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few possessions

1 few possessions

Общая лексика: скудные пожитки

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > few possessions
2 few possessions

скудные пожитки

Новый англо-русский словарь > few possessions
3 few

few [fju:]

1. a

1) немно́гие, немно́го, ма́ло;

few possessions ску́дные пожи́тки
;

he is a man of few words он немногосло́вен
;

every few hours ка́ждые не́сколько часо́в
;

his friends are few у него́ ма́ло друзе́й
;

his visitors are few у него́ го́сти ре́дки

2) (a few) не́сколько;

quite a few поря́дочное число́, дово́льно мно́го

◊
in few уст., in a few words кра́тко; в не́скольких слова́х
;

few and far between отделённые больши́м промежу́тком вре́мени; ре́дкие

2. n незначи́тельное число́;

few could tell ма́ло кто мог сказа́ть
;

few if any почти́ никто́; почти́ ничего́
;

the few меньшинство́

◊
not a few, a good few разг. поря́дочное число́; до́брая полови́на
;

some few незначи́тельное число́, не́сколько, немно́го

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > few
4 few

fju:
1. прил.
1) мало, немногие, немного His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень сложны, и мало людей понимает их. one of our few pleasures ≈ одно из немногих наших удовольствий They may be fewer in number than was supposed. ≈ Их может оказаться меньше, чем предполагалось. Syn: not many
2) (а few) несколько His ideas are very difficult, but a few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень сложны, но некоторые люди понимают их. every few miles ≈ каждые несколько миль for the past few years ≈ за последние несколько лет quite a few not a few a good few few and far between as few as some few in few in a few words Syn: several, some
2. сущ.
1) незначительное число, немногие, мало precious, very few ≈ очень немногие, очень мало there are precious few of them left ≈ их осталось очень мало Many are invited but few are chosen. ≈ Многие приглашены, но немногие выбраны. few if any ≈ почти никто;
почти ничего
2) несколько, некоторые Each volunteer spent one night a week in the cathedral. A few spent two. ≈ Каждый из добровольцев один раз в неделю ночевал в соборе. Некоторые ночевали два раза в неделю. I have only a few left. ≈ У меня осталось всего лишь несколько. the few ≈ меньшинство ∙ to have a few too many ≈ разг. выпить слишком много the fewer the better ≈ чем меньше, тем лучше немногие;
незначительное количество - * of the inhabitants were to be seen только немногих жителей можно было увидеть мало кто;
почти никто - * of them had travelled мало кто из них путешествовал - there are very * of us нас очень мало - there are very * of us who can remember почти никто из нас не помнит - a * (of) немного;
незначительное количество - a * thought otherwise немногие думали иначе - a good *, quite a * большое /порядочное/ количество - there were a good * of them их было немало - a good * of the inhabitants добрая половина населения /жителей/ - not a * много, большое количество;
некоторые, некоторое количество - we shall only be a * нас будет немного - I know a * of them я знаю кое-кого из них - the * меньшинство;
избранные - the thinking * думающее меньшинство - the fortunate * немногие счастливцы - some * незначительное число, несколько, немного > * know and *er care немногие знают, а таких, кто хочет знать, еще меньше > in * в нескольких словах, кратко немногие, немного, мало - he has but * chances of success у него мало шансов на успех - with * exceptions за редким исключением - one of his * pleasures одно из его немногих удовольствий - during the last * days за последние несколько дней - * people are able to undestand him мало кто способен понять его - every * hours через каждые несколько часов - a * несколько - a * hours несколько часов - a * people were present присутствовало всего несколько человек - I know a * people who... я знаю людей, которые - I have only a * pounds у меня всего только несколько фунтов - the chairman said a * words председатель сказал несколько слов - in a * minutes через несколько минут, скоро, вскоре - he went away for a * days он уехал на несколько дней - I'd like a * more of these (berries) положите /дайте/ мне, пожалуйста, еще ( ягод) преим. predic немногочисленный - such occasions are * такие случаи очень редки - his friends are * у него мало друзей > * and far between немногочисленные и отдаленные большим промежутком времени и расстоянием > our meetings are * and far between мы редко встречаемся > the trees were * and far between деревья росли редко ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов ~ a (а ~) несколько;
quite a few порядочное число, довольно много in ~ уст., in a ~ words кратко;
в нескольких словах;
few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени;
редкие few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство few незначительное число;
few could tell мало кто мог сказать;
few if any почти никто;
почти ничего;
the few меньшинство ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного ~ немногие, немного, мало;
few possessions скудные пожитки;
he is a man of few words он немногословен;
every few hours каждые несколько часов his friends are ~ у него мало друзей;
his visitors are few у него гости редки his friends are ~ у него мало друзей;
his visitors are few у него гости редки in ~ уст., in a ~ words кратко;
в нескольких словах;
few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени;
редкие not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного not: ~ a few многие;
немало;
not too well довольно скверно ~ a (а ~) несколько;
quite a few порядочное число, довольно много quite: ~ довольно;
до некоторой степени;
более или менее;
quite a few довольно много, порядочно;
quite a long time довольно долго select ~ немногие избранные not a ~, a good ~ разг. порядочное число;
добрая половина;
some few незначительное число, несколько, немного some: ~ несколько, немного;
some few несколько;
some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль;
some years ago несколько лет тому назад

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > few
5 few

[fju:]

few немногие, немного, мало; few possessions скудные пожитки; he is a man of few words он немногословен; every few hours каждые несколько часов few незначительное число; few could tell мало кто мог сказать; few if any почти никто; почти ничего; the few меньшинство few незначительное число; few could tell мало кто мог сказать; few if any почти никто; почти ничего; the few меньшинство few немногие, немного, мало; few possessions скудные пожитки; he is a man of few words он немногословен; every few hours каждые несколько часов few a (а few) несколько; quite a few порядочное число, довольно много in few уст., in a few words кратко; в нескольких словах; few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени; редкие few незначительное число; few could tell мало кто мог сказать; few if any почти никто; почти ничего; the few меньшинство few незначительное число; few could tell мало кто мог сказать; few if any почти никто; почти ничего; the few меньшинство few немногие, немного, мало; few possessions скудные пожитки; he is a man of few words он немногословен; every few hours каждые несколько часов not a few, a good few разг. порядочное число; добрая половина; some few незначительное число, несколько, немного few немногие, немного, мало; few possessions скудные пожитки; he is a man of few words он немногословен; every few hours каждые несколько часов his friends are few у него мало друзей; his visitors are few у него гости редки his friends are few у него мало друзей; his visitors are few у него гости редки in few уст., in a few words кратко; в нескольких словах; few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени; редкие not a few, a good few разг. порядочное число; добрая половина; some few незначительное число, несколько, немного not: few a few многие; немало; not too well довольно скверно few a (а few) несколько; quite a few порядочное число, довольно много quite: few довольно; до некоторой степени; более или менее; quite a few довольно много, порядочно; quite a long time довольно долго select few немногие избранные not a few, a good few разг. порядочное число; добрая половина; some few незначительное число, несколько, немного some: few несколько, немного; some few несколько; some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль; some years ago несколько лет тому назад

English-Russian short dictionary > few
6 few

1. adjective

1) немногие, немного, мало; few possessions скудные пожитки; he is a man of few words он немногословен; every few hours каждые несколько часов; his friends are few у него мало друзей; his visitors are few у него гости редки

