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on [ɔ̃]pronouna. ( = quelqu'un) someone• on sonne ! there's someone at the door!• qu'est-ce que je dis si on demande à vous parler ? what shall I say if someone asks to speak to you?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque on est indéterminé, l'anglais préfère souvent une tournure passive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• « on demande serveuse » "waitress wanted"• on est censé s'habiller pour le dîner ? are we expected to dress for dinner?• on mange ? shall we have something to eat?• on commence ? shall we begin?c. ( = les gens) people• on n'a pas un sou mais on s'achète une voiture ! they haven't a penny to their name but they go and buy a car!• de la fenêtre, on voit les collines from the window, you can see the hillse. ( = tu, vous) (inf) alors, on est content ? well, are you pleased?• alors, on ne dit plus bonjour aux amis ? don't we say hello to our friends any more?* * *ɔ̃pronom personnel1) ( complètement indéfini)il pleut des cordes, comme on dit — it's raining cats and dogs, as they say
2) ( nous) wemon copain et moi, on va en Afrique — my boyfriend and I are going to Africa
toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre — we're two of a kind
il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus — there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think
3) (tu, vous) youalors, on se promène? — so you're taking a stroll then?
on se calme! — (colloq) calm down!
on se dépêche! — (colloq) hurry up!
quand on veut, on peut — where there's a will, there's a way
4) (je)toi, on ne t'a rien demandé — nobody asked you for your opinion
5) (ils, elles) they6) ( quelqu'un)si on me demande, dites que je ne suis pas là — if anyone asks for me, tell them I'm out
7) ( n'importe qui)* * *ɔ̃ pron1) (indéterminé) you, one soutenuon peut le faire ainsi — you can do it like this, one can do it like this, it can be done like this
On peut visiter le château en été. — You can visit the castle in the summer.
D'ici, on voit la côte française. — From here you can see the French coast.
2) (= quelqu'un)On m'a volé mon porte-monnaie. — Someone has stolen my purse., My purse has been stolen.
On les a attaqués. — They were attacked.
On vous demande au téléphone. — There's a phone call for you., You're wanted on the phone.
On frappe à la porte. — Someone's at the door., There's someone at the door
On m'a dit d'attendre. — I was told to wait.
3) (= nous) weOn va y aller demain. — We're going tomorrow.
On va à la plage demain. — We're going to the beach tomorrow.
On a pensé que ça te ferait plaisir. — We thought you'd be pleased.
4) (= les gens) theyon dit que... — they say that..., it is said that...
autrefois, on croyait que... — people used to believe that...
on ne peut plus [clair] Il a été on ne peut plus clair. — He was as clear as could be., He couldn't have been any clearer.
* * *on pron pers1 ( complètement indéfini) on a refait la route the road was resurfaced; on a prétendu que it was claimed that; on a affirmé des choses extraordinaires sur ce médicament some extraordinary claims have been made for this drug; on a appris que… it came out that…; on a beaucoup construit dans le centre de la ville the centreGB of the town has become very built-up; une démission dont on a beaucoup parlé a much talked-about resignation; on a arrêté le voleur the thief was arrested; on le dit très malade he's said to be very ill; on dit qu'il a une maîtresse it's said he has a mistress; on a refusé de me laisser entrer I was refused admittance; on peut le dire you can say that; il pleut des cordes, comme on dit it's raining cats and dogs, as they say;2 ( signifiant nous) on est à cinq minutes du centre-ville we're only five minutes away from the town centreGB; mon copain et moi, on va en Afrique my boyfriend and I are going to Africa; à quelle heure doit-on y aller? at what time do we have to go?; où en est-on avec l'Europe? where do we stand on Europe?; on est peu de chose death comes to us all; au lycée on n'a pas le droit de fumer smoking is not allowed at school; toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre we're two of a kind; on en parlait avec Janet hier I was discussing it with Janet yesterday; on n'est pas des robots! we're not robots!; nous, on n'avait pas de bagages we didn't have any luggage; qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir? what's for tea tonight?; on a tout notre temps there's plenty of time; on recherche une secr étaire de direction bilingue bilingual personal assistant required; on se serait crus en plein hiver it felt like the depths of winter; il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think;3 ( signifiant tu ou vous) alors, on se promène? so you're taking a stroll then?; on ne peut pas tout prévoir you can't think of everything; on ne comprend rien à ce qu'il vous raconte you can't understand a word of what he says to you; on se calme! calm down!; on se dépêche! hurry up!; quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way;4 ( signifiant je) on fait ce qu'on peut! one does