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  • 101 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rettferdig, riktig
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rimelig, berettiget
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) fortjent
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) akkurat, nettopp
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) like (...) som
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) nettopp, akkurat
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) i ferd med
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nettopp da
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) bare nok, bare så vidt
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bare (for å)
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) (se) bare!; Det er bare ikke sant!
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutt
    •
    - just now
    - just then
    bare
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    neppe
    --------
    nøyaktig
    --------
    rettferdig
    I
    subst. \/dʒʌst\/
    se ➢ joust, 1
    II
    verb \/dʒʌst\/
    se ➢ joust, 2
    III
    adj. \/dʒʌst\/
    1) rettferdig, rett, riktig, upartisk
    2) ( om person) rettskaffen
    3) velfortjent
    4) skjellig, rimelig
    5) berettiget, velbegrunnet, veloverveid
    6) (gammeldags eller bibelsk, om person) rettferdig, uklanderlig
    7) ( gammeldags) nøyaktig, eksakt, presis
    be just to(wards) someone være rettferdig mot noen
    sleep the sleep of the just sove den rettferdiges søvn
    IV
    adv. \/dʒʌst\/, \/dʒəst\/
    1) nøyaktig, akkurat, aldeles
    2) nylig, nettopp
    3) med en gang, straks, med det samme
    4) med nød og neppe, knapt
    5) bare, kun
    • just a moment!
    6) ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, aldeles, faktisk, ganske enkelt, simpelthen
    • isn't it just splendid?
    7) (hverdagslig, forsterkende) min sann, virkelig, jammen
    • that's just fine!
    • did she laugh? Didn't she just!
    lo hun? ja, det kan du skrive opp at hun gjorde!
    8) (hverdagslig, i spørsmål) egentlig
    • just who owns this place?
    just about omtrent, sånn cirka med nød og neppe, nesten, såvidt
    just as well like gjerne, like bra
    just now akkurat nå, for øyeblikket nylig, for et øyeblikk siden
    be just possible være mulig (men lite trolig)
    just so (som svar, formelt) jeg er så enig i fullkommen orden, gjort\/plassert aldeles riktig, perfekt
    be just the person for something være den rette (person) for noe
    just the same likevel
    vi liker ikke slik musikk, men vi skal gå likevel

    English-Norwegian dictionary > just

  • 102 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Icelandic dictionary > do

  • 103 do

    muri, alaphang, detto, ugyanaz, tonika, C-hang to do: cselekszik, elér vmilyen eredményt, megcsinál
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    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) (meg)tesz, elvégez
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) (el)készít, (meg)csinál
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) tesz, végez, csinál
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) megfelel, elegendő
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) tanul(mányoz)
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) boldogul
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) rendbe tesz
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) cselekszik, viselkedik
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) ad, mutat
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) okoz
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) megnéz
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) felhajtás, buli
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Hungarian dictionary > do

  • 104 do

    n. dalavere, hile, dolandırıcılık (Argo); eğlenceli toplantı, parti, do [müz.]
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    v. yapmak, etmek; tamamlamak, meydana getirmek; neden olmak; düzenlemek, temizlemek; rolünü üstlenmek; ilgilenmek; uymak; ayağını kaydırmak; dolandırmak (Argo)
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    aynen, yukarıda denildiği gibi, keza
    * * *
    yap
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Not: olumsuz ve soruda 'do' mastarı eklenir.
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Not: özel bir vurgulamada (sözü edilen iş konusunda bir şüphe varsa) 'do' mastarı eklenir.
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) Not: kendinden önceki sıradan bir fiilin yinelenmesini önlemek için 'do' kullanılır.
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) Not: sıklık v.s. zarflarından sonar fiil ile birlikte 'do' kullanılır.
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) Not: yerine getirme/yapma anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) Not: tamamlama anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) Not: bir görev yapıldığında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) Not: yeterlilik/uygunluk belirtildiğinde sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) Not: çalışma anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) Not: başarılı olmak/başarmak/yapmak anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) Not: düzenleme anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) Not: davranma anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) Not: sunma/verme/takdim etme anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) Not: sebep verme anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) Not: tümünü görme/yapma anlamında sıradan bir fiil olarak 'do' kullanılır.
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) parti, eğlence
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I, he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Turkish dictionary > do

  • 105 do

    • riittää
    • tulla toimeen
    • toimia
    finance, business, economy
    • toimittaa
    • näytellä osaa
    • järjestää
    • hommailla
    • huijaus
    • voida
    • siistiä
    • ajaa
    • askarrella
    • askaroida
    • valmistaa
    • välttää
    • tehdä
    • kelvata
    • kemut
    • kammata
    • harjoittaa
    • mennä
    • petkuttaa
    • matkustaa
    • menestyä
    • menetellä
    • suorittaa
    • sopia
    automatic data processing
    • suorittaa(haku)
    • laittaa
    • pirskeet
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    du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Finnish dictionary > do

  • 106 just

    1. adjective
    1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]
    2) (legally right) rechtmäßig
    3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]
    4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
    2. adverb
    1) (exactly) genau

    just then/enough — gerade da/genug

    just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

    just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

    just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann

    it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

    that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

    just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

    2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

    just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

    3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

    I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

    just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

    not just now — im Moment nicht

    4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

    I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

    just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!

