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1 emphasizing

n подчёркивание, выделение

an advantage which needs no emphasizing — самоочевидное преимущество

Синонимический ряд:

stressing (verb) accenting; accentuating; emphasising; featuring; italicising; italicizing; playing up; point up; stressing; underlining; underscoring

English-Russian base dictionary > emphasizing
2 even

['iːvn] I
aggettivo

1) (level) [ surface] uguale, piano, piatto, regolare

2) (regular) [hemline, breath] regolare; [ temperature] costante

3) (calm) [ voice] calmo; [ temper] costante, calmo, tranquillo

4) (equal) [ contest] equilibrato

to be even — [ competitors] essere alla pari

5) (fair) [ distribution] equo, giusto

6) (quits)

we're even — siamo pari

to get even with sb. — saldare i conti con qcn

7) mat. [ number] pari
II
avverbio

1) (showing surprise, emphasizing point) perfino, anche, addirittura

he didn't even try — non ha nemmeno provato

even when I explained it to him — perfino quando gliel'ho spiegato

without even apologizing — senza neanche scusarsi

I can't even swim, never mind dive — non so neppure nuotare, figuriamoci tuffarmi

don't tell anyone, not even Bob — non dire niente a nessuno, neanche a Bob

even if — anche se

2) (with comparative) ancora

it's even colder today — fa ancora più freddo oggi

3) form. (just)

even as I watched — proprio mentre guardavo

4) even so in ogni caso

it was interesting even so — comunque è stato interessante

5) even then (at that time) anche allora; (all the same) nonostante ciò, ugualmente

6) even though anche se

he rents his house even though he's so rich — nonostante sia così ricco, affitta lo stesso la sua casa
III 1.
verbo transitivo

1) even out

2) even up
2.
verbo intransitivo even out

- even out

- even up

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I 1. [i:vən] adjective
1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.)

2) (smooth: Make the path more even.)

3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.)

4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.)

5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.)

6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.)
2. verb
1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.)

2) (to make smooth or level.)

•

- evenly
- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb
1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.)

2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.)

•

- even if
- even so
- even though
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['iːvn] I
aggettivo

1) (level) [ surface] uguale, piano, piatto, regolare

2) (regular) [hemline, breath] regolare; [ temperature] costante

3) (calm) [ voice] calmo; [ temper] costante, calmo, tranquillo

4) (equal) [ contest] equilibrato

to be even — [ competitors] essere alla pari

5) (fair) [ distribution] equo, giusto

6) (quits)

we're even — siamo pari

to get even with sb. — saldare i conti con qcn

7) mat. [ number] pari
II
avverbio

1) (showing surprise, emphasizing point) perfino, anche, addirittura

he didn't even try — non ha nemmeno provato

even when I explained it to him — perfino quando gliel'ho spiegato

without even apologizing — senza neanche scusarsi

I can't even swim, never mind dive — non so neppure nuotare, figuriamoci tuffarmi

don't tell anyone, not even Bob — non dire niente a nessuno, neanche a Bob

even if — anche se

2) (with comparative) ancora

it's even colder today — fa ancora più freddo oggi

3) form. (just)

even as I watched — proprio mentre guardavo

4) even so in ogni caso

it was interesting even so — comunque è stato interessante

5) even then (at that time) anche allora; (all the same) nonostante ciò, ugualmente

6) even though anche se

he rents his house even though he's so rich — nonostante sia così ricco, affitta lo stesso la sua casa
III 1.
verbo transitivo

1) even out

2) even up
2.
verbo intransitivo even out

- even out

- even up

English-Italian dictionary > even
3 even

even [ˈi:vən]

1. adjective

   a. ( = equal) [quantities, distances, values] égal

• the scores are even nous sommes à égalité

• the odds are about even les chances sont à peu près égales

• I'll give you even money or even odds that... (British, US) il y a une chance sur deux pour que... + subj

• to get even with sb rendre la monnaie de sa pièce à qn

• I'll get even with you for that je te revaudrai ça

   b. ( = flat) [surface, ground] plat

   c. ( = steady) [progress] régulier ; [temperature, breathing] égal

   d. ( = calm) [voice, tones, temper] égal

   e. even number/date nombre m/jour m pair

2. adverb

   a. même

• even in the holidays même pendant les vacances

   b. (with adjective or adverb) encore

• even better encore mieux

• even more easily encore plus facilement

   c. (with negative) même

• without even saying goodbye sans même dire au revoir

• he can't even swim il ne sait même pas nager

   d. ► even if même si + indic

► even though bien que + subj

• even though we had tickets, we couldn't get in malgré nos billets, nous n'avons pas pu entré► even so quand même

