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1 so long as you don't tell anybody
English-Dutch dictionary > so long as you don't tell anybody
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2 don't tell it to anybody else
Общая лексика: не говорите этого никому другомуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't tell it to anybody else
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3 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) alguien2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) cualquiera3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) cualquieraanybody pron1. alguienis anybody home? ¿hay alguien en casa?did anybody see you? ¿te vio alguien?2. nadie3. cualquieraanybody can learn English, it's easy! cualquiera puede aprender inglés, ¡es fácil!tr['enɪbɒdɪ]1 (in questions) alguien■ has anybody seen my car? ¿ha visto alguien mi coche?2 (negative) nadie3 (no matter who) cualquierapron.• alguien pron.• alguno pron.• quienquiera pron.• todo el mundo pron.'eniˌbɑːdi, 'eniˌbɒdi1)a) ( somebody) (in interrog, conditional sentences) alguienanybody at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?
will anybody be seeing Emma today? — ¿alguno de ustedes va a ver a Emma hoy?
she'll know, if anybody does — si alguien lo sabe, va a ser ella
b) ( a single person) (with neg) nadie2)a) (whoever, everybody)anybody who's been to Paris knows... — cualquier persona or cualquiera que haya estado en París sabe...
anybody interested should contact... — los interesados pónganse en contacto con...
b) ( no matter who) cualquierac) ( a person of importance) alguien['enɪbɒdɪ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) alguiendid you see anybody? — ¿viste a alguien?
has anybody got a pen? — ¿tiene alguien un bolígrafo?
is this anybody's seat? — ¿es de alguien or alguno este asiento?, ¿está or hay alguien sentado aquí?
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is there anybody else I can talk to? — ¿hay alguien más con quien pueda hablar?•
if anybody calls, I'm not in — si llama alguien, no estoyif anybody can do it, he can — si alguien lo puede hacer, es él
2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadie•
hardly anybody came — apenas vino nadie3) (=no matter who) cualquieraI need a volunteer, anybody will do — necesito un voluntario, cualquier persona or cualquiera sirve
anybody will tell you the same — cualquiera te diría lo mismo, todos te dirán lo mismo
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it would have defeated anybody but Jane — habría desanimado a cualquiera or a todos menos a Jane•
anybody else would have laughed — cualquier otro se hubiera reído•
that's anybody's guess — ¡quién sabe!•
it's not available to just anybody — no está a disposición de cualquier persona or cualquierahe's not just anybody, he's the boss — no es cualquiera, es el jefe
I'll shoot anybody who or that moves — al primero que se mueva le disparo
anybody who or that invests in this — todo el que invierta en esto
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anybody with any sense would know that! — ¡cualquiera con (algo de) sentido común sabría eso!4) (=person of importance) alguien* * *['eniˌbɑːdi, 'eniˌbɒdi]1)a) ( somebody) (in interrog, conditional sentences) alguienanybody at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?
will anybody be seeing Emma today? — ¿alguno de ustedes va a ver a Emma hoy?
she'll know, if anybody does — si alguien lo sabe, va a ser ella
b) ( a single person) (with neg) nadie2)a) (whoever, everybody)anybody who's been to Paris knows... — cualquier persona or cualquiera que haya estado en París sabe...
anybody interested should contact... — los interesados pónganse en contacto con...
b) ( no matter who) cualquierac) ( a person of importance) alguien -
4 anybody
{'enibɔdi}
1. във въпр. изречения някой
did you see ANYBODY? видя ли някого
2. в отр. изречения никой
don't tell ANYBODY не казвай никому
3. в утвърд. изречения всеки
ANYBODY can tell you всеки може да ти каже
4. някой, някое важно лице
she wasn't ANYBODY before she married тя нищо не представляваше, преди да се ожени
he'll never be ANYBODY от него няма да излезе нищо, няма да стане голям човек
ANYBODY's game paзг. състезание между равностойни противници* * *{'enibъdi} n, pron 1. вьв вьпр. изречения някой; did you see* * *никой; някой;* * *1. anybody can tell you всеки може да ти каже 2. anybody's game paзг. състезание между равностойни противници 3. did you see anybody? видя ли някого 4. don't tell anybody не казвай никому 5. he'll never be anybody от него няма да излезе нищо, няма да стане голям човек 6. she wasn't anybody before she married тя нищо не представляваше, преди да се ожени 7. в отр. изречения никой 8. в утвърд. изречения всеки 9. във въпр. изречения някой 10. някой, някое важно лице* * *anybody[´eni¸bɔdi] pron 1. (във въпр. изречение) някой; did you see \anybody? видя ли някого? 2. (в отриц. изречение) никой; he didn't tell \anybody не каза никому; 3. (в утвърдително изречение) всеки; \anybody can do that всеки може да направи това; 4. някой, нещо, важно лице, човек с някакво положение или значение; he isn't \anybody той нищо не представлява; he isn't just \anybody той не е кой да е; той е важна "клечка". -
5 anybody
noun & pronoun1) (whoever) jeder2) (somebody) [irgend]jemandhow could anybody be so cruel? — wie kann man nur so grausam sein?
there wasn't anybody there — es war niemand da
I've never seen anybody who... — ich habe noch keinen gesehen, der...
he is a match for anybody — er kann sich mit jedem od. jedermann messen
anybody but — jeder[mann] außer
what will happen is anybody's guess — was geschehen wird, [das] weiß keiner
he's not [just] anybody — er ist nicht [einfach] irgendwer
3) (an important person) jemand; wer (ugs.)everybody who was anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hatte, war da
* * *2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) irgendjemand3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) jeder/jede* * *any·body[ˈeniˌbɒdi, AM -ˌbɑ:di]any·one[ˈeniˌwʌn, -wən]pron indef1. (any person) jede(r, s)\anybody could do it jeder könnte das machenit was still \anybody's game at half-time zur Halbzeit war das Spiel noch offenanybody and everybody, anyone and everyone jeder Beliebige, alle Leuteto be \anybody's guess völlig offen sein▪ not \anybody niemandthere wasn't \anybody there/around es war niemand da2. (someone) [irgend]jemanddoes \anybody here look familiar? kennst du hier jemand[en]?\anybody else? noch jemand?\anybody else for coffee? möchte noch jemand Kaffee?\anybody who is \anybody jeder, der etwas auf sich hält4. (unimportant person)he's not just \anybody er ist nicht irgendwer fam5.* * *['enIbɒdɪ]1. pron1) (irgend)jemand, (irgend)eine(r)not... anybody — niemand, keine(r)
I can't see anybody —
don't tell anybody — erzähl das niemand( em) or keinem
2) (= no matter who) jede(r)anybody will tell you the same — jeder wird dir dasselbe sagen
it's anybody's game/race — das Spiel/Rennen kann von jedem gewonnen werden
anybody but him, anybody else — jeder außer ihm, jeder andere
is there anybody else I can talk to? — gibt es sonst jemand( en), mit dem ich sprechen kann?