what one can!; toi, on ne t'a rien demandé nobody asked you for your opinion; on dirait que c'est de l'or it looks like gold;5 ( signifiant ils ou elles) on nous prend pour des imbéciles they must think we're stupid; on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis they didn't ask me for my opinion; est-ce qu'on nous a livré le piano? has the piano been delivered?;6 ( signifiant quelqu'un) on t'appelle someone's calling you, there's someone calling you; on m'a dit de m'adresser à vous I was told to come and see you; on frappe there's someone at the door; on a sonné à la porte the doorbell rang; si on me demande au téléphone, dites que je ne suis pas là if anybody phones, tell them I'm out; que dois-je dire si on vient pendant que vous êtes sorti? what shall I say if somebody comes while you're out?;7 ( signifiant les gens) on ne peut pas vivre avec 300 euros par mois you can't live on 300 euros a month; on a toujours intérêt à s'expliquer it always pays to make oneself clear; ce sont des choses que l'on a du mal à comprendre quand elles vous arrivent these things are hard to understand when they happen to you; en Mongolie on boit du lait d'ânesse in Mongolia they drink asses milk.[ɔ̃] pronom personnel (peut être précédé de l'article 'l” dans un contexte soutenu)1. [indéterminé]on lui a retiré son passeport they took his passport away (from him), his passport was confiscatedsouvent, on n'a pas le choix often you don't have any choice, often there's no choiceon ne sait jamais (ce qui peut arriver) you never know ou one never knows (soutenu) (what could happen)3. [les gens] people, theyon rapporte que... it is said that...4. [désignant un nombre indéterminé de personnes] theyqu'est-ce qu'on en dit chez toi? what do your folks have to say about it?, what do they have to say about it at your place?5. [quelqu'un]on vous a appelé ce matin somebody called you ou there was a (phone) call for you this morningest-ce qu'on vous sert, Monsieur? are you being served, Sir?6. (familier) [nous] we7. [se substituant à d'autres pronoms personnels]dans ce premier chapitre, on a voulu montrer... in this first chapter, the aim has been to show...on a tout ce qu'il faut et on passe son temps à se plaindre! (familier) he/she has got everything and he/she still complains all the time!8. [dans des annonces]‘on cherche un vendeur’ ‘salesman wanted ou required’ -
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'biznis1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) yrke, forretning(er); handel; bransje2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) butikk, forretning, bedrift3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) oppgave, sak•- businessman
- on businessarbeid--------butikk--------forretning--------forretningsaktivitet--------jobb--------yrkesubst. (i flertall: businesses) \/ˈbɪznəs\/1) handel, forretningsliv, forretningsvirksomhet2) foretak, firma, butikk, forretningstarte for seg selv\/begynne egen forretning3) bransje, yrke, arbeid4) oppgave, gjøremål, ærend, sak, arbeid5) sak, anliggende, affære, historie (hverdagslig, ofte nedsettende)6) ( teaterfag) spill7) ( hverdagslig) prostitusjonattend to one's business eller go about one's business stelle med sitt, passe sine egne sakerbe in business for oneself drive for seg selv, være selvstendig næringsdrivende, drive egen forretningbe out of business være arbeidsløs, være uten arbeidbig business storkapitalenbusiness as usual alt går som vanligcome on business ha et ærenddo a good business gjøre gode forretningerdo a good stroke of business gjøre en god handel\/forretning• Emily bought an antique watch at a low price, and felt that she did a good stroke of businessEmily kjøpte en antikk klokke veldig billig og følte at hun hadde gjort en god handeldo business gjøre forretningerdo one's business (hverdagslig, om hund eller baby) gjøre stort, gjøre sitt fornødnefunny business humbug, lureri, triks, knepget down to business komme til sakengo into business gå handelsveien, gå forretningsveienhave no business to do something ikke ha noen rett til å gjøre noelike nobody's business ( hverdagslig) som bare detmean business ( hverdagslig) mene alvormind your own business! ( hverdagslig) pass dine egne saker!a nasty business en stygg historieon business i forretninger, på forretningsreiseother business ( på dagsorden) eventuelta piece of business en forretning, en handelput on business øke omsetningen• perhaps we should reduce prices to put on business?put out of business utkonkurrere, slå konkurssend a person about his business ( gammeldags) avfeie noen, vise noen vinterveienthe whole business hele greia, alt sammen• I'm sick of the whole business. I just want to go homejeg er lei av hele greia. Jeg vil bare hjem -
