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  • 121 С-610

    В СТОРОНУ PrepP Invar
    1. \С-610 кого-чего, чью Prep the resulting PrepP is adv
    facing, moving
    pointing etc toward s.o. or sth.: in the direction of s.o. (sth.) in s.o. fc direction toward s.o. (sth.) s.o. % way (look) at s.o. sth. (in limited contexts) face sth.
    Капарин глянул в сторону... Фомина и Чумакова... (Шолохов 5). Kaparin glanced in the direction of Fomin and Chumakov (5a).
    Дети её, милые дети, обнимали меня, целовали и плакали. И только мой старик не посмотрел на меня, и я старался не смотреть в его сторону... (Искандер 3). Her children, sweet children, hugged me, kissed me, and cried. Only my old man didn't look at me, and I tried not to look in his direction... (3a).
    Близился полдень, и пахарь уже настораживал слух в сторону дома, что вот-вот жена его должна позвать обедать, да и быкам пора передохнуть (Искандер 4). It was getting near noon, and the plowman had an ear cocked toward the house: any minute now his wife would be calling him to dinner, and besides it was time to rest the oxen (4a).
    ...(Юра) даже не смотрел в сторону мясного... (Аксёнов 1). Yura...hadn't even looked at the meat dish... (1a).
    2. \С-610 от кого-чего Prep the resulting PrepP is adv
    in a direction leading from s.o. or sth.: away from s.o. sth.. Тропинка вела в сторону от дома. The path led away from the house.
    3. отойти, отозвать кого и т. п. -
    adv
    (to step, move etc) a short distance away (from some person, group etc), (to ask s.o. to move) a short distance away (from the person or group he is with, usu. so one can talk to him): (move (step, pull s.o., call s.o. etc » aside.... Из куреня прибежала Лукинична... Она отозвала мужа в сторону. «Наталья пришла!..»(Шолохов 2)....Lukinichnacame running from the house....She called her husband aside. "Natalya has come back!..." (2a).
    Отзови директора в сторону и скажи ему об аварии. Pull the director aside and tell him about the accident.
    4. (уходить, отходить) \С-610 ( adv or predic (subj: human) to avoid taking responsibility for or participating in sth.: X (уходит) в сторону - X steps (moves) aside (from sth.)
    (in limited contexts) X stands aside (from sth.) X moves (fades) into the background.
    В той ситуации, которая складывалась тогда во всех социально значимых сферах нашей жизни, чётко обозначились два лагеря. Один лагерь составляли мракобесы и реакционеры... Другой лагерь составляли все те, кто был против мракобесов и реакционеров... И были ещё единицы, которые с самого начала понимали: надо уйти от всего этого в сторону... (Зиновьев 1). In the situation at that time in all socially significant spheres of our life, two camps could be clearly distinguished. One of them consisted of obscurantists and reactionaries.... The other camp was made up of all those who were against obscurantists and reactionaries....And there were, too, some isolated beings who had realised from the very beginning that they must stand aside from all this... (1a).
    5. (predic
    impers or with subj: human one neglects to do or avoids doing sth. for a time
    put sth. off
    hold off on sth.
    Нина всё время по танцулькам бегает, а учёбу - в сторону. Nina's always going out dancing, and as for her studies-she puts them off.
    6. (predic
    impers) doing sth. or s.o. 's involvement with sth. should be stopped
    away with...
    no more...
    that's enough... (Глумов:) Эпиграммы в сторону! Этот род поэзии, кроме вреда, ничего не приносит автору (Островский 9). (G.:) Away with epigrams! That kind of poetry brings nothing but trouble to the author (9a).
    7. (сказать, произнести) -
    adv
    (to say sth.) turning away from one's listener so that he does not hear
    aside
    (make) an aside.
    (Городничий:) Я карт и в руки никогда не брал даже не знаю, как играть в эти карты... Как можно, чтобы такое драгоценное время убивать на них. (Лука Лукич (в сторону):) А у меня, подлец, выпонтировал вчера сто рублей (Гоголь 4). (Mayor:) Tve never touched a card in my life
    I don't even know how those card-games are played....How can people waste such valuable time on them? (L.L. (aside):) Cad! He won a hundred roubles off me yesterday (4b).
    8. уводить (разговор), отвлекаться, уходить \С-610
    adv
    to digress in conversation
    X ушёл в сторону — X got off the subject
    X went (got) off on a tangent X strayed from the point (the subject) X got off (the) track X got sidetracked.
    Простите, мы, кажется, отвлекаемся в сторону (Зиновьев 1). "Forgive me, we seem to be getting off the subject" (1a).
    Эти встречи я мог бы описать по записям очень подробно, но тем ушёл бы в сторону, да наверно это уже сделали или сделают другие, без меня (Солженицын 2). ( context transl) I could give a very detailed description of these meetings from my notes, but that would be a digression, and in any case, others have probably done it already, or will do it (2a).