• even so he was disappointed il a quand même été déçu

• yes, but even so oui mais quand même► even then

• and even then she wasn't happy mais elle n'était toujours pas contente► even as

• even as we speak en ce moment même

• even as he spoke, the door opened au moment même où il disait cela, la porte s'ouvrit

3. compounds

► even-handed adjective équitable

► even-tempered adjective d'humeur égale

► even out separable transitive verb

[+ burden, taxation] répartir plus uniformément ( among entre ) ; [+ prices] égaliser ; [+ inequalities] réduire

► even up separable transitive verb égaliser

• that will even things up cela rétablira l'équilibre ; (financially) cela compensera

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Note: even can always be translated by même when it is used to express surprise or for emphasis. For examples and other uses, see below
I 1. ['iːvn]
adverb

1) ( showing surprise) même

he didn't even try — il n'a même pas essayé

without even apologizing — sans même s'excuser

2) ( emphasizing point) même

I can't even swim, never mind dive — je ne sais même pas nager, encore moins plonger

don't tell anyone, not even Bob — ne dis rien à personne, pas même à Bob

even if/when/now — même si/quand/maintenant

3) ( with comparative) encore

even colder — encore plus froid

4) sout

even as I watched — alors même que je regardais
2.
even so adverbial phrase quand même

it was interesting even so — c'était quand même intéressant
3.
even then adverbial phrase ( at that time) même à ce moment-là; ( all the same) de toute façon
4.
even though conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)
II ['iːvn]
adjective [surface, voice, temper, contest] égal; [teeth, hemline] régulier/-ière; [temperature] constant; [distribution] équitable; [number] pair

we're even — nous sommes quittes

to get even with somebody — rendre à quelqu'un la monnaie de sa pièce

to be even — [competitors] être à égalité

I'll give you even odds ou money that — il y a une chance sur deux que (+ subj)

Phrasal Verbs:

- even out

- even up

English-French dictionary > even
4 even

I.

even

❢ Even can always be translated by même when it is used to express surprise or for emphasis. For examples and other uses, see below.

A adv

1 ( showing surprise) même ; he didn't even try il n'a même pas essayé ; don't you even remember? tu ne t'en souviens même pas? ; even when I explained it to him même quand je le lui ai expliqué ; without even apologizing sans même s'excuser ;

2 ( emphasizing point) même ; disease or even death la maladie ou même la mort ; I can't even swim, never mind dive je ne sais même pas nager, encore moins plonger ; don't tell anyone, not even Bob ne dis rien à personne, pas même à Bob ; not even you could believe that! même toi, tu ne pourrais pas croire ça! ; even scrubbing won't shift that stain même si on frotte, la tache ne partira pas ; even if même si ; even now même maintenant ; even today même aujourd'hui ;

3 ( with comparative) encore ; it's even colder today il fait encore plus froid aujourd'hui ; even more carefully avec encore plus de prudence, encore plus prudemment ;

4 sout ( just) even as I watched alors même que je regardais ; she died even as she had lived elle est morte comme elle a vécu.

B even so adv phr quand même ; it was interesting even so c'était quand même intéressant.

C even then adv phr ( at that time) même à ce moment-là ; ( all the same) de toute façon.

D even though conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; he rents his house even though he's so rich riche comme il est, il loue quand même sa maison or il loue sa maison bien qu'il soit si riche.

II.

even

A n ‡ou littér soir m.

B adj

1 ( level) [ground, surface] égal ; to be even with être au même niveau que [wall, floor] ;

2 ( regular) [teeth, hemline] régulier/-ière ; [temperature] constant ;

3 ( calm) [voice, tone, disposition, temper] égal ;

4 ( equal) [contest] égal ; to be even [competitors] être à égalité (with avec) ;

5 ( fair) [exchange, distribution] équitable ;

6 (quits, owing nothing) we're even nous sommes quittes ; to get even with sb rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce ;

7 Math [number] pair.

Phrasal verbs

■ even out:

▶ even out [differences, imbalance, inequalities] s'atténuer ;

▶ even [sth] out, even out [sth] répartir [distribution, burden] ; réduire [disadvantage, inequalities].

