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41 IT
it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) él; ella; ello (sujeto); lo, la (complemento directo)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (se usa como sujeto en frases impersonales: it is cold = hace frío)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) (se usa para dar énfasis a ciertas palabras o frases)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) lo, la•- its- itself
it pron1. él / ella / ellowhere's my shirt?, it's not in my room ¿dónde está mi camisa?, no está en mi habitación2. lo / la3. lewho is it? It's me, Peter ¿quién es? Soy yo, PeterITtr['aɪ'tiː]1 ( information technology) informáticait ['ɪt] pron1) (as subject; generally omitted) : él, ella, elloit's a big building: es un edificio grandewho was it?: ¿quién era?I'll give it some water: voy a darle aguagive it to me: dámelo4) (as object of a preposition; generally omitted) : él, ella, ellobehind it: detrás, detrás de élit's raining: está lloviendoit's 8 o'clock: son las ochoit is necessary to study: es necesario estudiarto give it all one's got: dar lo mejor de síitpron.• ella pron.• ello pron.• la pron.• le pron.• lo pron.• él pron.pron.• le pron.mass noun = information technologyN ABBR1) (Comput)= information technology informática f2) (Econ)= income tax* * *mass noun = information technology -
42 it
it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) él; ella; ello (sujeto); lo, la (complemento directo)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (se usa como sujeto en frases impersonales: it is cold = hace frío)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) (se usa para dar énfasis a ciertas palabras o frases)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) lo, la•- its- itself
it pron1. él / ella / ellowhere's my shirt?, it's not in my room ¿dónde está mi camisa?, no está en mi habitación2. lo / la3. lewho is it? It's me, Peter ¿quién es? Soy yo, PeterITtr['aɪ'tiː]1 ( information technology) informáticait ['ɪt] pron1) (as subject; generally omitted) : él, ella, elloit's a big building: es un edificio grandewho was it?: ¿quién era?I'll give it some water: voy a darle aguagive it to me: dámelo4) (as object of a preposition; generally omitted) : él, ella, ellobehind it: detrás, detrás de élit's raining: está lloviendoit's 8 o'clock: son las ochoit is necessary to study: es necesario estudiarto give it all one's got: dar lo mejor de síitpron.• ella pron.• ello pron.• la pron.• le pron.• lo pron.• él pron.pron.• le pron.mass noun = information technology
I [ɪt]1. PRON1) (specific)
It as subject or following a preposition is often not translated. (direct object) lo, la; (indirect object) le; (after prep) (if translated) él m, ella f; (neuter) ellowhere is it? — ¿dónde está?
"here's the book" - "give it to me" — -aquí está el libro -dámelo
if you have the list, give it to him — si tienes la lista, dásela
it's a good film, have you seen it? — es una buena película, ¿la has visto?
there's a wall in front of/behind it — hay una pared delante/detrás (de ello)
she put a plate on top of it — le puso un plato encima, lo tapó con un plato
it's a she — [dog, cat etc] es hembra
it's a boy — [baby] es niño
2) (indefinite)The indefinite subject is not translated.it's 10 October or the 10th of October — es el diez de octubre
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
I like it here, it's quiet — me gusta aquí, es tranquilo
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it's me — soy yodon't worry, it's only me — soy yo, no te emociones
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it's no use worrying — no vale la pena inquietarse•
it is said that... — se dice que...I have heard it said that... — he oído decir que...
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it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó•
who is it? — ¿quién es?3) (special uses with "to be")•
how is it that...? — ¿cómo es que...?, ¿cómo resulta que...?•
that's it for today — eso es todo por hoythat's it! just there is fine — ¡eso es! ahí mismo está bien
that's it! I've had enough of this waiting! — ¡ya está bien! ¡estoy harto de esperar!
that's it then! we leave on Sunday — ¡muy bien! or ¡solucionado! salimos el domingo
that's just it! — ¡ahí está el problema!
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I'm against it — estoy en contraat, get 1., 20)•
the worst of it is that... — lo peor del caso es que...5) (in games)you're it! — ¡te tocó!
6) * (=sexual attraction)you've either got it or you haven't — ese algo, o se tiene o no, no hay vuelta de hoja
7) * (=something special)2.CPDIt Girl * N — (esp Brit) mujer muy moderna, famosa, que inicia modas
II
* [ɪt]N vermú m or vermut m italiano* * *mass noun = information technology -
43 run
I [rʌn]1) (act of running) corsa f.to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa
to take a run at — prendere la rincorsa per saltare [ hedge]
to give sb. a clear run — fig. lasciare campo libero a qcn
2) (flight)on the run — [ prisoner] in fuga
to have sb. on the run — mettere qcn. in fuga; fig. riuscire a spaventare qcn.
3) (series) serie f., sfilza f.to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra
4) teatr. repliche f.pl., programmazione f.5) (trend) (of events, market) tendenza f., andamento m.6) (series of thing produced) (in printing) tiratura f.; (in industry) serie f., produzione f.7) (on the stock exchange) corsa f., assalto m.9) (in cricket, baseball) punto m.10) (for rabbit, chickens) recinto m.11) (in tights, material) smagliatura f.12) (for skiing etc.) pista f.13) (in cards) serie f., scala f.••to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.
in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga
II 1. [rʌn]in the short run — a breve scadenza o termine
1) (cover by running) correre per [ distance]; fare, correre [ marathon]2) (drive)to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione
to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.