2) (а few) несколько; quite a few порядочное число, довольно много

in few уст. in a few words кратко; в нескольких словах

few and far between отделенные большим промежутком времени; редкие

Syn:

several

2. noun

незначительное число; few could tell мало кто мог сказать; few if any почти никто; почти ничего; the few меньшинство

not a few, a good few collocation порядочное число; добрая половина

some few незначительное число, несколько, немного

* * *

(p) мало

* * *

немногие, немного, мало

* * *
[ fjuː] n. незначительное число, малое число, меньшинство adj. немногие, немногочисленные
* * *

имело

ма

мал-мало

мало

мало-мало

малым-мало

небогато

немного

несколько

чуточку

чуточку-чуточку

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1. прил. 1) мало 2) (а few) несколько 2. сущ. 1) незначительное число 2) несколько

Новый англо-русский словарь > few
7 few

few [fju:]

peu de ⇒ 1 (a) quelques ⇒ 1 (b), 3 peu ⇒ 2 quelques-uns ⇒ 3 un assez grand nombre (de) ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (not many) peu de;

∎ few people have done that peu de gens ont fait cela;

∎ there are very few suitable candidates for the post très peu de candidats ont le profil requis;

∎ so/too few books to read si/trop peu de livres à lire;

∎ there are four books too few il manque quatre livres;

∎ we are few (in number) nous sommes peu nombreux;

∎ with few exceptions à peu d'exceptions près, sauf de rares exceptions; (with def art, poss adj etc)

∎ on the few occasions that I have met him les rares fois où je l'ai rencontré;

∎ her few remaining possessions le peu de biens qui lui restaient;

∎ these few precious souvenirs ces quelques précieux souvenirs;

∎ it is one of the few surviving examples of… c'est un des rares exemples qui restent de…;

∎ she is one of the few women to have held the post c'est une des rares femmes à avoir assumé ces fonctions;

∎ visitors are few and far between les visiteurs sont rares;

∎ grants will be few and far between in future les bourses se feront rares à l'avenir

(b) (indicating an unspecified or approximate number)

∎ every few minutes toutes les deux ou trois minutes;

∎ the first few copies les deux ou trois premiers exemplaires;

∎ in the past/next few days pendant les deux ou trois derniers/prochains jours;

∎ he's been living in London for the past few years ça fait quelques années qu'il habite à Londres;

∎ these past few weeks have been wonderful ces dernières semaines ont été merveilleuses

2 pronoun

(not many) peu;

∎ how many of them are there? - very few combien sont-ils? - très peu nombreux;

∎ there are very/too few of us nous sommes très peu/trop peu nombreux;

∎ there are so few of them ils sont tellement peu nombreux;

∎ I didn't realize how few there were je ne m'étais pas rendu compte qu'ils étaient aussi peu nombreux;

∎ few could have predicted the outcome peu de personnes ou rares sont ceux qui auraient pu prévoir le résultat;

∎ few of them could speak French peu parmi eux parlaient français;

∎ the few who knew her les quelques personnes qui la connaissaient;

∎ the chosen few les heureux élus;

∎ British History the Few = les aviateurs britanniques qui ont défendu leur pays pendant la bataille d'Angleterre;

∎ Bible many are called but few are chosen il y a beaucoup d'appelés mais peu d'élus

3 a few

1 adjective

quelques;

∎ I have a few ideas j'ai quelques idées;

∎ he has a few more friends than I have il a un peu plus d'amis que moi;

∎ a few more days/months/years quelques jours/mois/années de plus;

∎ a few more days should see the job done encore quelques jours et le travail devrait être fini

2 pronoun

quelques-uns (quelques-unes) mpl, fpl;

∎ do you have many friends? - I have a few est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'amis? - (j'en ai) quelques-uns;

∎ we need a few more/less il nous en faut un peu plus/moins;

∎ a few of these cakes/the survivors quelques-uns de ces gâteaux/des survivants;

∎ a few of you quelques-uns d'entre vous;

∎ there are only a few of us who attend regularly seuls quelques-uns parmi nous y vont régulièrement;

∎ familiar he's had a few (too many) (drinks) il a bu un coup (de trop);

∎ to name but a few pour n'en citer que quelques-uns;

∎ not a few pas peu

4 a good few, quite a few

1 adjective

un assez grand nombre de;

∎ there were a good few or quite a few mistakes in it il y avait un assez grand nombre de ou pas mal de fautes dedans;

∎ quite a few minutes passed un bon moment s'est écoulé

2 pronoun

un assez grand nombre;

∎ quite a few agreed with me ils étaient assez nombreux à être d'accord avec moi;

∎ quite a few of us/of the books un assez grand nombre d'entre nous/de livres;

∎ I hadn't seen all her films, but I'd seen a good few je n'avais pas vu tous ses films, mais j'en avais vu un assez grand nombre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > few
8 posesión

f.

1 possession, property, ownership, tenure.

2 possession, article, good, material good owned by an individual or group of individuals.

3 act of possession.

4 fixation.

5 possession, possession by a devil.

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posesión

► nombre femenino

1 possession

■ lo han detenido por posesión de drogas he was arrested for possession of drugs

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en posesión de alguien to be in somebody's hands

estar en posesión de to be in possession of, have

■ está en posesión del título de arquitecto he has an architect's degree

■ se cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she has a monopoly on the truth

tomar posesión (de un cargo) to take up 2 (de un territorio) to occupy

■ el nuevo director tomará hoy posesión de su cargo the new manager will take up his post today

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noun f.

possession

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SF

1) (=propiedad) possession; [de un puesto] tenure, occupation; [de lengua, tema] complete knowledge, perfect mastery

dar posesión a algn — to hand over to sb

él está en posesión de las cartas — he is in possession of the letters

está en posesión del récord — he holds the record

tomar posesión — to take over

tomar posesión de algo — to take possession of sth, take sth over

tomar posesión de un cargo — to take up a post

2) (=cosa poseída) possession; (=finca) piece of property, estate

huyen con sus escasas posesiones — they flee carrying their few possessions

3) Chile (Agr) tenant's house and land

4) Caribe ranch, estate

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femenino

1)

a) ( con énfasis en la idea de disponer de) possession; ( con énfasis en la idea de ser propietario de) ownership

tomar posesión de algo — casa to take possession of something; cargo to take up something

está en posesión de todas sus facultades — he is in full possession of his faculties

la posesión de tanta riqueza por unos pocos — the possession of so much wealth by a few people

se disputan la posesión de las tierras — they are in dispute over ownership of the land

la posesión de 100 acciones le da derecho a... — ownership of 100 shares gives you the right to...

b) (tenencia - de drogas, armas) possession

2) ( objeto poseído) possession

sus posesiones de ultramar — their overseas possessions

tienen posesiones en Jalisco — they have estates o land in Jalisco

3) (Psic) possession

* * *

= possession.

Ex. The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.

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* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* posesión material = material possession.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

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femenino

1)

a) ( con énfasis en la idea de disponer de) possession; ( con énfasis en la idea de ser propietario de) ownership

tomar posesión de algo — casa to take possession of something; cargo to take up something

está en posesión de todas sus facultades — he is in full possession of his faculties

la posesión de tanta riqueza por unos pocos — the possession of so much wealth by a few people

se disputan la posesión de las tierras — they are in dispute over ownership of the land

la posesión de 100 acciones le da derecho a... — ownership of 100 shares gives you the right to...

b) (tenencia - de drogas, armas) possession

2) ( objeto poseído) possession

sus posesiones de ultramar — their overseas possessions

tienen posesiones en Jalisco — they have estates o land in Jalisco

3) (Psic) possession

* * *

= possession.

