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1 bread-and-butter

bread-and-butter adj umg

1. a) bread-and-butter job Stellung, die ihren Mann (er)nährt;

bread-and-butter education Brotstudium n

b) bread-and-butter play THEAT Stück, das immer zieht umg

2. bread-and-butter questions Fragen, die die Grundbedürfnisse des täglichen Lebens betreffen

3. praktisch, sachlich (Argumente etc)

4. (grund)solide (Spieler etc)

5. bread-and-butter letter Dankesbrief m für erwiesene Gastfreundschaft

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2 bread-and-butter

bread-and-butter

adjective

(a) familiar (basic)

∎ a bread-and-butter job un travail qui assure le nécessaire^□ ;

∎ the bread-and-butter issues les questions les plus terre-à-terre^□

(b) familiar (reliable → person) sur qui l'on peut compter^□

►► familiar bread-and-butter letter lettre f de remerciements;

Cookery bread-and-butter pudding pudding m au pain

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bread-and-butter
3 cada

adj.

1 each.

cada dos meses every two months

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

cada cual each one, everyone

¿cada cuánto? how often?

cada uno de each of

cada uno a lo suyo everyone should get on with their own business

cada vez every time, each time

2 such.

¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!

¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!

3 such unlikely, such.

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cada

► adjetivo

1 (de dos) each; (de varios) every

■ cada uno lleva su abrigo they're each wearing their coat, each of them is wearing his coat

■ cada cuatro días every four days

■ ocho de cada diez eight out of (every) ten

2 familiar (intensificador) such

■ ¡dice cada cosa! he says such strange things!

■ ¡le pegó cada grito! she really shouted at him!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada cual lo suyo (recibir) everyone should get their fair share 2 (pagar) everyone should pay their own way

a cada paso at every step

¿cada cuánto? how often?

■ ¿cada cuánto vais al cine? how often do you go to the cinema?

cada día every day

cada vez más more and more, increasingly

■ es cada vez más difícil de entender it's more and more difficult to understand

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adj.

1) each

2) every

•

- cada vez más
- cada vez mejor
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ADJ INV

1) [uso distributivo] [con elementos individuales] each; [con números, tiempo] every

cada uno de los jugadores dispone de cuatro fichas — each player has four counters

habrá una mesa por cada ocho invitados — there will one table for every eight guests

han aumentado los beneficios en todos y cada uno de los sectores — profits have risen in each and every sector

cada cual busca la felicidad como quiere — we all seek o each one of us seeks happiness in our own way

2) [indicando frecuencia] every

juega al fútbol cada domingo — he plays football every Sunday

cada cierto tiempo — every so often, every now and then

cada dos días — every couple of days, every other day

los problemas de cada día — everyday problems

cinco de cada diez — five out of every ten

• ¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?

• cada que — Méx whenever, every time (that)

• cada vez que — whenever, every time (that)

cada vez que voy al extranjero — whenever o every time (that) I go abroad

- cada dos por tres

cada dos por tres sonaba el teléfono — the phone rang every other minute o all the time

3) [indicando progresión]

• cada vez más — more and more

te necesito cada vez más — I need you more and more

encontrar trabajo es cada vez más difícil — finding a job is increasingly difficult o is (getting) more and more difficult

me siento cada vez más viejo — I feel (I'm getting) older and older

• cada vez mejor — better and better

• cada vez menos — less and less

• cada vez peor — worse and worse

4) [uso enfático]

¡tienes cada cosa! — the things you come out with!

¡oye una cada historia! — the things you hear nowadays!

¡se compra cada coche! — you should see the cars he buys!
CADA ► Cada se traduce por each cuando queremos individualizar, cuando se conocen o se le quiere dar importancia a los elementos dentro del grupo: A cada miembro del personal se le asignó una tarea específica Each member of staff was allocated a specific task Quiero tener una charla con cada uno de vosotros I want to have a chat with each of you ► Se traduce por every cuando el número de elementos del grupo no se conoce o no importa, cuando se está generalizando: Cada empresa funciona de una manera distinta Every company works differently Cada día me dice una cosa diferente Every day he tells me something different Cada vez que viene nos trae un regalo Every time he comes he brings us a present En expresiones como cada dos meses/cada tres años {etc}, cada se traduce por every: Se hace una revisión cada tres meses He has a check-up every three months ► Cuando hablamos solo de dos cosas o personas, cada solamente se puede traducir por each: Es importante que cada gemelo desarrolle su propia personalidad It is important that each twin develops his own personality Cuando each o every forman parte del sujeto, el verbo va en singular. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adjetivo invariable

1)

a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final — the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina — there's a bar on every corner

cada día — every day, each day

cada dos días — every other day, every two days

¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?

cada uno — each

hay cinco para cada uno — there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado — we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

b) ( delante de numeral) every

cada cuatro kilómetros — every four kilometers

siete de cada diez — seven out of (every) ten

2)

a) ( indicando progresión)

cada vez más rápido — faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos — people are going less and less

lo hace cada vez mejor — she's getting better all the time

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!

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* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.

* cada dos = every other.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* cada dos minutos = every other minute.

* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.

* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].

* cada hora = hourly.

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* cada seis meses = six-monthly.

* cada semana = weekly.

* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.

* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.

* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada uno = apiece, each.

* cada uno por separado = each one alone.

* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.

* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.

* cada vez más abultado = swelling.

* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.

* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.

* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.

* cada vez más estricto = tightening.

* cada vez más extendido = spreading.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* cada vez más lejos = further and further.

* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.

* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.

* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.

* cada vez más restringido = tightening.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* cada vez peor = worsening.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.

* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.

* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

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adjetivo invariable

1)

a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final — the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina — there's a bar on every corner

cada día — every day, each day

cada dos días — every other day, every two days

¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?

cada uno — each

hay cinco para cada uno — there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado — we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

b) ( delante de numeral) every

cada cuatro kilómetros — every four kilometers

siete de cada diez — seven out of (every) ten

2)

a) ( indicando progresión)

cada vez más rápido — faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos — people are going less and less

lo hace cada vez mejor — she's getting better all the time

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!

* * *

= each, every.

Ex: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.

Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.

* cada dos = every other.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* cada dos minutos = every other minute.

* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.

* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].

* cada hora = hourly.

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* cada seis meses = six-monthly.

* cada semana = weekly.

* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.

* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.

* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada uno = apiece, each.

* cada uno por separado = each one alone.

* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.

* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.

* cada vez más abultado = swelling.

* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.

* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.

* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.

* cada vez más estricto = tightening.

* cada vez más extendido = spreading.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* cada vez más lejos = further and further.

* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.

* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.

* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.

* cada vez más restringido = tightening.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* cada vez peor = worsening.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.

* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.

* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

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cada [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

adj inv

A

1 (con el énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; (con el énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina there's a bar on every corner

cada vez que viene me da un disgusto every time he comes he upsets me

les puso un sello a cada uno he put a stamp on each one

hay cinco para cada uno there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

2 (delante de numeral) every

parábamos cada cuatro kilómetros we stopped every four kilometers

siete de cada diez seven out of (every) ten

B

1

(indicando progresión): íbamos cada vez más rápido we were going faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos a ese tipo de club people are going less and less to that kind of club

hace cada día más calor it's getting hotter every day o by the day

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): ¡tú tienes cada idea …! the things you think of!

le ha regalado cada cosa más preciosa … he's given her such lovely things

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cada adjetivo invariable
1
a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each;

( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every;
◊ los ganadores de cada grupo the winners from each group;

hay un bar en cada esquina ther's a bar in every corner;
cada día every day, each day;
¿cada cuánto viene? how often does she come?;
hay cinco para cada uno there are five each;
cuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 each;
cada uno or cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her;
cada vez que viene every time o whenever he comes
b) ( delante de numeral) every;

◊ cada dos días every two days, every other day;

siete de cada diez seven out of (every) ten
2 ( indicando progresión):
◊ cada vez más rápido faster and faster;

lo hace cada vez mejor she's getting better all the time;
cada vez más gente more and more people;
cada vez menos tiempo less and less time
cada adjetivo
1 (distribución) (entre dos) each
(entre más) each, every
seis de cada diez, six out of (every) ten
2 (frecuencia) cada día, every day
cada dos días, every second day o every other day
¿cada cuánto vas al cine?, how often do you go the cinema?
3 fam (intensificador) ¡tu hija hace cada pregunta!, your daughter asks such awkward questions!
4 (todas las personas) cada uno hace lo que quiere, everyone does as they like
(en una serie) cada uno de ellos dará una conferencia, each of them will give us a lecture
♦ Locuciones: a cada instante/paso, constantly
a cada uno/a cada cual lo suyo, fair shares for all
(para ser justo) es una mujer pesadísima pero muy servicial, a cada uno lo suyo, to be fair, she's a pain in the neck but she's awfully helpful
(a cada uno lo que le pertenece) es una reivindicación justa, sólo pretende dar a cada uno lo suyo, it's a fair claim which only aims to give everyone their fair share
cada dos por tres, every other minute
cada vez, every time: cada vez que viene nos acabamos enfadando, everytime he comes we end up getting angry
cada vez veo peor, my sights getting worse and worse
cada vez más, more and more
cada vez menos, less and less
La diferencia entre each y every es muy pequeña. Every se refiere a un grupo y each a los individuos en el grupo: Cada trabajador debe empezar a las ocho. Every worker should begin at eight. Hablaré con cada trabajador durante la semana. I will speak to each worker during the weak. Como ves, el uso depende únicamente de cómo quieres considerar a los trabajadores: como individuos o como un grupo.
' cada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cañería
- curso
- dos
- instante
- más
- menos
- ocurrencia
- pasar
- paso
- patada
- quisque
- quisqui
- rato
- repetirse
- salir
- siempre
- solicitada
- solicitado
- tema
- toda
- todo
- una
- uno
- verso
- vez
- viñeta
- a
- bimestral
- correspondiente
- cosa
- cual
- cuando
- día
- el
- intercalar
- lado
- mejor
- nervioso
- peor
- poner
- semestre
- sendos
- tanda
- tiempo
- valer
English:
A
- and
- annoy
- apiece
- bash out
- begrudge
- better
- bread
- busy signal
- butt in
- carbon copy
- checkup
- commute
- Dick and Harry
- each
- either
- every
- everyplace
- exercise
- expect
- for
- fortnightly
- growing
- half-hourly
- head
- hourly
- how
- in
- increasingly
- interval
- less
- magazine
- match
- measure out
- meet
- milk
- misspell
- mist
- more
- nightly
- nine
- other
- out of
- outflow
- particular
- percentage
- sea
- second
- time
- Tom