3) (pass, move)to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.
to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo
to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna
to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.
to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn
6) (organize, offer) organizzare [ competition]; organizzare, tenere [ course]; mettere a disposizione [ bus]8) (cause to flow) preparare [ bath]; aprire [ tap]9) giorn. pubblicare [ article]10) (pass through) discendere [ rapids]; forzare [ blockade]; passare con [ red light]11) (smuggle) introdurre [qcs.] di contrabbando [guns, drugs]2.1) (move quickly) correreto run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri
2) (flee) fuggirerun for your life! — colloq. mettetevi in salvo!
run for it — colloq. correte!
3) colloq. (rush off)4) (function) [ machine] andare, funzionareto run off — andare a [mains, battery]
to run on — andare a [diesel, unleaded]
to run fast slow [ clock] andare avanti, restare indietro; the organization runs very smoothly — l'organizzazione procede senza intoppi
5) (continue, last) [contract, lease] essere valido, valereto run from... to... — [school year, season] andare da... a
6) teatr. [play, musical] restare in cartellone, essere in programma7) (pass)to run past through sth. [frontier, path] passare, attraversare qcs.; to run (from) east to west estendersi da est a ovest; the road runs north for about 10 kilometres la strada prosegue a nord per circa 10 chilometri; a scar runs down her arm — ha una cicatrice lungo tutto il braccio
to run through sb.'s hands — [ rope] scivolare tra le mani di qcn.
9) (operate regularly) [ buses] circolare; [ train] viaggiaretears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime
the streets will be running with blood — fig. le strade saranno macchiate di sangue
11) (flow when wet or melted) [garment, makeup, butter] colare12) (as candidate) candidarsi, concorrere, presentarsi alle elezioni13) (be worded)•- run at- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correre2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) transitare3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) scorrere4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) funzionare5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) dirigere6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correre7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) passare, circolare8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) (essere in programmazione)9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) avere10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.)11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) accompagnare12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passare13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) diventare2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corsa2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) gita3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periodo4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) smagliatura5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) (libero accesso)6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) punto7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) pollaio•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) di seguito- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *I [rʌn]1) (act of running) corsa f.to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa
to take a run at — prendere la rincorsa per saltare [ hedge]
to give sb. a clear run — fig. lasciare campo libero a qcn
2) (flight)on the run — [ prisoner] in fuga
to have sb. on the run — mettere qcn. in fuga; fig. riuscire a spaventare qcn.
3) (series) serie f., sfilza f.to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra
4) teatr. repliche f.pl., programmazione f.5) (trend) (of events, market) tendenza f., andamento m.6) (series of thing produced) (in printing) tiratura f.; (in industry) serie f., produzione f.7) (on the stock exchange) corsa f., assalto m.9) (in cricket, baseball) punto m.10) (for rabbit, chickens) recinto m.11) (in tights, material) smagliatura f.12) (for skiing etc.) pista f.13) (in cards) serie f., scala f.••to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.
in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga
II 1. [rʌn]in the short run — a breve scadenza o termine
1) (cover by running) correre per [ distance]; fare, correre [ marathon]2) (drive)to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione
to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.
3) (pass, move)to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.
to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo
to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna
to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.
to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn
6) (organize, offer) organizzare [ competition]; organizzare, tenere [ course]; mettere a disposizione [ bus]8) (cause to flow) preparare [ bath]; aprire [ tap]9) giorn. pubblicare [ article]10) (pass through) discendere [ rapids]; forzare [ blockade]; passare con [ red light]11) (smuggle) introdurre [qcs.] di contrabbando [guns, drugs]2.1) (move quickly) correreto run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri
2) (flee) fuggirerun for your life! — colloq. mettetevi in salvo!
run for it — colloq. correte!
3) colloq. (rush off)4) (function) [ machine] andare, funzionareto run off — andare a [mains, battery]
to run on — andare a [diesel, unleaded]
to run fast slow [ clock] andare avanti, restare indietro; the organization runs very smoothly — l'organizzazione procede senza intoppi
5) (continue, last) [contract, lease] essere valido, valereto run from... to... — [school year, season] andare da... a
6) teatr. [play, musical] restare in cartellone, essere in programma7) (pass)to run past through sth. [frontier, path] passare, attraversare qcs.; to run (from) east to west estendersi da est a ovest; the road runs north for about 10 kilometres la strada prosegue a nord per circa 10 chilometri; a scar runs down her arm — ha una cicatrice lungo tutto il braccio
to run through sb.'s hands — [ rope] scivolare tra le mani di qcn.
9) (operate regularly) [ buses] circolare; [ train] viaggiaretears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime
the streets will be running with blood — fig. le strade saranno macchiate di sangue
11) (flow when wet or melted) [garment, makeup, butter] colare12) (as candidate) candidarsi, concorrere, presentarsi alle elezioni13) (be worded)•- run at- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up -
44 count
I 1. noun1) Zählen, das; Zählung, diekeep count [of something] — [etwas] zählen
lose count of something — etwas gar nicht mehr zählen können
have/take/make a count — zählen
on the count of three — bei "drei"
2) (Law) Anklagepunkt, deron that count — (fig.) in diesem Punkt
3) (Boxing) Auszählen, das2. transitive verbbe out for the count — ausgezählt werden; (fig.) hinüber sein (ugs.)
