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  • 61 pantalones

    m.pl.
    1 pants, slacks.
    Ponerse los pantalones (Coll.) to show who is the boss (generally applied to the man of the house)
    Llevar los pantalones (Coll.) to wear the pants, to be the head of a household
    2 man, male. (Andes)
    3 guts, courage. (Caribbean)
    * * *
    noun m. plural
    pants, trousers
    * * *
    masculino plural, pantalón masculino pants (pl) (AmE), trousers (pl) (BrE)

    llevar los pantalonesto wear the pants o trousers

    tener or llevar bien puestos los pantalones — to be master in one's own home

    * * *
    = trousers, slacks, breeches, pants.
    Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
    Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
    Ex. The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba".
    Ex. Previously a hearty eater who may have been a few pounds overweight, food now has no meaning for him and he has seen his pants size diminish two sizes.
    ----
    * pantalones acampanados = flares.
    * pantalones anchos = baggy pants.
    * pantalones bombachos = breeches, knickerbockers.
    * pantalones de campana = flares.
    * pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.
    * pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.
    * pantalones de pana = curduroy trousers.
    * pantalones largos = long pants.
    * pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.
    * pantalones vaqueros = blue jeans.
    * tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.
    * * *
    masculino plural, pantalón masculino pants (pl) (AmE), trousers (pl) (BrE)

    llevar los pantalonesto wear the pants o trousers

    tener or llevar bien puestos los pantalones — to be master in one's own home

    * * *
    = trousers, slacks, breeches, pants.

    Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.

    Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
    Ex: The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba".
    Ex: Previously a hearty eater who may have been a few pounds overweight, food now has no meaning for him and he has seen his pants size diminish two sizes.
    * pantalones acampanados = flares.
    * pantalones anchos = baggy pants.
    * pantalones bombachos = breeches, knickerbockers.
    * pantalones de campana = flares.
    * pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.
    * pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.
    * pantalones de pana = curduroy trousers.
    * pantalones largos = long pants.
    * pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.
    * pantalones vaqueros = blue jeans.
    * tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

    * * *
    pants (pl) ( AmE), trousers (pl) ( BrE)
    pantalones de pinzas or pinzados pleated pants o trousers
    ponte los pantalones azules put on your blue pants o trousers
    se compró unos pantalones he bought a pair of pants o trousers
    se vuelve loca cuando ve unos pantalones she goes wild over anything in trousers ( colloq)
    llevar los pantalones to wear the pants o trousers
    tener or llevar bien puestos los pantalones to be master in one's own home
    Compuestos:
    baggy pants o trousers (pl)
    shorts (pl), short pants o trousers (pl)
    (Chi, Per) sweatpants, sweats (pl) ( AmE colloq)
    ( Esp) sweatpants, sweats (pl) ( AmE colloq)
    (Chi, Méx) jeans (pl)
    overalls (pl) ( AmE), dungarees (pl) ( BrE)
    long pants o trousers (pl)
    jeans (pl)
    cropped pants o trousers (pl)
    jeans (pl)
    stretch ski-pants (pl)
    * * *

    pantalones sustantivo masculino plural,
    pantalón sustantivo masculino

    pants (pl) (AmE), trousers (pl) (BrE);
    unos pantalones a pair of pants o trousers;
    pantalones cortos shorts (pl);
    pantalones de peto overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE);
    pantalones tejanos or vaqueros jeans (pl)

    ' pantalones' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bajarse
    - destrozada
    - destrozado
    - estrecha
    - estrecho
    - pantalón
    - pegar
    - peto
    - remangar
    - remangarse
    - remendar
    - servir
    - subirse
    - acampanado
    - bajar
    - caber
    - estrechar
    - planchar
    - romper
    - subir
    - sujetar
    - tirante
    - viejo
    - vuelta
    English:
    adjust
    - back
    - bell-bottoms
    - breeches
    - cord
    - corduroy
    - crease
    - cuff
    - drawstring trousers
    - flare
    - go out
    - go together
    - jodhpurs
    - leg
    - pair
    - pants
    - riding breeches
    - shorts
    - ski pants
    - take down
    - tight
    - trousers
    - bottom
    - knickerbockers
    - overall
    - press
    - short
    - slacks
    - tuck
    * * *
    m, pantalones mpl pants pl, Br
    trousers pl ;
    trousers fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > pantalones

  • 62 apesadumbrar

    v.
    1 to sadden.
    2 to oppress, to bring grief to, to give pain, to grieve.
    * * *
    1 to sadden, distress
    * * *
    1.
    VT to grieve, sadden
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    vt
    la noticia lo ha apesadumbrado the news has saddened o distressed him greatly
    apesadumbrado, cerró la puerta por última vez with a heavy heart, he closed the door for the last time
    no quería apesadumbrarlo con sus problemas she did not want to burden him with her problems
    * * *

    apesadumbrar verbo transitivo to sadden
    * * *
    vt
    to sadden
    * * *
    v/t sadden
    * * *
    : to distress, to sadden

