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give somebody a good beating

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1 to give somebody a good beating

to give somebody a good beating

dar una buena paliza a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to give somebody a good beating
2 beating

noun

1) (punishment)

a beating — Schläge Pl.; Prügel Pl.

give somebody a good beating — jemandem eine gehörige Tracht Prügel verpassen (ugs.)

2) (defeat) Niederlage, die

3) (surpassing)

take some/a lot of beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein

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noun das Schlagen

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beat·ing

[ˈbi:tɪŋ, AM -t̬-]

n

1. (smacking) Prügel pl, Schläge pl

2. (defeat) Niederlage f

to take a \beating (be defeated) eine Niederlage [o Schlappe] einstecken fam

3. (hard to better)

it will take some \beating to make a cake better than mom's Mutters Kuchen ist kaum zu übertreffen

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['biːtɪŋ]
n

1) (= series of blows) Schläge pl, Prügel pl

to give sb a beating — jdn verprügeln; (as punishment also) jdm eine Tracht Prügel verabreichen (inf)

to get a beating — verprügelt werden; (as punishment also) Schläge or Prügel bekommen

2) (of drums, heart, wings) Schlagen nt

3) (= defeat) Niederlage f

to take a beating — eine Schlappe einstecken (inf)

to take a beating ( at the hands of sb) — (von jdm) nach allen Regeln der Kunst geschlagen werden

4)

to take some beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein; (idea, insolence etc) seines-/ihresgleichen suchen

5) (HUNT) Treiben nt

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beating s

1. Schlagen n

2. a) Prügel pl

b) fig Niederlage f:

give sb a good ( oder sound) beating jemandem eine tüchtige Tracht Prügel verabreichen, fig jemandem eine böse Schlappe zufügen;

take ( oder get) a beating Prügel beziehen, fig eine Schlappe erleiden;

this will take some ( oder a lot of) beating fig das muss erst einmal übertroffen werden

3. (rhythmisches) Schlagen oder Klopfen oder Pochen:

beating of the heart Herzschlag m

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noun

1) (punishment)

a beating — Schläge Pl.; Prügel Pl.

give somebody a good beating — jemandem eine gehörige Tracht Prügel verpassen (ugs.)

2) (defeat) Niederlage, die

3) (surpassing)

take some/a lot of beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein

English-german dictionary > beating
3 beating

noun golpeo; latido; batida

beating n paliza

beating

tr['biːtɪŋ]

noun

1 (thrashing) paliza

2 (defeat) derrota

3 (of heart) latidos nombre masculino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a good beating dar una buena paliza a alguien

to take a beating sufrir una derrota

beating

n.

• apaleamiento s.m.

• apaleo s.m.

• aporreo s.m.

• batimiento s.m.

• friega s.f.

• golpeteo s.m.

• latido s.m.

• paliza s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• repiqueteo s.m.

• tunda s.f.

• zumba s.f.

• zurra s.f.

• zurribanda s.f.

'biːtɪŋ
noun

a) c ( thrashing) paliza f

b) c ( defeat) paliza f (fam)

they gave us/we took a beating — nos dieron una paliza

c) u ( surpassing)

to take some/a lot of beating: her time will take some/a lot of beating — va a ser difícil/muy difícil superar su marca

['biːtɪŋ]
N
1) (=striking) [of drum] redoble m ; [of heart] latido m, pulsación f

the beating of wings — el batir de alas

the beating of the rain/the waves — el batir or el azote de la lluvia/las olas

2) (=punishment) paliza f, golpiza f (LAm)

to get a beating — recibir una paliza

to give sb a beating — dar una paliza a algn

to take a beating: our team took a beating — a nuestro equipo le dieron una paliza *, nuestro equipo recibió una paliza *

the dollar is taking a beating on the currency markets — le están dando una paliza al dólar en los mercados de divisas *

3) (=bettering)

that score will take some beating — será difícil superar esa puntuación

4) (Hunting) batida f

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['biːtɪŋ]
noun

a) c ( thrashing) paliza f

b) c ( defeat) paliza f (fam)

they gave us/we took a beating — nos dieron una paliza

c) u ( surpassing)

to take some/a lot of beating: her time will take some/a lot of beating — va a ser difícil/muy difícil superar su marca

English-spanish dictionary > beating
4 good

/gud/ * tính từ better, best - tốt, hay, tuyệt =very good!+ rất tốt!, rất hay!, tuyệt =a good friend+ một người bạn tốt =good men and true+ những người tốt bụng và chân thật =good conduct+ hạnh kiểm tốt =a good story+ một câu chuyện hay =good wine+ rượu ngon =good soil+ đất tốt, đất màu mỡ =a person of good family+ một người xuất thân gia đình khá giả =good to eat+ ngon, ăn được - tử tế, rộng lượng, thương người; có đức hạnh, ngoan =to be good to someone+ tốt bụng với ai, tử tế với ai =how good of your!+ anh tử tế quá! =good boy+ đứa bé ngoan - tươi (cá) =fish does not keep good in hot days+ cá không giữ được tươi vào những ngày nóng bức - tốt lành, trong lành, lành; có lợi =doing exercies is good for the health+ tập thể dục có lợi cho sức khoẻ - cừ, giỏi, đảm đang, được việc =a good teacher+ giáo viên dạy giỏi =a good worker+ công nhân lành nghề, công nhân khéo =a good wife+ người vợ đảm đang - vui vẻ, dễ chịu, thoải mái =good news+ tin mừng, tin vui, tin lành !to have a good time - được hưởng một thời gian vui thích =a good joke+ câu nói đùa vui nhộn - hoàn toàn, triệt để; ra trò, nên thân =to give somebody a good beating+ đánh một trận nên thân - đúng, phải =it is good to help others+ giúp mọi người là phải =good! good!+ được được!, phải đấy! - tin cậy được; an toàn, chắc chắn; có giá trị =good debts+ món nợ chắc chắn sẽ trả =a good reason+ lý do tin được, lý do chính đáng - khoẻ, khoẻ mạnh, đủ sức =to be good for a ten-mile walk+ đủ sức đi bộ mười dặm =I feel good+ (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tôi cảm thấy khoẻ - thân, nhà (dùng trong câu gọi) =don't do it, my good friend!+(mỉa mai) đừng làm thế ông bạn ơi! =how's your good man?+ ông nhà có khoẻ không (thưa) bà? =how's your good lady?+ bà nhà có khoẻ không ông? - khá nhiều, khá lớn, khá xa =a good deal of money+ khá nhiều tiền =a good many people+ khá nhiều người =we've come a good long way+ chúng tôi đã từ khá xa tới đây - ít nhất là =we've waited for your for a good hour+ chúng tôi đợi anh ít nhất là một tiếng rồi !as good as - hầu như, coi như, gần như =as good as dead+ hầu như chết rồi =the problem is as good as settled+ vấn đề coi như đã được giải quyết =to be as good as one's word+ giữ lời hứa !to do a good turn to - giúp đỡ (ai) ![as] good as pie - rất tốt, rất ngoan ![as] good as wheat - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) rất tốt, rất xứng đáng, rất thích hợp !good day! - chào (trong ngày); tạm biệt nhé! !good morning! - chào (buổi sáng) !good afternoon! - chào (buổi chiều) !good evening! - chào (buổi tối) !good night! - chúc ngủ ngon, tạm biệt nhé! !good luck! - chúc may mắn !good money - (thông tục) lương cao !to have a good mind to do something - có ý muốn làm cái gì !in good spirits - vui vẻ, phấn khởi, phấn chấn !to make good - thực hiện; giữ (lời hứa) !to make good one's promise - giữ lời hứa, làm đúng như lời hứa - bù đắp lại; gỡ lại, đền, thay; sửa chữa =to make good one's losses+ bù lại những cái đã mất =to make good the casualties+ (quân sự) bổ sung cho số quân bị chết - xác nhận, chứng thực - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) làm ăn phát đạt, thành công, tiến bộ =to make good in a short time+ phất trong một thời gian ngắn (nhà buôn) =to make good at school+ học tập tiến bộ ở trường (học sinh) !to stand good - vẫn còn giá trị; vẫn đúng !to take something in good part - (xem) part !that's a good one (un)! - (từ lóng) nói dối nghe được đấy! nói láo nghe được đấy! !the good people - các vị tiên * danh từ - điều thiện, điều tốt, điều lành =to do good+ làm việc thiện, làm phúc =to return good for evil+ lấy ân báo oán - lợi, lợi ích =to be some good to+ có lợi phần nào cho =to work for the good of the people+ làm việc vì lợi ích của nhân dân =to do more harm than good+ làm hại nhiều hơn lợi =it will do you good to do physical exercises in the morning+ tập thể dục buổi sáng có lợi cho anh =what good is it?+ điều ấy có lợi gì? - điều đáng mong muốn, vật đáng mong muốn - những người tốt, những người có đạo đức !to be up to no good; to be after no good - đang rắp tâm dở trò ma mãnh gì !to come to good - không đi đến đâu, không đạt kết quả gì, không làm nên trò trống gì !for good [and all] - mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn =to stay here for good [and all]+ ở lại đây mãi mãi =to be gone for good+ đi mãi mãi không bao giờ trở lại =to refuse for good [and all]+ nhất định từ chối, khăng khăng từ chối !to the good - được lâi, được lời =to be 100dd to the good+ được lời 100dd =it's all to the good+ càng hay, càng lời, càng tốt

English-Vietnamese dictionary > good
5 good

1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) gut

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) gut

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) gut

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) geschickt

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) gut

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) gut

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) gut

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) gut

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) reichlich

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) geeignet

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) gut

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) gut

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) gut

14) (thorough: a good clean.) gewissenhaft

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) gut
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) der Nutzen

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) das Gute
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gut!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) du meine Güte!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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good

[gʊd]

I. ADJECTIVE

<better, best>

1. (of high quality) gut

there's nothing like a \good book es geht nichts über ein gutes Buch

she speaks \good Spanish sie spricht gut Spanisch

dogs have a \good sense of smell Hunde haben einen guten Geruchssinn

he's got \good intuition about such matters er hat in diesen Dingen ein gutes Gespür

your reasons make \good sense but... deine Gründe sind durchaus einleuchtend, aber...

\good show [or job]! gut gemacht!

I need a \good meal now jetzt brauche ich was Ordentliches zu essen!

the child had the \good sense to... das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart...

he only has one \good leg er hat nur ein gesundes Bein

that's a \good one ( iron) haha, der war gut! iron

\good appetite gesunder Appetit

to be a \good catch eine gute Partie sein

a \good choice/decision eine gute Wahl/Entscheidung

\good ears/eyes gute Ohren/Augen

to do a \good job gute Arbeit leisten

to be in \good shape in guter [körperlicher] Verfassung sein

\good thinking gute Idee

\good timing gutes Timing

to be/not be \good enough gut/nicht gut genug sein

that's just not \good enough! so geht das nicht!

if she says so that's \good enough for me wenn sie es sagt, reicht mir das

to be \good for nothing zu nichts taugen

to feel \good sich akk gut fühlen

I don't feel too \good today heute geht's mir nicht besonders fam

2. (skilled) gut, begabt

▪ to be \good at sth gut in etw dat sein

he's a \good runner [or he's \good at running] er ist ein guter Läufer

she's very \good at learning foreign languages sie ist sehr sprachbegabt

he's not very \good at maths [or AM in math] er ist nicht besonders gut in Mathe

this book is \good on international export law dieses Buch ist sehr gut, wenn man etwas über internationale Exportbestimmungen erfahren möchte

he is particularly \good on American history besonders gut kennt er sich in amerikanischer Geschichte aus

▪ to be \good with sth with children mit etw dat gut umgehen können

to be \good with one's hands geschickt mit seinen Händen sein

to be \good in bed gut im Bett sein fam

to be \good with people gut mit Leuten umgehen können

3. (pleasant) schön

that was a really \good story, Mummy das war echt eine tolle Geschichte, Mama fam

that was the best party in a long time das war die beste Party seit Langem

it's \good to see [or seeing] you after all these years schön, dich nach all den Jahren wiederzusehen!

\good morning/evening guten Morgen/Abend

\good day esp BRIT, AUS guten Tag; ( dated: said at departure) guten Tag

to have a \good day/evening einen schönen Tag/Abend haben

have a \good day schönen Tag noch!

\good news gute Neuigkeiten

to have a \good time [viel] Spaß haben

\good weather schönes Wetter

to have a \good one ( fam) einen schönen Tag haben

4. (appealing to senses) gut, schön

after a two-week vacation, they came back with \good tans nach zwei Wochen Urlaub kamen sie gut gebräunt zurück

most dancers have \good legs die meisten Tänzer haben schöne Beine

to look/smell/sound/taste \good gut aussehen/riechen/klingen/schmecken

sb looks \good in sth clothes etw steht jdm

to have \good looks, to be \good-looking gut aussehen

5. (favourable) gut

he made a very \good impression at the interview er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch einen sehr guten Eindruck gemacht

there's a \good chance [that]... die Chancen stehen gut, dass...

we got a \good deal on our new fridge wir haben unseren neuen Kühlschrank günstig erstanden

the play got \good reviews [or a \good press] das Stück hat gute Kritiken bekommen

it's a \good job we didn't go camping last weekend — the weather was awful zum Glück sind wir letztes Wochenende nicht campen gegangen — das Wetter war schrecklich

the \good life das süße Leben

\good luck [on sth] viel Glück [bei etw dat]

best of luck on your exams today! alles Gute für deine Prüfung heute!

a \good omen ein gutes Omen

to be too much of a \good thing zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a \good thing man kann es auch übertreiben

\good times gute Zeiten

to be too \good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to have [got] it \good ( fam) es gut haben

6. (beneficial) vorteilhaft

▪ to be \good for sb gut für jdn sein

milk is \good for you Milch ist gesund

to be \good for business/for headaches gut fürs Geschäft/gegen Kopfschmerzen sein

7. (useful) nützlich, sinnvoll

we had a \good discussion on the subject wir hatten eine klärende Diskussion über die Sache

it's \good that you checked the door gut, dass du die Tür nochmal überprüft hast

8. (on time)

in \good time rechtzeitig

be patient, you'll hear the result all in \good time seien Sie geduldig, Sie erfahren das Ergebnis noch früh genug

in one's own \good time in seinem eigenen Rhythmus

9. (appropriate)

to be a \good time to do sth ein guter Zeitpunkt sein, [um] etw zu tun

10. inv (kind) freundlich, lieb

the college has been very \good about her health problem die Hochschule zeigte sehr viel Verständnis für ihr gesundheitliches Problem

it was very \good of you to help us es war sehr lieb von dir, uns zu helfen

he's got a \good heart er hat ein gutes Herz

be so \good as to... sei doch bitte so nett und...

would you be \good enough to... wären Sie so nett und...

