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41 element
'eləmənt1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elemento2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elemento3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) medio4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) parte, algo5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) resistencia•- elements
- in one's element
element n elementotr['elɪmənt]1 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL elemento4 (small amount, hint) parte nombre femenino, algo5 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL resistencia6 (group, section) fracción nombre femenino7 (earth, air, fire, water) elemento1 (weather) los elementos nombre masculino plural1 (basics) rudimentos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in one's element estar en su elemento, estar muy a gustoto be out of one's element estar como pez fuera del aguaelement ['ɛləmənt] n1) component: elemento m, factor m2) : elemento m (en la química)3) milieu: elemento m, medio mto be in one's element: estar en su elemento4) elements nplrudiments: elementos mpl, rudimentos mpl, bases fpl5)the elements weather: los elementos mpln.• elemento s.m.'eləmənt, 'elɪmənt1)a) ( component part) elemento mb) ( small amount)an element of chance/doubt — algo de suerte/duda
c) ( distinct group of people) elemento m, grupo mextremist elements in society — elementos mpl extremistas de la sociedad
2) ( Chem) elemento m4) ( preferred environment) elemento mto be in one's element — estar* en su (or mi etc) elemento, estar* como pez en el agua
5) (of kettle, heater) resistencia f, elemento m (CS)['elɪmǝnt]N- be in one's element- be out of one's element2) elementsb) (=weather)to brave the elements — arrostrar la tempestad; (=go out) salir a la intemperie
* * *['eləmənt, 'elɪmənt]1)a) ( component part) elemento mb) ( small amount)an element of chance/doubt — algo de suerte/duda
c) ( distinct group of people) elemento m, grupo mextremist elements in society — elementos mpl extremistas de la sociedad
2) ( Chem) elemento m4) ( preferred environment) elemento mto be in one's element — estar* en su (or mi etc) elemento, estar* como pez en el agua
5) (of kettle, heater) resistencia f, elemento m (CS) -
42 remove
rə'mu:v1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) quitar, llevarse2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) quitarse3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) mudarse•- removal
- remover
remove vb quitar / sacarplease remove your car from my space por favor, quita tu coche de mi plazatr[rɪ'mʊːv]1 (get rid of - gen) quitar, eliminar; (- surgically) extirpar2 (take out, take off) quitar3 (move) trasladar4 (dismiss) destituir1 (change houses) trasladarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be far removed from tener muy poco que ver con1) : quitar, quitarseremove the lid: quite la tapato remove one's hat: quitarse el sombrero2) extract: sacar, extraerto remove the contents of: sacar el contenido de3) eliminate: eliminar, disiparn.• grado s.m.• paso s.m. (Paint)n.• descascarillarse v.v.• deponer v.(§pres: -pongo, -pones...) pret: -pus-pp: -puestofut/c: -pondr-•)• desarrimar v.• desglosar v.• echar v.• eliminar v.• extraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• quitar v.• remover v.• retirar v.• sacar v.• separar v.• substraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• sustraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
I rɪ'muːv1)a) ( take off) quitar, sacar*to remove something FROM something: the nurse removed the bandage from his arm — la enfermera le quitó la venda del brazo
b) ( take out) \<\<contents\>\> sacar*; \<\<tonsils/appendix\>\> extirpar (frml); \<\<gallstones/bullet\>\> extraer* (frml)2)a) ( get rid of) \<\<stain/grease\>\> quitarb) ( eliminate) \<\<problem\>\> eliminar, acabar con; \<\<doubt\>\> disipar; \<\<threat/obstacle\>\> eliminar3) (take away, move)to remove something (FROM something) — \<\<object\>\> quitar algo (de algo)
to remove somebody (FROM something) — sacar* a alguien (de algo)
the inhabitants/valuables had been removed to a place of safety — los habitantes/los objetos de valor habían sido trasladados a un lugar seguro
4) ( dismiss)to remove somebody from something — \<\<from post/position\>\> destituir* a alguien de algo
II
[rɪ'muːv]to be at one remove from something — estar* a un paso de algo
1. VT1) (=take away) [+ object] quitar; [+ documents, evidence] llevarseto remove a child from school — sacar or quitar a un niño de la escuela
the demonstrators were forcibly removed by police — (from building) la policía echó a los manifestantes a la fuerza
to remove o.s. — irse, marcharse
kindly remove yourself at once — haga el favor de irse or marcharse inmediatamente
to remove sth/sb to — trasladar or llevar algo/a algn a
her body had been removed to the mortuary — habían trasladado or llevado su cuerpo al tanatorio
2) (=take off) quitar; [+ one's clothing, make-up] quitarsehe removed his hat — se quitó el sombrero, se descubrió
she had the tattoo removed from her arm — se fue a que le quitaran or se quitó el tatuaje del brazo
3) (=take out) [+ object] sacar; (Med) [+ organ, tumour] extirpar, quitar; [+ bullet] extraer, quitar4) (=delete) [+ word, sentence, paragraph] suprimir, quitar; [+ name from list] quitar, tachar ( from de)5) (=get rid of) [+ obstacle, threat, waste, problem] eliminar; [+ doubt, suspicion] disipar; [+ fear] acabar con; [+ stain] quitaran agreement on removing trade barriers — un acuerdo sobre la eliminación de las barreras comerciales
products that remove unwanted hair — productos que eliminan or quitan el vello superfluo
2.VI (Brit) frm (=move house) mudarse, trasladarse, cambiarse (Mex) (to a)3.Nthis is but one remove from disaster — esto raya en la catástrofe, esto está a un paso de la catástrofe
this is several removes from our official policy — esto dista or se aparta mucho de nuestra política oficial
it's a far remove from... — dista mucho de...
at a or one remove — de lejos
to experience a foreign culture, albeit at a remove — vivir una cultura extranjera, aunque sea de lejos
* * *
I [rɪ'muːv]1)a) ( take off) quitar, sacar*to remove something FROM something: the nurse removed the bandage from his arm — la enfermera le quitó la venda del brazo
b) ( take out) \<\<contents\>\> sacar*; \<\<tonsils/appendix\>\> extirpar (frml); \<\<gallstones/bullet\>\> extraer* (frml)2)a) ( get rid of) \<\<stain/grease\>\> quitarb) ( eliminate) \<\<problem\>\> eliminar, acabar con; \<\<doubt\>\> disipar; \<\<threat/obstacle\>\> eliminar3) (take away, move)to remove something (FROM something) — \<\<object\>\> quitar algo (de algo)
to remove somebody (FROM something) — sacar* a alguien (de algo)
the inhabitants/valuables had been removed to a place of safety — los habitantes/los objetos de valor habían sido trasladados a un lugar seguro
4) ( dismiss)to remove somebody from something — \<\<from post/position\>\> destituir* a alguien de algo
II
to be at one remove from something — estar* a un paso de algo
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43 franco
adj.1 frank, open, sincere, aboveboard.2 frank, sincere, out-front.3 Frankish.m.1 franc.2 Frank, Franco.3 Franco, Francisco Franco.* * *► adjetivo1 HISTORIA Frankish► nombre masculino,nombre femenino————————► adjetivo1 (persona) frank, open2 (cosa) clear, obvious3 COMERCIO free\franco,-a a bordo free on boardfranco de aduana duty-freefranco,-a de porte y embalaje post and packaging freefranco fábrica ex-works————————————————1 franc* * *(f. - franca)adj.1) frank2) clear3) exempt* * *ISM (Econ) francIIADJ1) (=directo) frankpara serte franco — to be frank o honest (with you)
si he de ser franco — frankly, to tell you the truth
2) (=patente) clear, evident3) (Com) (=exento) freeprecio franco (en) fábrica — price ex-factory, price ex-works
franco de porte — carriage-free; (Correos) post-free
4) (Com) [puerto] free; [camino] open5)franco de servicio — (Mil) off-duty
6) Cono Surestar de franco — to be off duty, be on leave
7) (=liberal) generousIII ( Hist)1.ADJ Frankish2.SM Frank* * *I- ca adjetivopara serte franco... — to be frank o honest...
una mirada franca — an honest o open expression
2) (delante del n) ( patente) markedha mostrado una franca mejoría — he has shown marked o clear signs of improvement
en franca rebeldía/oposición — in open rebellion/opposition
3) (Com) free4) [estar]a) (Mil) off dutyb) (RPl) ( libre de trabajo) off5) (Hist) FrankishII- ca masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Frank2) franco masculino ( unidad monetaria) franc* * *I- ca adjetivopara serte franco... — to be frank o honest...
una mirada franca — an honest o open expression
2) (delante del n) ( patente) markedha mostrado una franca mejoría — he has shown marked o clear signs of improvement
en franca rebeldía/oposición — in open rebellion/opposition
3) (Com) free4) [estar]a) (Mil) off dutyb) (RPl) ( libre de trabajo) off5) (Hist) FrankishII- ca masculino, femenino1) (Hist) Frank2) franco masculino ( unidad monetaria) franc* * *franco11 = franc.Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.
* franco belga = Belgian franc.* franco francés = French franc.franco22 = outspoken, frank, candid, sincere [sincerer -comp., sincerest -sup.], up-front [up front], blunt, avowedly, forthright, heart-to-heart, open-hearted, unreserved.Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.Ex: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.Ex: Thus Jewett's rules, avowedly 'founded upon those adopted for the compilation of the catalogue of the British Museum,' will be found on comparison to resemble more strikingly those of the AACR published one and a quarter century later than those of Panizzi, published only one decade earlier.Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.Ex: I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.* * *A (sincero) ‹persona› frankpara serte franco, no creo que valga la pena to be frank o honest, I don't think it's worth itvoy a ser franco contigo I'm going to be frank o honest with youun diálogo franco a frank o candid exchange of opinionstiene una mirada franca she has an honest o open expressionuna sonrisa franca a natural smileB ( delante del n) (patente) markedel paciente ha mostrado una franca mejoría the patient has shown marked o clear signs of improvementuna sociedad en franca decadencia a society that is in marked decline o is declining markedlyun clima de franca cordialidad an atmosphere of genuine warmthC ( Com) freefranco de porte carriage paid, postage and packing freepaso franco free passagefranco a bordo free on boardD1 [ ESTAR] ( Mil):un agente franco de servicio an off-duty officerestar franco to be off duty2el lunes estoy franco I have Monday offE ( Hist) Frankishmasculine, feminineA ( Hist) FrankBCompuesto:Swiss francfranco, así fue como pasó that's how it happened, honest!* * *
franco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
1 ( sincero) ‹ persona› frank;
‹ sonrisa› natural;◊ para serte franco … to be frank o honest …;
una mirada franca an honest o open expression
2 ( delante del n) ( patente) ‹mejoría/decadencia› marked;
3 (Com) free;
paso franco free passage;
franco de derechos duty-free
4 [estar]a) (Mil) off dutyb) (RPl) ( libre de trabajo):
franco 2 sustantivo masculino ( unidad monetaria) franc
franco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sincero) frank
2 (camino, paso, acceso) free
3 Hist Frankish
4 (libre de impuestos) puerto franco, free port
zona franca, tax-free area
II sustantivo masculino
1 Fin (moneda) franc
2 Hist Frank
' franco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
franca
- franquismo
- piso
- puerto
- caudillo
- época
English:
candid
- devalue
- downright
- ex
- F.O.B.
