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degree [dɪˊgri:] n1) сте́пень; ступе́нь;by degrees постепе́нно
;not in the least ( или slightest) degree ничу́ть, ниско́лько; ни в како́й сте́пени
;in some degree в не́которой сте́пени
;in a varying degree в той и́ли ино́й сте́пени
;to a degree разг. о́чень, значи́тельно
;to a certain degree до изве́стной сте́пени
;to the last degree до после́дней сте́пени
;to a lesser degree в ме́ньшей сте́пени
;to what degree? в како́й сте́пени?, до како́й сте́пени?
;a degree better ( warmer, etc.) чуть лу́чше (тепле́е и т.п.)
2) у́ровень3) гра́дус;we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера́ ве́чером бы́ло де́сять гра́дусов моро́за
;an angle of ninety degrees у́гол в 90°
4) зва́ние, учёная сте́пень;to take one's degree получи́ть сте́пень
;honorary degree почётное зва́ние
5) сте́пень родства́, коле́но;prohibited degrees юр. сте́пени родства́, при кото́рых запреща́ется брак
6) положе́ние, ранг7) мат. сте́пень8) грам. сте́пень;degrees of comparison сте́пени сравне́ния
◊third degree допро́с с примене́нием пы́ток
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dɪˈɡri:
1. сущ.
1) уст. ступенька лестницы;
шаг вверх, шаг вниз Raised upon half a dozen degrees. ≈ Поднятый на полдюжины ступеней вверх.
2) а) положение, ранг б) звание, ученая степень to take a degree in history ≈ получить степень по историческим наукам award a degree to confer a degree on do a degree earn a degree receive a degree take one's degree academic degree advanced degree bachelor's degree college degree doctoral degree doctor's degree graduate degree honorary degree master's degree postgraduate degree в) степень родства, колено;
расш. соотношения видов и рас на пути эволюции prohibited degrees forbidden degree г) социальное положение, достоинство, сословие Regulations for settling questions between persons of unequal degrees. ≈ Правила разрешения конфликтов между людьми разных сословий. д) ступень в масонской ложе
3) род, манера, особенность A simple evening party in the smallest village is just as admirable in its degree. ≈ Простой деревенский ужин столь же мил в своем своеобразии. Syn: manner, way, wise, relation, respect
4) а) степень, уровень to achieve a high degree of proficiency ≈ достичь высокого уровня профессионализма I have the faculty of abstraction to a wonderful degree. ≈ Я обладаю потрясающими способностями к абстракции. by degrees a degree better in some degree in a varying degree to a degree to a certain degree to the last degree to a lesser degree Syn: extent, level, measure б) достоинство, качество, сорт в) юр. единица в классификации подвидов того или иного преступления по тяжести They introduced in 1796 the new terms of murder in the 1st and 2d degree. ≈ В 1796 году ввели новые типы убийства - убийство первой и второй степени. third degree
5) специальные термины а) грам. прям. перен. степень сравнения (сокращение от degree of comparison) He was the superlative degree of avarice. ≈ Он был сама жадность в превосходной степени. comparative degree positive degree superlative degree б) мат. степень Syn: power в) градус (мера угла, температуры и т.п.) ∙ degree of freedom
2. гл. присваивать ученую либо подобную степень ступень, степень - * of skill уровень /степень/ мастерства - the highest * of goodness сама доброта - * of safety( техническое) запас прочности - * of accuracy степень точности - * of confidence степень доверия - * of freedom (математика) степень свободы - by *s постепенно, понемногу;
мало-помалу;
ступенчато - to a certain *, in some * до известной степени;
отчасти;
в некотором отношении - in a greater or lesser * в большей или меньшей степени - to a * (разговорное) значительно, в большой мере;
очень - to a considerable * в значительной степени - to /in/ the last * до последней степени, до крайности - to what *? до какой степени?, до каких пределов? - not in the least /slightest/ * ни в какой /ни в малейшей/ степени;
ничуть, нисколько - to differ in * различаться в степени (но не по существу) - it's a question of * это зависит от точки зрения степень родства, колено (тж. * of relationship) - * of consanguinity степень кровного родства - prohibited /forbidden/ *s (юридическое) степени родства, при которых запрещается брак - in the fourth * в четвертом колене положение, ранг;
звание - of low * низкого звания - a lady of high * знатная дама - people of every * очень разные по (своему) положению люди - people of unequal *s люди разного круга - each good in its * каждый хорош на своем месте звание, ученая степень - honorary * почетная степень - academic * научная степень - the * of bachelor( ученая) степень бакалавра - to study /to sit/ for a * готовиться к сдаче экзаменов на степень бакалавра - to take one's * получить степень - to take a poll * (университетское) (разговорное) окончить без отличия (Кембриджский университет) - to have a London * получить степень в Лондонском университете - to get one's * of a teacher получить диплом учителя - he has his * он дипломированный специалист - his academic *s were stripped from him он был лишен научных степеней (спортивный) разряд - advanced * (спортивное) второй разряд градус (температурный) - ten *s of heat десять градусов тепла - at 30 *s below zero при 30 градусах ниже нуля - the thermometer registers 15 *s centigrade термометр показывает 15 градусов (тепла) по Цельсию градус (географический и т. п.) - *s of latitude градусы широты - the angle of 30 *s угол в тридцать градусов - we were 30 *s North of Greenwich мы были на тридцатом градусе северной широты (юридическое) тяжесть( преступления) ;