1) zählencount the votes — die Stimmen [aus]zählen
count the pennies — (fig.) jeden Pfennig umdrehen
count the cost — (fig.) unter den Folgen zu leiden haben
2) (include) mitzählennot counting — abgesehen von; see also academic.ru/50558/nothing">nothing 1. 1)
3) (consider) halten für3. intransitive verb1) zählencount [up] to ten — bis zehn zählen
counting from now — von jetzt an [gerechnet]; ab jetzt
2) (be included) zählencount for much/little — viel/wenig zählen
Phrasal Verbs:- count in- count on- count upII noun(nobleman) Graf, der* * *I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) der Graf- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) zählen2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) zählen3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) zählen4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) schätzen2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) die Zählung2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) der Anklagepunkt3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countless- countdown
- count on
- out for the count* * *count1[kaʊnt]n Graf mcount2[kaʊnt]I. nto keep \count of sth etw genau zählenon the \count of three/four/ten bei drei/vier/zehnfinal \count Endstand mto take [no] \count of sth etw [nicht] berücksichtigento be found guilty on two \counts of murder des zweifachen Mordes für schuldig befunden werdento be found guilty on the first \count [or all \counts] im ersten Anklagepunkt [o in allen [Anklage]punkten] für schuldig befunden werdento agree with sb on all \counts mit jdm in allen Punkten übereinstimmento be angry with sb on several \counts auf jdn aus mehreren Gründen zornig seinto fail on a number of \counts in einer Reihe von Punkten versagen6.II. vt1. (number)▪ to \count sth etw zählenthere'll be eight for dinner \counting ourselves uns mitgerechnet sind wir acht zum AbendessenI could \count the number of times he's been on time on the fingers of one hand ich könnte die paar Mal, die er pünktlich war, an den Fingern einer Hand abzählento \count one's change sein Wechselgeld nachzählen▪ to \count sb/sth among sth jdn/etw zu etw dat zählen; ECON, FIN (include) etw [mit]rechnen [o [mit]zählen2. (consider)to \count sb as a friend jdn als Freund betrachten [o zu seinen Freunden zählen]to \count sth a success/failure etw als Erfolg/Misserfolg verbuchento \count oneself unhappy [or unfortunate] sich akk für unglücklich halten▪ to \count sth against sb jdm etw verübeln3.▶ to \count one's blessings dankbar sein▶ don't \count your chickens before they're hatched ( prov) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben prov▶ to \count the cost[s] [of sth] (consider effects) die Folgen [einer S. gen] bedenken; (suffer) [etw] bereuenIII. vi1. (number) zählen2. (be considered)that has always \counted among my favourite operas das hat schon immer zu meinen Lieblingsopern gezählt▪ to \count against sb gegen jdn sprechen▪ to be \counted as sth als etw gelten3. (be of value) zählen, wichtig seinthat's what \counts darauf kommt es anthis essay will count towards your final degree dieser Aufsatz geht in die Berechnung Ihrer Endnote ein▪ to not \count nicht zählenhis opinion doesn't \count for anything here seine Meinung zählt hier nicht* * *I [kaʊnt]1. n1) (with numbers) Zählung f; (SPORT) Auszählen nt; (of votes) (Stimmen)zählung f, (Stimmen)auszählung fI'll have a count — ich zähle es mal (ab)
she lost count when she was interrupted — sie kam mit dem Zählen durcheinander, als sie unterbrochen wurde
I've lost all count of her boyfriends — ich habe die Übersicht über ihre Freunde vollkommen verloren
all together now, on the count of three — und jetzt alle zusammen, bei drei gehts los
I'll come and look for you after a count of ten — ich zähle bis zehn und dann komme und suche ich dich
he was out for the count, he took the count (fig) —
2) (JUR: charge) Anklagepunkt m3) no pl(= notice)
don't take any count of what he says — hören Sie nicht auf das, was er sagtshe never takes much/any count of him — sie nimmt wenig/keine Notiz von ihm
2. vtI only counted ten people — ich habe nur zehn Leute gezählt
to count the cost (lit) — auf die Kosten achten, jeden Pfennig umdrehen
she'll help anyone without counting the cost to herself — sie hilft jedem, ohne an sich selbst zu denken
2) (= consider) ansehen, betrachten; (= include) mitrechnen, mitzählento count sb (as) a friend/among one's friends — jdn als Freund ansehen/zu seinen Freunden zählen
you should count yourself lucky to be alive — Sie sollten froh und glücklich sein or Sie können noch von Glück sagen, dass Sie noch leben
ten people (not) counting the children — zehn Leute, die Kinder (nicht) mitgerechnet or eingerechnet
3. vi1) (with numbers) zählen2) (= be considered) betrachtet or angesehen werden; (= be included) mitgerechnet or mitgezählt werden; (= be important) wichtig seinIIevery minute/it all counts —
nGraf m* * *count1 [kaʊnt]A s1. Zählen n, (Be)Rechnung f, (Auf-, Aus-, Ab)Zählung f:at the latest count bei der letzten Zählung;by this count nach dieser Zählung oder Berechnung;count of the ballots Stimmenzählung;a) etwas genau zählen,b) fig die Übersicht über etwas behalten;a) sich verzählen,b) fig die Übersicht verlieren (of über akk):he has lost count of his books er kann seine Bücher schon nicht mehr zählen;take count of sth etwas zählen2. Boxen:a) Auszählen nb) Anzählen n:take the count, be out for the count ausgezählt werden;take a count of eight bis acht am Boden bleiben oder angezählt werden;beat the count rechtzeitig hochkommen;he got up on the count of five er stand bei fünf auf3. An-, Endzahl f, Ergebnis n4. JUR (An)Klagepunkt m:the accused was found guilty on all counts der Angeklagte wurde in allen Anklagepunkten für schuldig befunden;on this count fig in dieser Hinsicht, in diesem Punkt5. Berücksichtigung f:leave out of count unberücksichtigt oder