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81 nütze
Adj.: zu nichts nütze sein be (completely) useless; umg. be a dead loss; es war wenigstens zu etwas nütze at least it served some purpose; wozu soll das nütze sein? what’s that supposed to achieve?* * *nụ̈t|ze ['nʏtsə]adj predzu nichts nütze sein — to be no use for anything
* * *nüt·ze[ˈnʏtsə][ˈnʊts]adj pred SÜDD, ÖSTERRich habe es doch bereits zweimal versucht, wozu soll ein dritter Versuch \nütze sein? but I've already tried twice, what use is a third try?▪ zu nichts \nütze sein to be good for nothingalles verbockst du, zu nichts bist du \nütze! you muck up everything, you good-for-nothing!* * *in[jemandem] zu nichts nütze sein — be no use or good [to somebody]
* * *nütze adj:zu nichts nütze sein be (completely) useless; umg be a dead loss;es war wenigstens zu etwas nütze at least it served some purpose;wozu soll das nütze sein? what’s that supposed to achieve?* * *in[jemandem] zu nichts nütze sein — be no use or good [to somebody]
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82 mot
mot [mo]1. masculine nouna. ( = terme) word• paresseux, c'est bien le mot ! lazybones is the right word to describe him!• tout de suite les grands mots ! you always overdramatize things!• génie, c'est un bien grand mot ! genius, that's a big word!• c'est votre dernier mot ? (dans négociations) is that your final offer?• je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of me• j'estime avoir mon mot à dire dans cette affaire I think I'm entitled to have my say in this matter• je vais lui dire deux mots ! I'll give him a piece of my mind!• il lui a dit le mot de Cambronne ≈ he said a four-letter word to himb. ( = message) word ; ( = courte lettre) notec. ( = expression frappante) saying2. compounds* * *monom masculin1) gén wordpour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot — they take friendship seriously
‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche — all he can talk about is eating; gros
2) ( parole) wordne pas souffler or piper (colloq) mot — not to say a word
toucher (colloq) un mot de quelque chose à quelqu'un — to have a word with somebody about something
sur ces mots il sortit — with that, he left
viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! — euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!
3) ( petite lettre) note4) Informatique word•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir or échanger des mots avec quelqu'un — euph to have words with somebody
se donner or passer le mot — to pass the word around
* * *mo nm1) (= terme, parole) wordmot pour mot — word for word, verbatim
sur ces mots; à ces mots — with these words
2) (= formule) sayingIl citait souvent ce mot de Gide... — He often quoted this saying from Gide...
bon mot — witticism, witty remark
3) (= message) note, lineJe vais lui écrire un mot pour lui dire qu'on arrive. — I'll write him a note to say we're coming., I'll drop him a line to say we're coming.
* * *mot nm1 gén word; mot de deux syllabes two-syllable word; mot mal orthographié misspelled word; mot savant/d'argot learned/slang word; le poids des mots the force of words; en d'autres mots in other words; en quelques mots in a few words; chercher ses mots to grope for words; il ne parle pas un mot d'anglais he doesn't speak a word of English; peser ses mots to weigh one's words; jouer sur les mots to play on words; mot pour mot [répéter, traduire, reprendre] word for word, verbatim; faire du mot à mot to translate word for word; au sens fort du mot in the full sense of the word; je n'en crois pas un (traître) mot I don't believe a word of it; à mots couverts [avouer, accuser] in veiled terms; au bas mot at least; en un mot in a word; explique-moi en deux mots tell me briefly; pour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot they take friendship seriously; il n'y a pas de mots pour décrire leur bêtise/leur comportement their stupidity/their behaviourGB defies description; il n'y a pas d'autre mot that's the only word for it; il est bête et le mot est faible! he's stupid and that's putting it mildly!; ‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche all he can talk about is eating; ⇒ gros;2 ( paroles) word; dire un mot à qn to have a word with sb; échanger quelques mots to exchange a few words; je ne veux pas entendre un mot! I don't want to hear a word; je n'ai pas pu leur tirer un mot I couldn't get a word out of them; il faut lui arracher les mots à celui-là! getting him to talk is like getting blood out of a stone!; sans mot dire, sans dire un mot without saying a word; ne pas souffler or piper○ mot not to say a word; ne pas pouvoir placer un mot to be unable to get a word in edgeways; prendre qn au mot to take sb at his/her word; avoir le dernier mot to have the last word; je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot I haven't said my last word; toucher○ un mot de qch à qn to have a word with sb about sth; glisser un mot à qn to have a quick word with sb; des mots que tout cela! it's just hot air!; si tu as besoin de moi tu n'as qu'un mot à dire if you need me you've only to say the word; sur ces mots il sortit with that, he left; il ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre he never raises his voice; avoir son mot à dire to be entitled to one's say; viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!; pour reprendre les mots de Marina as Marina put it; 50 euros pour les deux c'est mon dernier mot 50 euros the pair but that's my last offer; avoir toujours le mot pour rire to be a born joker;3 ( petite lettre) note; un mot d'excuse Scol an excuse note; envoyer/écrire/laisser un mot to send/write/leave a note;4 Ordinat word.mot d'auteur Littérat literary quotation; mot composé Ling compound (word); mot d'enfant child's saying; mot d'esprit witticism, witty remark; mot de la fin closing words (pl); avoir le mot de la fin to have the last word; mot grammatical Ling function word, grammatical word; mot de liaison link word; mot machine machine word; mot d'ordre watchword; mot d'ordre de grève call for strike; mot d'ordre revendicatif demand, claim; mot outil = mot grammatical; mot de passe password; mot plein Ling full word; mot vide Ling prop ou empty word; mots croisés Jeux crosswords; mots doux sweet nothings; susurrer des mots doux à qn to whisper sweet nothings.avoir or échanger des mots avec qn euph to have words with sb; ne pas avoir peur des mots to call a spade a spade; manger ses mots to mumble; se donner or passer le mot to pass the word around.[mo] nom masculin1. LINGUISTIQUE wordorgueilleux, c'est bien le mot arrogant is the (right) wordle mot juste the right ou appropriate word2. INFORMATIQUEmot mémoire storage ou memory word3. [parole] wordpourriez-vous nous dire un mot sur ce problème? could you say a word (or two) ou a few words about this problem for us?chercher ses mots to try to find ou to search for the right wordsce ne sont que des mots! it's just talk!, it's all hot air!a. slogangrand mot: voleur, c'est un bien grand mot thief, that would be putting it a bit too strongly ou going a bit too faravec toi, c'est tout de suite ou toujours les grands mots you're always exaggeratingdire un mot de travers to say something wrong, to put one's foot in itpas le premier ou un traître mot de not a single word ofse donner ou se passer le mot to pass the word aroundje vais lui en toucher ou je lui en toucherai un mot I'll have a word with him about it4. [parole mémorable] sayingmot d'esprit, bon mot witticism, witty remarkmot de la fin concluding message, closing wordsécrire un mot à quelqu'un to write somebody a note, to drop somebody a line————————à mots couverts locution adverbiale————————au bas mot locution adverbiale————————en d'autres mots locution adverbialeen un mot locution adverbialeen un mot comme en cent ou millea. [en bref] in a nutshell, to cut a long story shortb. [sans détour] without beating about the bushmot à mot locution adverbiale[littéralement] word for word————————mot pour mot locution adverbialec'est ce qu'elle a dit, mot pour mot those were her very words, that's what she said, word for word————————sans mot dire locution adverbiale -
83 venir
venir [v(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to come• je viens ! I'm coming!• comment est-il venu ? -- en voiture how did he get here? -- by car► faire venir [+ médecin, plombier] to call• il fait venir son vin de Provence he has his wine sent from Provence► venir (jusqu')à ( = atteindre) (vers le haut) to come up to ; (vers le bas) to come down to ; (en longueur, en superficie) to reach• d'où vient que... ? how is it that...?• d'où vient cette hâte soudaine ? why the hurry all of a sudden?• ça vient de ce que... it comes from the fact that...b. ( = arriver, survenir) to come• il ne sait pas encore nager, mais ça va venir he can't swim yet, but it'll come• ça vient ? come on!• alors ce dossier, ça vient ? so when's that file going to be ready?• et ma bière ? -- ça vient ! where's my beer? -- it's coming!c. (dans le temps, dans une série) to come• le moment viendra où... the time will come when...► à venire. (locutions)• où voulez-vous en venir ? what are you getting at?• j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...• comment les choses en sont-elles venues là ? how did things come to this?► y venir• et le budget ? -- j'y viens and the budget? -- I'm coming to that2. <• viens voir ! come and see!• après cela ne viens pas te plaindre ! and don't come complaining afterwards!► venir de + infinitif to have just• elle venait de m'appeler she had just called me► venir à + infinitif3. <• il ne lui viendrait pas à l'idée que j'ai besoin d'aide it wouldn't occur to him that I might need help• il vient un moment où... the time comes when...* * *vəniʀ
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verbe auxiliaire1) ( marque l'occurrence)2) ( marque le mouvement)3) ( marque le développement)
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verbe intransitif1) ( dans l'espace) to comeje viens or suis venu pour m'excuser — I've come to apologize
allez, viens! — come on!
d'où viens-tu? — ( reproche) where have you been?