2. n(= person of importance) jemand, wer (inf)he's not just anybody — er ist nicht einfach irgendwer or irgendjemand
everybody who is anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hat, war dort
he wasn't anybody before she married him — er war niemand, bevor sie ihn geheiratet hat
* * *anybody pron & s1. irgendjemand, irgendeine(r), ein Beliebiger, eine Beliebige:is he anybody at all? fig ist er denn überhaupt wer?;ask anybody you meet frage den ersten Besten, den du triffst;Mary can do it, if anybody can wenn es überhaupt jemand machen kann, dann Mary2. jeder (-mann):anybody who jeder, der; wer;hardly anybody kaum jemand, fast niemand;not anybody niemand, keiner;* * *noun & pronoun1) (whoever) jeder2) (somebody) [irgend]jemandI've never seen anybody who... — ich habe noch keinen gesehen, der...
he is a match for anybody — er kann sich mit jedem od. jedermann messen
anybody but — jeder[mann] außer
what will happen is anybody's guess — was geschehen wird, [das] weiß keiner
he's not [just] anybody — er ist nicht [einfach] irgendwer
3) (an important person) jemand; wer (ugs.)everybody who was anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hatte, war da
* * *pron.irgendeiner pron.irgendjemand pron.jeder pron.jeder beliebige pron.jemand pron. -
6 tell
(told)1 თქმა (იტყვის)to tell the truth / a lie სიმართლის / სიცრუის თქმა2 თქმა (ეტყვის)tell him to come უთხარი, მოვიდეს!I'm told that… მეუბნებიან, რომ...3 მოყოლა (მოყვება), თხრობა4 დაეტყობა, დაემჩნევაthe long strain told on his health ხანგრძლივი დაძაბულობა მის ჯანმრთელობას დაეტყოyou can tell at once he is a teacher აშკარად ეტყობა, რომ მასწავლებელია5 გარჩევა (გაარჩევს)I can't tell margarine from butter მარგარინსა და კარაქს ერთმანეთისგან ვერ ვარჩევ●●time will tell დრო გვიჩვენებსI trust him insomuch that I tell him everything იმდენად ვენდობი, რომ ყველაფერს ვეუბნებიwell, now tell me all about it აბა, ახლა კი ყველაფერი მომიყევი (?????) ამის თაობაზეhe frightened me into telling him everything ისე დამაშინა, რომ ყველაფერი ვუამბეto tell / read smb's fortune ბედის წინასწარმეტყველება // მკითხაობა, მარჩიელობაwe made a compact not to tell anybody პირობა დავდეთ, რომ არავის ვეტყოდითhe told us pure fiction რაც მოგვიყვა, წმინდა წყლის ტყუილიაI presume you've told him everything იმედია, ყველაფერი მოუყევი -
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1 ვინმეif anybody comes, don`t open the door ვინმე თუ მოვიდა, კარს ნუ გაუღებnot anybody არავინ, არავის, ვერავისthere isn`t anybody here აქ არავინ არ არისthis hut doesn`t belong to anybody ეს ქოხი არავის ეკუთვნისcan`t see anybody here აქ ვერავის ვხედავhe`ll never be anybody მისგან არაფერი გამოვაeverybody who is anybody will be present ყველა, ვინც კი რამეს წარმოადგენს, დაესწრება2 ნებისმიერი ადამიანიanybody can do it ეს ყველას / ნებისმიერ ადამიანს შეუძლია -
8 tell
1. transitive verb,1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen
tell somebody the way to the station — jemandem den Weg zum Bahnhof beschreiben
tell somebody the time — jemandem sagen, wie spät es ist; jemandem die Uhrzeit sagen
tell somebody [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen
tell somebody nothing/all about what happened — jemandem nichts davon/alles erzählen, was passiert ist
will you tell him [that] I will come? — sag ihm bitte, dass ich kommen werde
they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...
tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]
I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...
I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen
I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...
..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich dir sagen
you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...
you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen
let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen
let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...
..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir
you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)
I don't need to tell you [that]... — ich brauche dir wohl nicht extra zu sagen, dass...
I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...
so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört
... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre
no, don't tell me, let me guess — [nein,] sag's nicht, lass mich raten
don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...
you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?
2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählensomething tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst
tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)
live or survive to tell the tale — überleben
tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)
tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen
3) (instruct) sagentell somebody [not] to do something — jemandem sagen, dass er etwas [nicht] tun soll; jemandem sagen, er soll[e] etwas [nicht] tun
tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll
do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagentell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen
it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]
it's easy to tell whether... — es lässt sich leicht sagen, ob...
you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.
5) (distinguish) unterscheiden6) (utter) sagen7)2. intransitive verb,1) (determine)how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?
it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen
how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?
as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...
who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?
2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen
3) (reveal secret) es verratentime [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen
4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzentell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken
tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/112844/tell_apart">tell apart- tell off- tell on* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) erzählen3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) sagen4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) unterscheiden5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) verraten6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) sich auswirken•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel]I. vt<told, told>1. (say, communicate)▪ to \tell sth etw sagento \tell a lie lügento \tell the truth die Wahrheit sagento \tell [you] the truth... ehrlich gesagt...can you \tell me the way to the station? können Sie mir sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?don't \tell me! I want it to be a surprise sag es mir nicht! es soll eine Überraschung seinto \tell sb a secret (confide) jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen; (give away) jdm ein Geheimnis verratendid you \tell anyone [that] you were coming to see me? hast du irgendjemandem erzählt [o gesagt], dass du mich besuchen wolltest?2. (assure)▪ to \tell sb sth jdm etw sagendidn't I \tell you? habe ich es dir nicht gleich gesagt?I told you so ( fam) ich habe es [dir] ja gleich gesagtyou're \telling me! ( fam) wem sagst du das!I won't go, I \tell you! ich sage [o versichere] dir, ich werde nicht gehen!the suitcase was heavy, I can \tell you ( fam) ich kann dir sagen, der Koffer war vielleicht schwer!let me \tell you [that] it wasn't easy lass dir von mir gesagt sein [o ich kann dir sagen], es war nicht leicht!I cannot \tell you how much I love you! ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich dich liebe!