außer Acht lassen;take no count of sth etwas nicht berücksichtigen oder zählen6. SPORT etc Punktzahl f, (erzielte) Punkte pl7. TECH Zähleranzeige f, -stand m8. TECH (Feinheits)Nummer f (von Garn)B v/t1. (ab-, auf-, aus-, zusammen)zählen:count again nachzählen;count one’s change sein Wechselgeld nachzählen;you can count them on your fingers (on the fingers of one hand) man kann sie an den Fingern (an den Fingern einer Hand) abzählen; → penny 1, sheep 12. aus-, berechnen:a) die Kosten berechnen,b) fig die Folgen bedenken,c) fig die Risiken erwägen3. US zählen bis:4. (mit)zählen, mit einrechnen, einschließen, berücksichtigen:(not) counting the persons present die Anwesenden (nicht) mitgerechnet5. halten für, betrachten als, zählen ( among zu):count sb one’s enemy jemanden für seinen Feind halten;you may count yourself lucky that … du kannst von Glück reden, dass …;count of no importance für unwichtig halten;count it a great hono(u)r es als große Ehre betrachtenC v/i1. zählen:count again nachzählen;count (up) to ten bis 10 zählen;he counts among my friends fig er zählt zu meinen Freunden2. rechnen:counting from today von heute an (gerechnet)I count on your being in time ich verlasse mich darauf, dass Sie pünktlich sind4. zählen:a) von Wert oder Gewicht sein, ins Gewicht fallenb) gelten:every minute counts jede Minute zählt, es kommt auf jede Minute an;he simply doesn’t count er zählt überhaupt nicht;count for much viel gelten oder wert sein, große Bedeutung haben;count against sprechen gegen; sich nachteilig auswirken auf (akk)5. zählen, sich belaufen auf (akk):they counted ten sie waren zehn an der Zahl* * *I 1. noun1) Zählen, das; Zählung, diekeep count [of something] — [etwas] zählen
have/take/make a count — zählen
on the count of three — bei "drei"
2) (Law) Anklagepunkt, deron that count — (fig.) in diesem Punkt
3) (Boxing) Auszählen, das2. transitive verbbe out for the count — ausgezählt werden; (fig.) hinüber sein (ugs.)
1) zählencount the votes — die Stimmen [aus]zählen
count the pennies — (fig.) jeden Pfennig umdrehen
count the cost — (fig.) unter den Folgen zu leiden haben
2) (include) mitzählennot counting — abgesehen von; see also nothing 1. 1)
3) (consider) halten für3. intransitive verb1) zählencount [up] to ten — bis zehn zählen
counting from now — von jetzt an [gerechnet]; ab jetzt
2) (be included) zählencount for much/little — viel/wenig zählen
Phrasal Verbs:- count in- count on- count upII noun(nobleman) Graf, der* * *n.Anzahl - f.Graf -en m.Zählung -en f. (on) v.rechnen (mit) v.zählen v. v.abzählen v.gelten v.(§ p.,pp.: galt, gegolten)rechnen v.zählen v. -
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[maɪnd] n1) (brain, intellect) Geist m, Verstand m;she's one of the greatest \minds of today sie ist einer der größten Köpfe unserer Zeit;it's a question of \mind over matter das ist eine reine Willensfrage;he's got the \mind of a four-year-old! er hat den Verstand eines Vierjährigen!;it was a triumph of \mind over matter hier war der Wille stärker;in one's \mind eyes vor seinem geistigen Auge;frame of \mind seelische Verfassung;a fine \mind ein großer Geist;to have a good \mind einen klaren Verstand haben;to have a logical \mind logisch denken können;to the Victorian \mind nach der viktorianischen Denkweise;to use one's \mind seinen Verstand gebrauchento be in one's right \mind noch ganz richtig im Kopf sein;to be out of one's \mind den Verstand verloren haben;to drive sb out of his/her \mind jdn wahnsinnig machen;the idea never entered my \mind auf diesen Gedanken wäre ich gar nicht gekommen;it went out of my \mind ich hab's vergessen;you put that out of your \mind! das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen!;I can't get that song out of my \mind das Lied will mir einfach nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen!;sorry, my \mind is on other things tut mir leid, ich bin mit den Gedanken ganz woanders;to be on one's \mind einen beschäftigen;you're always on my \mind ich denke die ganze Zeit an dich;what's on your \mind? woran denkst du?;what's on your \mind! woran du nur wieder denkst!;to be in the back of sb's \mind in jds Hinterkopf sein;bearing in \mind that... angesichts der Tatsache, dass...;to have sb/sth in \mind an jdn/etw denken;did you have anything special in \mind? dachten Sie an etwas Bestimmtes?;to have a lot of things on one's \mind viele Sorgen haben;to put sb out of one's \mind jdn aus seinem Gedächtnis streichen;to read sb's \mind jds Gedanken lesen;4) ( intention)nothing could be further from my \mind than... nichts läge mir ferner als...;to have in \mind to do sth vorhaben, etw zu tun;to know one's [own] \mind wissen, was man will;to make up one's \mind sich akk entscheiden;my \mind is made up! ich habe einen Entschluss gefasst!;to set one's \mind on sth sich dat etw in den Kopf setzento my \mind... meiner Meinung nach...;to give sb a piece of one's \mind jdm seine Meinung sagen;to be of the same \mind der gleichen Meinung [o derselben Ansicht] sein;I'm of the same \mind as you ich bin deiner Meinung;to change one's \mind es sich dat anders überlegen;to have a \mind of one's own seinen eigenen Kopf haben6) ( inclination)to have half a [good] \mind to... gute Lust haben,...;to be of a \mind to do sth ( form) geneigt sein, etw zu tunPHRASES:to be bored out of one's \mind sich akk zu Tode langweilen;great \minds think alike ah, ich sehe, wir verstehen uns! vt1) ( be careful of)to \mind sth auf etw akk aufpassen;\mind your head [or \mind that you don't bang your head] pass auf, dass du dir nicht den Kopf stößt;\mind your head Vorsicht mit dem Kopf!;here, \mind, he said when she trod on his foot passen Sie doch auf, sagte er, als sie ihm auf den Fuß trat;\mind the step! Vorsicht Stufe!;\mind how you go pass doch auf!;( as farewell) pass auf dich auf!;\mind your language! (dated) pass auf, was du sagst!2) ( care about)to \mind sb