je viens de sa part — he/she sent me to see you
faire venir quelqu'un — ( demander) to send for somebody, to get somebody (colloq); ( en le convainquant) to get somebody to come; ( attirer) to attract somebody [client]
faire venir quelque chose — ( commander) to order something; ( par la poste) to send for something
gens venus d'ailleurs — ( de l'étranger) foreigners; ( de l'extérieur) outsiders
les mots ne venaient pas — he/she etc couldn't find the words
l'inspiration ne venait pas — inspiration failed him/her etc
l'idée lui vint que — the idea occurred to him/her that
ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit — it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me
il lui est venu une idée bizarre — he/she had a weird idea
2) ( dans le temps)ça vient, ça vient! — (colloq) it's coming!, it's on its way!
le moment venu — ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came
je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) — I'd rather wait and see how things turn out
3) ( marquant l'origine)ça me vient naturellement or tout seul — that's just the way I am
4) ( dans une hiérarchie)venir après/avant — to come after/before
5)s'il faut en venir là — if it gets to that point, if it comes to that
en venir aux mains or aux coups — to come to blows
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venir de + infinitifvenir verbe auxiliaire servant à former le passé immédiat: venir de faire = to have just done; elle vient (tout juste) de partir = she's (only) just left; il venait de se marier = he'd just got married; je viens de te le dire = I've just told you. Attention aux exceptions du genre vient de paraître = ( pour un livre) ‘new!’; = ( pour un disque) ‘new release’venir + infinitifLa traduction de la construction dépend du temps: j'ai demandé au plombier de venir vérifier la chaudière = I asked the plumber to come and check the boiler; le plombier viendra vérifier la chaudière = the plumber will come and check the boiler; le plombier vient vérifier la chaudière aujourd'hui = the plumber is coming to check the boiler today; te rappelles-tu quel jour le plombier est venu vérifier la chaudière? = can you remember which day the plumber came to check the boiler?; il était venu vérifier la chaudière et il en a profité pour réparer le robinet de l'évier = he had come to check the boiler and took the opportunity to mend the tap on the sink; viens voir = come and seeCependant, pour les activités sportives, on aura: elle a décidé de venir nager/faire du cheval = she has decided to come swimming/riding. On pourra aussi avoir: viens déjeuner = come for lunch, lunch étant un nom, ou encore: venez nous voir un de ces jours = come over ou round GB sometimeExemples supplémentaires et exceptions sont présentés ci-dessous aussi bien pour venir verbe auxiliaire I, que pour venir verbe intransitif II* * *v(ə)niʀ1. vi1) (provenance) to comeIl viendra demain. — He'll come tomorrow.
Il est venu nous voir. — He came to see us.
2)faire venir [docteur, plombier] — to call, to call out
On a fait venir le médecin. — We called the doctor., We called the doctor out.
Je viens d'y aller. — I've just been there.
Je viens de le voir. — I've just seen him.
Je viens de lui téléphoner. — I've just phoned him.
où veux-tu en venir? — what are you getting at?, what are you driving at?
à venir; les années à venir — the years to come
je te vois venir — I know what you're after, I can see where you're going
d'où vient que...? — how is it that...?
2. vb imperss'il vient à...; s'il vient à pleuvoir — if it should rain, if it happens to rain
s'il venait à neiger — if it should snow, if it happens to snow
2)il me vient...; Il me vient une idée. — An idea has just occurred to me.
Il m'est venu des soupçons. — I was beginning to be suspicious.
* * *venir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: venirA v aux1 ( marque l'occurrence) venir aggraver la situation to make the situation worse; venir contribuer au chômage to push unemployment up;2 ( marque le mouvement) le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds/atterrir○ dans notre jardin the ball rolled up to my feet/landed in our garden;3 ( marque le développement) et si je venais à tomber malade? what if I should fall ill GB ou get sick US?; s'il venait à pleuvoir if it should rain; même s'il venait à changer d'avis even if he were to change his mind; s'il venait à l'apprendre if he ever got to hear about it; s'il venait à la quitter if he ever left her; quand il venait à sortir when he happened to go out; la maladie vint à s'aggraver the illness became more serious; il en vint à la détester he came to hate her.B vi1 ( dans l'espace) to come; viens quand tu veux come whenever you like; je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser I've come to apologize; il est venu (droit) sur moi he came straight up to me; tu peux toujours venir chez moi/dans mon bureau/à Londres/au Canada/en Irlande you can always come to my house/to my office/to London/to Canada/to Ireland; il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi lots of people come on Saturdays; la route vient jusqu'ici the road comes this far; l'eau leur venait aux genoux the water came up to their knees; venir de loin/de Hongkong to come from far away/from Hong Kong; allez, viens! come on!; d'où viens-tu? ( reproche) where have you been?; j'en viens I've just been there; il est venu quelqu'un pour toi ( encore là) someone's here to see you; ( reparti) someone came to see you; je viens de sa part he/she sent me to see you; faire venir qn ( demander) to send for sb, to get sb○; ( obtenir) to get sb to come; ( attirer) to attract sb; faire venir le plombier to send for the plumber, to get the plumber in; tu ne pourras jamais la faire venir you'll never get her to come; faire venir les clients to attract customers, to bring in the customers; faire venir le médecin to call the doctor; c'est le champagne qui le fait venir he comes for the champagne; pourquoi nous avoir fait venir si tôt? why did they get us to come here so early?; faire venir qch ( commander) to order sth; ( par la poste) to send for sth; faire venir son thé du Yunnan/ses chaussures d'Italie to get one's tea from Yunnan province/one's shoes from Italy; je suis venu ce soir vous parler du racisme I've come here tonight to talk to you about racism; plantes venues d'ailleurs plants from far-off places; produits venus d'ailleurs imported products; gens venus d'ailleurs ( étrangers) foreigners; ( des extérieurs) outsiders; le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit the name escapes me; les mots ne venaient pas he/she etc couldn't find the words; l'inspiration ne venait pas inspiration failed him/her etc; ça m'est venu tout d'un coup ( une idée) it suddenly came to me; l'idée lui vint que the idea occurred to him/her that; ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me; il ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit de te mentir/qu'il pourrait mentir it never occurred to me to lie to you/that he would lie; il lui est venu une idée bizarre he/she had a weird idea; un sourire lui vint aux lèvres, il lui vint un sourire aux lèvres he/she gave a smile;2 ( dans le temps) il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent you must take things as they come; ça vient, ça vient○! it's coming!, it's on its way!; l'année qui vient the coming year; dans les années à venir in the years to come; dans les jours à venir in the next few days; le moment venu ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came; quand le printemps viendra when spring comes; (il) viendra un jour où il le regrettera the day will come when ou there'll come a day when he'll regret it; la nuit va bientôt venir it'll soon be dark; le moment du départ est venu it's time to leave; dans l'heure qui vient within the hour; les difficultés à venir future problems; attends, ça va venir wait, it's coming; je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) I'd rather wait and see how things turn out; alors, ça vient○?, ça vient oui ou non○? ( une réponse) am I ever going to get an answer○?; ( une personne) are you ever coming?; comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? how did you come to take up teaching?; venir en troisième position to come third; venir loin derrière to trail a long way behind; venir ensuite to follow, to come next; il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué I got to the point when I was too tired;3 ( marquant l'origine) venir d'une famille protestante to come from a Protestant family; venir du grec to come from the Greek; de quelle école vient-il? what school did he go to?; cette bague me vient de ma tante my aunt left me this ring; le succès du roman vient de son style the novel's success is due to its style; ça vient du fait que la situation a changé it stems from the fact that the situation has changed; ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas it's all because they don't talk to each other; d'où vient qu'il ne comprend jamais? how is it that he never understands?, how come he never understands?; d'où vient que vous êtes triste? why are you sad?; de là vient qu'il est toujours angoissé hence his continual anxiety, that's why he's always anxious; ça me vient naturellement or tout seul that's just the way I am;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) venir après/avant to come after/before; la famille vient avant le reste the family comes before everything else;5 en venir à to come to; j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe I now come to your problem; en venir à abandonner ses études to get to the point of dropping out; s'il faut en venir là if it gets to that point, if it comes to that; il en était venu à la faire suivre/vouloir se suicider he even had her followed/considered suicide; comment a-t-elle pu en venir à de telles extrémités? how could she have resorted to such desperate measures?; ils y viendront d'eux-mêmes ( à une idée) they'll come round of their own accord; venons-en à l'ordre du jour let's get down to the agenda; où veut-il en venir (au juste)? what's he driving at?; en venir aux mains to come to blows; ils en sont venus aux coups they came to blows.