■ even up:

▶ even [sth] up, even up [sth] équilibrer [contest] ; it will even things up ce sera plus équilibré.

Big English-French dictionary > even
5 there

there adv allí / allá / ahí

don't just stand there, do something no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo

there's a castle over there ahí hay un castillo

there is / there are hay

there is a lion in the garden hay un león en el jardín

there were six of us éramos seis

there

tr[ðeə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 allí, allá, ahí

■ I often go there on holiday voy de vacaciones allí a menudo

■ don't just sit there, do something no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo

■ it's over there, on the table está por allí, en la mesa

■ look at that man over there mira a aquel hombre de allí

■ I went there and back fui hasta allí y volví

■ let's leave it there dejémoslo ahí

■ there he comes ahí viene

2 (in discussion) acerca de eso

■ I agree with you there estoy de acuerdo contigo en eso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to be all there faltarle a uno un tornillo

there and then en el momento

there is/are, etc→ link=be be{

there you are aquí tiene

there you go ya está

there you go again ya empiezas otra vez

there, there vamos, venga, ya está

there ['ðær] adv

1) : ahí, allí, allá

stand over there: párate ahí

over there: por allí, por allá

who's there?: ¿quién es?

2) : ahí, en esto, en eso

there is where we disagree: en eso es donde no estamos de acuerdo

there pron

1) (introducing a sentence or clause)

there comes a time to decide: llega un momento en que tiene uno que decidir

2)

there is, there are : hay

there are many children here: aquí hay muchos niños

there's a good hotel downtown: hay un buen hotel en el centro

there

adv.

• acullá adv.

• ahí adv.

• allá adv.

• allí adv.

I ðer, ðeə(r)
adverb

1)

a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) allá

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo

you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)

there's the train! — ahí viene el tren!

to have been there (before) — (colloq)

I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso

b) (in phrases)

there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)

2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)

there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella

there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene

there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!

it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas

there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!

there go my chances of promotion! — adiós ascenso!

eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!

3)

a) ( present)

lots of his friends were there — estaban muchos de sus amigos

who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?

is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?

not to be all there — (colloq)

he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)

b) ( at destination)

they should be there by now — ya deben de haber llegado

4)

a) ( at that point)

he went on from there to become a director — de ahí pasó a ser director

b) ( at that point)

you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón

5) (as interj)

a) ( when action is complete)

there! that's the last of the boxes — listo! ésa es la última caja

b) (coaxing, soothing)

there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores

there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?

II ðer weak form ðər, ðeə(r) weak form ðə(r)
pronoun

there is/are — hay

there was — había/hubo

there will be — habrá

there was nobody there — no había nadie

once upon a time there was a princess — érase una vez una princesa

there were two demonstrations last week — hubo dos manifestaciones la semana pasada

there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar

there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...

1. [ðɛǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (place) (=there near you) ahí; (less precisely) allí; (further away) allá

put it there, on the table — ponlo ahí, en la mesa

when we left there — cuando partimos de allí

I don't know how to get there — no sé cómo llegar allí

there he is! — ¡allí está!

there's the bus — ahí viene el autobús, ya viene el autobús

there we were, stuck — así que nos encontramos allí sin podernos mover

• to go there and back — ir y volver

12 kilometres there and back — 12 kilómetros ida y vuelta

we left him back there at the crossroads — lo dejamos allí atrás, en el cruce

• to be there for sb — (=supportive) estar al lado de algn, apoyar a algn

• down there on the floor — ahí en el suelo

let's go down there by the river — vamos allí por el río

I'm going to London, my sister's already down there — voy a Londres, mi hermana ya está allí

• it's in there — está ahí dentro

• it's on there — está ahí encima

• it's over there by the TV — está allí, junto al televisor

• there and then — en el acto, en seguida

• they're through there in the dining room — están por esa puerta or por ahí, en el comedor

• what's the cat doing up there? — ¿qué hace el gato ahí arriba?

- he's not all there

2) (as addition to phrase)

• hurry up there! — ¡menearse!

• mind out there! — ¡cuidado ahí!

• move along there! — (on street) ¡retírense!; (in bus, train) ¡muévanse!, ¡no se paren, sigan para atrás!