(американизм) степень (преступности) - principal in the first * главный виновник /преступник/ - principal in the second * соучастник преступления;
пособник, подстрекатель - murder in the first * предумышленное убийство (грамматика) степень - positive * положительная степень - *s of comparison степени сравнения - adverb of * наречие степени( математика) степень - the second * вторая степень, квадрат - the third * третья степень, куб - of * three в третьей степени - equation of the second * уравнение второй степени( музыкальное) ступень > the third * допрос с применением пыток, допрос с пристрастием;
допрос третьей степени > to get the third * подвергнуться пыткам /истязаниям/ degree градус;
we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза;
an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. bachelor's ~ степень бакалавра ~ степень;
ступень;
by degrees постепенно;
not in the least( или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько;
ни в какой степени commercial ~ ученая степень в области коммерции degree градус;
we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза;
an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. ~ звание, ученая степень;
to take one's degree получить степень;
honorary degree почетное звание ~ звание ~ категория ~ качество, достоинство, сорт ~ положение, ранг ~ положение ~ порядок ~ разряд ~ ранг ~ мат. степень;
third degree допрос с применением пыток ~ грам. степень;
degrees of comparison степени сравнения ~ степень;
ступень;
by degrees постепенно;
not in the least( или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько;
ни в какой степени ~ степень ~ степень преступности ~ степень родства, колено;
prohibited degrees юр. степени родства, при которых запрещается брак ~ степень родства ~ ступень ~ тяжесть (преступления) ~ тяжесть преступления ~ уровень ~ ученая степень a ~ better (warmer, etc.) чуть лучше( теплее и т. п.) ~ in commerce ученое звание в области коммерции ~ in economics ученое звание в области экономики ~ of accuracy вчт. степень точности ~ of belief вчт. степень доверия ~ of curvature порядок кривой ~ of damage процент убыточности ~ of disablement группа инвалидности disablement: degree of ~ степень неподвижности, степень нетрудоспособности ~ of precision вчт. степень точности ~ of priority вчт. порядок приоритета ~ of probability вероятность ~ of probability степень вероятности ~ of randomness вчт. степень случайности ~ of security степень безопасности ~ of self-financing возможность самофинансирования ~ of self-sufficiency степень самообеспеченности ~ of self-sufficiency степень самоокупаемости ~ of self-sufficiency степень самостоятельности ~ of solvency степень кредитоспособности ~ of solvency степень платежеспособности ~ of uncertainty вчт. степень неопределенности ~ of variation степень изменчивости high school ~ сист.обр. диплом об окончании средней школы ~ звание, ученая степень;
to take one's degree получить степень;
honorary degree почетное звание in some ~ в некоторой степени;
in a varying degree в той или иной степени in some ~ в некоторой степени;
in a varying degree в той или иной степени law ~ юридическая степень Master's ~ степень магистра ~ степень;
ступень;
by degrees постепенно;
not in the least (или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько;
ни в какой степени ~ степень родства, колено;
prohibited degrees юр. степени родства, при которых запрещается брак ~ звание, ученая степень;
to take one's degree получить степень;
honorary degree почетное звание ~ мат. степень;
third degree допрос с применением пыток to a certain ~ до известной степени;
to the last degree до последней степени to a ~ разг. очень, значительно to a lesser ~ в меньшей степени;
to what degree? в какой степени?, до какой степени? to a certain ~ до известной степени;
to the last degree до последней степени degree градус;
we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза;
an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. to a lesser ~ в меньшей степени;