\good deeds/works gute Taten

to do a \good deed eine gute Tat tun

11. (moral) gut

the G\good Book die [heilige] Bibel

for a \good cause für einen guten Zweck

to set a \good example to sb jdm ein gutes Vorbild sein

sb's \good name/reputation jds guter Name/guter Ruf

to be [as] \good as one's word vertrauenswürdig sein

12. (well-behaved) gut

\good dog! braver Hund!

be a \good girl and... sei ein liebes Mädchen [o sei so lieb] und...

OK, I'll be a \good sport o.k., ich will mal kein Spielverderber sein

she's been as \good as gold all evening sie hat sich den ganzen Abend über ausgezeichnet benommen

to be on \good/one's best behaviour sich akk gut benehmen/von seiner besten Seite zeigen

\good loser guter Verlierer/gute Verliererin

13. attr, inv (thorough) gut, gründlich

the house needs a \good clean[ing] das Haus sollte mal gründlich geputzt werden

have a \good think about it lass es dir noch einmal gut durch den Kopf gehen

now, now — have a \good cry schon gut — wein dich mal so richtig aus

they have built a \good case against the suspect sie haben einen hieb- und stichfesten Fall gegen den Verdächtigen aufgebaut

we had some \good fun at the amusement park wir hatten so richtig viel Spaß im Vergnügungspark

a \good beating eine gründliche Tracht Prügel

to have a \good laugh ordentlich lachen

to have a \good look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen

a \good talking to eine Standpauke

14. pred, inv (valid) gültig; (not forged) banknote echt; (usable) gut

this car should be \good for another year or so dieses Auto hält wohl schon noch ein Jahr oder so

he gave us a gift certificate \good for $100 er hat uns einen Geschenkgutschein über 100 Dollar überreicht

this ticket is only \good on weekends dieses Ticket gilt nur an Wochenenden

my credit card is only \good for another month meine Kreditkarte ist nur noch einen Monat gültig

15. attr, inv (substantial) beträchtlich

we walked a \good distance today wir sind heute ein ordentliches Stück gelaufen

she makes \good money at her new job sie verdient in ihrem neuen Job gutes Geld

it's a \good half hour's walk to the station from here von hier bis zum Bahnhof ist es zu Fuß eine gute halbe Stunde

a \good deal jede Menge

you're looking a \good deal better now du siehst jetzt ein gutes Stück besser aus

to make a \good profit einen beträchtlichen Profit machen

a \good few/many eine ganze Menge

16. pred, inv FOOD (not rotten) gut

17. pred, inv (able to provide) gut

he is always \good for a laugh er ist immer gut für einen Witz

thanks for the loan and don't worry, I'm \good for it danke für den Kredit und keine Sorge, ich zahle ihn zurück

her credit is \good sie ist kreditwürdig

18. (almost, virtually)

▪ as \good as... so gut wie...

our firewood is as \good as gone unser Feuerholz ist nahezu aufgebraucht

to be as \good as dead/new so gut wie tot/neu sein

they as \good as called me a liar sie nannten mich praktisch eine Lügnerin!

19. attr, inv (to emphasize) schön

I need a \good long holiday ich brauche mal wieder so einen richtig schönen langen Urlaub!

what you need is a \good hot cup of coffee was du brauchst, ist eine gute Tasse heißen Kaffee

▪ \good and...:

she's really \good and mad sie ist so richtig sauer

I'll do it when I'm \good and ready, and not one minute before ich mache es, sobald ich fertig bin und keine Minute früher!

20. BRIT (said to accept order)

very \good sehr wohl! veraltet

21. (in exclamations)

\good Lord [or heavens]! gütiger Himmel! geh

\good gracious! ach du liebe Zeit!

\good grief! du meine Güte!

\good egg! BRIT ( dated) ausgezeichnet!; ( iron)

oh, — \good for you! oh, schön für dich! iron

22. attr, inv (said to express affection)

\good old James! der gute alte James!

the \good old days die gute alte Zeit

23.

▶ if you can't be \good, be careful ( prov) wenn man schon was anstellt, sollte man sich wenigstens nicht [dabei] erwischen lassen

▶ it's as \good as it gets besser wird's nicht mehr

▶ to give as \good as one gets es [jdm] mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

▶ \good to go fertig, bereit

▶ to have a \good innings BRIT ein schönes Leben haben

▶ to make \good zu Geld kommen

▶ to make sth ⇆ \good (repair) etw reparieren; mistake etw wiedergutmachen; (pay for) etw wettmachen fam; (do successfully) etw schaffen

▶ to make \good time gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ for \good measure als Draufgabe, obendrein

▶ \good riddance Gott sei Dank!

▶ she's \good for another few years! mit ihr muss man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen!

II. ADVERB

1. esp AM DIAL ( fam: well) gut

boy, she can sure sing \good, can't she? Junge, die kann aber gut singen, oder?

2. ( fam: thoroughly) gründlich

to do sth \good and proper etw richtig gründlich tun

well, you've broken the table \good and proper na, den Tisch hast du aber so richtig ruiniert!

III. NOUN

no pl

1. (moral force) Gute nt

\good and evil Gut und Böse

to be up to no \good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen

to do \good Gutes tun

▪ the \good pl die Guten pl

2. (benefit) Wohl nt

this medicine will do you a [or the] world of \good diese Medizin wird Ihnen unglaublich gut tun

to do more harm than \good mehr schaden als nützen

for the \good of his health zum Wohle seiner Gesundheit, seiner Gesundheit zuliebe

for the \good of the nation zum Wohle der Nation

for one's own \good zu seinem eigenen Besten

3. (purpose) Nutzen m

to be no [or not to be any] /not much \good nichts/wenig nützen

that young man is no \good dieser junge Mann ist ein Taugenichts

to not do much/any \good nicht viel/nichts nützen

even a small donation can do a lot of \good auch eine kleine Spende kann eine Menge helfen

that won't do much \good das wird auch nicht viel nützen

it's no \good complaining all day den ganzen Tag rumzujammern bringt auch nichts! fam

what \good is sitting alone in your room? was bringt es, hier alleine in deinem Zimmer zu sitzen?; ( iron)

a lot of \good that'll do [you]! das wird [dir] ja viel nützen! iron

4. (profit)

we were £7,000 to the \good when we sold our house als wir unser Haus verkauften, haben wir einen Gewinn von 7.000 Pfund eingestrichen; ( fig)

he was two gold medals to the \good by the end of the day am Ende des Tages war er um zwei Goldmedaillen reicher

5. (ability)

▪ to be no \good at sth etw nicht gut können, bei etw dat nicht [sonderlich] gut sein

6. COMM Gut nt, Ware f

7.

▶ for \good [and all] für immer [und ewig]

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[gʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
comp better, superl best
1) gut

good weather — gutes Wetter

that's a good one! (joke) — das ist ein guter Witz; ( usu iro : excuse ) wers glaubt, wird selig! (inf)

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

she looks good enough to eat — sie sieht zum Anbeißen aus (inf)

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

good fortune — Glück nt

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

this is as good as it gets — besser wirds nicht mehr __diams; to be good at sth gut in etw (dat) sein

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

you look good in that — du siehst gut darin aus, das steht dir gut __diams; to make good mistake, damage wiedergutmachen; threat wahr machen; promise erfüllen

to make good one's losses — seine Verluste wettmachen

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

2) = beneficial gut

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

3) = favourable moment, chance, opportunity günstig, gut

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

4) = enjoyable holiday, evening schön

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

5) = kind gut, lieb

good nature — Gutmütigkeit f

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

(it was) good of you to come — nett, dass Sie gekommen sind

would you be good enough to tell me... — wären Sie so nett, mir zu sagen... (also iro)

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

6) = virtuous name, manners, behaviour gut

the Good Shepherd all good men and true — der Gute Hirte alle wackeren und aufrechten Männer (old)

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

7) = well-behaved artig, brav (inf)

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy — sei artig or lieb or brav (inf)

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

8)

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

9) = valid advice, excuse gut; reason gut, triftig; ticket gültig

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

the car is good for another few years — das Auto hält or tuts (inf) noch ein paar Jahre

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

10) = handsome looks, figure, features gut; legs, body schön

a good appearance (of person) — ein gepflegtes Äußeres

11) = uninjured eye, leg gesund

12) = thorough gut, gründlich, tüchtig (inf)

to give sb a good scolding — jdn gründlich or tüchtig (inf) ausschimpfen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

to have a good laugh — ordentlich or so richtig lachen (inf)

to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw gut ansehen

to have a good grounding in sth — gute Grundkenntnisse in etw (dat) haben

13) = considerable hour, while gut; amount, distance, way gut, schön

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

14) in greetings gut

good morning — guten Morgen

15) in exclamations gut, prima

that's good! — gut!, prima!

(it's) good to see you/to be here — (es ist) schön, dich zu sehen/hier zu sein

good heavens or Lord or God! — um Himmels willen! (inf)

good grief or gracious! — ach du liebe or meine Güte! (inf)

very good, sir — sehr wohl (old)

on you/him etc! — gut!, prima!; (iro also) das ist ja toll!

16) emphatic use schön

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

good and hard/strong (inf) — ganz schön fest/stark (inf)

good and proper (inf) — ganz anständig (inf)

2. ADVERB

1) = fine gut

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

2) = well strictly incorrect gut

3. NOUN

1) = what is morally right Gute(s) nt

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

to be up to no good (inf) — nichts Gutes im Schilde führen (inf)

2) = advantage, benefit Wohl nt

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

it's done now, for good or ill — es ist nun einmal geschehen

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

to do sb good — jdm helfen; (rest, drink, medicine etc) jdm guttun

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

much good may it do you (iro inf) — na, dann viel Vergnügen!

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

a ( fat) lot of good that will do! (iro inf) — als ob das viel helfen würde! (iro)

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! (iro inf) — und wie dir das guttun wird! (iro inf)

3)

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

he's no good to us — er nützt uns (dat) nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

4)

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!

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good [ɡud]

A s

1. Nutzen m, Wert m, Vorteil m:

for his own good zu seinem eigenen Vorteil;

he knows too much for his own good er weiß mehr, als ihm guttut;

what good will it do?, what is the good of it?, what good is it? was hat es für einen Wert?, was nützt es?, wozu soll das gut sein?;

it is no (not much) good trying es hat keinen (wenig) Sinn oder Zweck, es zu versuchen;

to the good

a) besonders WIRTSCH als Gewinn- oder Kreditsaldo,

b) obendrein, extra ( → A 2);

for good (and all) für immer, endgültig, ein für alle Mal

2. (das) Gute, Gutes n, Wohl n:

do sb good

a) jemandem Gutes tun,

b) jemandem guttun oder wohltun;

much good may it do you oft iron wohl bekomms!;

the common good das Gemeinwohl;

be to the good nur zu seinem etc Besten sein;

come to good zum Guten ausschlagen;

it’s all to the good es ist nur von Vorteil ( that dass)( → A 1);

it comes to no good es führt zu nichts Gutem;

be up to no good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen;

for good or for evil auf Gedeih und Verderb

3. the good koll die Guten pl, die Rechtschaffenen pl

4. PHIL (das) Gute

5. pl bewegliches Vermögen:

goods and chattels

a) Hab n und Gut n, bewegliche Sachen, Mobiliargut n,

b) umg Siebensachen

6. pl WIRTSCH

a) Br ( besonders Eisenbahn)Güter pl, Fracht(gut) f(n)

b) (Handels)Güter pl, (Handels)Ware(n) f(pl):

goods for consumption Verbrauchs-, Konsumgüter;

goods in process Halbfabrikate, -erzeugnisse;

a piece of goods sl eine Mieze;

have the goods on sb US sl etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben. → deliver A 2

7. pl US Stoffe pl, Textilien pl

8. the goods sl das Richtige, das Wahre:

that’s the goods!

B adj komp better [ˈbetə(r)], sup best [best]

1. (moralisch) gut, redlich, rechtschaffen, ehrbar, anständig (Mädchen etc):

good men and true redliche und treue Männer;

a good father and husband ein guter oder treu sorgender Vater und Gatte;

she is a good wife to him sie ist ihm eine gute Frau

2. gut (Qualität):

good teeth; → health 2, humor A 2

3. gut, frisch, genießbar:

is this meat still good?;

a good egg ein frisches Ei

4. gut, lieb, gütig, freundlich:

good to the poor gut zu den Armen;

be so ( oder as) good as to fetch it sei so gut und hol es, hol es doch bitte; → enough C

5. gut, lieb, artig, brav (Kind):

be a good boy;

have you been a good girl? bist du (schön) brav gewesen?; → gold A 1

6. verehrt, lieb:

his good lady oft iron seine liebe Frau;

my good man oft iron mein Lieber!, mein lieber Freund oder Mann!