- forthright
- franc
- frank
- free port
- heart-to-heart
- honest
- line
- outspoken
- plain
- point
- straightforward
- upfront
- blunt
- direct
- level
- open
- out
- safe
- straight
- strain
* * *franco, -a♦ adj1. [sincero] frank, open;[directo] frank;si quieres que te sea franco… to tell you the truth…, to be honest with you…;sé franco y admite que te equivocaste be honest and admit you were wrong2. [sin obstáculos] free;golpe franco [en fútbol] free kick;Esppiso franco safe house;el camino estaba franco de obstáculos the road was clear3. [sin impuestos] free;puerto franco free port;franco de porte [carta] post-paid;[pedido] Br carriage-paid, US free shipping;franco a bordo free on board4. [manifiesto] clear, marked;el paciente ha experimentado una franca mejoría the patient is markedly better o has clearly improved;la economía ha sufrido un franco deterioro there has been a clear o marked downturn in the economy5. Hist Frankish6.CSur, Méxestar franco de servicio [de permiso] to be off duty;me dieron el día franco they gave me the day off♦ nm,fHist [persona] Frank♦ nm1. [moneda] francAntes franco belga Belgian franc; Antes franco francés French franc;franco suizo Swiss franc2. [lengua] Frankishayer tuvimos franco we had the day off yesterday* * *I adj1 ( sincero) frank2 ( evidente) distinct, marked3 COM free4 L.Am.estar franco have a day off (work)II m moneda franc* * *franco, -ca adj1) cándido: frank, candid2) patente: clear, obvious3) : freefranco a bordo: free on boardfranco nm: franc* * * -
44 certus
certus, a, um [orig. P. a. from cerno; hence], adj., determined, resolved, fixed, settled, purposed: non dubius.I.(Acc. to cerno, II. D.) Certum est (mihi), it is determined, it is my ( thy, his, etc.) decision, resolution, will, I am resolved, I mean, etc. (mostly ante-class.; most freq. in Plaut.); with inf.: quorum virtuti belli Fortuna pepercit, Eorundem me libertati parcere certum est, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 206 Vahl.):b.certum'st hominem eludere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 109:tibi credere,
id. Aul. 4, 9, 7; cf. id. Capt. 3, 1, 32; id. Curc. 2, 1, 1; id. Cas. 2, 4, 15; id. Cist. 3, 1, 16; id. Ep. 5, 1, 57; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 37; id. Most. 1, 3, 80; id. Men. 5, 6, 12; id. Mil. 2, 3, 32; id. Merc. 3, 1, 7; id. Ps. 1, 5, 138; id. Poen. 5, 5, 25; id. Pers. 2, 2, 39; id. Rud. 3, 3, 22; id. Stich. 5, 4, 2; id. Trin. 2, 1, 34; id. Truc. 2, 6, 68; Ter. And. 2, 1, 11; id. Eun. 1, 2, 108: certum est deliberatumque, quae ad causam pertinere arbitror, omnia dicere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31:certum atque decretum est non dare signum,
Liv. 2, 45, 13:certum est igni circumdare muros,
Verg. A. 9, 153.—Certum'st mihi with inf., Plaut. As. 1, 3, 94; 3, 3, 23; id. Cas. 1, 1, 3; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Ps. 4, 8, 2; Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144; Liv. 35, 46, 13; Ov. M. 9, 53 al.—Without inf., esp. parenthet., with expression of purpose by a fut. tense:certum est, malam rem potius quaeram cum lucro,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 15:certum est, jam dicam patri,
id. Bacch. 3, 1, 15:certum est, ibo ad medicum,
id. Merc. 2, 4, 4: An. Certumn' est tibi? Ly. Certum, id. Poen. 2, 48; cf. id. Stich. 4, 2, 33.—With pron. or subst.: Ar. Certumne'st tibi istuc? He. Non moriri certius, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 74;so further with istuc,
id. ib. 2, 1, 20; Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 30:mihi autem abjurare certius est quam dependere,
Cic. Att. 1, 8, 3:ad eum senem oppugnare certum est consilium,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 60:quae nunc sunt certa ei consilia, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 16:certa res hanc est objurgare,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 73; so id. Merc. 5, 2, 16; id. Mil. 2, 4, 45; Ter. And. 2, 2, 31; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 16.—(From the time of the Aug. poets.) Transf. to the person who is determined upon something, determined, resolved, bent.(α).With inf.:(β).certa mori,
Verg. A. 4, 564 (cf. id. ib. 4, 475:decrevitque mori): certi non cedere,
Ov. M. 9, 43:certa sequi,
Val. Fl. 5, 47.—With gen. (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 323; Zumpt, Gr. § 437, n. 1;(γ).A. and S. § 213, R. 1): certus eundi,
Verg. A. 4, 554; Ov. M. 11, 440:desciscendi,
Tac. H. 4, 14:relinquendae vitae,
id. A. 4, 34:necis,
Sil. 6, 27:fugae,
Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 12:destinationis,
Tac. A. 12, 32:sceleris,
id. ib. 12, 66:consilii,
id. H. 2, 46.—With an:II.nec sat certa an cederet armis,
Sil. 9, 480.—An epithet of all those objects whose existence or reality is fixed, determined (hence in connection with definitus, Quint. 7, 10, 7;A.with praefinitus,
Suet. Galb. 14), or in respect to which there can be no doubt (hence opp. dubius, Quint. 7, 6, 3; 5, 12, 3; 12, 3, 6 al.).Object.1.Of things whose external qualities, number, etc., are invariable, established, settled, fixed, particular, specified, etc. (class.):b.Arboribus primum certis gravis umbra tributa,
Lucr. 6, 783:fruges, bacae,
Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:jam ad certas res conficiendas certos homines delectos ac descriptos habebat,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:concilium in diem certam indicere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30 fin.;so with dies,
a fixed term, Cato, R. R. 149, 1; Cic. Att. 6, 2, 9; Nep. Chabr. 3, 1; Liv. 1, 50, 1; Tac. G. 9 al.; cf.:certis diebus,
Verg. G. 2, 329:quaerere ab judicibus cur in certa verba jurent, cur certo tempore conveniant, certo discedant,
Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132; cf. Suet. Aug. 41:certum praefinitumque tempus,
id. Galb. 14; and:certum statumque vectigal,
id. Calig. 40:pecunia (opp. arbitraria), v. arbitrarius: finis aerumnarum,
Lucr. 1, 108; cf. id. 2, 512; 8, 1091; Hor. S. 1, 1, 106; id. Ep. 1, 2, 56:locus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 6:numerus,
id. ib. 7, 75:signum,
fixed, agreed upon, id. B. C. 1, 27:naves,
fixed in number and quality, id. ib. 1, 56:pecuniae imperabantur,
id. ib. 3, 32 fin.:conviva,
i. e. a daily, constant guest, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 75 Schmid:ecquem tu illo certiorem nebulonem,
Cic. Att. 15, 21, 2.—But sometimes indef., like quidam, and our certain, of things, the certainty of whose existence is given, but whose nature is not more definitely designated, or comes not into consideration (cf. aliquis):2.Cephaloedi mensis est certus, quo mense sacerdotem maximum creari oporteat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 128:habet certos sui studiosos,
id. Brut. 16, 64:(hunc) certis rebus imperatis regnare jussit,
id. Sest. 27, 58:certi homines ad eam rem periti,
id. ib. 18, 41:res a certis hominibus corrupta,
id. Fam. 1, 2, 3; 4, 9, 2; 16, 11, 2; id. Marcell. 6, 16; id. Deiot. 4, 11; Liv. 34, 61, 7.—Hence in Quint. several times in connection with quidam and aliquis:ad certas quasdam dicendi leges alligati,
Quint. 8, prooem. § 2; so id. 8, prooem. § 12; 4, 2, 28; 5, 10, 2; 5, 10, 5; 9, 4, 8;11, 2, 28: aliquos compositionis certos pedes,
id. 10, 2, 13; so id. 7, prooem. § 4; and subst.:in his certos aliquos docebit,
id. 2, 8, 13.—Trop., of things whose internal moral qualities are established, fixed, can be relied upon, sure, unerring, to be depended upon, true, faithful, [p. 321] etc. (so most freq. in all periods and species of composition; syn.: firmus, confirmatus, exploratus, indubitatus, manifestus al.).a.Of persons: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64; cf.:b.tu ex amicis certis mi es certissimus,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 57:certi homines, quibus dem litteras,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; cf. id. Cat. 3, 7, 16; Nep. Paus. 2, 4; id. Alcib. 10, 1; Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 53; id. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156:certus enim promisit Apollo, etc.,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:auctor (mortis),
Quint. 6, 3, 68; cf. Suet. Tib. 5:adversus hostem nec spe nec animo certiorem, i. e. firmiorem,
Liv. 10, 35, 17: apud latera certos collocaverat, Sall. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 576 (H. 1, 53 Dietsch); cf. Nep. Dion, 9, 2:per litora certos dimittam,
Verg. A. 1, 576:certissimus auctor (Phoebus),
id. G. 1, 432.—Of things:B.satis animo certo et confirmato,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77; cf.pectora,
Verg. A. 9, 249, and certior indoles, Suet. Ner. 10:promissa,
Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 1:parata dicendi copia et certa,
Quint. 10, 6, 6; id. 6, prooem. §9: jus,
id. 12, 3, 6 et saep.:jactus (telorum),
Tac. A. 14, 37; cf.in this sense certa hasta,
Verg. A. 11, 767:sagitta,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 23:fides segetis,
id. ib. 3, 16, 30:spes,
id. C. S. 74:trames,
id. S. 2, 3, 49:lar,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 58 al.:plana et certa,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:certa et clara,
Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 1 Ruhnk.; so Liv. 22, 39, 22; cf. Hor. S. 2, 6, 27.—Subst., with gen.:certa maris,
Tac. H. 4, 81.—Subject., of that which is established by evidence, etc., placed beyond doubt, certain, sure, true, proved, established (class.; esp. freq. in neutr.):2.cum ad has suspitiones certissimae res accederent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 19; 5, 29:incerta pro certis malebant,
Sall. C. 17, 6; cf.:incerta pro certis mutare,
id. J. 83, 1:postremo certior res,
Liv. 29, 6, 12:certiora esse dicunt quam, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 13; id. Att. 3, 11, 2; Liv. 10, 35, 12: So. Satin hoc certum'st? Ge. Certum:hisce oculis egomet vidi,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 31:jam satis certumst virginem vitiatam esse?
id. Enn. 4, 4, 36:cum certius tibi sit me esse Romae quam mihi te Athenis,
Cic. Att. 1, 9, 1:id parum certum est,
Liv. 5, 35, 3:cum de altero intellectu certum est, de altero dubium,
Quint. 7, 6, 3; cf. id. 7, 3, 4: non certum traditur, with interrog.-clause, Liv. 2, 8, 8:nec quicquam certi respondes mihi?
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 84:neque tanto spatio certi quid esset explorari poterat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 45:certum inveniri non potest ne... an,
id. B. C. 1, 25:si quicquam humanorum certi est,
Liv. 5, 33, 1: Ph. Civemne? Th. Arbitror:Certum non scimus,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 31; cf. id. Phorm. 1, 2, 98; Cic. Att. 12, 23, 2.—So, certum scire, to know for a certainty, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 12; id. Hec. 3, 1, 44; Cic. Fam. 9, 23 init.:certum habere,
to reckon certain, id. Att. 1, 13, 1; Liv. 36, 28, 4; 5, 3, 2; Quint. 2, 3, 9; Col. 2, 22, 5 al.:certum respondeo,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92:cognoscere, Auct. B. Alex. 53: comperire, Auct. B. Hisp. 22.—So also pro certo habere,
Cic. Att. 10, 6, 3; Matius ap. Cic. Att. 9, 15, A med.; Sall. C. 52, 17; Suet. Dom. 23:negare,
Cic. Att. 5, 21, 5:polliceri,
id. Agr. 2, 37, 102:dicere aliquid,
id. Brut. 3, 10:ponere,
Liv. 23, 6, 8:scire,
id. 25, 10, 1:affirmare,
id. 27, 1, 13; 3, 23, 7; cf. id. 1, 3, 2 Drak.:creditur,
Sall. C. 15, 2:coeperit esse,
Quint. 5, 12, 2:certius cognoscere ex aliquo de aliquā re,
Caes. B. G. 5, 52, 5.—Strengthened by comp.:quin nihil invenies magis hoc certo certius,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 111; cf.:et hoc certo certius est et saepissime constitutum,
Dig. 42, 8, 10, § 14:certo certius,
Ambros. in Ephes. 5; Paul. Vit. St. Ambros. 25; App. M. 9, p. 237, 27.—In Plaut. certum or certius facere alicui, to give certainty to one concerning any thing, make him certain, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 17; 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 2, 2, 4.—Transf. to the person who is made certain in reference to a thing, certain, sure:A.certi sumus periisse omnia,
Cic. Att. 2, 19, 5:num quid nunc es certior?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 191:posteritatis,
i. e. of posthumous fame, Plin. Ep. 9, 3, 1:sententiae,
Quint. 4, 3, 8:judicii,
Sen. Ep. 45, 9:certus de suā geniturā,
Suet. Vesp. 25:damnationis,
id. Tib. 61:exitii,
Tac. A. 1, 27:spei,
id. H. 4, 3:matrimonii,
id. A. 12, 3:certi sumus, etc.,
Gell. 18, 10, 5.—In class. prose mostly in the phrase certiorem facere aliquem (de aliquā re, alicujus rei, with a foll, acc. and inf., with a rel.-clause or absol.), to inform, apprise one of a thing:me certiorem face,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 69:ut nos facias certiores,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 32:uti se (sc. Caesarem) de his rebus certiorem faciant,
Caes. B. G. 2, 2:qui certiorem me sui consilii fecit,
Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 2:Caesarem certiorem faciunt, sese non facile ab oppidis vim hostium prohibere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 11:faciam te certiorem quid egerim,
Cic. Att. 3, 11, 1.— With subj. only:milites certiores facit, paulisper intermitterent proelium,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5 fin. — Pass.:quod crebro certior per me fias de omnibus rebus,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so Caes. B. G. 1, 7; Sall. J. 104, 1:Caesar certior factus est, tres jam copiarum partes Helvetios id flumen transduxisse,
Caes. B. G. 1, 12; so id. ib. 1, 21; 1, 41; 2, 1; Sall. J. 82, 2; Nep. Att. 12, 3:factus certior, quae res gererentur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 15:non consulibus certioribus factis,
Liv. 45, 21, 4.—Also in posit., though rarely:fac me certum quid tibi est,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 16; 4, 6, 35; Verg. A. 3, 179:lacrimae suorum Tam subitae matrem certam fecere ruinae,
Ov. M. 6, 268.— Hence, adv. in two forms.certō, with certainty, certainly, surely, of a truth, in fact, really, object. and subject. (cf. supra, II. A. and B.); only in the comic poets, and sometimes (most. freq. in his epistt.) in Cic., while the adverbial form certe belongs to all periods and all species of composition. The difference between them is, perhaps, merely historical; but v. infra, certe, B. I. 2. init.1.Object.:b.perii certo, haud arbitrario,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 42; cf. id. Merc. 2, 3, 106:mihi certo nomen Sosia'st,
id. Am. 1, 1, 176; id. Men. 2, 2, 39; Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 12:nihil ita exspectare quasi certo futurum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81 (cf. the passage cited under certo, I. 1., from id. Div. 2, 7, 18).—In affirm. answers: Me. Liberum ego te jussi abire? Mes. Certo, yes, certainly, Plaut. Men. 5, 8, 9; so id. ib. 5, 9, 50; 2, 3, 38; id. Poen. 5, 5, 21; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—2.Subject.a.In gen. (very rare):b.certo enim ego vocem hic loquentis modo mi audire visus sum,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 5, 4:ego rus abituram me esse certo decrevi,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 10: Th. Quid aīs? Py. Atqui certo comperi, id. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—Esp. in the formula of asseveration, certo scio, I certainly know, I am fully persuaded, beyond all doubt (class.):B.certo edepol scio, me vidisse, etc.,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 2; id. Truc. 1, 1, 49; Ter. And. 5, 4, 26; id. Ad. 4, 5, 14; id. Eun. 1, 2, 119; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 19:quod te moleste ferre certo scio,
Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3; 2, 23, 2; id. Fam. 4, 13, 6; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6; id. Rosc. Am. 8, 21; id. Phil. 3, 6, 17; id. Sen. 1, 1; 1, 2; Sall. J. 9, 2; id. C. 51, 16:veniunt in mentem mihi permulta: vobis plura, certo scio,
Cic. Caecin. 19, 55 (cf. under certe, I. 2.).—certē (class.; cf. supra, certo init.).I. 1.Object.:b.certe edepol, tu me alienabis,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 243:ego quidem ab hoc certe exorabo,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:certe hercle,
id. As. 2, 1, 15; cf. Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 8; Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71; Ter. And. 2, 2, 10:quom is certe Renuntiarit,
id. Heaut. 4, 4, 4:certe captus est!