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1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) front, forside, fasade2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) fremste del, front3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) strekning langs sjøen, strandpromenade4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front, krigsskueplass5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) -front6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) ytre, holdning, mine, fasade7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) front•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in frontfasade--------frontIsubst. \/frʌnt\/1) forside, front2) fasade3) (teater e.l.) forgrunn4) ( militærvesen) front, frontlinje5) ( militærvesen) krigsskueplass6) ( meteorologi) front7) ansiktsuttrykk, mine, skinn, maske, fasade8) fremtreden, holdning9) frekkhet, mage10) skalkeskjul, kamuflasje, dekning13) skjortebryst16) falskt pannehår (på kvinne)• how are things on the home front?be at the front ( militærvesen) være ved frontenbe in front ledecold front ( meteorologi) kaldfrontcome to the front komme opp, bli aktuelt, være på tapetet stå frem offentlig bli kjent, komme i forgrunnenfront nine ( golf) front ninefront of (amer.) forani noens nærvær, i noens påhørfront to front ansikt til ansiktgo to the front ( militærvesen) dra til frontenhave the front to do something være frekk nok til å gjøre noeha mage til å gjøre noein front forrest, foran, i spissenin front of forani nærvær av, i noens påhørin the front of foran\/forrest i, i forreste del avkeep up a front holde maskenout front (spesielt amer. teater) blant publikum, i salenshow\/present a bold front eller put on a bold front holde masken, late som ingenting, gjøre gode miner til slett spillwarm front ( meteorologi) varmfrontway out front (spesielt amer., slang) langt foranIIverb \/frʌnt\/1) vende (ut) mot, ligge mot, stå mot, ha forsiden (ut) mot, ha fasaden (ut) mot, vende seg mot2) stå foran, ligge foran3) ( militærvesen) gjøre front mot4) ( om fasade) (be)kle5) ( gammeldags) møte, trosse6) (amer., slang) punge ut med, betale på forhåndfront (militærvesen, kommandoord) vending hitfront about ( også overført) gjøre helomvending, vende seg om, gjøre helt omfront for (amer.) gå i bresjen for være talsmann for, representereIIIadj. \/frʌnt\/1) forrest, for-• what do you think of the front view of the house?2) som ligger foran, som befinner seg foran3) til gaten4) ( fonetikk) fortunge- -
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jeść śniadanie/kolację — to have breakfast/supper
* * *ipf.1. (= spożywać) eat; daj mi jeść! pot. give me something to eat!; jeść z apetytem eat heartily; jeść na mieście eat out; jeść kolację przest. sup; jeść obiad dine; jeść za dwóch eat like a horse.2. przen. jeść komuś z ręki eat out of sb's hand; on jej je z ręki she has him eating out of her hand; z niejednego pieca chleb jadł he's been around; jedz, pij i popuszczaj pasa eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jeść
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45 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ficharoff1 adj pasado / malooff2 adv1.2. apagado / desconectado / cerradowho switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?3. suspendido / cancelado4. libre5.to be off ir / irseoff3 prep detr[ɒf]1 (movement) de2 (indicating removal) de3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!3 (in theatre) en off4 (removed) fuera■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!5 (reduced in price) menos■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?7 (free, on holiday) libre■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratosoff line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-aoff the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarloon the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidadright off / straight off acto seguidoto be off for something andar de algo, tener algo■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinerooff season temporada bajaoff ['ɔf] advto march off: marcharsehe dozed off: se puso a dormirsome miles off: a varias millasthe holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiestathe knob came off: se le cayó el pomoshut the television off: apaga la televisiónto take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso6)off and on : de vez en cuandooff adj1) farther: más remoto, distantethe off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio2) started: empezadoto be off on a spree: irse de juerga3) out: apagadothe light is off: la luz está apagada4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto6) remote: remoto, lejanoan off chance: una posibilidad remota7) free: libreI'm off today: hoy estoy libre8)to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinerooff prepshe took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesaa shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal2) : a la costa de, a expensas dehe lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermanato be off duty: estar librehe's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol4) below: por debajo dehe's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normaladj.• de rebaja adj.adj.• apagado (Electricidad) adj.• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.• libre adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.prep.• fuera de prep.• lejos de prep.