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[dɪˈɡri:]degree градус; we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза; an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. bachelor's degree степень бакалавра degree степень; ступень; by degrees постепенно; not in the least (или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько; ни в какой степени commercial degree ученая степень в области коммерции degree градус; we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза; an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. degree звание, ученая степень; to take one's degree получить степень; honorary degree почетное звание degree звание degree категория degree качество, достоинство, сорт degree положение, ранг degree положение degree порядок degree разряд degree ранг degree мат. степень; third degree допрос с применением пыток degree грам. степень; degrees of comparison степени сравнения degree степень; ступень; by degrees постепенно; not in the least (или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько; ни в какой степени degree степень degree степень преступности degree степень родства, колено; prohibited degrees юр. степени родства, при которых запрещается брак degree степень родства degree ступень degree тяжесть (преступления) degree тяжесть преступления degree уровень degree ученая степень a degree better (warmer, etc.) чуть лучше (теплее и т. п.) degree in commerce ученое звание в области коммерции degree in economics ученое звание в области экономики degree of accuracy вчт. степень точности degree of belief вчт. степень доверия degree of curvature порядок кривой degree of damage процент убыточности degree of disablement группа инвалидности disablement: degree of degree степень неподвижности, степень нетрудоспособности degree of precision вчт. степень точности degree of priority вчт. порядок приоритета degree of probability вероятность degree of probability степень вероятности degree of randomness вчт. степень случайности degree of security степень безопасности degree of self-financing возможность самофинансирования degree of self-sufficiency степень самообеспеченности degree of self-sufficiency степень самоокупаемости degree of self-sufficiency степень самостоятельности degree of solvency степень кредитоспособности degree of solvency степень платежеспособности degree of uncertainty вчт. степень неопределенности degree of variation степень изменчивости high school degree сист.обр. диплом об окончании средней школы degree звание, ученая степень; to take one's degree получить степень; honorary degree почетное звание in some degree в некоторой степени; in a varying degree в той или иной степени in some degree в некоторой степени; in a varying degree в той или иной степени law degree юридическая степень Master's degree степень магистра degree степень; ступень; by degrees постепенно; not in the least (или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько; ни в какой степени degree степень родства, колено; prohibited degrees юр. степени родства, при которых запрещается брак degree звание, ученая степень; to take one's degree получить степень; honorary degree почетное звание degree мат. степень; third degree допрос с применением пыток to a certain degree до известной степени; to the last degree до последней степени to a degree разг. очень, значительно to a lesser degree в меньшей степени; to what degree? в какой степени?, до какой степени? to a certain degree до известной степени; to the last degree до последней степени degree градус; we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза; an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90 град. to a lesser degree в меньшей степени; to what degree? в какой степени?, до какой степени? -
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di'ɡri:1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grad2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grad3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grad4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) grad, eksamen•- to a degreegrad--------nivå--------plansubst. \/dɪˈɡriː\/1) grad2) ledd, slektledd3) rang, verdighet, stilling4) (matematikk, grammatikk, universitet) grad5) (universitet, også) avsluttende eksamen6) ( gammeldags) trinn, trappetrinnby degrees gradvis, trinnvisa degree better en smule bedredegree of comparison ( grammatikk) komparasjonsgraddegree of frost minusgraddegree of latitude breddegraddegree of longitude lengdegraddifference of\/in degree gradsforskjellforbidden degrees ( jus) forbudte grader (om slektsledd som ikke kan inngå ekteskap)honours degree spesiell universitetseksamenbyimperceptible degrees umerkeliga London degree en eksamen fra Londons universitetmurder in the first degree (spesielt amer.) overlagt drapto a certain\/to some degree i en viss utstrekningto\/in a degree til en viss gradto a degree ( hverdagslig) i høy\/høyeste gradto a high degree i høy gradto the last degree i høyeste gradto what degree i hvilken grad -
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[dɪ'griː]сущ.1) степень, уровеньa degree better / worse — чуть лучше / хуже
degree of freedom мат.; физ. — степень свободы
to some / a certain degree — до известной степени, отчасти
I have the faculty of abstraction to a wonderful degree. — Я обладаю потрясающими способностями к абстракции.