7. gut, geachtet:

of good family aus guter Familie

8. gut, einwandfrei (Betragen etc): → certificate A 1

9. a) gut, erfreulich, angenehm (Nachrichten etc):

be good news umg erfreulich sein (Sache); nett sein (Person);

have a good time sich (gut) amüsieren; es sich gut gehen lassen; → afternoon A, morning A 1, etc

b) schön:

it’s good to be home again;

too good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

10. gut:

a) geeignet, vorteilhaft, günstig, nützlich

b) gesund, zuträglich

c) heilsam:

a man good for the post ein geeigneter oder guter Mann für den Posten;

good for colds gut gegen oder für Erkältungen;

milk is good for children Milch ist gut oder gesund für Kinder;

good for one’s health gesund;

what is it good for? wofür ist es gut?, wozu dient es?;

it is a good thing that … es ist gut oder günstig, dass …;

stay away if you know what’s good for you! das rate ich dir im Guten!;

he drank more than was good for him als ihm guttat; → nothing Bes Redew

11. gut, richtig, recht, angebracht, empfehlenswert, zweckmäßig:

in good time zur rechten Zeit, (gerade) rechtzeitig;

all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

in one’s own good time wenn es einem passt

12. gut, angemessen, ausreichend, zufriedenstellend;

his word is good enough for me sein Wort genügt mir;

his time is only good enough for 4th place SPORT seine Zeit reicht nur für den 4. Platz

13. gut, reichlich:

a good hour eine gute Stunde;

it’s a good three miles to the station es sind gut drei Meilen bis zum Bahnhof

14. gut, ziemlich (weit, groß), beträchtlich, bedeutend, erheblich, ansehnlich:

a good many eine beträchtliche Anzahl, ziemlich viele;

a good many times ziemlich oft; → beating 2, way¹ 5, while A

15. (vor adj) verstärkend:

a good long time sehr lange Zeit;

good old age hohes Alter;

good and … sehr, ganz schön, mordsmäßig umg (z. B. good and tired hundemüde umg)

16. gültig:

a) begründet, berechtigt (Anspruch etc)

b) triftig, gut (Grund etc):

a good argument ein stichhaltiges Argument; → cause A 2, reason A 1

c) echt (Geld)

17. gut, überzeugt (Republikaner etc)

18. gut, fähig, tüchtig:

he is good at arithmetic er ist gut im Rechnen;

he is good at golf er spielt gut Golf;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben

19. gut, zuverlässig, sicher, solide ( alle auch WIRTSCH):

a good firm eine gute oder solide oder zahlungsfähige oder kreditwürdige Firma;

a good man WIRTSCH umg ein sicherer Mann (Kunde etc);

good debts WIRTSCH sichere Schulden;

good for WIRTSCH (auf einem Wechsel) über den Betrag von ( → B 23);

be good for any amount WIRTSCH für jeden Betrag gut sein

20. WIRTSCH in Ordnung (Scheck)

21. JUR (rechts)gültig

22. wirklich, aufrichtig, ehrlich, echt: → faith 3

23. umg good for fähig oder geneigt zu:

I am good for a walk ich habe Lust zu einem Spaziergang;

I am good for another mile ich könnte noch eine Meile weitermarschieren;

my car is good for another 10,000 miles mein Wagen macht noch leicht 10 000 Meilen ( → B 19)

C adv

1. umg gut:

she dances good

2. as good as so gut wie, praktisch:

as good as new auch neuwertig

D int gut!, schön!, fein!:

good for you! umg (ich) gratuliere!

G abk

1. PHYS gravitational constant

2. ELEK conductance

3. good

4. US sl grand (1000 Dollar)

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1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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adj.

brav adj.

gut adj.

lieb adj. n.

Gut ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > good
6 hiding

I noun
He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.) escondrijo

II noun
(a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment): He got a good hiding.)

hiding

tr['haɪdɪŋ]

noun

1 (beating) paliza

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a good hiding propinarle a alguien una buena paliza

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hiding

tr['haɪdɪŋ]

noun

1 ocultación nombre femenino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go into hiding esconderse

hiding

adj.

• encubridor adj.

n.

• encubrimiento s.m.

• ocultación s.f.

• ocultamiento s.m.

• traspuesta s.f.

• zampuzo s.m.

'haɪdɪŋ
noun

1) u ( concealment)

to be in hiding/go into hiding (from somebody) — estar* escondido/esconderse (de alguien)

to come out of hiding — salir* de su (or mi etc) escondite; (before n)

hiding place — escondite m, escondrijo m

2) c ( beating) (colloq) paliza f, tunda f

to give somebody a good hiding — darle* a alguien una buena paliza or tunda

to be on a hiding to nothing — (BrE) llevar todas las de perder (fam)

I ['haɪdɪŋ]
1.

N

to be in hiding — estar escondido

to go into hiding — esconderse; (Pol) pasar a la clandestinidad

2.

CPD

hiding place N — escondite m, escondrijo m

II

['haɪdɪŋ]
N (=beating) paliza f
to give sb a hiding — dar una paliza a algn

- be on a hiding to nothing

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['haɪdɪŋ]
noun

1) u ( concealment)

to be in hiding/go into hiding (from somebody) — estar* escondido/esconderse (de alguien)

to come out of hiding — salir* de su (or mi etc) escondite; (before n)

hiding place — escondite m, escondrijo m

2) c ( beating) (colloq) paliza f, tunda f

to give somebody a good hiding — darle* a alguien una buena paliza or tunda

to be on a hiding to nothing — (BrE) llevar todas las de perder (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > hiding
7 hiding

I noun
go into hiding — (to avoid police, public attention) untertauchen

be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

come out of hiding — wieder auftauchen
II noun
(coll.): (beating) Tracht Prügel; (fig.) Schlappe, die

give somebody a [good] hiding — jemandem eine [ordentliche] Tracht Prügel verpassen; (fig.) jemandem eine [klare] Abfuhr erteilen

be on a hiding to nothing — eine undankbare Rolle haben

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I noun
He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.) das Versteck
II noun
(a beating on the buttocks (usually of a child as punishment): He got a good hiding.) die Tracht Prügel

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hid·ing¹

[ˈhaɪdɪŋ]

n usu sing

1. ( hum fam: beating) Tracht f Prügel fam

to give sb a good \hiding jdm eine ordentliche [o gehörige] Tracht Prügel verpassen fam

2. ( fam: defeat) Schlappe f fam

to get a real \hiding eine schwere Schlappe einstecken fam

3.

▶ to be on a \hiding to nothing BRIT ( fam) kaum Aussicht auf Erfolg haben iron

▶ to be on a \hiding to nothing trying to do sth es wird jdm wohl kaum gelingen, etw zu tun

hid·ing²

[ˈhaɪdɪŋ]

n no pl (concealment)

to be in \hiding sich akk versteckt halten

to come out of \hiding aus seinem Versteck hervorkommen fam

to go into \hiding sich akk verstecken, untertauchen

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I ['haIdɪŋ]
n

to be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

to go into hiding — untertauchen, sich verstecken

he came out of hiding — er tauchte wieder auf, er kam aus seinem Versteck
II
n

1) (= beating) Tracht f Prügel

to give sb a good hiding — jdm eine Tracht Prügel geben

2) (inf: defeat) Schlappe f (inf)

the team took or got a real hiding — die Mannschaft musste eine schwere Schlappe einstecken (inf)

to be on a hiding to nothing — keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben

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hiding¹ [ˈhaıdıŋ] s

1. Verstecken n, Verbergen n

2. auch hiding place Versteck n:

be in hiding sich versteckt halten;

go into hiding untertauchen

hiding² [ˈhaıdıŋ] s umg Tracht f Prügel:

give sb a good hiding jemandem eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel verpassen

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I noun
go into hiding — (to avoid police, public attention) untertauchen

be in hiding — sich versteckt halten

come out of hiding — wieder auftauchen
II noun
(coll.): (beating) Tracht Prügel; (fig.) Schlappe, die

give somebody a [good] hiding — jemandem eine [ordentliche] Tracht Prügel verpassen; (fig.) jemandem eine [klare] Abfuhr erteilen

be on a hiding to nothing — eine undankbare Rolle haben

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adj.

verheimlichend adj. n.

Verstecken n.

English-german dictionary > hiding
8 going-over

noun

1) (coll.): (overhaul of engine etc.) Überholung, die

give something a [good etc.] going-over — eine Sache [gründlich usw.] durchgehen od. durchsehen

2) (sl.): (thrashing)

give somebody a [good] going-over — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln (ugs.)

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noun (a study or examination: He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.) die Überprüfung

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go·ing-ˈover

<pl goings-over>

n usu sing

1. (beating) Tracht f Prügel

to get a \going-over eine Tracht Prügel [verpasst] bekommen

2. ( fig: defeat) Abreibung f fam

3. (criticism) Rüffel m fam

to give sb a good \going-over jdm einen ordentlichen Rüffel verpassen

4. (examination) Untersuchung f

to give sth a thorough \going-over flat, house etw gründlich durchsuchen

5. (cleaning) Reinigung f

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["gəUɪŋ'əʊvə(r)]
n

1) (= examination) Untersuchung f

to give sth a good going-over (contract) — etw gründlich prüfen; house etw gründlich durchsuchen

she gave the patient a good going-over — sie untersuchte den Patienten gründlich

2) (inf: beating-up) Abreibung f (inf)

to give sb a good going-over — jdm eine tüchtige Abreibung verpassen (inf)

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going-over pl goings-over s umg

1. Standpauke f umg, Rüffel m, engS. Tracht f Prügel:

give sb a going-over

a) jemanden zusammenstauchen,

b) jemanden vermöbeln

2. (gründliche) (Über)Prüfung oder Untersuchung

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noun

1) (coll.): (overhaul of engine etc.) Überholung, die

give something a [good etc.] going-over — eine Sache [gründlich usw.] durchgehen od. durchsehen

2) (sl.): (thrashing)

give somebody a [good] going-over — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln (ugs.)

English-german dictionary > going-over
9 hiding

hiding [ˈhaɪdɪŋ]

1. noun

a. to be in hiding se tenir caché

• to go into hiding se cacher

• to come out of hiding sortir de sa cachette

b. ( = beating) raclée (inf) f

2. compounds

► hiding place noun cachette f

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['haɪdɪŋ]
noun

1)

to go into hiding — se cacher

to come out of hiding — sortir de sa cachette

hiding place — cachette f

2) ( beating) correction f

to give somebody a (good) hiding — administrer une (bonne) correction à quelqu'un

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to be on a hiding to nothing — ne pas avoir la moindre chance de réussir or de gagner

English-French dictionary > hiding
10 thrashing

noun (a physical beating: He needs a good thrashing!) zurra, paliza

thrashing n paliza

thrashing

tr['ɵræʃɪŋ]

noun

1 zurra, paliza

thrashing

n.

• paliza s.f.

• pega s.f.

• tunda s.f.

'θræʃɪŋ
noun

a) ( beating) paliza f, zurra f

to give somebody a thrashing — darle* una paliza a alguien

b) ( heavy defeat) (colloq) paliza f (fam)

to give somebody/get a thrashing — llevarse una paliza/darle* una paliza a alguien (fam)

['θræʃɪŋ]
N zurra f, paliza f
to give sb a thrashing — (lit) (=beat) zurrar a algn, dar una paliza a algn; (Sport) (=defeat) dar una paliza a algn *, cascar a algn *

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['θræʃɪŋ]
noun

a) ( beating) paliza f, zurra f

to give somebody a thrashing — darle* una paliza a alguien

b) ( heavy defeat) (colloq) paliza f (fam)

to give somebody/get a thrashing — llevarse una paliza/darle* una paliza a alguien (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > thrashing
11 whipping

noun

(flogging) Schlagen [mit der Peitsche]; (as form of punishment) Prügelstrafe, die; (flagellation) Geißelung, die

give somebody a whipping — jemanden auspeitschen; (coll.): (defeat) jemandem eins überbraten (salopp)

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whip·ping

[ˈ(h)wɪpɪŋ]

n

1. no pl (hitting with whip) [Aus]peitschen nt kein pl

to be given a [good] \whipping [ordentlich] ausgepeitscht werden

2. (hard physical beating) [Tracht f] Prügel fam

to get/give a \whipping Prügel beziehen/austeilen

to give sb a \whipping jdm eine Tracht Prügel verpassen fam

3. no pl

the \whipping of the wind das Peitschen des Windes

the \whipping of the rope back and forth... das Hin- und Herpeitschen des Taus...