Ex: The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.

* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* posesión material = material possession.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

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posesión

feminine

A (propiedad, tenencia) possession

no hemos tomado posesión de la casa todavía we haven't taken possession of the house yet

está en posesión de todas sus facultades he is in full possession of his faculties

el nuevo director tomará posesión de su cargo el día 16 the new director will take up his post on the 16th

la posesión de tanta riqueza por unos pocos the possession of so much wealth by a few people

se disputan la posesión de las tierras they are in dispute over ownership of the land o over who owns the land

la posesión de 100 acciones le da derecho a hablar en la reunión ownership of 100 shares gives you the right to speak at the meeting

fue hallado en posesión de dos kilos de cocaína he was caught in possession of two kilos of cocaine

B

1 (objeto poseído) possession

éstas son todas sus posesiones these are all the possessions she has

2 (finca) land, estate

la familia tiene posesiones en Jalisco the family has estates o land in Jalisco

3 (territorio, colonia) possession

perdieron las posesiones de ultramar they lost their overseas possessions

C ( Psic) possession

era víctima de una posesión diabólica he was possessed (by the devil)

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posesión sustantivo femenino
possession;
◊ tomar posesión de algo ( de casa) to take possession of sth;

( de cargo) to take up sth;
◊ está en posesión de todas sus facultades he is in full possession of his faculties

posesión sustantivo femenino possession: el documento está en posesión de su albacea, the document is in the hands of his executor
♦ Locuciones: tomar posesión (de un cargo), to take up (a post)

' posesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
de
- disfrutar
- presumir
- propia
- propio
- tener
- toma
- mano
- poder
English:
have
- occupy
- office
- ownership
- possession
- property
- hold
- inaugural
- inauguration
- repossess

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posesión nf

1. [acción, efecto] possession;

la granja ha pasado a posesión de sus antiguos dueños ownership of the farm has passed back to its previous owners;

está en posesión del récord del mundo she holds the world record;

se cree en posesión de la verdad she believes herself to be in possession of the truth;

para solicitar el puesto es necesario estar en posesión de un título universitario in order to apply for the job you need to have a degree;

el acusado estaba en plena posesión de sus facultades mentales the accused was in full possession of his mental faculties;

tomar posesión de un cargo to take up a position o post

2. [cosa poseída] possession;

tuvo que vender todas sus posesiones she had to sell all her possessions;

las posesiones españolas en África Spanish possessions in Africa

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posesión

f possession;

tomar posesión (de un cargo) POL take up office;

estar en posesión de la verdad know the truth;

estar en posesión de las facultades be in possession of one’s faculties

* * *

posesión nf, pl - siones : possession

Spanish-English dictionary > posesión
9 karg

I Adj.

1. mengenmäßig: meag|re (Am. -er); stärker: paltry; Essen, Leben: frugal; Möblierung: sparse, scanty; mit Lob / Anerkennung karg sein be sparing ( oder grudging) with one’s praise / recognition

2. (unfruchtbar) Boden: poor, infertile; Landschaft: barren

3. (schmucklos) Raum: bare

II Adv. karg bemessen sein be meag|re (Am. -er) (umg. stingy); Vorrat: be scanty; karg ausgestattet sein be scantily equipped; (wenig besitzen) have few possessions; karg möbliert sparsely ( oder scantily) furnished

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barren; penurious; niggard; scanty; poor

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kạrg [kark]
1. adj

1) (= spärlich) Vorrat meagre (Brit), meager (US), sparse; (= unfruchtbar) Boden barren; (= dürftig) Gehalt, Einkommen meagre (Brit), meager (US)

2) (= geizig) mean, sparing

2. adv

1)

(= spärlich) karg ausgestattet sein (Mensch) — to have few possessions

seine Bibliothek ist noch ziemlich karg ausgestattet — there aren't many books in his library yet

karg möbliert — sparsely furnished

karg leben — to lead a meagre (Brit) or meager (US) existence

2)

(= knapp) karg ausfallen/bemessen sein — to be meagre (Brit) or meager (US)

etw karg bemessen — to be mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with sth

die Portionen sind sehr karg bemessen — they are very mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with the helpings

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karg

[kark]

I. adj

< karger o kärger, kargste o kärgste>

1. (unfruchtbar) barren

2. (dürftig) sparse; (Einkommen, Mahl) meagre [or AM -er

3. (geh: geizig) sparing, stingy fam, tight-fisted

▪ \karg mit etw dat sein to be sparing with [or in] sth

er ist \karg mit seinem Lob he is sparing in his praise

II. adv

1. (dürftig) sparsely

2. (knapp)

\karg bemessen stingy with sth

die Portionen sind \karg bemessen they're stingy with the helpings

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1.
Adjektiv meagre <wages, pay, etc.>; frugal <meal etc.>; poor < light, accommodation>; scanty < supply>; meagre, scant < applause>; sparse < furnishings>; barren, poor < soil>
2.
adverbial

karg bemessen sein — < helping> be mingy (Brit. coll.); < supply> be scanty

karg leben — live frugally

karg möbliert — sparsely furnished

karg ausgestattet — scantily equipped

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karg

A. adj

1. mengenmäßig: meagre (US -er); stärker: paltry; Essen, Leben: frugal; Möblierung: sparse, scanty;

mit Lob/Anerkennung karg sein be sparing ( oder grudging) with one’s praise/recognition

2. (unfruchtbar) Boden: poor, infertile; Landschaft: barren

3. (schmucklos) Raum: bare

B. adv

karg bemessen sein be meagre (US -er) (umg stingy); Vorrat: be scanty;

karg ausgestattet sein be scantily equipped; (wenig besitzen) have few possessions;

karg möbliert sparsely ( oder scantily) furnished

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1.
Adjektiv meagre <wages, pay, etc.>; frugal <meal etc.>; poor <light, accommodation>; scanty < supply>; meagre, scant < applause>; sparse < furnishings>; barren, poor < soil>
2.
adverbial

karg bemessen sein — < helping> be mingy (Brit. coll.); < supply> be scanty

karg leben — live frugally

karg möbliert — sparsely furnished

karg ausgestattet — scantily equipped

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > karg
10 Besitz

m; -es, kein Pl.

1. konkret: (Habseligkeiten, Habe) possession(s Pl.); (Eigentum) property; privater Besitz private(ly owned) property; staatlicher Besitz state- (-owned) property; seinen ganzen Besitz verlieren lose everything one has

2. (das Besitzen) ownership, possession (an + Dat, von oder + Gen. of); unerlaubter Besitz von Waffen / Drogen illegal possession of weapons / drugs; im Besitz sein von Dokumenten etc.: be in possession of; im vollen Besitz seiner geistigen Kräfte sein be in full possession of one’s mental faculties; das befindet sich noch im Besitz der Familie this is still in the family; sich in privatem / staatlichem Besitz befinden be in private / state ownership; sich in fremdem / ausländischem Besitz befinden be in strange / foreign hands; in jemandes Besitz übergehen pass into s.o.’s ownership ( oder hands); etw. in Besitz nehmen oder von etw. Besitz ergreifen take possession of s.th.; Besitz ergreifen von jemandem fig. take hold of s.o.; in den Besitz einer Sache (Gen) gelangen come into possession of s.th.; jemandem den Besitz ( einer Sache Gen) streitig machen contest s.o.’s ownership (of s.th.)