I ɔːf, ɒf1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2)[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.1. ADVERB1) (=distant)noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros
a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off
2) (in time)3) (=removed)with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos
hats off! — ¡descúbranse!
hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!
off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!
off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!
4) (=departing)to be off — irse, marcharse
it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off — me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?
be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!
off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!
off we go! — ¡vamos!
5) (=not at work)to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar
Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy
are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?
to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso
6) (Elec, Mech etc)to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado
7) (Comm)10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8) (in phrases)•
off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos2. ADJECTIVE1) (Brit) (=bad)to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado
2) (=cancelled)sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta
salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón
3) * (=not right)•
the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportunoit's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?
it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
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I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar4) (for money, supplies, time)•
how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?
badly, better I, 2., well-offhow are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
5) (Sport) = offside 1.6) (Elec, Mech etc)3. PREPOSITION1) (=from) de2) (=near)3) (=away from)height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...
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to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aireto go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse
4) (Naut)off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill
5) (=missing from)6) (=absent from)•
he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas7) (Comm)to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8) (=not taking)he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año
I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café
4.NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida fready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir
5.INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *6.TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **7.COMPOUNDSoff day N —
off season N — temporada f baja
* * *
I [ɔːf, ɒf]1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
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46 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) stange- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) skyteskive2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) (gevær)kolbe2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) sigarett-/sigarstump3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) rumpeende--------grunn--------sigarett--------skyteskiveIsubst. \/bʌt\/1) forklaring: den tykke enden på stang, skaft e.l.2) støt (med hodet), dunk, stanging3) tykt lær, ryggstrimmel, kjernelær (håndverk)4) ( zoologi) flatfisk (som flyndre, rødspette e.l.)5) rest, stump, sigarettstump, sigarett (amer., slang)6) (amer., slang) rumpe, sete, bak7) ølfat, vinfat, tønne8) mål, skyteskive (også overført om person)9) ( militærvesen) skytevoll, skytemur, kulefangerIIverb \/bʌt\/1) (særlig amer.) stumpe• he butted his cigarette, before walking into the shop2) ( med horn eller hode) støte, dunke, stange, skalle (boksing)3) ( mekanikk) butte, støtebutt at\/against støte på, støte motbutt in ( hverdagslig) avbryte, trenge seg på, blande seg innbutt one's head against a stone wall ( overført) renne pannen mot veggen\/murenbutt out! (slang, amer.) pass dine egne saker!, ikke legg deg opp i dette!, la være å avbryte!butt upp against something støte opp mot noe -
47 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
48 promitto
prō-mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (sync. forms:I.promisti for promisisti,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 17; Cat. 110, 3:promisse for promisisse,