    could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

    just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

    just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

    5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

    that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

    6) (quite)

    it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

    you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

    7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

    That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

    just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem

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    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) gerecht
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) berechtigt
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) gerecht
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    - academic.ru/40368/justly">justly
    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) genau
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) genau
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) gerade
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) gerade
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) gerade
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) gerade noch
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) nur, einfach
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) einfach
    •
    - just about
    - just now
    - just then
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    I. adv
    [ʤʌst, ʤəst]
    1. (in a moment) gleich
    we're \just about to leave wir wollen gleich los
    I was \just going to phone you ich wollte dich eben [o gerade] anrufen
    I'm \just coming! ich komme gleich!
    2. (directly) direkt, gleich
    she lives \just around the corner/by the station sie wohnt gleich um die Ecke/direkt am Bahnhof
    \just after gleich [o direkt] danach
    \just after getting up/finishing work gleich [o direkt] nach dem Aufstehen/nach Arbeitsende
    3. (recently) gerade [eben], [so]eben
    they've \just gone out this minute sie sind [eben] vor einer Minute gegangen
    4. (now) gerade
    ▪ to be \just doing sth gerade dabei sein, etw zu tun, gerade etw tun
    I'm \just coming! ich komme schon!
    5. (exactly) genau
    that's \just what I was going to say genau das wollte ich gerade sagen
    the twins look \just like each other die Zwillinge sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich
    that's \just like you! das sieht dir [ganz] ähnlich! fam
    it's \just like him to upset everybody es sieht ihm mal wieder ähnlich, alle zu verärgern fam
    it's \just like you to forget your purse es ist mal wieder typisch für dich, dass du deinen Geldbeutel vergessen hast
    come \just as you are kommen Sie, wie Sie sind
    \just as I thought! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!
    \just as I expected! ich hatte es nicht anders erwartet!
    he reacted \just as I expected er hat genauso reagiert, wie ich es erwartet hatte
    that's \just it! das ist es ja gerade!
    \just as bad/good [as] genauso schlecht/gut [wie]
    \just as many... as... genau so viele... wie...
    \just now [or at the moment] gerade, im Augenblick
    it's very hectic \just now es ist im Augenblick [o gerade] sehr hektisch
    please not \just now jetzt bitte nicht
    \just on ( fam) genau
    it was \just on midnight when... es war Schlag [o genau um] Mitternacht, als...
    \just then gerade in diesem Augenblick
    \just as well ebenso gut
    it's \just as well you stayed at home es ist nur gut, dass du zu Hause geblieben bist
    \just as/when... gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] als...
    he arrived \just as the train was pulling out er kam gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] an, als der Zug abfuhr
    6. (only) nur, bloß fam; (simply) einfach
    why don't you like him? — I \just don't! warum magst du ihn nicht? — nur so!
    she's \just a baby/a few weeks old sie ist noch ein Baby/erst ein paar Wochen alt
    can I \just finish my coffee? kann ich noch kurz meine Kaffee austrinken?
    \just in case that... nur für den Fall, dass...
    \just for fun [or ( fam) kicks] [or ( fam) a laugh] nur [so] zum Spaß, einfach aus Jux fam
    \just like that einfach so
    [not] \just anybody [nicht] einfach irgendjemand
    7. (barely) gerade noch
    the stone \just missed me der Stein hat mich nur knapp verfehlt
    it's \just possible that... es ist nicht ganz ausgeschlossen, dass...
    it might \just possibly help if... es wäre eventuell hilfreich, wenn...
    there's \just enough space for the two of us der Platz reicht gerade mal für uns beide
    that will be \just enough for a week das wird gerade mal für eine Woche reichen
    \just in time gerade noch rechtzeitig
    8. (absolutely) einfach, wirklich
    \just dreadful/wonderful einfach furchtbar/wundervoll
    \just you dare! untersteh dich!
    \just imagine [or think] stell dir [bloß] mal vor
    \just imagine! stell dir das mal vor!
    \just listen! hör mal!
    \just look at this! schau dir das mal an!
    \just shut up! halt mal den Mund!
    \just taste this! das musst du unbedingt mal probieren!
    \just try! versuch's doch mal!
    \just watch it! pass bloß auf!, nimm dich ja in Acht!
    10.
    ▶ isn't it \just? und ob!, und wie! fam
    ▶ that's \just my luck so etwas kann wirklich nur mir passieren
    ▶ \just a minute [or moment] [or second]! (please wait) einen Augenblick [o einen Moment] [o eine Sekunde] [bitte]!; (as interruption) Moment [mal]!
    ▶ \just so (perfectly) absolut perfekt; ( form: yes) eben, ganz recht
    ▶ it's \just one of those things ( saying) so etwas passiert eben [o kommt schon mal vor
    II. adj
    [ʤʌst]
    1. (fair) gerecht (to gegenüber + dat)
    2. (justified) punishment gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion, indignation gerechtfertigt
    to have \just cause to do sth einen triftigen [o guten] Grund haben, etw zu tun
    to be \just reward for sth ein gerechter Ausgleich für etw akk sein
    3.
    ▶ to get [or receive] one's \just deserts bekommen, was man verdient hat
    it was no more than his \just deserts er hatte es nicht anders verdient
    III. n
    [ʤʌst]
    ( old)
    ▪ the \just pl die Gerechten pl
    * * *
    I [dZʌst]
    adv
    1) (immediate past) gerade, (so)eben

    she left just before I came — sie war, gerade or kurz bevor ich kam, weggegangen

    2) (= at this/that very moment) gerade

    hurry up, he's just going — beeilen Sie sich, er geht gerade

    I was just going to... — ich wollte gerade...