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  • 122 в сторону

    [PrepP; Invar]
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    1. в сторону кого-чего, чью [Prep; the resulting PrepP is adv]
    ⇒ facing, moving; pointing etc toward s.o. or sth.:
    - in the direction of s.o. < sth.>;
    - in s.o.'s direction;
    - toward s.o. < sth.>;
    - s.o.'s way;
    - (look) at s.o. < sth.>;
    - [in limited contexts] face sth.
         ♦ Капарин глянул в сторону... Фомина и Чумакова... (Шолохов 5). Kaparin glanced in the direction of Fomin and Chumakov (5a).
         ♦ Дети её, милые дети, обнимали меня, целовали и плакали. И только мой старик не посмотрел на меня, и я старался не смотреть в его сторону... (Искандер 3). Her children, sweet children, hugged me, kissed me, and cried. Only my old man didn't look at me, and I tried not to look in his direction... (3a).
         ♦ Близился полдень, и пахарь уже настораживал слух в сторону дома, что вот-вот жена его должна позвать обедать, да и быкам пора передохнуть (Искандер 4). It was getting near noon, and the plowman had an ear cocked toward the house: any minute now his wife would be calling him to dinner, and besides it was time to rest the oxen (4a).
         ♦...[Юра] даже не смотрел в сторону мясного... (Аксёнов 1). Yura...hadn't even looked at the meat dish... (1a).
    2. в сторону от кого-чего [Prep; the resulting PrepP is adv]
    ⇒ in a direction leading from s.o. or sth.:
    - away from s.o. < sth.>.
         ♦ Тропинка вела в сторону от дома. The path led away from the house.
    3. отойти, отозвать кого и т.п. в сторону [adv]
    ⇒ (to step, move etc) a short distance away (from some person, group etc), (to ask s.o. to move) a short distance away (from the person or group he is with, usu. so one can talk to him):
    - (move <step, pull s.o., call s.o. etc>) aside.
         ♦... Из куреня прибежала Лукинична... Она отозвала мужа в сторону. "Наталья пришла!.."(Шолохов 2)....Lukinichnacame running from the house....She called her husband aside. "Natalya has come back!..." (2a).
         ♦ Отзови директора в сторону и скажи ему об аварии. Pull the director aside and tell him about the accident.
    4. (уходить, отходить) - [adv or predic (subj: human)]
    ⇒ to avoid taking responsibility for or participating in sth.:
    - X (уходит) в сторону≈ X steps < moves> aside (from sth.);
    - [in limited contexts] X stands aside (from sth.);
    - X moves < fades> into the background.
         ♦ В той ситуации, которая складывалась тогда во всех социально значимых сферах нашей жизни, чётко обозначились два лагеря. Один лагерь составляли мракобесы и реакционеры... Другой лагерь составляли все те, кто был против мракобесов и реакционеров... И были ещё единицы, которые с самого начала понимали: надо уйти от всего этого в сторону... (Зиновьев 1). In the situation at that time in all socially significant spheres of our life, two camps could be clearly distinguished. One of them consisted of obscurantists and reactionaries....The other camp was made up of all those who were against obscurantists and reactionaries....And there were, too, some isolated beings who had realised from the very beginning that they must stand aside from all this... (1a).
    5. [predic; impers or with subj: human]
    ⇒ one neglects to do or avoids doing sth. for a time:
    - put sth. off;
    - hold off on sth.
         ♦ Нина всё время по танцулькам бегает, а учёбу - в сторону. Nina's always going out dancing, and as for her studies-she puts them off.
    6. [predic; impers]
    ⇒ doing sth. or s.o.'s involvement with sth. should be stopped:
    - away with...;
    - no more...;
    - that's enough...
         ♦ [Глумов:] Эпиграммы в сторону! Этот род поэзии, кроме вреда, ничего не приносит автору (Островский 9). [G.:] Away with epigrams! That kind of poetry brings nothing but trouble to the author (9a).
    7. (сказать, произнести) - [adv]
    ⇒ (to say sth.) turning away from one's listener so that he does not hear:
    - (make) an aside.
         ♦ [Городничий:] Я карт и в руки никогда не брал; даже не знаю, как играть в эти карты... Как можно, чтобы такое драгоценное время убивать на них. [Лука Лукич (в сторону):] А у меня, подлец, выпонтировал вчера сто рублей (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] I've never touched a card in my life; I don't even know how those card-games are played....How can people waste such valuable time on them? [L.L. (aside):] Cad! He won a hundred roubles off me yesterday (4b).
    8. уводить (разговор), отвлекаться, уходить в сторону [adv]
    ⇒ to digress in conversation:
    - X ушёл в сторону≈ X got off the subject;
    - X went < got> off on a tangent;
    - X strayed from the point < the subject>;
    - X got sidetracked.
         ♦ Простите, мы, кажется, отвлекаемся в сторону (Зиновьев 1). "Forgive me, we seem to be getting off the subject" (1a).
         ♦ Эти встречи я мог бы описать по записям очень подробно, но тем ушёл бы в сторону, да наверно это уже сделали или сделают другие, без меня (Солженицын 2). [context transl] I could give a very detailed description of these meetings from my notes, but that would be a digression, and in any case, others have probably done it already, or will do it (2a).