id. 110, 5:promissem,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 12; archaic inf. pass. promittier, id. ib. 4, 8, 32), v. a.Lit., to let go forward, to send or put forth, to let hang down, let grow, etc. (rare;II.not in Cic.): ramos vel ferro compescunt vel longius promittunt,
suffer to grow longer, Col. 5, 6, 11.—Reflex., to grow:nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit,
Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—Of the hair, the beard, to let hang down, let grow:satis constat multos mortales capillum ac barbam promisisse,
Liv. 6, 16, 4; 5, 41; cf.:pogoniae, quibus inferiore ex parte promittitur juba,
Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.— Transf.:(Sonus lusciniae) promittitur revocato spiritu,
is drawn out, prolonged, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82;Gallia est longe et a nostris litoribus huc usque promissa,
Mel. 1, 3; v. infra, P. a.—Trop., of speech.A.To say beforehand, to forebode, foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare):B.praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere,
Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5:ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis,
id. Div. 2, 17, 38.—Of signs or omens, to forebode, portend:pari in meliora praesagio in Caesaris castris omnia aves victimaeque promiserant,
Flor. 4, 7, 9:promittunt omina poenas,
Val. Fl. 6, 730: clarum fore (Servium) visa circa caput flamma promiserat, Flor 1, 6, 1; 1, 7, 9.—Also, in gen., to denote beforehand:stella... vindemiae maturitatem promittens,
Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 309.—To promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope or promise of, assure (class. and freq.; syn.: polliceor, spondeo, recipio), constr. with acc., an object-clause, or de:C.domum,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 28:sestertia septem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 81:carmen,
id. Epod. 14, 7, dona, Ov Tr. 4, 2, 7:auxilium alicui,
id. M. 13, 325:opem,
id. F 5, 247:salutem,
Luc. 4, 235:ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio,
Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 5:si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat, non fecisset,
id. Off. 1, 10, 32:dii faxint, ut faciat ea quae promittit!
id. Att. 16, 1, 6.— With inf. (usu. fut. inf.):promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit,
Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51; cf.:promitto, in meque recipio fore eum, etc.,
id. Fam. 13, 10, 3:quem inimicissimum futurum esse promitto et spondeo,
id. Mur. 41, 90:surrepturum pallam promisit tibi,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 80; id. Aul. 2, 2, 42; cf. id. Men. 5, 4, 6:promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 28; id. S. 1, 6, 34.—With inf. pres.:si operam dare promittitis,
Plaut. Trin. prol. 5; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 79; id. Rud. 2, 6, 56: magorum vanitas ebrietati eas resistere [p. 1465] promittit, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124; cf.:se remedium afferer tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit,
Curt. 3, 6, 2 monstrare, Amm. 22, 7, 5:promittere oratorem,
to give promise of becoming, Sen. Contr 4, 29, 10; cf.:per ea scelera se parricidam,
excite fears lest he become, Quint. Decl. 1, 6:me Promisi ultorem,
Verg. A. 2, 96.—With de:de alicujus voluntate promittere,
Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc.,
id. ib. 3, 10, 1; Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:promittere damni infecti,
i. e. to promise indemnification for, become answerable for the possible damage, Cic. Top 4, 22.—With ut and subj.:2.promiserat ut daret,
Vulg. 2 Par. 21, 7.—Of things' terra ipsa promittit (aquas), gives promise of, leads one to expect water, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 45:debet extremitas (picturae) sic desinere, ut promittat alia post se,
to lead one to suppose, to suggest, id. 35, 10, 36, § 68; Sen. Hippol. 569.—In partic.a.To promise to come, to engage one's self to meet any one, to dine, sup, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 19 sq.; 4, 2, 16:b.ad fratrem,
Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27:ad cenam mihi,
Phaedr. 4, 23, 15; Petr. 10; so,tibi me promittere noli,
to expect me, Ov. M. 11, 662.—To promise something to a deity, i. e. to vow:c.donum Jovi dicatum atque promissum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 184:nigras pecudes Diti,
Tib. 3, 5, 33; Juv 13, 233; Petr 88; Flor. 1, 11, 4.—To offer as a price (post-Aug.):A.pro domo sestertium millies promittens,