• you there! — ¡oye, tú!, ¡eh, usted! more frm

3) (=in existence, available)

if the demand is there, the product will appear — si existe la demanda, aparecerá el producto

it's no good asking because the money just isn't there — no sirve de nada pedir dinero, sencillamente porque no hay

the old church is still there today — la vieja iglesia todavía está en pie or existe hoy

is John there, please? — (on phone) ¿está John?

4) (=on that point) en eso

there we differ — en eso discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo

you're right there — en eso tienes razón

I agree with you there — en eso estoy de acuerdo contigo

there you are wrong — ahí se equivoca, en eso te equivocas

5) (=at that point)

• we'll leave it there for today — lo dejaremos aquí por hoy

• could I just stop you there and say something? — ¿puedo interrumpirte para decir algo al respecto?

6) (emphasizing, pointing out)

there, now look what you've done! — desde luego, ¡mira lo que has hecho!

• there again — por otra parte

• there you are, what did I tell you! — ¿ves? es lo que te dije

"there you are," - he said, handing the book over — -ahí lo tienes -dijo, entregando el libro

• there you go again, upsetting the children — ¿vuelta a las andadas, molestando a los niños?, ¿ya estamos otra vez molestando a los niños?

it wasn't what I wanted, but there you go * — no era lo que buscaba, pero ¿qué le vamos a hacer?

• I'm not going, so there! * — pues no voy, y fastídiate *

2.

PRON

there is, there are — hay

there will be — habrá

there were ten bottles — había or (esp LAm) habían diez botellas

how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?

there will be eight people for dinner tonight — seremos ocho para cenar esta noche

there was laughter at this — en esto hubo risas

there was singing and dancing — se cantó y se bailó

there has been an accident — ha habido un accidente

are there any bananas? — ¿hay plátanos?

is there any coffee? — ¿hay café?

• there is no wine left — no queda vino

• there might be time/room — puede que haya tiempo/sitio

• there is a pound missing — falta una libra

3.

[ðɛǝ(r)]
EXCL
there, drink this — bebe esto

there, there — (comforting) no te preocupes, no pasa nada

but there, what's the use? — pero ¡vamos!, es inútil
THERE IS, THERE ARE ► Unlike there is/are {etc}, hay, hubo, había, ha habido {etc} do not change to reflect number:
There were two kidnappings and a murder Hubo dos secuestros y un asesinato
Will there be many students at the party? ¿Habrá muchos estudiantes en la fiesta? ► To translate there must be, there may be {etc}, you can use tiene que haber, debe (de) haber, puede haber {etc} although other constructions will also be possible:
There may be a strike Puede haber or Puede que haya huelga
There must be all sorts of things we could do Tiene que haber muchas cosas que podamos hacer ► If there is/ there are is followed by the, you should normally not use hay {etc}. Use estar instead:
And then there are the neighbours to consider Están también los vecinos, a los que hay que tener en cuenta
There is also the question of the money transfer Está también la cuestión de la transferencia del dinero ► Hay {etc} should only be used to talk about existence and occurrence. Don't use it to talk about location. Use estar instead to say where things are:
After the shop there's the bus station Después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses ► Don't use hay {etc} to translate phrases like there are four of us, there will be six of them. Instead, use ser in the relevant person:
There are four of us Somos cuatro
There will be six of them Serán seis ► Remember to use que in the construction hay algo que hacer ( there is sth to do):
There is a lot to do Hay mucho que hacer
What is there to do? ¿Qué hay que hacer? For further uses and examples, see there
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I [ðer, ðeə(r)]
adverb

1)

a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) allá

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo

you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)

there's the train! — ahí viene el tren!

to have been there (before) — (colloq)

I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso

b) (in phrases)

there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)

2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)

there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella

there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene

there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!

it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas

there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!

there go my chances of promotion! — adiós ascenso!

eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!

3)

a) ( present)

lots of his friends were there — estaban muchos de sus amigos

who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?

is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?

not to be all there — (colloq)

he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)

b) ( at destination)

they should be there by now — ya deben de haber llegado

4)

a) ( at that point)

he went on from there to become a director — de ahí pasó a ser director

b) ( at that point)

you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón

5) (as interj)

a) ( when action is complete)

there! that's the last of the boxes — listo! ésa es la última caja

b) (coaxing, soothing)

there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores

there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?

II [ðer] weak form [ðər, ðeə(r)] weak form [ðə(r)]
pronoun

there is/are — hay

there was — había/hubo

there will be — habrá

there was nobody there — no había nadie

once upon a time there was a princess — érase una vez una princesa

there were two demonstrations last week — hubo dos manifestaciones la semana pasada

there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar

there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...