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['wIpɪŋ]
n
(= beating) Tracht f Prügel; (inf = defeat) Niederlage f; (fig in debate etc) Pleite f
to give sb a whipping (lit) — jdm eine Tracht Prügel versetzen; (with whip) jdn auspeitschen; (fig inf) jdn in die Pfanne hauen (inf)

the government got a whipping — die Regierung erlebte eine Pleite (inf)

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whipping s

1. (Aus)Peitschen n

2. (Tracht f) Prügel pl:

give sb a whipping

a) jemandem eine Tracht Prügel verpassen,

b) SPORT umg jemanden vernaschen oder überfahren (hoch schlagen)

3. a) Garnumwick(e)lung f

b) SCHIFF Tautakelung f

4. Näherei: überwendliches Nähen

5. Garn n zum Umwickeln

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noun

(flogging) Schlagen [mit der Peitsche]; (as form of punishment) Prügelstrafe, die; (flagellation) Geißelung, die

give somebody a whipping — jemanden auspeitschen; (coll.): (defeat) jemandem eins überbraten (salopp)

English-german dictionary > whipping
12 heart

1. noun
1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; (also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) corazón

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) corazón; centro; meollo

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) corazón

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) valor; (lose heart= descorazonarse)

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) corazón, en forma de corazón

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) corazones; copas (cartas españolas)

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- - hearted
- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart
2. noun
(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) conversación íntima/sincera

- heart-warming
- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart

heart n

1. corazón

he has a weak heart sufre del corazón

2. corazón / centro / medio

in the heart of the forest en medio del bosque

to break someone's heart partirle el corazón a alguien

to learn by heart aprender de memoria

to lose heart desanimarse

to take heart animarse

with all your heart de todo corazón

heart

tr[hɑːt]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL corazón nombre masculino

■ he has serious heart trouble padece gravemente del corazón

2 (centre of feeling) corazón nombre masculino

■ she broke his heart le rompió el corazón

■ he has a kind heart tiene buen corazón

3 (courage) valor nombre masculino, corazón nombre masculino

4 (of lettuce etc) cogollo; (of place) corazón nombre masculino, centro; (of question) fondo, quid nombre masculino, meollo

■ we soon got to the heart of the matter pronto llegamos al fondo de la cuestión

plural noun hearts

1 (cards) corazones nombre masculino plural; (Spanish cards) copas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a change of heart un cambio de opinión

after my own heart de los/las que me gustan

■ he's a man after my own heart es un hombre de los que me gustan

at heart en el fondo

by heart de memoria

have a heart! ¡ten piedad!

his «(her etc)» heart sank se le cayó el alma a los pies

to get to the heart of something llegar al fondo de algo

to have one's heart in one's mouth tener el alma en un hilo

to have one's heart in something volcarse en cuerpo y alma en algo

to have one's heart in the right place ser buena persona

to lose heart descorazonarse, desanimarse

to pour one's heart out abrir el corazón

to take something to heart tomarse algo muy a pecho

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve ir con el corazón en la mano

heart attack infarto de miocardio

heart transplant trasplante nombre masculino de corazón

heart ['hɑrt] n

1) : corazón m

2) center, core: corazón m, centro m

the heart of the matter: el meollo del asunto

3) feelings: corazón m, sentimientos mpl

a broken heart: un corazón destrozado

to have a good heart: tener buen corazón

to take something to heart: tomarse algo a pecho

4) courage: valor m, corazón m

to take heart: animarse, cobrar ánimos

5) hearts npl

: corazones mpl (en juegos de naipes)

6)

by heart : de memoria

heart

adj.

• cardíaco, -a adj.

n.

• alma s.f.

• cogollo s.m.

• corazón s.m.

• entraña s.f.

• ombligo s.m.

• pecho s.m.

• riñón s.m.

hɑːrt, hɑːt
noun

1) ( Anat) corazón m

cross my heart (and hope to die)! — te lo juro!, que me muera ahora mismo si no es verdad!; (before n) < disease> del corazón, cardíaco; < operation> de(l) corazón

heart rate — ritmo m cardíaco

2) ( seat of emotions)

to have a good/kind heart — tener* buen corazón, ser* de buen corazón

to have a cold heart — ser* duro de corazón

his heart rules his head — se deja llevar por el corazón

at heart — en el fondo

to have somebody's interests at heart — preocuparse por alguien

in one's heart of hearts — en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc) corazón, en su (or mi etc) fuero interno

you've no heart! — no tienes corazón!

have a heart! — (colloq) no seas malo! (fam), ten compasión! (hum)

to be all heart — ser* todo corazón

his heart went out to the orphans — le daban mucha lástima los huérfanos

to be close o near o dear to somebody's heart — significar* mucho para alguien

after somebody's own heart: he's a man/writer after my own heart es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico; to break somebody's heart: it breaks my heart to see her cry me parte el alma verla llorar; to die of a broken heart morirse* de pena; to cry one's heart out llorar a lágrima viva; to eat one's heart out morirse* de envidia; to find it in one's heart to + inf: can you find it in your heart to forgive me? ¿podrás perdonarme?; to have a heart of gold tener* un corazón de oro, ser* todo corazón; her/his heart is in the right place es de buen corazón, es una buena persona; to learn/know something by heart aprender/saber* algo de memoria; my/her/his heart wasn't in it lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo; to one's heart's content: here you can eat/swim to your heart's content aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras; to open one's heart to somebody abrirle* el corazón a alguien; to set one's heart on something: she's set her heart on being chosen for the team su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo; he has his heart set on a new bike lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva; to take something to heart tomarse algo a pecho; to wear one's heart on one's sleeve demostrar* sus (or mis etc) sentimientos; with all one's heart, with one's whole heart de todo corazón; to win somebody's heart — ganarse or conquistarse a alguien

3) (courage, morale) ánimos mpl

to lose heart — descorazonarse, desanimarse

to take heart — animarse

my heart was in my mouth — tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca, tenía el alma en vilo

my/her heart sank — se me/le cayó el alma a los pies

not to have the heart to do something: I didn't have the heart to tell him no tuve valor para decírselo; to be in good heart tener* la moral muy alta; to do somebody's heart good — alegrarle el corazón a alguien

4)

a) ( central part)

the heart of the city/country — el corazón or centro de la ciudad/del país

the heart of the matter — el meollo or el quid del asunto

b) (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo m

artichoke hearts — corazones mpl de alcachofas or (RPl) de alcauciles

5) ( heart-shaped object) corazón m

6) ( Games) hearts ( suit) (+ sing or pl vb) corazones mpl

[hɑːt]
1. N

1) (=organ, symbol of love) corazón m

• she waited with beating heart — le palpitaba el corazón mientras esperaba, esperaba con el corazón palpitante

• to clasp sb to one's heart — abrazar a algn estrechamente

• to have a weak heart — padecer or sufrir del corazón

2) (=seat of emotions) corazón m

• with all one's heart — de todo corazón, con toda su alma

• at heart — en el fondo

to have sb's interests at heart — tener presente el interés de algn

• this is an issue which is close to his heart — este es un asunto que le toca muy de cerca

• to one's heart's content — a gusto

• this is an issue which is dear to his heart — este es un asunto que le toca muy de cerca

• his words came from the heart — sus palabras salieron del corazón

• it would have done your heart good — te habría alegrado el corazón

• he knew in his heart that it was a waste of time — él en el fondo sabía que era una pérdida de tiempo

• you will always have a place in my heart — siempre te llevaré dentro (de mi corazón)

- he's a man after my own heart

- from the bottom of one's heart

- break sb's heart

- break one's heart over

- die of a broken heart

- cut sb to the heart

- give one's heart to

- he has a heart of gold

- have a heart!

to have no heart — no tener corazón or entrañas

- with a heavy heart

with heavy hearts, we turned our steps homeward — apesadumbrados or compungidos, encaminamos nuestros pasos de regreso a casa

- his heart was not in it

- in his heart of hearts

- lose one's heart to

- open one's heart to sb

- cry one's heart out

- sing one's heart out

- his heart is in the right place

- let one's heart rule one's head

to set one's heart on sth —

I've set my heart on that coat I saw yesterday — quiero a toda costa (comprarme) ese abrigo que vi ayer

she's set her heart on winning the championship — ha puesto todo su empeño en ganar el campeonato

- she is the heart and soul of the organization

- throw o.s. into sth heart and soul

- take sth to heart

- wear one's heart on one's sleeve

- win sb's heart

she won the hearts of the people — se ganó el corazón or el afecto de la gente
eat out 2., sick 1., 1)
3) (=courage)

I did not have the heart or I could not find it in my heart to tell her — no tuve valor para decírselo

- be in good heart

- lose heart

- have one's heart in one's mouth

- put new heart into sb

- my heart sank

- take heart

we may take heart from the fact that... — que nos aliente el hecho de que...

4) (=centre) [of lettuce, celery] cogollo m ; [of place, earth etc] corazón m, seno m, centro m

• in the heart of the country — en pleno campo

• the heart of the matter — lo esencial or el meollo or el quid del asunto

• in the heart of winter — en pleno invierno

• in the heart of the wood — en el centro del bosque

5) (=memory)

• to learn/know/recite sth by heart — aprender/saber/recitar algo de memoria

6) hearts (Cards) corazones mpl ; (in Spanish pack) copas fpl

2.

CPD

heart attack N — (Med) ataque m al corazón, infarto m (de miocardio)

heart complaint N — enfermedad f cardíaca

heart condition N — condición f cardíaca

heart disease N — enfermedad f cardíaca

heart failure N — (=attack) fallo m del corazón, paro m cardíaco; (chronic) insuficiencia f cardíaca

heart monitor N — monitor m cardíaco

heart murmur N — soplo m en el corazón

heart operation N — operación f cardíaca

heart rate N — ritmo m del corazón

heart surgeon N — cirujano(-a) m / f cardiólogo(-a)

heart surgery N — cirugía f cardíaca

heart transplant N — trasplante m del corazón

heart trouble N — problemas mpl de corazón, afecciones fpl cardíacas

to have heart trouble — padecer or sufrir del corazón

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[hɑːrt, hɑːt]
noun

1) ( Anat) corazón m

cross my heart (and hope to die)! — te lo juro!, que me muera ahora mismo si no es verdad!; (before n) < disease> del corazón, cardíaco; < operation> de(l) corazón

heart rate — ritmo m cardíaco

2) ( seat of emotions)

to have a good/kind heart — tener* buen corazón, ser* de buen corazón

to have a cold heart — ser* duro de corazón

his heart rules his head — se deja llevar por el corazón

at heart — en el fondo

to have somebody's interests at heart — preocuparse por alguien

in one's heart of hearts — en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc) corazón, en su (or mi etc) fuero interno

you've no heart! — no tienes corazón!

have a heart! — (colloq) no seas malo! (fam), ten compasión! (hum)

to be all heart — ser* todo corazón

his heart went out to the orphans — le daban mucha lástima los huérfanos

to be close o near o dear to somebody's heart — significar* mucho para alguien

after somebody's own heart: he's a man/writer after my own heart es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico; to break somebody's heart: it breaks my heart to see her cry me parte el alma verla llorar; to die of a broken heart morirse* de pena; to cry one's heart out llorar a lágrima viva; to eat one's heart out morirse* de envidia; to find it in one's heart to + inf: can you find it in your heart to forgive me? ¿podrás perdonarme?; to have a heart of gold tener* un corazón de oro, ser* todo corazón; her/his heart is in the right place es de buen corazón, es una buena persona; to learn/know something by heart aprender/saber* algo de memoria; my/her/his heart wasn't in it lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo; to one's heart's content: here you can eat/swim to your heart's content aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras; to open one's heart to somebody abrirle* el corazón a alguien; to set one's heart on something: she's set her heart on being chosen for the team su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo; he has his heart set on a new bike lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva; to take something to heart tomarse algo a pecho; to wear one's heart on one's sleeve demostrar* sus (or mis etc) sentimientos; with all one's heart, with one's whole heart de todo corazón; to win somebody's heart — ganarse or conquistarse a alguien

3) (courage, morale) ánimos mpl

to lose heart — descorazonarse, desanimarse

to take heart — animarse

my heart was in my mouth — tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca, tenía el alma en vilo

my/her heart sank — se me/le cayó el alma a los pies

not to have the heart to do something: I didn't have the heart to tell him no tuve valor para decírselo; to be in good heart tener* la moral muy alta; to do somebody's heart good — alegrarle el corazón a alguien

4)

a) ( central part)

the heart of the city/country — el corazón or centro de la ciudad/del país

the heart of the matter — el meollo or el quid del asunto

b) (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo m

artichoke hearts — corazones mpl de alcachofas or (RPl) de alcauciles

5) ( heart-shaped object) corazón m

6) ( Games) hearts ( suit) (+ sing or pl vb) corazones mpl

English-spanish dictionary > heart
13 heart

noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

know/learn something by heart — auswendig

at heart — im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

my heart goes out to them — ich verspüre großes Mitleid mit ihnen

set one's heart on something/on doing something — sein Herz an etwas (Akk.) hängen/daran hängen, etwas zu tun

take something to heart — sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmen; (accept) beherzigen [Rat]

it does my heart good — es erfreut mein Herz

somebody after my own heart — jemand ganz nach meinem Herzen

not have the heart to do something — nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun

take heart — Mut schöpfen ( from bei)

lose heart — Mut verlieren

my heart sank — mein Mut sank

the heart of the matter — der wahre Kern der Sache

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also academic.ru/13630/club">club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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1. noun
1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) das Herz; Herz-...

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) die Mitte

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) das Herz

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) der Eifer, der Mut

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) das Herz

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) das Herz

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- -hearted
- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun
(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) Gespräch unter vier Augen

- heart-warming
- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart! - have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart
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heart

[hɑ:t, AM hɑ:rt]

I. n

1. (bodily organ) Herz nt

his \heart stopped beating for a few seconds sein Herz setzte einige Sekunden lang aus

she felt her \heart pounding sie fühlte, wie ihr Herz wild pochte

to have a bad [or weak] \heart ein schwaches Herz haben

2. ( lit: outside part of chest) Brust f

he clasped the letter to his \heart er drückte den Brief an die Brust

3. (emotional centre) Herz nt

his election campaign won the \hearts of the nation mit seiner Wahlkampagne hat er die Herzen der ganzen Nation erobert

let your \heart rule your head folge deinem Herzen

my \heart goes out to you ich fühle mit dir

his novels deal with affairs of the \heart seine Romane handeln von Herzensangelegenheiten

their hospitality is right from the \heart ihre Gastfreundschaft kommt von Herzen

an offer that comes from the \heart ein Angebot, das von Herzen kommt

from the bottom of the/one's \heart aus tiefstem Herzen

[to eat/drink/dance] to one's \heart's content nach Herzenslust [essen/trinken/tanzen]

to give sb their \heart's desire ( liter) jdm geben, was sein Herz begehrt

to have one's \heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben

to love sb \heart and soul ( liter) jdn von ganzem Herzen lieben

sth does sb's \heart good ( dated) etw erfreut jds Herz

to die of a broken \heart an gebrochenem Herzen sterben

to be close [or dear] [or near] to sb's \heart jdm sehr am Herzen liegen

to have a cold/hard \heart ein kaltes/hartes Herz haben

to have a good/kind/soft \heart ein gutes/gütiges/weiches Herz haben

to break sb's \heart jdm das Herz brechen

it breaks my \heart to see him so unhappy es bricht mir das Herz, ihn so unglücklich zu sehen

to give one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz schenken

to have a \heart ein Herz haben fig

he has no \heart er hat kein Herz [o ist herzlos]

have a \heart and... sei so gnädig und...

