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121 value
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1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) valor, importancia2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) valor3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) valor4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) precio, valor5) (the length of a musical note.) valor
2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) valorar, tasar2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) valorar•- valuable- valuables
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value1 n valorvalue2 vb1. valorar / tasarthe house is valued at £75,000 la casa está valorada en 75.000 libras2. valorar / apreciartr['væljʊː]1 valor nombre masculino1 (estimate value of) valorar, tasar2 (appreciate) valorar, apreciar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's good value for money bien vale lo que cuestaof great/little value de gran/poco valorof no value sin valorto get good value for money sacarle jugo al dineroto the value of... por el valor de...value added tax impuesto sobre el valor añadidovalue judgment juicio de valor1) appraise: valorar, avaluar, tasar2) appreciate: valorar, apreciarvalue n1) : valor mof little value: de poco valorto be a good value: estar bien de precio, tener buen precioat face value: en su sentido literal2) values npl: valores mpl (morales), principios mplv.• apreciar v.• estimar v.• tallar v.• tasar v.• tener en mucho v.• valorar v.• valuar v.n.• entidad s.f.• importe s.m.• mérito s.m.• precio s.m.• valer s.m.• valimiento s.m.• valor (Matemática) s.m.• valor (Precio) s.m.• valía s.f.
I 'væljuː1) u c ( worth) valor mto gain o increase (in) value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*
books to the value of $500 — libros por valor de 500 dólares
have you anything of value in your bag? — ¿lleva algo de valor en el bolso?
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a) ( Fin) \<\<assets/property\>\> tasar, valorar, avaluar* (AmL)to value something AT something — tasar (or valorar etc) algo en algo
b) ( regard highly) \<\<friendship/advice\>\> valorar, apreciar; \<\<freedom/privacy\>\> valorarc) valued past p <friend/colleague> apreciado, estimado['væljuː]1. N1) (monetary) valor mproperty/land values — valores mpl de propiedad/tierras
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it's good value — sale a cuenta, está bien de precioSpanish wines are still the best value — los vinos españoles todavía son los que más salen a cuenta or los que mejor están de precio
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to go down or decrease in value — bajar de valor, depreciarseto go up or increase in value — subir de valor, revalorizarse
a rise/drop in the value of the pound — una subida/bajada del valor de la libra
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the company offers good service and value for money — la compañía ofrece un buen servicio a buen precio•
it might contain something of value — puede que contenga algo de valorbook 4., cash 3., face 4.•
goods to the value of £100 — bienes por valor de 100 libras2) (=merit) valor mliterary/artistic/scientific value — valor m literario/artístico/científico
his visit to the country will have huge symbolic value — su visita al país tendrá un gran valor simbólico
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to attach a great deal of value to sth — conceder gran valor or importancia a algo, valorar mucho algoto attach no value to sth — no dar importancia a algo, no valorar algo
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something of value — algo valioso or de valorto be of value (to sb) — ser útil or de utilidad (para algn), servir (a algn)
noveltystrategically, the city was of little value to the British — desde el punto de vista estratégico, la ciudad era de poca utilidad or tenía poco valor para los británicos
3) (moral)values valores mpl (morales)family values — valores mpl de familia
4) (Math, Mus, Gram) valor mwhat is the value of x when y is 5? — ¿qué valor tiene x cuando y es igual a 5?
2. VT1) (=estimate worth of) [+ property, jewellery, painting] valorar, tasar•
to value sth at £200 — valorar or tasar algo en 200 libras•
I had to have my jewellery valued for insurance purposes — tuve que valorar or tasar mis joyas para poder asegurarlas2) (=appreciate) [+ health, life, independence,] valorar; [+ sb's work, opinion, friendship] valorar, apreciar3.CPDvalue judgment N — juicio m de valor
value system N — sistema m de valores, escala f de valores
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I ['væljuː]1) u c ( worth) valor mto gain o increase (in) value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*
books to the value of $500 — libros por valor de 500 dólares
have you anything of value in your bag? — ¿lleva algo de valor en el bolso?
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a) ( Fin) \<\<assets/property\>\> tasar, valorar, avaluar* (AmL)to value something AT something — tasar (or valorar etc) algo en algo
b) ( regard highly) \<\<friendship/advice\>\> valorar, apreciar; \<\<freedom/privacy\>\> valorarc) valued past p <friend/colleague> apreciado, estimado -
122 go off
1. intransitive verb1) (Theatre) abgehen2)his wife has gone off with the milkman — seine Frau ist mit dem Milchmann durchgebrannt (ugs.)