id. And. 1, 1, 55:certe ut videamur cernere eum,
Lucr. 4, 760:si enim scit, certe illud eveniet: sin certe eveniet, nulla fortuna est,
Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18; cf. id. N. D. 1, 2, 5:fuit certe id aequum et certe exspectatum est, etc.,
id. Planc. 16, 38:ea certe vera sunt,
id. Mil. 35, 96:M. Catoni certe licuit, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:jam illa perfugia certe minime sunt audienda,
id. ib. 1, 5, 9:cum se certe decessurum videret,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; Cat. 62, 8:certe hinc Romanos olim fore ductores pollicitus,
Verg. A. 1, 234:o dea certe,
a goddess surely, id. ib. 1, 328:postremo expellet certe vivacior heres,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 132:placuit tibi, Delphice, certe, Dum, etc.,
Ov. M. 2, 543 al. — Comp.:speculatores mittere, qui certius explorata referant,
Liv. 3, 40, 13; 35, 48, 3:si reperire vocas amittere certius,
Ov. M. 5, 519; App. M. 2, p. 118, 1.— Sup., Tert. Pall. 4.—In an answer of affirmation:2.estne ipsus an non est! Is est, Certe is est, is est profecto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 65; so Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53; Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 9; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Phil. 1, 15, 37; id. Ac. 2, 35, 113; and in confirmation of a preceding fact: venerat, ut opinor, haec res in judicium. Certe, certainly, surely, Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42; id. Fam. 4, 2, 5; id. Or. 42, 144; cf. id. Off. 3, 29, 105; id. Fin. 2, 27, 91.—Subject., mostly in the phrase certe scio, I know to a certainty, I am sure (acc. to Klotz ad Cic. Sen. 1, 2, certe scio = certum est me scire, I am fully convinced: certo scio = certum est quod scio, my knowledge is accurate, etc.):b.certe edepol scio, si aliud quicquam est quod credam aut certo sciam, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 115:edepol certo scio,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 20:scelestiorem me hac anu certe scio Vidisse numquam,
id. Aul. 1, 1, 21; cf. Cic. Arch. 12, 32:ex litteris certe scire potuistis,
id. Font. 4, 8; id. Phil. 12, 12, 29:quod iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1.—In affirm. answers: Ar. Ain' vero? Le. Certe, inquam, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 132: Ch. Ain'tu? So. Certe, sic erit, Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 12.—c.In a subjective supposition or presumption that a thing is so, certainly, surely, assuredly, doubtless, of course; Gr. isôs:(β).ah nugas agis, Certe habes,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 25; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:si me tanti facis, quanti certe facis,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3; 7, 8, 1; cf. Verg. A. 1, 234; Ov. M. 2, 423; Prop. 2, 7, 1. —In interrog., Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Suet. Aug. 33.—II.Affirming with restriction, yet surely, yet indeed, at least, notwithstanding (very freq. in prose and poetry, esp. after the class. per.).A.Alone:B.si non ipsā re tibi istuc dolet, Simulare certe est hominis,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 16:cingitur, certe expedit se,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 152:ut homines mortem vel optare incipiant, vel certe timere desistant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117:haec... sint falsa sane, invidiosa certe non sunt,
id. Ac. 2, 32, 105:qui... ut non referat pedem, sistet certe,
id. Phil. 12, 4, 8:res fortasse verae, certe graves,
id. Fin. 4, 3, 7; cf. Liv. 9, 11, 13:consulatum unum certe plebis Romanae esse,
id. 22, 34, 11:quos quoniam caeli nondum dignamur honore, Quas dedimus certe terras habitare sinamus,
Ov. M. 1, 195 et saep.:quo quid sit beatius, mihi certe in mentem venire non potest,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81; so,ego certe,
Quint. 8, 3, 65; 9, 4, 57:certe ego,
Sall. J. 31, 5; Ov. H. 19, 81; id. M. 13, 840; id. Tr. 4, 5, 13:mihi certe,
Quint. 10, 3, 23:ipse certe,
id. 8, 6, 30; Curt. 7, 4, 19; 7, 6, 22.—With other particles.1.With tamen:2.illud certe tamen, quod jam amplexi sumus,
Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22; id. Sen. 23, 84.—With at: quod (consilium) si non fuerit prudens, at certe ab optima fide proficiscetur, Balb. et opp. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. F. 3, 351; cf. at II. 3.—3.With sed: non integrā re, sed certe minus infractā, quam, etc., Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 8; cf. Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 56 dub. B. and K. —4.With quidem:ubi sit animus, certe quidem in te est,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 70:quoniam volumus quidem certe senes fieri,
id. Sen. 2, 6; id. Quint. 15, 50:certe quidem vos estis Romani, etc.,
Liv. 45, 22, 5. (But quidem does not belong with certe in such passages as the foll.:hic quidem certe memorat, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 261 al.; v. quidem; cf. also aut and vel.) -
45 dubito
dŭbĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [for duhibitare, freq. from duhibeo, i. e. duohabeo (cf. habitare from habeo), to have or hold, as two, v. dubius; cf. also Gr. doiazô from doioi; Germ. zweifeln from zwei], to vibrate from one side to the other, to and fro, in one's opinions or in coming to a conclusion (freq. in all periods and sorts of composition; in class. prose usually with negations or in a negative interrogation, as: non dubito, haud dubito, quis dubitat? etc.I. (α).Absol. (rare but class.): ne vinolenti quidem quae faciunt eadem approbatione faciunt qua sobrii;(β).dubitant, haesitant, revocant se interdum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52; cf. id. ib. 2, 23, 72:et interrogamus et dubitamus et affirmamus,
Quint. 6, 3, 70; cf. id. 10, 1, 19; 10, 3, 19:Livius frequentissime dubitat,
id. 2, 4, 19; 9, 2, 20: vivo equidem, ne dubita;nam vera vides,
Verg. A. 3, 316:ut jam liceat una comprehensione omnia complecti non dubitantemque (= sine ulla dubitatione) dicere,
Cic. Fin. 5, 9, 26; id. Fam. 5, 16, 4 Madv.; so id. Div. 1, 55, 125.—With de (class.):(γ).de indicando dubitat,
Cic. Sull. 18, 52; id. Fam. 12, 17; Quint. 1, 10, 29; 4, 5, 13.—With a negation:nec vero de hoc quisquam dubitare posset, nisi, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 73:de aliqua re,
id. N. D. 1, 8:de divina ratione,
id. ib. 2, 39, 99:de tua erga me voluntate,
id. Fam. 13, 45 fin.; cf. id. Att. 12, 26:de ejus fide,
Caes. B. G. 7, 21, 1: cf. id. ib. 7, 77, 10; 1, 40 fin.:de carminibus,
Quint. 10, 5, 4:de ultima illa (parte),
id. 12, 2, 10: de se, Pompei ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12 A et saep.— Pass. impers.:de armis dubitatum est,
Cic. Caecin. 13, 38:de judicio Panaetii dubitari non potest,
id. Off. 3, 3; so, de auctore, Quint. 7, 2, 8:de hac (virtute) nihil dubitabitur,
id. 2, 20, 7.—With acc. (in class. prose only with a neutr. pron.):(δ).haec non turpe est dubitare philosophos, quae ne rustici quidem dubitant?
Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; Quint. 2, 17, 2; Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 2; Ov. H. 17, 37; id. M. 6, 194; id. Tr. 2, 331.—In the pass.:causa prorsus, quod dubitari posset, nihil habebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22; cf. id. ib. 28; Liv. 5, 3:dubitati tecta parentis,
Ov. M. 2, 20:sidera,
Stat. S. 1, 4, 2:ne auctor dubitaretur,
Tac. A. 14, 7; cf. infra, e:dicta haud dubitanda,
Verg. A. 3, 170.—With an interrog. pron. (good prose, but rare):(ε).ubi tu dubites, quid sumas potissimum,
Ter. Ph. 2, 2, 29:non dubito, quid nobis agendum putes,
Cic. Att. 10, 1, 2; id. Fam. 11, 17, 2; 15, 9; Caes. B. C. 2, 32, 10:cur dubitas, quid de re publica sentias?
Cic. Rep. 1, 38 fin.; cf. id. ib. 3, 17 fin.; id. de Imp. Pomp. 16 fin. —With interrog. particles (very freq. and class.):(ζ).si me non improbissime tractasset, dubitassem fortasse utrum, etc.,
Cic. Att. 16, 15, 1:desinite dubitare, utrum sit utilius, etc.... an, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 89; cf. impers., id. Att. 4, 15, 7; Liv. 5, 3:honestumne factu sit an turpe dubitant,
Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9:dubitavi, hos homines emerem, an non emerem,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 95; cf. Sall. J. 74, 2; Hor. C. 1, 12, 35:recte necne, etc.,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 80:licet et dubitare num quid nos fugerit,
Quint. 6, 1, 3:dubito, num, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 6, 27, 1; Tac. H. 2, 37;de L. Bruto fortasse dubitarim, an, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50 et saep.—Cf. respecting the expression dubito an, the art. an, II., and Zumpt, Gramm. § 354.— Poet. in pass. (cf. supra, g):an dea sim, dubitor,
Ov. M. 6, 208.—Non dubito, quin (very freq. and class.):(η).non hercle dubito, quin tibi ingenio nemo praestiterit,
Cic. Rep. 1, 23; id. Div. 1, 57, 129; id. de Sen. 10, 31; id. Att. 6, 2, 3; id. Fam. 13, 73 fin.; id. Verr. 2, 1, 40: numquid tu dubitas quin ego nunc perpetuo perierim? Have you a doubt? etc., Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 13; Caes. B. G. 1, 17, 4; 1, 31, 15; Quint. 12, 1, 42; Suet. Tib. 17; Ov. H. 17, 11; 245; id. Tr. 5, 7, 59 et saep.; cf. pass. impers.:dubitari (non) potest, quin, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 23 fin.; id. Off. 3, 2, 9; Quint. 10, 2, 1:dubitari potest quin usque eo eicienda sit,
Sen. Contr. 1, 3, 1:illud cave dubites, quin, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 6;quid dubitas, quin sit, etc.,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 42;so in an interrog.,
id. Poen. 1, 1, 55; 4, 2, 59; Quint. 7, 6, 10; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97; Caes. B. G. 7, 38, 8.—With acc. and inf. (freq. only since the Aug. period, and in gen. only negatively; not found in Plaut., Ter., or Cic.;2.but usual in Nepos): neque humorem dubitavi aurasque perire,
Lucr. 5, 249:gratos tibi esse qui de me rumores afferuntur, non dubito,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 2 (cf., on the contrary, §7: noli dubitare, quin te sublevaturus sim): ignorabant aut dubitabant animas hominum immortales esse,
Lact. 6, 3, 5: non dubito, fore plerosque qui, etc., Nep. praef. § 1; id. Milt. 3, 6; id. Lys. 3, 5; id. Alcib. 9, 5; id. Ages. 3, 1; id. Eum. 2, 3; id. Hann. 11, 2; Liv. 2, 64; 22, 55 Drak. et saep.; Quint. 3, 7, 5; 5, 10, 76; 9, 4, 114; Suet. Claud. 35 et saep.; cf.in an interrog.: an est quisquam qui dubitet, tribunos offensos esse?