have a \heart! hab ein Herz!

come on, have a \heart! komm, gib deinem Herz einen Ruck!

to not have the \heart to do sth es nicht übers Herz bringen, etw zu tun

sb hardens his/her \heart jds Herz verhärtet sich

sb's \heart leaps [with joy] jds Herz macht einen Freudensprung, jdm hüpft das Herz im Leib[e] geh

to lose one's \heart to sb an jdn sein Herz verlieren

to open [or pour out] one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz ausschütten

to take sth to \heart sich dat etw zu Herzen nehmen

with all one's [or one's whole] \heart von ganzem Herzen

sb's \heart is not in it jd ist mit dem Herzen nicht dabei

4. no pl (courage) Mut m

in good \heart BRIT frohen Mutes

to give sb [fresh] \heart jdm [wieder] Mut machen

to lose \heart den Mut verlieren

sb's \heart sinks (with disappointment, sadness) jdm wird das Herz schwer; (with despondency) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

to take \heart [from sth] [aus etw dat] neuen Mut schöpfen

5. no pl (enthusiasm)

to put one's \heart in sth sich akk voll für etw akk einsetzen

I put my \heart and soul into it and then got fired ich setzte mich mit Leib und Seele ein und wurde dann gefeuert

to set one's \heart [or have one's \heart set] on sth sein [ganzes] Herz an etw akk hängen

6. no pl (centre) Herz nt

she lives right in the \heart of the city sie wohnt direkt im Herzen der Stadt

7. no pl (important part) Kern m

the distinction between right and wrong lies at the \heart of all questions of morality der Kernpunkt aller Fragen zur Moral ist die Unterscheidung zwischen richtig und falsch

to get to the \heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache kommen

to tear [or rip] the \heart out of sth etw dat die Basis entziehen

8. FOOD (firm middle) of salad, artichoke Herz nt

9. (symbol) Herz nt

10. CARDS (suit of cards)

▪ \hearts pl Herz nt kein pl; (one card) Herz nt

he's got two \hearts er hat zwei Herz

the queen/king/jack of \hearts die Herzdame/der Herzkönig/der Herzbube

11. CARDS (card game)

▪ \hearts pl Herzeln nt kein pl, Hearts pl

12. AGR

to keep soils in good \heart die Bodenfruchtbarkeit erhalten

13.

▶ to be after sb's own \heart genau nach jds Geschmack sein

▶ to be all \heart:

you think he deserves that? you're all \heart! ( hum iron) du findest, dass er das verdient hat? na, du bist mir ja einer! fam

▶ at \heart im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

▶ my \heart bleeds for him! ( hum iron) der Ärmste, ich fang gleich an zu weinen! hum iron

▶ sb's \heart is in their boots BRIT ( fam) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

▶ [ BRIT also off] by \heart auswendig

to learn/recite sth by \heart etw auswendig lernen/aufsagen

▶ to have a change of \heart sich akk anders besinnen; (to change for the better) sich akk eines Besseren besinnen

▶ to have a \heart of gold ein herzensguter Mensch sein

▶ to have a \heart of stone ein Herz aus Stein haben

▶ sb has his/her \heart in his/her mouth, sb's \heart is in his/her mouth jdm schlägt das Herz bis zum Hals

▶ a man/woman after one's own \heart:

she's a woman after my own \heart wir haben dieselbe Wellenlänge fam

▶ sb's \heart misses [or skips] a beat jdm stockt das Herz

▶ in my \heart of \hearts im Grunde meines Herzens

▶ to wear one's \heart on one's sleeve sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen, aus seinem Herzen keine Mördergrube machen

II. n modifier

1. (heart-shaped)

a \heart amulet ein herzförmiger Anhänger

2. (of the organ) Herz-

to have a \heart condition herzkrank sein

\heart disease Herzkrankheit

\heart failure Herzversagen nt

\heart trouble Herzbeschwerden pl

\heart transplant Herztransplantation f

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[hAːt]
n

1) (ANAT) Herz nt

2) (fig for emotion, courage etc) Herz nt

to break sb's heart —

it breaks my heart to see her so upset — es bricht mir das Herz, sie so betrübt zu sehen

it breaks my heart to think that... —

she thought her heart would break — sie meinte, ihr würde das Herz brechen

you're breaking my heart (iro) — ich fang gleich an zu weinen (iro)

a man after my own heart — ein Mann ganz nach meinem Herzen

to have a change of heart — sich anders besinnen, seine Meinung ändern

to be close or dear to one's heart (cause, subject) — jdm am Herzen liegen

to learn/know/recite sth (off) by heart —

I know the route by heart — ich kenne die Strecke (in- und) auswendig

he knew in his heart she was right — er wusste im Grunde seines Herzens, dass sie recht hatte

in my heart of hearts — im Grunde meines Herzens

with all my heart — von ganzem Herzen

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

to be the heart and soul of sth — das Herz und die Seele einer Sache (gen) sein

to put (one's) heart and soul into sth — sich mit Leib und Seele einer Sache (dat) widmen

to take sth to heart — sich (dat) etw zu Herzen nehmen

we ( only) have your interests at heart — uns liegen doch nur Ihre Interessen am Herzen

to set one's heart on sth — sein Herz an etw (acc) hängen (geh)

it did my heart good — es wurde mir warm ums Herz

to one's heart's content — nach Herzenslust

most men are boys at heart — die meisten Männer sind im Grunde (ihres Herzens) noch richtige Kinder

I couldn't find it in my heart to forgive him — ich konnte es nicht über mich bringen, ihm zu verzeihen

his heart isn't in his work/in it — er ist nicht mit dem Herzen bei der Sache/dabei

he's putting/not putting his heart into his work — er ist mit ganzem Herzen/nur mit halbem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit

to give sb heart — jdm Mut machen

to lose heart — den Mut verlieren

to lose one's heart (to sb/sth) — sein Herz (an jdn/etw) verlieren

to take heart — Mut fassen

he took heart from his brother's example — das Beispiel seines Bruders machte ihm Mut

they've taken him to their hearts — sie haben ihn ins Herz geschlossen

to put new or fresh heart into sb — jdn mit neuem Mut erfüllen

to put new heart into sth — etw mit neuem Leben erfüllen

to be in good heart (liter) — guten Mutes sein (geh)

her heart is in the right place (inf) — sie hat das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck (inf)

to have a heart of stone — ein Herz aus Stein haben

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve (prov) — das Herz auf der Zunge tragen (prov)

my heart was in my mouth (inf) — mir schlug das Herz bis zum Hals

his heart was in his boots (inf) — ihm ist das Herz in die Hose(n) gerutscht (inf)

have a heart! (inf) — gib deinem Herzen einen Stoß! (inf)

I didn't have the heart to say no — ich brachte es nicht übers Herz, nein or Nein zu sagen

she has a heart of gold — sie hat ein goldenes Herz

my heart sank (with apprehension) — mir wurde bang ums Herz (liter), mir rutschte das Herz in die Hose(n) (inf); (with sadness) das Herz wurde mir schwer

3) (= centre of town, country, cabbage etc) Herz nt

in the heart of the forest — im tiefsten or mitten im Wald

the heart of the matter — der Kern der Sache

the heart of the tree — das Mark des Baumes

artichoke heart — Artischockenherz nt

4)

yes, my heart (liter) — ja, mein Herz (liter)

dear heart (old, liter) — liebes Herz (liter)

5) pl (CARDS) Herz nt; (BRIDGE) Coeur nt

queen of hearts — Herz-/Coeurdame f

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heart [hɑː(r)t] s

1. ANAT Herz n:

left heart linke Herzhälfte;

clasp sb to one’s heart jemanden ans Herz drücken

2. fig Herz n:

a) Seele f, Gemüt n, (das) Innere oder Innerste

b) Liebe f, Zuneigung f

c) (Mit)Gefühl n

d) Mut m

e) (moralisches) Empfinden, Gewissen n:

a mother’s heart ein Mutterherz

3. Herz n, (das) Innere, Kern m, Mitte f:

in the heart of Germany im Herzen Deutschlands

4. a) Kern(holz) m(n) (vom Baum)

b) Herz n (von Kopfsalat):

heart of oak Eichenkernholz, fig Standhaftigkeit f

5. Kern m, (das) Wesentliche:

the very heart of the matter der eigentliche Kern der Sache, des Pudels Kern;

go to the heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache vorstoßen, der Sache auf den Grund gehen

6. Herz n, Liebling m, Schatz m

7. herzförmiger Gegenstand

8. Kartenspiel:

a) Herz(karte) n(f), Cœur n

b) pl (auch als sg konstruiert) Herz n, Cœur n (Farbe):

hearts is trump

c) pl (als sg konstruiert) ein Kartenspiel, bei dem es darauf ankommt, möglichst wenige Herzen im Stich zu haben: → ace A 1, queen B 1, etc

9. Fruchtbarkeit f (des Bodens):

in good heart fruchtbar, in gutem Zustand

10. heart of the attack SPORT Angriffsmotor mBesondere Redewendungen: heart and soul mit Leib und Seele;

heart’s desire Herzenswunsch m;

after my (own) heart ganz nach meinem Herzen oder Geschmack oder Wunsch;

at heart im Grunde (meines etc Herzens), im Innersten;

by heart auswendig;

for one’s heart für sein Leben gern;

from one’s heart

a) von Herzen,

b) offen, aufrichtig, frisch von der Leber weg umg;

in one’s heart (of hearts)

a) insgeheim,

b) im Grunde (seines Herzens);

in heart guten Mutes;

out of heart

a) mutlos,

b) unfruchtbar, in schlechtem Zustand (Boden);

to one’s heart’s content nach Herzenslust;

with all one’s ( oder one’s whole) heart mit oder von ganzem Herzen, mit Leib und Seele;

with a heavy heart schweren Herzens;

bare one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten;

be very close to sb’s heart jemandem sehr am Herzen liegen;

his heart is in the right place er hat das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck;

his heart is in his work er ist mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit;

it breaks my heart es bricht mir das Herz;

you’re breaking my heart! iron mir kommen gleich die Tränen!;

I break my heart over mir bricht das Herz bei;

close ( oder shut) one’s heart to sth sich gegen etwas verschließen;

cross my heart Hand aufs Herz, auf Ehre und Gewissen;

cry ( oder sob, weep) one’s heart out sich die Augen ausweinen;

it does my heart good es tut meinem Herzen wohl;

eat one’s heart out sich vor Gram verzehren ( for nach);

eat your heart out, XY da würde selbst XY vor Neid erblassen;

give one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz schenken;

go to sb’s heart jemandem zu Herzen gehen;

my heart goes out to him ich empfinde tiefes Mitgefühl mit ihm;

have a heart Erbarmen oder ein Herz haben;

have no heart kein Herz haben, herzlos sein;

not have the heart to do sth nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun; es nicht übers Herz oder über sich bringen, etwas zu tun;

have no heart to do sth keine Lust haben, etwas zu tun;

have sth at heart etwas von Herzen wünschen;

I have your health at heart mir liegt deine Gesundheit am Herzen;

I had my heart in my mouth das Herz schlug mir bis zum Halse, ich war zu Tode erschrocken;

have one’s heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben;

have one’s heart in one’s work mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit sein;

lose heart den Mut verlieren;

lose one’s heart to sb sein Herz an jemanden verlieren;

my heart missed ( oder lost) a beat mir blieb fast das Herz stehen, mir stockte das Herz;

open one’s heart

a)( to sb jemandem) sein Herz ausschütten,

b) großmütig sein;

pour one’s heart out to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten, jemandem sein Leid klagen;

put ( oder throw) one’s heart into sth mit Leib und Seele bei einer Sache sein, ganz in einer Sache aufgehen;

set one’s heart on sein Herz hängen an (akk);

take heart Mut oder sich ein Herz fassen;

take sth to heart sich etwas zu Herzen nehmen;

wear one’s heart (up)on one’s sleeve das Herz auf der Zunge tragen;

what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh (Sprichwort) wes das Herz voll ist, des gehet der Mund über;

win sb’s heart jemandes Herz gewinnen; → bleed A 3, bless Bes Redew, boot¹ A 1, bottom A 1, gold A 1, touch B 17

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noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

know/learn something by heart — auswendig

at heart — im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

my heart goes out to them — ich verspüre großes Mitleid mit ihnen

set one's heart on something/on doing something — sein Herz an etwas (Akk.) hängen/daran hängen, etwas zu tun

take something to heart — sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmen; (accept) beherzigen [Rat]

it does my heart good — es erfreut mein Herz

somebody after my own heart — jemand ganz nach meinem Herzen

not have the heart to do something — nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun

take heart — Mut schöpfen ( from bei)

lose heart — Mut verlieren

my heart sank — mein Mut sank

the heart of the matter — der wahre Kern der Sache

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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n.

Herz -en n.

Herzstück n.

English-german dictionary > heart
14 set

set 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sette, legge, plassere

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dekke på bordet

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) (fast)sette, angi

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) gi, sette opp; vise

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til å

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne, binde, størkne

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) legge (hår)

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) innfatte

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sette sammen/i ledd
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, foreskrevet, obligatorisk

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) klar, parat, fast besluttet

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) uttalt, bestemt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv, sammenbitt

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) meget bestemt, fastlåst

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) besatt/pyntet med
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sett, samling

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -apparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) krets, gjeng, klikk, -sett

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) legg(ing)

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorasjon, kulisser

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon

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subst. \/set\/

1) sett, samling

• I own a set of golf clubs

jeg eier et sett med golfkøller

• where's my toilet set?

hvor er toalettsakene mine?