3) [Alarm, Klingel, Schusswaffe:] losgehen; [Wecker:] klingeln; [Bombe:] hochgehen5) [Strom, Gas, Wasser:] ausfallen6)go off [to sleep] — einschlafen
7) (be sent) abgehen (to an + Akk.)8)2. transitive verbgo off well — etc. gut usw. verlaufen. See also academic.ru/31516/go">go 1. 2)
(begin to dislike)go/have gone off somebody — jemanden nicht mehr mögen
* * *1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) losgehen3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) fortgehen4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) abkommen von5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) schlecht werden6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) kaputt gehen* * *◆ go offvidon't \go off off the path verlassen Sie den Weg nichtthey went off on their own through the city sie erkundeten die Stadt auf eigene Fausthe went off into the blue er verschwand spurlosthe TV station usually \go offes off at 3 a.m. der Sender stellt normalerweise um 3 Uhr morgens den Betrieb einto \go off off the air den Sendebetrieb einstellendidn't you hear your alarm clock \go off off this morning? hast du heute Morgen deinen Wecker nicht gehört?his gun went off accidentally aus seiner Waffe löste sich versehentlich ein Schuss4. BRIT, AUS (decrease in quality) nachlassen; food schlecht werden; milk sauer werden; butter ranzig werden; pain nachlassen5. (happen) vonstattengehen, verlaufento \go off off badly/smoothly/well schlecht/reibungslos/gut [ver]laufen7. (diverge) abgehenpass the road that \go offes off to Silver Springs fahren Sie an der Straße vorbei, die nach Silver Springs abzweigtto \go off off the subject vom Thema abschweifento \go off off at [or on] a tangent plötzlich [völlig] vom Thema abkommen8. (stop liking)▪ to \go off off sth/sb etw/jdn nicht mehr mögenI went off him after... ich konnte ihn nicht mehr leiden, nachdem...she went off skiing after she broke her leg sie ist vom Skifahren abgekommen, nachdem sie sich das Bein gebrochen hatte9.* * *go off v/i2. losgehen (Gewehr, Sprengladung etc)4. verfallen, geraten ( beide:in, into in akk):go off in a fit einen Anfall bekommen5. nachlassen (Schmerz etc)6. sich verschlechtern7. a) sterbenb) eingehen (Pflanze, Tier)9. verlaufen, über die Bühne gehen umg10. a) einschlafenb) ohnmächtig werden11. verderben, schlecht werden (Nahrungsmittel), (Milch auch) sauer werden, (Butter etc auch) ranzig werden12. ausgehen (Licht etc):the water has gone off wir haben kein Wasser13. abgehen von, aufgeben:go off a drug ein Medikament absetzen* * *1. intransitive verb1) (Theatre) abgehen2)go off with somebody/something — sich mit jemandem/etwas auf- und davonmachen (ugs.)