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  • 123 lie

    I 1. I
    1) let the book lie оставь книгу там, где она лежит; that great temple where the bones of so many heroes lie знаменитый собор, где погребены останки стольких героев; the snow did not lie снег быстро стаял
    2) he knows where his interests lie он знает, что ему выгодно; where does happiness lie? в чем счастье?
    2. II
    1) lie somewhere lie here (there, everywhere, etc.) лежать /валяться/ здесь и т.д., have you lain here all day? вы пролежали здесь весь день?; here lies John Smith здесь покоится прах Джона Смита
    2) lie at some time how does the matter lie at present? в каком состоянии находятся /как обстоят/ дела в настоящее время?
    3. IV
    || lie face downward лежать ничком; lie face upward лежать лицом вверх /на спине/
    4. XIV
    lie doing smth. lie reading (looking around, waiting, etc.) читать и т. д. лежа; lie crying лежать и плакать
    5. XV
    lie in some state lie asleep [лежать и] спать; lie half-awake наполовину /не совсем еще/ проснуться; he was lying half-asleep он лежал в полусне, он [лежал и] дремал; lie still (rigid, motionless, etc.) лежать спокойно /тихо/ и т.д., lie ill [in bed] болеть, лежать в постели; lie open быть открытым; lie dead лежать мертвым; lie helpless лежать в беспомощном состоянии; lie waste /barren/ быть заброшенным; the land lies waste земля не обрабатывается /заброшена/; lie idle лежать, ничего не делая, валяться без дела; money lies idle in the bank деньги в банке лежат без движения /мертвым капиталом/; the factory has been lying idle for a year фабрика не работает /стоит/ уже год; the snow lies deep снег лежит толстым слоем; the principle lies deep in human nature эта черта присуща человеку /укоренилась в человеке/; lie heavy on smb.'s conscience лежать тяжким грузом у кого-л. на совести; lie high (low, far away, etc.) лежать /находиться/ высоко и т. д.
    6. XVI
    1) lie он smth. lie on the table (on the ground, on the floor, on the bed, on a couch, on the damp grass, etc.) лежать /валяться/ на столе и т. д., lie on one's back (on one's side) лежать на спине (на боку); lie on one's face лежать ничком; all the responsibility lies on his shoulders вся ответственность лежит на нем; lie in smth. lie in the dust (in a box, in a junk room, etc.) лежать /валяться/ в пыли и т. д.; lie in bed with flu болеть гриппом; don't lie in bed all morning не валяйся в постели все утро; ships lie in the harbour корабли стоит в гавани; lie in one's grave лежать в могиле; lie in the churchyard покоиться на кладбище; lie in Westminster (in Plymouth, etc.) быть похороненным в Вестминстере и т. д., lie in prison сидеть /томиться/ в тюрьме; lie in ambush сидеть в засаде; lie in wait for smb. подстерегать кого-л.; lie in ruins (in ashes) лежать в развалинах /в руинах/; lie with smth. on (to, in, etc.) smth. lie with one's head on the pillow (with one's legs on the floor, with one's face to the east,lie with one's back to the wall, etc.) лежать головой на подушке и т. д.; lie with smth. in some state lie with one's eyes open (with one's mouth shut, etc.) лежать с открытыми глазами и т. д; lie about smth. lie about the room (about the beach, about the territory, etc.) валяться /лежать, быть разбросанным/ по всей комнате и т. д.; lie around smb. ruins lay all around us повсюду /вокруг нас/ лежали руины; lie over smth. a white mist lay over London Лондон был окутан белым туманом
    2) lie in (among, to, etc.) smth. lie in the mountains (among pretty scenery, below the castle) to the west of the city, etc.) находиться /быть расположенным/ в горах и т. д., the village lies on a plain деревня находится /лежит, стоит, раскинулась/ посреди равнины; London lies on the Thames Лондон стоит на Темзе; the town lies on the right bank of the river город раскинулся на правом берегу реки; а road lies along a stream (along the coast, along the valley, among bushes, through the woods, etc.) дорога идет /проходит/ вдоль ручья и т. д.; my house lies on his way мой дом находится у него на пути; the ocean lay at our feet [внизу] у наших ног /под нами/ лежал /простирался/ океан; а town lay before us перед нашим взором раскинулся город; а long journey lies before you вам предстоит длинное путешествие; the world (a splendid future, a brilliant career, etc.) lies before you перед вами открыт весь мир и т. д.; the philosophy (the principle, the theory, etc.) that lies at the bottom /at the base/ of their activities философия и т. д., лежащая / которая лежит/ в основе их деятельности; lie between life and death находиться между жизнью и смертью; the truth lies between these extremes истину следует искать между этими крайностями; as much as lies in my power насколько это в моей власти; I will do all that lies in my power я сделаю все, что в моих силах; the problem lies outside our present inquiry эта проблема не входит в данное исследование; lie with smb. the fault (the responsibility, etc.) lies with him (with the teacher, with the government officials, etc.) он и т. д. виноват. это его и т. д. вина; with whom does the blame lie? кто виноват?; the choice lies with you вам предоставляется право выбора; it lies with smb. to do smth. it lies with you to decide (to take the initiative, to prove smth., to make excuses, to make amends, to watch over the child, etc.) право решать и т. д. предоставляется вам
    3) lie in smth. lie in education ( in contentment, in one's character, in smb.'s weakness, etc.) основываться на образовании и т. д., the point /the nub/ of the story lies in its humour соль рассказа в его юморе /объясняется его юмором/; the trouble lies in the engine неполадки /причину неполадок/ следует искать в моторе; his talents do not lie in that direction его способности проявляются в другой области
    7. XVII
    lie in doing smth. his future lies in farming (in acting, in fencing, etc.) его будущее в сельском хозяйстве и т. д.; the success of this venture lies in planning успех этого мероприятия зависит от того, какой будет разработан план; the point lies more in telling that in the tale дело не в самом рассказе, а в том, как его рассказывают
    II 1. I
    he is lying он лжет; stop lying хватит врать!; lie but don't overdo it ври, да не завирайся; that clock must be lying эти часы, должно быть, врут /идут неправильно/; the camera doesn't lie камера не искажает
    2. II
    lie in some manner lie intentionally (readily, unknowingly, shamelessly, brazenly, glibly, plausibly, etc.) намеренно /сознательно/ и т. д. лгать; lie unblushingly врать и не краснеть; she never lies она никогда не лжет /не говорят неправды/
    3. XVI
    lie to smb. he lied to me он мне солгал /сказал неправду/; she never lied to her husband она никогда не лгала своему мужу; lie about smb., smth. she lied about you она вас оболгала; there is no doubt he is lying about it насчет этого он, несомненно, врет id lie in one's teeth нагло лгать
    4. XVIII
    lie oneself into (out of) smth. he lied himself into the theatre он попал в театр с помощью лжи: he lied himself into trouble ложь довела его до беды; he lied himself out of trouble /out of a difficulty, out of a scrape/ он выпутался из неприятностей при помощи лжи
    5. XIX1
    lie like smb. lie like a child (like a lawyer, like any card-player, etc.) врать как ребенок и т. д.
    6. XXI1
    lie smb. out of smth. she lied him out of his money она вытянула у него деньги обманным путем || lie one's way into smth. обманным путем проникнуть куда-л.; he managed to lie his way into the director's office ему удалось придумать какой-то предлог, чтобы попасть в кабинет директора; he lied his way into the job он заполучил эту работу обманным путем; lie one's way out of smth. обманным путем выпутаться из чего-л.; lie one's way out of difficulty /out of trouble, out of a scrape/ выпутаться из затруднительного положения при помощи лжи
    7. XXII
    lie smb. into (out of) doing smth. she lied him into going with her она наплела с три короба, и ему пришлось пойти с ней; he lied her out of going with him он наговорил ей всяких небылиц, чтобы она с ним не ходила