English-spanish dictionary > there
6 emphasize

verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) enfatizar, subrayar

emphasize vb hacer hincapié / poner énfasis / recalcar

El gerundio de emphasize se escribe emphasizing

emphasize

tr['emfəsaɪz]

transitive verb

1 (of words) enfatizar, poner énfasis en

■ he emphasized the word "not' puso énfasis en la palabra "no"

2 (stress importance) hacer hincapié en, enfatizar, subrayar, destacar, recalcar, insistir en

■ she emphasized the importance of punctuality hizo hincapié en la importancia de la puntualidad

■ I really must emphasize this point debo insistir en este punto

3 (highlight) poner de relieve; (bring out) resaltar

■ the report emphasizes the need for safety measures el informe pone de relieve la necesidad de medidas de seguridad

■ that colour emphasizes your eyes ese color te resalta los ojos

emphasize ['ɛmfə.saɪz] vt, - sized ; - sizing : enfatizar, destacar, subrayar, hacer hincapié en

emphasize (US/UK)

v.

• acentuar v.

• dar énfasis v.

• destacar v.

• poner énfasis en v.

• recalcar v.

• resaltar v.

• subrayar v.

'emfəsaɪz
transitive verb \<\<phrase/word\>\> enfatizar*, poner* énfasis en; \<\<fact/point/warning\>\> recalcar*, hacer* hincapié en; \<\<fault/value\>\> poner* de relieve; \<\<shape/feature\>\> resaltar, hacer* resaltar

['emfǝsaɪz]
VT
1) [+ word, syllable] enfatizar; [+ fact, point] hacer hincapié en, enfatizar, subrayar, recalcar

I must emphasize that... — debo insistir en que...

2) (Ling) acentuar

3) [garment] (=accentuate) hacer resaltar

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['emfəsaɪz]
transitive verb \<\<phrase/word\>\> enfatizar*, poner* énfasis en; \<\<fact/point/warning\>\> recalcar*, hacer* hincapié en; \<\<fault/value\>\> poner* de relieve; \<\<shape/feature\>\> resaltar, hacer* resaltar

English-spanish dictionary > emphasize
7 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

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what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
8 there

there [ðεə^r]

1. adverb

a. (place) y before vb, là

• we shall soon be there nous serons bientôt arrivés

• put it there posez-le là

• in there là-dedans

• down or over there là-bas

• somewhere round there quelque part par là

• from there de là

• they went there and back in two hours ils ont fait l'aller et retour en deux heures

• to be there for sb (inf) ( = supportive) être là pour qn

► there is ( = there exists) → be

► to be there ( = exist) exister

• if the technology is there, someone will use it si la technologie existe, quelqu'un l'utilisera

b. (other uses) there he is! le voilà !

• there you are ( = I've found you) (ah) vous voilà ! ; (offering sth) voilà

• hurry up there! eh ! dépêchez-vous !

• there's my mother calling me il y a ma mère qui m'appelle

• I disagree with you there là je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous

• you've got me there! alors là, ça me dépasse ! (inf)

• there comes a time when... il vient un moment où...

• you press this switch and there you are! tu appuies sur ce bouton et ça y est !

• there you are, I told you that would happen tu vois, je t'avais bien dit que ça allait arriver

• there they go! les voilà qui partent !

• I had hoped to finish early, but there you go j'espérais finir tôt mais tant pis

• he's all there (inf) ( = not stupid) il n'est pas idiot

• he's not all there (inf) il est un peu demeuré (inf)

2. exclamation

• there, what did I tell you? alors, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit ?

• there, there, don't cry! allons, allons, ne pleure pas !

• there now, that didn't hurt, did it? eh bien, ça n'a pas fait si mal que ça, si ?