Syn:2) степень родства, колено; соотношения видов и рас на пути эволюцииprohibited / forbidden degrees юр. — степени родства, при которых запрещается вступать в брак
3) уст. ступенька лестницы; шаг вверх, шаг вниз4) положение, ранг5) звание, учёная степень; дипломcollege degree — бакалавр (степень, которую получает выпускник колледжа)
doctoral / doctor's degree — докторская степень
to award / confer a degree on — присвоить степень
master's degree — степень магистра (учёная степень, промежуточная между бакалавром и доктором)
6) социальное положение, сословиеRegulations for settling questions between persons of unequal degrees. — Правила разрешения конфликтов между людьми разных сословий.
8) достоинство, качество, сорт9) юр. единица в классификации подвидов того или иного преступления по тяжести10) лингв. степень сравненияcomparative / superlative degree — сравнительная / превосходная степень
He was the superlative degree of avarice. — В мире не было человека более жадного, чем он.
11) мат.степеньSyn:12) градус (мера угла, температуры)to freeze at 32 degrees Fahrenheit / zero degrees Celsius — замерзать при температуре 32 градуса по Фаренгейту, 0 градусов по Цельсию
••to the nth degree — разг. в высшей степени, до крайности
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noun1) степень; ступень; by degrees постепенно; not in the least (или slightest) degree ничуть, нисколько; ни в какой степени; in some degree в некоторой степени; in a varying degree в той или иной степени; to a degree collocation очень, значительно; to a certain degree до известной степени; to the last degree до последней степени; to a lesser degree в меньшей степени; to what degree? в какой степени?, до какой степени?; a degree better (warmer, etc.) чуть лучше (теплее и т. п.)2) уровень3) степень родства, колено; prohibited degrees leg. степени родства, при которых запрещается брак4) положение, ранг5) звание, ученая степень; to take one's degree получить степень; honorary degree почетное звание6) градус; we had ten degrees of frost last night вчера вечером было десять градусов мороза; an angle of ninety degrees угол в 90ф7) качество, достоинство, сорт8) gram. степень; degrees of comparison степени сравнения9) math. степеньthird degree допрос с применением пыток* * *(n) градус; масштаб; масштабы; степень; степень родства; ученая степень; ученое звание* * *ступень, степень; градус* * *[de·gree || dɪ'griː] n. ступень, степень, уровень; качество; степень родства, колено; положение, ранг, звание, ученая степень; градус, деление; степень сравнения* * *градусдостоинствозваниезначительнокачествоколеномеранисколькоположениерангсортстепеньступеньуровень* * *1. сущ. 1) устар. ступенька лестницы; шаг вверх, шаг вниз 2) а) положение б) звание, ученая степень в) степень родства, колено; расш. соотношения видов и рас на пути эволюции г) социальное положение д) ступень в масонской ложе 3) род 2. гл. присваивать ученую либо подобную степень -
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1. adjective compar. ofacademic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besserdo you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?
that's better — so ist's schon besser
better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an
be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen
he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser
get better — (recover) gesund werden
be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein
I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser
so much the better — um so besser
she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt
2. adverb compar. ofmy/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)
well II 2.1) (in a better way) besser2) (to a greater degree) mehrI like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller
he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter
3)you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...