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cada adj inv

1. [indicando correspondencia] each;

nos tocan 1.000 pesos a cada (uno) it comes to 1,000 pesos each o apiece;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

cada cual each one, everyone;

cada cual que haga lo que le parezca everyone do as they see fit;

cada uno de each of;

cada uno o [m5] cual a lo suyo everyone should get on with their own business;

cada uno es cada uno, cada uno es como es everyone's different;

cada vez every time, each time;

cada vez que viene, me pide algo prestado every time o each time o whenever he comes, he asks to borrow something

2. [con números, tiempo] every;

cada tres segundos nace un niño a child is born every three seconds;

tres de cada diez personas three out of every ten people;

cinco televisores por cada cien habitantes five televisions per hundred inhabitants;

cada dos meses every two months;

cada cierto tiempo every so often;

¿cada cuánto? how often?;

a cada momento o Am [m5] rato all the time, constantly;

a cada momento o Am [m5]rato me preguntan algo, así no puedo trabajar people are constantly asking me things, so I can't get any work done

3. [valor progresivo]
me gusta cada vez más I like it more and more;

sus discursos son cada vez más largos his speeches get longer and longer;

el tema me interesa cada vez menos I'm getting less and less interested in the subject;

esta revista es cada vez peor this magazine gets worse and worse;

cada día más more and more each day

4. [valor enfático] such;

¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!;

¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!;

¡mis vecinos arman cada escándalo! my neighbours are always kicking up a fuss o row about something!

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cada

adj

1 considerado por separado each; con énfasis en la totalidad every;

cada cosa en su sitio everything in its place;

cada uno, cada cual each one;

cada vez every time, each time;

cada tres días every three days;

uno de cada tres one out of every three;

uno de cada one of each

2

:

cada vez más more and more, increasingly

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cada adj

1) : each

cuestan diez pesos cada una: they cost ten pesos each

2) : every

cada vez: every time

3) : such, some

sales con cada historia: you come up with such crazy stories

4)

cada vez más : more and more, increasingly

5)

cada vez menos : less and less

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cada adj

1. (en general) every

cada cuatro años hay un año bisiesto there's a leap year every four years

nos vemos cada viernes we meet every Friday

2. (para referirse a los miembros de un grupo por separado) each

reparte un caramelo a cada niño give each child a sweet

3. (uso enfático)

¡dice cada tontería! he says such stupid things!

¡sale con cada excusa! she comes out with amazing excuses!

¿cada cuánto? how often?

cada vez más more and more / increasingly

cada vez que whenever

Spanish-English dictionary > cada
4 вопрос

1) question

быть готовым ответить на вопросы — to be open to questions

забросать кого-л. вопросами — to assail / to bombard / to deluge / to hammer / to shower smb. with questions; to fire / to fling / to hurl questions at smb.; (каверзными) to heckle

задать вопрос — to ask / to put a questien

задать вопрос в письменной форме — to put a written question

задать предварительный вопрос — to raise a preliminary question

предлагать / просить задавать вопросы — to invite questions

засыпать вопросами — to bombard / to deluge (smb.) with questions, to heap questions (upon smb.)

излагать вопросы — to state questions

ясно излагать суть вопроса — to make one's question unequivocal

исследовать вопрос — to examine a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

касаться вопроса — to touch upon a question

коснуться вопроса вскользь — to touch upon a question in passing

обдумывать вопрос — to ponder a question

обменяться мнениями по широкому кругу вопросов — to exchange views / opinions ona wide range of questions

ответить вопросом на вопрос — to counter with another question, to parry a question

отказаться отвечать на вопросы — to decline to answer questions

осаждать вопросами — to ply smb. with questions

парировать вопрос — to parry a question

подсказывать вопросы дружественно настроенным журналистам (чтобы задавать их на пресс-конференции) — to plant questions with friendly journalists

предложить кому-л. вопрос — to put a question to smb.

поставить вопрос — to pose a question

сформулировать вопрос — to formulate / to frame a question

вопрос надо заново сформулировать — the question needs to be restated

увиливать от ответа на вопрос — to dodge a question

уйти / уклониться от вопроса — to evade / to skirt a question, to shy away from a question

уточнить вопрос — to clear up a question

вопрос сводится к следующему... — the question resolves itself into this...

бесчисленные вопросы — numberless questions

внеочередной вопрос — question out of order

двусмысленный вопрос — ambiguous question

каверзный вопрос — tricky question

наводящий вопрос — leading question

наивный вопрос — naive question

неожиданный вопрос — unexpected / off-the-wall question

праздный вопрос — idle question

провокационный вопрос — provocative question

прямой / категорический вопрос — point-blank / straight / direct question

риторический вопрос — rhetorical question

уместный вопрос — pertinent question

щекотливый вопрос — ticklish question

вопрос, допускающий разное толкование / разные ответы — open-ended question

вынести вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question for discussion / consideration

вопрос следует вынести на обсуждение — the matter requires discussion / ventilation

время, отведённое на вопросы и ответы — question and answer period

град вопросов — deluge of questions

форма чьего-л. вопроса — the way one is framing bis question

2) (проблема) question, problem, issue; (дело) point, matter

биться над вопросом — to wrestle with a question / a problem

взвешивать вопрос — to weigh a matter

внести ясность в вопрос — to clear / to clarify / to brighten / to elucidate a question

вникнуть в вопрос — to go into a question

вступить с кем-л. в спор по какому-л. вопросу — to take issue with smb. on smth.

выступать в порядке уточнения вопроса — to raise a point of clarification

выяснять вопрос — to clear up / to sort out a matter / a question, to clarify a point / an issue

выяснять трудные и сомнительные вопросы — to settle points of difficulty and doubt

добраться до существа / сути вопроса — to go to the heart of a question

договориться по основным вопросам — to agree on / upon fundamentals

завершить обсуждение вопроса — to bring an issue to a close

заниматься каким-л. вопросом — to deal with a matter / a problem

запутать вопрос — to confuse an issue; to entangle a question / an issue; to involve a question in difficulty

затрагивать вопрос — to broach / to touch upon a question

затрагивать много вопросов — to cover much ground

излагать вопрос — to state a question / an issue; to set forth an issue

изучать какой-л. вопрос — to go into / to study a question, to explore a problem, to see into a matter

всесторонне изучить вопрос — to study a question from every side / from all sides

тщательно изучать вопрос — to scrutinize an issue

искать решения вопросов — to seek solutions to issues

исключать вопрос — to discard / to exclude a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

настаивать на решении вопроса — to force the issue

не иметь отношения к вопросу — to have nothing to do with a question, to be foreign to a question

обдумывать вопрос — to think over a question / a matter, to meditate / to contemplate a problem

обратиться к кому-л. по данному вопросу — to approach smb. on the matter

обсуждать вопрос — to discuss / to dispute a question / a matter, to debate an issue / a matter / a point

обходить вопрос — pass over / to side-step a question / an issue

оспаривать вопрос — to contest a point

оставить вопрос открытым — to leave the question / the matter open, to keep / to leave the matter in abeyance

оставлять в тени вопрос — to overshadow an issue

остановиться на вопросе — to dwell (up)on a question, to take up a point

подробно остановиться на вопросе — to elaborate on an issue

отделить вопрос от чего-л. — to separate a question from smth.

откладывать вопрос — to set aside a question

откладывать вопрос в долгий ящик — to shelve a question

отклониться / отойти от вопроса — to depart / to deviate / to digress from the question

отодвинуть главный вопрос на задний план — to blur the central point

поднимать / ставить вопрос — to bring up / to open / to raise a question, to broach an issue / a subject

вновь поднимать вопрос — to reopen a subject

подойти к вопросу — to come down to the point

подойти вплотную к решению вопроса — to be on the verge of solving a problem

поставить вопрос на голосование — to put the question to the vote

поставить вопрос на обсуждение — to introduce a question for debate / for discussion

поставить перед кем-л. вопрос — to put a point before smb.

похоронить вопрос — to bury a question

представить / рассмотреть вопрос в истинном свете — to place a question in its true perspective

представлять кому-л. вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question to smb. for consideration

прекратить обсуждение вопроса — to dismiss an issue / a problem

приступить к обсуждению / рассмотрению вопроса — to enter into an examination / upon ventilation of a question / an issue

проанализировать вопрос — to analyse an issue / a problem

продолжать обсуждение какого-л. вопроса — to pursue a point

осветить какой-л. вопрос — to elucidate a question / a matter; to throw light at a question; to shed light on a problem

просветить кого-л. в каком-л. вопросе — to enlighten smb. on a subject

раздувать вопрос — to blow a subject way out of proportion

разобраться в каком-л. вопросе до конца — to sift a question to the bottom

разработать вопрос — to elaborate a point, to work out a problem

разрешить вопрос — to solve / to resolve a problem

пытаться разрешить вопрос — to grapple with a question / a problem

распространяться по какому-л. вопросу разг. — to enlarge upon a point / a theme

рассматривать вопрос — to consider / to examine a question / an issue / a problem

рассматривать каждый вопрос в отдельности — to deal with questions singly

растолковать кому-л. вопрос — to drive home a point to smb.