• I washed the set of blue underwear

jeg vasket det blå undertøysettet

• I bought a lovely tea set

jeg kjøpte et flott teservise

• they're giving a set of lectures on Norway

de har en serie forelesninger om Norge

• this is a good set of drawing instruments

dette er bra tegneutstyr

• he has only one set of knife, fork and spoon

han har bare ett spisebestikk

• they have a set of questions for you

de har en rekke spørsmål til deg

• this is a nice set of teeth

dette er en fin tanngard

• he has a different set of values

han har andre verdier

• we met over a chess set

vi møttes over et sjakkspill

2) ( om bokverk) samtlige bind, verk

• the set was incomplete, as one volume was missing

verket var ufullstendig siden ett bind var borte

• the encyclopedia costs £850 the set

leksikonet koster 850 pund komplett

3) ( om mennesker) (omgangs)krets, gruppe, klikk

• he doesn't belong to our set

han hører ikke til vår omgangskrets

• they're a set of smugglers

de er en gjeng med smuglere

• that's a fine set of men

det er en statelig samling menn

4) apparat, anlegg

• don't leave the TV set on

ikke la TV-apparatet stå på

• that's a brand new hi-fi set

det er et helt nytt hi-fi-anlegg

5) ( om tidevann eller strøm) (bevegelses)retning

• do you know the set of the tide?

vet du tidevannets retning?

6) ( overført) innstilling, tendens, vridning

• the set of the public opinion isn't good

opinionens innstilling er ikke bra

• there's a set to the right

det er en vridning mot høyre

7) helling, måte

• I like the set of his head

jeg liker måten han holder hodet sitt på

8) plassering, stilling

9) form

• the set of the hills has always fascinated me

formen på bakkelandskapet har alltid fascinert meg

10) ( om tekstil) passform, fall

• I don't like the set of his coat

jeg syns ikke jakken hans sitter bra

11) ( poetisk) nedgang

• they met at the crossroads at the set of sun

de møttes ved korsveien ved solnedgang

12) ( sport) sett

13) ( om jakthund) stand

14) ( overført) angrep

15) gatestein, brostein

16) ( teater eller film) kulisse(r), dekorasjon

17) ( teater eller film) scene, innspillingsområde

18) ( hagebruk) stikling, avlegger, setteplante

19) (grevling)hi

20) ( om hår) legg

• I'd like a shampoo and set, please

jeg vil gjerne ha vask og legg, takk

21) ( matematikk) mengde, gruppe

22) ( i visse danser) tur(er)

23) ( bygg) finpuss

24) ( teknikk) stivning, herding

25) vikking (av en sag)

26) ( zoologi) rugeegg

27) ( typografi) trykksats, sett

empty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengde

the fast set de forlystelsessyke, de som er med

have no set against anyone ikke ha noe imot noen

the jet set jetsettet

the literary set de litterære

make a dead set at gå løs på forsøke å legge an på

• the girl made a dead set at the young man

jenta forsøkte å legge an på den unge mannen

a set of furniture et møblement

set of wheels ( hverdagslig) bil, kjerre

the smart set de fine, fintfolk

theory of sets eller set theory ( matematikk) mengdelære

the whole set ( hverdagslig) hele gjengen, hele hurven

the young set ungdommen
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verb ( set - set) \/set\/

1) sette (frem), stille, legge ut, sette ut

• could you set the chairs?

kan du sette frem stolene?

• they set guards

de satte ut vakter

• she set a trap

hun satte ut en felle

• she set the police on him

hun satte politiet på ham

2) dekke

• he's setting the table

han dekker bordet

3) ( om klokke) stille

• here we set our watches by the time signal

her stiller vi klokken etter tidssignalet

• I'll set the alarm clock for six o'clock

jeg skal stille vekkerklokken på seks

• he was setting (the hands of) the clock

han stilte en klokke

4) bestemme, fastsette

• we set a time for the meeting

vi fastsatte et tidspunkt for møtet

• that set the tone

det slo an tonen

• she sets the fashion

hun bestemmer moten

5) fremlegge (for), gi

• the teacher set them a problem

læreren fremla et problem for dem

• she set certain books to be read

hun satte sammen en bokliste

• I'll set the exam paper

jeg skal sette sammen eksamensoppgaven

6) få (i gang), sette (i gang)

• it set his heart beating faster

det fikk hjertet hans til å slå raskere

• I set the machine going

jeg satte i gang maskinen

• it set people laughing

det fikk folk til å le

• the news set me thinking

nyheten fikk meg til å tenke

7) ( om himmellegeme eller overført) gå ned, synke

• the sun sets at eight

solen går ned klokken åtte

• his star has set

hans stjerne har dalt

8) stivne, sette seg, tykne

• the jelly has not set yet

geleen har ikke stivnet ennå

• some kinds of concrete set quickly

noen typer betong stivner raskt

9) ( overført) befeste seg, sette seg, stivne

• his character has set

hans personlighet har befestet seg

10) ( om ansiktsuttrykk eller øyne) stivne, bli stram

• his eyes set

han ble stiv i blikket

• his face set

han ble stram i ansiktet

11) ( typografi) sette (sats)

• I set the page yesterday

jeg satte siden i går

12) (teater e.l.) legge til, foregå

• he set the scene in France

han la scenen til Frankrike

• the play is set in London

handlingen foregår i London

13) ( om hår) legge

• she had her hair set

hun fikk lagt håret

• did you set your hair on rollers?

la du opp håret på ruller?

14) montere, sette opp

• she was busy setting set butterflies

hun var opptatt med å sette opp sommerfugler på nåler

15) ( hagebruk) sette (ned), plante, så

• I set potatoes every year as a child

jeg satte poteter hvert år som barn

• we should set the hedge before we leave

vi burde plante hekken før vi drar

• don't set seeds here

ikke så frø her

16) ( hagebruk) (få til å) sette frukt

• this would help to set the tomatoes

dette vil få tomatene til å sette frukt

• a tree sets

et tre setter frukt

• fruit sets

frukt dannes

17) besette, innfatte

• it is set with jewels

den er besatt med juveler

• it's a stone set in gold

det er en stein innfattet i gull

• I bought glass panes set in lead

jeg kjøpte blyinnfattede glassvinduer

• he painted the sky set with stars

han malte en himmel overstrødd med stjerner

18) ( om musikk) tonesette, sette

• Sarah set new words to an old tune

Sarah satte ny tekst til en gammel melodi

19) (medisin, om ben eller ledd) sette på plass, reponere, sette i ledd, gro, vokse sammen

• the doctor set the broken bone

legen reponerte det brukne benet

• his bones will soon set

benene hans kommer snart til å gro

20) ( om sag) vikke

• I don't know how to set a saw

jeg vet ikke hvordan man vikker en sag

21) ( sjøfart) sette

22) få til å stivne, gjøre stiv

• cold sets jelly

kulde får gelé til å stivne

23) beregne, vurdere, estimere

• the losses were set at £50 a day

tapet ble beregnet til å være 50 pund per dag

24) (om tidevann, strøm, vind) gå, løpe, strømme, komme

• a strong current sets through the channel

en sterk strøm går gjennom kanalen

• the wind sets from the west

vinden kommer fra vest

• the current sets to the north

strømmen løper nordover

• the tide sets in

tidevannet setter inn

25) ( overført) svinge, dreie

• public opinion is setting against the proposal

opinionen går imot forslaget

• public opinion has set in his favour

opinionen har svingt til hans fordel

26) ( om klær) sitte

• the suit sets well

dressen sitter godt

27) ( om jakthund) få stand, ta stand

28) ( om dans) figurere

• he set to his partner

han figurerte mot partneren sin

29) ( i veving) fiksere

set about gå i gang med, begynne (på)

• I should set about the paper now

jeg burde gå i gang med oppgaven nå

• please set about (in) the right way

vær så snill å begynne på riktig måte

(britisk, hverdagslig) gå løs på, fare løs på spre, sette i gang

• did you set the rumour about?

var det du som spredte ryktet?

set about doing something begynne å gjøre noe

set about it bære seg at

set about something gripe noe an, gå i gang med noe

• I don't know how to set about it

jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal gripe det an

set against veie (opp) mot, sette (opp) mot

• the advantages must be set against the disadvantages

fordelene må veies opp mot ulempene

sette opp mot, gjøre fiendtlig innstilt mot

• everyone was set against him

alle var satt opp mot ham

set a good example være et godt eksempel

set a hen plassere en høne på egg

set apart sette til side, reservere, legge av

set apart from skille fra, se forskjell på

set a price on something prissette noe

• you cannot set a price on friendship

du kan ikke sette en pris på vennskap

set aside legge til side, sette av, spare

• my mother set aside part of her income

moren min sparte en del av inntekten sin

se bort ifra

• setting aside his age, you're perfect for each other

bortsett fra alderen hans er dere perfekte for hverandre

avvise, forkaste

• you cannot set aside that offer

du kan ikke avvise det tilbudet

( jus) omstøte, tilsidesette, oppheve

• they are trying to set aside the will

de prøver å omstøte testamentet

• the judge set aside the verdict of the jury

dommeren opphevet juryens kjennelse

set at angripe

set at large frigi, sette på frifot

set at work sette i arbeid sette i gang

set back sette en stopper for, stoppe forsinke, sinke

• it set us back two hours

det sinket oss med to timer

skru tilbake, sette tilbake, stille tilbake

• they set (the hands of) the clock back yesterday

de skrudde klokken tilbake i går

legge bakover

• the horse set back its ears

hesten la ørene sine bakover

( hverdagslig) koste

• it set me back $50

det kostet meg 50 dollar

plassere vekk fra

• the house is well set back from the road

huset ligger et godt stykke fra veien

set before legge frem for, forelegge sette frem foran, sette frem til

• she set wine before the guests

hun satte frem vin til gjestene

set before oneself gjøre til sin oppgave

set down sette ned

• just set down that heavy bag

bare sett ned den tunge vesken

sette av, slippe av

• I'll set you down at the corner

jeg slipper deg av på hjørnet

skrive ned, skrive opp, notere sette (opp), føre (opp)

• set it down to my account

sett det på min regning

• we'll set down rules before we start

vi kommer til å sette opp regler før vi starter

• I can set it down in black and white for you

jeg kan gi deg det svart på hvitt anse, betrakte, ta

• I set him down for a thief

jeg tok ham for å være en tyv

• he set himself down as an author

han betegnet seg selv som en forfatter

( overført) sette på plass

set down as anse som, betrakte som

set down in writing skrive ned

set down to tilskrive, skylde på, forklare med

• he set down the failure to bad planning

han forklarte fiaskoen med dårlig planlegging

set eggs plassere egg under en høne

set forth legge frem, fremstille, skildre

• she set forth the theory at the conference

hun la frem teorien på konferansen

sende ut, offentliggjøre, kunngjøre gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

• two women set forth on a journey

to kvinner la ut på en reise

• they set forth against the enemy

de dro ut mot fienden

set forth for reise til

set forward ( om visere på klokke) stille frem, skru frem

• remember to set (the hands of) the clock forward

husk å stille frem klokken

sette frem, flytte frem legge frem, anføre, foregi

• he set forward his views

han la frem sine synspunkter

fremme, hjelpe frem ( gammeldags) gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

set free sette fri, slippe ut frigjøre

set in begynne (for alvor), falle på, sette inn

• the rainy season has set in

regntiden har begynt for alvor

• it set in to rain

det begynte å regne

• darkness set in

mørket falt på

( om tidevann) sette inn

set off gi seg i vei, gi seg ut, reise

• he's setting off on a trip

han gir seg ut på en reise

• we must set off early

vi må gi oss i vei tidlig

sette i vei, løpe avgårde

• she set off after the thief

hun satte i vei etter tyven

avfyre, få til å eksplodere, fremkalle

• don't set off the rocket

ikke avfyr raketten

• the explosion was set off by a spark

eksplosjonen ble fremkalt av en gnist

sette i gang, starte, utløse, lede inn på

• that set off a chain reaction

det satte i gang en kjedereaksjon

• this set him off on his favourite subject

dette ledet ham inn på hans favorittemne fremheve, forhøye, pryde

• the white dress set off her suntan

den hvite kjolen fremhevet brunfargen hennes oppveie, kompensere, utligne

skille (ut), skille fra

• you set off a clause by a comma

du skiller ut en leddsetning med komma

reservere, sette av

• she set off a portion of the property

hun satte av en del av eiendommen

set off running begynne å løpe

set on overfalle, kaste seg over

• I was set on by a dog

jeg ble overfalt av en hund

egge, anspore, jage

• he set his dog on me

han pusset hunden på meg

• she set Jane on to break the window

hun egget Jane til å knuse vinduet rykke frem, avansere

sette til

set oneself against eller set one's face against bestemt sette seg imot

set oneself forward fremheve seg selv

set oneself to do something sette i gang med å gjøre noe bestemme seg for å gjøre noe

set oneself up against sette seg opp mot

set one's hand to something skrive under på noe

• she set her hand to the document

hun skrev under på dokumentet

sette i gang med noe

• he set his hand to a task

han gikk i gang med en oppgave

set one's mind on sette seg i hodet, absolutt ville ha, være fast bestemt på

• he has set his mind on (having) a bicycle

han vil absolutt ha en sykkel

• she has set her mind on going there

hun er fast bestemt på å dra dit

set out gi seg i vei, dra ut, reise

• Peter and James set out on a journey

Peter og James gav seg i vei på en reise

• they set out at dawn

de dro ut ved daggry

begynne (sin virksomhet)

• Lisa set out in business four years ago

Lisa begynte i forretningslivet for fire år siden

• I set out in life with optimism

jeg gikk ut i livet med optimisme

• he had not much to set out on

han hadde ikke mye å begynne med

legge frem, fremføre, skildre

• she set out her reasons

hun la frem sine grunner

legge frem, vise frem, stille ut

• people set out merchandise

folk stilte ut handelsvarer

sette ut, plassere (ut), sette frem stake ut ( om tidevann) avta

set out for reise til

set out from dra (ut) fra, utgå fra

set out to gå i gang med, sette seg fore

• they set out to reform the system

de satte seg fore å reformere systemet

set right avhjelpe

set sail sette seil

set somebody off få noen til å

• it set everybody off laughing

det fikk alle til å le

set somebody over others sette noen over andre, sette noen til å overvåke andre

set somebody to sette noen til, sette noen på

• she set him to the job

hun satte ham på jobben

set something going sette i gang noe

set something in order få orden i noe, fikse noe

set something off against gå opp i opp med, balansere med

set something to (music) sette musikk til noe, tonesette noe

set the ball rolling ( overført) dra i gang noe, begynne med noe få samtalen i gang

set the fox to keep the geese se ➢ fox, 1

set to sette i gang for fullt

• they set to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang for fullt og var snart ferdig med jobben

hugge innpå maten, kaste seg over maten

• they were hungry and at once set to

de var sultne og kastet seg over maten med en gang

sette i gang med å slåss

set together sette sammen

set to work skride til verket, sette i gang sette i gang med å arbeide

set up sette opp, reise, oppføre

• my family set up a fence

familien min satte opp et gjerde

• could you set up the ladder?

kunne du reise stigen?