▪ to \tell sth etw erzählento \tell an anecdote eine Anekdote wiedergebento \tell a joke einen Witz erzählen▪ to \tell sth to sb jdm etw erzählen4. (give account)don't you want to \tell me about what happened? möchtest du mir nicht erzählen, was passiert ist?she's told me a lot/everything about her time in Berlin sie hat mir viel/alles über ihre Zeit in Berlin erzähltI am sure she's told you a lot about me ich bin sicher, sie hat dir schon viel über mich erzählt5. (command, instruct)▪ to \tell sb to do sth jdm sagen, dass er/sie etw tun sollI was told not to talk to strangers ich soll nicht mit Fremden redenI won't \tell you again - go to bed! ich sag's nicht noch mal - ab ins Bett!he wouldn't be told er wollte sich nichts sagen lassen6. (discern)▪ to \tell sth etw [be]merkenI could \tell [that] you were unhappy ich habe gemerkt, dass du unglücklich warstI couldn't \tell much from her words ihren Worten war nicht viel zu entnehmenit was too dark for me to \tell what it said on the sign in der Dunkelheit konnte ich nicht erkennen, was auf dem Schild standit's easy to \tell a non-native speaker einen Nichtmuttersprachler kann man leicht erkennenit's easy to \tell a blackbird by [or from] its song es ist leicht, eine Amsel an ihrem Gesang zu erkennento \tell the difference einen Unterschied feststellento \tell sth by ear etw mit dem Gehör feststellento \tell the time die Uhr lesencan your son \tell the time yet? kann dein Sohn schon die Uhr lesen?, kennt dein Sohn schon die Uhr?▪ to \tell sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheidento \tell right from wrong Recht und Unrecht unterscheidenI cannot \tell what it is ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, was es istso [or as] far as I can \tell she's still in London soweit ich weiß, ist sie noch in Londonhow could I \tell [that]? woher [o wie] sollte ich das [denn] wissen?he's Dutch — how can you \tell? er ist Holländer — woher willst du das wissen?there is no \telling what the future will bring man weiß nie [o wer weiß schon], was die Zukunft bringtwho can \tell? wer weiß das schon?you can never [or never can] \tell man kann nie wissento \tell fortunes wahrsagento \tell sb's fortune jds Zukunft vorhersagen7. (count)to \tell one's beads den Rosenkranz betento \tell the votes die Stimmen auszählen8.II. vi<told, told>▪ to \tell of sb/sth von jdm/etw erzählenher face told of her anger aus ihrem Gesicht sprach Zorn3. (inform)▪ to \tell on sb jdn verraten [o sl verpetzenthe boxer made every punch \tell bei dem Boxer saß jeder Schlag▪ to \tell on sb/sth erkennbare Auswirkungen auf jdn/etw habenage has really told on him er ist ganz schön gealtertyou look tired, these exercises really told on you du siehst müde aus, diese Übungen haben dich sichtlich geschafft famall the stress began to \tell on my health der ganze Stress wirkte sich allmählich auf meine Gesundheit aus▪ to \tell against sb sich nachteilig für jdn auswirkenhis reputation as a troublemaker told against him when they decided on who should be promoted sein Ruf als Unruhestifter sprach gegen ihn als es um die Entscheidung ging, wer befördert werden sollte* * *[tel] pret, ptp told1. vt1) (= relate) story, experiences, adventures erzählen (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw acc); (= inform, say, announce) sagen (sb sth jdm etw acc)to tell tales — petzen (inf)
to tell sb's fortune — jdm wahrsagen, jdm die Zukunft deuten
to tell the future — wahrsagen, die Zukunft deuten
I told my friend/boss about what had happened — ich erzählte meinem Freund/berichtete meinem Chef, was geschehen war
... or so I've been told —... so hat man es mir jedenfalls gesagt or erzählt
I can't tell you how pleased I am — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie sehr ich mich freue
could you tell me the way to the station, please? — könn(t)en Sir mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Bahnhof komme?
don't tell me you can't come! — sagen Sie bloß nicht, dass Sie nicht kommen können!
I won't do it, I tell you! — und ich sage dir, das mache ich nicht!
let me tell you that... —
it was cold, I can tell you — ich kann dir sagen, das war vielleicht kalt!
tell me another! — nicht möglich!, wers glaubt!
2) (= distinguish, discern) erkennento tell the difference — den Unterschied sehen/fühlen/schmecken etc
you can tell that he's clever/getting worried —
you can't tell whether it's moving — man kann nicht sagen or sehen, ob es sich bewegt
I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen — ich hätte nicht sagen können, ob er in einem Kampf verwickelt oder nur hingefallen war
it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered — es war unmöglich festzustellen, wo die Kugel eingetreten war
to tell sb/sth by sth — jdn/etw an etw (dat) erkennen
to tell right from wrong — wissen, was Recht und Unrecht ist, Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden
See:→ apart3) (= know, be sure) wissenhow can I tell that he will do it? — wie kann ich sicher sein, dass er es tut?
4) (= order) sagen (sb jdm)we were told to bring sandwiches with us — es wurde uns gesagt, dass wir belegte Brote mitbringen sollten
tell him to stop singing — sagen Sie ihm, er soll aufhören zu singen
don't you tell me what to do! —
I told you not to do that — ich habe dir doch gesagt, du sollst das nicht tun!
do as or what you are told! — tu, was man dir sagt!
5) (old= count)
to tell one's beads — den Rosenkranz beten2. vi +indir objes sagen (+dat)you know what? – don't tell me, let me guess — weißt du was? – sags mir nicht, lass mich raten
you're telling me! — das kann man wohl sagen!, wem sagen Sie das!
3. vi1) (= discern, be sure) wissenno-one can/could tell — niemand kann/konnte das sagen, das weiß/wusste keiner
you never can tell, you can never tell — man kann nie wissen
2) (= talk, tell tales of) sprechenpromise you won't tell — du musst versprechen, dass du nichts sagst
3) (= have effect) sich bemerkbar machenhis age told against him (in applying for job) (in competition) character always tells in the end — sein Alter war ein Nachteil für ihn sein Alter machte sich bemerkbar zum Schluss schlägt doch die Veranlagung durch
a boxer who makes every punch tell — ein Boxer, bei dem jeder Schlag sitzt
* * *tell [tel] prät und pperf told [təʊld]A v/t1. jemandem etwas sagen, erzählen:without telling anybody ohne es jemandem zu sagen;you didn’t tell me das hast du mir gar nicht erzählt;I’ll tell you later das erzähl ich dir später;I (can) tell you that … ich kann Ihnen versichern, dass …;I (just) can’t tell you how … ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie …;I have been told mir ist gesagt worden;you’re telling me! umg wem sagen Sie das?;2. eine Geschichte etc erzählen3. mitteilen, berichten, sagen, nennen:tell one’s name seinen Namen nennen;tell the reason den Grund angeben;tell the time die Zeit anzeigen (Uhr);4. mit Worten ausdrücken:5. ein Geheimnis etc verraten6. (mit Bestimmtheit) sagen:it is difficult to tell es ist schwer zu sagen;there is no telling what … es lässt sich nicht sagen, was …7. erkennen (by, from an dat):I cannot tell who that person is ich kann nicht feststellen oder sagen, wer diese Person ist;tell by (the) ear mit dem Gehör feststellen, hören8. unterscheiden ( one from the other eines vom andern):tell apart, tell the difference between auseinanderhalten9. sagen, befehlen:tell sb to do sth jemandem sagen, er solle etwas tun;do as you are told tu, was ich gesagt habe10. (ab-)zählen:11. tell offB v/i1. berichten, erzählen ( beide:of von;about über akk)3. erkennen, wissen:how can you tell? wie können Sie das wissen oder sagen?;you never can tell man kann nie wissen4. umg petzen:tell on sb jemanden verraten oder verpetzen;don’t tell! nicht(s) verraten!5. wirken, sich auswirken ( beide:on bei, auf akk):every blow (word) tells jeder Schlag (jedes Wort) sitzt;the hard work began to tell on him die harte Arbeit hinterließ allmählich ihre Spuren bei ihm oder machte sich bei ihm bemerkbar;his troubles have told on him seine Sorgen haben ihn sichtlich mitgenommen;that tells against you das spricht gegen Sie7. sich (deutlich) abheben ( against gegen, von), (deutlich) hervortreten, zur Geltung kommen* * *1. transitive verb,1) (make known) sagen [Name, Adresse, Alter]; (give account of) erzählen [Neuigkeit, Sorgen]; anvertrauen [Geheimnis]tell somebody something or something to somebody — jemandem etwas sagen/erzählen/anvertrauen
tell somebody the time — jemandem sagen, wie spät es ist; jemandem die Uhrzeit sagen
tell somebody [something] about somebody/something — jemandem [etwas] von jemandem/etwas erzählen
tell somebody nothing/all about what happened — jemandem nichts davon/alles erzählen, was passiert ist
will you tell him [that] I will come? — sag ihm bitte, dass ich kommen werde
they tell me/us [that]... — (according to them) man sagt, dass...