Liv. 5, 3; so,quis dubitat,
Quint. 9, 4, 68; 130; 10, 1, 81. — Pass. impers.: an dubitabitur, ibi partes oratoris esse praecipuas? id. prooem. § 12. —Affirm.: piraticam ut musicam, fabricam dici adhuc dubitabant mei praeceptores, Quint. 8, 3, 34.—Transf., of inan. and abstr. subjects, to be uncertain, doubtful:B.si tardior manus dubitet,
Quint. 5, 10, 124:suspensa ac velut dubitans oratio,
id. 10, 7, 22:aut vincere aut, si fortuna dubitabit (= adversabit), etc.,
Liv. 21, 44 fin.:nec mox fama dubitavit, cum, etc.,
Flor. 1, 1, 2.—Meton., to reflect upon, to ponder, consider, deliberate:II. (α).in utramque partem cogitare, deliberare, etc. (very rare): haec dum dubitas, menses abierunt decem,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 57:restat, judices, ut hoc dubitemus, uter, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 31, 88:percipe porro, quid dubitem,
Verg. A. 9, 191:dubitaverat Augustus Germanicum rei Romanae imponere,
had considered whether he should, Tac. A. 4, 57.With inf. (so most commonly): non dubitaverim [p. 614] me gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre, Cic. Rep. 1, 4;(β).so with a negation,
id. ib. 1, 15; id. Lael. 1; id. de Or. 1, 40 et saep.; Caes. B. G. 2, 23, 2: flumen transire, 6, 8, 1; id. B. C. 1, 71, 2; 2, 33, 2 and fin.; Verg. A. 7, 311; 8, 614 et saep.:quid dubitamus pultare atque huc evocare ambos foras?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 29;so in an interrog.,
id. Mil. 4, 2, 17; id. Ps. 2, 2, 30; id. Poen. 3, 5, 44; Caes. B. C. 2, 34, 4; Quint. 12, 5, 3; 12, 10, 63; Verg. A. 6, 807 al.—Very seldom affirmatively:quod ea illi nubere dubitabat,
Sall. C. 15, 2:accusat fratrem, quod dubitet omnia quae ad beatam vitam pertineant ventre metiri,
Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 113:dubitat agnoscere matrem,
Stat. Achill. 1, 250:si forte dubitaret quod afferretur accipere,
Curt. 4, 5:isdem mandatum ut occiderent, si venire dubitaret,
id. 10, 8.—Ellipt.:quod dubitas, ne feceris,
Plin. Ep. 1, 18, 5.—Non dubito quin (rare in Cic. and Caes.):(γ).nemo dubitabat, quin, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13; id. Mil. 23, 63; id. Agr. 2, 26, 69:tum dubitandum non existimavit, quin proficisceretur,
Caes. B. G. 2, 2, 5; id. B. C. 3, 71, 1; cf.:nolite dubitare, quin huic uni credatis omnia,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 23, 68;and in an interrog.: dubitabitis, judices, quin? etc.,
id. Fl. 17, 40; id. de Imp. Pomp. 16, 49.—Absol. (rare):A.te neque umquam dubitasse, neque timuisse,
Caes. B. G. 1, 41, 3:sed mora damnosa est, nec res dubitare remittit,
Ov. M. 11, 377:quid igitur ego dubito?
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 283;so in an interrog.,
id. Men. 5, 7, 6; Caes. B. G. 5, 44, 3; Verg. A. 9, 12:magnitudine supplicii dubitantes cogit,
Caes. B. G. 7, 4, 9; id. ib. 7, 63, 3; Sall. C. 28, 1 al.:dubitantia lumina,
failing, Sil. 10, 154. —Hence,dŭbĭtanter, adv.* 1.Doubtingly:2.sine ulla affirmatione, dubitanter unum quodque dicemus,
Cic. Inv. 2, 3, 10.—Hesitatingly, with hesitancy (very rare):B.illum verecunde et dubitanter recepisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87; cf. Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 2.—dŭbĭ-tātim, adv. (i. q. dubitanter, 2.), hesitatingly, with hesitation (only in the foll. passages), Sisenn. ap. Non. 98, 33; so Cael. Ann. ib. -
46 vacancy
noun1) (job) freie Stellefill a vacancy — eine [freie] Stelle besetzen
have a vacancy — eine freie Stelle od. Stelle frei haben
2) (unoccupied room) freies Zimmer‘vacancies’ — "Zimmer frei"
‘no vacancies’ — "belegt"
* * *plural - vacancies; noun1) (an unoccupied post: We have a vacancy for a typist.)2) (the condition of being vacant; emptiness: The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening.)* * *va·can·cy[ˈveɪkən(t)si]n1. (unoccupied room) freies Zimmer‘vacancies’ ‚Zimmer frei‘‘no vacancies’ ‚belegt‘2. (appointment) freier Termin3. (employment) freie [o offene] Stelleto fill a \vacancy eine [freie] Stelle besetzento have a \vacancy eine Stelle frei haben* * *['veIkənsI]n1) (= emptiness) Leere f; (of look) Ausdruckslosigkeit f, Leere f; (of post) Unbesetztsein nt, Freisein nt2) (in boarding house) (freies) Zimmerhave you any vacancies for August? — haben Sie im August noch Zimmer frei?
"no vacancies" — "belegt"
"vacancies" — "Zimmer frei"
we have a vacancy in our personnel department — in unserer Personalabteilung ist eine Stelle zu vergeben
we have a vacancy for an editor — wir suchen einen Redakteur/eine Redakteurin
we are looking for somebody to fill a vacancy in our personnel department — wir suchen einen Mitarbeiter für unsere Personalabteilung
vacancies — Stellenangebote pl, offene Stellen pl
* * *vacancy [ˈveıkənsı] s1. Leere f (auch fig), leerer Raum, Nichts n:stare into vacancy ins Leere starren3. Vakanz f,a) freie oder offene Stelle, unbesetztes Amt:“vacancies” „wir stellen ein“, (in Zeitung etc) „Stellenangebote“b) UNIV freier Studienplatzc) Freiwerden n oder -sein n (eines Postens)4. a) Leerstehen n, Unbewohntsein nb) leer stehendes oder unbewohntes Haus:“vacancies” „Zimmer frei“;“no vacancies” „belegt“5. a) Geistesabwesenheit f:an expression of vacancy on one’s face ein geistesabwesender Gesichtsausdruckb) geistige Leere6. Geistlosigkeit f7. obs Muße f, Untätigkeit f* * *noun1) (job) freie Stellefill a vacancy — eine [freie] Stelle besetzen
have a vacancy — eine freie Stelle od. Stelle frei haben
‘vacancies’ — (notice outside factory) "Stellen frei"; (in newspaper) "Stellenangebote"
2) (unoccupied room) freies Zimmer‘vacancies’ — "Zimmer frei"
‘no vacancies’ — "belegt"
* * *n.Leere -n f.Lücke -n f. -
47 face
I [feɪs] n1) лицоSee:A shadow of doubt ran all over his face. — По лицу пробежала тень сомнения.
He straightened his face. — Он придал своему лицу обычное выражение.
His face was disfigured by a scar. — Его лицо было изуродовано шрамом.
His face didn't relax. — Его лицо сохранило напряженное выражение.
The rain (the wind) was blowing in our faces. — Дождь хлестал (ветер дул) нам в лицо.
The face is the index of the mind. — Каков человек видно по его лицу.
A good face is a letter of recommendation. — Лицо/глаза - зеркало души. /Что в сердце творится, на лице не утаишь.
A fair face may hide a fool. — Внешность обманчива. /Не все то золото, что блестит.
To make a long face. — Скорчить кислую мину/рожу.
- pretty face- thin face
- impassive face
- rough face
- shy face
- inpensive face
- massive face- chapped face- clear-cut face
- full face
- broad face
- regular face features - face with wrinkles
- face with a scar
- gentle shape of smb's face
- smb's sensitive skin of the face
- expression on smb's face
- with a strange expression on smb's face co
- with a wry face
- with one's face up
- with a happy expression on smb's face co
- with a smile on one's face
- with one's face to the window
- in the face of danger
- shave smb's face
- wipe one's face
- mop one's perspiring face
- mop the sweat from one's face
- rub in cream into the face
- cover one's face with a veil
- bury one's face with one's hands
- stroke one's face
- recognize smb's face
- disfigure the face
- look smb in the face
- say smth straigt to smb's face
- strike smb across the face
- fall on one's face
- pucker one's face into a frown
- relax one's face
- make a disagreeable face
- slap smb in the face
- take care of one's face2) лицевая сторона, фасадThe book was lying on its face. — Книга лежала обложкой вниз.
•USAGE:II [feɪs] v1) стоять лицом к лицу, встречать во всеоружии, смотреть в лицоThe opponents faced each other across the chessboard. — Оппоненты стояли лицом друг к другу у классной доски.
- face the crowd- face the audience
- face danger
- face death
- face the facts
- face the consequences2) быть обращённым к чему-либо, выходить на (в/во)The village faces full to the south. — Деревня полностью обращена к югу
- house faces the river- stand facing the yard -
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bi'jond1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) más allá de2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) más allá de3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) fuera de4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) más de, algo más de•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means
beyond1 adv más allá / más lejosbeyond2 prep más allá de / al otro lado detr[bɪ'jɒnd]1 más allá de2 (outside) fuera de1 más allá, más lejos1 el más allá\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the back of beyond en el quinto pinoit's beyond belief parece mentira, es increíbleit's beyond doubt es indudable, es seguro, no cabe dudait's beyond me no lo entiendoto be beyond a joke ser el colmoto be beyond help ser un caso perdidoto live beyond one's means vivir por encima de sus posibilidadesbeyond [bi'jɑnd] adv1) farther, later: más allá, más lejos (en el espacio), más adelante (en el tiempo)2) more: más$50 and beyond: $50 o másbeyond nthe beyond : el más allá, lo desconocidobeyond prep1) : más allá debeyond the frontier: más allá de la frontera2) : fuera debeyond one's reach: fuera de su alcance3) besides: además deadv.• más allá adv.• más allá de adv.• más lejos adv.prep.• además de prep.• allende prep.• fuera de prep.• más allá de prep.
I bɪ'ɑːnd, bɪ'jɒnd1) ( on other side of)beyond this point — de aquí en adelante, más allá
2)a) ( further than)b) ( later than)c) (more than, apart from)3)a) (past, no longer permitting)b) (outside reach, scope of)it's beyond me what she sees in him — (colloq) no puedo entender qué es lo que ve en él
c) ( surpassing)to live beyond one's means — vivir por encima de sus (or mis etc) posibilidades
it's beyond belief — es increíble, es de no creer
it has succeeded beyond our wildest expectations — ha tenido un éxito que ha superado en mucho nuestras expectativas más optimistas
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a) ( in space) más alláb) ( in time)we're planning for the year 2000 and beyond — estamos haciendo planes para el 2000 y más allá del 2000
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noun (liter)a) ( Occult)b) ( unexplored territory)[bɪ'jɒnd]1. PREP2) (in time)3) (=surpassing, exceeding)it's beyond me why... * — no alcanzo a ver por qué...
it's beyond doubt that... — no cabe duda de que...
that job was beyond him — ese trabajo era demasiado para él or era superior a sus fuerzas
his interests extend beyond the fine arts to philosophy — sus intereses se extienden más allá de las bellas artes a la filosofía
4) (=apart from) aparte deI knew nothing beyond a few random facts — no sabía nada, aparte de algunos hechos aislados
he has no personal staff, beyond a secretary — no tiene personal, aparte de una secretaria
2.ADV más allá3.Nto live at the back of beyond * — vivir en el quinto pino, vivir en el quinto infierno *
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I [bɪ'ɑːnd, bɪ'jɒnd]1) ( on other side of)beyond this point — de aquí en adelante, más allá
2)a) ( further than)b) ( later than)c) (more than, apart from)3)a) (past, no longer permitting)b) (outside reach, scope of)it's beyond me what she sees in him — (colloq) no puedo entender qué es lo que ve en él
c) ( surpassing)to live beyond one's means — vivir por encima de sus (or mis etc) posibilidades
it's beyond belief — es increíble, es de no creer
it has succeeded beyond our wildest expectations — ha tenido un éxito que ha superado en mucho nuestras expectativas más optimistas
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a) ( in space) más alláb) ( in time)we're planning for the year 2000 and beyond — estamos haciendo planes para el 2000 y más allá del 2000
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) cómo2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) cuánto; cómo de3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) cómo4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) cómo5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) cómo•- however
2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires)- how come
- how do you do?