    just as I was going — genau in dem Moment or gerade, als ich gehen wollte

    3) (= barely, almost not) gerade noch, mit knapper Not

    he (only) just escaped being run over — er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden

    4) (= exactly) genau, gerade

    it's just on nine o'clock —

    it happened just as I expected — es passierte genau so, wie ich es erwartet hatte

    it was just there —

    just so! (old) — genau, ganz recht

    everything has to be just so — es muss alles seine Ordnung haben

    5) (= only, simply) nur, bloß

    just you and me — nur wir beide, wir beide allein

    this is just to show you how it works — dies soll Ihnen lediglich zeigen, wie es funktioniert

    this is just to confirm... — hiermit bestätigen wir, dass...

    why don't you want to/like it? – I just don't — warum willst du nicht/magst du es nicht? – ich will/mags eben or halt (inf) nicht

    I don't know, I just don't — ich weiß (es) nicht, beim besten Willen nicht

    you can't just assume... — Sie können doch nicht ohne weiteres annehmen...

    6) (= a small distance with position) gleich
    7) (= absolutely) einfach, wirklich
    8)

    just as — genauso, ebenso

    she didn't understand you – it's just as well! — sie hat Sie nicht verstanden – das ist vielleicht auch besser so

    it's just as well you stayed at home, you didn't miss anything — es macht nichts, dass Sie zu Hause geblieben sind, Sie haben nichts verpasst

    it's just as well you didn't go out —

    it would be just as well if you came — es wäre doch besser, wenn Sie kämen

    come just as you are —

    9)

    just about — in etwa, so etwa

    did he make it in time? – just about — hat ers( rechtzeitig) geschafft? – so gerade

    will this do? – just about — ist das recht so? – so in etwa

    10)

    just now (in past) — soeben (erst), gerade erst

    you can go, but not just now — Sie können gehen, aber nicht gerade jetzt

    11)

    (other uses) just think — denk bloß

    just taste this — probier das mal; (it's awful) probier bloß das mal

    just you dare — wehe, wenn dus wagst

    II
    adj (+er)
    1) person, decision gerecht (to gegenüber)
    2) punishment, reward gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion gerechtfertigt, begründet

    I had just cause to be alarmed — ich hatte guten Grund, beunruhigt zu sein

    * * *
    just [dʒʌst]
    A adj (adv → justly)
    1. gerecht (to gegen):
    be just to sb jemanden gerecht behandeln
    2. gerecht, angemessen, gehörig, (wohl)verdient:
    it was only just es war nur recht und billig;
    just reward gerechter oder wohlverdienter Lohn
    3. rechtmäßig, zu Recht bestehend, (wohl)begründet (Anspruch etc)
    4. berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, (wohl)begründet (Empörung etc): → cause A 2
    5. richtig, gehörig
    6. a) genau, korrekt
    b) wahr, richtig (Erklärung etc)
    7. BIBEL gerecht, rechtschaffen
    8. MUS rein
    B adv [ unbetont dʒəst]
    1. gerade, (so)eben:
    they have just left sie sind gerade (fort)gegangen;
    his troubles were just beginning seine Schwierigkeiten begannen erst; → now1 A 3
    2. gerade, genau, eben:
    just there eben dort;
    a) gerade damals,
    b) gerade in diesem Augenblick;
    just five o’clock genau fünf Uhr;
    a) ebenso wie,
    b) (zeitlich) gerade als;
    just so! ganz recht!;
    that is just it das ist es (ja) gerade oder eben; → like1 A 2, thing2 1, well1 A 12
    3. gerade (noch), ganz knapp, mit knapper Not:
    be just ahead of knapp führen vor (dat);
    his shot was just wide SPORT sein Schuss ging (ganz) knapp daneben;
    we just managed it wir schafften es gerade noch;
    the bullet just missed him die Kugel ging ganz knapp an ihm vorbei, die Kugel hätte ihn beinahe getroffen;
    just possible immerhin möglich, im Bereich des Möglichen;
    just too late gerade zu spät; → miss2 A 6
    4. nur, lediglich, bloß:
    just for the fun of it nur zum Spaß;
    just an ordinary man nur ein Mann wie alle anderen;
    just the thought of it der bloße Gedanke, allein oder schon der Gedanke; → moment 1, etc
    a) ungefähr, etwa:
    I’ve just about had enough! umg so langsam reichts mir!
    b) gerade noch:
    6. vor imp
    a) doch, mal
    b) nur:
    just tell me sag mir mal, sag mir nur oder bloß;
    just sit down, please setzen Sie sich doch bitte
    7. umg einfach, wirklich:
    8. eigentlich:
    just how many are there?
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]
    2) (legally right) rechtmäßig
    3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]
    4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
    2. adverb
    1) (exactly) genau

    just then/enough — gerade da/genug

    just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

    just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

    come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist

    it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

    that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

    just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

    2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

    just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

    3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

    I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

    just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

    4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

    I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

    could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

    just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

    just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

    5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

    that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

    it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

    you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

    7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

    That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

    * * *
    adj.
    einfach adj.
    genau adj.
    gerade adj.
    gerade noch adj.
    gerecht adj.