3. nounyou'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
1) Bessere, dasget the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)
for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird
2) in pl.4. transitive verbone's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
1) (surpass) übertreffen2) (improve) verbessernbetter oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern
* * *['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet·ter1[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]1. (superior) besser\better than nothing besser als nichtsit's \better that way es ist besser soshe is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ichfar \better weit besser▪ to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser seinto be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein2. (healthier) besserI'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besserhe's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessertto get \better sich akk erholen3. (most)the \better part der größte Teilthe \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]4.▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov famshe did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser abthere is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegensome questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleibenor \better still... oder noch besser...2. (to a greater degree) mehrshe is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder ausyou had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingento think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegenI think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihmI have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehento change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wendento expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwartenyou'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun2. ( hum old)▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehenour elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung3.▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnenIV. vt▪ to \better sth etw verbessern▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbildenbet·ter2[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]n jd, der eine Wette abschließt* * *I ['betə(r)]nWetter(in) m(f) II1. adj compbesser; route, way also günstigerthe patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser
I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund
that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)
it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein
I am none the better for it —
the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise
it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen
to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen
2. adv comp of wellhe is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)
See:→ know, late2)you'd better do what he says —
I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald
I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben
3. n1)one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl
that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat
respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber
2)3)it's a change for the better —
to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten
all the better, so much the better — umso besser
the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser
it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen
for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid
to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen
4. vt(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen5. vr(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern* * *better1 [ˈbetə(r)]1. besser:I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,b) sich erholen;2. größer:(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer BekanntschaftB sa) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),b) was auch (immer) geschieht;2. Vorteil m:b) etwas überwinden;his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durchhis betters die ihm (geistig etc) ÜberlegenenC (komp von well1) adv1. besser:a) besser dran,b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;so much the better desto besser;2. mehr:better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;D v/t1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern2. übertreffen3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen4. better o.s.a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,b) sich weiterbildenbetter2 [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)* * *1. adjective compar. ofgood 1. besserbetter still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an
be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen
get better — (recover) gesund werden
I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser
she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt
my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)
2. adverb compar. of[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
well II 2.1) (in a better way) besser2) (to a greater degree) mehr3)you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...
3. nounyou'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
1) Bessere, dasget the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)
2) in pl.4. transitive verbone's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
1) (surpass) übertreffen2) (improve) verbessernbetter oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern
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bet·ter1) ( superior) besser;\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal ( fam)\better than nothing besser als nichts;it's \better that way es ist besser so;she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich;far \better weit besser;to be \better for sb/ sth für jdn/etw besser sein;to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein2) ( healthier) besser;I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser;he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert;to get \better sich akk erholen3) ( most)the \better part der größte Teil;the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]PHRASES:\better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( you know than the devil you don't know) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt;discretion is the \better part of valour (is the \better part of valour) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste ( prov) ( fam)\better late than never ( than never) besser spät als nie;she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab;there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen;some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben;or \better still... oder noch besser...2) ( to a greater degree) mehr;she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus;you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen;to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm nI have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen;to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden;to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten;you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tunour elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrungPHRASES:to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen;to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun vtto \better sth etw verbessern;( further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden2. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] njd, der eine Wette abschließt -
14 Comparative degree: adjectives
1) Сравнительная степень прилагательных в английском языке может образовываться синтетически (прибавлением суффикса -er) или аналитически (с помощью конструкции со словом more).а) Синтетически образуют сравнительную степень односложные прилагательные (кроме right и wrong), а также часть двусложных прилагательных: все оканчивающиеся на -y, а также прилагательные clever, narrow, quiet, simpleб) Многие двусложные прилагательные могут образовывать сравнительную степень как синтетически, так и аналитическиcommon (распространенный) — commoner/more common (более распространенный)
polite (вежливый) — politer/more polite (вежливее)
в) Только аналитически образуют сравнительную степень некоторые двусложные прилагательные (в частности, все оканчивающиеся на -ing, -ed, -ful и - less), а также прилагательные, состоящие из трех или более слогов.В случае сомнений способ образования сравнительной степени двусложных прилагательных следует устанавливать по словарю.But what is more striking... — Но более поразительно то, что...
But the British people have a far more reserved nature than Australians. — Но по сравнению с австралийцами, британцы гораздо сдержаннее по характеру.
He grew more cheerful. — Он приободрился.
And now that I'm more helpless than ever, you're going away! — И теперь, когда я так беспомощен, ты уходишь.
Family and friends are more important than money. — Семья и друзья важнее денег.