how adv1. cómohow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?2. quéhow beautiful you look! ¡qué guapa estás!how about...? ¿qué tal si...? / ¿qué te parece...?how about going to the park? ¿qué te parece si vamos al parque?how are you? ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás?how much did it cost? ¿cuánto te costó?how many chairs are there? ¿cuántas sillas hay?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?How do you do? es un saludo formal que se emplea cuando alguien es presentado por primera vez. Se responde igual: How do you do?tr[haʊ]1 (in questions - direct) ¿cómo?; (- indirect) cómo■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?■ how can I help you? ¿cómo la puedo ayudar?■ how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?■ how long is it? ¿cuánto mide de largo?■ how often do you go to the cinema? ¿con qué frecuencia vas al cine?, ¿cada cuánto vas al cine?2 (in exclamations) qué■ how odd! ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!■ how kind of you! ¿qué amable de tu parte!■ how well she dances! ¡qué bien baila!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand how! familiar ¡y tanto!how about... ¿y si.?, ¿qué te parece si...?■ how about a drink? ¿y si nos tomáramos una copa?■ how about going for a drive? ¿qué te parece si damos una vuelta con el coche?how about that! ¡vaya!how come...? familiar ¿por qué...?, ¿cómo es que...?■ how come this door's not locked? ¿cómo es que esta puerta no está cerrada?how come? familiar ¿y eso?, ¿por qué?how many? (number) cuántos,-ashow much? (quantity) cuánto,-ahow ['haʊ] adv1) : cómohow are you?: ¿cómo estas?I don't know how to fix it: no se cómo arreglarlo2) : quéhow beautiful!: ¡qué bonito!3) : cuántohow old are you?: ¿cuántos años tienes?4)how about...? : ¿qué te parece...?adv.• a qué adv.• como adv.• cuán adv.• cuánto adv.• cómo adv.• qué adv.interj.• cuál interj.• cómo interj.pron.• cómo pron.haʊ1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)[haʊ]how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)a) with verbYou can usually use cómo to translate how in questions as well as after report verbs and verbs of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé):
cómohow did you do it? — ¿cómo lo hiciste?
how can that be? — ¿cómo puede ser eso?
how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo or qué tal te va? (LAm) *, ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *
how was the film? — ¿qué tal la película?
please tell me how to do it — por favor, dígame cómo hacerlo
I wasn't sure how to make soup — no sabía muy bien cómo hacer or preparar una sopa
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I explained to her how to make a paella — le expliqué cómo se hacía una paella•
I know how you did it — ya sé cómo lo hiciste•
to learn how to do sth — aprender a hacer algo, aprender cómo se hace algo•
how do you like your steak? — ¿cómo le gusta el filete?how do you like the book? — ¿qué te parece el libro?
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how's that for cheek? — ¿no te parece de una cara dura increíble?•
I can't understand how it happened — no entiendo cómo ocurriób) (=to what degree)
how + adjective in questions can often be translated using cómo es/era de + adjective (agreeing with the noun), but other constructions might be more usual depending on the context:how big is it? — ¿cómo es de grande?
how difficult was the exam? — ¿cómo fue de difícil el examen?
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
With adverbs various translations are possible depending on the context. A very common construction is preposition + [qué] + noun:how wide is this bed? — ¿qué anchura tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de ancho esta cama?
how far away is it? — ¿a qué distancia queda?, ¿qué tan lejos queda? (LAm)
how far is it (from here) to Edinburgh? — ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Edimburgo?
how fast can it go? — ¿a qué velocidad puede ir?
how soon can you be ready? — ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?
To translate [how] + adjective/adverb in reported speech, [lo] + adjective/adverb is used. Note that the adjective agrees with the noun.how soon can you come? — ¿cuándo puedes venir?
and how! ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! how aboutthey've been telling me how well you did in your exams — ya me han hablado de lo bien que hiciste los exámenes
how about tomorrow? — ¿qué te parece mañana?
how about a cup of tea? — ¿te apetece una taza de té?
I like it, but how about you? — a mí me gusta, pero ¿y a ti?
how longhow about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
how long is this bed? — ¿qué longitud tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de largo esta cama?
how long will you be? — ¿cuánto vas a tardar?
how manyhow long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
how muchhow many cartons of milk did you buy? — ¿cuántos cartones de leche has comprado?
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?
how oftenhow much is it? — ¿cuánto vale?, ¿cuánto es?
else Translate how with verbs other than report ones or verbs of (un)certainty and doubt using como without an accent: como You can often translate how + adjective/adverb using qué + adjective/adverb: quéhow often do you go? — ¿con qué frecuencia vas?
how beautiful! — ¡qué bonito!
how strange! — ¡qué raro!
how quickly the time passed! — ¡qué de prisa pasó el tiempo!
how glad I am to see you! — ¡cuánto me alegro de verte!
how they talk! — ¡cuánto hablan!
how sorry I am! — ¡cuánto lo siento!
how she's changed! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
2.CONJUNCTION (=that) * que3.NOUN* * *[haʊ]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
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50 see
I si: past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) ver, imaginarse5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprender, entender, ver6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompañar•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
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- we will see
II si: noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) sedesee vb1. verturn the light on, I can't see anything enciende la luz; no veo nadahave you seen Lesley recently? ¿has visto a Lesley últimamente?2. entender / ver3. quedar / verI'll see you at ten quedamos a las diez / nos vemos a las diez4. ir / vermy tooth hurts, I'll have to see a dentist me duele una muela, tendré que ir al dentistalet's see a ver / vamos a vertr[siː]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL sede nombre femenino————————tr[siː]1 (gen) ver■ did you see who it was? ¿has visto quién era?■ have you seen any good films lately? ¿has visto una buena película últimamente?■ she could see that he hadn't listened to a single word veía que no había escuchado ni una sola palabra■ guess who I saw on Saturday? ¿a que no sabes a quién vi el sábado?3 (understand) comprender, entender, ver■ do you see what I mean? ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?4 (visualize, imagine) imaginarse, ver; (envisage) creer5 (find out, discover) ver; (learn) oír, leer■ I see in the paper that Major did badly in the local elections he leído que a Major le fueron mal las elecciones locales6 (ensure, check) asegurarse de, procurar■ could you see that all the doors are locked? ¿podría asegurarse de que todas las puertas estén cerradas con llave?7 (accompany) acompañar8 (in cards) ver, ir1 (gen) ver2 (find out, discover) ver3 (understand) entender, ver■ oh, I see ah, ya veo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI'll be seeing you! ¡hasta luego!let me see/let's see a ver, vamos a verseeing is believing ver para creersee you around ya nos veremossee you later/soon/Monday! ¡hasta luego/pronto/el lunes!to be seeing things ver visionesto have seen better days haber conocido tiempos mejoresto see for oneself comprobarlo uno,-a mismo,-ato see a lot of somebody ver a alguien a menudoto see one's way (clear) to doing something poder hacer algo, estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algoto see reason ver la razónto see red ponerse rojo,-a (de ira)to see stars ver las estrellasto see the back/last of somebody perder a alguien de vistato see the joke verle la gracia, entender el chisteto see the light ver la luznot to see the point no ver el sentido, no ver para quéwe'll soon see about that! ¡ya lo veremos!1) : verI saw a dog: vi un perrosee you later!: ¡hasta luego!2) experience: ver, conocer3) understand: ver, entender4) ensure: asegurarsesee that it's correct: asegúrese de que sea correcto5) accompany: acompañar6)to see off : despedir, despedirse desee vi1) : verseeing is believing: ver para creer2) understand: entender, vernow I see!: ¡ya entiendo!3) consider: verlet's see: vamos a ver4)to see to : ocuparse desee n: sede fthe Holy See: la Santa Seden.• sede s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen) = observar v.• percibir v.• ver v.(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)
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1. siː2)a) ver*to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya
b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*c) (look at, inspect) ver*may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?
3)a) (perceive, notice) ver*I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él
b) (learn from reading, hearing)I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...
4) ( understand) ver*do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?
I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...
5) (consider, regard) ver*the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo
6)a) ( visualize)can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?
b) (envisage, foresee)to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero
c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien
7)a) (find out, determine) ver*b) ( ensure)to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder
8)a) (experience, undergo)I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día
b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...
next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo
9)a) ( meet) ver*when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?
b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* conc) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!
see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!
10) ( visit)a) ( socially) ver*b) ( for consultation) ver*you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista
I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente
to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?
11) ( receive) ver*, atender*the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora
12) (escort, accompany) acompañar
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vi1)a) ver*b) (look, inspect) ver*2) (understand, realize) ver*can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?
I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo
3) (consider, think) ver*let's see — vamos a ver, veamos
I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada
4) ( find out) ver*will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver
what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás
•Phrasal Verbs:- see in- see off- see out- see over- see to
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[siː](pt saw) (pp seen) VT VI1) (gen) verto see sb do or doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo
did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?
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there was nobody to be seen — no se veía ni nadie•
as you can see — como ves•
I'll see him damned first — antes le veré colgado•
I never thought I'd see the day when... — nunca pensé ver el día en que...•
this dress isn't fit to be seen — este vestido no se puede ver•
see for yourself — velo tú•
I'll go and see — voy a ver•
now see here! — (in anger) ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!•
I see nothing wrong in it — no le encuentro nada maloI see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...
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we'll not see his like again — no veremos otro como él•
he's seen a lot of the world — ha visto mucho mundo•
so I see — ya lo veo•
I can't see to read — no veo lo suficiente para leer•
can you see your way to helping us? — (fig) ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos?•
we'll see — ya veremos, a ver•
I'll see what I can do — veré si puedo hacer algo•
she won't see 40 again — los 40 ya no los cumple2) (=visit, meet) ver, visitar; (=have an interview with) tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse conthe minister saw the Queen yesterday — el ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer
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I want to see you about my daughter — quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hijawhat did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?
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to see the doctor — ir a ver al médico, consultar al médicoyou need to see a doctor — tienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico
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to go and see sb — ir a ver a algn; (a friend) visitar a algn•
we don't see much of them nowadays — ahora les vemos bastante poco•
see you! * — chau *see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!
see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!
see you later! — ¡hasta luego!
see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!
3) (=understand, perceive) entenderthis is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así
I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...
it's all over, see? * — se acabó, ¿entiendes?
I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible
he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?
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the Russians see it differently — los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto•
I fail to see how — no comprendo or entiendo cómo•
as far as I can see — por lo visto, por lo que yo veo•
the way I see it — a mi parecer4) (=accompany) acompañarmay I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?
5) (=try) procurarsee if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...
6) (=imagine) imaginarseI don't see her as a minister — no la veo or no me la imagino de ministra
7) (=ensure)to see (to it) that — procurar que + subjun
- see in- see into- see off- see out- see over- see to
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[siː]N (Rel) sede f ; [of archbishop] arzobispado m ; [of bishop] obispado m* * *
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1. [siː]2)a) ver*to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya
b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*c) (look at, inspect) ver*may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?
3)a) (perceive, notice) ver*I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él
b) (learn from reading, hearing)I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...
4) ( understand) ver*do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?
I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...
5) (consider, regard) ver*the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo
6)a) ( visualize)can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?
b) (envisage, foresee)to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero
c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien
7)a) (find out, determine) ver*b) ( ensure)to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder
8)a) (experience, undergo)I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día
b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...
next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo
9)a) ( meet) ver*when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?
b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* conc) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!
see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!
10) ( visit)a) ( socially) ver*b) ( for consultation) ver*you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista
I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente
to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?
11) ( receive) ver*, atender*the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora
12) (escort, accompany) acompañar
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vi1)a) ver*b) (look, inspect) ver*2) (understand, realize) ver*can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?
I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo
3) (consider, think) ver*let's see — vamos a ver, veamos
I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada
4) ( find out) ver*will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver
what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás
•Phrasal Verbs:- see in- see off- see out- see over- see to
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Ɵrəu
1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) lanzar, tirar2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) desarzonar, desmontar, derribar3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) confundir, desconcertar4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derribar
2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) lanzamiento- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway
throw1 n tiro / lanzamientothrow2 vb tirar / lanzartr[ɵrəʊ]1 lanzamiento, tiro1 (gen) tirar, arrojar, lanzar2 (to the floor - rider) descorcovar, desmontar; (- wrestler) derribar7 (light, shadow) proyectar■ can you throw any light on this? ¿puedes tú aclarar esto?8 (shape pottery) formar, hacer9 (extend bridge) tender, construir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a stone's throw away estar a tiro de piedrato throw down the gauntlet lanzar un desafío, arrojar el guanteto throw in one's hand abandonar la partidato throw in one's lot with compartir la suerte conto throw in the sponge arrojar la toallato throw into confusion sumir en la confusiónto throw one's weight about mangonearto throw oneself at somebody tirarse sobre alguiento throw oneself into something lanzarse a algoto throw something back at somebody/in somebody's face echarle algo en cara a alguien1) toss: tirar, lanzar, echar, arrojar, aventar Col, Mexto throw a ball: tirar una pelota2) unseat: desmontar (a un jinete)3) cast: proyectarit threw a long shadow: proyectó una sombra larga4)to throw a party : dar una fiesta5)to throw into confusion : desconcertar6)to throw out discard: botar, tirar (en la basura)throw ntoss: tiro m, tirada f, lanzamiento m, lance m (de dados)n.• bolada s.f.• echada s.f.• jugada s.f.• lance s.m.• lanzamiento s.m.• tirada s.f.• tiro s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: threw, thrown) = abatir v.• arrojar v.• bolear* v.• despedir v.• disparar v.• echar v.• lanzar v.• largar v.• precipitar v.• proyectar v.• tirar v.