расходиться во мнениях по какому-л. вопросу — to split on a question / an issue

решать вопрос — to handle a problem / a matter, to tackle / to resolve an issue

сводить вопрос к чему-л. — to boil down a problem to smth.

вопрос сводится к следующему — the question boils down / reduces itself to the following

сглаживать вопрос — to smooth a matter

сосредоточиться на вопросе — to focus on a question / a problem

столкнуться с вопросом — to confront with / to face (with) a question / a problem

считать вопрос решённым — to regard / to consider the matter as closed

требовать немедленного обсуждения вопроса — to ask that a matter be treated as urgent

уводить обсуждение от существа вопроса — to sidetrack an issue / a problem

уклоняться от обсуждения вопроса — to side-step / to duck an issue; to skirt a question

уладить вопрос — to adjust a matter

упрощать вопрос — to simplify a matter

усложнять вопрос — to complicate a question / a problem

уходить от решения вопроса — to dodge a problem / an issue

вопрос всё ещё обсуждается — the matter is still under discussion

вопрос надо поставить иначе / вновь — the question needs to be restated

вопрос об этом больше не стоит — that is no longer in question

вопрос решён — the matter is closed

эти вопросы вызывают разногласия — these issues are divisive

рассмотрение вопроса приостановлено — the question is in abeyance

актуальный вопрос — topical / pressing / vital question, matter of current / topical interest

наиболее актуальный вопрос — question of the day

этот вопрос очень актуален — this question is very relevant today

больной / наболевший вопрос — sore point / subject

(очень) важный вопрос — (very) important question / matter; question of (great / crucial) importance, overriding issue, substantial point

внешнеполитический вопрос — question / issue of foreign policy

основные внешнеполитические вопросы — major / crucial issue of foreign policy

внутренний вопрос (страны и т.п.) — internal problem

внутриполитический вопрос — question of home policy

военные вопросы — military matters

второстепенный вопрос — minor question / issue, side issue

главный вопрос — crucial / pivotal question, main / major issue / problem / question / point

гражданский вопрос — civil matter

гуманитарные вопросы — humanitarian matters / concerns

деликатный вопрос — delicate question / problem / matter

деловой вопрос — matter of business

жгучий вопрос — burning question, hot issue

животрепещущий / жизненно важный вопрос — vital issue / question; issue / question of vital importance

запутанный вопрос — knotty / intricate question, tricky problem / question

злободневный вопрос — burning / pressing question, burning topic of the day, hot issue

злободневный политический вопрос — hot potato разг.

исчерпанный вопрос — closed subject

кадровые вопросы — personnel problems

ключевой вопрос — key problem

конкретный вопрос — specific point

коренные вопросы — fundamental questions / problems

насущный вопрос — question of vital importance, urgent / vital question, vital / bread-and-butter issue

находящийся на рассмотрении вопрос — pending question, question under consideration

национальный вопрос — national / nationalities question, problem of nationalities

неотложный вопрос — pressing / urgent question / matter; issue at hand

неразрешённый вопрос — unsolved problem, outstanding issue / problem / question, unresolved / unsolved / open question

неразрешимый / нерешённый вопрос — insol-vable / unresolvable question

общеизвестный вопрос — matter of common knowledge

общие вопросы — general questions

основной вопрос — fundamental / leading / primal question, basic / key / main issue, key / main problem / question

острый вопрос — acute problem

открытый вопрос — open question

первоочередной вопрос — overriding issue / problem, top-priority issue, matter of priority

побочный вопрос — side issue

пограничный вопрос — frontier problem

политический вопрос — political issue

поставленный на голосование вопрос — subject-matter of the vote

посторонние вопросы — extraneous issues

правовой / юридический вопрос — legal issue

принципиальный вопрос — matter / question of principle

расходиться во взглядах по принципиальным вопрос ам — to differ on fundamentals

протокольный вопрос — protocol matter

разногласия по протокольным вопросам — disagreement on protocol matters

процедурный вопрос — procedural matter, point of order

выступать по процедурному вопросу — to intervene on a point

спорный процедурный вопрос — vexed question of procedure

существенный / связанный с существом дела вопрос (в отличие от процедурного) — substantive issue / question, matter of substance

сложный вопрос — complicated question / matter; knotty / thomy problem; complex issue / question

согласованный вопрос (обсуждения, переговоров и т.п.) — agreed subject

спорный / дискуссионный вопрос — controversial / vexed question; contentious issue; moot / debating point; point at issue; debatable / disputable / question / point

выступать за решение спорных вопросов путём переговоров — to advocate the settlement of disputable / controversial issues by negotiations

решать спорные вопросы мирным путём — to solve disputes peaceably

урегулировать спорный вопрос — to settle a dispute

стоящий перед кем-л. вопрос — problem facing smb.

финансовый вопрос — money matter

частные вопросы — incidental points

щекотливый вопрос — delicate / sensitive issue; ticklish problem

вопрос большой государственной важности — matter of the utmost importance to the state

вопросы внешней политики — foreign-policy issues

вопрос высокой политики — matter of high politics

вопросы, входящие во внутреннюю компетенцию государства — matters which are within the domestic jurisdiction of a state

вопрос, касающийся определения (какого-л. вида оружия и т.п.) — definition question

вопрос личного характера — personal matter

вопросы международной политики — international affairs

вопросы местного значения — questions of local significance

вопрос, не заслуживающий внимания — matter of small weight

вопрос, не относящийся к теме / делу — question remote from the subject

вопросы общегосударственного значения — questions of national importance

вопросы, относящиеся к данному делу — questions pertinent to the matter in hand

вопрос первоочерёдной / первостепенной важности — matter of the highest / of urgent priority

вопрос, по которому спорящие стороны сходятся во мнениях — common ground

вопрос, по которому существуют разногласия — area of disagreement

вопрос по существу — point of substance; pertinent question

перейти к вопросу по существу — to come. to the merits / substance of the matter

вопрос, представляющий взаимный интерес — question / matter of mutual interest / concern, issue of common concern / interest

вопрос, решение которого зашло в тупик — deadlocked issue

вопросы, требующие обсуждения (особ. публичного) — questions calling for ventilation

вопрос, уводящий в сторону от главной темы — red herring

вопрос, чреватый серьёзными последствиями — far-reaching question

круг вопросов, решаемых президентом — executive discretion амер.

перечень вопросов, подлежащих рассмотрению в первую очередь — priority list of topics

постановка вопрос — a presentation of a problem

по существу вопроса — to the point

выступать / говорить по существу вопроса — to speak to the question / point

рассмотрение вопроса по существу — substantive examination of a question

урегулирование вопроса в судебном порядке — judicial settlement

широкий круг вопросов — wide range of questions / problems

широкий круг вопросов, охватываемый проектом резолюции — broad scope of a draft resolution

3) (пункт) item

включить вопрос в повестку дня — to include an item in the agenda / in the order of the day

навязать рассмотрение вопроса — to force the consideration of an item

поставить вопрос на повестку дня — to put an item on the agenda

снять вопрос с повестки дня — to withdraw an item from the agenda

расходиться по некоторым вопросам — to disagree on several items

административные вопросы (повестки дня) — executive business амер.

основные вопросы повестки дня (не процедурные) — substance questions of the agenda

отдельный вопрос — separate item

первый вопрос повестки дня — the first item on the agenda

прочие вопросы (повестки дня) — any other business

вопрос (повестки дня), переданный на рассмотрение комитета — item allocated / referred to the Committee

вопрос повестки дня — item on the agenda

вопрос, рекомендуемый для включения в повестку дня — item recommended for inclusion

очерёдность / порядок вопросов — order of priority

изменить очерёдность вопросов — to change the order of the items

установить очерёдность вопросов — to establish an order of priority

4)

поставить что-л. под вопрос — to call smth. in question; to question the necessity / validity of smth.

вопрос времени — matter of time

вопрос жизни и смерти — matter of life and death

вопрос чести — point of honour

под (большим) вопросом — subject to doubt; problematic

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > вопрос
5 lettre

lettre [lεtʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = caractère) letter

• écrivez la somme en (toutes) lettres write out the sum in full

• c'est en toutes lettres dans les journaux it's there in black and white in the newspapers

   b. ( = missive) letter

• prendre qch au pied de la lettre to take sth literally

• rester lettre morte to go unheeded

• Anne Lemoine, féministe avant la lettre Anne Lemoine, a feminist before the term existed

2. plural feminine noun

lettres

   a. ( = littérature) les (belles) lettres literature

   b. (à l'université, au collège) arts subjects ; ( = français) French

• professeur de lettres French teacher

• lettres classiques classics sg

• lettres modernes ( = discipline) French

3. compounds

► lettre d'amour love letter

► lettre de change bill of exchange

► lettres de noblesse

• donner ses lettres de noblesse à to lend credibility to ► lettre ouverte open letter

► lettre de rappel reminder

► lettre de recommandation letter of recommendation

► lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship

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lɛtʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( signe graphique) letter

lettre minuscule — small letter

lettre majuscule or capitale — capital letter

lettre d'imprimerie — block letter

un mot de trois lettres — a three-letter word

en toutes lettres — lit in full

c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport — fig it's down in black and white in the report

les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre — the Romans were city planners before the concept was invented

2) ( écrit adressé) letter

lettre de réclamation — letter of complaint

lettre de rupture — letter ending a relationship

une petite lettre — a note

3) ( contenu d'un texte) letter

à la lettre, au pied de la lettre — [appliquer, suivre] to the letter

il prend à la lettre tout ce qu'on lui dit — he takes everything you say literally

2.