I'll tell you what I'll do — weißt du, was ich machen werde?
tell everyone/(coll.) the world [that/how etc.] — jedem/(ugs.) aller Welt erzählen[, dass/wie usw.]
I cannot tell you how... — (cannot express how...) ich kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie...
I couldn't tell you — (I don't know) das kann ich nicht sagen
I can tell you,... — (I can assure you) ich kann dir sagen,...
..., I can tell you —..., das kann ich dir sagen
you can't tell me [that]... — (it can't be true that...) du kannst mir doch nicht erzählen, dass...
you can't tell him anything — (he won't accept advice) er lässt sich (Dat.) ja nichts sagen; (he is well-informed) ihm kannst du nichts erzählen
let me tell you — (let me assure you)..., das kann ich dir sagen
let me tell you that... — ich kann dir versichern, dass...
..., I tell you or I'm telling you —..., das sage ich dir
you're telling me! — (coll.) wem sagst du das! (ugs.)
I don't need to tell you [that]... — ich brauche dir wohl nicht extra zu sagen, dass...
I was told that... — mir wurde gesagt, dass...
so I've been told — (I know that) [das] habe ich schon gehört
... or so I've been/I'm told —..., wie ich gehört habe/höre
no, don't tell me, let me guess — [nein,] sag's nicht, lass mich raten
don't tell me [that]... — (expressing incredulity, dismay, etc.) jetzt sag bloß nicht, [dass]...
you aren't trying or don't mean to tell me [that]...? — du wirst doch nicht sagen wollen, dass...?
2) (relate, lit. or fig.) erzählensomething tells its own story or tale — (needs no comment) etwas spricht für sich selbst
tell a different story or tale — (reveal the truth) eine andere Sprache sprechen (fig.)
live or survive to tell the tale — überleben
tell tales [about somebody] — (gossip; reveal secret) [über jemanden] tratschen (ugs. abwertend)
tell tales [to somebody] — (report) andere/einen anderen [bei jemandem] anschwärzen; [bei jemandem] petzen (Schülerspr. abwertend)
tell tales — (lie) Lügengeschichten erzählen
3) (instruct) sagentell somebody [not] to do something — jemandem sagen, dass er etwas [nicht] tun soll; jemandem sagen, er soll[e] etwas [nicht] tun
tell somebody what to do — jemandem sagen, was er tun soll
do as or what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
do as you are told — tu, was man dir sagt
4) (determine) feststellen; (see, recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat.); (with reference to the future) [vorher]sagentell the difference [between...] — den Unterschied [zwischen...] erkennen od. feststellen
it's impossible/difficult to tell [if/what — etc.] es ist unmöglich/schwer zu sagen[, ob/was usw.]
it's easy to tell whether... — es lässt sich leicht sagen, ob...
you never can tell how/what — etc. man weiß nie, wie/was usw.
5) (distinguish) unterscheiden6) (utter) sagen7)2. intransitive verb,1) (determine)how can you tell? — wie kann man das feststellen od. wissen?
it's difficult or hard to tell — das ist schwer zu sagen
how can one tell?, how can or do you tell? — woran kann man das erkennen?
as far as one/I can tell,... — wie es aussieht,...
who can tell? — wer kann das sagen od. will das wissen?
2) (give information) erzählen (of, about von); (give evidence)tell of something — von etwas Zeugnis geben od. ablegen
3) (reveal secret) es verratentime [alone] will tell — das wird sich [erst noch] zeigen
4) (produce an effect) sich auswirken; [Wort, Fausthieb, Schuss:] sitzentell in favour of somebody or in somebody's favour — sich zu jemandes Gunsten auswirken
tell against somebody/something — sich nachteilig für jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) auswirken
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: told)= berichten v.erzählen v.sagen v. -
9 anybody *** any·body pron
['ɛnɪbɒdɪ]1) (in interrogative sentences) qualcuno, nessunodid you see anybody? — hai visto qualcuno or nessuno?
is anybody in or home? — c'è nessuno (in casa)?
2) (in negative sentences) nessunoI can't or don't see anybody — non vedo nessuno
without anybody seeing him — senza che nessuno lo vedesse, senza esser visto da nessuno
3) (no matter who) chiunque, qualsiasi personashe's not going to marry just anybody — non sposerà il primo che le capita or uno qualunque
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10 anybody
anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• was (there) anybody there? est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un ?• did anybody see you? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu ?• if anybody can do it, he can si quelqu'un peut le faire c'est bien lui━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the different ways of translating anybody in affirmative sentences.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• anybody who wants to do it should say so now si quelqu'un veut le faire qu'il le dise tout de suite• he's not just anybody, he's the boss (inf) ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est le patron• anybody with any sense would know that! toute personne sensée sait ça !• anybody else would have cried, but not him tout autre que lui aurait pleuré* * *['enɪbɒdɪ]1) (with negative, implied negative) personneI don't like him and nor does anybody else — je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime
2) (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'unif anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti
3) ( no matter who)anybody but you/his boss would say yes — tout autre que toi/ton patron dirait oui
‘who shall I invite?’ - ‘anybody but him’ — ‘qui vais-je inviter?’ - ‘n'importe qui, sauf lui’
anybody who wants to, can go — tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller
4) ( somebody unimportant)5) ( somebody important) -
11 anybody
1 (with negative, implied negative) personne ; there wasn't anybody in the house/car il n'y avait personne dans la maison/voiture ; there's never anybody at home il n'y a jamais personne chez eux ; without anybody knowing sans que personne le sache ; I didn't have anybody to talk to il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler ; I don't like him and nor does anybody else je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime ; hardly anybody came il n'est venu presque personne ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'un ; is there anybody in the house/car? est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison/voiture? ; did anybody see him? est-ce que quelqu'un l'a vu? ; if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti ; if anybody can persuade him, John can si quelqu'un peut le convaincre, c'est John ; is anybody nice/interesting coming? y a-t-il quelqu'un de sympa ○ /d'intéressant qui vient? ;3 ( no matter who) anybody could do it tout le monde pourrait le faire ; anybody but him/you/his wife tout le monde sauf lui/toi/sa femme ; anybody who wants to, can go tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller ; anybody but you would have given it to him n'importe qui d'autre que toi le lui aurait donné ; anybody with any intelligence would realize that n'importe quelle personne un peu sensée se serait rendu compte que ; anybody can make a mistake/break a glass ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur/casser un verre ; anybody would think you were deaf tout le monde doit croire que tu es sourd ; you can invite anybody (you like) tu peux inviter qui tu veux ;4 ( somebody unimportant) she's not just anybody, she's the boss ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est la patronne ; we can't ask just anybody to do it, we need a skilled mechanic nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire, nous avons besoin d'un vrai mécanicien ; I wouldn't give it to just anybody je ne le/la donnerais pas à n'importe qui ;5 ( somebody important) anybody who was anybody was at the party tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée ; he isn't anybody in this town ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important dans cette ville. ⇒ guess. -