sich akk um jdn kümmern;don't \mind me kümmere dich nicht um mich;don't \mind what she says kümmere dich nicht darum, was sie sagt;and never \mind the expense und vergiss jetzt einfach mal die Kosten;never \mind them - what about me? was kümmern mich die - was ist mit mir?;never \mind her! vergiss sie doch einfach!;never \mind how you got there... ist doch egal, wie du da hinkamst,...;\mind your own business! kümmere dich um deine eigenen Angelegenheiten!;I don't \mind the heat die Hitze macht mir nichts aus!;I don't \mind what she does es ist mir egal, was sie macht!3) ( make certain)to \mind that... denk daran, dass...;\mind you close the door when you leave vergiss nicht, die Tür zuzumachen, wenn du gehst;\mind you get this done before she gets home sieh zu, dass du damit fertig wirst, bevor sie nach Hause kommt4) ( look after)I'm \minding the shop ich kümmere mich hier um den Laden ( fam)to not \mind sth nichts gegen etw akk [einzuwenden] haben;would you \mind holding this for me? würden Sie das [kurz] für mich halten?;do you \mind my asking you a question? darf ich Ihnen eine Frage stellen?;do you \mind calling me a taxi? würde es dir was ausmachen, mir ein Taxi zu rufen?;do you \mind my smoking? stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?;I don't \mind her ich habe nichts gegen sie;I wouldn't \mind a new car/ a cup of tea gegen ein neues Auto/eine Tasse Tee hätte ich nichts einzuwenden!PHRASES:to \mind one's p's and q's sich akk gut benehmen;\mind you allerdings;\mind you, I'd love to have a cup of tea! also, gegen eine Tasse Tee hätte ich jetzt nichts einzuwenden!;\mind you, she did try immerhin hat sie es versucht! viI don't \mind das ist mir egal;sometime I wish he \minded a little more manchmal wünsche ich mir, dass es ihm ein bisschen mehr ausmachen würde;never \mind! [ist doch] egal!;never \mind, I'll do it myself! vergiss es, ich mach's selbst!;never \mind, one day... mach dir nichts draus - eines Tages...;never \mind about that mistake vergiss den Fehler einfach!;never \mind about that now vergiss das jetzt mal;never \mind about her - what about you? jetzt vergiss sie doch mal - was ist mit dir?;never you \mind! jetzt kümmere dich mal nicht drum!2) ( object) etwas dagegenhaben;do you \mind if I...? stört es Sie, wenn ich...?;do you \mind! (don't!) ich muss doch sehr bitten!;(may I?) darf ich?;nobody will \mind das wird niemanden stören;if you don't \mind... wenn du nichts dagegenhast,...;if you don't \mind me saying so,... ich hoffe, es macht dir nichts aus, dass ich dir das jetzt sage, aber...;I don't \mind if I do ich hätte nichts dagegenPHRASES:never \mind... geschweige denn... -
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1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) puesto, trabajo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal
2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
place1 n1. lugar / sitio2. sitio / plaza / asiento3. casato take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarsewhere did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?place2 vb poner / colocartr[pleɪs]1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado4 (in book) página5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar2 (find home, job for) colocar3 (rank, class) poner, situar4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall over the place por todas partes, por todos ladosa place in the sun una posición destacadain place en su sitioin place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguienin the first place... en primer lugar...out of place fuera de lugarthere's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casato be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguiento fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrarto have friends in high places tener amigos influyentesto give place to something dar paso a algoto go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otroto go places llegar lejosto hold something in place sujetar algoto know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a unoto place a bet hacer una apuestato place an order hacer un pedidoto place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguiento put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguiento put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitioto take place tener lugarto take second place pasar a un segundo planoto take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituirdecimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimalplace of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimientoplace of residence domicilioplace of worship lugar nombre masculino de cultoplace mat individual nombre masculinoplace name topónimo1) put, set: poner, colocar2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazarto be well placed: estar bien situadoto place in a job: colocar en un trabajo3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordarI can't place him: no lo ubico4)to place an order : hacer un pedidoplace n1) space: sitio m, lugar mthere's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte fplace of work: lugar de trabajoour summer place: nuestra casa de veranoall over the place: por todas partes3) rank: lugar m, puesto mhe took first place: ganó el primer lugar4) position: lugar meverything in its place: todo en su debido lugarto feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)6) job: puesto m7) role: papel m, lugar mto change places: cambiarse los papeles8)to take place : tener lugar9)to take the place of : sustituir an.• ubicación (Informática) s.f.n.• empleo s.m.• encargo s.m.• local s.m.• lugar s.m.• paraje s.m.• plaza s.f.• puesto s.m.• recinto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• asentar v.• colocar v.• emplazar v.• fijar v.• instalar v.• localizar v.• meter v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)• situar v.• ubicar v.