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  • 124 fool

    fool [fu:l]
    1 noun
    (a) (idiot) idiot(e) m,f, imbécile mf;
    ∎ you stupid fool! espèce d'imbécile ou d'abruti!;
    ∎ what a fool I am! suis-je idiot ou bête!;
    ∎ don't be a fool! ne fais pas l'idiot!;
    ∎ she was a fool to go elle a été idiote d'y aller;
    ∎ I felt such a fool je me suis senti bête;
    ∎ he was fool enough to agree il a été assez bête pour accepter, il a fait la bêtise d'accepter;
    ∎ only a fool would pay that much for it il faudrait être bête pour le payer aussi cher;
    ∎ he's more of a fool than I thought il est encore plus idiot que je ne pensais;
    ∎ he's no fool or nobody's fool il n'est pas bête, il n'est pas né d'hier;
    ∎ some fool of a politician un imbécile ou un abruti de politicien;
    ∎ any fool can do it n'importe quel imbécile peut le faire;
    ∎ to make a fool of sb (ridicule) ridiculiser qn, se payer la tête de qn; (trick) duper qn;
    ∎ she doesn't want to make a fool of herself elle ne veut pas passer pour une imbécile ou se ridiculiser;
    ∎ more fool you! tu n'as qu'à t'en prendre à toi-même!;
    ∎ there's no fool like an old fool il n'y a pire imbécile qu'un vieil imbécile;
    ∎ proverb a fool and his money are soon parted aux idiots l'argent brûle les doigts;
    ∎ to go on a fool's errand y aller pour des prunes ou pour le roi de Prusse;
    ∎ to send sb on a fool's errand envoyer qn décrocher la lune;
    ∎ I went on a fool's errand trying to buy a turkey on Christmas Eve j'ai essayé de trouver une dinde la veille de Noël mais il n'y a pas eu moyen;
    ∎ the sales trip promised to be nothing but a fool's errand ce voyage d'affaires avait l'air d'être une belle perte de temps en perspective
    (b) (jester) bouffon m, fou m
    (c) Cookery = sorte de mousse aux fruits;
    ∎ raspberry fool mousse f aux framboises
    (deceive) duper, berner;
    ∎ (I) fooled you! je t'ai eu!;
    ∎ don't try to fool me n'essayez pas de me faire marcher;
    ∎ your excuses don't fool me vos excuses ne prennent pas avec moi;
    ∎ he fooled me into believing it il a réussi à me le faire croire;
    ∎ he had tried to fool her into providing him with an alibi il avait essayé de l'embobiner pour qu'elle lui fournisse un alibi;
    ∎ they had me completely fooled ils m'ont bien eu;
    ∎ you didn't have me fooled for a moment je n'ai pas été dupe un seul instant;
    ∎ ironic her?, a socialist?, you could've fooled me! elle?, une socialiste?, je ne l'aurais pas cru!
    (a) (joke) faire l'imbécile ou le pitre;
    ∎ I'm only fooling je ne fais que plaisanter, c'est pour rire;
    ∎ stop fooling! arrête de faire l'imbécile!
    (b) (trifle) traiter à la légère;
    ∎ you'd better not fool with him on ne plaisante pas avec lui
    American idiot, sot (sotte);
    ∎ that's just the kind of fool thing he'd do c'est tout à fait le genre de bêtise ou d'ânerie qu'il ferait;
    ∎ that fool son of yours ton imbécile de fils;
    ∎ familiar what's all this (damn) fool nonsense about getting married? se marier? qu'est-ce que c'est que ces foutaises?
    ►► Mineralogy fool's gold pyrite f de fer;
    Botany fool's parsley petite ciguë f
    (a) (act foolishly) faire l'imbécile ou le pitre;
    ∎ I'm only fooling around je ne fais que plaisanter, c'est pour rire;
    ∎ she fooled around with drugs elle a touché à la drogue
    (b) (waste time) perdre du temps;
    ∎ stop fooling around and get up! arrête de traîner et lève-toi!
    (c) familiar (have affair) avoir ou se payer des aventures□ ;
    ∎ he's been fooling around with a married woman il batifole avec une femme mariée
    ∎ to fool around with sth tripoter qch;
    ∎ stop fooling around with that computer! arrête de jouer avec cet ordinateur!;
    ∎ I still enjoy fooling around with my old train set j'aime encore bien m'amuser avec mon vieux train électrique
    (e) familiar (of couple) se bécoter
    American (time, money) gaspiller
    ✾ Film 'Fools rush in' Tennant 'Coup de foudre et conséquences'

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  • 125 fool

    A n
    1 ( silly person) idiot/-e m/f (to do de faire) ; the poor fool le pauvre idiot ; you stupid fool ○ ! espèce d'idiot! ; don't be (such) a fool! ne sois pas idiot! ; to make sb look a fool, to make a fool of sb faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e ; to be fool enough to agree être assez stupide pour accepter ; she's no fool, she's nobody's fool elle n'est pas si bête ; any fool could do that ○ le premier imbécile venu pourrait faire ça ○ ; (the) more fool you ○ ! quelle imbécilité! ; to act ou play the fool faire l'imbécile, faire le pitre ;
    2 Hist ( jester) fou m ;
    3 GB Culin rhubarb/fruit fool crème f à la rhubarbe/aux fruits.
    B ○ modif US [politician] idiot ; that's a fool thing to do/say c'est vraiment stupide de faire/dire ça.
    C vtr tromper, duper ; you don't fool anybody tu ne trompes personne ; don't let that fool you! ne t'y trompe pas! ; who are you trying to fool? à qui veux-tu faire croire ça? ; you don't fool me for a minute je ne te crois pas un seul instant ; to fool sb into doing amener qn à faire ; to fool sb into ou believing that faire croire à qn que ; to fool sb out of escroquer qn de [money] ; to be fooled se laisser abuser (by par) ; don't be fooled! ne te laisse pas abuser! ; you really had me fooled! tu m'as vraiment fait marcher ○ !
    D vi (joke, tease) plaisanter ; no fooling! iron sans blague ○ !
    E v refl to fool oneself se faire des illusions ; to fool oneself into doing sth se persuader de faire qch.
    a fool and his money are soon parted Prov aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts ; there is no fool like an old fool il n'y a pire imbécile qu'un vieil imbécile ; you could have fooled me ○ ! tu m'en diras tant ○ !
    ■ fool about ○ GB, fool around ○ GB
    1 ( waste time) perdre son temps ;
    2 ( act stupidly) faire l'imbécile (with avec) ;
    3 ( have affairs) papillonner ○ ;
    ▶ fool around with [sb/sth]
    1 ( flirt) batifoler ○ avec [lover] ;
    2 ( mess around) s'amuser avec [gadget, toy].