3) [Alarm, Klingel, Schusswaffe:] losgehen; [Wecker:] klingeln; [Bombe:] hochgehen5) [Strom, Gas, Wasser:] ausfallen6)go off [to sleep] — einschlafen
7) (be sent) abgehen (to an + Akk.)8)2. transitive verbgo off well — etc. gut usw. verlaufen. See also go 1. 2)
go/have gone off somebody — jemanden nicht mehr mögen
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123 diminish
diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪ∫][+ strength, power, effect] diminuer ; [+ numbers, cost, speed] réduire ; [+ enthusiasm, optimism] tempérer* * *[dɪ'mɪnɪʃ] 1.transitive verb1) ( reduce) diminuer2) ( weaken) amoindrir [influence, strength]; diminuer [emotion]3) ( denigrate) dénigrer4) Music diminuer2.1) ( decrease) diminuer2) ( weaken) [emotion] s'amenuiser; [influence, strength] s'amoindrir -
124 dip
dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * *[dɪp] 1.1) ( bathe) baignade f2) (in ground, road) déclivité f3) (of plane, head) inclinaison f4) fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans)5) Culinary sauce f froide ( pour crudités)6) (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( put partially) tremper (in, into dans)2) ( immerse) plonger [garment]; tremper [food]; baigner [sheep]3) GB Automobile baisser [headlights]3.dipped headlights — codes mpl
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( move downwards) piquerto dip below the horizon — [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon
2) ( slope downwards) être en pente4) ( put hand)to dip into one's bag for something — chercher quelque chose dans son sac; fig
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125 amplify
1. v увеличивать, расширять; усиливать2. v распространяться, останавливаться на подробностях3. v преувеличивать4. v эл. радио усиливатьСинонимический ряд:1. exaggerate (verb) blow up; elaborate; embellish; exaggerate; overstate2. expand (verb) develop; dilate; distend; enlarge; expand; inflate; labour; swell3. increase (verb) aggrandise; augment; boost; broaden; build up; extend; grow; heighten; increase; intensify; magnify; mount; multiply; raise; run up; snowball; upsurge; wax4. raise (verb) elevate; heighten; raiseАнтонимический ряд:abridge; collect; condense; curtail; decrease; epitomise; gather; reduce; summarize -
126 commute
1. n поездка на работу и обратно2. n расстояние от места работы до места жительства3. v заменять4. v юр. смягчать наказаниеto commute the death penalty to imprisonment for life — заменить смертную казнь пожизненным заключением
5. v обыкн. ездить ежедневно на работу из пригорода в город и обратно, по сезонному билету6. v эл. переключатьСинонимический ряд:1. exchange (verb) change; exchange; interchange; put in place of; substitute; supplant; surrogate; switch; trade; transpose2. reduce (verb) alleviate; decrease; diminish; mitigate; plea bargain; reduce; remit; shorten3. transform (verb) convert; metamorphize; metamorphose; mutate; transfer; transfigure; transform; translate; transmogrify; transmute; transubstantiate4. travel (verb) drive; go back and forth; shuttle; take the bus; take the subway; take the train; travel -
127 contract
1. n договор, соглашение, контрактsalvage contract — договор о спасании, спасательный контракт
2. n брачный контракт3. n помолвка, обручение4. n разг. предприятиеcontract mill — предприятие, выполняющее работы по договорам
5. n амер. вор. жарг. договорённость; плата наёмному убийце6. n карт. объявление масти и количества взяток7. a договорный; обусловленный договором, соглашением, контрактомcontract value — стоимость товаров, купленных или проданных по договору
8. v заключать договор, соглашение, сделку, контракт; принимать на себя обязательства9. v заключать10. v приобретать, получать11. v подхватывать12. n лингв. сокращённая форма слова, сокращённое слово13. v сжимать, сокращать; суживать; стягивать14. v сжиматься, сокращаться; суживаться15. v хмурить; морщить16. v тех. давать усадкуСинонимический ряд:1. agreement (noun) agreement; arrangement; bargain; bond; compact; convention; covenant; deal; legal document; obligation; pact; pledge; transaction; treaty; understanding2. bargain (noun) bargain; compact; transaction3. abridge (verb) abbreviate; abridge; curtail; elide; epitomise; epitomize; shorten; syncopate4. catch (verb) acquire; be infected with; break out with; catch; come down with; develop; get; incur; sicken; sicken of; sicken with; take5. covenant (verb) agree; agree on; assent; bargain; covenant; engage; enter into; make terms; negotiate; pact; pledge; promise; settle; undertake6. shrink (verb) compress; concentrate; condense; constrict; decrease; draw together; narrow; reduce; shrinkАнтонимический ряд:assurance; cancel; dilate; disagree; disperse; elongate; enlarge; expand; extend; increase; lengthen; parole; promise; reverse -
128 deteriorate
1. v ухудшать, портить2. v ухудшаться, портиться3. v вырождаться4. v разрушаться; ветшатьСинонимический ряд:1. decline (verb) corrode; corrupt; decline; decrease; degenerate; depreciate; descend; disimprove; disintegrate; lessen; regress; retrograde; retrogress; sink2. turn (verb) break down; decay; decompose; moulder; rot; spoil; turn3. waste (verb) fade; fail; flag; languish; wane; waste; weaken4. wear (verb) abrade; age; cut down; fatigue; impair; wear; worsenАнтонимический ряд:ameliorate; appreciate; improve
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decrease — I. verb (decreased; decreasing) Etymology: Middle English decreessen, from Anglo French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to grow progressively less (as in size,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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