    English-german dictionary > just

  • 107 but

    but [bʌt]
    • I would like to do it but I have no money j'aimerais le faire, mais je n'ai pas d'argent
    • he's not English but Irish il n'est pas anglais, mais irlandais
    • Napoleon, to name but one, stayed here Napoléon, pour n'en citer qu'un, a séjourné ici
    • but for his illness, we'd have gone on holiday s'il n'avait pas été malade, nous serions partis en vacances
    4. noun
    * * *
    [bʌt, bət] 1.
    adverb (only, just)
    2.

    anything but that — tout, sauf ça

    there's nothing for it but to leave — il n'y a plus qu'une solution, c'est de partir

    and whom should I meet but Steven! — et devine qui j'ai rencontré, Steven!

    3.
    but for prepositional phrase

    but for you, I would have died — sans toi je serais mort

    4.
    1) (expressing contrast, contradiction) mais

    I'll do it, but not yet — je le ferai, mais pas tout de suite

    2) ( yet) mais
    3) (expressing reluctance, protest, surprise)
    5) ( in apologies) mais

    excuse me, but — excusez-moi, mais

    not twice, but three times — pas deux mais trois fois

    but to continue... — mais, pour continuer...

    ••

    no buts (about it) — il n'y a pas de ‘mais’ qui tienne, pas de discussion

    English-French dictionary > but

  • 108 sorry

    sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]
       a. ( = regretful) désolé
    • I am sorry to have to tell you that... je regrette d'avoir à vous dire que...
    • sorry! (inf) pardon !
    • are you going? -- I'm sorry I can't tu vas y aller ? -- désolé mais je ne peux pas
    • you'll be sorry for this! vous le regretterez !
       b. ( = pitying) to feel sorry for sb plaindre qn
    • I'm sorry for you but... je suis désolé pour vous mais...
    • to feel sorry for o.s. se plaindre (de son sort)
       c. ( = woeful) triste
    * * *
    ['sɒrɪ] 1.
    1) ( apologetic) désolé; ( for emphasis) navré

    I'm terribly sorry — je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré

    I'm sorry to be a nuisance but... — excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais...

    to be sorry about — s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change]

    to be sorry to hear of something/to hear that — être désolé d'apprendre quelque chose/d'apprendre que

    3) ( regretful)

    and, I'm sorry to say — et malheureusement

    4) ( pitying)

    to be ou feel sorry for somebody — plaindre quelqu'un also iron

    5) ( pathetic) [state, sight, business] triste; [person] minable
    2.
    1) ( apologizing) désolé!
    2) (failing to hear, understand)

    sorry, time is running out — je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps

    so we have two, sorry, three options — nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options

    sorry, may I just say that — excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que

    English-French dictionary > sorry

  • 109 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > do

  • 110 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) daryti
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padaryti
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) atlikti
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) tikti, uþtekti
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) mokytis, studijuoti
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sektis
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) tvarkyti
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) daryti
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) atiduoti, parodyti
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) padaryti
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apþiûrëti
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) pobûvis, vakarëlis
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > do

  • 111 do

    n. tillställning; uppmaning (bibliskt- god gärning); bedrägeri (slang)
    --------
    v. göra; syssla med; handla; sköta om; klara sig; spela, agera; lura, snuva
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) göra
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) göra [], klara [], avverka, köra
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ägna sig åt, syssla med
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) räcka, duga, passa
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) läsa, studera, utföra, räkna
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) må, klara (reda, sköta) sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordna, rätta till
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) göra
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) visa
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) vålla, göra
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) göra, avverka
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) kalas, tillställning
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Swedish dictionary > do