lettres nom féminin pluriel

1) Université, École ( français) French; ( plus général) arts GB, humanities US

étudiant en lettres — ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student

docteur ès lettres — ≈ Doctor of Philosophy

2) ( culture littéraire) letters

femme de lettres — woman of letters

les gens de lettres — writers

avoir des lettres — to be well read

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lettre ouverte

- lettre recommandée

- lettres classiques

- lettres modernes

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passer comme une lettre à la poste — (colloq) [réforme] to go through smoothly; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions

devenir lettre morte — to become a dead letter

rester lettre morte — to go unheeded

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lɛtʀ
1. nf

1) [alphabet] letter

en lettres majuscules; en lettres capitales — in capital letters, in capitals

en toutes lettres — in full

2) (= courrier) letter

écrire une lettre — to write a letter

3) (autres locutions)

à la lettre — to the letter

avant la lettre — before the term existed, before the term was coined

..., écologiste avant la lettre —..., an ecologist before the term existed,..., an ecologist before the term was coined

2. lettres nfpl

1) (culture)

avoir des lettres — to be well read

2) (= littérature) literature sg

3) ÉDUCATION arts subjects

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lettre

A nf

1 ( signe graphique) letter; les lettres de l'alphabet the letters of the alphabet; lettre minuscule small letter; lettre majuscule or capitale capital letter; lettre d'imprimerie block letter; en lettres majuscules in capital letters; un mot de trois lettres a three-letter word; en toutes lettres lit in full; écrire la date/somme en toutes lettres write the date/sum out in full; c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport fig it's down in black and white in the report; c'est écrit en grosses lettres it's written in big letters; les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre the Romans were city planners before they were invented; ⇒ cinq;

2 ( écrit adressé) letter; une lettre de félicitations/remerciements/condoléances a letter of congratulations /thanks/condolence; lettre d'accompagnement covering letter; lettre de réclamation letter of complaint; lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship; une lettre de recommandation/candidature/démission a letter of recommendation/application/resignation; lettre anonyme/de menaces anonymous/threatening letter; une petite lettre a note;

3 ( contenu d'un texte) letter; l'esprit et la lettre d'un texte the spirit and the letter of a text; à la lettre, au pied de la lettre [appliquer, suivre] to the letter; il prend à la lettre tout ce qu'on lui dit he takes everything you say literally.

B lettres nfpl

1 Univ, Scol ( français) French; ( plus général) arts GB, humanities US; étudiant en lettres ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student; faculté de lettres arts faculty GB, school of the humanities; être en lettres, faire des études de lettres to do an arts degree, to study humanities US; professeur de lettres teacher of French (for native speakers); docteur ès lettres ≈ Doctor of Philosophy;

2 ( culture littéraire) letters; homme/femme de lettres man/woman of letters; les gens de lettres writers; avoir des lettres to be well read; le monde des lettres the literary world.

Composés

lettre de cachet lettre de cachet; lettre de cadrage Pol scoping document (outlining issues for inclusion in the next budget); lettre capitulaire Édition decorated initial; lettre de change bill of exchange; lettre de château thank you letter, bread and butter letter; lettre circulaire circular; lettre de crédit letter of credit; lettre d'intention letter of intention; lettre ornée illuminated letter; lettre ouverte open letter (à to); lettre recommandée registered letter; lettre de voiture Comm waybill, consignment note; lettres classiques French and Latin; lettres de créance credentials; lettres modernes French language and literature; lettres de noblesse letters patent of nobility; avoir ses lettres de noblesse fig to have an illustrious history; gagner ses lettres de noblesse fig to win one's spurs; lettres patentes letters patent; lettres supérieures preparatory class for entrance exam for the École Normale Supérieure.

Idiomes

passer comme une lettre à la poste○ [décision, réforme] to go through smoothly ou without a hitch; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions; un événement à graver en lettres d'or an event to remember; écrit en lettres de feu written in letters of fire; devenir lettre morte to become a dead letter; rester lettre morte to go unheeded.

[lɛtr] nom féminin

A.[CARACTÈRE]

1. [d'un alphabet] letter

un mot de neuf lettres a nine-letter word

lettre majuscule capital (letter), uppercase letter

lettre minuscule small ou lowercase letter

en lettres de feu/d'or/de sang: leur révolte est écrite en lettres de feu dans ma mémoire their revolt is branded on my memory

leur abnégation est gravée en lettres d'or dans nos cœurs their self-sacrifice is engraved indelibly in our hearts

cette page d'histoire est imprimée en lettres de sang dans notre mémoire this page of history has left a bloody impression in our memory

2. IMPRIMERIE [forme en plomb] character, letter

B.[ÉCRIT]

1. [correspondance] letter

pas de lettres pour moi? no mail ou no letters for me?

mettre une lettre à la poste to post a letter

lettre d'amour/de menace love/threatening letter

lettre anonyme anonymous letter

lettre exprès express letter

lettre d'introduction letter of introduction

lettre de motivation covering letter

lettre de recommandation letter of recommendation

lettre recommandée

a. [avec accusé de réception] recorded delivery letter (UK), letter sent by certified mail (US)

b. [avec valeur déclarée] registered letter

lettre de remerciements letter of thanks, thank-you letter

elle lui a écrit une lettre de rupture she wrote to tell him she was leaving him

passer comme une lettre à la poste

a. (familier) [boisson, aliment] to go down a treat

b. [demande, mesure] to go off without a hitch, to go off smoothly

2. BANQUE

lettre de change bill of exchange

lettre de crédit letter of credit

3. DROIT

lettre d'intention letter of intent

4. HISTOIRE

lettres de noblesse letters patent (of nobility)

conquérir ou recevoir des lettres de noblesse (figuré) to gain respectability

5. POLITIQUE

lettres de créance credentials

6. PRESSE

lettre ouverte open letter

7. LITTÉRATURE [titre]

‘les Lettres de mon moulin’ Daudet ‘Letters from My Mill’

‘Lettres persanes’ Montesquieu ‘Persian Letters’

‘Lettre à d'Alembert’ Rousseau ‘Letter to d'Alembert’

C.[SENS STRICT] letter

respecter la lettre de la loi to respect ou observe the letter of the law

rester lettre morte to go unheeded, to be disregarded

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lettres nom féminin pluriel

1. ÉDUCATION

les lettres arts subjects, the arts, the humanities

étudiant en lettres arts student

lettres classiques classics, Latin and Greek

lettres modernes modern literature

lettres supérieures preparatory class (leading to the École Normale Supérieure and lasting two years)

2. LITTÉRATURE

les lettres literature

le monde des lettres the literary world

avoir des lettres to be well-read

un homme/une femme de lettres a man/a woman of letters

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à la lettre locution adverbiale,

au pied de la lettre locution adverbiale

suivre des ordres au pied de la lettre to follow orders to the letter

ne prends pas ce qu'il dit au pied de la lettre don't take what he says at face value

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avant la lettre locution adverbiale

c'était un surréaliste avant la lettre he was a surrealist before the term was ever invented

en toutes lettres locution adverbiale

1. [entièrement] in full

écrire quelque chose en toutes lettres to write something (out) in full

2. [très clairement] clearly, plainly

c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le contrat it's written in black and white ou it's spelt out plainly in the contract

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lettre
6 lettré

lettre [lεtʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = caractère) letter

• écrivez la somme en (toutes) lettres write out the sum in full

• c'est en toutes lettres dans les journaux it's there in black and white in the newspapers

   b. ( = missive) letter

• prendre qch au pied de la lettre to take sth literally

• rester lettre morte to go unheeded

• Anne Lemoine, féministe avant la lettre Anne Lemoine, a feminist before the term existed

2. plural feminine noun

lettres

   a. ( = littérature) les (belles) lettres literature

   b. (à l'université, au collège) arts subjects ; ( = français) French

• professeur de lettres French teacher

• lettres classiques classics sg

• lettres modernes ( = discipline) French

3. compounds

► lettre d'amour love letter

► lettre de change bill of exchange

► lettres de noblesse

• donner ses lettres de noblesse à to lend credibility to ► lettre ouverte open letter

► lettre de rappel reminder

► lettre de recommandation letter of recommendation

► lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship

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lɛtʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( signe graphique) letter

lettre minuscule — small letter

lettre majuscule or capitale — capital letter

lettre d'imprimerie — block letter

un mot de trois lettres — a three-letter word

en toutes lettres — lit in full

c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport — fig it's down in black and white in the report

les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre — the Romans were city planners before the concept was invented

2) ( écrit adressé) letter

lettre de réclamation — letter of complaint

lettre de rupture — letter ending a relationship

une petite lettre — a note

3) ( contenu d'un texte) letter

à la lettre, au pied de la lettre — [appliquer, suivre] to the letter

il prend à la lettre tout ce qu'on lui dit — he takes everything you say literally

2.

lettres nom féminin pluriel

1) Université, École ( français) French; ( plus général) arts GB, humanities US

étudiant en lettres — ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student

docteur ès lettres — ≈ Doctor of Philosophy

2) ( culture littéraire) letters

femme de lettres — woman of letters

les gens de lettres — writers

avoir des lettres — to be well read

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lettre ouverte

- lettre recommandée

- lettres classiques

- lettres modernes

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passer comme une lettre à la poste — (colloq) [réforme] to go through smoothly; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions

devenir lettre morte — to become a dead letter

rester lettre morte — to go unheeded

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lɛtʀ
1. nf

1) [alphabet] letter

en lettres majuscules; en lettres capitales — in capital letters, in capitals

en toutes lettres — in full

2) (= courrier) letter

écrire une lettre — to write a letter

3) (autres locutions)

à la lettre — to the letter

avant la lettre — before the term existed, before the term was coined

..., écologiste avant la lettre —..., an ecologist before the term existed,..., an ecologist before the term was coined

2. lettres nfpl

1) (culture)

avoir des lettres — to be well read

2) (= littérature) literature sg

3) ÉDUCATION arts subjects

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lettre

A nf

1 ( signe graphique) letter; les lettres de l'alphabet the letters of the alphabet; lettre minuscule small letter; lettre majuscule or capitale capital letter; lettre d'imprimerie block letter; en lettres majuscules in capital letters; un mot de trois lettres a three-letter word; en toutes lettres lit in full; écrire la date/somme en toutes lettres write the date/sum out in full; c'est écrit en toutes lettres dans le rapport fig it's down in black and white in the report; c'est écrit en grosses lettres it's written in big letters; les Romains furent des urbanistes avant la lettre the Romans were city planners before they were invented; ⇒ cinq;

2 ( écrit adressé) letter; une lettre de félicitations/remerciements/condoléances a letter of congratulations /thanks/condolence; lettre d'accompagnement covering letter; lettre de réclamation letter of complaint; lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship; une lettre de recommandation/candidature/démission a letter of recommendation/application/resignation; lettre anonyme/de menaces anonymous/threatening letter; une petite lettre a note;

3 ( contenu d'un texte) letter; l'esprit et la lettre d'un texte the spirit and the letter of a text; à la lettre, au pied de la lettre [appliquer, suivre] to the letter; il prend à la lettre tout ce qu'on lui dit he takes everything you say literally.