    Spanish-English dictionary > apesadumbrar

  • 63 trattare

    1. v/t treat
    technology treat, process
    finance deal in
    ( negoziare) negotiate
    2. v/i deal
    trattare di be about
    * * *
    trattare v.tr.
    1 to treat, to deal* with, to handle; ( comportarsi con) to behave to (wards): trattare bene, male qlcu., to treat s.o. well, badly (o to ill-treat s.o.); in questo albergo trattano molto bene, in this hotel they treat you very well; mi ha trattato molto gentilmente, he behaved very kindly to me; sa come trattare i bambini, she knows how to handle children; la tratta come una bambina, he treats her like a little girl // trattare qlcu. coi guanti, to handle s.o. with kid gloves // trattare la clientela con riguardo, to look after one's customers
    2 ( maneggiare) to handle, to treat: devi trattare bene i tuoi libri, you must handle (o treat) your books with care
    3 ( argomento, problema) to deal* with; to treat; ( discutere) to discuss: al congresso sono stati trattati vari temi scottanti, di attualità, at the meeting they dealt with various burning, current issues; non voglio trattare un argomento così delicato, I do not want to discuss such a delicate subject; trattare una causa, to discuss (o to argue o to conduct) a case
    4 ( contrattare) to handle, to transact; ( condurre) to conduct; ( negoziare) to negotiate: trattare un affare, to handle (o to transact) a deal; trattare la vendita di una proprietà, to negotiate the sale of an estate; trattare il prezzo di un prodotto, to negotiate the price of a product; trattare la pace, un prestito, to negotiate peace, a loan; trattare le condizioni di resa, to discuss the terms of surrender
    5 (comm.) to deal* in; to handle: trattare lana, seta, to deal in wool, silk; la nostra ditta non tratta questo tipo di articolo, our firm doesn't handle this type of article
    6 (chim.) to treat: trattare le pelli, to treat skins; trattare un metallo con acido, to treat a metal with acid; trattare con ammoniaca, to ammoniate; trattare galvanicamente, to plate; trattare col vapore, to steam; trattare con amido, to starch; trattare termicamente, to heat-treat
    7 ( curare) to treat: c'è un nuovo metodo di trattare la polmonite, there is a new method of treating pneumonia
    8 (inform.) to process
    v. intr.
    1 to deal* (with), to be (about): la sua conferenza trattava dei suoi viaggi, his lecture dealt with (o was about) his travels; il libro tratta dei suoi anni in Italia, the book deals with (o is about) his years in Italy
    2 ( essere) to be (about); ( essere questione) to be a question: di che lavoro si tratta?, what kind of work is it?; di che cosa si tratta?, what is it about?; si tratta di questo, this is the question; si tratta di un caso speciale, it's a particular case; si tratta di una malattia rarissima, it's a very rare illness; si tratta dei miei interessi, my own interests are at stake (o involved); si tratta di decidere se devo farlo o no, the question is whether I must do it or not; si tratta di agire subito, it's a question of acting immediately; quando si tratta di tradurre qlco. di difficile si rifiuta di farlo, when it comes to translating something difficult he refuses to do it
    3 ( avere a che fare) to deal*: non è facile trattare con lui, it's not easy to deal with him; con quel cliente è un piacere trattare, it's a pleasure to deal with that customer
    4 ( fare trattative) to have dealings; ( negoziare) to negotiate: il governo non vuole trattare con i terroristi, the government doesn't want to have dealings with terrorists; le autorità sono ora disposte a trattare, the authorities are now ready to negotiate // (dir.) invito a trattare, invitation to treat // (comm.) trattare sul prezzo, to haggle over the price.
    trattarsi v.rifl. to treat oneself: trattare bene, ( non lasciarsi mancare niente) to treat oneself very well; si tratta da vero signore, he treats (o does) himself well.
    * * *
    [trat'tare]
    1. vt
    1) (discutere: tema, argomento) to deal with, discuss, (negoziare: pace, resa) to negotiate
    2) (comportarsi con) to treat

    trattare bene/male qn — to treat sb well/badly

    trattare qn con i guantito handle o treat sb with kid gloves

    3) (Comm : vendere) to deal in, handle
    4) Tecn, Med to treat
    2. vi (aus avere)
    1)

    (libro, film) trattare di — to deal with, be about

    2)

    (avere relazioni) trattare con — to deal with

    3)

    (forma impers) si tratta di sua moglie — it's about his wife

    trattarsi bene — to look after o.s. (well)

    * * *
    [trat'tare] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (considerare) to treat, to handle [persona, animale, oggetto]

    trattare qcn. da amico, come un figlio — to treat sb. as a friend, like a son

    trattare qcn., qcs. male — to treat sb., sth. badly, to mistreat sb., sth.

    essere trattato bene, male — to be well, badly treated

    trattare qcn. con gentilezza — to treat sb. kindly

    trattare qcn. duramente — to be hard on sb.

    saper trattare — to have a way with [bambini, donne]; to know how to handle [impiegati, alunni]

    2) (affrontare) [libro, film] to deal* with, to cover, to treat [questione, argomento]; (discutere) to deal* with, to discuss [ questione]
    3) comm. (vendere) to deal* in, to carry [prodotto, marca]
    4) (fare oggetto di trattative) to deal*, to transact, to negotiate (anche pol.)
    5) med. to treat [malato, malattia]; cosmet. to condition, to treat [capelli, pelle]
    6) (lavorare) to treat, to process [sostanza chimica, fibra tessile]; to process [ acque di scarico]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)
    1) (avere a che fare) to deal* (con qcn. with sb.)

    trattare di — to deal with, to be about [ soggetto]

    3) (giungere a patti) to deal*, to negotiate ( con with)
    3.
    verbo pronominale trattarsi