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['enɪbɒdɪ]1) (with negative, implied negative) nessunowithout anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse
I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro
2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcunoif anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito
3) (no matter who) chiunqueanybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare
anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato
4) (somebody unimportant) chiunqueshe's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo
5) (somebody important) qualcuno* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) qualcuno; nessuno2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) qualsiasi persona3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) qualsiasi persona* * *['enɪbɒdɪ]1) (with negative, implied negative) nessunowithout anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse
I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro
2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcunoif anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito
3) (no matter who) chiunqueanybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare
anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato
4) (somebody unimportant) chiunqueshe's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo
5) (somebody important) qualcuno -
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don't tell anybody -
14 nadie
pron.nobody, no one.nadie lo sabe nobody knowsno se lo dije a nadie I didn't tell anybodyno ha llamado nadie nobody phoned* * *1 nobody, not... anybody■ ¿nadie quiere más pastel? doesn't anybody want any more cake?\ser un don nadie to be a nobody* * *pron.1) nobody2) no one* * *PRON1) (=ninguna persona) [verbo inglés en afirmativo] nobody, no one; [verbo inglés en negativo] anybody, anyonenadie lo tiene, no lo tiene nadie — nobody has it
nadie más — nobody else, no one else
vino mi familia y nadie más — just my family came and nobody o no one else
no vi a nadie más que a Juan — I didn't see anybody apart from o except Juan
no lo sabe nadie más que tú — nobody else knows, apart from you, nobody but you knows
2) (=persona insignificante)* * *pronombre nobody, no one* * *= no one, nobody.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.----* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie excepto = no one but.* nadie más = nobody else.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* nadie + saber = be anyone's guess.* nadie sino = no one but.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no decir nada a nadie, ser una tumba = lips + seal.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* * *pronombre nobody, no one* * *= no one, nobody.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie excepto = no one but.* nadie más = nobody else.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* nadie + saber = be anyone's guess.* nadie sino = no one but.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no decir nada a nadie, ser una tumba = lips + seal.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* * *[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] nobody, no-onenadie me ayudó or no me ayudó nadie nobody helped meno vi a nadie I didn't see anybodyno hay nadie there's nobody at home o nobody inse fue sin que nadie se diera cuenta he left without anyone noticingtoca el arpa como nadie he's a brilliant harpist* * *
nadie pronombre
nobody, no one;
no vi a nadie I didn't see anybody;
sin que nadie se diera cuenta without anyone noticing
nadie pron
1 (ninguna persona) no-one, nobody: nadie quiere más, no-one wants more
(con otro negativo) nadie dirá nada, no one will say anything
no quiere a nadie, she doesn't love anyone
2 (interrogativas) ¿qué le importa a nadie lo que hago?, who cares about what I do? 3 se cree más listo que nadie, he thinks he's more clever than anyone
sin que nadie lo oyese, without anyone hearing
casi nadie, hardly anyone
♦ Locuciones: ser un don nadie, to be a nobody
' nadie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amor
- aparte
- casarse
- casi
- contra
- daño
- demanda
- don
- encargarse
- encierro
- incapaz
- misteriosamente
- ninguna
- ninguno
- nunca
- permitirse
- redondez
- regalar
- reparar
- respaldar
- sanctasanctórum
- sino
- socorrer
- suceder
- suerte
- tierra
- absolutamente
- acudir
- ayuda
- comprender
- contar
- contestar
- convencer
- creer
- distinción
- especial
- hacer
- humillar
- impedir
- mandar
- más
- objeción
- pasar
- responsable
- superar
- vivo
English:
about
- accountable
- anybody
- bat
- be
- besides
- confidential
- deaf
- definitive
- destroy
- divulge
- ecological
- else
- hardly
- hat
- hold
- hypnotize
- least
- let on
- no man's land
- nobody
- none
- nonentity
- opposition
- pipsqueak
- private
- single-handed
- slip into
- soul
- spare
- unconvincing
- whatever
- work out
- answerable
- around
- claim
- ever
- grass
- ideally
- in
- name
- needless
- no-man's land
- not
- notice
- own
- place
- single
- speak
- tell
* * *♦ pronnobody, no one;nadie lo sabe nobody o no one knows;no se lo dije a nadie I didn't tell anybody o anyone;no vi a nadie I didn't see anybody o anyone;llamé a la puerta pero no había nadie I knocked on the door but there was nobody o no one in;no ha llamado nadie nobody phoned♦ nmun don nadie a nobody* * *pron nobody, no-one;no había nadie there was nobody there, there wasn’t anyone there;no hablé con nadie I didn’t speak to anybody, I spoke to no-one;un don nadie fam a nonentity, a nobody* * *nadie pron: nobody, no oneno vi a nadie: I didn't see anyone* * *nadie pron nobody / no one / not... anybody -
15 lengua
f.1 tongue.lengua de víbora o viperina (figurative) malicious tonguelengua de tierra tongue of landlas malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…ir/llegar con la lengua fuera (informal) to go along/arrive puffing and pantingmorderse la lengua to bite one's tonguese le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words2 language (idioma, lenguaje).lengua materna mother tonguelengua muerta dead language* * *1 ANATOMÍA tongue2 (idioma) language3 (de tierra) strip\con la lengua fuera familiar with one's tongue hanging outdarle a la lengua familiar to chatdicen las malas lenguas que... gossip has it that...hacerse lenguas de algo to rave about somethingirse de la lengua familiar to let the cat out of the bagno tener pelos en la lengua figurado not to mince one's wordstener algo en la punta de la lengua figurado to have something on the tip of one's tonguetener la lengua muy larga familiar to have a loose tonguetener una lengua viperina to have a vicious tonguetirar de la lengua a alguien familiar to pump somebody for informationtrabarse la lengua to get tongue-tiedlengua de gato langue de chatlengua d'oc langue d'oclengua d'oíl langue d'oïllengua de trapo babblinglengua madre parent languagelengua materna mother tongue* * *noun f.1) tongue2) language* * *SF1) (Anat) tongue•
beber con la lengua — to lap up•
mala lengua — gossipsegún las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...