3. (Besitzung) estate

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der Besitz

holding; property; fortune; possession; holdings

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Be|sịtz [bə'zɪts]
m
no pl
1) (= das Besitzen) possession

im Besitz von etw sein — to be in possession of sth

ich bin im Besitz Ihres Schreibens — I am in receipt of your letter

etw in Besitz nehmen — to take possession of sth

von etw Besitz ergreifen — to seize possession of sth

von jdm Besitz ergreifen — to take or seize hold of sb; (Zweifel, Wahnsinn etc) to take possession of sb's mind

in privatem Besitz — in private ownership

2) (= Eigentum) property; (= Landgut) estate

in jds Besitz übergehen — to become sb's property

* * *

der

1) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) estate

2) (something which is owned by a person, country etc: She lost all her possessions in the fire.) possession

3) (the state of possessing.) possession

4) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) property

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Be·sitz

<- es>

[bəˈzɪts]

m kein pl

1. (Eigentum) property; Vermögen possession

2. AGR land, estate; (Landsitz, Gut) estate

3. (das Besitzen) possession

in staatlichem/privatem \Besitz state-owned/privately-owned

jdm den \Besitz [einer S. gen] streitig machen to challenge [or contest] sb's ownership [of sth]

etw in \Besitz nehmen, von etw dat \Besitz ergreifen (geh) to take possession [or hold] of sth

in den \Besitz einer S. gen gelangen [o kommen] to come into [or gain] possession of sth

etw in \Besitz haben (geh) to possess sth, to have sth in one's possession form

jds [alleiniger] \Besitz sein to be sb's [sole] property

im \Besitz von etw dat sein (geh) to be in possession of sth

ich bin im \Besitz Ihres Schreibens vom 17.4. I have received your letter of 17 April

in jds dat \Besitz sein, sich akk in jds dat \Besitz befinden to be in sb's possession [or hands]

in jds akk \Besitz übergehen [o gelangen] to pass into sb's possession [or hands]

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der

1) property

nur wenig Besitz haben — have only a few possessions pl.

2) (das Besitzen) possession

sich in jemandes Besitz (Dat.) befinden, in jemandes Besitz (Dat.) sein — be in somebody's possession

sich in privatem Besitz befinden — be privately owned; be in private ownership or hands

im Besitz einer Sache (Gen.) sein — be in possession of something; possess something

etwas in Besitz (Akk.) nehmen, von etwas Besitz ergreifen — take possession of something

3) (Landgut) estate

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Besitz m; -es, kein pl

1. konkret: (Habseligkeiten, Habe) possession(s pl); (Eigentum) property;

privater Besitz private(ly owned) property;

staatlicher Besitz state-(-owned) property;

seinen ganzen Besitz verlieren lose everything one has

2. (das Besitzen) ownership, possession (

an +dat,

von oder +gen of);

unerlaubter Besitz von Waffen/Drogen illegal possession of weapons/drugs;

im Besitz sein von Dokumenten etc: be in possession of;

im vollen Besitz seiner geistigen Kräfte sein be in full possession of one’s mental faculties;

das befindet sich noch im Besitz der Familie this is still in the family;

sich in privatem/staatlichem Besitz befinden be in private/state ownership;

sich in fremdem/ausländischem Besitz befinden be in strange/foreign hands;

in jemandes Besitz übergehen pass into sb’s ownership ( oder hands);

etwas in Besitz nehmen oder

von etwas Besitz ergreifen take possession of sth;

Besitz ergreifen von jemandem fig take hold of sb;

in den Besitz einer Sache (gen)

gelangen come into possession of sth;

jemandem den Besitz (

einer Sache gen)

streitig machen contest sb’s ownership (of sth)

3. (Besitzung) estate

* * *

der

1) property

nur wenig Besitz haben — have only a few possessions pl.

2) (das Besitzen) possession

sich in jemandes Besitz (Dat.) befinden, in jemandes Besitz (Dat.) sein — be in somebody's possession

sich in privatem Besitz befinden — be privately owned; be in private ownership or hands

im Besitz einer Sache (Gen.) sein — be in possession of something; possess something

etwas in Besitz (Akk.) nehmen, von etwas Besitz ergreifen — take possession of something

3) (Landgut) estate

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-ungen m.

domain n.

holdings n.

possession n.

property n.

tenure n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Besitz
11 ejendele

belongings

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pl possessions ( fx they escaped, clutching the few possessions they could carry),

( personlige) belongings ( fx he left and took all his belongings with him);

[ personlige ejendele]

( også) personal possessions.

Danish-English dictionary > ejendele
12 possession

possession [pəˈze∫ən]

noun

a. ( = act, state) possession f ; [of drugs] détention f illégale

• in possession of en possession de

• to have sth in one's possession avoir qch en sa possession

• to get possession of sth obtenir qch ; (by force) s'emparer de qch

• to come into sb's possession tomber en la possession de qn

• he was in full possession of all his faculties il était en pleine possession de ses facultés

• according to the information in my possession selon les renseignements en ma possession

b. ( = object) bien m

• all his possessions tout ce qu'il possède

• he had few possessions il possédait très peu de choses

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[pə'zeʃn] 1.
noun

1) ( state of having) possession f (of de)

to be in possession of — être en possession de

to have possession of something — posséder quelque chose

2) Law ( illegal) détention f (of de)

3) Law ( of property) jouissance f (of de)

to take possession of — prendre possession de [premises, property]

to be in possession — occuper les lieux

4) Sport

to be in ou have possession — contrôler le ballon

5) ( by demon) possession f (by par)

6) ( colonial) possession f
2.
possessions plural noun ( belongings) biens mpl

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possession is nine-tenths of the law — Prov possession vaut titre Prov

English-French dictionary > possession
13 скудные пожитки

General subject: few possessions

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > скудные пожитки
14 Д-39

ХЛОПНУТЬ ДВЕРЬЮ VP subj: human, fixed WO
to leave some place in an ostentatious manner, showing indignation, anger etc: X хлопнул дверью = X stormed (stomped) out
X left in a huff (in limited contexts) X slammed the door.
Девушке было предложено покинуть дом, ибо её поведение было расценено как посягательство на наследство. Гордая Александрина хлопнула дверью, имея при себе небольшой сундучок с нехитрым скарбом и горькие воспоминания (Окуджава 2)....She (Alexandria) was asked to leave the house, since her behavior was seen as an attempt to gain the inheritance. Proud Alexandria slammed the door, taking with her a small trunk with her few possessions and her bitter memories (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-39
15 хлопнуть дверью

• ХЛОПНУТЬ ДВЕРыб

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

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⇒ to leave some place in an ostentatious manner, showing indignation, anger etc:

- X хлопнул дверью≈ X stormed (stomped) out;

- X left in a huff;

- [in limited contexts] X slammed the door.