    - rsi bene — to treat oneself well, to spoil oneself

    4.
    verbo impersonale (aus. essere)

    si tratta di tua moglieit has to do with o it's about your wife

    so chi ha vinto: si tratta di X — I know who the winner is: it's X

    quando si tratta di qcs., di fare — when it comes to sth., to doing

    * * *
    trattare
    /trat'tare/ [1]
     1 (considerare) to treat, to handle [persona, animale, oggetto]; trattare qcn. da amico, come un figlio to treat sb. as a friend, like a son; trattare qcn., qcs. male to treat sb., sth. badly, to mistreat sb., sth.; essere trattato bene, male to be well, badly treated; trattare qcn. con gentilezza to treat sb. kindly; trattare qcn. duramente to be hard on sb.; non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così I'm not going to be treated like that; saper trattare to have a way with [bambini, donne]; to know how to handle [impiegati, alunni]
     2 (affrontare) [libro, film] to deal* with, to cover, to treat [questione, argomento]; (discutere) to deal* with, to discuss [ questione]
     3 comm. (vendere) to deal* in, to carry [prodotto, marca]; trattare merce rubata to handle stolen goods
     4 (fare oggetto di trattative) to deal*, to transact, to negotiate (anche pol.); trattare un affare to transact business; trattare un accordo to negotiate a settlement
     5 med. to treat [malato, malattia]; cosmet. to condition, to treat [capelli, pelle]
     6 (lavorare) to treat, to process [sostanza chimica, fibra tessile]; to process [ acque di scarico]
     (aus. avere)
     1 (avere a che fare) to deal* (con qcn. with sb.)
     2 (avere per argomento) trattare di to deal with, to be about [ soggetto]
     3 (giungere a patti) to deal*, to negotiate ( con with); trattare sul prezzo to negotiate the price
    III trattarsi verbo pronominale
     - rsi bene to treat oneself well, to spoil oneself
     (aus. essere) di cosa si tratta? what is it about? non si tratta di questo! that's not the point! si tratta della tua salute! we're talking about your health! si tratta di tua moglie it has to do with o it's about your wife; so chi ha vinto: si tratta di X I know who the winner is: it's X; si trattava di prendere una decisione it was a case of making a decision; quando si tratta di qcs., di fare when it comes to sth., to doing.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > trattare

  • 64 Hören

    hö·ren
    1. hö·ren [ʼhø:rən]
    vt
    jdn/etw \Hören to hear sb/sth;
    jdn etw tun \Hören to hear sb doing sth;
    ich habe dich ja gar nicht kommen \Hören! I didn't hear you coming at all;
    etw tun \Hören to hear sth being done;
    ich habe es sagen \Hören I've heard it said;
    sich gern reden \Hören to like the sound of one's own voice ( iron), to like to hear oneself talking ( iron)
    etw \Hören müssen, etw zu \Hören bekommen to [get to] hear about sth;
    was bekomme ich da zu \Hören? what are you telling me!;
    nichts gehört haben wollen ( fam) to pretend not to have heard anything;
    das ist geheim, ich will nichts gehört haben! that's confidential, I'll pretend I didn't hear that!;
    das will ich nicht gehört haben! I'll ignore that comment;
    sie behauptete, [von] nichts gehört zu haben she maintained that she didn't hear anything;
    nie gehört! ( fam) never heard of him/her/it etc.!;
    gehört werden wollen to want to be heard;
    nichts [davon] \Hören wollen to not want to hear anything [about it];
    ich will nichts davon \Hören! I don't want to hear anything about it;
    \Hören Sie mich [noch]?/ können Sie mich [noch] \Hören? are you [still] able to hear me?;
    ich höre Sie nicht [gut] I can't understand [or hear] you [very well]
    2) (an\Hören)
    etw \Hören to listen to sth;
    einen Vortrag \Hören to hear a lecture
    etw \Hören to get sth;
    Radio Luxemburg/ausländische Stationen \Hören to tune into Radio Luxemburg/to listen in to foreign stations
    etw an etw dat \Hören to hear [or tell] sth from sth;
    schon an deinem Tonfall kann ich \Hören, dass du nicht die Wahrheit sagst! I can tell from the tone of your voice that you're lying
    5) ( erfahren)
    etw [über jdn/etw] \Hören to hear sth [about sb/sth];
    so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gehört! I've never heard anything like that before;
    ..., wie ich höre I hear...;
    wie man hört,..., wie zu \Hören ist,... I/we hear...;
    soviel man hört,... word has it...;
    der neue Nachbar soll Arzt sein, soviel man hört our new neighbour is said to be a doctor, by all accounts
    WENDUNGEN:
    etwas [von jdm] zu \Hören bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get a rollicking [from sb] ( Brit) ( fam), to get chewed out [by sb] ( Brit) ( fam)
    ich kann das nicht mehr \Hören! I'm fed up with it!;
    etwas/nichts von sich \Hören lassen to get/to not get in touch;
    hat sie in letzter Zeit mal was von sich \Hören lassen? has she been in touch recently?;
    sich [schon eher] \Hören lassen ( fam) to sound [or be] [a bit] more like it;
    180.000 p.a.? hm, das lässt sich \Hören 180,000 p.a.? hm, that sounds good;
    das lässt sich schon eher \Hören! that's a bit more like it!
    vi
    1) (zu\Hören) to listen;
    jetzt hör doch endlich! just listen will you!;
    hör mal!;
    \Hören Sie mal! listen [up ( fam) ]!
    2) ( vernehmen)
    \Hören, was/wie... to hear what/how...;
    \Hören, dass jd etw tut to hear sb doing sth;
    gut/schlecht \Hören to have good/poor hearing
    3) ( erfahren)
    \Hören, dass... to hear [that]...;
    von jdm/etw \Hören to hear of [or about] sb/sth
    4) ( gehorchen) to listen;
    ich sagte, herkommen! kannst du nicht \Hören? I said come here! can't you do as you're told?
    auf jdn/etw \Hören to listen to sb/sth;
    auf dich hört er! he listens to you!
    auf etw akk \Hören to answer to the name of sth
    WENDUNGEN:
    du hörst wohl schwer [o schlecht] ! ( fam) are you deaf or something?;
    na hör/\Hören Sie mal! (!) now look here!;
    wer nicht \Hören will, muss fühlen ( ühlen) if he/she/you etc. won't listen, he/she/you must suffer the consequences;
    hört, hört! hear! hear!;
    lass von dir/lassen Sie von sich \Hören! keep in touch!;
    von sich \Hören lassen to be in touch;
    ich lasse jedenfalls von mir \Hören I'll be in touch anyway;
    man höre und staune! would you believe it!;
    Sie werden [noch] von mir \Hören! you'll be hearing from me!
    2. Hö·ren <-s> [ʼhø:rən] nt
    1) ( das Vernehmen mit dem Gehör) hearing no pl, no art
    2) (das An\Hören) listening no pl, no art
    WENDUNGEN:
    ..., dass jdm \Hören und Sehen vergeht that sb doesn't/won't know what day it is