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1. [θrəu] (past threw; past p thrown) transitive verb1)a) <ball/stone> tirar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per); <grenade/javelin> lanzar*to throw something AT something/somebody — tirarle algo A algo/algn
to throw something TO somebody, to throw somebody something — tirarle or (Col, Méx, Per) aventarle* algo A algn
b) < dice> echar, tirarto throw a six — sacar* un seis
2) (send, propel) (+ adv compl):he threw himself at his opponent — se le echó encima a su adversario, se abalanzó sobre su adversario
- to throw somebody to the wolvesto throw somebody into jail — meter a algn preso or en la cárcel
3)a) (direct, aim):b) ( project):4) (put, cast):she threw a blanket over him — le puso or le echó una manta encima
to throw suspicion on(to) somebody — hacer* recaer las sospechas sobre algn
6) ( disconcert) desconcertar*7) (have, hold) < party> hacer*, dar*he threw a fit/tantrum — le dio un ataque/una pataleta
8) ( operate) <switch/lever> darle* a9) < pot> tornear, modelar en un torno
2. via) (project - ball, stone) tirarPhrasal Verbs:- throw about
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw down
- throw in
- throw off
- throw on
- throw up
II noun1)a) ( of ball) tiro m; (of javelin, discus) lanzamiento mb) ( of dice) tirada f, lance m2) (AmE)a) ( bedspread) cubrecama mb) ( shawl) chal m, echarpe m3) (sl)[θrǝʊ] (vb: pt threw) (pp thrown)they cost o are $17 a throw — cuestan 17 dólares cada uno
1. VT1) (=toss) [+ ball, stone] tirar, echar; (violently) tirar, arrojar, lanzar; [+ dice] echar, tirar; [+ javelin, discus, grenade] lanzarthe crowd began throwing stones — la multitud empezó a tirar or arrojar or lanzar piedras
to throw sb sth, throw sth to sb — tirar or echar algo a algn
he threw Brian a rope — le tiró or echó una cuerda a Brian
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to throw sth at sb — tirar or arrojar algo a algnon one occasion he threw a radio at this mother — en una ocasión le tiró or arrojó una radio a su madre
they think they can solve problems by throwing money at them — (fig) piensan que metiendo dinero pueden solucionar cualquier problema
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she threw the letters in the bin — tiró or echó las cartas a la basura•
he threw a glass of water over her head — le echó or vació un vaso de agua en la cabeza- throw one's hat or cap into the ringbook 1., 1), caution, cold 1., 1), glass, spanner2) (=hurl to the ground) [+ person] (in fight, wrestling) derribar; [horse] desmontar3) (=send, hurl)the blast threw her across the room — la explosión la lanzó or arrojó al otro lado de la sala
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to throw o.s. at sb — (lit) abalanzarse sobre algn, echarse encima de algn; (fig) (=flirt) insinuarse descaradamente a algn, tirar los tejos a algn *to throw o.s. at sb's feet — echarse a los pies de algn
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he was thrown clear of the car — salió despedido del coche•
she threw herself into the river — se tiró al rióthe kidnap threw the family into panic — el secuestro infundió pánico or hizo que cundiera el pánico en la familia
to throw sb into jail or prison — meter a algn en la cárcel
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she threw herself onto the bed — se tiró en la cama•
she was thrown out of her seat — salió despedida de su asientothe recession has thrown millions out of work — la recesión ha dejado a millones de personas sin trabajo
scent, track 1., 1)•
he threw me to the ground — me arrojó al suelo4) (=direct) [+ light, shadow] proyectar; [+ look, smile] lanzar•
this new information throws doubt on their choice — esta nueva información pone en duda su elección•
this question has been thrown at me many times — me han hecho esta pregunta or me han preguntado esto muchas veces•
he was throwing random suggestions at her — le estaba sugiriendo cosas al azarlight I, 1., 1), punch I, 1., 2)•
she didn't attempt to throw any suspicion on you — no intentó hacer que las sospechas recayeran sobre ti5) (=disconcert) desconcertarhe was thrown by her question — su pregunta lo desconcertó or lo dejó desconcertado
6) (=put)•
she threw her arms around his neck — le echó los brazos al cuello, le abrazó por el cuello•
to throw a coat round one's shoulders — echarse un abrigo por los hombros•
a police cordon was thrown around the area — la policía acordonó la zona, se cercó la zona con un cordón policial•
to throw open — [+ doors, windows] abrir de par en par; [+ house, gardens] abrir al público; [+ competition, race] abrir a todos7) (=have)•
she threw a fit (of hysterics) — le dio un ataque (de histeria)8) (=move) [+ lever, switch] dar a9) (Pottery)to throw a pot — tornear un tiesto, hacer un tiesto con el torno
10) * (=lose on purpose) [+ contest, game] perder a posta11) (Zool) (=give birth to) parir2. N1) (lit) [of ball, stone] tiro m; [of javelin, discus] lanzamiento m; [of dice] tirada f; (in judo, wrestling) derribo mstone2) * (=each one)"how much are they?" - "50 quid a throw" — -¿cuánto cuestan? -50 libras cada uno
- throw in- throw on- throw up* * *
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1. [θrəu] (past threw; past p thrown) transitive verb1)a) <ball/stone> tirar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per); <grenade/javelin> lanzar*to throw something AT something/somebody — tirarle algo A algo/algn
to throw something TO somebody, to throw somebody something — tirarle or (Col, Méx, Per) aventarle* algo A algn
b) < dice> echar, tirarto throw a six — sacar* un seis
2) (send, propel) (+ adv compl):he threw himself at his opponent — se le echó encima a su adversario, se abalanzó sobre su adversario
- to throw somebody to the wolvesto throw somebody into jail — meter a algn preso or en la cárcel
3)a) (direct, aim):b) ( project):4) (put, cast):she threw a blanket over him — le puso or le echó una manta encima
to throw suspicion on(to) somebody — hacer* recaer las sospechas sobre algn
6) ( disconcert) desconcertar*7) (have, hold) < party> hacer*, dar*he threw a fit/tantrum — le dio un ataque/una pataleta
8) ( operate) <switch/lever> darle* a9) < pot> tornear, modelar en un torno
2. via) (project - ball, stone) tirarPhrasal Verbs:- throw about
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw down
- throw in
- throw off
- throw on
- throw up
II noun1)a) ( of ball) tiro m; (of javelin, discus) lanzamiento mb) ( of dice) tirada f, lance m2) (AmE)a) ( bedspread) cubrecama mb) ( shawl) chal m, echarpe m3) (sl)they cost o are $17 a throw — cuestan 17 dólares cada uno
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1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) admiración, asombro2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilla, milagro3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilla
2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) sorprenderse, extrañarse2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) preguntarse3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) preguntarse•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
wonder1 n1. asombro / maravilla2. maravillano wonder con razón / no es de extrañarthree days without sleep!, no wonder you're tired ¡tres días sin dormir!, con razón tienes sueñowonder2 vb preguntarseI wonder where he is ¿dónde debe de estar?tr['wʌndəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (thing) maravilla, milagro2 (feeling) admiración nombre femenino, asombro1 milagroso,-awonder drug remedio milagroso, panacea1 formal use (be surprised) sorprenderse, extrañarse2 (ask oneself) preguntarseI wonder what she'll be like me pregunto cómo será, tengo curiosidad por saber cómo seráI just wondered por curiosidad, por nada2 formal use (marvel) asombrarse, maravillarse, admirarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI shouldn't wonder if «+ indic» no me extrañaría que + subjit's a wonder (that) «+ indic» es un milagro que + subjno/little/small wonder (that) «+ indic» no es de extrañar que + subjto do/work wonders hacer milagroswonders will never cease ¡qué sorpresa tan grande!nine days' wonder prodigio efímerowonder ['wʌndər] vi1) speculate: preguntarse, pensarto wonder about: preguntarse por2) marvel: asombrarse, maravillarsewonder vt: preguntarseI wonder if they're coming: me pregunto si vendránwonder n1) marvel: maravilla f, milagro mto work wonders: hacer maravillas2) amazement: asombro mv.• admirar v.• espantar v.• maravillar v.• maravillarse v.• preguntarse v.n.• admiración s.f.• asombro s.m.• extrañeza s.f.• maravilla s.f.• milagro s.m.• pasmo s.m.• portento s.m.
I 'wʌndər, 'wʌndə(r)1) u (awe, curiosity) asombro m2) c (marvel, miracle) maravilla fit's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck — es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara
no wonder you feel tired! — no me extraña que estés cansado or con razón estás cansado!
wonders will never cease! — (hum) eso sí que es increíble!
to work o do wonders: he's worked wonders with this room verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación; that hairstyle does wonders for him — ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo
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1.
a) (ponder, speculate)why do you ask? - oh, I was just wondering — ¿por qué preguntas? - por nada or por saber
who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?
b) (marvel, be surprised) maravillarseto wonder AT something: I wonder at your patience me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes; gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder — no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria
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vta) ( ask oneself) preguntarseI wonder if o whether he'll be there — me pregunto si estará
we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar
b) ( be amazed)
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adjective (before n) <drug/cure> milagroso['wʌndǝ(r)]1. N1) (=feeling) asombro m•
in wonder — asombrado, maravillado•
to be lost in wonder — quedar maravillado2) (=object of wonder) maravilla f ; (=cause of wonder) milagro mthe wonder of it was that... — lo (más) asombroso fue que...
it's a wonder that... — es un milagro que...
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wonders will never cease! — ¡todavía hay milagros!•
to do wonders — obrar milagros•
no wonder! — ¡no me extraña!•
he promised wonders — prometió el oro y el moro•
to work wonders — obrar milagros2.VT preguntarse•
if you're wondering how to do it — si te estás preguntando cómo hacerlo•
I was just wondering if you knew... — me preguntaba si tu sabrías...•
I wonder what he'll do now — me pregunto qué hará ahora•
I wonder where Caroline is — ¿dónde estará Caroline?, ¿me pregunto dónde estará Caroline?•
I wonder whether the milkman's been — a ver si el lechero ha venido•
I wonder why she said that — ¿por qué diría eso?, me pregunto por qué dijo eso3. VI1) (=ask o.s., speculate) preguntarse, pensar"does she know about it?" - "I wonder" — -¿se habrá enterado ella? -eso mismo me pregunto yo
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I wondered about that for a long time — le di muchas vueltas a eso•
I was wondering if you could help — te agradecería que me ayudaras•
I often wonder — me lo pregunto a menudo•
it set me wondering — me hizo pensar2) (=be surprised) asombrarse, maravillarse•
to wonder at sth — asombrarse de algo, maravillarse de algothat's hardly to be wondered at — eso no tiene nada de extraño, no hay que asombrarse de eso
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can you wonder? — natural, ¿no?•
I shouldn't wonder! — ¡sería lógico!I shouldn't wonder if... — no me sorprendería que + subjun
she's married by now, I shouldn't wonder — se habrá casado ya como sería lógico, cabe presumir que está casada ya
4.CPDwonder boy N — joven m prodigio
wonder drug N — remedio m milagroso
wonder girl N — niña f prodigio
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I ['wʌndər, 'wʌndə(r)]1) u (awe, curiosity) asombro m2) c (marvel, miracle) maravilla fit's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck — es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara
no wonder you feel tired! — no me extraña que estés cansado or con razón estás cansado!
wonders will never cease! — (hum) eso sí que es increíble!
to work o do wonders: he's worked wonders with this room verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación; that hairstyle does wonders for him — ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo
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1.
a) (ponder, speculate)why do you ask? - oh, I was just wondering — ¿por qué preguntas? - por nada or por saber
who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?