Plin. 17. 1, 1, § 3. —Hence, prōmissus, a, um, P a.Lit., hanging down, long; of the hair: coma, Varr. ap. Non. 362, 32; Liv. 38, 17, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34:B.Britanni capillo sunt promisso,
Caes. B. G. 5, 14; so,capillus,
Nep. Dat. 3, 1:barba,
Verg. E. 8, 34; Liv. 2, 23, 4:barba omnibus promissa erat,
id. 5, 41, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; Just. 4, 4, 1.—Of the dewlap:boves palearibus amplis et paene ad genua promissis,
Col. 6, 1, 3.—Of the belly:sues ventre promisso,
Col. 7, 9, 1.—Subst.: prōmissum, i, n., a promise (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf.promissio, pollicitatio),
Cic. Verr 2, 5, 53, § 139:voto quodam et promisso teneri,
id. Att. 12, 18, 1:constantia promissi,
id. ib. 4, 17, 1:promissum absolvere,
Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1:facere,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31; 3, 25, 95:exigere,
id. ib. 3, 25, 94:ludere aliquem promisso inani,
Ov. F. 3, 685.—In plur.:pacta et promissa servare,
Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92:illis promissis standum non est, quae, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 10, 32:promissis manere,
Verg. A. 2, 160:promissa firmare,
Ov. M. 10, 430:multa fidem promissa levant,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10:dic aliquid dignum promissis,
id. S. 2, 3, 6:quo promissa (Ennii) cadant,
i. e. the expectations which he raises, id. Ep. 2, 1, 52:promissa dare,
to make promises, Cat. 63, 239; to fulfil, Ov. M. 2, 51. -
49 taste
teist 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) smake (av)2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) smake på3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smake (av)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) spise, smake5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) smake2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak; bouquet3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) smaksprøve4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) god smak•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastinesssmak--------smakeIsubst. \/teɪst\/1) smak, smakssans2) bismak3) forsmak4) ( overført) smak, sanshun har dyr smak \/ hun har dyre interesser5) smaksretning, mote6) smaksprøve, smakebit7) klunk, dråpe, skvettarbiter of taste se ➢ arbitera bad\/bitter\/nasty taste in the mouth ( også overført) en vond smak i munnen, en ubehagelig ettersmakbe to everyone's taste falle i smak hos alle bli satt pris på av allebe to somebody's taste falle i noens smak, være i noens smakeach to his taste eller everyone to his taste hver og en har sin smakgive somebody a taste of the whip la noen få smake piskenhave a taste of ha en (for)smak av smake tilin bad taste smakløs(t), usmakeligtaktløs(t)kritikkløs(t)in good taste smakfull(t) taktfull(t)a matter of taste en smakssaka taste for smak for, smak påtastes smak, interesse smak og behagto taste etter behag, etter smakIIverb \/teɪst\/1) smakejeg har ingen smak for tiden \/ jeg har mistet smakssansen for tiden2) smake av, smake på, prøvesmake, kjenne smaken av• can you taste anything special?3) få smake (på), få prøve (på), erfare4) få smak(en) på, få sans(en) for, liketaste blood få blod på tanntaste of smake (av), ha en (bi)smak avdet smaker salt \/ det har en (bi)smak av salt -
50 to
1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å -
51 prévoir
prévoir [pʀevwaʀ]➭ TABLE 24 transitive verba. ( = anticiper) [+ événement, conséquence] to foresee ; [+ temps] to forecast ; [+ réaction, contretemps] to expect• rien ne laissait prévoir que... there was nothing to suggest that...b. ( = projeter) [+ voyage, construction] to planc. ( = préparer, envisager) to allowd. (Law) [loi, règlement] to make provision for* * *pʀevwaʀ1) ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence]; to forecast [résultat, temps]2) Droit ( envisager) [loi] to make provision for, to provide for; [législateur] to make provision for, to allow for3) ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion]; to set the date for [déménagement]rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 — meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged
4) ( planifier) [concepteur] to plan; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi — a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs
tout a été prévu pour quelque chose/pour faire — all the arrangements have been made for something/to do
5) ( se munir de) to make sure one takes [vêtement, parapluie]6) ( s'attendre à) to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève]7) ( allouer) to allow [argent, temps]* * *pʀevwaʀ vt1) (= deviner) to foreseeJ'avais prévu qu'il serait en retard. — I'd foreseen that he'd be late.