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Hören

  • 65 hören

    hö·ren
    1. hö·ren [ʼhø:rən]
    vt
    jdn/etw \hören to hear sb/sth;
    jdn etw tun \hören to hear sb doing sth;
    ich habe dich ja gar nicht kommen \hören! I didn't hear you coming at all;
    etw tun \hören to hear sth being done;
    ich habe es sagen \hören I've heard it said;
    sich gern reden \hören to like the sound of one's own voice ( iron), to like to hear oneself talking ( iron)
    etw \hören müssen, etw zu \hören bekommen to [get to] hear about sth;
    was bekomme ich da zu \hören? what are you telling me!;
    nichts gehört haben wollen ( fam) to pretend not to have heard anything;
    das ist geheim, ich will nichts gehört haben! that's confidential, I'll pretend I didn't hear that!;
    das will ich nicht gehört haben! I'll ignore that comment;
    sie behauptete, [von] nichts gehört zu haben she maintained that she didn't hear anything;
    nie gehört! ( fam) never heard of him/her/it etc.!;
    gehört werden wollen to want to be heard;
    nichts [davon] \hören wollen to not want to hear anything [about it];
    ich will nichts davon \hören! I don't want to hear anything about it;
    \hören Sie mich [noch]?/ können Sie mich [noch] \hören? are you [still] able to hear me?;
    ich höre Sie nicht [gut] I can't understand [or hear] you [very well]
    2) (an\hören)
    etw \hören to listen to sth;
    einen Vortrag \hören to hear a lecture
    etw \hören to get sth;
    Radio Luxemburg/ausländische Stationen \hören to tune into Radio Luxemburg/to listen in to foreign stations
    etw an etw dat \hören to hear [or tell] sth from sth;
    schon an deinem Tonfall kann ich \hören, dass du nicht die Wahrheit sagst! I can tell from the tone of your voice that you're lying
    5) ( erfahren)
    etw [über jdn/etw] \hören to hear sth [about sb/sth];
    so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gehört! I've never heard anything like that before;
    ..., wie ich höre I hear...;
    wie man hört,..., wie zu \hören ist,... I/we hear...;
    soviel man hört,... word has it...;
    der neue Nachbar soll Arzt sein, soviel man hört our new neighbour is said to be a doctor, by all accounts
    WENDUNGEN:
    etwas [von jdm] zu \hören bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get a rollicking [from sb] ( Brit) ( fam), to get chewed out [by sb] ( Brit) ( fam)
    ich kann das nicht mehr \hören! I'm fed up with it!;
    etwas/nichts von sich \hören lassen to get/to not get in touch;
    hat sie in letzter Zeit mal was von sich \hören lassen? has she been in touch recently?;
    sich [schon eher] \hören lassen ( fam) to sound [or be] [a bit] more like it;
    180.000 p.a.? hm, das lässt sich \hören 180,000 p.a.? hm, that sounds good;
    das lässt sich schon eher \hören! that's a bit more like it!
    vi
    1) (zu\hören) to listen;
    jetzt hör doch endlich! just listen will you!;
    hör mal!;
    \hören Sie mal! listen [up ( fam) ]!
    2) ( vernehmen)
    \hören, was/wie... to hear what/how...;
    \hören, dass jd etw tut to hear sb doing sth;
    gut/schlecht \hören to have good/poor hearing
    3) ( erfahren)
    \hören, dass... to hear [that]...;
    von jdm/etw \hören to hear of [or about] sb/sth
    4) ( gehorchen) to listen;
    ich sagte, herkommen! kannst du nicht \hören? I said come here! can't you do as you're told?
    auf jdn/etw \hören to listen to sb/sth;
    auf dich hört er! he listens to you!
    auf etw akk \hören to answer to the name of sth
    WENDUNGEN:
    du hörst wohl schwer [o schlecht] ! ( fam) are you deaf or something?;
    na hör/\hören Sie mal! (!) now look here!;
    wer nicht \hören will, muss fühlen ( ühlen) if he/she/you etc. won't listen, he/she/you must suffer the consequences;
    hört, hört! hear! hear!;
    lass von dir/lassen Sie von sich \hören! keep in touch!;
    von sich \hören lassen to be in touch;
    ich lasse jedenfalls von mir \hören I'll be in touch anyway;
    man höre und staune! would you believe it!;
    Sie werden [noch] von mir \hören! you'll be hearing from me!
    2. Hö·ren <-s> [ʼhø:rən] nt
    1) ( das Vernehmen mit dem Gehör) hearing no pl, no art
    2) (das An\hören) listening no pl, no art
    WENDUNGEN:
    ..., dass jdm \hören und Sehen vergeht that sb doesn't/won't know what day it is