♦ Девушке было предложено покинуть дом, ибо ее поведение было расценено как посягательство на наследство. Гордая Александрина хлопнула дверью, имея при себе небольшой сундучок с нехитрым скарбом и горькие воспоминания (Окуджава 2)....She [Alexandrina] was asked to leave the house, since her behavior was seen as an attempt to gain the inheritance. Proud Alexandrina slammed the door, taking with her a small trunk with her few possessions and her bitter memories (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хлопнуть дверью
16 familia

f.

family.

de buena familia from a good family

estábamos en familia (figurative) there were only a few of us

no te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia (figurative) don't be shy — you're among friends

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family

venir de familia to run in the family

familia de acogida foster parents (de niño)

familia nuclear nuclear family

familia numerosa large family

la familia política the in-laws

la familia Real the Royal Family

* * *

familia

► nombre femenino

1 family

2 (prole) children plural, family

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

acordarse de la familia de alguien familiar to insult somebody

en familia (con la familia) with the family 2 (con muy poca gente) in private

estar en familia to be among friends

sentirse como en familia to feel at home, feel like one of the family

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family

ser de buena familia to come from a good family

ser de familia humilde to be of humble origin

venir algo de familia to run in the family

familia numerosa large family

familia política in-laws plural

la Sagrada Familia the Holy Family

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noun f.

family

* * *

SF

1) (=parentela) family

¿cómo está la familia? — how is the family?

es de buena familia — she comes from a good family

sentirse como en familia — to feel thoroughly at home

ser como de la familia — to be one of the family

venir de familia — to run in the family

- acordarse de la familia de algn

familia de acogida — foster family

familia monoparental — one-parent family

familia nuclear — nuclear family

familia numerosa, tiene una familia numerosa — he has a large family

las familias numerosas quedan exentas — families with more than four children are exempt

familia política — in-laws pl

familia real — royal family

2) (=hijos)

¿cuándo pensáis tener familia? — when are you thinking of starting a family?

¿tenéis ya mucha familia? — do you already have lots of children?

3) (=pariente)

Juan no es familia mía — Juan and I aren't related

¿sois familia? — are you related?

4) (=comunidad) family

la gran familia humana — the great human family

la familia socialista — the socialist community

5) (Bot, Ling, Zool) family

familia de lenguas — family of languages

familia de palabras — word family

6) (Tip) fount

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femenino

1)

a) ( parientes) family

es de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family

sus hijos y demás familia — her children and other members of the family

somos como de la familia — we're just like family

le viene de familia — it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias — it can happen to the best of us

pasamos las fiestas en familia — we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia — I feel at home

acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)

b) ( hijos) children

no tienen familia — they don't have any children

- familia de acogida

- familia numerosa

- familia política

2) (Bot, Zool) family

* * *

= family, home, household.

Ex. Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.

Ex. It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.

Ex. For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.

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* biógrafo de familias = family historian.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.

* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.

* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.

* familia biológica = biological family.

* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.

* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.

* familia con dos coches = two-car family.

* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.

* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.

* familia de agricultores = farming family.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.

* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.

* familia dividida = divided family.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* familia hacendada = landholding family.

* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.

* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.

* familia política = in-laws.

* familia problemática = problem family.

* familia real = royal family.

* familia rota = broken family, broken home.

* joyas de la familia = family jewels.

* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.

* lectura en familia = family reading.

* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* reliquia de familia = heirloom.

* residencia para familias = family residence.

* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.

* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.

* violencia en la familia = family violence.

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femenino

1)

a) ( parientes) family

es de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family

sus hijos y demás familia — her children and other members of the family

somos como de la familia — we're just like family

le viene de familia — it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias — it can happen to the best of us

pasamos las fiestas en familia — we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia — I feel at home

acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)

b) ( hijos) children

no tienen familia — they don't have any children

- familia de acogida

- familia numerosa

- familia política

2) (Bot, Zool) family

* * *

= family, home, household.

Ex: Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.

Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.

Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.

* biógrafo de familias = family historian.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.

* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.

* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.

* familia biológica = biological family.

* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.

* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.

* familia con dos coches = two-car family.

* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.

* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.

* familia de agricultores = farming family.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.

* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.

* familia dividida = divided family.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* familia hacendada = landholding family.

* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.

* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.

* familia política = in-laws.

* familia problemática = problem family.

* familia real = royal family.

* familia rota = broken family, broken home.

* joyas de la familia = family jewels.

* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.

* lectura en familia = family reading.

* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* reliquia de familia = heirloom.

* residencia para familias = family residence.

* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.

* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.

* violencia en la familia = family violence.

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familia

feminine

A

1 (parientes) family

es de buena familiaor de familia bien he's from a good family

sus hijos, nietos y demás familia her children, grandchildren and other members of the family

somos como de la familia we're just like family

le viene de familia it runs in the family

pasa hasta en las mejores familias it can happen to the best of us

hemos pasado las fiestas en familia we spent the holidays with the family

me siento como en familia I feel at home

acordarse de la familia de algn ( fam euf); to curse sb ( colloq)

2

(hijos): aún no tienen familia they don't have any children o a family yet

Compuestos:

● familia de acogida

foster family

● familia extensa

extended family

● familia homoparental

family in which both parents are of the same sex

● familia monoparental

single-parent family

● familia nuclear

nuclear family

● familia numerosa

(literal) large family; ( Servs Socs) (en Esp) family with more than four children ( entitled to special benefits)

● familia recompuesta

family of separated parents who arrange for continued family interaction to benefit the children

B ( Bot, Zool) family

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familia sustantivo femenino
a) ( parientes) family;

◊ una familia numerosa a large family;

mi familia política my wife's/husband's family, my in-laws (colloq);
es de buena familia or de familia bien he's from a good family;
somos como de la familia we're just like family;
le viene de familia it runs in the family
b) ( hijos) children;

◊ no tienen familia they don't have any children

familia sustantivo femenino family: somos familia numerosa, we are large family
todos tienen un aire de familia, they all have a family likeness
♦ Locuciones: estar en familia, to be among friends
(con poca gente) en la conferencia de ayer estábamos en familia, there were just a few of us at the conference yesterday
venir de familia, to run in the family
' familia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- acoger
- alma
- besucón
- besucona
- botadura
- cabeza
- derecha
- derrumbarse
- deshonrar
- desprecio
- desunión
- familiar
- garbanzo
- gente
- honrosa
- honroso
- incluso
- juntar
- materna
- materno
- mía
- miembro
- mío
- nacida
- nacido
- pecosa
- pecoso
- plena
- pleno
- política
- político
- proceder
- recurrir
- recurso
- reliquia
- renegar
- resto
- ruin
- sagrada
- sagrado
- sangre
- seno
- sí
- sostén
- sostener
- supeditar
- sustentar
- tal
- ultramar
English:
black
- bosom
- breadwinner
- comfortable
- crest
- desert
- disgrace
- eldest
- family
- family film
- folk
- foster
- foster child
- go back
- greet
- have
- honour
- household
- immediate
- in-laws
- keep
- large
- let down
- likeness
- maintain
- middle
- offshoot
- plan
- portrait
- provide for
- relationship
- remember
- repudiate
- reunion
- run
- seat
- side
- such
- support
- sustain
- with
- average
- before
- brains
- bread
- bring
- dot
- expect
- fulfillment
- head

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familia nf

1. [grupo de personas] family;

un asunto de familia a family matter;

el director es familia mía the director is a relative of mine;

ser como de la familia to be like one of the family;

venir de familia to run in the family;

en familia [con la familia] with one's family;

pasamos el fin de año en familia we spent New Year with the family;

estábamos en familia [casi solos] there were only a few of us;

no te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia don't be shy – you're among friends