  • 112 way

    [weɪ] n
    1) ( road) Weg m;
    the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg;
    cycle \way Fahrradweg m;
    one-\way street Einbahnstraße f;
    to be across [or (Brit a.) over] the \way gegenüber sein
    2) ( route) Weg m;
    excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?;
    could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?;
    there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt;
    will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?;
    oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!;
    on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...;
    on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...;
    on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...;
    sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen;
    we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen;
    ‘W\way In/Out’ „Eingang/Ausgang“;
    we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren;
    to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen;
    to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein;
    to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein;
    no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg;
    to be out of the \way abgelegen sein;
    to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein;
    to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein;
    we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs;
    to find one's \way home nach Hause finden;
    to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden;
    to find one's \way into/ out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden;
    how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? ( fig) wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?;
    to find one's \way through sth (a. fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden (a. fig)
    to get under \way in Gang kommen;
    to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben;
    remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!;
    on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden;
    “give \way” ( Brit) „Vorfahrt [beachten]“;
    to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen;
    to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben;
    please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!;
    to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen;
    to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen;
    to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen;
    to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen;
    ( in car) sich akk verfahren;
    to know one's \way around sth (a. fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen;
    to lead the \way vorausgehen;
    the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory ( fig) die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher;
    to lose one's \way sich akk verirren;
    to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwo hinkommen;
    to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben ( geh)
    we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen;
    to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen;
    to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen;
    to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen;
    can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?;
    to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden ( fam)
    to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten;
    3) (fig: be just doing)
    to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun;
    I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! ( fam)
    she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden;
    4) (fig fam: coming in/ disappear)
    to be on the \way in [or up] / out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein
    5) ( distance) Weg m, Strecke f; (Am)
    keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus;
    all the \way den ganzen Weg;
    she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen;
    I agree with you all the \way ( fig) ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu;
    I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to ( fig) wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor;
    I'll support you all the \way ( fig) du hast meine volle Unterstützung;
    a long \way weit;
    a long \way back vor langer Zeit;
    to be a long/short \way off ( in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein;
    ( in time) fern/nahe sein;
    Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin;
    to still have a long \way to go (a. fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben;
    to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen;
    to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben;
    to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben;
    he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein;
    a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel;
    [not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]
    6) ( facing direction) Richtung f;
    which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?;
    “this \way up” „hier oben“;
    this \way round so herum;
    the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum;
    no, it's the other \way round! ( fig) nein, es ist gerade andersherum!;
    to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen
    7) ( direction) Richtung f;
    which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?;
    this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!;
    look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen;
    they live out Manchester \way ( fam) sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester;
    I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte;
    to come sb's \way;
    after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote;
    I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet;
    all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld;
    when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...;
    when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... ( fam)
    to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen;
    to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen;
    down my \way bei mir in der Nähe;
    down your \way in deiner Gegend
    8) ( manner) Art f, Weise f;
    I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat;
    I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut;
    it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind;
    that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal;
    the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...;
    trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!;
    that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut ( fam)
    I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt;
    do it my \way mach es wie ich;
    this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!;
    he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an;
    she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten;
    he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam ( fam)
    you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen;
    that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!;
    the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...;
    the \way we were wie wir einmal waren;
    it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! ( fam)
    I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen;
    what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!;
    what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!;
    just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?;
    to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen;
    to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein ( euph)
    \way of life Lebensweise f;
    \way of thinking Denkweise f;
    to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung f nach;
    this \way so;
    come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! ( fam)
    that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld;
    looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück;
    in a big \way im großen Stil;
    in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen;
    he started off in a small \way er fing klein an;
    one \way or another so oder so;
    one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...;
    either \way so oder so;
    no \way;
    there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! ( fam)
    there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!;
    no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! ( fam)
    to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht
    9) ( respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f;
    in a \way in gewisser Weise;
    in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht;
    in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht;
    in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht;
    in no \way in keinster Weise;
    in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?;
    not in any \way in keiner Weise
    10) no pl ( free space) Weg m, Platz m;
    to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein (a. fig)
    to block the way den Weg versperren;
    to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen;
    may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! ( fig) möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!;
    she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen,und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen;
    to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen;
    can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?;
    to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden;
    could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?;
    please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...;
    to give \way ( fig) nachgeben;
    to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen;
    make \way! Platz da!;
    to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben;
    to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen;
    to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen (a. fig)
    to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen
    11) ( method) Art f [und Weise];
    by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...;
    my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche;
    she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art;
    there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!;
    don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!;
    \ways and means Mittel und Wege;
    with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen;
    to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können
    12) ( habit) Art f;
    over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt;
    that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge;
    to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen;
    to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen
    13) no pl ( condition) Zustand m;
    to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein;
    he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht;
    she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung
    to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen;
    if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen
    he's by \way of being an artist er ist so'ne Art Künstler ( fam)
    to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren
    \ways pl Helling f
    PHRASES:
    that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( crumbles) so ist das Leben [eben];
    to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen ( geh)
    the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( is through his stomach) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen ( prov)
    where there's a will, there's a \way (there's a \way) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg ( prov)
    to see/find out which \way the wind blows/ is blowing ( is blowing) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht;
    there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel;
    to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben;
    to have it/sth both \ways beides haben;
    you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben;
    to go all the \way [with sb] (fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen (sl)
    by the \way übrigens;
    and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich... adv
    1) (fam: used for emphasis) weit;
    it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...;
    she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus;
    you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!;
    to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig daneben liegen;
    \way back vor langer Zeit;
    \way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern;
    to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein;
    \way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel
    2) (sl: very)
    \way cool/ hot total [o voll] cool/heiß ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > way