[vənir] verbe auxiliaire1. [se rendre quelque part pour] to come and ou totu l'as bien cherché, alors ne viens pas te plaindre! you asked for it, so now don't come moaning to me about it!qu'est-ce que tu viens nous raconter ou chanter là? (familier) what on earth are you on about (UK) ou talking about?2. [avoir fini de]je viens de l'avoir au téléphone I was on the phone to her just a few minutes ou a short while ago3. (soutenu)venir à [exprime un hasard] to happen tosi les vivres venaient à manquer should food supplies run out, if food supplies were to run out————————[vənir] verbe intransitifA.[AVEC IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT]1. [se déplacer, se rendre] to comeil est reparti ou il s'en est allé comme il était venub. [il est mort] he died without having made his markalors, tu viens? are you coming?on va au restaurant, tu viens avec nous? we're off to the restaurant, are you coming with us ou along?venir sur [prédateur, véhicule] to move in on, to bear down uponvenir vers quelqu'un [s'approcher] to come up to ou towards somebodya. [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to come to somebodyb. [atteindre quelqu'un] to reach somebody2. [emmener, appeler]a. [médecin, police, réparateur] to send for, to callb. [parasites, touristes] to attractB.[SANS IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT] [distance]venir à ou jusqu'àb. [vers le bas] to come down to, to reach (down to)c. [en largeur, en longueur] to come out to, to stretch to, to reachC.[SURGIR, SE MANIFESTER]1. [arriver - moment, saison] to comevoici venir la nuit it's nearly night ou nighttimepuis il vient un âge/moment où... then comes an age/a time when...ça va venir: je ne suis jamais tombé amoureux — non, mais ça va venir! I've never fallen in love — (no, but) you will one day!alors, elle vient cette bière? am I getting that beer or not?, how long do I have to wait for my beer?alors, ça vient? hurry up!ça vient, ça vient! alright, it's coming!2. [apparaître - inspiration, idée, boutons] to comeprendre la vie comme elle vient ou les choses comme elles viennent ou les événements comme ils viennent to take things in one's stride ou as they come, to take life as it comesvenir à quelqu'un: l'envie m'est soudain venue d'aller me baigner I suddenly felt like going swimming ou fancied a swimles mots ne me venaient pas I was at a loss for words, I couldn't find the wordsvenir à l'esprit de quelqu'un ou à l'idée de quelqu'un to come to ou to dawn on somebody3. [dans une chronologie, un ordre, une hiérarchie] to comele mois/l'année/la décennie qui vient the coming month/year/decadedans ce jeu, l'as vient après le valet in this game, the ace is worth less than the jackvenir à maturité to reach maturity, to ripen5. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIEvenir bien/mal: les verts viennent bien sur la photo the green shades come out beautifully in the photograph————————[vənir] verbe impersonnel1. [se déplacer]2. [idée, réflexion]il m'est venu à l'idée de faire I suddenly thought of doing, it dawned on me to do3. [exprime un hasard]————————venir à verbe plus préposition1. [choisir] to come to2. [atteindre]a. [thème, problème] to come ou to turn tob. [conclusion] to come to, to reachc. [décision] to come toen venir au fait ou à l'essentiel to come ou to go straight to the pointje sais certaines choses... — où veux-tu en venir? I know a thing or two... — what do you mean by that ou are you getting at ou are you driving at?en venir aux mains ou coups to come to blowsa. [finir par] to come tob. [en dernière extrémité] to resort ou to be reduced toj'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder whether...si j'en suis venu à voler, c'est que... I resorted to stealing because...y venir [s'y résoudre] to come round to it————————venir de verbe plus préposition1. [être originaire de - suj: personne] to come from, to be from, to be a native of ; [ - suj: plante, fruit, animal] to come ou to be ou to originate fromune mode qui vient d'Espagne a fashion which comes from ou originated in Spainle mot vient du latin the word comes ou derives from Latin2. [provenir de - suj: marchandise] to originate from ; [ - suj: bruit, vent] to come from3. [être issu de] to come fromvenant d'elle, c'est presque un compliment coming from her it's almost a compliment4. [être dû à - suj: problème] to come ou to stem from, to lie in ou withil y a une grosse erreur dans la comptabilité — ça ne vient pas de moi there's a big discrepancy in the books — it's got nothing to do with mec'est de là que vient le mal/problème this is the root of the evil/problemde là vient son indifférence hence her indifference, that's why she's indifferentde là vient que: les travaux sont finis, de là vient que tout est calme the building work is over, hence the peace and quietd'où vient que: je dois terminer pour demain, d'où vient que je n'ai pas de temps à vous consacrer my deadline is tomorrow, that's why I can't give you any of my timed'où vient que...? how is it that...?————————s'en venir verbe pronominal intransitif————————à venir locution adjectivaledans les jours/semaines/mois à venir in the days/weeks/months to comeles années à venir the coming years ou years to comeles générations à venir future ou coming generations -
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------------------------------------Aἀπορίομες X.HG1.1.23
: [tense] aor.ἠπόρησα Th.1.63
, etc.: [tense] pf. , etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut. ἀπορηθήσομαι ([etym.] συν-) S.E.M.10.5, but [voice] Med. in pass. senseἀπορήσομαι Arist. MM 1200a11
: [tense] aor. ἠπορήθην, [tense] pf. ἠπόρημαι, both in act. and pass. sense (v. infr.):— to be ἄπορος, i. e. without means or resource: hence,1 to be at a loss, be in doubt, be puzzled, mostly folld. by relat. clause,ἀ. ὅκως διαβήσεται Hdt.1.75
;ὅτῳ τρόπῳ διασωθήσεται Th.3.109
;ὅ τι λέξω δ' ἀπορῶ S.OT 486
(lyr.); ἀ. ὅπῃ, ὁπόθεν, ὅποι, Th.1.107, 8.80, X. HG5.4.44;ὅτι χρὴ ποιεῖν Id.Cyr.4.5.38
;τίνα χρὴ τρόπον.. D.3.3
;ἀ. εἰ.. Pl.Prt. 326e
;πότερα.. X.Mem.1.4.6
; ἀ. ὁποτέραν τῶν ὁδῶν τράπηται ib.2.1.21; ἀ. μή.. fear lest.., Pl.Alc.2.142d: with acc.added, ἀ. τὴν ἔλασιν ὅκως διεκπερᾷ to be at a loss about his march, how to cross, Hdt.3.4: c. acc. only, ἀ. τὴν ἐξαγωγήν to be at a loss about it, Id.4.179, cf. Ar.Ec. 664, Pl.Prt. 348c, al.: also c. inf., to be at a loss how to do, Ar.V. 590, Pl.Plt. 262e, Lys.9.7:—alsoἀ. περί τινος Pl.Phd. 84c
, Grg. 462b, al.;ἀ. διὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων ὅθεν ἄρξομαι And. 4.10
; : abs., Hdt.6.134; οὐκ ἀπορήσας without hesitation, Id.1.159; , etc.:— [voice] Med. used like [voice] Act., Hdt.2.121.γ; ὡς ἠπόρημαι.. τάδε E.IA 537
;ἠπορούμην ὅτι χρησαίμην Lys.3.10
, cf. Pl.Prt. 321c: so in [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.,πολλὰ.. ἀπορηθείς D.27.53
.2 in Dialectic, start a question, raise a difficulty,ἀπορία ἣν ἀπορεῖς Pl.Prt. 324d
;ἀ. περί τινος Arist.Ph. 194a15
, al.;τὰ αὐτὰ περί τινος Metaph. 1085a35
;ἀ. πότερον.. Pol. 1283b36
;ἀπορήσειε δ' ἄν τις τί.. EN 1096a34
, cf. 1145b21, Plb.1.64.1, al.:—[voice] Pass., τὸ ἀπορούμενον, τὸ ἀπορηθέν, the difficulty just started, the puzzle before us, Pl.Sph. 243b, Lg. 799c, cf. Hp.VM1;τὰ ἠπορημένα Arist.Pol. 1281a38
; ἀπορεῖται there is a question or difficulty,πότερον.. Id.EN 1c99
b9; μή.. ib. 1159a6.3 [voice] Pass., of things, to be left wanting, left unprovided for,τῶν δεομένων γίγνεσθαι οὐδὲν ἀπορεῖται X.Lac.13.7
, cf. Oec.8.10; to fail, turn out a failure, opp. εὐπορεῖσθαι, Hp.Art.47.II c. gen. rei, to be at a loss for, in want of,ἀπορεῖς δὲ τοῦ σύ; S.Ph. 898
; ; ; τροφῆς Thuc.8.81;ξυμμάχων X.Cyr.4.2.39
;τοσαύτης δαπάνης Id.Mem.1.3.5
; :—[voice] Med., Id.Lg. 925b.III ἀ. τινί to be at a loss by reason of, by means of something, X.An.1.3.8, Isoc.4.147.IV to be in want, be poor, opp. εὐπορέω, in [voice] Med.,ὅταν ἀπορῆταί τις Antiph.123
, but [voice] Act., Timocl.11, E.Fr.953.19; opp. πλουτέω, Pl. Smp. 203e:—[voice] Pass.,ἄνθρωπος ἠπορημένος Com.Adesp.249
.—Chiefly Prose and Com.; never in A., thrice in S., twice in E. -
85 register