Comp
familia adoptiva adoptive family;
familia desestructurada dysfunctional family;

familia monoparental single parent family;

familia nuclear nuclear family;

familia numerosa large family;

la familia política the in-laws

2. [hijos]
no tuvieron familia they never had children

3. [linaje] family;

de buena familia from a good family

4. [de plantas, animales] family;

una familia de plantas a family of plants

5. Ling family;

una familia de lenguas a family of languages

* * *

familia

f family;

sentirse como en familia feel at home;

ser de la familia be one of the family;

de buena familia from a good family

* * *

familia nf

1) : family

2)

familia política : in-laws

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familia n family [pl. families]

somos cinco en mi familia there are five of us in my family

ser de buena familia to come from a good family

Spanish-English dictionary > familia
17 Habe

f; -, kein Pl.; geh. property, possessions Pl.; persönliche: personal effects Pl., things Pl. umg.; bewegliche Habe movables; JUR. chattels; unbewegliche Habe immovables, real estate; seine ganze Habe everything he owns oder owned

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die Habe

belongings; possessions; property; chattel; chattels

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Ha|be ['haːbə]
f -, no pl (geh)
possessions pl, belongings pl
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die

(property; goods: She left few personal effects when she died.) effects

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Ha·be

<->

[ˈha:bə]

f kein pl (geh) belongings npl, possessions pl

bewegliche \Habe movables pl

persönliche/unbewegliche \Habe personal belongings/immovables

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die; Habe (geh.) possessions pl.; belongings pl

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Habe f; -, kein pl; geh property, possessions pl; persönliche: personal effects pl, things pl umg;

bewegliche Habe movables; JUR chattels;

unbewegliche Habe immovables, real estate;

seine ganze Habe everything he owns oder owned

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die; Habe (geh.) possessions pl.; belongings pl

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nur sing. f.

personal belongings n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Habe
18 Д-86

ДЕЛО НАЖИВНОЕ coll NP Invar subj-compl with бытье ( subj: concr, abstr, or, rare, human) pres only fixed WO
(of money, material possessions etc or knowledge, some skill etc) sth. can or will be acquired eventually
(of a spouse, friends etc) some person can or will be gotten, won over eventually
X — дело наживное = it (thing X) will come with time
itfs (just) a matter (a question) of time (of knowledge or skills) one will pick it (thing X) up as one goes along (of friends or money) X can (always) be made there are always Xs (there is always X) to be made (of a spouse or material possessions) X can (always) be gotten (of material possessions only) there are always Xs to be had X can be bought again.
«Отпускные мои все до копейки кончились, а без денег далеко не разбежишься...» - «Деньги - дело наживное», -сказал Антон (Чернёнок 2). "I've spent the last cent of my vacation money, and you can't go far without money." "Money can be made," Anton said (2a).

«...Ко мне приходил офицер, просят, чтобы дать несколько подвод под раненых. Ведь это все дело наживное а каково им оставаться, подумай!..» (Толстой 6). "...An officer came to me...they are begging me to let them have a few carts for the wounded....After all, it's only a question of a few things that can easily be bought again, and think what it means for them to be left behind!..." (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-86
19 дело наживное

• ДЕЛО НАЖИВНОЕ coll

[NP; Invar; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, abstr, or, rare, human); pres only; fixed WO]

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⇒ (of money, material possessions etc or knowledge, some skill etc) sth. can or will be acquired eventually; (of a spouse, friends etc) some person can or will be gotten, won over eventually:

- X - дело наживное≈ it (thing X) will come with time;

- it's (just) a matter (a question) of time;

- [of knowledge or skills] one will pick it (thing X) up as one goes along;

- [of friends or money] X can (always) be made;

- there are always Xs (there is always X) to be made;

- [of a spouse or material possessions] X can (always) be gotten;

- [of material possessions only] there are always Xs to be had;

- X can be bought again.

♦ "Отпускные мои все до копейки кончились, а без денег далеко не разбежишься..." - "Деньги - дело наживное", - сказал Антон (Чернёнок 2). "I've spent the last cent of my vacation money, and you can't go far without money." "Money can be made," Anton said (2a).

♦ "...Ко мне приходил офицер, просят, чтобы дать несколько подвод под раненых. Ведь это все дело наживное; а каково им оставаться, подумай!.." (Толстой 6). "...An officer came to me...they are begging me to let them have a few carts for the wounded....After all, it's only a question of a few things that can easily be bought again, and think what it means for them to be left behind!..." (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело наживное
20 bien

bien [bjɛ̃]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well

• nous avons bien travaillé aujourd'hui we've done some good work today

• cette porte ne ferme pas bien this door doesn't shut properly

• la télé ne marche pas bien the TV isn't working properly

• il s'habille bien he dresses well

• il parle bien l'anglais he speaks good English

• il a bien pris mes remarques he took my remarks quite well

• il s'y est bien pris he went about it the right way

• si je me rappelle bien if I remember rightly

• ni bien ni mal so-so (inf)

• pour bien faire il faudrait partir maintenant we really ought to leave now

► aller bien to be well

• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanks

   b. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well

• il pensait bien faire he thought he was doing the right thing

• vous avez bien fait you did the right thing

• il a bien fait de partir he was quite right to go

• faire bien les choses to do things properly

• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!

• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!

   c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] well

• on comprend très bien pourquoi you can easily understand why

• il peut très bien le faire he's perfectly capable of doing it

   d. (exprimant le degré) ( = très) very ; ( = beaucoup) very much ; ( = trop) rather

• bien mieux much better

• bien souvent quite often

• nous sommes bien contents de vous voir we're very glad to see you

• bien plus heureux much happier

• bien plus cher much more expensive

• nous avons bien ri we had a good laugh

• les enfants se sont bien amusés the children had a great time

• elle est bien jeune pour se marier she is very young to be getting married

• il me paraît bien sûr de lui he seems to be very sure of himself to me

   e. ( = effectivement) definitely

• j'avais bien dit que je ne viendrais pas I definitely said that I wouldn't come

• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind

• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of

• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?

• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!

• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!

   f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully

• regardez bien ce qu'il va faire watch what he does carefully

• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...

• mets-toi bien en face stand directly opposite

• percez un trou bien au milieu drill a hole right in the centre

• tiens-toi bien droit stand quite straight

• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?

• il arrivera bien à se débrouiller he'll manage all right

• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!

• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?

• bien à vous (dans une lettre) yours

   g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done

• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!

   h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat

• j'irais bien mais j'ai cours I'd like to go but I've got a class

• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• je te verrais bien en jaune I think you'd look good in yellow

   i. ( = au moins) at least

• il y a bien trois jours que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for at least three days

   j. (locutions)

► bien du, bien de la, bien des a lot of

• elle a eu bien du mal à le trouver she had a lot of difficulty finding it

• ils ont eu bien de la chance they had a lot of luck

• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although

• bien que je ne puisse pas venir although I can't come► bien sûr of course

• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!

2. <

   a. ( = satisfaisant) good

• elle est très bien comme secrétaire she's a very good secretary

• ce serait bien s'il venait it would be good if he came

► bien ! (approbation) good! ; (pour changer de sujet, par exaspération) all right!

   b. (travail scolaire) good

• assez bien quite good

• très bien very good

   c. ( = en bonne forme) well

• je me sens bien I feel well

• je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well

• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?

   d. ( = beau) [femme] pretty ; [homme] good-looking ; [chose] nice

• elle était très bien quand elle était jeune she was very pretty when she was young

• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nice

   e. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade

• on est bien ici it's nice here

• je suis bien dans ce fauteuil I'm very comfortable in this chair

• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!

• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!

   f. ( = convenable) nice ; (moralement) right

• c'est pas bien de dire ça it's not nice to say that

• ce n'est pas bien de faire ça it's not nice to do that

• c'est un type bien (inf) he's a good guy (inf)

• des gens bien posh (inf) people

   g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb

3. <

   a. ( = ce qui est bon) good

• faire le bien to do good

• le bien public the public good

• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!

► faire du bien

• faire du bien à qn to do sb good

• ce massage m'a fait du bien the massage did me good

• ça fait du bien de se confier it's good to talk

• ses paroles m'ont fait du bien what he said made me feel better► dire du bien

• dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb

• on dit beaucoup de bien de ce restaurant this restaurant has a very good name► en bien

• il a changé en bien he has changed for the better

• parler en bien de qn to speak well of sb

   b. ( = possession) possession ; ( = argent) fortune ; ( = terre) estate

• biens goods

• les biens de ce monde material possessions

4. <

► biens de consommation consumer goods

► biens d'équipement capital goods

► biens immobiliers real estate

► biens meubles, biens mobiliers movable property

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bjɛ̃
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( convenable)

être bien dans un rôle — to be good in a part

être bien de sa personne — to be good-looking

il n'y a rien de bien ici — there's nothing of interest here

voilà qui est bien — that's good

ce n'est pas bien de mentir — it's not nice to lie

ce serait bien — it would be nice

ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera

les roses font bien — the roses look nice

2) ( en bonne santé) well

ne pas se sentir bien — not to feel well

t'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)

3) ( à l'aise)

je suis bien dans ces bottes — these boots are comfortable

on est bien au soleil! — isn't it nice in the sun!

je me trouve bien ici — I like it here

nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!

4) (colloq) ( de qualité)

un quartier bien — a nice district

des gens bien — respectable people

un type bien — a gentleman

2.

adverbe

1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctly

bien payé — well paid

bien joué! — fig well done!

aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well

ça s'est bien passé — it went well

la voiture ne marche pas bien — the car isn't running properly

ni bien ni mal — so-so

parler (très) bien le chinois — to speak (very) good Chinese

il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job

il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery

bien se tenir à table — to have good table manners

bien employer son temps — to make good use of one's time

j'ai cru bien faire — I thought I was doing the right thing

il fait bien de partir — he's right to leave

c'est bien fait pour elle! — it serves her right!

tu ferais bien d'y aller — it would be a good idea for you to go there

bien m'en a pris de refuser — it's a good thing I refused

2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully

bien à droite — well over to the right

bien devant — right at the front

bien profiter d'une situation — to exploit a situation to the full

3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably

femme bien faite — shapely woman

aller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un — to get on good terms with somebody

bien prendre une remarque — to take a remark in good part

4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite

il s'est bien mal comporté — he behaved really badly

il y a bien longtemps — a very long time ago

merci bien — thank you very much

tu as bien raison — you're quite right

c'est bien dommage — it's a real pity

bien rire — to have a good laugh

c'est bien promis? — is that a promise?

c'est bien compris? — is that clear?

bien au contraire — on the contrary

c'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but

bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse

bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late

bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive

bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money

bien sûr — of course

bien entendu or évidemment — naturally

bien souvent — quite often

5) ( volontiers)

j'irais bien à Bali — I wouldn't mind going to Bali

je veux bien t'aider — I don't mind helping you

j'aimerais bien essayer — I would love to try

je le vois bien habiter à Paris — I can just imagine him living in Paris

6) ( malgré tout)

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

il faudra bien s'y habituer — we'll just have to get used to it

il finira bien par se calmer — he'll calm down eventually

7) ( pour souligner)

ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that

j'espère bien que — I do hope that

je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that

insiste bien — make sure you insist

on verra bien — well, we'll see

sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais — let me tell you that I will never accept

je m'en doutais bien! — I thought as much!

je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! — I told you not to eat it!

il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?

veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! — will you do as I tell you!

tu peux très bien le faire toi-même — you can easily do it yourself

il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve — it might well rain

que peut-il bien faire à Paris? — what on earth can he be doing in Paris?

8) ( réellement) definitely

c'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)

c'est bien ce qu'il a dit — that's exactly what he said

il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud

c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?

tu as bien pris les clés? — are you sure you've got the keys?

est-ce bien nécessaire? — is it really necessary?

c'est bien de lui! — it's just like him!

voilà bien la politique! — that's politics for you!

c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!

c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!

9) ( au moins) at least

elle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old

10) ( beaucoup)

il y a bien des années — a good many years ago

bien des fois — often, many a time

bien des gens — lots of people

il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble

mon fils me donne bien du souci — my son is a great worry to me

avoir bien de la chance — to be very lucky

je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!

3.

nom masculin

1) ( avantage) good

pour le bien du pays — for the good of the country

pour le bien de tous — for the general good

pour ton bien — for your own good

ce serait un bien — it would be a good thing

sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui — to put others first

le bien et le mal — good and evil

faire le bien — to do good

ça fait du bien aux enfants — it's good for the children

ça leur fait du bien — it does them good

mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien — my rest did me a world of good

grand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!

vouloir le bien de quelqu'un — to have somebody's best interests at heart

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un — to wish somebody well

dire du bien de quelqu'un — to speak well of somebody

on dit le plus grand bien du musée — people speak very highly of the museum

on a dit le plus grand bien de toi — a lot of nice things were said about you

parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody

2) ( possession) possession

perdre tous ses biens dans un incendie — to lose all one's possessions in a fire

les biens de ce monde — material possessions

hériter des biens paternels — to inherit one's father's estate

dilapider son bien — to squander one's fortune

des biens considérables — substantial assets

la santé est le plus précieux des biens — you can't put a price on good health

4.

exclamation

bien! — good!

5.

bien que locution conjonctive although

bien qu'il le sache — although he knows

Phrasal Verbs:

- biens de consommation

- biens d'équipement

- biens d'équipement ménager

- biens fonciers

- biens immobiliers

- biens mobiliers

- biens personnels

- biens publics

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tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe

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bjɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= avantage)

faire du bien à qn — to do sb good

il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien — there's nothing wrong with doing oneself a bit of good

Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.

ça fait du bien de faire — it does you good to do

dire du bien de — to speak highly of

Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.

c'est pour son bien — it's for his own good

changer en bien — to change for the better

le bien public — the public good

vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart

un ami qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property

son bien le plus précieux — his most treasured possession

avoir du bien — to have property

bien immobilier — property

3) (moral)

le bien — good

faire le bien — to do good

le bien et le mal — good and evil

distinguer le bien du mal — to tell good from evil

2. biens nmpl

les biens et services — goods and services

3. adv

1) (= de façon satisfaisante) well

Elle travaille bien. — She works well.

aller bien; se porter bien — to be well

croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...

faire bien de... — to do well to...

Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.

2) (concession)

vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

peut-être bien — it could well be

on verra bien — we'll see

il y a bien 2 ans — at least 2 years ago

Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...

Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?

Où peut-il bien être passé? — Where on earth can he have got to?

3) (valeur intensive) quite

bien jeune — quite young

bien assez — quite enough

bien mieux — much better

J'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.

bien du temps — quite some time

bien des gens — quite a number of people

aimer bien — to like

4) (autres locutions)

bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!