B lettres nfpl

1 Univ, Scol ( français) French; ( plus général) arts GB, humanities US; étudiant en lettres ( français) student reading French GB, student majoring in French US; ( plus général) arts GB ou humanities US student; faculté de lettres arts faculty GB, school of the humanities; être en lettres, faire des études de lettres to do an arts degree, to study humanities US; professeur de lettres teacher of French (for native speakers); docteur ès lettres ≈ Doctor of Philosophy;

2 ( culture littéraire) letters; homme/femme de lettres man/woman of letters; les gens de lettres writers; avoir des lettres to be well read; le monde des lettres the literary world.

Composés

lettre de cachet lettre de cachet; lettre de cadrage Pol scoping document (outlining issues for inclusion in the next budget); lettre capitulaire Édition decorated initial; lettre de change bill of exchange; lettre de château thank you letter, bread and butter letter; lettre circulaire circular; lettre de crédit letter of credit; lettre d'intention letter of intention; lettre ornée illuminated letter; lettre ouverte open letter (à to); lettre recommandée registered letter; lettre de voiture Comm waybill, consignment note; lettres classiques French and Latin; lettres de créance credentials; lettres modernes French language and literature; lettres de noblesse letters patent of nobility; avoir ses lettres de noblesse fig to have an illustrious history; gagner ses lettres de noblesse fig to win one's spurs; lettres patentes letters patent; lettres supérieures preparatory class for entrance exam for the École Normale Supérieure.

Idiomes

passer comme une lettre à la poste○ [décision, réforme] to go through smoothly ou without a hitch; [excuse] to be accepted without any questions; un événement à graver en lettres d'or an event to remember; écrit en lettres de feu written in letters of fire; devenir lettre morte to become a dead letter; rester lettre morte to go unheeded.

( féminin lettrée) [lɛtre] adjectif

1. (soutenu) [cultivé] well-read

2. (Belgique) [sachant lire et écrire]

il est lettré he can read and write

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, lettrée [lɛtre] nom masculin, nom féminin

c'est un fin lettré he's extremely well-read ou scholarly

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lettré
7 Tagesablauf

Tagesablauf
daily routine, schedule (US);
• Tagesabrechnung (Spediteur) daily cash settlement;
• Tagesabschluss daily balance, (Börse) daily close;
• Tagesabschlussbuch daily-balance book;
• Tagesarbeit day labo(u)r, daywork, a day’s (journey) work;
• Tagesarbeitszeitnahme day's working timing record;
• Tagesauflage daily circulation;
• Tagesauftrag (Börse) order valid today, day order (US);
• Tagesauszug bank deposit, daily statement;
• auf Tages- und Spesenbasis beschäftigen to retain on a per-diem-plus expense basis;
• Tagesbedarf [daily] ration;
• Tagesbericht daily report, bulletin, (Versicherungsvertreter) daily;
• Tagesbestand daily balance;
• Tagesbesuch day attendance;
• Tagesbetreuung day[time] care;
• Tagesbetrieb (Bergbau) surface mining (working);
• Tagesdurchschnitt day's average;
• Tageseinnahme[n] daily sales (receipts, takings, turnover, returns), day’s receipts;
• Tageseinnahmen nachprüfen to check the day’s takings;
• Tagesereignisse current events (affairs);
• Tagesflüge day[light] flights;
• Tagesförderung daily output;
• Tagesfragen issues (questions) of the day;
• wirtschaftliche Tagesfragen bread-and-butter economic issues;
• Tagesgage daily fee;
• Tagesgebühr day rate;
• Tagesgeschäft daytrading, daily activities;
• Tagesgespräch topic of the day, talk of the town, (telecom.) daytime call;
• Tagesgrundpreis (Automiete) daily rate;
• [blitzschneller] Tageshandel [lightning] daytrading;
• Tageshilfe day servant, daily;
• Tageskarte day ticket;
• Tageskasse daily cash receipts;
• Tageskauf cash purchase;
• Tageskommentar daily commentary;
• Tageskopie live letter;
• Tageskopiebuch live-letter book, float file;
• Tageskosten current cost.

Business german-english dictionary > Tagesablauf
8 limit

1. III
limit smth. limit one's activities (one's aspirations, one's desires, the sphere of smb.'s influence, the amount of work, the time for delivery, etc.) ограничивать свою деятельность и т. д., limit smb.'s speech установить регламент /время/ выступления, ограничить выступление определенным временем
2. IV
limit smth. in some manner limit smth. rigidly (practically, narrowly, definitely, constitutionally, grammatically, etc.) строго и т. д. ограничивать что-л., ставить строгий и т. д. предел чему-л.
3. XI
be limited one's powers are limited возможности человека ограничены; our time is limited время у нас ограничено; be limited by smth. membership is limited by age (by sex, etc.) для членов /для того, чтобы стать членом/ [этой организации,] существуют возрастные и т. д. ограничения; his activities are limited only by his opportunities если бы были возможности, он делал бы еще больше; be limited to smth., smb. be limited to five hundred copies (to the exportation of coal, etc.) ограничиваться пятьюстами экземплярами и т. д., the personnel is limited to 600 штат должен состоять не более, чем из шестисот человек: membership is limited to women в члены принимаются только женщины; his food is limited to bread and butter его питание ограничивается хлебом с маслом; be limited for /in/ smth. be limited for /in/ time (for space, in number, etc.) быть ограниченным временем и т. д.
4. XVIII
limit oneself to smth. limit oneself to a short speech (to doing what is essential, etc.) ограничиваться короткой речью и т. д., limit oneself to ten cigarettes a day курить не больше десяти сигарет в день; limit oneself to strict necessities обходиться только самым необходимым
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limit smth. to smth. limit the number of guests to 12 (the number to fifty, the working day to eight hours, the expense to what we can really afford, etc.) ограничивать количество / число/ гостей двенадцатью и т.д., доводить /сводить/ количество /число/ гостей до двенадцати и т. д.; limit the speakers' time to five minutes устанавливать регламент для выступающих в пять минут, дать ораторам по пять минут на выступление; limit the duration of an office to the term of two years ограничить срок пребывания на посту двумя годами; limit one's researches to a certain number of questions ограничить исследование лишь некоторыми вопросами

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > limit
9 make

1. I
abs

the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
2. II
1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/

2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению

3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима

4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
3. III
1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы

2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью

3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности

4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех

5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время

6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею

7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?

8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов

9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"

10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.

11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer /а proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer /а reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать

12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
4. IV
1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.

2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час

3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха

4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
5. V
1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю

2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом

3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.

4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина

5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра

6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого

7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу

8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
6. VI
1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)

2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
7. VII
1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами

2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
8. IX
make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
9. XI
1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали

2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит

3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга

4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу

5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем

6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.

7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
10. XII
have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
11. XIII
1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым

2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку

3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
12. XV
1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование

2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться

3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
13. XVI
1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море

2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке

3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
14. XXI1
1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole /а dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу

2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition /а spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова

3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.

4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка

5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому

6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль

7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов

8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/

9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке

10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка

11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?

12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.

13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки

14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
15. XXII
1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми

2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
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|| make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
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make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make
10 thick

Ɵik
1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto

2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico

- thickly
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin

thick adj

1. grueso / gordo

a thick book un libro grueso

2. tupido / poblado

thick hair pelo tupido

a thick beard una barba poblada

3. denso / espeso

thick smoke humo denso

thick clouds nubes densas

4. espeso

this sauce is too thick esta salsa es demasiado espesa

5. corto / burro

he's really thick es muy burro

thick

tr[ɵɪk]

adjective

1 (solid things) grueso,-a

■ it's a thick book es un libro grueso

■ it's two inches thick tiene dos pulgadas de grosor

2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a

3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a

4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a

5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a

6 familiar (stupid) corto,-a, corto,-a de alcances, de pocas luces; (unable to think) espeso,-a

7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a

adverb

1 espesamente, gruesamente

■ cut the bread nice and thick corta el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

■ don't spread the jam too thick no pongas demasiada mermelada

■ the snow lay thick on the ground había una capa espesa de nieve en la tierra

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

thick and fast en cantidad

■ the snow fell thick and fast nevaba copiosamente

■ the questions came thick and fast llovieron las preguntas

through thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y marea

to be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carne

to be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chaleco

to be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algo

■ she loves being in the thick of things a ella le encanta estar en el ajo

to be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguien

to be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algo

to get a thick ear recibir una torta

to give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguien

to have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotada

to have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticas

to lay it on thick (exaggerate) exagerar 2 (flatter) dar coba

thick ['ɵɪk] adj

1) : grueso

a thick plank: una tabla gruesa

2) : espeso, denso

thick syrup: jarabe espeso

♦ thickly adv

thick n

1)

in the thick of : en medio de

in the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla

2)

through thick and thin : a las duras y a las maduras

thick

adj.