b) (marvel, be surprised) maravillarseto wonder AT something: I wonder at your patience me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes; gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder — no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria
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vta) ( ask oneself) preguntarseI wonder if o whether he'll be there — me pregunto si estará
we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar
b) ( be amazed)
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I 1. [ɪk'spres]1) (rapid) [letter, parcel] espresso; [delivery, train] rapido2) (explicit) [ order] espresso, esplicito; [ promise] chiaro, dichiarato2.II [ɪk'spres]to send sth. express — mandare qcs. per espresso
nome (treno) rapido m.III 1. [ɪk'spres]1) (show) esprimere [doubt, wish, thanks]; esprimere, manifestare [interest, support]2) mat. esprimere [number, quantity]to express sth. as a percentage — esprimere qcs. in percentuale
3) (squeeze out) estrarre, spremere [ fluid]2.to express oneself — esprimersi (in in; through per mezzo di)
* * *[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) esprimere2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) esprimersi3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) esprimere4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) mandare per espresso2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) espresso2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) espresso3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) per espresso4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) espresso2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) espresso•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway* * *express (1) /ɪkˈsprɛs/a.1 espresso; chiaro; esplicito; manifesto; esatto; preciso: an express injunction, un'espressa ingiunzione; an express provision, una clausola esplicita; at his express wish, per suo espresso desiderio; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; an express reason, un chiaro motivo● (leg.) express acceptance, accettazione esplicita □ (leg.) express agreement, accordo espresso (o esplicito).express (2) /ɪkˈsprɛs/A a.1 espresso; rapido; veloce: express service, servizio espresso; ( USA) express elevator, ascensore rapido2 ( posta) per espresso: express delivery, consegna per espresso; express letter, (lettera) espresso; express post, servizio postale espressoB avv.per espresso: to send a package express, mandare un pacco per espressoC n.● (mil.) express bullet, proiettile a espansione □ ( USA) an express highway, un'autostrada □ (autom.) express lane, corsia veloce (o preferenziale; anche fig.).♦ (to) express /ɪkˈsprɛs/v. t.1 esprimere; manifestare; dichiarare: to express surprise [one's doubts], esprimere (o manifestare) sorpresa [i propri dubbi]; I cannot express what I feel, non so esprimere quel che sento2 (GB) spedire per espresso4 (form.) spremere; estrarre mediante spremitura● to express oneself, esprimersi: to express oneself openly, esprimersi apertamente.* * *I 1. [ɪk'spres]1) (rapid) [letter, parcel] espresso; [delivery, train] rapido2) (explicit) [ order] espresso, esplicito; [ promise] chiaro, dichiarato2.II [ɪk'spres]to send sth. express — mandare qcs. per espresso
nome (treno) rapido m.III 1. [ɪk'spres]1) (show) esprimere [doubt, wish, thanks]; esprimere, manifestare [interest, support]2) mat. esprimere [number, quantity]to express sth. as a percentage — esprimere qcs. in percentuale
3) (squeeze out) estrarre, spremere [ fluid]2.to express oneself — esprimersi (in in; through per mezzo di)
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1.alright [ˌɔːl'raɪt] aggettivo1) (expressing satisfaction) [film, trip, outfit] discreto, accettabile, non maleshe's all right — (pleasant) è simpatica; (attractive) non è male; (competent) è abbastanza brava
sounds all right to me — colloq. (acceptance) perché no o ma sì
2) (well)to be all right for — avere abbastanza [ money]
4) (acceptable)is it all right if...? — va bene se...?
it's all right for you — comodo per te o fai presto a parlare
2.that's (quite) all right! — (non è) niente! o va bene!
1) (quite well) [function, see] beneall right, whose idea was this? — allora, di chi è stata l'idea?
all right, let's move on to... — bene, passiamo a
* * *1) (unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc: You look ill. Are you all right?) bene2) (an expression of agreement to do something: `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.') d'accordo!* * *1.alright [ˌɔːl'raɪt] aggettivo1) (expressing satisfaction) [film, trip, outfit] discreto, accettabile, non maleshe's all right — (pleasant) è simpatica; (attractive) non è male; (competent) è abbastanza brava
sounds all right to me — colloq. (acceptance) perché no o ma sì
2) (well)to be all right for — avere abbastanza [ money]
4) (acceptable)is it all right if...? — va bene se...?
it's all right for you — comodo per te o fai presto a parlare
2.that's (quite) all right! — (non è) niente! o va bene!
1) (quite well) [function, see] beneall right, whose idea was this? — allora, di chi è stata l'idea?
all right, let's move on to... — bene, passiamo a
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1. transitive verb,1) sagenhe said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagen2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. noun1) (share in decision)have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
2) (power of decision)the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
3) (what one has to say)have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *[seɪ]<said, said>1. (utter)▪ to \say sth etw sagenhow do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagenwhen all is said and done letzten Endeswhen all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben2. (state)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauerndanother cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagenif Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessento \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrückenhe's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrücktto have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen habenI've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagento \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnenhaving said that,... abgesehen davon...3. (put into words)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)\say what? echt? famhe talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenigneedless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstandento have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel redenwhat have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?\say no more! alles klar!to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw datit would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten4. (think)it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt seinshe is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glaubenshe said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst5. (recite aloud)▪ to \say sth etw aufsagento \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen6. (give information)▪ to \say sth etw sagenthe sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmenmy watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]7. (indicate)to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagenthe way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter austo \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechenit \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheitthere's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akkthere's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)▪ to \say sth etw ausdrückenthe look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen warthe expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagenI \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotelwhat do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?10. (tell, command)▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollenshe said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bistto \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht11. (for instance)[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommentry and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an12.I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafürhe's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte▶ to \say the word Bescheid gebenjust \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!<said, said>1. (state) sagenwhere was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagtis it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätzeI can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...hard to \say schwer zu sagenI can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagenI think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheidennot to \say... um nicht zu sagen...2. (believe) sagenis Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht3. (to be explicit)... that is to \say...... das heißt...our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffenthat is not to \say das soll nicht heißenhe's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist4. LAWhow \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?III. NOUNno pl Meinung fto have one's \say seine Meinung sagencan't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? famto have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht habenIV. ADJECTIVE▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...V. INTERJECTIONI \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam\says who? wer sagt das?* * *[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB1) sagenyou can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen
I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde
that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern
he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —
if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe
I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...
never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht
well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...
it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant
you'd better do it – who says? —
well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?
what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen
having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...
so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich
he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen
if you don't like it, say so —
do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen
2)he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten3) = announce meldenwho shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?
say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...
5) = pronounce aussprechen6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagenit says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...
what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?
the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...
what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?
the weather forecast said that... —
what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)
they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben
7) = tell sagenit's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?
that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen
these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich
that doesn't say much for him —
there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen
there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London
8)= suppose
say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?
9)what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?shall we say Tuesday/£50? —
I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —
what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?
let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)
he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink
10)well, I must say! —I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)
say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)
say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)
you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!
says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)
11)no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan
they say..., it is said... — es heißt...
he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich
a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll
it goes without saying that... —
that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise
that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...
the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch
to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
2. NOUN1)= opportunity to speak
let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußerneveryone should be allowed to have his say —
2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)to have no/a say in sth —
I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben
to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben
* * *say1 [seı]A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]1. sagen, sprechen:say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack1 A 1, knife A 12. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:that is to say das heißt;$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;that says it all das sagt alles6. umg annehmen:a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)B v/i1. sagen, meinen:it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;if you say so wenn du das sagst;you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;says he? umg sagt er?;says who? umg wer sagt das?;says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!2. I saya) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!C s1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)2. Mitspracherecht n:have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?say2 [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff* * *1. transitive verb,1) sagensay something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagenI say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!
2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. nounhave a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)= sagen v. -
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[seɪ] vt <said, said>1)( utter)to \say sth etw sagen;how do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?;I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?;to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen;when all is said and done letzten Endes;when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben2) ( state)to \say sth etw sagen;what did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?;what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?;‘the department manager is at lunch,’ he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauernd;another cup of tea? - I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? - da würde ich nicht Nein sagen;to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden;if Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessen;to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken;he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt;I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen;to \say yes/ no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen;having said that,... abgesehen davon...3) ( put into words)to \say sth etw sagen;what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?;that was well said das war gut gesagt (sl);\say what? echt? ( fam)he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig;needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden;to have a lot/nothing to \say for oneself viel/nicht viel reden;what have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;\say no more! alles klar!;to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw dat;it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten4) ( think)it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein;she is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden;\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben;to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen;she said to herself, ‘what a fool I am!’ „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst5) ( recite aloud)to \say sth etw aufsagen;to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen6) ( give information)to \say sth etw sagen;the sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...;can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?;it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmen;my watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]7) ( indicate)the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus;to \say something for sb/ sth für jdn/etw sprechen;it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit;there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu lebento \say sth etw ausdrücken;the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war;the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte allesto \say sth etw vorschlagen;I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel;what do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?10) (tell, command)to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.;he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollen;she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist;to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht];11) ( for instance)[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...;( assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen;try and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen;[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr anPHRASES:to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen;I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür;to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen;he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun;before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte;to \say the word Bescheid geben;just \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe;you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!;1) ( state) sagen;where was he going? - he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? - das hat er nicht gesagt;is it possible? - who can \say? ist das möglich? - wer kann das schon sagen?;I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätze;I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...;hard to \say schwer zu sagen;I can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht];it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagen;I think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheiden;not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...2) ( believe) sagen;is Spanish a difficult language to learn? - they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? - angeblich nicht3) ( to be explicit)... that is to \say...... das heißt...;our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffen;that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen;he's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm istPHRASES:no pl Meinung f;to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen;can't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? ( fam)attr, inv ( form);\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? ( fam)I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! ( fam)2) (to show surprise, doubt etc)\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! ( fam)\says who? wer sagt das?\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! ( fam) -
57 leave
I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) irse, marcharse2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) dejar, abandonar3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) dejar4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) dejar5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) dejar6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) dejar•- leave out
- left over
II li:v noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permiso2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permiso•- take one's leave of- take one's leave
leave1 n permisoleave2 vb1. irse / marcharwhat time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora marchas?2. salir / partir3. dejar4. dejar / legar5. dejarse / olvidarto leave alone dejar en paz / no molestar / no tocarleave me alone! ¡déjame en paz!tr[liːv]1 (time off) permiso2 (permission) permiso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on leave SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estar de permisoto go on sick leave tener la baja por enfermedadto take French leave despedirse a la francesato take leave of one's senses perder la razónto take one's leave of somebody despedirse de alguienleave of absence excedencia————————tr[liːv]1 (go away from) dejar, abandonar; (go out of) salir de2 (stop being with) irse de, marcharse de3 (forget) dejarse, olvidar, olvidarse4 (allow to remain) dejar■ please leave the door open por favor, deja la puerta abierta■ shall I leave him a message? ¿quiere que le dé algún recado?■ let's leave it at that! ¡dejémoslo así!5 (cause to remain) dejar6 (be survived by) dejar7 (bequeath) dejar, legar8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dar1 marcharse, irse, partir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto leave behind dejar atrásto leave go of something / hold of something soltar algoto leave somebody alone / leave somebody be dejar a alguien en pazto leave somebody cold dejar frío,-a a alguien, dejar indiferente a alguiento leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices dejar que alguien se las apañe solo,-ato leave something about dejar algo tiradoto leave standing (in race) dejar clavado,-ato leave well enough alone dejar las cosas tal como están1) bequeath: dejar, legar2) depart: dejar, salir(se) de3) abandon: abandonar, dejar4) forget: dejar, olvidarse deI left the books at the library: dejé los libros en la biblioteca5)to be left : quedarit's all I have left: es todo lo que me queda6)to be left over : sobrar7)to leave out : omitir, excluirleave vi: irse, salir, partir, marcharseshe left yesterday morning: se fue ayer por la mañanaleave n1) permission: permiso mby your leave: con su permisomaternity leave: licencia por maternidad3)to take one's leave : despedirsen.• despedida s.f.• despedido s.m.• excedencia s.f.• excedente s.m.• licencia s.f.• permiso s.m.• vacaciones s.f.pl.• venia s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: left) = abandonar v.• ceder v.• dejar v.• desalojar v.• ir v.(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)• irse v.• legar v.• marchar v.• marcharse v.• salir v.(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)• salir de v.liːv
I
one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia
to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia
2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso mwithout so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso
3) u ( departure) (frml)to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien
have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?
II
1.
(past & past p left) transitive verb1)a) ( go away from)she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6
may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?
what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?
he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años
b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar2) ( abandon) dejar3)a) ( deposit in specified place) dejarb) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarsec) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar4) (allow, cause to remain) dejarsome things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas
5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar6)a) (not attend to, postpone) dejarb) ( not disturb or interfere) dejarleave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!
I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo
to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)
leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)
7)a) ( entrust)to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar
b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejarto leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)
8)a) ( Math)6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4
b) (after deduction, elimination)c) ( make available) dejar9)a) ( bequeath)to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo
b) ( after bereavement) dejar
2.
vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)Phrasal Verbs:- leave in- leave on[liːv] (vb: pt, pp left)1. N•
to ask leave to do sth — pedir permiso para hacer algo•
by your leave — † con permiso de ustedwithout so much as a "by your leave" — sin pedir permiso a nadie
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I take leave to doubt it — me permito dudarlo2) (=permission to be absent) permiso m ; (Mil) (brief) permiso m ; (lengthy, compassionate) licencia f•
to be on leave — estar de permiso or (S. Cone) licenciado3) (=departure)have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?