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Note: there is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/a point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les là

Remember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout près

there when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernière

For examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below
[ðeə(r)] 1.
pronoun ( as impersonal subject) il

there seems ou appears to be — il semble y avoir

there is/are — il y a

there are many reasons — il y a beaucoup de raisons

there is some left — il en reste

once upon a time there was — il était une fois

there'll be a singsong later — on va chanter plus tard

there's no denying that — personne ne peut nier que
2.
adverb

1) ( that place or point) là

up to there —

down to there — jusque là

put it in there — mettez-le là-dedans

in there please — ( ushering somebody) par là s'il vous plaît

2) ( at or to that place) là

stand there — mettez-vous là

go over there — va là-bas

since we were last there — depuis la dernière fois que nous y sommes allés

it's there that — gen c'est là que; ( when indicating) c'est là où

to go there and back in an hour — faire l'aller et retour en une heure

take the offer while it's there — fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible

3) ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà; ( to place) là

what have you got there? — qu'est-ce que tu as là?

there goes the coach — voilà le car qui s'en va

there you go again — fig ça y est, c'est reparti

there you are — ( seeing somebody arrive) vous voilà; ( giving object) tenez, voilà; ( that's done) et voilà

there's a bus coming — voilà un bus

that paragraph there — ce paragraphe

my colleague there will show you — mon collègue va vous montrer

which one? this one or that one there? — lequel? celui-ci ou celui-là?

there's why! — ça explique tout!

4) ( indicating arrival) là

will she be there now? — est-ce qu'elle y est maintenant?

when do they get there? — quand est-ce qu'ils arrivent là-bas?

there I was at last — j'étais enfin là-bas

the train won't be there yet — le train ne sera pas encore là

we get off there — c'est là qu'on descend

5) ( indicating juncture) là

there we must finish — nous devons nous arrêter là

there was our chance — c'était notre chance

so there we were in the same cell — et comme ça on s'est retrouvé dans la même cellule

6) (colloq) ( emphatic)

hello there! — salut!

hey you there! — eh toi là-bas!
3.
there and then adverbial phrase directement
4.
there again adverbial phrase ( on the other hand) d'un autre côté
5.
exclamation

there there! — ( soothingly) allez! allez!

there! — ( triumphantly) voilà!

there, I told you! — voilà, je te l'avais bien dit!

there, you've woken the baby! — c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé!

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9 there

there

❢ There is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les là. Remember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout près. there when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernière. For examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below.

A pron ( as impersonal subject) il ; there seems ou appears to be il semble y avoir ; there is/are il y a ; there are many reasons il y a beaucoup de raisons ; there is some left il en reste ; once upon a time there was il était une fois ; there'll be a singsong later on va chanter plus tard ; there's no denying that personne ne peut nier que ; suddenly there appeared a fairy littér soudain est apparue une fée ; there arose cries from the audience littér des cris sont montés de la salle.

B adv

1 ( that place or point) là ; far from/near/two kilometres from there loin de/près de/à deux kilomètres de là ; up to there, down to there jusque là ; put it in there mettez-le là-dedans ; in there please ( ushering sb) par là s'il vous plaît ; we left there on Thursday nous sommes partis de là jeudi ;

2 ( at or to that place) là ; stop there arrêtez-vous là ; sign there please veuillez signer là s'il vous plaît ; stand there mettez-vous là ; go over there va là-bas ; are you still there? ( on phone) est-ce que tu es toujours là? ; since we were last there depuis la dernière fois que nous y sommes allés ; it's there that gen c'est là que ; ( when indicating) c'est là où ; to go there and back in an hour faire l'aller et retour en une heure ; take the offer while it's there fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible ;

3 ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà ; ( to place) là ; what have you got there? qu'est-ce que tu as là? ; there they go les voilà qui s'en vont ; there goes the coach voilà le car qui s'en va ; there you go again fig ça y est c'est reparti ; there you are ( seeing sb arrive) vous voilà ; ( giving object) tenez, voilà ; ( that's done) et voilà ; there is a hammer/are some nails voilà un marteau/des clous ; there's a bus coming voilà un bus ; listen, there's my sister calling tiens, voilà ma sœur qui appelle ; that paragraph/sales assistant there ce paragraphe/vendeur ; my colleague there will show you mon collègue va vous montrer ; which one? this one or that one there? lequel? celui-ci ou celui-là? ; what does it say there? qu'est-ce qui est marqué là? ; there's why! ça explique tout! ;

4 ( indicating arrival) là ; will she be there now? est-ce qu'elle y est maintenant? ; when do they get there? quand est-ce qu'ils arrivent là-bas? ; there I was at last j'étais enfin là-bas ; the train won't be there yet le train ne sera pas encore là ; we get off there c'est là qu'on descend ;

5 ( indicating juncture) là ; there we must finish nous devons nous arrêter là ; I'd like to interrupt you there là je me permets de vous interrompre ; there was our chance c'était notre chance ; I think you're wrong there je crois que là tu te trompes ; so there we were in the same cell et comme ça on s'est retrouvés dans la même cellule ;

6 ○ ( emphatic) that there contraption ce truc-là ○ ; hello there! salut! ; hey you there! eh toi là-bas!

