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21 be enquiring
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tr[ɪn'kwaɪərɪŋ]1 (mind) curioso,-a; (look etc) inquisidor,-raadj.• curioso, -a adj.BrE enquiring ɪn'kwaɪrɪŋ, ɪn'kwaɪərɪŋ adjective (before n) <nature/mind> curioso, inquieto; <look/expression> inquisitivo, interrogante[ɪn'kwaɪǝrɪŋ]ADJ [mind] inquieto, inquisitivo; [look] inquisitivoshe looked at me with inquiring eyes — me miró con expresión inquisitiva or de interrogante
* * *BrE enquiring [ɪn'kwaɪrɪŋ, ɪn'kwaɪərɪŋ] adjective (before n) <nature/mind> curioso, inquieto; <look/expression> inquisitivo, interrogante -
23 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) tilfældigvis; måske* * *(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) tilfældigvis; måske -
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25 how
[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) come2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) come, quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) come4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) come5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) come•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) in qualsiasi modo- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below -
26 inquire
[ɪn'kwaɪə]гл.; = enquire1) (inquire about / after / for) осведомляться, справляться, спрашивать, искатьThere's a woman at the door, enquiring for Simon. — Там у входа женщина, она ищет Саймона.
2) ( inquire into) наводить справки, разузнавать, выяснять, расследоватьThe police are enquiring into the disappearance of the jewellery. — Полиция расследует дело о пропаже драгоценностей.
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27 catch on
1) ухватиться за что-л.
2) понимать, улавливать (to) The best thing about this new worker is that he catches on very fast. ≈ Лучше всего в новом работнике то, что он схватывает все очень быстро. An enquiring mind quickly catches on to a new idea. ≈ Любознательный ум быстро схватывает новые идеи. Would you mind repeating that, I didn't quite catch on. ≈ Не могли бы вы повторить, а то я не совсем понял.
3) становиться модным I don't think this strange new fashion will catch on. ≈ Не думаю, что этот новый фасон войдет в моду. (разговорное) стать модным;
привиться;
- the idea caught on мысль упала на благодатную почву;
- the play caught on and ran for two months пьеса понравилась и шла два месяца подрядБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch on
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28 quizzical
tr['kwɪzɪkəl]1 (bemused) burlón,-ona2 (enquiring) curioso,-aquizzical ['kwɪzɪkəl] adj1) teasing: burlón2) curious: curioso, interrogativoadj.• burlón, -ona adj.'kwɪzɪkəladjective socarrón, burlón['kwɪzɪkǝl]ADJ [glance] burlón, socarrón* * *['kwɪzɪkəl]adjective socarrón, burlón -
29 enquire
see inquireenquire vb preguntar / pedir informacióntr[ɪŋ'kwaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 preguntar1 preguntar, informarse2 SMALLLAW/SMALL investigar ( into, -)enquire [ɪn'kwaɪr, ɛn-]v.• inquirir v.ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r)transitive/intransitive verb inquire* * *[ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r)]transitive/intransitive verb inquire -
30 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) por un casual, casualmentepor casualidad -
31 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) er e-r möguleiki á að -
32 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) véletlenül -
33 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) por acaso -
34 by any chance
adv. şans eseri olarak, bir ihtimal* * *(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) acaba? -
35 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) slučajno -
36 by any chance
• ehkäpä* * *(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) mahdollisesti -
37 inquire
(also enquire) v. асуух. inquire into sth асуух, шалгаах, байцаах. inquiring (also enquiring) adj. сониуч. inquiringly (also enquiringly) adv. -
38 उपपरिक्खन्त
උපපරික්ඛන්ත upaparikkhanta(pr.p. of upaparikkhati) enquiring; inspecting; investigating. -
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40 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) tilfeldigvis
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