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  • 126 matter

    1. noun
    1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

    matters — die Dinge

    that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

    and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

    a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

    it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

    3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der
    4)

    a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

    it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

    [only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

    it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

    in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten

    Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

    5)

    what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

    is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

    6)
    7)

    no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

    no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

    8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

    [in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe

    2. intransitive verb

    what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

    what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

    doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

    it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

    does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

    the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

    * * *
    ['mætə] 1. noun
    1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) die Materie
    2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) die Angelegenheit
    3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) der Eiter
    2. verb
    (to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) bedeuten
    - academic.ru/45646/matter-of-fact">matter-of-fact
    - be the matter
    - a matter of course
    - a matter of opinion
    - no matter
    - no matter who
    - what
    - where
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    mat·ter
    [ˈmætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
    I. n
    1. no pl (material) Materie f; SCI [Grund-]Stoff m, Substanz f
    organic \matter organische Stoffe pl
    printed \matter Gedrucktes nt, Drucksache[n] f[pl]
    reading \matter Lesestoff m
    vegetable \matter pflanzliche Stoffe pl
    waste \matter MED Schlacken pl
    \matter in suspension Schwebstoffe pl
    \matter constant TECH Materialkonstante f
    2. (affair) Angelegenheit f, Sache f
    that's a different \matter das ist eine andere Sache
    it's a \matter of complete indifference to me das ist mir völlig egal
    this is a \matter for the police das sollte man der Polizei übergeben
    the \matter in [or AM at] hand die Angelegenheit [o Sache], um die es geht
    to get to the heart of the \matter zum Kern der Sache vordringen
    the truth [or fact] of the \matter is... in Wirklichkeit...
    a \matter of urgency etwas Dringendes
    to be no easy \matter doing sth nicht einfach sein, etw zu tun
    family \matters Familienangelegenheiten pl
    financial \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl, Geldsachen pl
    money \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl
    a personal \matter eine persönliche Angelegenheit [o Sache]
    in the \matter of... was... angeht
    the British are given pre-eminence in the \matter of tea was Tee angeht, da haben die Briten die Nase vorn
    3. no pl (question) Frage f
    it's simply a \matter of following the recipe/learning the rules man muss einfach nur das Rezept befolgen/die Regeln erlernen
    as a \matter of course selbstverständlich
    a \matter of fact eine Tatsache
    as a \matter of fact (by the way) übrigens, im Übrigen; (expressing agreement or disagreement) in der Tat
    have you got his address? — as a \matter of fact, I have hast du seine Adresse? — ja, die hab ich tatsächlich
    I suppose you're leaving soon? — no, as a \matter of fact, I'll be staying for another two weeks ich nehme an, Sie reisen bald ab? — keineswegs, in der Tat habe ich vor, noch zwei Wochen zu bleiben
    a \matter of form eine Formsache
    as a \matter of interest aus Interesse, interessehalber
    just as a \matter of interest, how much did you pay for it? ich frage nur aus Interesse, aber wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?
    it's a \matter of life and [or or] death es geht um Leben und Tod
    that's a \matter of opinion das ist Ansichtssache
    a \matter of principle eine Frage des Prinzips
    a \matter of record eine Tatsache
    it's a \matter of record that... es ist allgemein bekannt, dass...
    a \matter of taste eine Geschmacksfrage
    a \matter of time eine Frage der Zeit
    4. no pl (topic) Thema nt
    the subject \matter of the book das Thema des Buches
    it's no laughing \matter das ist nicht zum Lachen
    that's another \matter das ist etwas anderes
    that's another \matter altogether [or quite another \matter] das ist [wieder] etwas völlig [o ganz] anderes
    to let the \matter drop etwas auf sich beruhen lassen; (in a conversation) das Thema fallenlassen
    5. (problem)
    is anything the \matter? stimmt etwas nicht?
    there's nothing the \matter es ist alles in Ordnung
    what's the \matter with you? was ist los mit dir?
    what's the \matter with asking for a pay rise? was ist so schlimm daran, um eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bitten?
    no \matter das macht nichts, [das ist] kein Problem
    no \matter, I'll go myself kein Problem, ich gehe selbst
    no \matter what was auch [immer] passiert
    we've got to get to the airport on time, no \matter what wir müssen pünktlich zum Flughafen kommen, egal wie
    no \matter what/when/who... ganz gleich [o egal], was/wann/wer...
    no \matter what you say, I won't leave him was du auch sagst, ich werde ihn nicht verlassen
    to pretend that nothing is the \matter so tun, als ob nichts wäre
    6.
    ▪ \matters pl (state of affairs) die Situation [o Lage]
    that's how \matters stand at the moment so sieht es im Moment aus
    \matters came to a head with her resignation mit ihrem Rücktritt spitzte sich die Lage dann noch zu
    to help \matters/make \matters worse die Lage verbessern/verschlimmern
    to make \matters worse, it then started to rain heavily zu allem Überfluss fing es auch noch an, in Strömen zu regnen
    to take \matters into one's own hands die Dinge selbst in die Hand nehmen
    7. no pl (amount)
    in a \matter of seconds he was by her side es dauerte nur Sekunden bis er bei ihr war
    it was all over in a \matter of minutes nach wenigen Minuten war alles vorbei
    it's only a \matter of a few dollars es geht nur um ein paar Dollars
    and then there's the little \matter of the 80 euros you owe me und dann ist da noch die Kleinigkeit von 80 Euro, die du mir schuldest
    8. LAW
    \matter of fact Tatfrage f
    \matter of law Rechtsfrage f
    9. TYPO Satzspiegel m fachspr
    10.
    ▶ not to mince \matter kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
    ▶ for that \matter eigentlich
    I don't like him, nor does Ann, for that \matter ich mag ihn nicht, und Ann mag ihn im Grunde auch nicht
    ▶ what \matter? ( dated) was macht das schon?
    II. vi
    1. (be of importance) von Bedeutung sein
    to him, animals \matter more than human beings ihm sind Tiere wichtiger als Menschen
    what \matters now is that... worauf es jetzt ankommt, ist, dass...
    that's the only thing that \matters das ist das Einzige, was zählt
    it really \matters to me das bedeutet mir wirklich etwas, das ist wirklich wichtig für mich
    ▪ it \matters that... es macht etwas aus, dass...
    ▪ it doesn't \matter das ist nicht wichtig
    I've spilt something on the carpet — it doesn't \matter ich habe etwas auf dem Teppich verschüttet — das macht nichts
    would you rather go on Wednesday or Thursday — it doesn't \matter möchten Sie lieber am Mittwoch oder am Donnerstag fahren — das ist mir egal
    it doesn't \matter what the guests wear es spielt keine Rolle, wie die Gäste angezogen sind
    it didn't \matter anything to them es war ihnen völlig egal
    ▪ it doesn't \matter if/that... es macht nichts [o fam ist egal], wenn/dass...
    it doesn't \matter how long your hair is as long as it's tidy es spielt keine Rolle, wie lang deine Haare sind, solange sie gepflegt sind
    people who \matter Leute von Einfluss
    2. ( rare) wound eitern
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    ['mtə(r)]
    1. n
    1) (= substance, not mind) die Materie