г) Некоторые прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень нерегулярно или имеют несколько сравнительных форм:far (дальний) — farther (более удаленный)/further (дополнительный)
old (старый) — older (более старый)/elder (старший)
д) Нерегулярно образуют сравнительную форму следующие местоимения-прилагательные.much/many (много) — more (больше)
2) Синтетическая форма сравнительной степени не используется, если сравниваются две возможные характеристики одного и того же предметаShe is more nice than wise — Она скорее мила, чем умна
3) Для обозначения убывающей степени проявления качества вместо местоимения more используется местоимение less4) Прилагательное в сравнительной степени может иметь при себе уточняющие слова much, many (перед more + сущ. во мн.ч.), far, a lot, lots - гораздо, намного, any - сколько-нибудь, no - нисколько не, rather - довольно, a little, a bit - немного, even, all the - еще, any the - еще сколько-нибудь, none the - еще ничуть не. Слова any, no, a bit и a lot, как правило, не используются при прилагательных в сравнительной степени, имеющих при себе существительныеHe's got many more problems these days than ever — У него сейчас гораздо больше проблем, чем когда-либо раньше
This car is a bit more expensive. — Эта машина стоит немного дороже.
Again she had a scene of remonstrance with Tom, all the more severe, in proportion to the greater strength of her present position — Она снова устроила Тому скандал. На этот раз она протестовала еще сильнее, так как позиции ее упрочились.
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15 Comparative degree: adverbs
1) Большинство наречий образуют сравнительную степень аналитически с помощью конструкции со словом moreThis matter is discussed more fully in his new book — Этот вопрос обсуждается более полно в его новой книге
He took this news more quietly than I expected — Он воспринял эту новость спокойнее, чем я ожидал
2) Наречия, образованные от прилагательных и не принимающие суффикса -ly, образуют сравнительную степень синтетически с помощью суффикса -er, если таким образом образуется сравнительная степень соответствующих прилагательныхCan you go any faster? — Ты можешь идти быстрее?
3) Ряд наречий образуют сравнительную степень нерегулярно:Mary sings worse than Jane — Мэри поет хуже, чем Джейн
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16 below the mark
не на высоте (положения); ниже установленной нормы, ниже среднего ( о качестве); см. тж. above the mark‘I am disposed to be gregarious and communicative tonight,’ he repeated; ‘and that is why I sent for you: the fire and the chandelier were not sufficient company for me; nor would Pilot have been, for none of these can talk. Adele is a degree better, but still far below the mark.’ (Ch. Bronte, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. XIV) — - Сегодня я расположен быть общительным и откровенным, - повторил он. - Вот почему я послал за вами. Меня не удовлетворяет общество камина и подсвечников, а также Пилота, ибо они лишены дара речи. Адель уже чуть-чуть лучше, но и она не годится.
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17 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
18 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lejos2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lejos3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mucho
2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lejano2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) lo más lejos, la otra punta•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
far1 adj extremothe Far East el Extremo Oriente / el Lejano Orientefar2 adv1. lejoshow far is it to Paris? ¿a cuánto está París? / ¿cuánto hay de aquí a París?2. muchotr[fɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (distant) lejano,-a, remoto,-a2 (more distant) opuesto,-a, extremo,-a1 (a long way) lejos■ is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí?■ how far is? ¿a qué distancia está?■ how far is it to Rome? ¿cuánto hay de aquí a Roma?■ how far have we travelled? ¿cuántos kilómetros hemos hecho?2 (a long time) lejos■ the day when we'll be able to shop by computer is not so far off el día en que se pueda comprar por ordenador no está tan lejos3 (much) mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas far as... is concerned en cuanto a..., por lo que a... se refiereas far as I know que yo sepaas far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vistaby far mucho, con muchofar and away con mucho, con diferenciafar and wide / far and near por todas partesfar away lejosfar be it from me to... no es que yo quiera...far from... lejos de...■ far from causing problems, he was very helpful lejos de causar problemas, fue muy amablefar from it de eso nada, nada de eso, qué va■ was the film bad? --far from it, it was excellent! ¿era mala la película? --¡de eso nada, era buenísima!far off a lo lejosnot to be not far out / not to be far wrong / not to be far off no ir desencaminado,-aso far, so good hasta aquí bien, hasta ahora biento be a far cry from no tener nada que ver conto go too far pasarse de la rayato take something too far llevar las cosas demasiado lejosthe far left / the far right la extrema izquierda / la extrema derecha1) : lejosfar from here: lejos de aquíto go far: llegar lejosas far as Chicago: hasta Chicagofar away: a lo lejos2) much: muy, muchofar bigger: mucho más grandefar superior: muy superiorit's by far the best: es con mucho el mejorthe results are far off: salieron muy inexactos los resultadosto go so far as: decir tanto comoto go far enough: tener el alcance necesariothe work is far advanced: el trabajo está muy avanzadoto take (something) too far: llevar (algo) demasiado lejos5)far and wide : por todas partes6)far from it! : ¡todo lo contrario!7)so far : hasta ahora, todavía1) remote: lejano, remotothe Far East: el Lejano Oriente, el Extremo Orientea far country: un país lejano2) long: largoa far journey: un viaje largo3) extreme: extremothe far right: la extrema derechaat the far end of the room: en el otro extremo de la salaadj.• largo, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• más lejano adj.adv.• lejos adv.• mucho más lejos adv.