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sacar la lengua, abra la boca y saque la lengua — open your mouth and put o stick your tongue out- ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?largo 1., 1), trabar 3.lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue
2) [de campana] tongue, clapper3) (Geog)lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land
4) (Ling) language, tongue; Esp (Escol) Spanish language ( as a school subject)LENGUAS COOFICIALES Under the Spanish constitution catalán, euskera and gallego are lenguas oficiales and enjoy the same status as castellano in the autonomous regions in which they are spoken. These languages are also known as lenguas cooficiales to show they enjoy equal status with Spanish. The regional governments actively promote their use through the media and the education system.hablar en lengua — And to speak Quichua
See:ver nota culturelle CATALÁN in catalán,ver nota culturelle EUSKERA in euskera,ver nota culturelle GALLEGO in gallego* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex. Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.----* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1)A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) tonguesaca la lengua put out your tongueme sacó la lengua he stuck his tongue out at mese me traba la lengua I get tongue-tiedtengo la lengua pastosa or estropajosa I have a cotton mouth ( AmE colloq), I've got a furry tongue ( BrE colloq)andar en lenguas ( fam); to be the subject of gossipcon la lengua fuera ( fam): llegamos a casa con la lengua fuera by the time we got home our tongues were hanging out ( colloq)todos se hacen lenguas de su belleza everyone raves about how beautiful she isirse de la lenguaor írsele la lengua a algn ( fam): no debía haber dicho eso pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said that but it just slipped outquiero que sea una sorpresa así que no te vayas a ir de la lengua I want it to be a secret so don't go and let the cat out of the bag ( colloq)morderse la lengua to bite one's tonguesoltar la lengua to spill the beanssoltarle la lengua a algn to make sb talk¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? o ( Esp) ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam hum); has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq), have you lost your tongue? ( colloq)tener una lengua viperina or de víbora to have a sharp tonguetirarle or ( AmL) jalarle (de) la lengua a algn: hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn't tell you anythingsé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua I know a lot about your shady deals, so don't provoke me …2 ( Coc) tongue3 (de tierra) spit, tongue4 (de fuego) tongueCompuesto:langue de chatB ( Ling) languagela lengua y el habla langue and parolelengua de trapo baby talkCompuestos:target language● lengua de oc/d'oillangue d'oc/d'oïlsource language● lengua madre or maternamother tonguetarget language, object languagedead languagetarget language, object languageliving language* * *
lengua sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) tongue;◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out;
no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody;
See Also→ malo2b) (Coc) tongue
( de fuego) tongue
2 (Ling) language;
lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue
figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper
♦ Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted
fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out
familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth
fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb
' lengua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- achicharrarse
- autóctona
- autóctono
- bífida
- bífido
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- contaminar
- ELE
- habla
- hablar
- materna
- materno
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pelo
- punta
- sacar
- sarro
- trabarse
- vernácula
- vernáculo
- viperina
- viperino
- afilado
- clásico
- conocer
- corromper
- corrupción
- enriquecer
- manejo
- nativo
- quemar
- románico
- sucio
- trabar
- transmitir
- vivo
English:
bite
- bite back
- click
- draw out
- first language
- fur
- guttural
- language
- mince
- mother tongue
- origin
- put out
- Romanic
- second language
- specially
- stick out
- thrust out
- tip
- tongue
- venomous
- assistant
- hang
- lick
- mother
- out
- sharp
- stumble
- TEFL
- tut
- vernacular
* * *lengua nf1. [órgano] tongue;sacarle la lengua a alguien to stick one's tongue out at sb;se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words;también Figmorderse la lengua to bite one's tongue;Famdarle a la lengua to chatter;Fam Famir/llegar con la lengua fuera to go along/arrive puffing and panting;Famser largo de lengua, tener la lengua muy larga to be a gossip;las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua I've got it on the tip of my tongue;Fam¿(se) te ha comido la lengua el gato?, Am [m5]¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? has the cat got your tongue?;Famtirar a alguien de la lengua to draw sb outlengua de buey [planta] bugloss;lengua de ciervo [planta] hart's-tongue fern;lengua de fuego tongue of flame;Esp lengua de gato [de chocolate] langue de chat; Fig lengua de víbora malicious tongue; Fig lengua viperina malicious tongue2. [de tierra] tongueGeol lengua glaciar glacier tongue3. [idioma, lenguaje] languagelengua culta educated speech;lengua de destino target language;lengua escrita written language;lengua estándar standard language;lengua franca lingua franca;lengua fuente source language;lengua hablada spoken language;lengua de llegada target language;lengua materna mother tongue;mi lengua materna no es el español I'm not a native speaker of Spanish;lengua meta target language;lenguas modernas modern languages;lengua muerta dead language;lengua normativa standard language;lengua de oc langue d'oc;lengua de oíl langue d'oïl;lengua original original o source language;lengua romance Romance language;lengua románica Romance language;lengua viva living language;lengua vulgar vulgar o coarse language* * *f tongue;darle a la lengua fam chatter;de doble filo sharp tongue;tirar a alguien de la lengua get information out of s.o.;con la lengua fuera fig with one’s tongue hanging out;irse de la lengua let the cat out of the bag;morderse la lengua fig bite one’s tongue;sacar la lengua a alguien stick one’s tongue out at s.o.;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it’s on the tip of my tongue* * *lengua nf1) : tonguemorderse la lengua: to bite one's tongue2) idioma: languagelengua materna: mother tongue, native languagelengua muerta: dead language* * *lengua n1. (del cuerpo) tongue2. (idioma) languagelengua materna native language / mother tongue -
16 decir
v.1 to say.decir que sí/no to say yes/nodice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summerElla dijo la razón She said the reason.Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.2 to tell.¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do somethingdecir la verdad to tell the truthDecirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.Le dije I told him.3 to recite, to read.4 to tell, to show.eso lo dice todo that says it alldecir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for5 to call.le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death6 to say to.Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.7 to say about.Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participledicho,-a.* * *verb1) to say2) tell3) speak•- decirse* * *DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=afirmar) to sayya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words
- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said
viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *
olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything
¿decía usted? — you were saying?
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[como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madridcomo iba diciendo... — as I was saying...
¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?
decir que to say (that)•
decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...
el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...
decir que sí/no — to say yes/no
-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"
adiós 2.la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?
se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me
tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tellverdad 1)4) (=llamar) to call¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?
se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco
le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"
en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"
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me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun5) (=opinar) to saypodemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?
¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?
6) [rectificando]había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9
¡qué digo! — what am I saying?
7) [texto] to say•
como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...8) [+ misa] to say9) [locuciones en indicativo]digo... — Méx well, er...
mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!
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y dice [bien] — and he is quite right•
[como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or lessaunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company
está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say
como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important
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[lo mismo] digo — likewise- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"
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pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong•
pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer•
no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you•
sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró•
¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
[si tú] lo dices — if you say so•
eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I saydeberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job
¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!
¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!
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¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!10) [locuciones en infinitivo]•
[dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging•
[es] decir — that is (to say)mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter
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[ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!•
es [mucho] decir — that's saying something•
[ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...•
[no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say•
para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words•
decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake•
[por así] decirlo — so to speak•
[querer] decir — to mean¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?
¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?
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[ya es] decir — that's saying somethingles ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something
11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...
es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer
¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!