  • 113 well

    1. well [wel] adj <better, best> usu pred
    1) ( healthy) gesund;
    he hasn't been too \well lately ihm ging es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gut;
    “you're looking very \well today!” he remarked to his patient „Sie sehen heute ausgezeichnet aus!“ bemerkte er zu seiner Patientin;
    to be alive and \well gesund und munter sein;
    to feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlen;
    I don't feel \well today ich fühle mich heute nicht gut;
    to get \well gesund werden;
    I hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser geht;
    get \well soon! gute Besserung!;
    get \well card Genesungskarte f
    we are fooling ourselves if we think that all is \well in our health service wir machen uns selbst etwas vor, wenn wir glauben, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung ist;
    all being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gut geht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommen
    PHRASES:
    all's \well that ends \well (\well) Ende gut, alles gut ( prov) adv <better, best>
    you speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englisch;
    the house and garden were \well cared for Haus und Garten wurden gut gepflegt;
    the kitchen is \well equipped die Küche ist gut eingerichtet;
    the book had been very \well researched für das Buch ist gut recherchiert worden;
    I can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marie;
    she can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwester;
    they took two hours to discuss the plans and considered it time \well spent sie brauchten zwei Stunden, um die Pläne zu diskutieren, und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben;
    what we spent on double-glazing the house was money \well spent die Ausgaben für die Doppelfenster im Haus waren gut angelegtes Geld;
    look! I can see a badger in amongst the bracken - oh yes! \well spotted! guck mal! ich kann einen Dachs zwischen dem Adlerfarn sehen - oh ja! gut gesehen! ( fam)
    his point about the need to reduce waste was \well taken seine Aussagen über die Notwendigkeit, Müll zu reduzieren, wurden gut aufgenommen;
    the babysitter did \well to inform the police about what she had seen die Babysitterin tat gut daran, die Polizei darüber zu informieren, was sie gesehen hatte;
    look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du hast es dir ja gut gehen lassen! ( fam)
    the old people in that home are not treated \well die alten Menschen werden in dem Heim nicht gut behandelt;
    \well enough ( sufficiently well) gut genug;
    ( quite well) ganz gut, einigermaßen;
    the concert was \well enough advertised das Konzert war genügend angekündigt;
    he plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavier;
    pretty \well ganz gut;
    to do \well for oneself erfolgreich sein;
    \well done gut gemacht;
    it's a job \well done die Arbeit ist ordentlich gemacht worden;
    to mean \well es gut meinen;
    \well put ( in speech) gut gesagt;
    ( in writing) gut ausgedrückt
    2) ( thoroughly) gut, gründlich;
    knead the dough \well kneten Sie den Teig gut durch;
    to know sb \well jdn gut kennen
    I can \well believe it das glaube ich gern;
    I should damn \well hope so! das will ich [aber auch] stark hoffen!;
    he could \well imagine how much his promise was going to cost him er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie viel sein Versprechen ihn kosten würde;
    there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know wie du sicher weißt, es fahren nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr;
    I \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnern;
    stand \well clear of the doors halten Sie gut Abstand von den Türen;
    the results are \well above what we expected die Ergebnisse liegen weit über dem, was wir erwartet haben;
    the police are \well aware of the situation die Polizei ist sich der Lage sehr wohl bewusst;
    keep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich vom Rand des Abhangs fern;
    they kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge sicher hinter der weißen Linie zurück;
    it costs \well over £100 es kostet weit über 100 Pfund;
    to be \well pleased [or satisfied] with sth mit etw dat vollauf zufrieden sein;
    \well and truly ganz einfach;
    the party was \well and truly over when he arrived die Party war gelaufen, als er kam ( fam)
    to be \well away in sth ( Brit) ( fig) ( fam) ganz in etw akk versunken sein
    4) inv ( justifiably) gut;
    where's Pete? - you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? - das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!;
    I couldn't very \well refuse their kind offer ich konnte ihr freundliches Angebot doch nicht ablehnen;
    he may \well wonder why no one was there - he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich gar nicht zu fragen, warum keiner da war - er hat vergessen, das Datum festzulegen
    you may \well think it was his fault - I couldn't possibly comment es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld war - ich halte mich da raus;
    he might \well be sick after spending so much time in the cold last night es ist gut möglich, dass er krank ist, nachdem er letzte Nacht so lange im Kalten gewesen war;
    it may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig ist;
    she might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kann
    6) inv ( Brit) (fam: very) total ( fam)
    we were \well bored at the concert wir haben uns in dem Konzert furchtbar gelangweilt
    7) inv ( also)
    invite Emlyn - and Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein - und Simon auch;
    I'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen;
    it would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen;
    it's just as \well that... es ist nur gut, dass...;
    it's just as \well you're not here - you wouldn't like the noise gut, dass du nicht hier bist - du könntest den Lärm eh' nicht ertragen;
    you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschen
    PHRASES:
    if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing \well ('s worth doing, it's worth doing \well) wenn schon, denn schon ( fam)
    if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself (done \well, do it yourself) willst du, dass etwas gut erledigt wird, mach es am besten selbst;
    all \well and good [or all very \well] gut und schön;
    electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizung ist so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfall;
    to be \well away ( Brit);
    (fig: asleep) weg sein ( fam) ([almost] drunk) angeheitert sein ( fam)
    to leave \well [ (Am) enough] alone es lieber sein lassen;
    is telling her the right thing to do, or should I leave \well alone? ist es richtig, es ihr zu erzählen, oder sollte ich es lieber sein lassen?;
    to be \well in with sb ( Brit) ( fam);
    to be in \well with sb (Am) ( fam) gut mit jdm können ( fam), bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein ( fam)
    to be \well out of it (Brit, Aus) davongekommen sein;
    they think he is \well out of it sie denken, dass er noch einmal davongekommen ist;
    to be \well up on [or in] sth in etw dat gut bewandert sein interj nun [ja], tja ( fam)
    \well, what shall we do now? tja, was sollen wir jetzt tun? ( fam)
    \well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?;
    \well, \well ja, ja;
    \well now [or then] also [dann];
    very \well na gut;
    oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichts
    2. well [wel] n
    1) ( for water) Brunnen m;
    to drill a \well einen Brunnen bohren
    2) ( for mineral) Schacht m;
    gas \well Gasbrunnen m;
    oil \well Ölquelle f;
    to drill a \well einen Schacht bohren;
    ( for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegen
    3) archit ( for stairs) Treppenhaus nt; ( for lift) Fahrstuhlschacht m; ( for light) Lichtschacht m
    4) ( Brit) law Ort, wo die Anwälte und Protokollanten im Gerichtssaal sitzen
    5) ( bountiful source) Quelle f
    6) ( small depression) Kuhle f, Mulde f vi
    to \well up in sth in etw dat aufsteigen;
    tears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;
    conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart ( fig) widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf ( geh)
    pride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust ( geh)
    to \well [up] out of sth aus etw dat hervorquellen