I pleɪs1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
II
1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*[pleɪs]1. Nthis is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es
we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...
•
the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro•
in another or some other place — en otra parte•
any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve•
it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido•
when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigora blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos
the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro
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this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti•
a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable2) (specific) lugar m•
place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m•
to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundohe's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos
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from place to place — de un sitio a otrohe drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo
4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio mwe were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *
my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?
I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar
5) (in street names) plaza f6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar mdoes this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?
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his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitiohe checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata
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to be out of place — estar fuera de lugarI feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar
•
to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno7) (in book) página f•
to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página•
to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto mare there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?
is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn•
to give place to — dar paso a•
to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn9) (=job, vacancy) puesto mto seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial
10) (=position) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
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I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!•
to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar•
racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo•
she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico•
to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algnI was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí
11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m•
to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales•
Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar•
she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latínhe didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer
for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero
- put sb in his place12) (other phrases)•
in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar•
in place of — en lugar de, en vez de•
to take place — tener lugarthe marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda
there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios
2. VTthe drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua
unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión
2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)•
I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él•
they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos•
we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso3) (=situate) situar, ubicarhow are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertirgoods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida
bet 3., 1)to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocarthe child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa
6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificarto be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado
they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación
7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)
3.VI(US) (in race, competition)to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar
4.CPDplace card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa
place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre
place names (as study, in general) toponimia fplace name N — topónimo m
place setting N — cubierto m
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I [pleɪs]1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
II
1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar* -
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I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) luogo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) posto libero3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) posto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) posto5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) posto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) posto7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagina8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) compito9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) posto10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) posto12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) cifra2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) mettere2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) riconoscere•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
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48 last
̈ɪlɑ:st I
1. прил.
1) превосх. от late
1.
2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) She was the last to finish. ≈ Она закончила последней We refer to your letter of( the) 15th May last. ≈ Мы ссылаемся на Ваше письмо от 15 мая текущего года. last but one Syn: final
3) завершающий, заключительный, окончательный There is no last answer to the problem. ≈ Для этой проблемы еще не найдено окончательного решения. Syn: conclusive
4) а) прошлый, недавний last century ≈ прошлый век;
в прошлом веке б) самый современный the last word in technology ≈ последнее слово в технике Syn: latest
5) а) крайний, чрезвычайный Syn: supreme, ultimate б) каждый, отдельный( используется в качестве усиления) every last piece of food ≈ каждый божий кусок еды Syn: distinct, separate
6) а) занимающий самое низкое положение (в какой-либо иерархии) Syn: worst
1. б) самый неподходящий, нежелательный You are the last person I might agree to marry. ≈ Ты последний человек, за которого я соглашусь выйти замуж. ∙ on one's last legs разг. ≈ при последнем издыхании;
в полном изнеможении last but not least last rites
2. нареч.
1) превосх. от late
2.
2) а) после всех at last ≈ в конце концов at long last ≈ в конце концов to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) She was the last to finish. ≈ Она закончила последней б) на последнем месте, в конце ( при перечислении и т. п.)
3) в последний раз
4) в заключение Last, let's consider a philosophical aspect of this problem. ≈ И в заключение давайте обсудим философский аспект этой проблемы. Syn: in conclusion
3. сущ.
1) что-л. последнее по времени when my last was born ≈ когда родился мой младший (сын) the last
2) а) конец the last of summer ≈ конец лета to hold on to the last ≈ держаться до конца to breathe one's last ≈ испустить последнее дыхание see the last of smb./smth. at last б) заключительная часть чего-л., итог Syn: conclusion в) разг. разрыв в отношениях( с кем-л.) I shall be thankful to see the last of you! ≈ Я буду очень благодарен тебе, если мы никогда больше не увидимся. II
1. гл.
