro a q.; dire a q. il fatto suo □ to go out of (o to lose) one's mind, andare fuori di testa; uscire di senno; impazzire □ (scherz.) Great minds think alike, le grandi menti pensano allo stesso modo (usato per complimentarsi a vicenda quando due persone dicono la stessa cosa) □ to have st. on one's mind, aver sempre in mente qc.; essere preoccupato per qc. □ to be in (o of) two minds, essere incerto (o diviso, in forse); esitare; titubare □ to keep one's mind on, concentrare la propria attenzione su □ to keep an open mind, rimanere neutrale; non prendere partito □ to make up one's mind, decidersi; prendere una decisione □ to make up one's mind to st., accettare qc.; prendere atto di qc. □ not to know one's own mind, non saper bene quel che si vuole; essere incerto (o perplesso, in forse) □ to be of the same mind as before, pensarla allo stesso modo di prima; non aver mutato parere □ to be out of one's mind, aver perso la ragione; essere fuori di testa □ out of one's mind, oltremodo; a morte (fig.): He was bored out of his mind, era annoiato a morte □ to put sb. in mind of, rammentare a q.: He puts me in mind of my father, mi rammenta mio padre □ to send sb. out of his mind, fare uscire q. di senno □ to set one's mind on ( doing) st., mettersi in testa (o cacciarsi in mente) di fare qc. □ to take one's mind off st., distogliere la propria attenzione da qc.; levarsi dalla mente qc. □ to tell sb. one's mind, dire a q. quel che si pensa; parlar chiaro a q.; dirglielo chiaro e tondo □ to my mind, a mio avviso, a mio parere, secondo me.♦ (to) mind /maɪnd/v. t. e i.1 badare (a); fare attenzione (a); curarsi di; attendere a; occuparsi di; custodire; stare in guardia: His daughter has to mind the shop now, sua figlia deve ora badare al (o occuparsi del) negozio; Mind the step [the dog], sta' attento al gradino [al cane]!; Mind you don't fall, bada di non cadere!; DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Mind your fingers when you do that, sta' attento alle dita quando fai così; Mind your own business, bada ai fatti tuoi!3 importare (impers.); darsi pensiero; preoccuparsi: He doesn't mind what people say about him, non gliene importa di quel che la gente dice sul suo conto4 dispiacere, spiacere, dare fastidio, rincrescere (impers.); avere qc. in contrario: I don't mind the rain at all, la pioggia non mi spiace affatto (non mi dà alcun fastidio); Do you mind if I open the window?, ti dispiace se apro il finestrino?; Would you mind closing the door?, ti dispiacerebbe chiudere la porta? (o potresti chiudere la porta, per favore?); DIALOGO → - Dinner 1- «Do you mind making dinner tonight?» DIALOGO → - Dinner 1- «I don't mind, I like cooking», «Ti dispiacerebbe preparare la cena stasera?» «Non c'è problema, mi piace cucinare»; I wouldn't mind a glass of wine, non mi spiacerebbe un bicchiere di vino; If you don't mind, se non hai nulla in contrario NOTA D'USO: - non importa-● (fam.) to mind one's P's and Q's, star bene attento a quel che si dice (o che si fa) □ I don't mind having a go, se si tratta di provare, ci sto □ (fam.) I don't mind if I do, (accettando qc.) altroché; eccome □ (inter.) Mind you!, bada bene!; intendiamoci!; sia ben chiaro!: Mind you, I wouldn't do it if it were illegal!, intendiamoci, non lo farei se fosse illecito □ (pop.) Mind your eye!, sta' in guardia; bada a quello che fai! □ Mind ( out)!, bada!; attento! □ Do you mind?, ti dispiace?; posso? □ Do you mind! ( con irritazione), ehi!, ma ti pare?; vuoi scherzare?; ma va! □ Never mind!, non importa!; pazienza!; non prendertela!; non farci caso!; non preoccuparti!; lascia perdere!; lascia stare!; lasciamo stare!: Never mind what people say!, non preoccuparti di quel che dice la gente!; ‘What did she say?’ ‘Never mind!’, ‘che ha detto?’ ‘lascia perdere!’; I don't have the money to buy a motorbike, never mind a Ferrari, non ho i soldi per comprare una moto, figuriamoci una Ferrari □ Never you mind, non è affar tuo; non ti riguarda; = Never mind! ► sopra.NOTA D'USO: - to mind to do o to mind doing?- -
15 into
prepositionin (+ Akk.); (against) gegenI went out into the street — ich ging auf die Straße hinaus
they disappeared into the night — sie verschwanden in die Nacht hinein
4 into 20 = 5 — 20 durch 4 = 5
until well into this century — bis weit in unser Jahrhundert hinein
translate something into English — etwas ins Englische übersetzen
* * *['intu]1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) in2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) in... hinein3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) zu4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) in* * *[ˈɪntə, -tu]put the jar back \into the cupboard stell das Glas zurück in den Schrankto put sth \into place etw auf/an seinen Platz stellen/legen; ( fig)she looked \into the mirror sie sah in den Spiegel3. (against)I ran \into a bargain ich habe zufällig ein Schnäppchen gesehento bump \into sb jdm über den Weg laufenwe worked late \into the evening wir arbeiteten bis spät in den Abendproduction should continue \into 1999 die Produktion sollte bis ins Jahr 1999 andauern5. clothingI can't get \into these trousers ich komme in diese Hose nicht rein6. (for