    organic/inorganic matter — organische/anorganische Stoffe pl

    2) (particular kind) Stoff m

    advertising matter — Reklame f, Werbung f

    3) (MED: pus) Eiter m
    4) (TYP) (= copy) Manuskript nt; (= type set up) Satz m
    5) (= content) Inhalt m

    the main matter of his speech was... — (der) Hauptgegenstand seiner Rede war...

    6) (= question, affair) Sache f, Angelegenheit f; (= topic) Thema nt, Stoff m

    in the matter of... — was... (+acc) anbelangt, hinsichtlich... (+gen)

    there's the matter of my expenses —

    it's no great matter — das macht nichts, das ist nicht so wichtig

    that's another matter altogether, that's a very different matter — das ist etwas völlig anderes

    it will be no easy matter (to)... — es wird nicht einfach sein, zu...

    it's a serious matter — das ist eine ernste Angelegenheit, die Sache ist ernst

    8)

    I haven't seen him for weeks, nor for that matter has anybody else —

    he wants to complain about it and for that matter, so do I — er will sich darüber beschweren und ich eigentlich auch

    9)

    a matter of — eine Frage (+gen), eine Sache von

    it's a matter of form/time — das ist eine Formsache/Zeitfrage or Frage der Zeit

    it's a matter of taste/opinion — das ist Geschmacks-/Ansichtssache

    it's a matter of adjusting this part exactly — es geht darum, dieses Teil genau einzustellen

    it's a matter of 10 miles from... —

    if it's just a matter of another 10 minutes, then I'll wait — wenn es sich nur noch um 10 Minuten handelt, dann warte ich solange

    it's not just a matter of increasing the money supply — es ist nicht damit getan, die Geldzufuhr zu erhöhen

    it's just a matter of trying harder — man muss sich ganz einfach etwas mehr anstrengen

    you should always take your passport with you as a matter of course — es sollte für Sie eine Selbstverständlichkeit sein, stets Ihren Pass bei sich zu haben

    10)

    I've decided to leave tomorrow, no matter what — ich gehe morgen, egal was passiert

    no matter how/what/when/where etc... — egal, wie/was/wann/wo etc...

    no matter how you do it — wie du es auch machst, egal, wie du es machst

    11)

    sth is the matter with sb/sth — etw ist mit jdm/etw los; (ill) etw fehlt jdm

    what's the matter? — was ist (denn) los?, was ist (denn)?

    what's the matter with you this morning? – nothing's the matter — was hast du denn heute Morgen? – gar nichts

    what's the matter with having a little fun? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man ein bisschen Spaß hat?

    something's the matter with the lights — mit dem Licht ist irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung

    as if nothing was the matter — als ob nichts (los) wäre

    2. vi

    it doesn't matter — (es or das) macht nichts, ist schon gut

    I forgot it, does it matter? – yes, it does matter —

    does it matter to you if I go? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn ich gehe?

    doesn't it matter to you at all if I leave you? — macht es dir denn gar nichts aus, wenn ich dich verlasse?