1) продолжаться, тянуться, длиться( for;
from;
to, until) The meeting lasted from one to three. ≈ Встреча продолжалась с часу до трех. The examination lasted two hours. ≈ Экзамен шел два часа. This winter seems to last for ever. ≈ Кажется, эта зима не кончится никогда. Syn: continue, endure, go on
2) а) сохраняться;
выдерживать (о здоровье, силе) ;
носиться (о ткани, обуви и т. п.) б) редк. длиться (о жизни человека) в) хватать, быть достаточным (тж. last out) (на какой-то промежуток времени) Those shoes didn't last (me) for a month, and I'm going to take them back to the shop ≈ Этих ботинок не хватило мне и на месяц, пойду отнесу их обратно в магазин.
2. сущ.
1) редк. длительность, продолжительность the last of 50 years ≈ продолжительностью полвека Syn: continuance, duration
2) выдержка;
выносливость Syn: endurance, staying power III
1. сущ. колодка (для изготовления обуви;
делается из металла или пластика) to measure smb.'s foot by one's own last ≈ мерить кого-л. на свой аршин to stick to one's last ≈ заниматься своим делом, не вмешиваться в чужие дела
2. гл. натягивать на колодку;
придавать форму колодки (материалу, из которого делается верх обуви) IV сущ. ласт (мера, различная для разного груза: 10 квартеров зерна, 12 мешков шерсти, 12 дюжин кож, 24 бочонка пороха и т. п.;
как мера веса составляет ок. 4000 англ. фунтов) последний, последнее - the * Stuart Kings последний король династии Стюартов - the /this/ * последний из упомянутых - as we said in our * как мы указывали в нашем последнем письме - her * ее младьший (ребенок) остаток - the * of wine остатки вина - these are the * of our apples вот все что осталось от наших яблок конец - the * of конец (года, месяца, недели и т. п.) - to see the * of smb., smth. видеть кого-л., что-л. в последний раз - we have seen the * of him мы его больше не увидим конец, смерть;
последний час - to be faithful to the * быть верным до последнего часа /до гроба/ - he remained impenitent to the * он не раскаялся до самого конца /до последнего вздоха/ шутка, выдумка, каламбур, оставленные под конец > at * наконец > at (the) long * в конце концов > till the * до конца > to hold on to the * держаться до конца > to fight to the * сражаться до конца > we shall never hear the * of it этому никогда не будет конца > to breathe one's * испустить последний вздох, умереть последний - the * page of book последняя страница книги - the * carriage of a train последний вагон поезда последний (по времени) - * but one предпоследний - * but two третий с конца - the * day of the year последний день в году - to see smb. fo the * time видеть кого-л. в последний раз - in the * 2 years за последние два года единственный, последний - * crust /resource/ единственный оставшийся источник существования - to give one's * shilling отдать последний шиллинг последний, предсмертный - * rites /sacrament/ (церковное) соборование прошлый - * year прошлый год;
в прошлом году - the week before * позапрошлая неделя - * night прошлая ночь;
прошлой ночью;
вчера вечером - * night I slept badly прошлой ночью я плохо спал - * night we got home late вчера вечером мы вернулись домой поздно - * March март этого года (если это говорится в апреле-декабре) ;
март прошлого года (если это говорится в январе-феврале) - in the * chapter в предидущей главе самый новый, самый последний, самый свежий - the * news we received самое последнее полученое нами сообщение - the * thing in motor cars самая последняя /новейшая/ модель автомобиля самый неподходящий, самый нежелательный;
неожиданный - the * person to be accused человек, которого никак нельзя обвинить - the * man we wanted to see человек, которого мы меньше всего хотели бы видеть - he is the * man to consult in such matters он самый неподходящий человек для совета по такому делу - that's the * thing I would have expected этого я никак не ожидал - she is the * person to help от нее меньше всего можно ожидать помощи крайний, чрезвычайный - of the * importance чрезвычайно важный > * but not least последний, но тем не менее важный;
последний, но не самый худший > the * day светопреставление, конец света > the * great change смерть > on one's * legs при последнем дыхании, в полном изнеможении > to be on its * legs быть шатким /ветхим/;
еле-еле держаться > this firm is on its * legs эта фирма находится на грани банкротства после всех - who came * ? кто пришел последним - he spoke * он говорил последним в последний раз - when did you see him * ? когда вы в последний раз видели его - whеn did you get a * letter from him? когда вы в последний раз получили письмо от него на последнем месте (в конце при перечислении и т. п.) выдержка, выносливость продолжаться, длиться - war *ed four years война длилась четыре года - as long as my life *s пока я жив - the frost has *ed a month морозы стояли /держались/ целый месяц - will they marriage *? прочен ли /не развалится ли/ их брак выдерживать, оставаться в живых - he can't * till morning он не доживет до утра - certain flowers * but a day некоторые цветы живут только один день сохраняться (в хорошем состоянии) ;