're‹istə 1. noun((a book containing) a written list, record etc: a school attendance register; a register of births, marriages and deaths.) register, protokoll, liste2. verb1) (to write or cause to be written in a register: to register the birth of a baby.) registrere, føre inn i register2) (to write one's name, or have one's name written, in a register etc: They arrived on Friday and registered at the Hilton Hotel.) skrive seg inn3) (to insure (a parcel, letter etc) against loss in the post.) rekommandere; assurere4) ((of an instrument, dial etc) to show (a figure, amount etc): The thermometer registered 25°C.) vise•- registrar
- registry
- register office / registry office
- registration numberfortegne--------liste--------protokoll--------registerIsubst. \/ˈredʒɪstə\/1) fortegnelse, register, protokoll, katalog, liste2) ( musikk) (tone)register, stemmeleie3) kasseapparat, registreringsapparat, telleapparat, måler, regneverk4) ( typografi) register5) ( teknikk) (trekk)regulator, (luft)spjeld6) ( språkvitenskap) register (det språk man bruker i en bestemt språksituasjon)7) ( militærvesen) rulle (militærets register)the General Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths Folkeregisteretmake register holde register, holde oversikt overin register i register, registrertregister of something register over noe, protokoll over noeIIverb \/ˈredʒɪstə\/1) ( om å gjøre noe offisielt) føre inn i register, (inn)registrere, kartotekføre, føre inn, protokollere, skrive (seg) inn2) legge seg på minnet, registrere, legge merke til, oppfatte• he heard, but did he register?han hørte, men gikk det inn?3) ( jus) tinglese, tinglyse4) skrive (seg) inn, sjekke seg inn5) ( om instrument) registrere, vise6) uttrykke, vise7) ( postvesen) rekommandere8) ( militærvesen) møte på sesjon, innrulleres9) ( musikk) registrereregister a gain of something notere en gevinst på noeregister a loss of something notere et tap på noeregister at something skrive seg på noe, skrive seg inn ved noeregistered letter rekommandert brevregister for something melde seg på noeregister oneself skrive seg inn, registrere seg, melde segregister one's vote avgi sin stemmeregister oneself with melde seg hosregistered trademark registrert varemerke -
86 erstatning
sg - erstátningen, pl - erstátningerзаме́на ж, компенса́ция ж; вознагражде́ние с* * *change, compensation, damage, displacement, reparation, replacement, restitution, substitute, substitution, surrogate* * *(en -er)( det at sætte i stedet) replacement, substitution;( godtgørelse) compensation,(F, fx forsikringssprog) indemnity, indemnification,(jur, ved retssag) damages pl;( surrogat) substitute;[ betale erstatning] pay compensation ( fx to victims of criminal offences),(jur) pay damages;[ få en god erstatning for] be amply compensated for;[forlange £500 i erstatning] demand (el. claim) £500 compensation (, damages);[ give (el. yde) en erstatning for noget] compensate somebody for (the loss of) something; indemnify somebody for the loss of something. -
87 dédommager
dédommager [dedɔmaʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb* * *dedɔmaʒe1) ( indemniser) to compensate (de for)* * *dedɔmaʒe vtdédommager qn de — to compensate sb for, figto repay sb for
* * *dédommager verb table: mangerA vtr1 Assur, Jur ( indemniser) to compensate (de for); sa maison a brûlé mais il n'a jamais été dédommagé his house burned down but he never got compensation;2 ( offrir une compensation à) dédommager de qch to make up for sth; dédommager qn de qch to make it up to sb for sth; je lui ai offert le restaurant pour le dédommager des ennuis que je lui ai causés I invited him out for a meal to make up for the problems I had caused him.B se dédommager vpr to take what is due to one; il s'est servi dans la caisse pour se dédommager he took money from the till to make up what was owed to him.[dedɔmaʒe] verbe transitifdédommager quelqu'un d'une perte to compensate somebody for a loss, to make good somebody's loss2. [pour un désagrément] to compensate -
88 out
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) dejar entrar/salirout adv1. fuerathey're out in the garden están fuera, en el jardínmy father is in, but my mother has gone out mi padre está en casa, pero mi madre ha salido2. apagado3. en voz altatr[aʊt]1 (outside) fuera, afuera■ could you wait out there? ¿podrías esperar allí fuera?■ is it cold out? ¿hace frío en la calle?2 (move outside) fuera■ get out! ¡fuera!3 (not in) fuera■ there's no answer, they must be out no contestan, deben de haber salido■ shall we eat out? ¿comemos fuera?7 (available, existing) diferentes traducciones■ when will her new book be out? ¿cuándo saldrá su nuevo libro?9 (flowers) en flor; (sun, stars, etc) que ha salido■ the sun's out ha salido el sol, brilla el sol, hace sol10 (protruding) que se sale■ don't put your tongue out! ¡no saques la lengua!11 (clearly, loudly) en voz alta12 (to the end) hasta el final; (completely) completamente, totalmente13 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (end of message) fuera1 (extinguished) apagado,-a2 (unconscious) inconsciente; (asleep) dormido,-a■ the boxer knocked his opponent out el boxeador dejó K.O. a su contrincante■ he's out! ¡lo han eliminado!4 (wrong, not accurate) equivocado,-a■ my calculation was out by £5 mi cálculo tenía un error de 5 libras5 (not fashionable) pasado,-a de moda6 (out of order) estropeado,-a7 (unacceptable) prohibido,-a8 (on strike) en huelga9 (tide) bajo,-a10 (over, finished) acabado,-a1 (away from, no longer in) fuera de2 (from a state of) fuera de■ out of print agotado,-a3 (not involved in) fuera de4 (from among) de5 (without) sin■ we're out of tea se nos ha acabado el té, nos hemos quedado sin té■ he's out of work está parado, está sin trabajo6 (because of) por7 (using, made from) de■ made out of wood hecho,-a de madera8 (from) de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of favour en desgraciaout of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no sienteout of sorts indispuesto,-aout of this world extraordinario,-aout with it! ¡dilo ya!, ¡suéltalo ya!to feel out of it sentirse excluido,-ato be out and about (from illness) estar recuperado,-ato be out for something querer algoto be out of one's head / be out of one's mind estar loco,-ato be out to lunch SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar loco,-ato be out to do something estar decidido,-a a hacer algoout tray bandeja de salidasout ['aʊt] vi: revelarse, hacerse conocidoout advshe opened the door and looked out: abrió la puerta y miró para afuerato eat out: comer afuerathey let the secret out: sacaron el secreto a la luzhis money ran out: se le acabó el dineroto turn out the light: apagar la luz5) outside: fuera, afueraout in the garden: afuera en el jardín6) aloud: en voz alta, en altoto cry out: gritarout adj1) external: externo, exterior2) outlying: alejado, distantethe out islands: las islas distantes3) absent: ausente4) unfashionable: fuera de moda5) extinguished: apagadoout prepI looked out the window: miré por la ventanashe ran out the door: corrió por la puerta2) out ofadj.• fuera adj.adv.• afuera adv.• fuera adv.prep.• allá en prep.
I aʊt1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
II
1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)
b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
III
he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
IV
1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
b) ( those not in power)
V
transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de[aʊt]1. ADVWhen out is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go out, put out, walk out, look up the verb.1) (=not in) fuera, afuerait's cold out — fuera or afuera hace frío
they're out in the garden — están fuera or afuera en el jardín
to be out — (=not at home) no estar (en casa)
Mr Green is out — el señor Green no está or (LAm) no se encuentra
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to have a day out — pasar un día fuera de casa•
out you go! — ¡fuera!•
the journey out — el viaje de ida•
to have a night out — salir por la noche (a divertirse); (drinking) salir de juerga or (LAm) de parranda•
to run out — salir corriendo•
the tide is out — la marea está bajasecond I, 3., 3)•
out with him! — ¡fuera con él!, ¡que le echen fuera!2) (=on strike)she's out in Kuwait — se fue a Kuwait, está en Kuwait
three days out from Plymouth — (Naut) a tres días de Plymouth
4)• to be out, when the sun is out — cuando brilla el sol
•
to come out, when the sun comes out — cuando sale el sol5) (=in existence) que hay, que ha habidowhen will the magazine be out? — ¿cuándo sale la revista?
the book is out — se ha publicado el libro, ha salido el libro
6) (=in the open) conocido(-a), fuera•
your secret's out — tu secreto se ha descubierto or ha salido a la luz•
out with it! — ¡desembucha!, ¡suéltalo ya!, ¡suelta la lengua! (LAm)7) (=to or at an end) terminado(-a)8) [lamp, fire, gas] apagado(-a)"lights out at ten pm" — "se apagan las luces a las diez"
9) (=not in fashion) pasado(-a) de modalong dresses are out — ya no se llevan los vestidos largos, los vestidos largos están pasados de moda
10) (=not in power)11) (Sport) [player] fuera de juego; [boxer] fuera de combate; [loser] eliminado(-a)that's it, Liverpool are out — ya está, Liverpool queda eliminado
you're out — (in games) quedas eliminado
out! — ¡fuera!