C'est bien fait pour elle! — It serves her right!

C'est bien fait pour lui! — It serves him right!

bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!

si bien que — with the result that

4. excl

right!, OK!, fine!

eh bien! — well!

5. adj inv

1) (= en bonne forme)

je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well

je ne me sens pas bien — I don't feel well

je suis bien — I'm fine

je ne suis pas bien — I don't feel well

2) (= à l'aise)

On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.

3) (= à son avantage)

Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.

4) (= satisfaisant) good

Ce restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.

Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.

Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.

c'est très bien comme ça — that's fine

Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.

C'est bien? — Is that all right?

5) (moralement)

ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...

Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.

Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.

des gens bien — respectable people

6) (= en bons termes)

être bien avec qn — to be on good terms with sb

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bien

A adj inv

1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;

2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;

3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;

4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.

B adv

1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;

2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;

3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;

4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;

5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;

6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;

7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;

8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;

9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;

10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!

C nm

1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourably^GB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;

2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.

D excl

1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;

2 ( impatient) bien! bien! j'arrive! all right! all right! ou OK! OK○! I'm coming!

E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.

Composés

biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.

[bjɛ̃] adverbe

1. [de façon satisfaisante] well

tout allait bien everything was going well ou fine

il cuisine bien he's a good cook

la pièce finit bien the play has a happy ending

la vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tight

il gagne bien sa vie he earns a good living

ils vivent bien they have a comfortable life

faire bien to look good

bien prendre quelque chose to take something well

il s'y est bien pris he tackled it well

il s'y est bien pris pour interviewer le ministre he did a good job of interviewing the minister

vivre bien quelque chose to have a positive experience of something

tiens-toi bien!

a. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!

b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!

c. [à table] behave yourself!

tu tombes bien! you've come at (just) the right time!

2. [du point de vue de la santé]

aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou fine

il se porte plutôt bien! (humoristique) he doesn't look as if he's starving!

3. [conformément à la raison, à la loi, à la morale] well, decently

bien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebody

tu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did right

tu fais bien de ne plus les voir you're right not to see them any more

tu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)

tu ferais bien de partir plus tôt you'd do well to leave earlier

pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 9

il faudrait lui acheter un cadeau pour bien faire we really ought to buy her a present

4. [sans malentendu] right, correctly

ai-je bien entendu ce que tu viens de dire? did I hear you right?

5. [avec soin]

écoute-moi bien listen (to me) carefully

as-tu bien vérifié? did you check properly?

fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're told

mélangez bien stir well

soigne-toi bien take good care of yourself

6. (suivi d'un adjectif) [très] really, very

c'est bien agréable it's really ou very nice

tu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?

bois un thé bien chaud have a nice hot cup of tea

(suivi d'un adverbe)

c'était il y a bien longtemps that was a very long time ago

embrasse-le bien fort give him a big hug

bien souvent (very) often

bien avant/après well before/after

bien trop tôt far ou much too early

7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]

on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot

8. [véritablement]

j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...

il a bien failli se noyer he very nearly drowned

sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing

9. [pour renforcer, insister]

qui peut bien téléphoner à cette heure-ci? who could that be ringing at this hour?

où peut-il bien être? where on earth is he?

je sais bien que tu dis la vérité I know very well that you're telling the truth

veux-tu bien te taire? will you please be quiet?

ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phone

c'est bien ça that's it ou right

c'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinking

c'est bien le moment d'en parler! (ironique) it's hardly the right time to talk about it!

j'ai pourtant bien entendu frapper I'm sure I heard a knock at the door

je le vois bien médecin I can (quite) see him as a doctor

tu vas lui dire? — je pense bien! are you going to tell him? — you bet I am!

je vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!

il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!

c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!

10. [volontiers]

j'irais bien avec toi I'd really like to go with you

je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won't

je boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink

11. [au moins] at least

12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]

tu verras bien you'll see

ils pourraient bien refuser they might well refuse

ça se pourrait bien it's perfectly possible

13. [pourtant]

mais il fallait bien le lui dire! but he had to be told (all the same)!

il faut bien le faire it's got to be done

14. [suivi d'un nom]

bien de, bien des quite a lot of

j'ai eu bien du souci I've had a lot to worry about

elle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!

bien des fois... more than once...

bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people

15. [dans la correspondance]

bien à toi love

bien à vous yours

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[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable

1. [qui donne satisfaction] good

c'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work too

je recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like that

qu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!

ÉDUCATION [sur un devoir] good

2. [esthétique - personne] good-looking, attractive ; [ - chose] nice, lovely

tu es très bien en jupe

a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirt

b. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all right

il est bien de sa personne he's a good-looking man

3. [convenable - personne] decent, nice

c'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some money

ils se sont séparés et c'est bien comme ça they've split up and it's better that way

ce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue

ce n'est pas bien de tricher you shouldn't cheat

4. [en forme] well

vous ne vous sentez pas bien?

a. aren't you feeling well?

b. [mentalement] are you crazy?

il n'est pas bien, celui-là! (familier) he's got a problem, he has!

me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!

5. [à l'aise]

on est bien ici it's nice here

on est vraiment bien dans ce fauteuil this armchair is really comfortable

je suis bien avec toi I like being with you

6. [en bons termes]

être bien avec quelqu'un to be well in with somebody

ils sont bien ensemble they're happy together

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books

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[bjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION

le bien good

faire le bien to do good

2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]

c'est pour ton bien que je dis ça I'm saying this for your own good ou benefit

c'est ton bien que je veux I only want what's best for you

le bien commun ou général the common good

c'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firm

pour le bien public in the public interest

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un to wish somebody well

dire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well of

on ne m'a dit que du bien de votre cuisine I've heard the most flattering things about your cooking

faire du bien: continue à me masser, ça fait du bien carry on massaging me, it's doing me good

cela fait du bien de se dégourdir les jambes it's nice to be able to stretch your legs

je me suis cogné l'orteil, ça fait pas du bien! (familier) I bashed my toe, it's quite painful!

faire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebody

le dentiste ne m'a pas fait du bien! the dentist really hurt me!

la séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of good

grand bien te/lui fasse! (ironique) much good may it do you/him!

bien m'en a pris it was just as well I did it

ça fait du bien par où ça passe! (familier) aah, I feel better for that!

3. [bienfait] good ou positive thing, benefit

cette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned

4. [propriété personnelle] possession, (piece) ou item of property

[argent] fortune

mon bien t'appartient what's mine is yours

ils ont un petit bien en Ardèche (familier) they have a bit of land in the Ardèche

la jeunesse est un bien précieux youth is a precious asset

tous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth

avoir du bien au soleil (familier) to be well-off ou rich

5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIE

bien de consommation courante consumer good

biens de consommation durables consumer durables

biens d'équipement capital equipment ou goods

biens privés/publics private/public property

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[bjɛ̃] interjection

1. [indiquant une transition] OK, right (then)

2. [marquant l'approbation]

je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!

fort bien fine

bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's go

bien entendu locution adverbiale

of course

bien entendu que locution conjonctive

of course

bien entendu que j'aimerais y aller of course I'd like to go

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bien que locution conjonctive

despite the fact that, although, though

bien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going

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bien sûr locution adverbiale

of course

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bien sûr que locution conjonctive

of course

bien sûr qu'elle n'avait rien compris! of course she hadn't understood a thing!

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