носиться (о ткани и т. п.) - good woolen cloth *s long хорошая шерстяная ткань носится долго - this suit has *ed well этому костюму сносу нет выдерживать (о здоровье, силах) - his strength *ed to the end of the journey силы не изменяли ему до конца путешествия быть достаточным, хватать (тж. * out) - how many days will our food *? на сколько дней нам хватит продуктов? - to have enough tobacco to * for a month иметь запас табака на месяц - you must make your money * till you get home постарайся растянуть деньги до приезда домой - our supply of coal will hardly * (out) the winter нашего запаса угля с трудом хватит на зиму колодка (сапожная) > to stick to one's * заниматься своим делом и не вмешиваться в то, чего не понимаешь;
всяк сверчок знай свой шесток натягивать на колодку ласт (мера, различная для разного товара: 80 бушелей зерна, 12 мешков шерсти, 24 бочонка пороха и т. п.) (морское) (устаревшее) единица грузоподьемности (2т) ~ (что-л.) последнее по времени;
as I said in my last как я сообщал в последнем письме at ~ наконец;
at long last в конце концов;
to the last до конца at ~ наконец;
at long last в конце концов;
to the last до конца to breathe one's ~ испустить последний вздох, умереть ~ после всех;
he came last он пришел последним ~ самый неподходящий, нежелательный;
he is the last person I want to see его я меньше всего хотел бы видеть ~ сохраняться;
выдерживать (о здоровье, силе) ;
носиться (о ткани, обуви и т. п.) ;
he will not last till morning он не доживет до утра to hold on to the ~ держаться до конца;
I shall never hear the last of it это никогда не кончится to hold on to the ~ держаться до конца;
I shall never hear the last of it это никогда не кончится ~ хватать, быть достаточным (тж. last out) ;
it will last (out) the winter этого хватит на зиму;
this money will last me three weeks мне хватит этих денег на три недели last быть достаточным ~ в последний раз;
when did you see him last? когда вы его видели в последний раз? ~ выдержка;
выносливость ~ длиться ~ колодка (сапожная) ;
to measure (smb.'s) foot by one's own last = мерить (кого-л.) на свой аршин;
to stick to one's last заниматься своим делом, не вмешиваться в чужие дела ~ конец;
the last of амер. конец (года, месяца и т. п.) ~ крайний, чрезвычайный;
of the last importance чрезвычайной важности ~ ласт (мера, различная для разного груза: 10 квартеров зерна, 12 мешков шерсти, 12 дюжин кож, 24 бочонка пороха и т. п.;
как весовая единица - ок. 4000 англ. фунтов) ~ на последнем месте, в конце (при перечислении и т. п.) ~ натягивать на колодку ~ окончательный ~ превосх. ст. от late ~ после всех;
he came last он пришел последним ~ (что-л.) последнее по времени;
as I said in my last как я сообщал в последнем письме ~ последний ~ последний ~ продолжаться, длиться ~ продолжаться ~ прошлый ~ прошлый;
last year прошлый год;
в прошлом году ~ самый неподходящий, нежелательный;
he is the last person I want to see его я меньше всего хотел бы видеть ~ самый новый ~ самый современный;
the last word in science последнее слово в науке;
the last thing in hats самая модная шляпа ~ сохраняться ~ сохраняться;
выдерживать (о здоровье, силе) ;
носиться (о ткани, обуви и т. п.) ;
he will not last till morning он не доживет до утра ~ хватать, быть достаточным (тж. last out) ;
it will last (out) the winter этого хватит на зиму;
this money will last me three weeks мне хватит этих денег на три недели ~ but not least не самый худший;
last but one предпоследний ~ but not least хотя и последний, но не менее важный ~ конец;
the last of амер. конец (года, месяца и т. п.) ~ самый современный;
the last word in science последнее слово в науке;
the last thing in hats самая модная шляпа ~ самый современный;
the last word in science последнее слово в науке;
the last thing in hats самая модная шляпа ~ прошлый;
last year прошлый год;
в прошлом году year: last ~ в прошлом году last ~ последний год last ~ прошлый год ~ превосх. ст. от late late: late бывший ~ недавний, последний;
of late years за последние годы;
my late illness моя недавняя болезнь ~ недавний ~ недавно, за последнее время (тж. of late) ~ a (later, latter;
latest, last) поздний;
запоздалый;
I was late (for breakfast) я опоздал (к завтраку) ~ поздний ~ adv (later;
latest, last) поздно;
to sit late засидеться;
ложиться поздно;
I arrived late for the train я опоздал на поезд;
better late than never лучше поздно, чем никогда ~ последний ~ прежний, бывший;
a late developer ребенок с запоздалым развитием ~ прежний ~ умерший, покойный;
the late president покойный (редк. бывший) президент ~ колодка (сапожная) ;
to measure (smb.'s) foot by one's own last = мерить (кого-л.) на свой аршин;
to stick to one's last заниматься своим делом, не вмешиваться в чужие дела ~ крайний, чрезвычайный;
of the last importance чрезвычайной важности on one's ~ legs разг. при последнем издыхании;
в полном изнеможении to see the ~ (of smb., smth.) видеть (кого-л., что-л.) в последний раз to see the ~ (of smb., smth.) покончить( с кем-л., чем-л.) ~ колодка (сапожная) ;
to measure (smb.'s) foot by one's own last = мерить (кого-л.) на свой аршин;
to stick to one's last заниматься своим делом, не вмешиваться в чужие дела ~ хватать, быть достаточным (тж. last out) ;
it will last (out) the winter этого хватит на зиму;
this money will last me three weeks мне хватит этих денег на три недели at ~ наконец;
at long last в конце концов;
to the last до конца ~ в последний раз;
when did you see him last? когда вы его видели в последний раз? when my ~ was born когда родился мой младший (сын)
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