12) (indicating error) equivocado(-a)your watch is five minutes out — su reloj lleva cinco minutos de atraso/de adelanto
13) (indicating loudness, clearness) en voz alta, en altoright 2., 1), straight 2., 1)speak out (loud)! — ¡habla en voz alta or fuerte!
he's out for all he can get — busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo
15)to be out — (=unconscious) estar inconsciente; (=drunk) estar completamente borracho; (=asleep) estar durmiendo como un tronco
I was out for some minutes — estuve inconsciente durante varios minutos, estuve varios minutos sin conocimiento
16)17) (=worn through)18)When out of is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of proportion, out of sight, look up the other word.out of —
a) (=outside, beyond) fuera de•
to go out of the house — salir de la casa•
to look out of the window — mirar por la ventana•
to throw sth out of a window — tirar algo por una ventana•
to turn sb out of the house — echar a algn de la casa- feel out of itdanger 1., proportion 1., 1), range 1., 5), season 1., 2), sight 1., 2)b) (cause, motive) pornecessity, spite•
out of respect for you — por el respeto que te tengoc) (origin) de•
a box made out of wood — una caja (hecha) de maderad) (=from among) de cadae) (=without) sinit's out of stock — (Comm) está agotado
breath 1., 1)to be out of hearts — (Cards) tener fallo a corazones
f) (Vet)Blue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada — el caballo Blue Ribbon, hijo de Black Rum y de la yegua Grenada
2.3.VT (=expose as homosexual) revelar la homosexualidad de4.VI* * *
I [aʊt]1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
II
1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)
b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
III
he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
IV
1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
b) ( those not in power)
V
transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de -
89 insure
in'ʃuə(to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) asegurar- insurance policy
insure vb aseguraris your car insured against theft? ¿tienes un seguro de robo para el coche?tr[ɪn'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 asegurar ( against, contra)2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (ensure) asegurar1 asegurarse ( against, contra)■ they planted extra to insure against crop failure plantaron de más para asegurarse contra una mala cosecha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto insure oneself/one's life hacerse un seguro de vida1) underwrite: asegurar2) ensure: asegurar, garantizarv.• asegurar v.ɪn'ʃʊr, ɪn'ʃʊə(r), ɪn'ʃɔː(r)1) ( Fin) asegurarhe insured his life for $500,000 — se hizo un seguro de vida de 500.000 dólares
I'm insured to drive any car — con mi seguro puedo manejar or (Esp) conducir cualquier coche
to insure something/somebody AGAINST something — asegurar algo/a alguien contra algo
2) (AmE) ensure[ɪn'ʃʊǝ(r)]VT [+ house, property] asegurarto insure sb or sb's life — hacer un seguro de vida a algn
to insure o.s. or one's life — hacerse un seguro de vida
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to insure sth against fire/theft — asegurar algo contra incendios/robo•
to insure one's life for £500,000 — hacerse un seguro de vida por valor de 500.000 libras•
to be insured to do sth — tener un seguro que permite hacer algo* * *[ɪn'ʃʊr, ɪn'ʃʊə(r), ɪn'ʃɔː(r)]1) ( Fin) asegurarhe insured his life for $500,000 — se hizo un seguro de vida de 500.000 dólares
I'm insured to drive any car — con mi seguro puedo manejar or (Esp) conducir cualquier coche
to insure something/somebody AGAINST something — asegurar algo/a alguien contra algo
2) (AmE) ensure -
90 wiedergutmachen
wie|der|gut|ma|chen sepvtSchaden to compensate for; Fehler to rectify; Beleidigung to put right; (= sühnen) to atone for; (POL) to make reparations for; (JUR) to redressdas kann ich ja gar nicht wiedergútmachen! (fig) — how on earth can I ever repay you!
* * *1) (to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) make amends2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) make good3) make up for4) (to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) redress5) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) repair6) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) right* * *wie·der|gut|ma·chenvt▪ etw \wiedergutmachen to make good [or compensate [or make up] for] sthirgendwie wiedergutzumachen sein to somehow make up for sth* * *s. wieder 3)* * ** * *s. wieder 3)* * *n.reparation n. -
91 peso
m.1 weight.tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilopeso atómico atomic weightpeso bruto gross weightpeso ligero lightweightpeso medio middleweightpeso molecular molecular weightpeso mosca flyweightpeso muerto dead weightpeso neto net weightpeso pesado heavyweight2 weight (fuerza, influencia).su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight3 burden.el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guiltquitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind4 scales (balanza).5 shot (sport).lanzamiento de peso shot put6 peso (moneda).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pesar.* * *1 (gen) weight3 (carga) load, burden\de peso (pesado) heavy 2 (importante) important 3 (influyente) influential 4 (convincente) strong, powerfulcaerse por su propio peso to be self-evident, be obvioushacer el peso familiar to convinceganar peso to put on weight, gain weightperder peso to lose weightquitar un peso de encima de alguien to take a weight off somebody's mindpeso bruto gross weightpeso gallo bantamweightpeso ligero lightweightpeso neto net weightpeso pesado heavyweightpeso pluma featherweight* * *noun m.1) weight2) burden3) importance* * *SM1) (Fís, Téc) weight¿cuál es tu peso? — how much do you weigh?
un vehículo de mucho/poco peso — a heavy/light vehicle
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las telas se venden al peso — the fabrics are sold by weight•
no dar el peso — [al pesarse] [boxeador] not to make the weight; [recién nacido] to be below normal weight, be underweight; [en una categoría] not to make the grade, not come up to scratchese escultor no da el peso — that sculptor doesn't make the grade o come up to scratch
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sostener algo en peso — to support the full weight of sth•
falto de peso — underweight•
ganar peso — to put on weight•
perder peso — to lose weight- valer su peso en oropeso específico — (lit) specific gravity; (fig) influence
peso molecular — (Quím) molecular weight
peso muerto — (Náut) (tb fig) dead weight
2) (=acción)3) [de culpa, responsabilidad] weightme quitarías un buen peso de encima — it would be a weight off my mind, you would take a weight off my mind
4) (=importancia) weight•
de peso — [persona] influential; [argumento] weighty, forcefulrazones de peso — good o sound reasons
5) (=balanza) scales pl6) (Med) heaviness7) (Dep)a) Esp (Atletismo) shotb) (Halterofilia)c) [Boxeo] weightpeso completo — CAm, Méx, Ven heavyweight
peso ligero, peso liviano — Chile, Ven lightweight
peso medio fuerte — light heavyweight, cruiserweight
8) (Econ) peso* * *1)a) (Fís, Tec) weightperder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight
tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up
b)2)a) ( carga) weight, burdenquitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind
me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind
b) ( influencia) weightlas asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight
c)3) (Dep)a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shotlanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting
b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weightc) ( en boxeo) weight4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny
* * *1)a) (Fís, Tec) weightperder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight
tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up
b)2)a) ( carga) weight, burdenquitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind
me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind
b) ( influencia) weightlas asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight
c)3) (Dep)a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shotlanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting
b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weightc) ( en boxeo) weight4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny
* * *peso11 = balance, weighing scales, scales.Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.
Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.* peso de baño = bathroom scales.peso22 = burden, load, weight, toll, term weight, body weight.Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.Ex: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.* aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.* aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).* aumento de peso = weight gain.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* control del peso = weight control.* de peso = weighty, of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* exceso de peso = overweight.* falta de peso = underweight.* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* gran peso = heavy weight.* hundirse bajo el peso de = collapse under + the weight of.* hundirse por el peso = bog down.* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.* perder peso = lose + weight.* pérdida de peso = weight loss.* peso al nacer = birthweight.* peso atómico = atomic weight.* peso de la prueba, el = burden of proof, the.* peso de la responsabilidad, el = burden of responsibility, the.* peso de nacimiento = birthweight.* peso específico = weight, specific gravity.* peso molecular = molecular weight.* peso muerto = dead weight.* peso pesado = heavy weight [heavyweight], big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.* problema de peso = weight problem.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.* soportar el peso de Algo = carry + the burden.* soportar un peso = take + load.* tener que cargar con el peso de = be burdened with.* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición = be burdened with + tradition.* todo el peso de la ley = full force of the law, the.* vector de peso específico = weighted vector.* * *sistema de pesos y medidas system of weights and measuresa ti no te conviene levantar esos pesos you shouldn't lift (heavy) weights like thatperder/ganar peso to lose/gain o put on weightvive preocupada por el peso she worries about her weight all the timetomarle el peso a algo to weigh sth upvaler su peso en oro to be worth one's weight in gold2al peso ‹venta/compra› by weight;‹vender/comprar› by weightCompuestos:atomic weightgross weightsu peso específico en la empresa es bien sabido por todos everyone knows he carries a lot of weight in the companymolecular weightdeadweightnet weightB1 (carga, pesadumbre) weight, burdenestá abrumado por el peso de tanta responsabilidad he's overwhelmed by the burden of so much responsibilitylleva el peso de la empresa he carries the burden of responsibility for the companyel peso de la prueba recae sobre el fiscal the onus of proof lies with the prosecutionquitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mindme he quitado un buen peso de encima that's a real load o weight off my mind2 (importancia, influencia) weightlas asociaciones de mayor peso the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weightsu papel tiene poco peso her role is fairly minorla agricultura es una actividad que tiene poco peso en la economía agriculture does not play a very important role in the economyla Iglesia ejerce un peso moral muy fuerte en nuestra sociedad the Church exercises a very strong moral influence in our societytodo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law3de peso ‹argumento› strong, weighty;‹razón› forcefultiene amistades de peso en la dirección she has influential friends on the boardC ( Dep)1 (en atletismo) shotlanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting2 (en halterofilia) weightlevantamiento de pesos weightlifting3 (en boxeo) weightCompuestos:bantamweight● peso ligero or livianolightweight● peso medio or medianomiddleweightflyweight( Dep) heavyweightun peso pesado de la literatura/política a literary/political heavyweightfeatherweightwelterweightD1 (báscula) scales (pl)2 ( Chi) (de una balanza) weightE ( Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)nunca tiene un peso he never has a cent o penny* * *
Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)
peso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pesó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pesar
peso
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a peso mío or muy a mi peso much to my regret
2
a peso de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
peso sustantivo masculino
1a) (Fís, Tec) weight;◊ ganar/perder peso to gain o put on/lose weight;
peso bruto/neto gross/net weightb)
2
◊ quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind
c)
‹ razón› forceful
3 (Dep)
◊ peso ligero/mosca/pesado/pluma lightweight/flyweight/heavyweight/featherweight
4 ( báscula) scales (pl)
5 (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries);◊ no tiene un peso he doesn't have a cent o penny
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
peso sustantivo masculino
1 weight
ganar/perder peso, to put on/lose weight
Quím Fís peso específico, specific gravity
2 (carga, preocupación) weight, burden
3 (influencia) importance
4 (utensilio) scales
♦ Locuciones: quitarse un peso de encima, to take a load off one's mind
de peso, (una persona) influential, (un argumento) convincing
' peso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelgazar
- aligerar
- bruta
- bruto
- carga
- cargar
- exceso
- kilo
- lanzamiento
- levedad
- ligera
- ligero
- mantener
- medida
- neta
- neto
- onza
- pesar
- ponderar
- según
- sopesar
- soportar
- sostener
- sustentar
- tara
- vencerse
- aguantar
- arroba
- aumentar
- aumento
- cargado
- controlar
- convertir
- distribuir
- equilibrar
- estacionar
- exceder
- gordura
- igual
- justo
- lanzador
- levantar
- mínimo
- moneda
- perder
- propina
- rebajar
- unidad
English:
avoid
- back
- bear
- compelling
- dead weight
- feather weight
- flyweight
- gain
- heaviness
- heavyweight
- hold
- lb
- lift
- lighten
- lightweight
- load
- middleweight
- outweigh
- overweight
- pound
- quibble
- shed
- shot
- stand
- sustain
- weight
- weight-watching
- welterweight
- clout
- dead
- excess
- hundred
- lose
- over
- peso
- put
- slim
- stone
- strain
- strong
- support
- under
- weighty
* * *peso nm1. [en general] weight;tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo;ganar/perder peso to gain/lose weight;vender algo al peso to sell sth by weight;de peso [razones] weighty, sound;[persona] influential;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;pagar algo a peso de oro to pay a fortune for sth;valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in goldpeso atómico atomic weight;peso bruto gross weight;Fís peso específico relative density, specific gravity; Figtiene mucho peso específico he carries a lot of weight;Quím peso molar molar weight;peso molecular molecular weight;peso muerto dead weight;peso neto net weight2. [sensación] heavy feeling;siento peso en las piernas my legs feel heavy3. [fuerza, influencia] weight;su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight;el peso de sus argumentos está fuera de duda there is no disputing the force of her arguments;el vicepresidente ejerce mucho peso en la organización the vice president carries a lot of weight in the organization4. [carga, preocupación] burden;el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt;quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind5. [balanza] scales6. [moneda] peso7. Dep shot;lanzamiento de peso shot put8. [en boxeo] weightpeso gallo bantamweight;peso ligero lightweight;peso medio middleweight;peso mosca flyweight;también Fig peso pesado heavyweight;peso pluma featherweight;peso semiligero light middleweight;peso semipesado light heavyweight;peso welter welterweightno tengo un peso I'm broke;¿cuánto te costó? – no mucho, dos pesos how much did it cost you? – not much o next to nothing* * *m1 weight;ganar peso put on o gain weight;perder peso lose weight; fig become less important;de peso fig weighty;por su propio peso it goes without saying;se me quitó un peso de encima it took a real load off my mind2 FIN peso* * *peso nm1) : weight, heaviness2) : burden, responsibility3) : weight (in sports)4) báscula: scales pl5) : peso* * *peso n1. (en general) weighttiene cinco kilos de peso it is five kilos in weight / it weighs five kilos2. (deporte) shot -
92 encontrar
v.1 to find.lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleepingElla encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.2 to encounter (dificultades).3 to find.no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people sayno sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.* * *1 (gen) to find2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against4 (creer) to think, find5 (notar) to find6 (chocar) to collide1 (estar) to be2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet3 (dificultades) to run into4 (chocar) to collide5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be\encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something* * *verb1) to find2) meet3) encounter•* * *1. VT1) (=hallar buscando) to findha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job
no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list
2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run intole encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour
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encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come acrosshasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition
no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office
encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble
4) (=percibir) to see5) (=considerar) to find¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?
¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?
¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to findb) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounterallí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there
4) (+ compl)2.¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?
1) encontrarse v pron2)a) ( por casualidad)encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)
b) (refl) (Psic) tb3) (recípr)a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)b) carreteras/líneas to meet4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across5) (frml) ( estar) to be* * *= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.----* buscar y encontrar = match.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.* encontrar casa = find + a home.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* encontrar información = dredge up + information.* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.* encontrarse en casa = be in.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to findb) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounterallí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there
4) (+ compl)2.¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?
1) encontrarse v pron2)a) ( por casualidad)encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)
b) (refl) (Psic) tb3) (recípr)a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)b) carreteras/líneas to meet4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across5) (frml) ( estar) to be* * *= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.* buscar y encontrar = match.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.* encontrar casa = find + a home.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* encontrar información = dredge up + information.* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.* encontrarse en casa = be in.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.* * *vtA1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to findpor fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wantedno encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theateryo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in thislo encontré llorando I found him crying2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o onlo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discoverle encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumorC ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounterno encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any oppositionel accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his deathSentido II (+ compl):te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevantla encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worselo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boringencontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shutAencontrarse a sí mismo to find oneselfB ( recípr)hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station2 «carreteras/líneas» to meetC ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come oncuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a messencontrarse CON algo:cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all goneA (en un estado, una situación) to behoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better todayel enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of dangerla oficina se encontraba vacía the office was emptyno se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go onB (en un lugar) to beel jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meetingla catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city centerentre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supperen este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment* * *
encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
2 (+ compl):
lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;CSur Famencontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth2. [dificultades] to encounter;no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter* * *v/t find* * *encontrar {19} vt1) hallar: to find2) : to encounter, to meet* * *¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys? -
93 prévoir
prévoir [pʀevwaʀ]➭ TABLE 24 transitive verba. ( = anticiper) [+ événement, conséquence] to foresee ; [+ temps] to forecast ; [+ réaction, contretemps] to expect• rien ne laissait prévoir que... there was nothing to suggest that...b. ( = projeter) [+ voyage, construction] to planc. ( = préparer, envisager) to allowd. (Law) [loi, règlement] to make provision for* * *pʀevwaʀ1) ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence]; to forecast [résultat, temps]2) Droit ( envisager) [loi] to make provision for, to provide for; [législateur] to make provision for, to allow for3) ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion]; to set the date for [déménagement]rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 — meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged
4) ( planifier) [concepteur] to plan; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi — a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs
tout a été prévu pour quelque chose/pour faire — all the arrangements have been made for something/to do
5) ( se munir de) to make sure one takes [vêtement, parapluie]6) ( s'attendre à) to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève]7) ( allouer) to allow [argent, temps]* * *pʀevwaʀ vt1) (= deviner) to foreseeJ'avais prévu qu'il serait en retard. — I'd foreseen that he'd be late.
2) (= s'attendre à) to expect, to reckon onJe prévois qu'il me faudra une heure de plus. — I reckon on it taking me another hour.
3) (= prévenir) [éventualité] to anticipate4) (= organiser) to planNous prévoyons un pique-nique pour dimanche. — We're planning a picnic on Sunday.
Le départ est prévu pour dix heures. — Departure is scheduled for 10 o'clock.
5) (= préparer, réserver) to allowJ'ai prévu assez à manger pour quatre. — I allowed enough food for four.