• amazacotado, -a adj.

• apelmazado, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• brumoso, -a adj.

• copudo, -a adj.

• craso, -a adj.

• de espesor adj.

• doble adj.

• espeso, -a adj.

• grueso, -a adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• tupido, -a adj.

• turbio, -a adj.

• viciado, -a adj.

• viscoso, -a adj.

• zurraposo, -a adj.

n.

• espesor s.m.

• grueso s.m.

I θɪk
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

[θɪk]
1. ADJ
(compar thicker) (superl thickest)
1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesa

a thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo

a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla

a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre

it's 2 metres thick — tiene 2 metros de grosor

a 5 centimetres thick door — una puerta de 5 centímetros de grosor

• to give sb a thick ear * — dar un sopapo a algn *

• how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?

• it's or that's a bit thick * — (=unreasonable) eso ya pasa de castaño oscuro *

2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso

• to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupida

• to be thick with — (gen) estar lleno de

the pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente

the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo

the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores

to be thick on the ground * —

cameramen and interviewers were thick on the ground — había cámaras y entrevistadores a patadas *

3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espeso

if the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua

whisk until thick — bátase hasta que se ponga espeso

4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *

he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *

I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *

- be as thick as a brick or two short planks

- as thick as

5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado

6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso

• his voice was thick with emotion — su voz estaba empañada por la emoción or cargada de emoción

• his voice was thick with sarcasm — su tono iba cargado de sarcasmo

7) * (=very friendly)

to be thick (with sb) — ser uña y carne (con algn) *

- be as thick as thieves

8) (=groggy)

I woke up with a thick head — me desperté con la cabeza embotada

2.

ADV (=in a thick layer)

• the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad

• the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve

• slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

• he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla

- come/follow thick and fast

the jokes came thick and fast — los chistes iban surgiendo uno detrás de otro con rapidez

distress calls were coming in thick and fast — llovían las llamadas de auxilio

the snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar

- lay it on thick

3.

N

to be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo

he was in the thick of the fighting — estaba en lo más intenso de la lucha

- through thick and thin

* * *

I [θɪk]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

English-spanish dictionary > thick
11 غير

غَيْر \ another: a different one: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. besides: as well as: I have two brothers besides John.. other: (in comparisons) different: He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any other kind. This side is dry; the other side is wet. I can’t do it now; I have other things to do. short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. un-: giving an opposite sense: ‘Unlikely’ means ‘not likely’. \ See Also آخر (آخَر)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَجْوَف \ solid: not hollow: without holes: a solid rubber ball. \ See Also صلب (صُلْب)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَكيد \ faint: (of thoughts and feelings) weak; uncertain: I haven’t the faintest idea where she is. uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ See Also ضعيف (ضَعِيف)، غير مؤكّد \ غَيْرُ أمْلَس \ rough: not smooth: a rough road; a rough surface. \ غَيْرُ آمن \ insecure: not safe; not supported or able to support other things: Be careful of that door - the lock is very insecure. \ غَيْرُ أُمِّيّ \ literate: able to read and write. \ غَيْرَ أنَّ \ but: yet: He came but she did not. I need food but I have no money to buy any. She is thin but strong. only: but: She wanted to buy it, only she had no money. \ غَيْرُ أهل للثّقة \ suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ بالِغ \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ بهيج \ dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. \ غَيْرُ جاهز للعَمَل \ out of training: not in good condition. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ plain: (of people) not good-looking: He was a nice boy, but rather plain and not very clever. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ homely: (of people, faces, etc.) not goodlooking. \ See Also جذاب (جذّاب)‏ \ غَيْرُ حادّ \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. \ غَيْرُ حَذِر \ unwary: (esp. as a noun with the) careless; not looking out for danger or deceit: ‘Easy’ questions in an exam are often a trap for the unwary (or for unwary people). \ غَيْرُ حقيقي \ unreal: imaginary; not related to facts. \ غَيْرُ دقيق \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ ذلك \ else: other (together with the first one); besides: Who else came? Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed?, other (instead of the first one); instead Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. If there’s no coffee, what else can I drink?. otherwise: differently: I thought it was true, but they thought otherwise. \ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ \ informal: without ceremony or special dress: The prince paid an informal visit to the town. private: not official; not concerning one’s work; concerning one’s home and family: In his private life, the actor is rather quiet, although in the play he is loud and angry. \ غَيْرُ سَارّ \ bad, worse, worst: (of news, weather, etc.) unpleasant. \ غَيْرُ سالِك \ impassable: (of roads) unfit for use; blocked (by snow, mud, etc.). \ غَيْرُ سَكران \ sober: not under the control of alcohol; not drunk: A car driver ought to be sober. \ غَيْرُ سليمة \ broken, break: (of language) incorrectly spoken by a foreigner: broken English. \ غَيْرُ شَرْعِيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. illegitimate: (of a child) born to a mother who is not married. \ غَيْرُ شريف \ crooked: dishonest. \ غَيْرُ شَفّاف \ opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. \ غَيْرُ صافٍ \ gross: (of figures or amounts) whole, before subtracting anything; the opposite of net: Your gross pay is the amount before tax is paid. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح للاستعمال \ out of order: not working: I couldn’t ring you up yesterday because our telephone was out of order. \ غَيْرُ صالح للأَكل \ inedible: not fit to eat. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح لِلْعَمَل \ out of action: not working; out of order: This telephone is out of action. \ غَيْرُ صِحّي \ insanitary: so dirty that health is put at risk: an insanitary kitchen. \ غَيْرُ صحيح \ false: wrong; incorrect: a false idea. \ غَيْرُ صَحيح \ unsound: not in good condition, not satisfactory: unsound teeth; an unsound explanation. \ See Also سَليم \ غَيْرُ ضَارّ \ harmless: causing no harm; gentle: A lamb is a harmless creature. Is this insect poison harmless to people?. \ غَيْرُ ضروريّ \ needless: useless; unnecessary (trouble, expense etc.). \ غَيْرُ طاهر \ impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ طَبيعِيّ \ artificial: adj. (of teeth, light, silk, etc.) not natural; made by man. False: not natural: false teeth. weird: very strange. \ غَيْرُ عَادِيّ \ abnormal: different from what is natural or usual: It is abnormal to have only 3 fingers on one hand. exceptional: unusual: That book is an exeptional one. It was an exceptionally hot summer. peculiar: unusual strange. remarkable: surprising; unusual and worth noticing: a remarkable change; a remarkably goodlooking child. unusual: not usual; strange. \ غَيْرُ عالِم بِـ \ ignorant of: not having heard about (a particular thing): I was ignorant of his plans. \ غَيْرُ عَمَليّ \ theoretical: adj. of theories; not learned from experience; supposed; not proved: I have only a theoretical knowledge of cooking from reading cookery books. \ غَيْرُ فَعّال \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ قابل للتصديق (غير معقول)‏ \ incredible: too strange to be believed; unbelievable: an incredible story. \ غَيْرُ قادِر \ incapable: not able to do sth.; not having the power or nature to do sth.: flowers are incapable of growing without light. She is incapable of being unkind to people. \ غَيْرُ قادِر على الحركة \ numb: having no feeling: My fingers were numb with cold. \ غَيْرُ قانونيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. wrongful: unjust; unlawful: wrongful imprisonment. \ غَيْرُ كافٍ \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. \ غَيْرُ كامِل \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. \ غَيْرُ كَثِيف \ sparse: thinly scattered: sparse hair; sparse grass. \ غَيْرُ كُفْء \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ لائق \ beneath sb.’s dignity: unsuitable for sb. to do: It was beneath the teacher’s dignity to sweep the classroom. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. \ غَيْرُ لَبِق \ awkward: (of manner or movement) showing difficulty; not skilful: He is too awkward on his feet to be a dancer. tactless: showing no understanding or skill in dealing with others: a tactless person; a tactless statement. \ غَيْرُ مُؤَدَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. \ غَيْرُ مُؤذٍ \ innocent: harmless: innocent amusements. \ غَيْرُ مؤكَّد \ uncertain: not certain; doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ غَيْرُ مُؤلم \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ مأْلوف \ queer: strange, unusually and not understood: a queer noise. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَأْهول \ desert: (of an island) with nobody living on it. wild: (of plants, creatures, land, etc.) in a natural state, not under the control of man. \ غَيْرُ مُبَاشِر \ indirect: not straight or directly joined to; meaning something which is not directly said: an indirect road; the indirect result of an action; an indirect answer. \ غَيْرُ مُبَالٍ \ indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مَبْتُوت بأمْرِه \ pending: (of a doubtful matter, esp. in court) not yet settled. \ غَيْرُ مُبْهَم \ definite: certain; clear: a definite promise; a definite plan of action. \ غَيْرُ متأكِّد \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ غَيْرُ مُتَجَانِس \ odd: mixed; different from each other: a boxful of odd tools; two odd shoes (not a pair). \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَرِّك \ stationary: not moving: a stationary vehicle. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَفِّظ \ outspoken: (of sb. or his speech) saying just what one thinks, although it may annoy some people. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَمِّس \ cool: unfriendly; They gave us rather a cool welcome. \ غَيْرُ متحمّس لِـ \ half-hearted: not eager; showing little effort or interest: He made a half-hearted attempt at the work. \ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِط \ scrappy: made of scraps; incomplete; badly arranged: a scrappy meal; a scrappy report. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل \ intermittent: repeatedly stopping and starting; not continuous: intermittent rain. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل بِـ \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُتَطَرِّف \ moderate: reasonable (in size or amount; in one’s customs or opinions, etc.); neither too big nor too small; neither too much nor too little: moderate prices; moderate political aims. \ غَيْرُ مُتقَن \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ مُتْقَن (للشيء أو العمل)‏ \ sloppy: (of a person) lacking effort or spirit; weakly lazy; (of a substance) wet and loose: a sloppy piece of work; a sloppy paste. \ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلّف \ homely: simple and friendly; making one feel at home: This little hotel has a homely feeling. \ غَيْرُ مُتَمدِّن (إنسان)‏ \ savage: old use sb. living in an undeveloped society, seen as fierce and wild and likely to attack strangers. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَازِن \ top-heavy: so heavy at the top that it is likely to fall over: a top heavy load. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَافر \ out of stock: not in stock. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّع \ abrupt: (of movement, change, etc.) sudden and unexpected: an abrupt change of plan. unexpected: not expected; surprising that one did not think would happen: an unexpected present; something quite unexpected. \ غَيْرُ مُجْدٍ \ vain: useless; unsuccessful: a vain attempt. ineffective: not able to produce the desired effect: This medicine is quite ineffective. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَرِف \ amateur: one who works or plays for pleasure, not for money: an amateur actor. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَمَل \ improbable: not likely to happen: That is an improbable idea. intolerable: (of heat, annoyance, rudeness, etc.) more than one can bear. \ غَيْرُ مُحَدَّد \ indefinite: adj. not clear; not fixed in time: indefinite ideas; at an indefinite date. \ غَيْرُ مَحْدُود \ infinite: endless; not measurable: I have infinite faith in his abilities. This is infinitely better than that. The infinite space of the sky. whole-hearted: full, unlimited, eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ غَيْرُ مُدْرِك \ unaware: not knowing: I was unaware of all the facts. He was unaware of the danger he was in. \ غَيْرُ مَرْئيّ \ invisible: unable to be seen: The sun remained invisible behind the heavy clouds. unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُرَاعٍ لشُعور الآخرين \ thoughtless: careless; not troubling about the future or about other people: a thoughtless waste of money; thoughtless cruelty. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has came undone. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ loose: not tied; not contained in sth.: The sweets were sold loose, not packed in tins. \ See Also مقيد (مُقيَّد)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُرْتاح \ uneasy: anxious, uncomfortable. \ غَيْرُ مُرَتَّب \ dishevelled: (of a person’s appearance, esp. hair) untidy. \ غَيْرُ مُرَكَّز \ watery: like water; containing too much water: watery milk. weak: (of liquids like tea or coffee) lacking taste or strength, because of too much water or milk. \ غَيْرُ مُريح \ inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. uncomfortable: not comfortable: This chair is very uncomfortable. I’m very uncomfortable in it. \ غَيْرُ مَسْؤُول \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحَبّ \ unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْدَم \ obsolete: no longer used; out of date: an obsolete word; an obsolete custom. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَعْمَل \ archaic: very old; (esp. of words) no longer used. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. rugged: rough and rocky: a rugged coast; rugged cliffs. \ غَيْرُ مُسْرَج \ bareback: (in riding horses, etc.) without a proper leather seat: The boys rode bareback. \ غَيْرُ مُسْكِر (للشَّراب)‏ \ soft: (of drinks) not alcoholic. \ غَيْرُ مَشْرُوع \ foul: (in sport) disobeying the rules: Foul play. The whistle was blown for a foul. \ غَيْرُ مشغول \ free: not busy; not in use: If you’re free this evening, let’s go to the cinema. Is this seat free?. \ غَيْرُ مُصابٍ بِأَذى \ intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. \ غَيْرُ مَصْقول \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُصَنَّع \ crude: in its natural state: crude oil. \ غَيْرُ مَصْنُوع \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has come undone. \ See Also منجز (مُنْجَز)‏ \ غَيْرُ مطبوخ \ raw: uncooked: raw meat. \ غَيْرُ مُطْلَق \ relative: comparative: the relative values of gold and iron. \ غَيْرُ مُعَدّ \ rambling: (of speeches, stories, etc.) not planned; wandering aimlessly: He wrote a long rambling letter about his troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُعَشَّق \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ مُعَقَّد \ simple: plain; not fine or grand: We lead a simple life in the country. \ See Also منمق (مُنَمَّق)، متكلف (مُتَكَلَّف)‏ \ غَيْرُ مَعْقُول \ absurd: not at all sensible; foolish: The singer’s absurd clothes made us laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُغَطّى \ naked: not protected by a cover: naked sword; a naked light (whose flame is therefore dangerous). \ غَيْرُ مُفيد \ useless: worthless; fulfilling no purpose; without effect. \ غَيْرُ مَقْرُوء \ illegible: difficult or impossible to read (because the letters or figures cannot be clearly seen). \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ open: not limited: The next race is open to children of any age. It’s an open race. \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ wanton: carelessly uncontrolled;with no good reason; wild or playful, with bad resutls: Wanton behaviour causes wanton damage. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرِث \ careless: not taking care: Careless drivers cause accidents. indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرَث بِه \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُلائِم \ adverse: unfavourable: an adverse report; adverse winds that delay sailing. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. \ غَيْرُ مُمطِر \ dry: not wet; with no rain; with no water: a dry cloth; dry weather; a dry river. \ غَيْرُ ممكِن \ impossible: not possible. \ غَيْرُ مُمَيّز \ indiscriminate: not choosing carefully: He invited people indiscriminately to his party. \ غَيْرُ مناسب \ wrong: not correct; mistaken; unsuitable: That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائِم)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُنْطَبِق على \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُنَظَّم \ random: not planned, not regular: random visits to the city. \ See Also غَيْر مُخَطَّط \ غَيْرُ مَنْظُور \ unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُهْتَمّ به \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَوْثوق \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ مُوجِع \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ موجُود \ lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. \ غَيْرُ مَوْصُول بالمُحَرِّك \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ ناضج \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ نِظاميّ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. \ غَيْرُ نَقِيّ \ cloudy: (of liquids) not clear. impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ واثِق \ uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. \ غَيْرُ واثِق من نفْسه \ insecure: feeling afraid and not sure of oneself: He’s a very insecure person, and so he always thinks other people don’t like him. \ غَيْرُ واضِح \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. \ غَيْرُ واقعي \ fictitious: imagined; not a fact; not true: a fictitious character in a book. \ غَيْرُ وِدّي \ icy: (of a voice or manner) very cold; very unfriendly. cold: unfriendly: a cold welcome; a cold heart.