2. VT1) (=go away from) dejar, marcharse de; [+ room] salir de, abandonar; [+ hospital] salir de; [+ person] abandonar, dejarI must leave you — tengo que despedirme or marcharme
you may leave us — frm puede retirarse frm
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she leaves home at 8am — sale de casa a las ocho•
to leave the rails — descarrilar, salirse de las vías2) (=forget) dejar, olvidar3) (=bequeath) dejar, legar4) (=allow to remain) dejarto leave sb alone or in peace — dejar a algn en paz
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let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así, ¡ya está bien (así)!•
this left me free for the afternoon — eso me dejó la tarde libre•
to leave a good impression on sb — producir a algn una buena impresión•
it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear•
take it or leave it — lo tomas o lo dejas•
leave it to me! — ¡yo me encargo!, ¡tú, déjamelo a mí!•
he leaves a wife and a child — le sobreviven su viuda y un hijo, deja mujer y un hijo•
to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn, entregar algo a algn5)• to be left — (=remain) quedar
how many are (there) left? — ¿cuántos quedan?
we were left with four — quedamos con cuatro, nos quedaron cuatro
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all the money I have left — todo el dinero que me queda6) (Math)three from ten leaves seven — diez menos tres son siete, de tres a diez van siete
3.- leave in- leave on* * *[liːv]
I
one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia
to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia
2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso mwithout so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso
3) u ( departure) (frml)to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien
have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?
II
1.
(past & past p left) transitive verb1)a) ( go away from)she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6
may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?
what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?
he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años
b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar2) ( abandon) dejar3)a) ( deposit in specified place) dejarb) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarsec) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar4) (allow, cause to remain) dejarsome things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas
5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar6)a) (not attend to, postpone) dejarb) ( not disturb or interfere) dejarleave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!
I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo
to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)
leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)
7)a) ( entrust)to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar
b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejarto leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)
8)a) ( Math)6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4
b) (after deduction, elimination)c) ( make available) dejar9)a) ( bequeath)to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo
b) ( after bereavement) dejar
2.
vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)Phrasal Verbs:- leave in- leave on -
58 real
riəl
1. adjective1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) de verdad, verdadero2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) verdadero, auténtico3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) verdadero4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) verdadero
2. adverb((especially American) very; really: a real nice house.) muy; realmente- realist- realism
- realistic
- realistically
- reality
- really
3. interjection(an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc: `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude!) ¿de verdad?; de verdad, francamente- for real
- in reality
real adj real / verdadero / de verdadit's a real gun, not a toy es una pistola de verdad, no un juguete
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):en la vida real in real life; historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)■ sustantivo masculino◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothingc)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal ' real' also found in these entries: Spanish: academia - actual - águila - alteza - armar - batalla - berenjenal - bien - bocazas - botadura - buena - bueno - caballero - calvario - campeonato - comistrajo - cómitre - concreta - concreto - conquistador - conquistadora - corte - desengañarse - desperdicio - efectiva - efectivo - elemento - espectáculo - esperpento - expolio - follón - gaita - guardia - hecha - hecho - histórica - histórico - inmobiliaria - inmobiliario - inmueble - jalea - joya - lacrimógena - lacrimógeno - legítima - legítimo - macho - maestría - mentir - muy English: AA - actual - bumpkin - chalk up - character - deduce - dinosaur - doll - dope - drip - dump - effective - eye-opener - go-getter - godsend - going-over - golden eagle - gut - heyday - hick - hole - host - juggling act - live - loony - mine - misery - mismatch - nothing - nut - peacock - predicament - pushover - real - real estate - real-life - RN - royal - shirt - sight - snuff movie - state - sweat - telling-off - term - thrashing - to-do - tough - trial - truetr[rɪəl]1 real, verdadero,-a2 (genuine) auténtico,-a1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar muy\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin real life en la vida realin the real world en el mundo realin real terms en términos realesfor real de verasget real! pero, ¿tú en qué mundo vives?real ale cerveza tradicionalreal estate bienes nombre masculino plural inmueblesreal time tiempo realthe real McCoy lo auténticoreal ['ri:l] advvery: muywe had a real good time: lo pasamos muy bienreal adj1) : inmobilarioreal property: bien inmueble, bien raíz2) genuine: auténtico, genuino3) actual, true: real, verdaderoa real friend: un verdadero amigo4)for real seriously: de veras, de verdadadj.• auténtico, -a adj.• de verdad adj.• efectivo, -a adj.• genuino, -a adj.• legítimo, -a adj.• real adj.• verdadero, -a adj.
I riːl, rɪl, riːl, rɪəl1)a) (actual, not imaginary) real, verdaderofor real — (colloq) de verdad
is he for real? — (AmE) ¿es posible que sea tan tonto (or ingenuo etc)?
b) (actual, true) (before n) <culprit/reason/name> verdaderoc) (genuine, not fake) <fur/leather> auténtico, genuino; < gold> de leyis it real coffee or instant? — ¿es café café o café instantáneo?
I met a real(, live) princess — conocí a una princesa auténtica or de verdad
d) (as intensifier) auténtico, verdadero2) ( Econ) <income/cost/increase> real
II
adverb (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) muyI'm real tired — estoy muy cansada, estoy cansadísima or (fam) super cansada
[rɪǝl]be real careful, now — ojo, ten mucho cuidado
1. ADJ1) (=true) [reason, surprise, talent, achievement, progress] verdadero; [power] efectivo, verdadero; [cost, income] real; [threat, hardship] serio, verdaderoyou're a real friend — eres un verdadero amigo; iro ¡vaya un amigo estás hecho!
the only real car accident that I've ever had — el único accidente de coche de verdad que he tenido jamás
now, that's a real paella! — ¡esto sí que es una paella (de verdad)!
get real! * — ¡baja de las nubes!
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there was real concern that the children were in danger — la gente estaba realmente preocupada por que los niños estuvieran en peligro•
there was no real evidence that... — no había pruebas contundentes de que...•
my real home is in London — mi verdadera casa or mi casa de verdad está en Londres•
he showed real interest in science — se mostraba verdaderamente interesado por la ciencia•
in real life — en la vida real, en la realidad•
a real live film star — una estrella de cine en carne y hueso•
a real man — un hombre de verdad, todo un hombre2) (=not fake) [gold] de ley, auténtico; [leather, diamond] auténtico; [flowers] de verdad; [silk] puro; [cream] fresco•
real coffee — café de cafetera, café de verdadthis diamond's the real thing or the real McCoy * — este diamante es auténtico
•
this isn't the real thing, it's just a copy — esto no es auténtico or genuino, es solo una copiathis was definitely love, the real thing — esto era amor de verdad
3) (=great) verdadero2.ADV (US) * (=really) muyhe wrote some real good stories — escribió unos relatos muy buenos or buenísimos
3.N•
for real * — de veras, de verdadis this guy for real? — ¿de qué va este tío? *
are you for real? — ¿me estás tomando el pelo? *
4.CPDreal assets NPL — propiedad fsing inmueble, bienes mpl raíces
real estate N, real property N — (US) bienes mpl raíces, bienes mpl inmuebles
real time N — (Comput) tiempo m real
* * *
I [riːl, rɪl, riːl, rɪəl]1)a) (actual, not imaginary) real, verdaderofor real — (colloq) de verdad
is he for real? — (AmE) ¿es posible que sea tan tonto (or ingenuo etc)?
b) (actual, true) (before n) <culprit/reason/name> verdaderoc) (genuine, not fake) <fur/leather> auténtico, genuino; < gold> de leyis it real coffee or instant? — ¿es café café o café instantáneo?
I met a real(, live) princess — conocí a una princesa auténtica or de verdad
d) (as intensifier) auténtico, verdadero2) ( Econ) <income/cost/increase> real
II
adverb (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) muyI'm real tired — estoy muy cansada, estoy cansadísima or (fam) super cansada
be real careful, now — ojo, ten mucho cuidado
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59 vacancy
plural - vacancies; noun1) (an unoccupied post: We have a vacancy for a typist.) vacante2) (the condition of being vacant; emptiness: The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening.) vacíovacancy n1. vacante2. habitación librehave you got any vacancies? ¿tienen habitaciones libres?"No vacancies" "Completo"tr['veɪkənsɪ]1 (job) vacante nombre femenino2 (room) habitación nombre femenino libre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'No vacancies' "Completo"1) emptiness: vacío m, vacuidad f2) : vacante f, puesto m vacanteto fill a vacancy: ocupar un puesto3) : habitación f libre (en un hotel)no vacancies: completon.• baja s.f.• cuarto vacante s.m.• vacación s.f.• vacante s.m.• vaciedad s.f.• vacuidad s.f.• vacío s.m.'veɪkənsia) ( job) vacante fto fill a vacancy — cubrir* or proveer* una vacante
b) ( in hotel) habitación f libreno vacancies — completo, cupo agotado (Méx)
['veɪkǝnsɪ]N1) (=job) vacante fhave you any vacancies? — ¿tiene or hay alguna habitación or algún cuarto libre?
we have no vacancies for August — para agosto no hay nada disponible, en agosto todo está lleno
3) (=emptiness) lo vacío; [of mind] vaciedad f, vacuidad f* * *['veɪkənsi]a) ( job) vacante fto fill a vacancy — cubrir* or proveer* una vacante
b) ( in hotel) habitación f libreno vacancies — completo, cupo agotado (Méx)
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60 grave
I nounGrab, dasdig one's own grave — (fig.) sich (Dat.) selbst sein Grab graben (fig.)
II adjectivehe would turn in his grave — (fig.) er würde sich im Grabe herumdrehen
2) (formidable, serious) schwer, gravierend [Fehler, Verfehlung]; ernst [Lage, Schwierigkeit]; groß [Gefahr, Risiko, Verantwortung]; schlimm [Nachricht, Zeichen]* * *I [ɡreiv] noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) das Grab- academic.ru/32201/gravedigger">gravedigger- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) schwerwiegend2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) ernst3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) ernst•- gravely- gravity* * *grave1[greɪv]n Grab ntmass \grave Massengrab ntunmarked \grave anonymes Grabdo you believe there is life beyond the \grave? glaubst du an ein Leben nach dem Tode?▶ to have one foot in the \grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen▶ to take one's secret to the \grave sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab nehmenthat version of Beethoven's Fifth is ghastly, I can hear the poor man turning in his \grave diese Version von Beethovens Fünfter ist entsetzlich, der arme Mann würde sich im Grabe umdrehengrave2[grɑ:v]adj face, music ernst; (seriously bad) news schlimm; (worrying) conditions, symptoms bedenklich, ernst zu nehmenda \grave crisis eine schwere Krisea \grave decision ein schwerwiegender Entschlussa \grave mistake ein gravierender Fehlera \grave risk ein hohes [o großes] Risikoa \grave situation eine ernste Lage* * *I [greɪv] Grab ntfrom beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits
to go to an early grave —
to rise from the grave — von den Toten auferstehen
IIto dig one's own grave (fig) — sein eigenes Grab graben or schaufeln
adj (+er)1) (= serious, considerable) concern, danger, problem, difficulty groß; consequences schwerwiegend; threat, situation, matter ernst; mistake schwer, gravierend; illness, crime schwer; news schlimm; suspicion, doubt stark2) (= solemn) person, face, expression ernstIII [grAːv]1. adjgrave accent — Gravis m, Accent grave m; (in Greek) Gravis m
e grave, grave e — e Accent grave
2. nGravis m* * *grave1 [ɡreıv] s1. Grab n:a) kein einziges Wort sagen,b) verschwiegen wie ein oder das Grab sein;dig one’s own grave sich sein eigenes Grab schaufeln;have one foot in the grave mit einem Fuß oder Bein im Grab stehen;rise from the grave (von den Toten) auferstehen;2. fig Grab n, Tod m:is there life beyond the grave? gibt es ein Leben nach dem Tod?;be brought to an early grave einen frühen Tod oder ein frühes Grab finden3. fig Grab n, Ende n:grave2 [ɡreıv] prät graved, pperf graven [-vn], graved v/t obs1. (ein)schnitzen, (-)schneiden, (-)meißelngrave3 [ɡreıv]A adj (adv gravely)1. ernst:a) feierlich (Stimme etc)b) bedenklich, bedrohlich (Lage etc):his condition is grave sein Zustand ist ernstc) gesetzt, würdevolld) schwer, tief (Enttäuschung, Gedanken etc)e) gewichtig, schwerwiegend (Angelegenheit etc)2. dunkel, gedämpft (Farbe)3. [a. ɡrɑːv] LING tieftonig, fallend:grave accent → BB [a. ɡrɑːv] s LING Gravis m, Accent m grave* * *I nounGrab, dasit was as quiet or silent as the grave — es herrschte Grabesstille
dig one's own grave — (fig.) sich (Dat.) selbst sein Grab graben (fig.)
II adjectivehe would turn in his grave — (fig.) er würde sich im Grabe herumdrehen
1) (important, dignified, solemn) ernst2) (formidable, serious) schwer, gravierend [Fehler, Verfehlung]; ernst [Lage, Schwierigkeit]; groß [Gefahr, Risiko, Verantwortung]; schlimm [Nachricht, Zeichen]* * *adj.ernst adj.feierlich adj.gemessen adj.gravierend adj.massiv adj.schwer adj.schwerwiegend adj.wichtig adj.würdig adj. n.Grab ¨-er n.Graben ¨-- m.Gruft ¨-te f. v.eingraben v.einprägen v.
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