C there and then adv phr directement.

D there again adv phr ( on the other hand) d'un autre côté.

E excl there there! ( soothingly) allez! allez! ; there! ( triumphantly) voilà! ; there, I told you! voilà, je te l'avais bien dit! ; there, you've woken the baby! c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé! ; ⇒ so.

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10 here

here [hɪə(r)]

1 adverb

(a) (at, in this place)

∎ come here! (venez) ici!;

∎ she left here yesterday elle est partie d'ici hier;

∎ I've lived here for two years ça fait deux ans que j'habite ici, j'habite ici depuis deux ans;

∎ is Susan here? est-ce que Susan est là?;

∎ he won't be here next week il ne sera pas là la semaine prochaine;

∎ they're here (I've found them) ils sont ici; (they've arrived) ils sont arrivés;

∎ winter is here c'est l'hiver, l'hiver est arrivé;

∎ the miniskirt is here to stay la minijupe n'est pas près de disparaître;

∎ where do I switch on the light? - here où est l'interrupteur? - ici;

∎ sign here signez ici;

∎ it is a question here of finances il s'agit ici d'argent

(b) (after preposition)

∎ around here par ici;

∎ it's 2 km from here c'est à 2 km d'ici;

∎ from here to here d'ici jusqu'ici;

∎ bring them in here apportez-les (par) ici;

∎ I'm in here je suis là ou ici;

∎ they're over here ils sont ici;

∎ where are you? - over here! où êtes-vous? - (par) ici!;

∎ the water came up to here l'eau est montée jusqu'ici;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here j'en ai jusque là;

∎ here today, gone tomorrow tout passe;

∎ any money he gets is here today and gone tomorrow tout l'argent qu'il gagne lui file entre les doigts

(c) (drawing attention to something) voici, voilà;

∎ here's the key! voilà ou voici la clef!;

∎ here they come! les voilà! ou voici!;

∎ here's a man who knows what he wants voilà un homme qui sait ce qu'il veut;

∎ here I am! me voici!, me voilà!;

∎ here we are! (I've found it) voilà! j'ai trouvé!; (we've arrived) nous y sommes!, nous voilà arrivés! ou rendus!;

∎ here we are in San Francisco nous voici à San Francisco;

∎ have you got the paper? - here you are vous avez le journal? - le voilà ou voici;

∎ familiar British here goes, American here goes nothing allons-y!;

∎ here we go! (excitedly) c'est parti!; (wearily) et voilà, c'est reparti!;

∎ here we go again! ça y est, c'est reparti pour un tour!

(d) (emphasizing specified object, person)

∎ ask the lady here demandez à cette dame ici;

∎ it's this one here that I want c'est celui-ci que je veux;

∎ my friend here saw it mon ami (que voici) l'a vu;

∎ familiar this here book (that I am pointing to) ce livre-ci^□ ;

∎ familiar this here book you've all been talking about ce bouquin dont vous n'arrêtez pas de parler tous

(e) (at this point) maintenant; (at that point) alors, à ce moment-là;

∎ here I should like to remind you... maintenant je voudrais vous rappeler...;

∎ here I am referring to taxation c'est aux impôts que je fais allusion;

∎ here she paused à ce moment-là, elle s'est arrêtée

(f) (idiom)

∎ here's to (in toasts) à;

∎ here's to the newly-weds! aux nouveaux mariés!;

∎ here's to your exams! à tes examens!;

∎ here's to us! à nous!, à nos amours!

2 exclamation

(a) (present)

∎ Alex Pilard? - here! Alex Pilard? - présent!;

∎ Emma Lindsay? - here! Emma Lindsay? - présente!

(b) (giving, taking)

∎ here! tiens!, tenez!;

∎ here, give me that! tiens, donne-moi ça!

(c) (protesting)

∎ here! what do you think you're doing? hé! qu'est-ce que tu fais?;

∎ here, I never said that! mais dis donc, je n'ai jamais dit ça!;

∎ here, stop that! écoute, tu arrêtes un peu!