I fɑːr, fɑː(r)a) ( in distance) lejoshow far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?
it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco
b) ( in progress)£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras
c) ( in time)Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad
d) (in extent, degree)this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro
our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos
2) ( very much)the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas
3) (in phrases)as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí
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a) ( distant) lejanob) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)[fɑː(r)] (compar farther, further) (superl farthest, furthest)1. ADV1) (distance) (lit, fig) lejos, a lo lejosis it far (away)? — ¿está lejos?
is it far to London? — ¿hay mucho hasta Londres?
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far away or off — lejosfar away or off in the distance — a lo lejos
not far away or off — no muy lejos
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how far is it to the river? — ¿qué distancia or cuánto hay de aquí al río?how far have you got with your work/plans? — ¿hasta dónde has llegado en tu trabajo/tus planes?
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to walk far into the hills — penetrar profundamente en los monteshe's not far off 70 — tiene casi 70 años, frisa en los 70 años
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far out at sea — en alta marour calculations are far out — nuestros cálculos yerran or se equivocan por mucho
so far so good — por or hasta ahora, bien
in so far as... — en la medida en que..., en cuanto...
so or thus far and no further — hasta aquí, pero ni un paso más
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a bridge too far — un puente de más•
he wasn't far wrong or off or out — casi acertaba, casi estaba en lo justo2)• as far as — hasta
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as or so far as I know — que yo sepaas or so far as I am concerned — por lo que a mí se refiere or respecta
I would go as or so far as to say that... — me atrevería a decir que...
3)• far from — [+ place] lejos de
far from approving it, I... — lejos de aprobarlo, yo...
far from it! — ¡todo lo contrario!, ¡ni mucho menos!
far be it from me to interfere, but... — no quiero entrometerme, pero...
4)• to go far, how far are you going? — ¿hasta dónde vas?
he'll go far — (fig) llegará lejos
it doesn't go far enough — (fig) no va bastante lejos, no tiene todo el alcance que quisiéramos
he's gone too far this time — (fig) esta vez se ha pasado
he's gone too far to back out now — (fig) ha ido demasiado lejos para echarse atrás or retirarse ahora
it won't go far — [money, food] no alcanzará mucho
for a white wine you won't go far wrong with this — si buscas un vino blanco este ofrece bastante garantía
5) (=very much) mucho•
it's far and away the best, it's by far the best — es con mucho el mejor•
this car is far faster (than) — este coche es mucho más rápido (que)•
far superior to — muy superior a2.ADJthe far east etc of the country — el extremo este etc del país
the far left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha
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at the far end of — en el otro extremo de, al fondo de•
on the far side of — en el lado opuesto de3.CPDthe Far East N — el Extremo or Lejano Oriente
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I [fɑːr, fɑː(r)]a) ( in distance) lejoshow far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?
it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco
b) ( in progress)£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras
c) ( in time)Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad
d) (in extent, degree)this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro
our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos
2) ( very much)the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas
3) (in phrases)as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí
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a) ( distant) lejanob) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp) -
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1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr
so much the better — um so besser
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
4) (with the intent)so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint
so 'there you are! — da bist du also!