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > hören

  • 66 schenken

    schen·ken [ʼʃɛŋkn̩]
    vt
    jdm etw [zu etw] \schenken to give sb sth as a present [or gift] [for sth]; zu einem Anlass, Jubiläum to present sb with sth [on the occasion of sth] ( form)
    jdm etw zum Geburtstag \schenken to give sb sth for their birthday [or as a birthday present];
    sich dat [gegenseitig] etw \schenken to give each other sth, to exchange presents;
    etw [von jdm] [zu etw] geschenkt bekommen dat to get [or be given] sth [from sb] [for sth];
    [von jdm] nichts geschenkt haben wollen to not want any presents [or gifts] [from sb];
    ( nicht bevorzugt werden wollen) to not want any preferential treatment [from sb];
    einem Tier die Freiheit \schenken to set an animal free;
    jdm das Leben \schenken to spare sb's life;
    etw ist geschenkt ( fam) sth is a present;
    geschenkt ist geschenkt! a present is a present!;
    sie schenkte ihm ein Lächeln ( geh) she favoured him with a smile;
    sie schenkte ihm einen Sohn ( geh) she bore him a son ( fam) s. a. Gaul
    2) ( erlassen)
    jdm etw \schenken to give sb sth;
    jdm eine Reststrafe \schenken to spare sb the rest of their punishment/prison sentence
    3) (geh: widmen)
    jdm etw \schenken to give sb sth;
    jdm Aufmerksamkeit/Beachtung \schenken to pay attention to sb, to give sb one's attention;
    jdm Liebe \schenken to love sb, to give sb one's love;
    jdm Vertrauen \schenken to trust sb, to place one's trust in sb ( form)
    4) (geh: ausschenken) Wein to serve; Kaffee to pour
    WENDUNGEN:
    [das ist] geschenkt (sl) don't bother;
    etw ist [fast [o halb]] geschenkt ( sehr billig) sth is a real bargain;
    ( sehr einfach) sth is an easy task [or ( Brit) ( fam) a doddle];
    etw nicht [mal] geschenkt haben wollen to not want to accept sth [even] as a present;
    jdm wird nichts geschenkt sb is spared nothing;
    im Leben ist mir nichts geschenkt worden I've had a hard time [or I haven't had it easy] [in life]
    vi to give presents
    vr
    sich dat etw \schenken to spare oneself sth, to save oneself sth, to give sth a miss ( fam)
    2) (geh: hingeben)
    sich jdm \schenken Frau to give oneself to sb; s. a. Mühe

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > schenken

  • 67 nahi

    iz.
    1.
    a. wish, will ; zeren hartzen dugun gogo eta borondate hura ez baita zinezkoa, nahikundea baita eta ez \nahia for that desire and will which we acquire is not sincere because it is a fancy and not a wish; ene \nahitik on my own free will ; jabearen \nahiaren kontra against the owner's will; haren nahirik \nahiena his greatest wish
    b. (+ aditz era bukatuarekin) bazuten galdetu \nahia baina ez ziren ausartu they felt like asking but they didn't dare; alderdi horiei negoziaketa politikoa eragotzi \nahia leporatu zien he blamed those parties for wanting to obstruct political negociations; nire lagundu \nahia zenbaterainokoa zen jakin zutenean... when they found out the extent to which I was willing to help...; jakin \nahiak zirikatu ninduen hiztegi hau egiteko curiosity piqued me into doing this dictionary
    c. \nahi eta \nahi ez like it or not ; \nahi eta \nahi ez hori egin beharko da like it or not that will have to be done
    d. (+ bezain, bezala, gabe) \nahi bezain laster, ekarriko dizut as soon as you want it, I'll bring it to you; \nahi gabe egin zuen he didn't mean to do it |he did it inadvertently formala. ; \nahi ahala garagardoa edaten duena tripandia izaten da the one who drinks as much beer as he likes usually has a {beer belly || potbelly}; ez zen \nahi bezala egin it wasn't done like {they || I || we, e.a} wanted; \nahi bezala bizi dira they live it up; \nahi {bezainbat || adinbat} saiatuko dira, baina ez dute deus erdietsiko try as they might, they won't achieve anything
    2. will, order; nagusiaren \nahiak egin behar ditu she has to carry out her boss's wishes; haren \nahiak betetzeko in order to carry out his will; \nahiari bake eman to go without; \nahia utzi to go without | to deny o.s.
    3. ogiaz \nahia egin zuen he got his fill of bread; \nahiak egin to get one's fill | to satisfy o.s.; nork bere baitarik jakin nahirik berariz dihardute, eta \nahiak egin ez dute askatu \nahi they're wanting to find out for themselves and do not want to let up until they are satisfied; i-i \nahiak eragin to satisfy sb; guztiek \nahia egiten diote aberatsari everyone indulges the rich man junt. (B)
    1. or; edo egiaz \nahi gezurraz elikatuko naiz by hook or crook I'll get by | whether by telling the truth or lying, I'll {be eating || survive}; \nahi dela dohain \nahi alokeraz edo sariz whether it be free, rented, or paid for; \nahi ezkutuka \nahi agerian be it hidden away or out in the open; \nahi hau, \nahi hura whether it's this one or the other
    2. Arkaismoa. albeit Arkaismoa., although; \nahi bada ez naizela aberats, behar dut erosi although I am not wealthy, I have to buy it; \nahi bada ez diren hemengoak although they are not from here; \nahi eta galdu, jokatu daigun honezkero (B) even if we lose let's gamble now io.
    1. desired, wished for; saririk \nahiena da it's the most sought-after prize; zer duzu \nahienik? what do you desire the most?
    2. formala. desirous; hantxe zeuden guri begira, zerbait gaiztakeria egin -\nahi-\nahiak there they were, peering at us, anxious to cause us some kind of evil; bestara joan \nahia da she wishes to go to the festival

    Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > nahi

  • 68 disputa

    f.
    dispute.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: disputar.
    * * *
    1 (discusión) dispute, argument, quarrel
    2 (enfrentamiento) clash, struggle
    \
    sin disputa without dispute
    tener una disputa to quarrel
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=discusión) dispute, argument

    sin disputa — undoubtedly, beyond dispute

    2) (=controversia) controversy
    * * *
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    b) ( controversia) dispute

    es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

    * * *
    = disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.
    Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
    Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
    Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
    Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex. These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
    Ex. Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
    Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
    Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    ----
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * * *
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    b) ( controversia) dispute

    es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

    * * *
    = disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.

    Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
    Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
    Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
    Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
    Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
    Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
    Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

    * * *
    1 (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    2 (controversia) dispute
    ha sido objeto de una larga disputa it has been the source of a long-running dispute
    es, sin disputa, la mejor she is, without question, the best
    3 (combate) fight
    * * *

    Del verbo disputar: ( conjugate disputar)

    disputa es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    disputa    
    disputar
    disputa sustantivo femenino
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument



    disputar ( conjugate disputar) verbo transitivo
    a) disputale algo a algn ‹ título to challenge sb for sth;


    b) partido to play;

    combate to fight
    disputarse verbo pronominal:

    disputa sustantivo femenino
    1 (enfrentamiento) dispute
    (por un puesto, etc) contest
    2 (riña, pelea) argument
    disputar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (debatir) disputaban sobre ello acaloradamente, they were arguing heatedly about it
    2 (competir por) to contest: han disputado la carrera dos de los mejores atletas, two of the best athletes competed in the race
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (competir) to compete: le disputa la presidencia a Gómez, he is competing against Gómez for the presidency
    2 Dep (un encuentro) to play

    ' disputa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acalorada
    - acalorado
    - bronca
    - concesión
    - discusión
    - disgusto
    - disputar
    - disputarse
    - margen
    - trabar
    - agrio
    - arbitrar
    - litigio
    - lugar
    - originar
    - pleito
    - querella
    English:
    acrimonious
    - contention
    - dispute
    - embroil
    - feud
    - fight
    - quarrel
    - quarreling
    - quarrelling
    - row
    - squabble
    - wrangle
    - settle
    * * *
    1. [discusión] dispute, argument
    2. [competición] contest;
    la disputa por el título de liga the battle for the league title;
    entrar en la disputa por algo to enter the contest for sth;
    hay mucha disputa para conseguir el puesto there's a lot of competition for the post
    3. [polémica] dispute;
    mediar o [m5] terciar en la disputa to intervene in the dispute;
    es, sin disputa, el más lujoso it is indisputably o unquestionably the most luxurious
    * * *
    f dispute;
    sin disputa undoubtedly
    * * *
    altercado, discusión: dispute, argument

    Spanish-English dictionary > disputa

  • 69 perder los papeles

    to lose control
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out
    Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
    Ex. Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.
    Ex. In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.
    Ex. In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
    Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
    Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
    * * *
    (v.) = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out

    Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

    Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.
    Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.
    Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
    Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
    Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder los papeles

  • 70 ratón de biblioteca

    familiar bookworm
    * * *
    masculino (fam) bookworm
    * * *
    (n.) = bookish, bookworm
    Ex. The object is to cater for the less bookish kind of reader.
    Ex. I am not suggesting that everyone should become a bookworm; there are plenty of healthy, happy and good people who do not want to read books and their right to not read must be respected.
    * * *
    masculino (fam) bookworm
    * * *
    (n.) = bookish, bookworm

    Ex: The object is to cater for the less bookish kind of reader.

    Ex: I am not suggesting that everyone should become a bookworm; there are plenty of healthy, happy and good people who do not want to read books and their right to not read must be respected.

    * * *
    fig fam
    bookworm

    Spanish-English dictionary > ratón de biblioteca

  • 71 respetar un derecho

    (v.) = respect + right
    Ex. I am not suggesting that everyone should become a bookworm; there are plenty of healthy, happy and good people who do not want to read books and their right to not read must be respected.
    * * *
    (v.) = respect + right

    Ex: I am not suggesting that everyone should become a bookworm; there are plenty of healthy, happy and good people who do not want to read books and their right to not read must be respected.

    Spanish-English dictionary > respetar un derecho

  • 72 seleccionar

    v.
    to pick, to select.
    * * *
    1 to select
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to select, pick, choose
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to select, choose
    * * *
    = cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.
    Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.
    Ex. Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
    Ex. You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.
    Ex. Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
    Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
    Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex. Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
    Ex. Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
    Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
    ----
    * menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.
    * seleccionar como relevante = hit.
    * seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.
    * seleccionar de antemano = preselect.
    * seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.
    * seleccionar registros = mark + records.
    * seleccionar una función = invoke + function.
    * seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to select, choose
    * * *
    = cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.

    Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

    Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
    Ex: You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.
    Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
    Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
    Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex: Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
    Ex: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
    Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
    * menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.
    * seleccionar como relevante = hit.
    * seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.
    * seleccionar de antemano = preselect.
    * seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.
    * seleccionar registros = mark + records.
    * seleccionar una función = invoke + function.
    * seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.

    * * *
    vt
    to select, choose, pick
    * * *

     

    seleccionar ( conjugate seleccionar) verbo transitivo
    to select, choose
    seleccionar verbo transitivo to select
    ' seleccionar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pick
    - select
    * * *
    to pick, to select
    * * *
    v/t choose, select
    * * *
    elegir: to select, to choose
    * * *
    seleccionar vb to select

    Spanish-English dictionary > seleccionar

  • 73 WASTE

    • Don't waste ten dollars looking for a dime - За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь (3)
    • Save at the spigot and waste at the bung - За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь (3)
    • Wilful waste makes woeful want - Кто мотает, в том пути не бывает (K)
    • Willful waste makes wasteful want - Кто мотает, в том пути не бывает (K)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > WASTE