2) (= s'attendre à) to expect, to reckon onJe prévois qu'il me faudra une heure de plus. — I reckon on it taking me another hour.
3) (= prévenir) [éventualité] to anticipate4) (= organiser) to planNous prévoyons un pique-nique pour dimanche. — We're planning a picnic on Sunday.
Le départ est prévu pour dix heures. — Departure is scheduled for 10 o'clock.
5) (= préparer, réserver) to allowJ'ai prévu assez à manger pour quatre. — I allowed enough food for four.
* * *prévoir verb table: prévoir vtr1 ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, amélioration, augmentation, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [événement, échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence, réaction]; to forecast [résultat, temps]; qui pouvait prévoir ce qui se passerait? who could have foreseen what would happen?; nous ne pouvions pas prévoir qu'il démissionnerait we couldn't anticipate that he would resign; la participation au vote a été moins forte que prévue the turn-out has been lower than anticipated; rien ne laissait prévoir un tel résultat there was no prior indication of such a result; c'était à prévoir! that was predictable!;2 Jur ( envisager) [loi, texte, règlement] to make provision for, to provide for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; [personne, législateur] to make provision for, to allow for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; le texte ne prévoit rien en cas de litige the text makes no provision in case of litigation; les cas prévus par la loi cases provided for by the law;3 ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion, rendez-vous, assemblée] (pour for); to set the date for [rentrée, déménagement] (pour for); la réunion prévue (pour) le 17 avril the meeting planned for 17 April; rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged; le début des travaux est prévu pour le 20 mai the work is scheduled to start on 20 May;4 ( planifier) [architecte, organisateur, concepteur, éditeur] to plan [pièce, construction, édition]; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]; l'architecte prévoit deux escaliers de secours the architect is planning two emergency staircases; nous prévoyons deux chambres d'amis we plan to have two spare rooms; il n'a pas prévu de sortie de secours he didn't make provision for an emergency exit; nous devons prévoir une salle de conférence we must make provision for a conference room; être prévu to be planned; ce n'était pas prévu! that wasn't meant to happen!; le (petit) dernier n'était pas prévu the youngest wasn't planned; rien n'est prévu pour l'année prochaine there's no plan for next year; une salle a été prévue pour les fumeurs provision has been made for a smoking room; rien n'a été prévu pour les enfants no provision has been made for the children; nous prévoyons la construction d'une usine we're planning to build a factory; nous prévoyons la visite de Venise we're planning to visit Venice; prévoir de faire to plan to do; il prévoit de rentrer le 17 avril he plans to come back on 17 April; ils ont prévu de privatiser they have made plans to privatize; je dois prévoir un repas pour 30 personnes I have to organize a meal for 30 people; l'accord prévu entre les deux compagnies the projected agreement between the two companies; un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs; remplissez le formulaire prévu à cet effet fill in the appropriate form; tout a été prévu pour qch/pour faire all the arrangements have been made for sth/to do; la salle a été prévue pour 100 personnes the room has been designed for 100 people; ‘prévoir deux jours pour le trajet’ ‘allow two days to get there’; les travaux n'ont pas été terminés dans les délais prévus the work was not completed within the allotted time ou the deadline;5 ( se munir de) prévoir qch to make sure one takes sth [vêtement, parapluie]; prévoir le repas de midi to bring a packed lunch;6 ( s'attendre à) [organisateur, hôte, gouvernement] to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève];7 ( allouer) to allow [somme d'argent]; [touriste, client] to allow [temps, durée]; [réparateur, déménageur, organisateur] ( fixer) to assign [durée].[prevwar] verbe transitifrien ne laissait prévoir qu'il nous quitterait si rapidement we never expected him to pass away so soon2. [projeter] to plantout est prévu pour les invités everything has been laid on ou arranged for the guests
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