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digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word•
digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say•
y [no] digamos... — not to mention...y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother
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no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly prettyno estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite
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¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?12) [locuciones en condicional]¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?
¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?
¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!
13) el qué diránse preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [invitando a hablar]-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"
¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?
usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?
-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"
2) (=indicar)su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes
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eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personalityuna situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light
3.See:* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex. This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.----* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *1(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speechsupongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changingno son más que decires it's just talk■ decir (verbo transitivo)A decir: palabra, mentira etcB decirle algo a alguienC1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc2 decir adiósD por escritoE llamarF sugerir, comunicarG decir misaH1 querer decir2 digo (al rectificar)I opinar, pensarJ en locuciones■ decir (verbo intransitivo)A1 invitando a hablar2 al contestar el teléfonoB decir bien/mal de■ decirse (verbo pronominal)1 reflexivo2 recíproco3 para enfatizarvtA ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ nowno digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan saidcomo dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother sayslo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radiono eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived welldicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was youngdicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/pleaseno se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call prettyestoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than donepalatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you thathaberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn'tdigan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people sayBdecirle algo a algn to tell sb stheso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dadhoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result todayme dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to meAndrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourselfya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell youhace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the jobme resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letterno te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you heardime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keepsC1(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to doharás lo que yo diga you'll do as I saymanda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yesdecir QUE + SUBJ:dice papá que vayas Dad wants youdice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get theredijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be carefuldecirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INFdiles que empiecen tell them to startle dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itnos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to waitte digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once2decir adiós to say goodbyevino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)D (por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about itE (llamar) to callle dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his earsse llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charono me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'F(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about themel tiempo lo dirá time will tellpor afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outsideel poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for mealgo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eatenGdecir misa to say massH1querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …2digo (al rectificar) I meanel presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand eurosI (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anywayhabría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anywayes muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …J ( en locuciones):a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honestcomo quien dice so to speakel nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the cornerla granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for livingcon decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to medecir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)es decir that ismi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that isno sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not goinges mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!por así decirlo so to speakes, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the companyque digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!¡que no se diga! shame on you!¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do itse dice pronto no lesscostó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sumlleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-whoel qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?■ decirviA1(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?2Bdecir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impressionla manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him■ decirse1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneselfse dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it againme dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here2 ( recíproco) to say to each otherse decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each otherse dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun3 ( enf):tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking aboutno sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers* * *
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!
* * *♦ vt1. [en general] to say;siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;decir que sí/no to say yes/no;dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next2. [contar] to tell;se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;decir la verdad to tell the truth;decir mentiras to tell lies;pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?3. [ordenar] to tell;la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;dile que venga tell her to come;nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;[leyendo] to read5. [revelar] to tell, to show;eso lo dice todo that says it all;decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality6. [llamar] to call;me dicen Paco they call me Paco;le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow8. [en frases]a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;decir para sí to say to oneself;decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;es decir that is, that's to say;aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;ni que decir tiene needless to say;¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;(o) mejor dicho or rather;por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;RP Fam¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;si tú lo dices if you say so;¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;Esp¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken♦ vicomo quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;Esp¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;Fam¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;[¡madre mía!] I say!;tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…* * *<part dicho>I v/t1 say; ( contar) tell;decir misa say mass;decir que sí say yes;decir que no say no;se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;diga lo que diga whatever he says;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;para sí say to o.s.:querer decir mean;es decir in other words;dar que decir set people talking;ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);por así decirlo so to speak;ya es decir that’s saying something;que ya es decir which is really something;es mucho decir that’s saying a lot:¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;mejor dicho or rather;dicho sea de paso incidentally;está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said4:no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;como quien dice so to speak;y que lo digas you bet;¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;usted dirá how can I help you?;ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!II v/i:¡diga!, ¡dígame! EspTELEC helloIII m saying;es un decir it’s just a figure of speech* * *decir {23} vt1) : to saydice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go2) : to telldime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking3) : to speak, to talkno digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense4) : to callme dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy5)es decir : that is to say6)querer decir : to mean* * *decir1 n sayingdecir2 vb¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?3. (para dar órdenes) to tell4. (llamar) to callle dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"es decir that is / that is to say -
17 surtout
surtout [syʀtu]adverba. ( = avant tout, d'abord) above all ; ( = spécialement) especially• rapide, efficace et surtout discret quick, efficient and above all discreet• il est assez timide, surtout avec les femmes he's quite shy, especially with women• j'aime surtout les romans, mais je lis aussi de la poésie I particularly like novels, but I also read poetry• dernièrement, j'ai surtout lu des romans lately I've been reading mostly novelsb. (intensif) surtout, n'en parle pas ! whatever you do, don't tell anybody!• surtout pas ! certainly not!• ne m'aide pas, surtout ! (ironic) don't help me, will you!* * *syʀtuadverbe above allsurtout quand/si/que — especially when/if/as
* * *syʀtu adv1) (= avant tout, d'abord) above allCe canapé est joli et surtout, il n'est pas salissant. — This sofa's nice, and, what's most important, it doesn't show the dirt.
surtout, ne dites rien! — whatever you do, don't say anything!
Surtout, ne répète pas ce que je t'ai dit! — Whatever you do, don't repeat what I've told you!
surtout pas! — certainly not!, definitely not!
2) (= particulièrement) especiallyIl est assez timide, surtout avec les filles. — He's rather shy, especially with girls.
Il aime le sport, surtout le football. — He likes sport, especially football.
Cet été, il a surtout fait de la pêche. — This summer he mainly went fishing.
surtout que... — especially as...
* * *A nm1 ( pièce de table) centrepieceGB;2 ‡( vêtement) overcoat, surtout†.B adv above all; surtout en cas d'incendie above all in case of fire; j'ai surtout besoin de repos more than anything I need a rest; c'est pratique et surtout très simple it's practical and, above all, very simple; j'étais content mais surtout rassuré I was pleased but above all relieved; surtout quand/si/que especially when/if/as; surtout pas! certainly not!; surtout pas lui! especially not him!, anybody but him!; surtout pas de chien dans la maison absolutely no dogs in the house.I[syrtu] adverbe1. [avant tout, par-dessus tout] above all2. [renforçant un conseil, un ordre]surtout, dis au médecin que tu as de l'asthme be sure to tell the doctor that you've got asthmasurtout, pas de panique! whatever you do, don't panic!————————surtout que locution conjonctiveII[syrtu] nom masculin -
18 worth
wə:Ɵ
1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) valor
2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) que vale, que tiene un valor de2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) digno de, merecedor de, que merece la pena•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy
3. noun(a highly respected person.) prócer, dignitario- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth
worth1 adj1. que valethe jeweller said my ring is worth £500 el joyero dijo que mi anillo vale quinientas libras2. que vale la penaworth2 n valor£50,000 worth of jewellery was stolen se robaron joyas por valor de 50.000 librastr[wɜːɵ]1 (in money) valor nombre masculino1 (having certain value) que vale, que tiene un valor deit's worth £10, but I got it for £5 vale diez libras pero me costó sólo cincohow much is that jewel worth? ¿cuánto vale esa joya?2 (deserving of) que vale la pena, que merece la pena, digno,-a de, merecedor,-ra de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLif a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bienfor all one is worth con toda el almafor what it's worth por si te sirve de algoit's more than my job's worth me arriesgaría el trabajoto not be worth a damn no valer nadato be worth one's/its weight in gold valer su peso en oroto get one's money's worth sacarle jugo al dineroto not be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojadoto be worth the trouble/it valer la pena, merecer la penato be worth one's salt merecer el pan que se cometo be worth somebody's while valer la pena, merecer la penaworth ['wərɵ] n1) : valor m (monetario)ten dollars' worth of gas: diez dólares de gasolina2) merit: valor m, mérito m, valía fan employee of great worth: un empleado de gran valíaworth prepto be worth : valerher holdings are worth a fortune: sus propiedades valen una fortunait's not worth it: no vale la penaadj.• del valor de adj.• digno de adj.• equivalente a adj.n.• entidad s.f.• mérito s.m.• precio s.m.• valer s.m.• valor (Precio) s.m.• valía s.f.