  • 74 taka

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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] want
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi
    [Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha
    bwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.
    [English Example] they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] wish
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] ask for
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] request
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] inquire about
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] need
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] have a tendency to
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] incline to
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] intend
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be going to
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be about to
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] inataka kunyesha
    [English Example] it is about to rain
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be on the verge of
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] dirt
    [English Plural] dirt
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    [Swahili Example] [vichochoro] vyenye majaa ya taka [Sul]
    [English Example] [alleyways] that are full of dirt
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] filth
    [English Plural] filth
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] rubbish
    [English Plural] rubbish
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] garbage
    [English Plural] garbage
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] trash
    [English Plural] trash
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] junk
    [English Plural] junk
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] taka
    [English Word] bolt of cloth (about 30 meters)
    [English Plural] bolts of cloth
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] taka
    [English Word] length of calico (about 30 meters)
    [English Plural] lengths of calico
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    ------------------------------------------------------------
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    Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword taka
    [Swahili Word] taka
    [English Word] in the future
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
    ------------------------------------------------------------

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  • 75 andre

    unbest. Pron. ander...
    * * *
    ạnd|re(r, s) ['andrə]
    adj
    See:
    = andere(r, s)
    * * *
    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \andre Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \andren Gelegenheit another time
    das \andre Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \andres Mal another time
    eine \andre Meinung haben, einer \andren Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \andre Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andre Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \andre Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \andre, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andre I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \andre the other
    ein \andrer/eine \andre/ein \andres [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \andre! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \andre the other [one]
    ein \andrer/eine \andre someone else
    die \andren the others
    alle \andren all the others
    wir \andren the rest of us
    jede/jeder \andre anybody else
    keine \andre/kein \andrer als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \andren/die \andre neither one of them
    einer nach dem \andren, eine nach der \andren one after the other
    der eine oder \andre one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \andren etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \andren einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \andre hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andre they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \andre [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \andre? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \andre als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \andrer kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzighast du noch ein \andres that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \andres [o A\andres] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \andres gedacht/ etwas \andres erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \andres erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \andres! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \andres! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \andres übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \andrem sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \andres erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \andres [o A\andres] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \andres [o A\andres] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \andres als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \andre everything else
    alles \andre als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \andren first things first
    so kam eins zum \andren one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \andre neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \andres mehr and much more besides
    unter \andrem...... amongst other things, including...
    * * *
    andre indef pr ander…

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  • 76 andere

    ạn|de|re(r, s) ['andərə]
    1. indef pron (adjektivisch)
    1) different; (= weiterer) other

    ein anderer Mann/anderes Auto — a different man/car

    jede andere Frau hätte... — any other woman would have...

    ich habe eine andere Auffassung als sie — my view is different from hers, I take a different view from her

    andere Länder, andere Sitten (prov)different countries have different customs

    2) (= folgend) next, following

    am anderen Tag, anderen Tags (liter)(on) the next or following day

    2. indef pron (substantivisch)
    1)

    (= Ding) ein anderer — a different one

    etwas anderessomething or (jedes, in Fragen) anything else

    ja, das ist etwas anderes — yes, that's a different matter

    nichts anderes als... — nothing but...

    es blieb mir nichts anderes übrig, als selbst hinzugehen — I had no alternative but to go myself

    alles andere als zufrieden — anything but pleased, far from pleased

    bist du müde? – nein, alles andere als das — are you tired? – no, far from it or anything but

    ... man kann doch eines tun, ohne das andere zu lassen —... but you can have the best of both worlds

    2)

    (= Person) ein anderer/eine andere — a different person

    er/sie und andere — he/she and others

    jeder andere/kein anderer — anyone/no-one else

    es war kein anderer als... — it was none other than...

    alle anderen — all the others, everyone else

    anderersomebody or (jeder, in Fragen) anybody else

    wir/ihr anderen — the rest of us/you

    es gibt immer den einen oder den anderen, der faulenzt — there is always someone who is lazy

    der eine..., der andere... — this person..., that person...

    der eine kommt, der andere geht — as one person comes another goes

    * * *
    (besides; other than that already mentioned: What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.) else
    * * *
    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \andere Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \anderen Gelegenheit another time
    das \andere Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \anderes Mal another time
    eine \andere Meinung haben, einer \anderen Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \andere Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andere Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \andere Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \andere, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andere I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \andere the other
    ein \anderer/eine \andere/ein \anderes [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \andere! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \andere the other [one]
    ein \anderer/eine \andere someone else
    die \anderen the others
    alle \anderen all the others
    wir \anderen the rest of us
    jede/jeder \andere anybody else
    keine \andere/kein \anderer als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderen/die \andere neither one of them
    einer nach dem \anderen, eine nach der \anderen one after the other
    der eine oder \andere one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \anderen etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \anderen einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \andere hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andere they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \andere [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \andere? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \andere als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \anderer kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderes that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \anderes gedacht/ etwas \anderes erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \anderes erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \anderes! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \anderes! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \anderes übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \anderem sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \anderes erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \anderes als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \andere everything else
    alles \andere als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \anderen first things first
    so kam eins zum \anderen one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \andere neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \anderes mehr and much more besides
    unter \anderem...... amongst other things, including...
    * * *
    pron.
    others pron.

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  • 77 anderer

    different (Adj.); variant (Adj.); other (Pron.); other (Adj.);
    ein anderer
    another
    * * *
    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \anderer Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \anderern Gelegenheit another time
    das \anderer Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \anderers Mal another time
    eine \anderer Meinung haben, einer \anderern Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \anderer Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \anderer Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \anderer Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \anderer, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \anderer I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \anderer the other
    ein \andererr/eine \anderer/ein \anderers [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \anderer! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \anderer the other [one]
    ein \andererr/eine \anderer someone else
    die \anderern the others
    alle \anderern all the others
    wir \anderern the rest of us
    jede/jeder \anderer anybody else
    keine \anderer/kein \andererr als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderern/die \anderer neither one of them
    einer nach dem \anderern, eine nach der \anderern one after the other
    der eine oder \anderer one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \anderern etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \anderern einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \anderer hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \anderer they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \anderer [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \anderer? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \anderer als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \andererr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderers that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \anderers gedacht/ etwas \anderers erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \anderers erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \anderers! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \anderers! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \anderers übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \andererm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \anderers erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \anderers als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \anderer everything else
    alles \anderer als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \anderern first things first
    so kam eins zum \anderern one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \anderer neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \anderers mehr and much more besides
    unter \andererm...... amongst other things, including...