    English-German students dictionary > well

  • 114 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) dělat
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) dodělat; udělat
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) dělat
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačit
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vydělávat; studovat
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dařit se; počínat si
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dát do pořádku
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) jednat, chovat se
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) prokázat, vzdát
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nadělat, udělat
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) zhlédnout, udělat
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) shromáždění, oslava
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    • učinit
    • udělat
    • vyčinit
    • vykonat
    • konat
    • dělat
    • do/did/done
    • činit

    English-Czech dictionary > do

  • 115 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) robiť
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) urobiť
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) robiť
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) stačiť
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) (u)robiť; študovať
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) dariť sa
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) dať si do poriadku
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) robiť
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) preukázať
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) urobiť, narobiť
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) prezrieť
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) oslava
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    • vycerpat
    • zábava
    • zaoberat sa
    • zapnút
    • zašlost
    • zbit
    • zmlátit
    • splnenie objednávky
    • slezina
    • splnenie nároku
    • solmizacná slabika
    • švindel
    • stacit
    • urobit znova
    • urobit
    • unavit
    • upravit
    • prepracovat
    • prerobit
    • prerezat
    • boj
    • (pom.sloves.)
    • akcia
    • cinnost
    • cinit
    • robit
    • renovovat
    • opravit
    • operácia
    • podiel
    • podvod
    • podraz
    • konat
    • mat úspech
    • mejdán
    • obliect

    English-Slovak dictionary > do

  • 116 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) a face
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) a face, a ter­­mina
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) a se ocupa de
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) a merge, a se potrivi
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) a face, a studia
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) a face
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) a aranja
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) a se purta, a face
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) a arăta
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) a face
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) a vizi­ta, a străbate
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festivitate, serbare
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Romanian dictionary > do

  • 117 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Greek dictionary > do

  • 118 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) faire
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) faire, finir
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) faire
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) aller
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) faire, étudier
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) aller
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranger
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) faire, agir
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) faire
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) faire
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visiter, faire
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) réception, fête
    - doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with

    English-French dictionary > do

  • 119 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fazer
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fazer
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) realizar
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) dar certo
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fazer
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arranjar, fazer
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fazer, agir
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fazer
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) evento
    - doings - done - do-it-yourself - to-do - I - he could be doing with / could do with - do away with - do for - done for - done in - do out - do out of - do's and don'ts - do without - to do with - what are you doing with