* * *prévoir verb table: prévoir vtr1 ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, amélioration, augmentation, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [événement, échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence, réaction]; to forecast [résultat, temps]; qui pouvait prévoir ce qui se passerait? who could have foreseen what would happen?; nous ne pouvions pas prévoir qu'il démissionnerait we couldn't anticipate that he would resign; la participation au vote a été moins forte que prévue the turn-out has been lower than anticipated; rien ne laissait prévoir un tel résultat there was no prior indication of such a result; c'était à prévoir! that was predictable!;2 Jur ( envisager) [loi, texte, règlement] to make provision for, to provide for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; [personne, législateur] to make provision for, to allow for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; le texte ne prévoit rien en cas de litige the text makes no provision in case of litigation; les cas prévus par la loi cases provided for by the law;3 ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion, rendez-vous, assemblée] (pour for); to set the date for [rentrée, déménagement] (pour for); la réunion prévue (pour) le 17 avril the meeting planned for 17 April; rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged; le début des travaux est prévu pour le 20 mai the work is scheduled to start on 20 May;4 ( planifier) [architecte, organisateur, concepteur, éditeur] to plan [pièce, construction, édition]; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]; l'architecte prévoit deux escaliers de secours the architect is planning two emergency staircases; nous prévoyons deux chambres d'amis we plan to have two spare rooms; il n'a pas prévu de sortie de secours he didn't make provision for an emergency exit; nous devons prévoir une salle de conférence we must make provision for a conference room; être prévu to be planned; ce n'était pas prévu! that wasn't meant to happen!; le (petit) dernier n'était pas prévu the youngest wasn't planned; rien n'est prévu pour l'année prochaine there's no plan for next year; une salle a été prévue pour les fumeurs provision has been made for a smoking room; rien n'a été prévu pour les enfants no provision has been made for the children; nous prévoyons la construction d'une usine we're planning to build a factory; nous prévoyons la visite de Venise we're planning to visit Venice; prévoir de faire to plan to do; il prévoit de rentrer le 17 avril he plans to come back on 17 April; ils ont prévu de privatiser they have made plans to privatize; je dois prévoir un repas pour 30 personnes I have to organize a meal for 30 people; l'accord prévu entre les deux compagnies the projected agreement between the two companies; un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs; remplissez le formulaire prévu à cet effet fill in the appropriate form; tout a été prévu pour qch/pour faire all the arrangements have been made for sth/to do; la salle a été prévue pour 100 personnes the room has been designed for 100 people; ‘prévoir deux jours pour le trajet’ ‘allow two days to get there’; les travaux n'ont pas été terminés dans les délais prévus the work was not completed within the allotted time ou the deadline;5 ( se munir de) prévoir qch to make sure one takes sth [vêtement, parapluie]; prévoir le repas de midi to bring a packed lunch;6 ( s'attendre à) [organisateur, hôte, gouvernement] to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève];7 ( allouer) to allow [somme d'argent]; [touriste, client] to allow [temps, durée]; [réparateur, déménageur, organisateur] ( fixer) to assign [durée].[prevwar] verbe transitifrien ne laissait prévoir qu'il nous quitterait si rapidement we never expected him to pass away so soon2. [projeter] to plantout est prévu pour les invités everything has been laid on ou arranged for the guests -
94 insure
transitive verbinsure [oneself] against something — sich gegen etwas versichern
2) (secure payment for) [Versicherungsgesellschaft:] versichern; [Versicherungsnehmer:] versichern lassen [Gepäck, Gemälde usw.]* * *[in'ʃuə](to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) versichern- academic.ru/38571/insurance">insurance- insurance policy* * *in·sure[ɪnˈʃʊəʳ, AM -ˈʃʊr]I. vtshe has \insured her face for £5 million sie hat ihr Gesicht für 5 Millionen Pfund versichern lassenII. vi1. (protect oneself)to \insure against fire/an illness/a risk eine Feuer-/Kranken-/Risikoversicherung abschließen* * *[ɪn'ʃʊə(r)]vt1) car, house versichern (lassen) (against gegen)he insured his house contents for £10,000 — er schloss eine Hausratsversicherung über £ 10.000 ab
to insure oneself against poverty/failure etc (fig) — sich gegen Armut/einen Fehlschlag etc (ab)sichern
2)See:= ensure* * *insure [ınˈʃʊə(r)]A v/tbe insured versichert sein;insured against fire feuerversichert;occurrence of the event insured against Eintritt m des VersicherungsfallsB v/i1. WIRTSCH Versicherungsgeschäfte machen2. WIRTSCH sich versichern lassen* * *transitive verb1) (secure payment to) versichern [Person] ( against gegen)insure [oneself] against something — sich gegen etwas versichern
2) (secure payment for) [Versicherungsgesellschaft:] versichern; [Versicherungsnehmer:] versichern lassen [Gepäck, Gemälde usw.]* * *v.sicherstellen v.versichern v. -
95 Null
I Zahlw.1. nought, Am. und fachspr. zero; MATH. Brit. nought; null Grad zero degrees; das Thermometer etc. steht auf / über / unter null is at / above / below zero; die Stimmung sank unter null umg., fig. the atmosphere took a dive; null Fehler no (Am. zero) mistakes; um null Uhr zehn at ten past (Am. auch after) midnight; förm. at zero hours ten; gleich null umg. nil; die Stunde null fig. (the) zero hour; in der Stunde null at (the) zero hour; bei null anfangen fig. start from scratch; nichtig2. in Dezimalzahlen: O [әu]; null komma neun (= 0,9) O point nine (= 0.9); in null Komma nichts umg. in next to no time4. SPORT nil, Am. nothing, zero; Tennis: love; zwei zu null two-nil, Am. two to nothing; zu null spielen SPORT not concede any goalsII indekl. Adj. umg.: null Ahnung / Interesse haben have no idea / interest at all; null Reaktion zeigen show no reaction at all; null Bock auf etw. haben not fancy s.th. at all* * *die Null(Person) nonentity (ugs.);(Ziffer) zero; naught; nought; nil* * *Nụll I [nʊl]f -, -endie Null — the figure nought, zero
IIeine schwarze Null schreiben (Fin) — to break even
m or nt -(s), -s (CARDS)nullo* * *1) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) love2) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck3) ((in scoring) nothing; zero: Leeds United won two-nil / by two goals to nil.) nil4) (the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) nothing5) ((American zero) the figure 0: The number contained five noughts.) nought6) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) zero7) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) zero* * *Null1<-, -en>[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊln̩]f1. (Zahl) zero, nullNull2<-[s], -s>[ˈnʊl, pl ˈnʊls]\Null Hand null[o] hand\Null ouvert open null[o]* * *die; Null, Nullen1) (Ziffer) nought; zeroin Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time
gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero
2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zeroauf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero
fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing
* * *Null1 f; -, -en2. umg, pej (Versager) dead loss, complete washoutNull Hand null from hand* * *die; Null, Nullen1) (Ziffer) nought; zeroin Null Komma nichts — (ugs.) in less than no time
gleich Null sein — (fig.) be practically zero
2) o. Pl., o. Art. (Marke) zeroauf Null stehen — <indicator, needle, etc.> be at zero
fünf Grad unter/über Null — five degrees below/above zero or freezing
* * *-en (Mathematik) f.zero n. -en f.naught n.nil n.nothing n.nought n.null n.zero n. -en Hypothese f.null hypothesis n. -en Leiter m.neutral lead n.zero conductor n. -en Modem - s n.null modem n. -
96 insure
[in'ʃuə](to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) forsikre- insurance policy* * *[in'ʃuə](to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) forsikre- insurance policy -
97 mond
♦voorbeelden:1 〈 figuurlijk〉 een grote mond opzetten tegen iemand, iemand een grote mond geven • talk back at/to someone, give someone liphij kan zijn grote mond niet houden • he can't keep his big mouth shutdat is een hele mond vol • that's quite a mouthful〈 figuurlijk〉 iedereen heeft er de mond van vol • everybody is full of it, it is on everybody's lips〈 figuurlijk〉 zij hebben de mond vol over ontwapening, maar … • they have a lot to say about/make a great song and dance about disarmament, but …doe je mond dan open • say something (for goodness' sake)〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn mond voorbijpraten • let one's tongue run away with one, blab, spill the beansbij monde van • through/from〈 figuurlijk〉 bepaalde woorden in de mond nemen • use/utter certain words〈 figuurlijk〉 met de mond vol tanden staan • be at a loss for words/tongue-tiedde vinger op de mond leggen • put one's finger to one's lipsiets uit zijn eigen mond sparen • 〈 letterlijk〉 save some of one's food for someone else; 〈 bezuinigen〉 go without food to buy something for someone else(als) uit één mond • with one voice, unanimouslyuit zijn mond klinkt het ongeloofwaardig • it sounds unbelievable coming from himhet gerucht ging van mond tot mond • the rumour went roundhij antwoordde wat hem voor de mond kwam • he said the first thing that came into his headgeen mond opendoen • keep one's mouth shut, never open one's mouthhij heeft een mond als een hooischuur • he's got a mouth big enough for two people -
98 añoranza
f.longing, yearning for past things, yearning, nostalgia.* * *1 longing (de, for), yearning (de, for), nostalgia (de, for)* * *noun f.longing, yearning* * *SF (=recuerdos) nostalgia, yearning, longing (de for)[por pérdida] sense of loss* * *femenino yearningañoranza de or por algo — yearning for something
* * *= nostalgia.Ex. Nostalgia has long been a symptom of fear of, or dissatisfaction with the present and likely future.----* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* * *femenino yearningañoranza de or por algo — yearning for something
* * *= nostalgia.Ex: Nostalgia has long been a symptom of fear of, or dissatisfaction with the present and likely future.
* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* * *yearning añoranza DE or POR algo yearning FOR sthtiene añoranza de or siente añoranza por su país natal he yearns for his native land* * *
añoranza sustantivo femenino
yearning;
siente añoranza de or por su país he yearns for his country
añoranza sustantivo femenino longing, yearning
' añoranza' also found in these entries:
English:
longing
- kind
- pine
* * *añoranza nf[de persona, pasado] nostalgia (de for); [de hogar, país] homesickness (de for)* * *f yearning, longing (de for)* * *añoranza nf: longing, yearning -
99 court
I.court1, e [kuʀ, kuʀt]1. adjectivea. shortb. ( = insuffisant) [avance, majorité] small• il lui a donné 10 jours, c'est court he's given him 10 days, which is a bit tight2. adverba. [se coiffer, s'habiller] elle s'habille très court she wears very short skirts• couper court à [+ débat, rumeur, critiques] to put a stop to• tourner court [projet, débat] to come to a sudden endII.court2 [kuʀ]masculine noun• court de tennis/badminton tennis/badminton court* * *
1.
courte kuʀ, kuʀt adjectif1) (de taille, en durée) shortde courte durée — [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term
s'arrêter, souffle court — to get out of breath and stop
2) ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limitedune heure/trois pages c'est (un peu) court — one hour/three pages, that's not really enough
3) ( faible) [défaite, victoire, majorité] narrowgagner d'une courte tête — [cheval] to win by a short head; [candidat] to win by a narrow margin
2.
couper court — ( en parlant) to cut the conversation short
couper court à quelque chose — ( abréger) to cut something short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to something
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nom masculin1) ( style vestimentaire)le court — short skirts (pl)
2) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:••être à court de — to be short of [argent]; to be short on [idées]
prendre quelqu'un de court — to catch somebody on the hop (colloq) GB ou unprepared
* * *kuʀ, kuʀt court, -e1. adj1) (en dimensions, nombre de pages) shortça fait un peu court [texte, devoir] — it's not very long, [robe] it's a bit short
2) (en temps) short2. advpour faire court — briefly, to cut a long story short
tourner court [histoire, expérience, conversation] — to come to a sudden end
couper court à [polémique, rumeur, discussion] — to cut short
3. nm1) (court de tennis) court, tennis courtprendre qn de court (= prendre au dépourvu) — to catch sb on the hop
Ça a été si vite, on a été pris de court. — It all happened so quickly we were caught on the hop.
* * *A adj1 ( pas long) [vêtement, cheveu, texte, période, mémoire, distance, balle] short; manches/culottes courtes short sleeves/trousers GB ou pants US; dans le délai le plus court in the shortest possible time; de courte durée [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term; s'arrêter, souffle court to get out of breath and stop; avoir le souffle court to get out of breath easily; avoir la vue courte lit, fig to be short-sighted; court sur pattes [animal] short-legged; [personne]○ shortish; prendre au plus court to take the shortest way; ⇒ paille;2 ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limited; une heure/deux euros/trois pages c'est (un peu) court one hour/two euros/three pages, that's not really enough;B adv s'habiller court to wear short skirts; jouer court to play short balls; couper qch court to cut sth short; les cheveux coupés court with short hair; couper court to cut the conversation short; couper court à qch ( abréger) to cut sth short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to sth; tourner court to come to a sudden end; s'arrêter court to stop short.C nmcourt métrage Cin short (film); courte échelle leg up; faire la courte échelle à qn to give sb a leg up.être à court de to be short of [argent, munitions]; to be short on [arguments, idées]; prendre qn de court to catch sb on the hop○ GB ou unprepared.A.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [en longueur - cheveux, ongles] shorta. (familier) [chien] short-leggedb. [personne] shortil y a un chemin plus court there's a shorter ou quicker wayB.[DANS LE TEMPS]pendant un court instant for a brief ou fleeting momentcycle courtcourse of studies leading to qualifications exclusive of university entrance2. [proche]j'ai des projets à court terme I have some plans in ou for the short termC.[FAIBLE, INSUFFISANT]2. [restreint]avoir la respiration courte ou le souffle court to be short of breath ou winddeux bouteilles pour six, c'est un peu court two bottles for six people, that's a bit on the mean (UK) ou stingy sidel'avion décolle dans 30 minutes — c'est trop court pour l'avoir the plane takes off in 30 minutes — we won't make it in timea. [personne] limited (in one's understanding)b. [explication] limited————————adverbe1. [en dimension]2. [en durée]3. [brusquement]tourner court [discussion, projet] to come to an abrupt end————————nom masculin1. [terrain]2. COUTURE, VÊTEMENT [vêtement]le court short fashions ou hemlines ou styles3. (locution)prendre par le ou au plus court [chemin, procédure] to take a short cut————————à court locution adverbiale————————à court de locution prépositionnelleêtre à court d'idées/de vivres to have run out of ideas/foodnous étions presque à court d'eau we were low on ou running short of water————————de court locution adverbialea. [ne pas lui laisser de délai de réflexion] to give somebody (very) short noticeb. [le surprendre] to catch somebody unawares ou nappingtout court locution adverbialeappelez-moi Jeanne, tout court just call me Jeannecela indigne les chrétiens démocrates et même les chrétiens tout court this is shocking to Christian Democrats and even to Christians full stop (UK) ou period -
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1. transitive verb1) (undergo) erleiden [Verlust, Unrecht, Schmerz, Niederlage]; durchmachen, erleben [Schweres, Kummer]; dulden [Unverschämtheit]the dollar suffered further losses against the yen — der Dollar musste weitere Einbußen gegenüber dem Yen hinnehmen
2) (tolerate) dulden2. intransitive verbnot suffer fools gladly — mit dummen Leuten keine Geduld haben
suffer for something — (for a cause) für etwas leiden; (to make amends) für etwas büßen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120882/suffer_from">suffer from* * *1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) leiden2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) erleiden3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) leiden4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) leiden•* * *suf·fer[ˈsʌfəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. vi1. (experience trauma) leidenI think he \suffered quite a lot when his wife left him ich glaube, er litt ziemlich, als seine Frau ihn verließ2. (be ill with)Johnny \suffers from asthma Johnny leidet unter Asthma3. (deteriorate) leiden, Schaden erleidenhis work \suffers from it seine Arbeit leidet darunterhis reputation has \suffered sein Ruf hat gelitten4. (be the worse for)▪ to \suffer from sth an etw dat kranken; (be disabled) von etw dat in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werdenthe people who will \suffer if the road is built are those who live locally die Leute, die am meisten betroffen sind, falls die Straße gebaut wird, sind die Anwohner5. (experience sth negative)the economy \suffered from the strikes die Streiks machten der Wirtschaft zu schaffenyou'll \suffer for this! dafür wirst du bezahlen!II. vt▪ to \suffer sth1. (experience sth negative) etw erleiden [o durchmachen]the president \suffered an affront es kam zu einem Affront gegen den Präsidentenboth sides \suffered considerable casualties auf beiden Seiten kam es zu erheblichen Opfernto \suffer defeat eine Niederlage einstecken [müssen]to \suffer hunger Hunger leidento \suffer misfortune Pech habento \suffer neglect vernachlässigt werdento \suffer a setback einen Rückschlag erleiden; (physical condition)to \suffer a breakdown MED einen Zusammenbruch habento \suffer a fracture einen Bruch erleiden, sich dat etwas brechento \suffer a heart attack einen Herzschlag erleidento \suffer injury verletzt werden2. (put up with) etw ertragenI had to \suffer him moaning for half an hour ich musste eine halbe Stunde lang sein Gejammer ertragennot to \suffer fools gladly mit dummen Leuten keine Geduld haben* * *['sʌfə(r)]1. vt1) (= undergo, be subjected to) pain, injuries, heart attack, loss, setback, damage, hardship erleiden; hunger leiden; headache, stress, effects etc leiden unter or an (+dat); shock habento suffer defeat/death — eine Niederlage/den Tod (geh) erleiden
she suffered quite a blow —
2) (= tolerate) dulden, ertragen3) (liter: allow) zulassen, duldento suffer sth to be done — zulassen or dulden, dass etw geschieht
2. vi(physically, mentally fig) leiden (from unter +dat, from illness an +dat); (as punishment, in hell etc) büßenyour health/work will suffer — deine Gesundheit/Arbeit wird darunter leiden
the runners are clearly suffering in this heat — die Hitze macht den Läufern sichtlich zu schaffen
the regiment suffered badly —
the town suffered badly in the raids — die Stadt wurde bei den Luftangriffen schwer in Mitleidenschaft gezogen
we will see that you don't suffer from the changes — wir werden zusehen, dass Ihnen aus den Umstellungen keine Nachteile entstehen
* * *suffer [ˈsʌfə(r)]A v/i1. leiden, laborieren ( beide:from an dat):suffer from a complex einen Komplex haben2. weitS. leiden (under, from unter dat):3. a) Schaden erleiden, in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden:the engine suffered severely der Motor wurde stark mitgenommen;your reputation will suffer dein Ruf wird leidenb) darunter leiden:he drinks a lot, and his work suffers4. MIL Verluste erleiden5. büßen, bestraft werden, bezahlen müssen ( alle:for für):6. hingerichtet werden, den Tod erleidenB v/t1. Knochenbrüche, Verluste etc erleiden:both armies suffered thousands of dead in beiden Armeen gab es Tausende von Toten3. etwas erfahren, erleiden:suffer a disappointment eine Enttäuschung erleben4. etwas oder jemanden ertragen, aushalten:how can you suffer him?5. dulden, (zu)lassen, erlauben, gestatten:he suffered their presence er duldete ihre Gegenwart;he suffered himself to be cheated er ließ sich betrügen* * *1. transitive verb1) (undergo) erleiden [Verlust, Unrecht, Schmerz, Niederlage]; durchmachen, erleben [Schweres, Kummer]; dulden [Unverschämtheit]the dollar suffered further losses against the yen — der Dollar musste weitere Einbußen gegenüber dem Yen hinnehmen
2) (tolerate) dulden2. intransitive verbsuffer for something — (for a cause) für etwas leiden; (to make amends) für etwas büßen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *(from) v.leiden (an) v. v.dulden v.erdulden v.erleiden v.leiden v.(§ p.,pp.: litt, gelitten)
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