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1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas

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some

[sʌm, s^əm]

I. adj inv, attr

1. + pl n (unknown amount) einige, ein paar; + sing n etwas

he played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vor

here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten

there's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche

I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient

I've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten

2. + pl n (certain) gewisse

\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubt

there are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltest

3. (general, unknown) irgendein(e)

clearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabt

there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen

he's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeiten

could you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?

it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein

\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam

\some day or another irgendwann

4. (noticeable) gewiss

to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad

there's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung

5. (slight, small amount) etwas

there is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommt

6. (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich; ( fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich

it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder

we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig

I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit

that took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!

he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühe

that was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!

7. ( fam: showing annoyance)

\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter

\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!

\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen iron

perhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!

II. pron

1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welche

have you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welche

do you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!

2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)

if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen

if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]

if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen

3. (at least a small number) einige, manche

surely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerkt

4. + pl vb (proportionate number) einige, ein paar

no, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügen

I've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt

\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits

5. (certain people) gewisse Leute

\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!

6. + sing vb (proportionate number) ein bisschen

no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügt

have \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut

\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe

7.

▶ and then \some ( fam) und [noch] mehr

we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war

III. adv inv

1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa

\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch

\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochen

2. AM ( fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen

I'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] besser

could you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?

3. AM ( fam: a lot) viel

he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel

he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden fam

we were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam

4.

▶ \some few einige, ein paar

▶ \some little ziemlich

we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen

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[sʌm]
1. adj

1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetzt

if you have some questions — wenn Sie Fragen haben

did you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?

some records of mine — einige meiner Platten

would you like some more biscuits? — möchten Sie noch (ein paar) Kekse?

take some nuts — nehmen Sie sich (dat)

some few people — einige wenige Leute

some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!

2) (with singular nouns) etwas, meist nicht übersetzt (= a little, emph) etwas, ein bisschen

there's some ink on your shirt — Sie haben Tinte auf dem Hemd

would you like some cheese? — möchten Sie (etwas) Käse?

some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?

leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig

did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?

have you got some money? — haben Sie Geld?

it was (of) some help —

we played some golf — wir haben ein bisschen Golf gespielt

3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)

some people say... — manche Leute sagen...

some people just don't care —

there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig

some work is very rewarding — manche Arbeit ist sehr lohnend

some butter is salty — manche Buttersorten sind salzig

in some ways — in gewisser Weise

4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendein

some book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann

some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen

some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...

some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer

in some way or another —

at some place in Africa — irgendwo in Afrika

or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches

or some such name — oder so ein ähnlicher Name

(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche

some time or other — irgendwann einmal

some other time — ein andermal

some day — eines Tages

some day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

5) (intensifier) ziemlich; (in exclamations) vielleicht ein (inf)

it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut

(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!

that's some whisky — das ist vielleicht ein Whisky! (inf)

it's some size! — das ist vielleicht ein Ding!

this might take some time — das könnte einige Zeit dauern

quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange

to speak at some length — ziemlich lange sprechen

it's some distance from the house — es ist ziemlich weit vom Haus entfernt

6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)

some experts! — das sind vielleicht Experten! (inf)

some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)

some people! — Leute gibts!