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > do

  • 120 world

    world [wɜ:ld]
    1 noun
    A.
    (a) (earth) monde m;
    ∎ to travel round the world faire le tour du monde, voyager autour du monde;
    ∎ to see the world voir du pays, courir le monde;
    ∎ throughout the world dans le monde entier;
    ∎ in this part of the world dans cette région;
    ∎ the best in the world le meilleur du monde;
    ∎ I'm the world's worst photographer il n'y a pas pire photographe que moi;
    ∎ there isn't a nicer spot in the whole world il n'y a pas d'endroit plus agréable au monde;
    ∎ the world over, all over the world dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde;
    ∎ love is the same the world over l'amour, c'est la même chose partout dans le monde;
    ∎ it's a small world! (que) le monde est petit!
    (b) (planet) monde m;
    ∎ there may be other worlds out there il existe peut-être d'autres mondes quelque part
    (c) (universe) monde m, univers m;
    ∎ since the world began depuis que le monde existe
    B.
    ∎ the Arab World le monde arabe;
    ∎ the developing world les pays mpl en voie de développement;
    ∎ the Gaelic-speaking world les régions où l'on parle le gaélique;
    ∎ the Spanish-speaking world le monde hispanophone
    (b) (society) monde m;
    ∎ she wants to change the world elle veut changer le monde;
    ∎ in the modern world dans le monde moderne;
    ∎ she's gone up in the world elle a fait du chemin;
    ∎ he's gone down in the world il a connu de meilleurs jours;
    ∎ to come into the world venir au monde;
    ∎ to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde;
    ∎ they hesitated to bring children into the world ils hésitaient à avoir des enfants;
    ∎ to be alone in the world être seul au monde;
    ∎ to make one's way in the world faire son chemin;
    ∎ you have to take the world as you find it il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent;
    ∎ what's the world coming to? où allons-nous?, où va le monde?
    ∎ the world awaits the outcome of the talks le monde entier attend le résultat des pourparlers;
    ∎ the news shook the world la nouvelle a ébranlé le monde entier;
    ∎ the singer had the world at her feet la chanteuse avait tout le monde à ses pieds
    ∎ we don't want the whole world to know nous ne voulons pas que tout le monde le sache;
    C.
    (a) (existence, particular way of life) monde m, vie f;
    ∎ a whole new world opened up to me un monde nouveau s'ouvrit à moi;
    ∎ we live in different worlds nous ne vivons pas sur la même planète;
    ∎ it's a different world up north c'est complètement différent au nord;
    ∎ to be worlds apart (in lifestyle) avoir des styles de vie complètement différents; (in opinions) avoir des opinions complètement différentes
    (b) (realm) monde m;
    ∎ he lives in a world of his own il vit dans un monde à lui;
    ∎ a nightmare/a fantasy world un monde de cauchemar/de rêve;
    ∎ the child's world l'univers m des enfants;
    ∎ they knew nothing of the world outside ils ignoraient tout du monde extérieur;
    ∎ the underwater world le monde sous-marin
    (c) (field, domain) monde m, milieu m, milieux mpl;
    ∎ she is well known in the theatre world elle est connue dans le milieu du théâtre;
    ∎ the publishing world le monde de l'édition
    ∎ the animal/the plant world le règne animal/végétal
    (e) Religion monde m;
    ∎ to renounce the world renoncer au monde;
    ∎ in this world and the next dans ce monde(-ci) et dans l'autre;
    ∎ he isn't long for this world il n'en a pas pour longtemps;
    ∎ archaic or Bible world without end pour les siècles des siècles
    ∎ a holiday will do you a or the world of good des vacances vous feront le plus grand bien;
    ∎ it made a world of difference ça a tout changé;
    ∎ there's a world of difference between them il y a un monde entre eux;
    ∎ he thinks the world of his daughter il a une admiration sans bornes pour sa fille;
    ∎ it means the world to me c'est quelque chose qui me tient beaucoup à cœur
    (champion, championship, record) mondial, du monde; (language, history, religion) universel; (population) mondial;
    ∎ on a world scale à l'échelle mondiale
    exactement;
    ∎ she behaved for all the world as if she owned the place elle faisait exactement comme si elle était chez elle
    ∎ I wouldn't hurt her for (anything in) the world je ne lui ferais de mal pour rien au monde
    ∎ nothing in the world would change my mind rien au monde ne me ferait changer d'avis;
    ∎ I felt as if I hadn't a care in the world je me sentais libre de tout souci;
    ∎ we've got all the time in the world nous avons tout le ou tout notre temps;
    ∎ all the good intentions in the world won't bring her back on ne la ramènera pas, même avec les meilleures intentions du monde;
    ∎ I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world! je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde!
    (b) (expressing surprise, irritation, frustration)
    ∎ who in the world will believe you? qui donc va vous croire?;
    ∎ where in the world have you put it? où l'avez-vous donc mis?;
    ∎ what in the world made you do it? pourquoi donc avez-vous fait ça?;
    ∎ why in the world didn't you tell me? pourquoi donc ne me l'as-tu pas dit?
    familiar extraordinaire, sensationnel
    ►► American the World Almanac = publication annuelle qui recense les événements de l'année;
    the World Bank la Banque mondiale;
    the World Council of Churches le Conseil œcuménique des Églises;
    the World Cup la Coupe du monde;
    world domination domination f du monde;
    world economy conjoncture f économique mondiale;
    World Fair exposition f universelle;
    the World Health Organization l'Organisation f mondiale de la santé;
    world language langue f internationale;
    world map carte f du monde; (in two hemispheres) mappemonde f;
    Commerce world market marché m mondial ou international;
    world music world music f;
    world opinion l'opinion internationale;
    world peace la paix mondiale;
    world power puissance f mondiale;
    Finance world reserves réserves fpl mondiales;
    world rights droits mpl d'exploitation pour le monde entier;
    World Series = le championnat américain de base-ball;
    Radio the World Service = service étranger de la BBC;
    world television mondovision f;
    world tour voyage m autour du monde;
    world trade commerce m international;
    the World Trade Center le World Trade Center;
    the World Trade Organization l'Organisation f mondiale du commerce;
    world view = vue métaphysique du monde;
    world war guerre f mondiale;
    World War I, the First World War la Première Guerre mondiale;
    World War II, the Second World War la Seconde Guerre mondiale;
    familiar world war three la troisième guerre mondiale;
    the World Wide Fund for Nature le Fonds international pour la protection de la nature;
    Computing the World Wide Web le World Wide Web

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