    it doesn't matter to me what you do — es ist mir (ganz) egal, was du machst

    * * *
    matter [ˈmætə(r)]
    A s
    1. Materie f ( auch PHIL, PHYS), Material n, Substanz f, Stoff m:
    organic matter organische Substanz;
    gaseous matter gasförmiger Körper; → foreign 3
    2. a) PHYSIOL Substanz f: → gray matter
    b) MED Eiter m
    3. Sache f ( auch JUR), Angelegenheit f:
    this is an entirely different matter das ist etwas ganz anderes;
    the matter in ( oder at) hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit;
    a matter of convention eine Frage des Anstandes;
    a matter of course eine Selbstverständlichkeit;
    as a matter of course selbstverständlich, natürlich;
    a matter of discretion eine Ermessensfrage;
    a) eine Tatsache,
    b) JUR bes US eine (strittige) Tatfrage;
    as a matter of fact tatsächlich, eigentlich, ehrlich gesagt;
    a matter of form eine Formsache;
    as a matter of form der Form halber;
    matter in issue JUR Streitgegenstand m, Streitsache f;
    it is a matter of life and death es geht um Leben und Tod;
    as a matter of principle grundsätzlich, prinzipiell;
    it is a matter of finishing in time es geht darum, rechtzeitig fertig zu werden;
    a matter of taste (eine) Geschmackssache;
    a matter of time eine Frage der Zeit, eine Zeitfrage;
    for that matter eigentlich;
    a) hinsichtlich (gen),
    b) JUR in Sachen (A. gegen B.); → conscience Bes Redew, fact 1, laughing B 2, opinion 1
    4. pl (ohne Artikel) die Sache, die Dinge pl:
    a) die Sache schlimmer machen,
    b) (Redew) was die Sache noch schlimmer macht;
    carry matters too far es zu weit treiben;
    as matters stand wie die Dinge liegen, nach Lage der Dinge;
    matters were in a mess es war eine verfahrene Geschichte
    5. the matter die Schwierigkeit:
    what’s the matter? was ist los?, wo fehlts?;
    what’s the matter with it (with him)? was ist (los) damit (mit ihm)?;
    what’s the matter with having the occasional glass of wine? was ist (schon) dabei, wenn man ab und zu ein Glas Wein trinkt?;
    what’s the matter now? was ist denn jetzt schon wieder los?;
    there’s nothing the matter nichts ist los;
    no matter! es hat nichts zu sagen!, nichts von Bedeutung!;
    it’s no matter whether … es spielt keine Rolle, ob …;
    no matter what he says was er auch sagt; ganz egal, was er sagt;
    no matter who … gleichgültig oder ganz egal, wer …;
    it made no matter to him that … es machte ihm nichts aus, dass …
    it’s a matter of £5 es kostet 5 Pfund;
    in a matter of weeks in ein paar Wochen;
    a matter of three weeks ungefähr drei Wochen;
    it is only a matter of minutes till … es kann nur ein paar Minuten dauern, bis …;
    it was a matter of 5 minutes es dauerte nur 5 Minuten;
    in a matter of minutes in Minutenschnelle;
    in a matter of seconds in Sekundenschnelle;
    it’s a matter of common knowledge es ist allgemein bekannt
    7. Anlass m, Veranlassung f ( beide:
    for zu):
    a matter for reflection etwas zum Nachdenken
    8. (Ggs äußere Form)
    a) Stoff m, Thema n, (behandelter) Gegenstand, Inhalt m (eines Buches etc)
    b) (innerer) Gehalt, Substanz f:
    strong in matter but weak in style inhaltlich stark, aber stilistisch schwach;
    matter and manner Gehalt und Gestalt
    9. Literaturgeschichte: Sagenstoff m, -kreis m:
    matter of France matière de France (um Karl den Großen);
    matter of Britain Bretonischer Sagenkreis (um König Arthur)
    10. Material n, Stoff m, Unterlagen pl ( alle:
    for für, zu):
    11. Logik: Inhalt m (eines Satzes)
    12. Postsache f: → print A 3
    13. TYPO
    a) Manuskript n
    b) (Schrift)Satz m: → dead A 23, live2 A 13
    B v/i
    1. von Bedeutung sein (to für), darauf ankommen ( to sb jemandem):
    it doesn’t matter es macht nichts (aus), es tut nichts;
    it didn’t matter to them es machte ihnen nichts aus;
    it hardly matters to me es macht mir nicht viel aus;
    it little matters es spielt kaum eine Rolle, es ist ziemlich einerlei
    2. MED eitern
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

    that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

    and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

    2) (cause, occasion)

    a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

    3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der
    4)

    a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

    it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

    [only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

    it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

    Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

    5)

    what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

    is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

    6)
    7)

    no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

    no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

    8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

    [in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe

    2. intransitive verb

    what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

    what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

    doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

    it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

    does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

    the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

    * * *
    n.
    Angelegenheit f.
    Gegenstand m.
    Grund ¨-e m.
    Materie -n f.
    Sache -n f.

    English-german dictionary > matter

  • 127 Mühe

    Mü·he <-, -n> [ʼmy:ə] f
    trouble;
    sich dat alle erdenkliche \Mühe geben to make every [imaginable] effort, to go to the greatest lengths [possible];
    [für jdn] eine geringe \Mühe sein to be no bother [for sb];
    [für jdn] eine große \Mühe sein to be a lot of trouble [or ( fam) a big deal] [for sb];
    verlorene \Mühe sein to be a waste of effort [or time];
    der \Mühe wert gen sein [o lohnen] to be worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    sich dat [große] \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to take [great] pains [or make a[n] [great] [or the] effort] [to do sth];
    sich dat keine \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to make no effort [to do sth];
    Sie brauchen sich keine \Mühe zu geben, mich vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen! there's no point trying to convince me otherwise!;
    er hat sich gar nicht erst \Mühe gegeben, es zu verleugnen he didn't even bother trying to deny it;
    geben Sie sich keine \Mühe, ich weiß bereits alles! save your breath, I already know everything;
    \Mühe haben, etw zu tun to have trouble [or difficulty] doing [or find it difficult to do] sth;
    mit jdm seine \Mühe haben to have [a lot of] trouble [or a hard time] with sb;
    [jdn] [einige/viel] \Mühe kosten to be [quite/very] hard work [or quite an effort/a real effort] [for sb];
    etw lohnt die \Mühe sth is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    die \Mühe lohnt sich it is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    [jdm] \Mühe machen to give [sb] [some] trouble;
    sich dat die \Mühe machen, etw zu tun to take [or go to] the trouble [or make the effort] to do sth;
    machen Sie sich keine \Mühe! [please] don't go to any trouble!;
    sich dat die \Mühe schenken [o sparen] to save oneself the trouble;
    mit \Mühe verbunden sein to take a lot of effort;
    viel/ einige/ziemliche \Mühe auf etw verwenden akk to put a lot/a fair amount/quite a lot of effort into sth;
    [nur] mit \Mühe with [great] difficulty;
    ohne \Mühe without any trouble;
    nicht ohne \Mühe erledigten wir die Aufgabe not without difficulty [or trouble] did we complete the task;
    ich könnte dir ohne \Mühe drei solche Typen nennen I could name you three people off the top of my head;
    mit \Mühe und Not ( fam) only just