2. pron

1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some..., others... — manche..., andere...

some of my friends — einige or manche meiner Freunde

there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden

some of them were late — einige kamen zu spät

2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some of these books — einige dieser Bücher

some of them have been sold — einige sind verkauft worden

I've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen

they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal

I've still got some —

he took some — er hat welche genommen

tell me if you see some —

would you like some? — möchten Sie welche?

3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)

here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas

I drank some of the milk —

I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles

have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich

it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?

try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen

would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch

have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches

some of it had been eaten — einiges (davon) war gegessen worden

he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen

some of his speech was excellent — manches or einiges in seiner Rede war ausgezeichnet

some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut

4)

this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt

some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache

this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands

3. adv

1) ungefähr, etwa, circa

some 20 people — ungefähr 20 Leute

some few difficulties — einige Schwierigkeiten

2) (US inf) (= a little) etwas, ein bisschen; (= a lot) viel

it sure bothered us some — das hat uns ziemlich zu schaffen gemacht

he's travelling some — er fährt schnell

I really drank some last night — ich habe gestern Abend ganz schön was getrunken (inf)

that's going some — das ist ganz schön schnell (inf)

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some [sʌm; unbetont səm, sm]

A adj

1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:

some day eines Tages;

some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);

some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;

some other time ein andermal;

some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand

2. (vor pl) einige, ein paar: → few A 1

3. manche:

some people are optimistic

4. ziemlich (viel)

5. gewiss(er, e, es):

some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen

6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:

some bread;

take some more nimm noch etwas

7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:

a village of some 80 houses

8. umg ‚toll:

some player! ein klasse Spieler!;

that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!

B adv

1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich

2. umg enorm, toll

C pron

1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):

some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst

2. etwas:

some of it etwas davon;

some of these people einige dieser Leute;

will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;

and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr

3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr

4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …

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1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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adj.

einig adj.

irgendein adj.

irgendetwas adj.

manch adj.

English-german dictionary > some
13 di

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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I [di]
preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
II [di]
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile (lettera) d, D

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di²

/di/

m. e f.inv.

(lettera) d, D.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > di
14 dì

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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I [di]
preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
II [di]
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile (lettera) d, D

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dì

/di/

m.inv.

lett. day.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dì
15 blanco

adj.

white.

m.

1 target, bulls-eye, bull's-eye, bull's-eye of target.

2 white, white color, white colour.

3 white person, white man.

4 blank.

5 target, aim, objective, goal.

6 Blanco.

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blanco

► adjetivo

1 white

2 (complexión) fair-skinned

■ tiene la piel muy blanca she has very fair skin, she's very fair-skinned

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) white; (hombre) white man; (mujer) white woman

► nombre masculino blanco

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar en el blanco to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the head

blanco y negro black and white

■ una película en blanco y negro a black and white film

en blanco blank

■ me dio un cheque en blanco he gave me a blank cheque

más blanco,-a que la nieve as white as snow

no tener ni blanca to be flat broke

pasar la noche en blanco to have a sleepless night

quedarse en blanco (no entender) to fail to grasp the point 2 (olvidarlo todo) to forget everything

■ me quedé en blanco my mind went blank

blanco de España whiting

blanco del ojo white of the eye

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blanco

► nombre masculino

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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1. noun m.
1) white

2) blank

3) target
2. (f. - blanca)
adj.

white

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blanco, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=de color blanco) white

el pantalón ha quedado blanquísimo — the trousers have come out really white

se te está poniendo el pelo blanco — your hair is going white

un vino blanco — a white wine

es de color blanco — it's white

- blanco como la nieve

2) [raza] white

una mujer blanca — a white woman

3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair

soy muy blanco de piel — I'm very fair-skinned

• estar blanco — [cara] to be pale; [cuerpo] to be white

tenía la cara muy blanca — his face was very pale

el más blanco de toda la playa — the whitest person on the beach

- blanco como la cera o como el papel o como la pared

4) (Literat) [verso] blank

2.

SM / F (=persona) white man/woman

el ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall

llegó acompañado de dos blancos — he arrived with two white people

• los blancos — white people
trata
3. SM

1) (=color) white

me gusta el blanco para vestir — I like wearing white

• calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot

• de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white wedding

pintar algo de blanco — to paint sth white

vestirse de blanco — to wear white

• en blanco y negro — black and white

imágenes en blanco y negro — black and white pictures

- decir que lo blanco es negro

- no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro

- poner los ojos en blanco

- verlo todo blanco o negro

blanco de España — whiting

blanco de plomo — white lead

blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream
carpintero 1), punta 1., 2)
2) (=parte blanca)

blanco de la uña — half-moon

blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white

blanco del ojo — white of the eye

- no parecerse a algn ni en el blanco de los ojos

3) (=blancura) whiteness

4) (=objetivo) target

el puente era un blanco fácil — the bridge was an easy target

apunta al blanco — aim for the target

• dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the target

tus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on

has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course

ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much

• hacer blanco — to hit the target

hacer blanco en algo — to hit sth

la patrullera hizo blanco en dos lanchas — the patrol boat hit two launches

la prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press

lo hicieron blanco de sus sátiras — they held him up to ridicule

• ser (el) blanco de — [+ crítica] to be the target of; [+ burla] to be the butt of

se convirtió en el blanco de sus críticas — he became the target of their criticism

la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model

blanco móvil — moving target
tiro 1)
5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)

un blanco entre las dos palabras — a blank (space) between the two words

6)

• en blanco — blank

una página en blanco — a blank page

un cheque en blanco — a blank cheque

rellene los espacios en blanco — fill in the blanks

• dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blank

he dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper

dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam

• votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paper

- pasar la noche en blanco

quedarse en blanco —

el concursante se quedó en blanco — the contestant's mind went blank

no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank

7) (=pausa) gap, break

hay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes

8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch

9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form

10)

los Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party
blanca
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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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blanco¹

¹ = target, butt, bull's eye.

Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.

Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.

Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.

* blanco móvil = moving target.

* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.

* blanco seguro = sitting duck.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* expresión en blanco = blank look.

* justo en el blanco = dead on target.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

blanco²

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

blanco³

³ = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].

Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.

* bandera blanca = white flag.

* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* blanco hueso = off-white.

* blanco roto = off-white.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.

* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* demonio blanco = white devil.

* de piel blanca = white-skinned.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* elefante blanco = white elephant.

* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.

* espino blanco = whitethorn.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* expresión en blanco = blank expression.

* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mostaza blanca = white mustard.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* noche en blanco = sleepless night.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* pescado blanco = whitefish.

* pino blanco = white pine.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* ropa blanca = whites.

* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.

* sustancia blanca = white matter.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tiburón blanco = white shark.

* trébol blanco = white clover.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

blanco⁴

⁴ = white paper.

Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".

Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.

* * *

blanco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks

voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot ( AmE) o ( BrE) a blank voting paper

deja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blank

no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)

poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes

quedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank

noche

2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] white

ten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinned

estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

B ‹hombre/mujer/raza› white

blanco² -ca

masculine, feminine

white person

blanco³

masculine

A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] white

el blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirt

de un blanco luminoso dazzling white

fotos en blanco y negro black and white photos

Compuestos:

● blanco de España

whiting

● blanco del ojo

white of the eye

no parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)

● blanco y negro

iced coffee with cream

B ( Dep, Jueg) (objeto) target; (centro) bullseye

tirar al blanco to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at her

se ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticism

dar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target

(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I have

diste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)

tiro

C (vino) white, white wine

* * *

blanco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

1
a) ‹color/vestido/pelo› white;

◊ en blanco ‹cheque/página› blank;

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned;

[estar] white;
◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;
◊ en blanco y negro black and white

2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;
◊ tirar al blanco to shoot at the target;

dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar

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blanco, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] white;

página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;

votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;

dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;

se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;

una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night

2. [pálido] white, pale;

estás muy blanco you're so white;

nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;

se quedó blanco del susto [pálido] she turned white o pale with shock

3. [raza] white

4. Urug Pol = of/relating to the Partido Nacional

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] white;

los blancos whites

2. Urug Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Nacional

♦ nm

1. [color] white;

el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;

calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;

una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;

filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;

prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colour

Comp
Quím blanco (de) España whiting;
blanco del ojo white of the eye;

blanco de la uña half-moon

2. [diana, objetivo] target;
[de miradas] object;
se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;

dar en el blanco to hit the target;
Fig to hit the nail on the head;
la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;

has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-on

Comp
blanco fácil sitting duck;
blanco móvil moving target

3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);

ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam

4. [vino] white (wine)

5. PRico [formulario] blank form

* * *

blanco

I adj

1 white;

no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;

ponerse o

quedarse blanco go white

2 ( sin escrito) blank;

en blanco COM blank;

me quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;

pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night

3

:

arma blanca knife

II m

1 persona white

2 ( diana), fig

target;

dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;

errar el blanco miss the target;

hacer blanco hit the target;

ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

* * *

blanco, -ca adj

: white

blanco, -ca n

: white person

blanco nm

1) : white

2) : target, bull's-eye

dar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head

3) : blank space, blank

un cheque en blanco: a blank check

* * *

blanco¹ adj white

un vestido blanco a white dress

vino blanco white wine

blanco² n

1. (en general) white person [pl. people]people]

2. (hombre) white man [pl. men]

3. (color) white

el blanco es el color más popular white is the most popular colour

4. (diana, objetivo) target

la flecha dio en el blanco the arrow hit the target

blanco y negro black and white

en blanco blank

un papel en blanco a blank sheet of paper

quedarse en blanco to go blank

se quedó en blanco his mind went blank

Spanish-English dictionary > blanco

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