• they set up a building

de oppførte en bygning

• I saw them set up the tent

jeg så dem slå opp teltet

rigge opp, montere

• my grandma set up her loom

bestemor rigget opp veven sin

• she set up the machine

hun monterte maskinen

gjøre klar, klargjøre heise

• at nine they set up the flag

klokken ni heiser de flagget

opprette, etablere, anlegge

• the family set up a business in town

familien etablerte en forretning i byen

innføre

• the government set up a new system

regjeringen innførte et nytt system

utnevne

• first we should set up a committee

først må vi utnevne en komité fremkalle, forårsake, volde

• being cold may set up an irritation

det å være kald kan fremkalle en irritasjon utstøte, sette i

• he set up a yell

han utstøtte et hyl

• she set up a laugh

hun satte i en latter

• they set up a protest

de protesterte høylytt

gjøre frisk, få på beina

• the sea air will soon set you up again

snart kommer sjøluften til å gjøre deg frisk igjen

( typografi) sette

• the typographer set up an article

typografen satte en artikkel

(hjelpe til å) etablere seg

• she set (herself) up as a doctor

hun etablerte seg som lege

• he set his son up as a bookseller

han hjalp sin sønn å etablere seg som bokhandler bygge, sette opp

(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) sette en felle for

set up a defence ( overført) gå i forsvarsposisjon, forsvare seg

set up a record sette rekord

set up for oneself starte sitt eget, begynne for seg selv

set up house begynne egen husholdning, etablere seg

set upon overfalle, kaste seg over egge, hisse, jage rykke frem, avansere

set up shop åpne forretning

set up the standard of revolt ( overført) heise opprørsfanen

set up to be eller set oneself up as gi seg ut for

• he set himself up as a judge of taste

han opphøyde seg til smaksdommer

set up (in) type ( typografi) sette

be (well) set up with eller (be) (well) set up være velutstyrt med

the stage is set for eller the scene is set for ( overført) alt er klart for, alt er lagt til rette for, det er duket for
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adj. \/set\/

1) fast(satt), bestemt

• their wages are set

lønnen deres er fast

• is this the set price?

er dette den fastsatte prisen?

• the date is set

datoen er fastsatt

• he follows a set pattern

han følger et bestemt mønster

• she follows set rules

hun følger bestemte regler

2) stiv(net), stereotyp, ubevegelig

• she had a set smile

hun hadde et stivt smil

• did you notice his set look?

la du merke til hans ubevegelige ansiktsuttrykk?

3) bestemt, fast, ubevegelig

• he is a man of set opinions

han er en mann med meget bestemte meninger

• she has become set in a fixed mould

(overført) hun har stivnet i en viss form

4) beliggende, som ligger

• he's from the town set on the hill

han er fra byen som ligger på åsen

5) ( hverdagslig) klar, ferdig

all set alt (er klappet og) klart

• are we all set?

er vi klare?

at a set time på et bestemt tidspunkt

be set in one's way være lite fleksibel, ha inngrodde vaner, ha faste vaner

• he is very set in his ways

han har meget faste vaner

be (dead) set (up)on something ( hverdagslig) være oppsatt på noe

• he is dead set on having the job

han er oppsatt på å få jobben

( hverdagslig) ha slått inn på

• he is dead set on a dangerous course

han har slått inn på en farlig vei

get set! ( sport) (klar) ferdig!

• on your marks! get ready! get set! go!

innta plassene! klar! ferdig! gå!

in (good) set terms i klare ord, utvetydig

set fair (britisk, om vær) pent (uten tegn til å slå om)

a set speech en på forhånd utarbeidet tale en typisk tale

English-Norwegian dictionary > set
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preposition

1) (indicating belonging, connection, possession)

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

2) (indicating starting point) von

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

3) (indicating origin, cause)

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

4) (indicating material) aus

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

6) (indicating concern, reference)

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren

well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?

7) (indicating objective relation)

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

8) (indicating description, quality, condition)

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

9) (indicating classification, selection) von

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

he of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

of an evening — (coll.) abends

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[əv]
preposition

1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) von

2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) von

3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) von

4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) von

5) (showing: a picture of my father.) von

6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) aus

7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) mit

8) (about: an account of his work.) von

9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) mit

10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) an

11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) Genitiv

12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) Genitiv

13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) mit

14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) vor

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of

[ɒv, əv, AM ɑ:v, əv]

prep

1. after n (belonging to) von + dat

people \of this island Menschen von dieser Insel

the language \of this country die Sprache dieses Landes

the cause \of the disease die Krankheitsursache

the colour \of her hair ihre Haarfarbe

the government \of India die indische Regierung

a friend \of mine ein Freund von mir

smoking is the worst habit \of mine Rauchen ist meine schlimmste Angewohnheit

this revolting dog \of hers ihr widerlicher Hund

the smell \of roses Rosenduft m

2. after n (expressing relationship) von + dat

an admirer \of Picasso ein Bewunderer Picassos

3. after n (expressing a whole's part) von + dat

five \of her seven kids are boys fünf ihrer sieben Kinder sind Jungen

there were ten \of us on the trip wir waren auf der Reise zu zehnt

nine \of the children came to the show neun Kinder kamen zur Vorstellung

can you please give me more \of the beans? könntest du mir noch etwas von den Bohnen geben?

I don't want to hear any more \of that! ich will nichts mehr davon hören!

he's the best-looking \of the three brothers er sieht von den drei Brüdern am besten aus

a third \of the people ein Drittel der Leute

the whole \of the garden der ganze Garten

the best \of friends die besten Freunde

the days \of the week die Wochentage

all \of us wir alle

all \of us were tired wir waren alle müde

\of all von allen

best \of all, I liked the green one am besten gefiel mir der grüne

that \of all his films is my favourite er gefällt mir von allen seinen Filmen am besten

both \of us wir beide

most \of them die meisten von ihnen

one \of the cleverest eine(r) der Schlauesten

he's one \of the smartest \of the smart er ist einer der Klügsten unter den Klugen

4. after n (expressing quantities)

a bunch \of parsley ein Bund Petersilie nt

a clove \of garlic eine Knoblauchzehe

a cup \of tea eine Tasse Tee

a drop \of rain ein Regentropfen

hundreds \of people Hunderte von Menschen

a kilo \of apples ein Kilo Äpfel nt

a litre \of water ein Liter Wasser m

a lot \of money eine Menge Geld

a piece \of cake ein Stück Kuchen

a pride \of lions ein Rudel Löwen [o Löwenrudel] nt

5. after vb (consisting of) aus + dat

the sweater is made \of the finest lambswool der Pullover ist aus feinster Schafwolle

after n

a land \of ice and snow ein Land aus Eis und Schnee

dresses \of lace and silk Kleider aus Spitze und Seide

a house \of stone ein Steinhaus, ein Haus aus Stein

6. after n (containing) mit + dat

a book \of short stories ein Buch mit Kurzgeschichten

7. after adj (done by) von + dat

that was stupid \of me das war dumm von mir

8. after n (done to)

the massacre \of hundreds \of innocent people das Massaker an Hunderten von Menschen

the destruction \of the rain forest die Zerstörung des Regenwalds

9. after n (suffered by) von + dat

the anguish \of the murdered child's parents die Qualen der Eltern des ermordeten Kindes

the suffering \of millions das Leiden von Millionen

10. (expressing cause)

to die \of sth an etw dat sterben

he died \of cancer er starb an Krebs

\of one's own free will aus freien Stücken, freiwillig

\of oneself von selbst

she would never do such a thing \of herself so etwas würde sie nie von alleine tun

11. (expressing origin)

the works \of Shakespeare die Werke Shakespeares

she is \of noble birth sie ist adliger Abstammung

12. after vb (concerning)

we will notify you \of any further changes wir werden Sie über alle Änderungen informieren

he was accused \of fraud er wurde wegen Betrugs angeklagt

I know \of a guy who could fix that for you ich kenne jemanden, der das für dich reparieren kann

\of her childhood, we know very little wir wissen nur sehr wenig über ihre Kindheit

let's not speak \of this matter lass uns nicht über die Sache reden

speaking \of sb/sth,... wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw sprechen,...

speaking \of time, do you have a watch on? da wir gerade von der Zeit reden, hast du eine Uhr?

after adj

she's often unsure \of herself sie ist sich ihrer selbst oft nicht sicher

I'm really appreciative \of all your help ich bin dir für all deine Hilfe wirklich dankbar

he was worthy \of the medal er hatte die Medaille verdient

I am certain \of that ich bin mir dessen sicher

this is not uncharacteristic \of them das ist für sie nichts Ungewöhnliches

to be afraid \of sb/sth vor jdm/etw Angst haben

to be fond \of swimming gerne schwimmen

to be jealous \of sb auf jdn eifersüchtig sein

to be sick \of sth etw satthaben, von etw dat genug haben

after n

there was no warning \of the danger es gab keine Warnung vor der Gefahr

he has a love \of music er liebt die Musik

he's a doctor \of medicine er ist Doktor der Medizin

the idea \of a just society die Idee einer gerechten Gesellschaft

the memories \of her school years die Erinnerungen an ihre Schuljahre

the pain \of separation der Trennungsschmerz

it's a problem \of space das ist ein Raumproblem

his promises \of loyalty seine Treueversprechen

to be in search \of sb/sth auf der Suche nach jdm/etw sein

she's in search \of a man sie sucht einen Mann

thoughts \of revenge Rachegedanken pl

▪ what \of sb? was ist mit jdm?

and what \of Adrian? was macht eigentlich Adrian?

what \of it? was ist schon dabei?, na und?

13. after n (expressing condition)

on the point [or verge] \of doing sth kurz davor [o im Begriff] sein, etw zu tun

I'm on the point \of telling him off ich werde ihn jetzt gleich rausschmeißen

14. after n (expressing position) von + dat

in the back \of the car hinten im Auto

the zipper was on the back \of the dress der Reißverschluss war hinten am Kleid

on the corner \of the street an der Straßenecke

on the left \of the picture links auf dem Bild

a lake north/south \of the city ein See im Norden/Süden der Stadt

I've never been north \of Edinburgh ich war noch nie nördlich von Edinburgh

on the top \of his head [oben] auf seinem Kopf

15. after n (with respect to scale) von + dat

a rise \of 2% in inflation ein Inflationsanstieg von 2 Prozent

the stocks experienced an average rise \of 5% die Aktien sind im Durchschnitt um 5 % gestiegen

16. (expressing age) von + dat

at the age \of six im Alter von sechs Jahren

he's a man \of about 50 er ist um die 50 Jahre alt

17. after n (denoting example of category)

I hate this kind \of party ich hasse diese Art von Party

the city \of Prague die Stadt Prag

18. after n (typical of)

she has the face \of an angel sie hat ein Gesicht wie ein Engel

the grace \of a dancer die Anmut einer Tänzerin

the love \of a good woman die Liebe einer guten Frau

19. after n (expressing characteristic)

she gave a scream \of terror sie stieß einen Schrei des Entsetzens aus

a man \of honour ein Mann von Ehre

a moment \of silence ein Moment m der Stille

I want a few minutes \of quiet! ich will ein paar Minuten Ruhe!

a subject \of very little interest ein sehr wenig beachtetes Thema

a woman \of great charm and beauty eine Frau von großer Wärme und Schönheit

20. after n (away from) von + dat

we live within a mile \of the city centre wir wohnen eine Meile vom Stadtzentrum entfernt

she came within two seconds \of beating the world record sie hat den Weltrekord nur um zwei Sekunden verfehlt

21. after n (in time phrases)

I got married back in June \of 1957 ich habe im Juni 1957 geheiratet

the eleventh \of March der elfte März

the first \of the month der erste [Tag] des Monats

the most memorable events \of the past decade die wichtigsten Ereignisse des letzten Jahrzehnts

22. after vb (expressing removal)

they were robbed \of all their savings ihnen wurden alle Ersparnisse geraubt

I've him \of that nasty little habit ich habe ihm diese dumme Angewohnheit abgewöhnt

his mother had deprived him \of love seine Mutter hat ihm ihre Liebe vorenthalten

to get rid \of sb jdn loswerden

after adj

the room was devoid \of all furnishings der Raum war ganz ohne Möbel

free \of charge kostenlos, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR meist gratis

23. after n (apposition) von + dat

this complete idiot \of a man dieser Vollidiot

the month \of June der Monat Juni

the name \of Brown der Name Brown

24. ( dated: during) an + dat

she died \of a Sunday morning sie starb an einem Sonntagmorgen

I like to relax with my favourite book \of an evening ich entspanne mich abends gerne mit meinem Lieblingsbuch

\of late in letzter Zeit

25. AM (to) vor

it's quarter \of five es ist viertel vor fünf [o BRD drei viertel fünf

26.

▶ \of all gerade

Jane, \of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club gerade Jane ist die letzte, die ich in dem Klub erwartet hätte

I can't understand why you live in Ireland, \of all places ich kann nicht verstehen, warum du ausgerechnet in Irland lebst

today \of all days ausgerechnet heute

▶ \of all the cheek [or nerve] das ist doch die Höhe!