so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so[səʊ, AM soʊ]1. (to an indicated degree) soI'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könntehe's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hattehe's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussiehtlook, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so großthe table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit2. (to a great degree)what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weichshe's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schönI am \so cold mir ist so kaltI am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! famshe's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen literwhat's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehryou worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen3. (in such a way) sowe've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werdengently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter4. (perfect)[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt istif you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an5. (also, likewise) auchI'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch famI've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auchI'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auchI hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auchI [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!6. (yes) jashould we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schoncan I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]I'm afraid \so ich fürchte jahaha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!8. (that) das\so they say so sagt man\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfallsI'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehörtCarla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehörtwell then, \so be it also gutI told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagthe looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?\so it is das stimmtif \so... wenn das so ist...that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...to be quite \so wirklich stimmen10. (this way, like that) soI'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besserand \so it was und so kam es dann auchand \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Näheand \so forth [or on] und so weiter\so to say [or speak] sozusagen11.▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut▶ \so long bis dann [o später]▶ \so much for that so viel zum ThemaII. conj1. (therefore) deshalb, daherI couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangenmy landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musstehe said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...3. (introducing a sentence) also\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam4. (in order to) damitbe quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann5.I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam* * *abbr S* * *SO abk Br Stationery Office (Amt, das Publikationen der Regierungsstellen herausgibt und für die Verteilung von Büroartikeln an Ministerien und Ämter zuständig ist)* * *1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *adv.also adv.daher adv.demnach adv.so adv. -
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1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr
so much the better — um so besser
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
4) (with the intent)so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint
so 'there you are! — da bist du also!
so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so[səʊ, AM soʊ]1. (to an indicated degree) soI'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könntehe's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hattehe's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussiehtlook, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so großthe table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit2. (to a great degree)what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weichshe's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schönI am \so cold mir ist so kaltI am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! famshe's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen literwhat's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehryou worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen3. (in such a way) sowe've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werdengently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter4. (perfect)[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt istif you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an5. (also, likewise) auchI'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch famI've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auchI'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auchI hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auchI [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!6. (yes) jashould we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schoncan I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]I'm afraid \so ich fürchte jahaha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!8. (that) das\so they say so sagt man\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfallsI'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehörtCarla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehörtwell then, \so be it also gutI told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagthe looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?\so it is das stimmtif \so... wenn das so ist...that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...to be quite \so wirklich stimmen10. (this way, like that) soI'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besserand \so it was und so kam es dann auchand \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Näheand \so forth [or on] und so weiter\so to say [or speak] sozusagen11.▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut▶ \so long bis dann [o später]▶ \so much for that so viel zum ThemaII. conj1. (therefore) deshalb, daherI couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangenmy landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musstehe said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...3. (introducing a sentence) also\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam4. (in order to) damitbe quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann5.I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam* * *abbr S* * *so1 [səʊ]A adv1. (meist vor adj und adv) so, dermaßen:so great a man ein so großer Mann;I am so glad ich freue mich (ja) so;you are so right ganz richtig3. so (…, dass):4. so, in dieser Weise:so it is (genau) so ist es, stimmt;is that so? wirklich?;so as to sodass, um zu;so that sodass;or so etwa, oder so;in an hour or so so in einer Stunde;why so? warum?, wieso?;how so? wie (kommt) das?;a) es, das:I hope so ich hoffe es;I have never said so das habe ich nie behauptet;I think so ich glaube oder denke schon;I should think so ich denke doch!, das will ich meinen!;what makes you think so? wie kommst du denn da drauf?;I told you so ich habe es dir ja (gleich) gesagtb) auch:you are tired and so am I du bist müde und ich (bin es) auch;I am stupid - so you are allerdings(, das bist du)!6. also:so you came after all du bist also doch (noch) gekommen;so what? umg na und?, na wenn schon?B konj daher, folglich, deshalb, also, und so, so … denn:he was ill, so they were quiet er war krank, deshalb waren sie ruhig;it was necessary, so we did it es war nötig, und so taten wir es (denn)so2 [səʊ] → sol2* * *1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *adv.also adv.daher adv.demnach adv.so adv.
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Better half — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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better — [adj1] excelling, more excellent bigger, choice, exceeding, exceptional, finer, fitter, greater, higher quality, improved, larger, more appropriate, more desirable, more fitting, more select, more suitable, more useful, more valuable, preferable … New thesaurus
better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must … Dictionary of contemporary English
better — 1 adjective (comparative of good) 1 more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc: Your stereo is better than mine. | a better job with a better salary | It was one of the better Broadway shows I ve seen. | There must be a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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