I wɜːrθ, wɜːθadjective (pred)a) ( equal in value to)to be worth — valer*
it's worth $200/a lot of money — vale $200/mucho dinero
it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money — el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio
goods worth £5,000 were stolen — robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras
how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?
how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it? — ¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?
they ran for all they were worth — corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder
this is my opinion, for what it's worth — ésta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa
b) ( worthy of)the museum is worth a visit — vale or merece la pena visitar el museo
it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo
don't argue with them, it isn't worth it — no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena
you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while — tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well — (set phrase) si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien
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mass nouna) ( equivalent)$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares
[wɜːθ]to prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía
1. ADJ1) (=equal in value to)what or how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?
it's worth a great deal to me — (sentimentally) para mí tiene gran valor sentimental
he was worth a million when he died — murió millonario, murió dejando una fortuna de un millón
what's the old man worth? — ¿cuánto dinero tiene el viejo?
"don't tell anybody" - "what's it worth to you?" * — -no se lo digas a nadie -¿cuánto me das si no digo nada?
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to run for all one is worth — correr como si le llevara a uno el diablo•
it's more than my job's worth to tell you — me costaría mi empleo decirte eso•
it's not worth the paper it's written on — vale menos que el papel en que está escrito•
she's worth ten of him — ella vale diez veces más que él•
I tell you this for what it's worth — te digo esto por si te interesa2) (=deserving of)it's worth reading — vale or merece la pena leerlo
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it's (not) worth it — (no) vale or merece la pena•
the cathedral is worth a look — la catedral merece la pena, merece la pena ver la catedral•
it's worth mentioning that... — merece la pena mencionar que..., es digno de mención el hecho de que...•
it's worth thinking about — vale or merece la pena pensarlo•
the meal was worth the wait — la comida estaba tan rica que mereció la pena esperar, la comida mereció or compensó la esperajob, while•
it's well worth doing — bien vale or merece la pena hacerlo2.N [of thing] valor m ; [of person] valía fmoney 1., 1)ten pounds' worth of books — libros por valor de diez libras, diez libras de libros
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I [wɜːrθ, wɜːθ]adjective (pred)a) ( equal in value to)to be worth — valer*
it's worth $200/a lot of money — vale $200/mucho dinero
it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money — el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio
goods worth £5,000 were stolen — robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras
how much is it worth? — ¿cuánto vale?
how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it? — ¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?
they ran for all they were worth — corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder
this is my opinion, for what it's worth — ésta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa
b) ( worthy of)the museum is worth a visit — vale or merece la pena visitar el museo
it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo
don't argue with them, it isn't worth it — no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena
you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while — tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well — (set phrase) si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien
II
mass nouna) ( equivalent)$2,000 dollars' worth of furniture — muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares
to prove one's worth — demostrar* su (or mi etc) valía
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19 stub one's toe
(stub one's toe (against или on smth.))потерпеть неудачу (в чём-л.), споткнуться (обо что-л.)You've got two problems. One, what you do, and two, how it looks politically. You may stub your toe on number one, but there's no damn reason to fail on number two. (F. Knebel, ‘Trespass’, ch. 7) — Перед вами две проблемы. Первая - что вам делать, вторая - как ваши действия будут выглядеть с политической точки зрения. Если в первом случае вы можете дать осечку, то нет никаких оснований, черт побери, допускать провал во втором.
I'll tell you something, Donald - don't tell anybody who told you, for there's no need stubbing your toe. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Crows Can't Count’, ch. 12) — Я хочу что-то тебе рассказать, Доналд, но никому ни слова, откуда ты это узнал. Какой смысл вредить самому себе?
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20 so
n. het symfonisch orkestso1[ soo] 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉1 zo ⇒ waar♦voorbeelden:1 is that really so? • is dat echt waar?if so • als dat zo is‘She's the tallest’ ‘Yes, so she is’ • ‘Ze is de grootste’ ‘Dat is ze inderdaad’————————so2♦voorbeelden:‘You blundered’ ‘So I did/But so did you’ • ‘Je hebt geblunderd’ ‘Ja, inderdaad/maar jij ook’‘I'm tired’ ‘So you should be’ • ‘Ik ben moe’ ‘Dat zou je ook moeten zijn’‘Is Jill coming’ ‘I think so’ • ‘Komt Jill’ ‘Ik denk het/van wel’in June or so • in of omstreeks de maand juni————————so3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:the distance is so great that you cannot walk it in a day • het is zo ver dat je er niet in één dag naar toe kan lopen(would you) be so kind as to leave immediately • zou u zo goed willen zijn onmiddellijk te vertrekkenso it is said • zo wordt er gezegdhe presented it so • hij stelde het aldus voorbut even so • maar toch(in) so far as I know • voor zover ik weetso far it hasn't happened • tot nu toe/tot nog toe is het niet gebeurdand so forth/on • enzovoort(s)so long as you don't tell anybody • als je 't maar aan niemand verteltso much the worse • des te ergerif so • als dat zo is〈 informeel〉 so sorry • sorry, pardonshe's not so stupid • ze is niet zo domI love you so • ik hou zo veel van jeso many came • er kwamen er zo veelI can only do so much • ik kan niets bovenmenselijks doen3 she only spoke French; so we could not understand her • ze sprak alleen Frans, en dus konden wij haar niet verstaanso what? • en dan?, wat dan nog?so here we are! • hier zijn we dan!so that's who did it • aha, dus die heeft het gedaanso there you are • daar zit je dus¶ so far from letting him go she followed him home • ze liet hem niet gaan maar volgde hem integendeel naar huis〈 informeel〉 so long! • tot ziens!every so often • nu en danso there • nu weet je het————————so41 zodat ⇒ opdat, om♦voorbeelden:1 warn her, so (that) she may avoid all danger • waarschuw haar zodat/opdat ze geen gevaar zou lopenbe careful so you don't get hurt • pas op dat je je geen pijn doetII 〈 nevenschikkend voegwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 he's late, so (that) we can't start yet • hij is te laat, zodat we nog niet kunnen beginnen————————so51 ziezo
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