attention)I'll look \into the matter ich kümmere mich um die Angelegenheitdon't delve \into other people's problems misch dich nicht in anderer Leute Probleme ein7. (changing)translated \into 19 languages in 19 Sprachen übersetzt8. (involved)to get \into a difficult situation in eine schwierige Situation geratento go \into teaching in den Lehrberuf gehento get \into trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen10. (starting)to burst \into screams/tears in Geschrei/Tränen ausbrechen11. (result)the dog frightened her \into running away der Hund machte ihr solche Angst, dass sie wegrannteto talk sb \into doing sth jdn dazu überreden, etw zu tun12. (division)chop it \into small cubes schneide es in kleine Würfeltwo goes \into six three times die Zwei geht dreimal in die Sechsto be \into sth/sb an etw/jdm interessiert seinI'm \into photography ich interessiere mich für Fotografieshe's really \into her new job sie geht völlig in ihrer neuen Arbeit aufwhat sort of music are you \into? auf welche Art von Musik stehst du? fam* * *['ɪntʊ]prep1) in (+acc); (= against) crash, drive gegento change euros into pounds — Euro in Pfund umtauschen
to divide 3 into 9 — 9 durch 3 teilen or dividieren
he's well into his sixties — er ist in den späten Sechzigern
it turned into a nice day —
research into AIDS/cancer — Aids-/Krebsforschung f
2) (inf)I'm not really into the job yet — ich bin noch nicht ganz drin im Job (inf)
well if that's what you're into... — also, wenn das dein Fall ist...
* * *1. in (akk), in (akk) … hinein:3. Zustandsänderung: zu:4. MATH in (akk):they are into the second half SPORT sie sind (schon) in der zweiten Halbzeit;25 minutes into the second half SPORT nach 25 Minuten der zweiten Halbzeit;shortly into the performance kurz nach Beginn der Vorstellung;he is into his fifth whisky er ist schon beim fünften Whisky;he’s into modern music* * *prepositionin (+ Akk.); (against) gegen4 into 20 = 5 — 20 durch 4 = 5
* * *prep.hinein präp.in (... hinein) präp.in präp. -
16 over
over [ˈəʊvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective3. preposition4. noun5. modifier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb► to have sb over ( = invite) inviter qn chez soib. ( = there) làc. ( = above) dessusd. (with adverb/preposition)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by an adverb or a preposition, over is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = more) plusf. ( = in succession) he did it five times over il l'a fait cinq fois de suite• William played the same tune over and over again William a joué le même air je ne sais combien de fois• I got bored doing the same thing over and over again je m'ennuyais à refaire toujours la même choseg. ( = remaining) there are three over il en reste troish. (on two-way radio) over! à vous !• over and out! terminé !2. adjective( = finished) after the war was over après la guerre3. preposition━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When over occurs in a set combination, eg over the moon, an advantage over, look up the noun. When over is used with a verb such as jump, trip, step, look up the verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = on top of) surb. ( = above) au-dessus dec. ( = across) de l'autre côté ded. ( = during) over the summer pendant l'étéf. ( = more than) plus de• spending has gone up by 7% over and above inflation les dépenses ont augmenté de 7 %, hors inflation• over and above the fact that... sans compter que...h. ( = while having) they chatted over a cup of coffee ils ont bavardé autour d'une tasse de caféi. ( = recovered from)► to be over sth [+ illness, bad experience] s'être remis de qch4. noun5. modifier* * *Note: over is used after many verbs in English ( change over, fall over, lean over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc)over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to somebody = nager vers quelqu'unover is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority ( control over etc) or when giving the cause of something ( concern over, worries over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, concern, worry etc)over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations ( overeat), adjective combinations ( overconfident) and noun combinations ( overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary['əʊvə(r)] 1.1) ( across the top of) par-dessusover here/there — par ici/là
3) ( above) au-dessus de4) (covering, surrounding) gen sur5) ( physically higher than)6) ( more than) plus detemperatures over 40° — des températures supérieures à 40°
7) ( in the course of)8) ( recovered from)to be over — s'être remis de [illness, operation]
9) ( by means of)10) ( everywhere)2.over and above prepositional phrase3.adjective, adverb2) ( finished)to be over — [term, meeting] être terminé; [war] être fini
3) ( more)4) ( remaining)5) (to one's house, country)to invite ou ask somebody over — inviter quelqu'un
6) Radio, Television7) ( showing repetition)I had to do it over — US j'ai dû recommencer
I've told you over and over (again)... — je t'ai dit je ne sais combien de fois...
8) GB ( excessively)
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