3 here and now

1 adverb

sur-le-champ

2 noun

∎ the here and now le présent

4 here and there adverb

ça et là;

∎ the paintwork needs retouching here and there la peinture a besoin d'être refaite par endroits

5 here, there and everywhere adverb

familiar un peu partout;

∎ her things were scattered here, there and everywhere ses affaires étaient éparpillées un peu partout

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11 stressing

1. нажимной

stressing roller — нажимной валик

2. выделять; подвергать напряжению

Синонимический ряд:

1. featuring (verb) accenting; accentuating; emphasising; emphasizing; featuring; italicising; italicizing; playing up; point up; underlining; underscoring

2. trying (verb) distressing; harassing; irking; paining; straining; troubling; trying

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12 underlining

1. n подкладка; прокладка

2. n утепляющий слой

3. n подчёркивание

Синонимический ряд:

1. imprint (noun) blaze; impression; imprint; mark; stamp

2. stressing (verb) accenting; accentuating; emphasising; emphasizing; featuring; italicising; italicizing; playing up; point up; stressing; underscoring

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13 still

I.

still adv

1 ( up to and including a point in time) toujours, encore ; she still doesn't like eggs elle n'aime toujours pas les œufs ; he's still as crazy as ever! il est toujours aussi fou! ; that's still not good enough for you! tu n'es toujours pas content! ; we're still waiting for a reply nous attendons toujours une réponse ; they're still in town ils sont encore en ville ; you have to eat this bread while it's still fresh il faut manger ce pain pendant qu'il est encore frais ; you're still too young tu es encore trop jeune ; the ruins are still to be seen on peut encore voir les ruines ; I still have some money left il me reste encore de l'argent ;

2 ( expressing surprise) toujours, encore ; he still hasn't come back il n'est toujours pas revenu ; I still can't believe it! je n'arrive toujours pas à le croire! ; are you still here? tu es toujours or encore là? ;

3 ( referring to something yet to happen) encore ; it has still to be decided c'est encore à décider ; I have four exams still to go j'ai encore quatre examens à passer ; still to come, a report on… Radio, TV dans quelques instants, un reportage sur… ;

4 ( expressing probability) encore ; you could still be a winner vous pouvez encore gagner ; there is still a chance that il est encore possible que (+ subj) ; prices are still expected to rise on prévoit encore une augmentation des prix ; if I'm still alive si je suis encore en vie ;

5 ( nevertheless) quand même ; he's unarmed but he's still dangerous il n'est pas armé mais il est quand même or toujours dangereux ; it still doesn't explain why cela n'explique quand même or toujours pas pourquoi ; it was very dear, still it was worth it c'était très cher, ça valait quand même le coup ○ ; still, it's the thought that counts enfin, c'est l'intention qui compte ; still and all ○ quand même ;

6 (with comparatives: even) encore ; faster still, still faster encore plus rapide ; stranger still was the fact that ce qui était encore plus étrange c'était que ; still more surprising encore plus étonnant ; still more money was spent on a dépensé encore plus d'argent ; still less encore moins ; there is little sense of an objective, still less how to achieve it on n'a pas une idée très précise de l'objectif et encore moins de la manière d'y arriver ; better/worse still encore mieux/pire ;

7 (emphasizing quantity, numbers: yet) encore ; still another way to do encore une autre façon de faire ; many died, still more/still others emigrated beaucoup sont morts mais beaucoup plus encore/beaucoup d'autres encore ont émigré.

II.

still

A n

1 ( for making alcohol) ( apparatus) alambic m ; ( distillery) distillerie f ;

2 Cin, Phot photographie f or photo f de plateau ; a still from a film une photo extraite d'un film ;

3 ( calmness) ( lack of motion) calme m ; ( lack of noise) tranquillité f ; the still of the night/forest le silence de la nuit/forêt.

B adj

1 ( motionless) [air, day, water] calme ; [hand, person] immobile ; absolutely ou totally still immobile ;

2 ( peaceful) [countryside, house, streets] tranquille ;

3 Culin, Wine [drink, fruit juice] non gazeux/-euse ; [water] plat ; [wine] tranquille.

C adv

1 ( immobile) [lie, stay] immobile ; to hold [sth] still ne pas bouger [camera, mirror, plate] ;

2 ( calmly) to sit still se tenir tranquille ; to keep ou stand still ne pas bouger.

D vtr

1 ( silence) faire taire [critic, voice] ;

2 ( calm) calmer [crowd, doubt, fear].

Idiom

still waters run deep il faut se méfier de l'eau qui dort.

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