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  • 78 anderes

    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \anderes Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \anderesn Gelegenheit another time
    das \anderes Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \anderess Mal another time
    eine \anderes Meinung haben, einer \anderesn Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \anderes Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \anderes Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \anderes Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \anderes, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \anderes I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \anderes the other
    ein \anderesr/eine \anderes/ein \anderess [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \anderes! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \anderes the other [one]
    ein \anderesr/eine \anderes someone else
    die \anderesn the others
    alle \anderesn all the others
    wir \anderesn the rest of us
    jede/jeder \anderes anybody else
    keine \anderes/kein \anderesr als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderesn/die \anderes neither one of them
    einer nach dem \anderesn, eine nach der \anderesn one after the other
    der eine oder \anderes one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \anderesn etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \anderesn einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \anderes hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \anderes they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \anderes [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \anderes? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \anderes als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \anderesr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderess that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \anderess gedacht/ etwas \anderess erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \anderess erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \anderess! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \anderess! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \anderess übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \anderesm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \anderess erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \anderess als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \anderes everything else
    alles \anderes als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \anderesn first things first
    so kam eins zum \anderesn one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \anderes neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \anderess mehr and much more besides
    unter \anderesm...... amongst other things, including...

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  • 79 andrer

    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \andrer Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \andrern Gelegenheit another time
    das \andrer Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \andrers Mal another time
    eine \andrer Meinung haben, einer \andrern Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \andrer Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andrer Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \andrer Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \andrer, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andrer I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \andrer the other
    ein \andrerr/eine \andrer/ein \andrers [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \andrer! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \andrer the other [one]
    ein \andrerr/eine \andrer someone else
    die \andrern the others
    alle \andrern all the others
    wir \andrern the rest of us
    jede/jeder \andrer anybody else
    keine \andrer/kein \andrerr als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \andrern/die \andrer neither one of them
    einer nach dem \andrern, eine nach der \andrern one after the other
    der eine oder \andrer one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \andrern etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \andrern einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \andrer hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andrer they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \andrer [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \andrer? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \andrer als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \andrerr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \andrers that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \andrers gedacht/ etwas \andrers erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \andrers erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \andrers! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \andrers! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \andrers übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \andrerm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \andrers erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \andrers als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \andrer everything else
    alles \andrer als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \andrern first things first
    so kam eins zum \andrern one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \andrer neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \andrers mehr and much more besides
    unter \andrerm...... amongst other things, including...

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  • 80 andres

    an·de·re(r, s)
    [ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]
    an·dre(r, s)
    [ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]
    1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other
    das ist eine \andres Frage that's another [or a different] question
    bei einer \andresn Gelegenheit another time
    das \andres Geschlecht the opposite sex
    ein \andress Mal another time
    eine \andres Meinung haben, einer \andresn Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion
    eine ganz \andres Sache an entirely different matter
    2. adjektivisch (weitere) other
    er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andres Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars
    haben Sie noch \andres Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?
    3.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others
    es gibt noch \andres, die warten! there are others waiting!
    ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andres I've got more than just this one pair of glasses
    das/der/die \andres the other
    ein \andresr/eine \andres/ein \andress [an]other, a different one
    eines ist schöner als das \andres! each one is more beautiful than the last!
    4.
    andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others
    der/die \andres the other [one]
    ein \andresr/eine \andres someone else
    die \andresn the others
    alle \andresn all the others
    wir \andresn the rest of us
    jede/jeder \andres anybody else
    keine \andres/kein \andresr als... nobody [or no one else] but...
    weder den einen/die eine noch den \andresn/die \andres neither one of them
    einer nach dem \andresn, eine nach der \andresn one after the other
    der eine oder \andres one or two people
    falls dem einen oder \andresn etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea
    ich will weder den einen noch den \andresn einladen I don't want to invite either one
    auf \andres hören to listen to others
    2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andres they've already got 2 children but they want more
    gab es noch \andres [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?
    hast du eine \andres? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?
    auch \andres als ich denken so other people think the same as I do
    da muss ein \andresr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.
    5.
    anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl
    das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \andress that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?
    etwas/nichts \andress [o A\andress] something/anything else
    hattest du an etwas \andress gedacht/ etwas \andress erwartet? what did you expect?
    ich hatte nichts \andress erwartet I didn't expect anything else
    das ist natürlich etwas \andress! that's a different matter altogether
    das ist etwas ganz \andress! that's something quite different
    es bleibt uns nichts \andress übrig there's nothing else we can do
    lass uns von etwas \andresm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
    dem hätte ich was \andress erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind
    nichts \andress [o A\andress] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...
    nichts \andress [o A\andress] als nothing but
    das bedeutet doch nichts \andress als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin
    alles \andres everything else
    alles \andres als... anything but...
    ein[e]s nach dem \andresn first things first
    so kam eins zum \andresn one thing led to another
    weder das eine noch das \andres neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either
    und \andress mehr and much more besides
    unter \andresm...... amongst other things, including...

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  • not want to sound — not want to be/appear/sound etc/spoken phrase used for making what you are going to say seem less rude or extreme ‘I don’t want to seem rude,’ she said, ‘but I was hoping to travel on my own.’ Without wanting to pry (=don’t think I am trying to… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • not want to know — informal phrase to refuse to listen to someone or get involved in something We asked several of them to help, but they didn’t want to know. Thesaurus: to fail or refuse to listensynonym to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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