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  • 128 dać

    (dam, dasz); pl dadzą; vb; od dawać
    * * *
    pf.
    1. (= przekazać) give; dać coś komuś give sth to sb, give sb sth; dać coś pod zastaw pawn sth; dać coś lekką ręką give sth away freely; dać coś na procent ( pieniądze) put sth in a savings account; dać coś komuś na słowo let sb have sth on trust, give sb sth on trust; dać coś komuś na kredyt handl. sell sb sth on credit; kto daje i odbiera, ten się w piekle poniewiera give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring; kto szybko daje, ten dwa razy daje he gives twice who gives quickly; (there's) no rush to pay; dużo bym dał za to I'd give a lot/anything/the world/my right arm for that; dałbym nie wiem co I'd give anything.
    2. (= umożliwić) dać zgodę na coś agree to sth, give consent to sth; dać komuś ślub (o księdzu, urzędniku) marry sb; dać komuś rozwód (o urzędniku, sądzie) grant a divorce to sb; ( o małżonku) agree to divorce sb; dać do wyboru offer a choice; dać okazję do czegoś create an opportunity for sth; dać komuś wolną rękę (w czymś) give sb a free hand/blank check (to do sth).
    3. (= przynosić) dać dochód bring profit; dać komuś życie bring sb to life.
    4. (= zapewnić) dać komuś wykształcenie/utrzymanie educate/feed sb; dać komuś pracę employ sb.
    5. (= pozwolić) let; dam sobie rękę uciąć przen. I'll bet you anything; daj, ja to zrobię let me do it; nie daj mu odejść/uciec don't let him go/get away; nie daj się prosić don't make me/us etc. get down on my/our etc. knees; nie dać innym dojść do głosu hold the stage; nie dał mi dojść do głosu I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
    6. (= zlecić) dać komputer do naprawy get one's computer fixed/serviced; dać ogłoszenie place an ad.
    7. przest. l. dial. (= położyć) put; daj to na półkę put it on the shelf.
    8. przest. l. dial. (= nastawić) turn (over), switch; daj telewizor na jedynkę turn l. switch the TV to (channel) one; daj to głośno play it loud; daj trochę głośniej/ciszej turn l. crank it up/down a bit.
    9. ( w zwrotach) dać komuś błogosławieństwo zwł. kośc. give sb a blessing, bless sb; daj Boże let's hope (to God), would to God; nie daj Boże/Bóg! God forbid!; dać komuś cynk pot. tip sb off, tip sb the wink; dać czadu pot. (= szybko jechać) floor it, step on it, put the pedal to the metal; (= głośno odtwarzać) pump up the volume, play l. hit it up; (o zespole = głośno grać) kick out the jams, cook; dać komuś do myślenia make sb (stop and) think; dać coś komuś do zrozumienia make sth clear to sb; dać komuś do zrozumienia, że... make it clear to sb (that)..., give sb to understand (that)...; dać komuś dowód miłości prove one's love to sb; dać drapaka/chodu pot. cut and run, take to one's heels; dać dupy wulg. obelż. pot. (= uprawiać seks) put out ( komuś for sb); wulg. pot. uj. (= spartaczyć robotę) screw (the job) up; daj głos! ( do psa) speak!; nie dam za to głowy I wouldn't swear to that; dać gwarancję guarantee, give/offer a guarantee; dać komuś kosza przest. pot. turn sb down, spurn sb, give sb the bounce; dać komuś krzyżyk na drogę bid sb good riddance; dajmy na to, że... pot. let's say that...; dać na tacę kośc. put (some) money on the (collection) plate; dać sobie na wstrzymanie pot. let it go; dać na zapowiedzi kośc. have one's/the banns published, publish the banns; dać komuś coś odczuć make sb feel sth; dać ognia fire; dać komuś po buzi/w twarz slap sb's face, slap sb across the face; dać komuś po nosie rap sb over the knuckles; ktoś nie dał po sobie poznać czegoś (uczuć, strachu) sb did not let sth show; dać komuś popalić/wycisk/do wiwatu pot. kick/whip sb's butt/ass, give sb a rough ride; dać słowo give one's word, make a promise; dać słowo honoru promise solemnly; dać komuś święty spokój leave sb alone; coś komuś nie daje spokoju sth gnaws/is gnawing at sb, sth eats away/is eating away at sb, sth haunts sb; dać czemuś radę manage sth; dać komuś radę take sb on; dać rozkaz give an order l. a command; dać komuś w kość pot. poop/wear sb out; dać komuś w czapę (= zabić) sl. waste sb; dać wiarę (czemuś) believe (sth); dać wyraz czemuś give expression to sth; dać z siebie wszystko do/give one's best; dać za wygraną give up; dać komuś znać let sb know; dam ci znać I'll let you know; to nic nie da that's no good.
    pf.
    1. tylko 3 os. sing. l. nieos. (= być realnym) tego nie da się zrobić it can't be done; ile się da as much as possible; na/o ile się da as far as possible; jak l. czym się da by any means possible/whatsoever.
    2. dać się poznać jako ktoś prove o.s. to be sb; dać się ponieść (emocjom/nerwom) get carried away; dać się nabrać be taken in; dać się nabrać na coś fall for sth; dawać się komuś we znaki give sb a hard time.

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