▶ to be \of sth:

she is \of the opinion that doctors are only out to experiment sie glaubt, Ärzte möchten nur herumexperimentieren

this work is \of great interest and value diese Arbeit ist sehr wichtig und wertvoll

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[ɒv, əv]
prep

1) (indicating possession or relation) von (+dat), use of gen

the wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt

a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns

a painting of the Queen — ein Gemälde nt der or von der Königin

of it — davon

the first of May — der Erste Mai

the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste

that damn dog of theirs (inf) — ihr verdammter Hund (inf)

it is very kind of you —

it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen

2)

(indicating separation in space or time) south of Paris — südlich von Paris

within a month of his death — einen Monat nach seinem Tod

a quarter of six (US) — Viertel vor sechs

3)

(indicating cause) he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebs

he died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers

it did not happen of itself (liter) — das ist nicht von selbst or von allein geschehen

it tastes of garlic — es schmeckt nach Knoblauch

she is proud of him — sie ist stolz auf ihn

I am ashamed of it — ich schäme mich dafür

4)

(indicating deprivation, riddance) he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt

trees bare of leaves — Bäume ohne Blätter

free of charge — kostenlos

5) (indicating material) aus

dress made of wool — Wollkleid nt, Kleid nt aus Wolle

6)

(indicating quality, identity etc) house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmern

man of courage — mutiger Mensch, Mensch m mit Mut

girl of ten — zehnjähriges Mädchen, Mädchen nt von zehn Jahren

a matter of no importance — eine Sache ohne Bedeutung

the city of Paris — die Stadt Paris

person of swarthy complexion — dunkelhäutige Person

a town of narrow streets — eine Stadt mit engen Straßen

where is that rascal of a boy? — wo ist dieser verflixte Bengel?

that idiot of a waiter — dieser Idiot von Kellner

7)

(objective genitive) fear of God — Gottesfurcht f

his love of his father — die Liebe zu seinem Vater

he is a leader of men —

great eaters of fruit — große Obstesser pl

writer of legal articles — Verfasser von juristischen Artikeln

love of money — Liebe zum Geld

8)

(subjective genitive) love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen

affection of a mother — Mutterliebe f

9)

(partitive genitive) the whole of the house — das ganze Haus

half of the house — das halbe Haus

how many of them do you want? — wie viele möchten Sie (davon)?

many of them came — viele (von ihnen) kamen

there were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs

he is not one of us — er gehört nicht zu uns

one of the best — einer der Besten

he asked the six of us to lunch — er lud uns sechs zum Mittagessen ein

of the ten only one was absent — von den zehn fehlte nur einer

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

you of all people ought to know — gerade Sie sollten das wissen

they are the best of friends — sie sind die besten Freunde

the best of teachers — der (aller)beste Lehrer

the bravest of the brave —

he drank of the wine (liter) — er trank von dem Weine (liter)

10)

(= concerning) what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

he warned us of the danger — er warnte uns vor der Gefahr

doctor of medicine — Doktor der Medizin

what of it? — ja und?

11) (obs, liter

= by) forsaken of men — von allen verlassen

beloved of all — von allen geliebt

12)

(in temporal phrases) he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden

they go out of an evening (inf) — sie gehen abends (schon mal) aus

he died of a Saturday morning (dial) — er starb an einem Samstagmorgen

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of [ɒv; əv; US əv; ɑv] präp

1. allg von

2. zur Bezeichnung des Genitivs:

the tail of the dog der Schwanz des Hundes;

the tail of a dog der oder ein Hundeschwanz;

the folly of his action die Dummheit seiner Handlung

3. Ort: bei:

the Battle of Hastings

4. Entfernung, Trennung, Befreiung:

a) von:

south of London südlich von London;

within ten miles of London im Umkreis von 10 Meilen um London;

cure (rid) of sth von etwas heilen (befreien)

b) (gen) he was robbed of his wallet er wurde seiner Brieftasche beraubt, ihm wurde die Brieftasche geraubt

c) um:

cheat sb of sth

5. Herkunft: von, aus:

of good family aus einer guten Familie;

Mr X of London Mr. X aus London

6. Teil: von oder gen:

the best of my friends;

a friend of mine ein Freund von mir, einer meiner Freunde;

that red nose of his seine rote Nase

7. Eigenschaft: von, mit:

a man of courage ein mutiger Mann, ein Mann mit Mut;

a man of no importance ein unbedeutender Mensch;

a fool of a man ein (ausgemachter) Narr

8. Stoff: aus, von:

a dress of silk ein Kleid aus oder von Seide, ein Seidenkleid;

(made) of steel aus Stahl (hergestellt), stählern, Stahl…

9. Urheberschaft, Art und Weise: von:

the works of Byron;

it was clever of him;

of o.s. von selbst, von sich aus;

he has a son of his first marriage er hat einen Sohn aus erster Ehe

10. Ursache, Grund:

a) von, an (dat):

die of cancer an Krebs sterben

b) aus:

of charity

c) vor (dat): → academic.ru/1052/afraid">afraid

d) auf (akk):

be proud of

e) über (akk):

be ashamed of

f) nach:

smell of

11. Beziehung: hinsichtlich (gen):

it is true of every case das trifft in jedem Fall zu

12. Thema:

a) von, über (akk):

speak of sth

b) an (akk):

think of sth

13. Apposition, im Deutschen nicht ausgedrückt:

a) the city of London die Stadt London;

the month of April der Monat April

b) Maß:

a piece of meat ein Stück Fleisch

14. Genitivus obiectivus:

a) zu:

the love of God

b) vor (dat): → fear A 3

c) bei:

an audience of the king eine Audienz beim König

15. Zeit:

a) umg an (dat), in (dat):

of an evening eines Abends;

of late years in den letzten Jahren

b) von:

your letter of March 3rd Ihr Schreiben vom 3. März

c) US vor (bei Zeitangaben):

ten of three

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preposition

1) (indicating belonging, connection, possession)

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

2) (indicating starting point) von

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

3) (indicating origin, cause)

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

4) (indicating material) aus

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

6) (indicating concern, reference)

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren

well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?

7) (indicating objective relation)

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

8) (indicating description, quality, condition)

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

9) (indicating classification, selection) von

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

he of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

of an evening — (coll.) abends

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prep.

aus präp.

von präp.

vor präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > of
16 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razón

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case
II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.)

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.)

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.)

case n

1. caso

a difficult case to solve un caso difícil de resolver

2. maleta

put the cases in the boot mete las maletas en el portaequipajes

in case por si

take your umbrella in case it rains lleva el paraguas por si llueve

case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (instance, situation, circumstances) caso

■ it was a case of mistaken identity fue un caso de identificación equivocada

■ that's not the case no es así

■ in your case en tu caso

2 (problem) caso

■ an extreme case of food poisoning un caso extremo de intoxicación por alimentos

■ a hopeless case un caso perdido

■ a borderline case un caso límite

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) causa, litigio, pleito; (set of arguments) argumentos nombre masculino plural, razones nombre femenino plural

■ he won his case ganó el pleito

■ you have a good case tus argumentos son buenos

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL caso

5 familiar (person) caso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a case in point un buen ejemplo

as the case may be según (sea) el caso

in any case en todo caso, en cualquier caso

in case... por si..., en caso de que...

■ in case it rains por si llueve

in case of something en caso de algo

in no case bajo ninguna circunstancia, en ninguna circunstancia

in that case en ese caso

to make out a case for something exponer los argumentos en favor de algo

case history SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL historial nombre masculino clínico

case law SMALLLAW/SMALL jurisprudencia

case study estudio, trabajo

the case for the defence la defensa

the case for the prosecution la acusación nombre femenino

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case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (suitcase) maleta

2 (box) caja, cajón nombre masculino; (small, hard container) estuche nombre masculino; (soft container) funda

■ a case of wine una caja de botellas de vino

3 (in printing) caja

■ lower case caja baja, minúscula

■ upper case caja alta, mayúscula

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to case the joint slang reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un robo)

case ['keɪs] vt, cased ; casing

1) box, pack: embalar, encajonar

2) inspect: observar, inspeccionar (antes de cometer un delito)

case n

1) : caso m

an unusual case: un caso insólito

ablative case: caso ablativo

a case of the flu: un caso de gripe

2) box: caja f

3) container: funda f, estuche m

4)

in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso

5)

in case : como precaución

just in case: por si acaso

6)

in case of : en caso de

case

n.

• argumento convincente s.m.

• bujeta s.f.

• caja (Electrónica) s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• caso s.m.

• cápsula s.f.

• cárter s.m.

• especie s.f.

• estuche s.m.

• forro s.m.

• funda s.f.

• pleito s.m.

• vitrina s.f.

v.

• encajonar v.

• ensanchar v.

I keɪs
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

I [keɪs]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=suitcase) maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (=briefcase) cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (=packing case) cajón m ; [of drink] caja f ; (for jewellery) joyero m, estuche m ; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) funda f ; (for spectacles) (soft) funda f ; (hard) estuche m ; (for watch) caja f ; (=display case) vitrina f ; [of window] marco m, bastidor m ; [of cartridge] funda f, cápsula f

2) (Typ) caja f

lower case — minúscula f

upper case — mayúscula f

2. VT

1) (=encase)

her leg was cased in plaster — tenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada

cased in concrete — revestido de hormigón

2)

to case the joint ** — estudiar el terreno para un robo

II [keɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) (also Med) caso m

it's a sad case — es un caso triste

it's a hopeless case — (Med) es un caso de desahucio

a fever case — un caso de fiebre

he's working on the train-robbery case — está investigando el caso del robo del tren

• as the case may be — según el caso

• it's a case for the police — este es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía

• it's a case of... — se trata de...

it's a clear case of murder — es un claro caso de homicidio

• a case in point — un ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso

• if that is the case — en ese caso

2) (Jur) (gen) caso m, proceso m ; (=particular dispute) causa f, pleito m ; (=argument) argumento m, razón f

the Dreyfus case — el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus

• there is no case to answer — no hay acusación para contestar

• there's a strong case for reform — hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma

there's a case for saying that... — puede decirse razonablemente que...

there is a case for that attitude — hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud

the case for the defence — la defensa

the case for the prosecution — la acusación

• to have a good or strong case — tener buenos argumentos or buenas razones

• to make (out) a case for sth — dar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo

to make the case for doing nothing — exponer las razones para no hacer nada

• to put or state one's case — presentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso

• to rest one's case — terminar la presentación de su alegato

3) (with "in")

(just) in case — por si acaso, por si las moscas *

in case he comes — por si viene, (en) caso de que venga

in your case — en tu caso

• in any case — de todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso

• in most cases — en la mayoría de los casos

• in no case — en ningún caso, de ninguna manera

• in case of emergency — en caso de emergencia

as in the case of — como en el caso de

• in such a case — en tal caso

• in that case — en ese caso

4) (Ling) caso m

5) * (=eccentric person)

he's a case — es un tipo raro *, es un caso

6) **

• get off my case! — ¡déjame ya en paz!

• to be on sb's case — estar siempre encima de algn

to get on sb's case — meterse en la vida de algn

2.

CPD

case file N — historial m

case grammar N — gramática f de caso

case history N — (Med) historial m médico or clínico

what is the patient's case history? — ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?

I'll give you the full case history — le contaré la historia con todos los detalles

case law N — jurisprudencia f

case study N — estudio m de casos

case system N — (Ling) sistema m de casos

* * *

I [keɪs]
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

English-spanish dictionary > case
17 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfelle, sak, eksempel

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfelle; kasus

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) (retts)sak

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) bevismateriale, argument, grunn

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfelle

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui, futteral, hylster; veske, koffert; trekk

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse, eske

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) glassmonter, vitrineskap, bokskap

tilfelle

I
subst. \/keɪs\/

1) sak, hendelse, tilfelle

2) forhold, omstendighet, situasjon

• there is a lady in the case

det er en kvinne med i bildet

3) stilling, tilstand, tilfelle

• is it the case that...?

er det tilfelle at...?

• just in case I forget

i tilfelle jeg glemmer det

4) ( jus) rettssak, søksmål, sak, tvistemål

• he lost the case

han tapte saken

• the Dreyfus case is world famous

Dreyfus-saken er verdenskjent

5) ( jus) beviser, bevismateriale, påstander

• this is our case

dette er våre fakta i saken

• the case for the defendant

forsvarets bevisførsel

• he has a strong case

han har sterke beviser som støtter saken

• he has no case

han har ingen sak, saken hans står ikke sterkt

6) (medisin, om person) tilfelle, pasient

• the worst cases were sent to hospital

de verste tilfellene ble sendt på sykehus

7) ( grammatikk) kasus

8) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) original person, artig skrue

9) spørsmål, oppgave

as the case may be alt etter som, alt etter omstendighetene

call a case ( jus) rope opp en sak

a case in point et godt eksempel, et typisk eksempel

the case will be heard by ( jus) saken kommer opp for (dommer NN)

the case will be tried by ( jus) saken blir behandlet av (dommer NN)

drop a case ( jus) frafalle en sak

establish\/prove one's case ( også jus) bevise sin(e) påstand(er), bevise at man har rett

fight a case ( jus) føre en sak for domstolen

get off someone's case ( hverdagslig) ikke bry seg

• will you get off my case?

kan du la være å bry deg?

get on someone's case ( hverdagslig) bry seg (om)

give away one's own case ødelegge for seg selv

if the case should arise i påkommende tilfelle

in any case forresten, uansett, under alle omstendigheter

in case hvis, dersom, i tilfelle

in case of ved, i tilfelle av

• don't use the lift in case of fire

ikke bruk heisen ved brann

in that case i så fall, hvis det er tilfelle

in the case of når man snakker om, når det gjelder, når det dreier seg om

it was a case of ( også) det dreide seg om, det gjaldt

just in case for sikkerhets skyld, i tilfelle

leading case ( jus) forklaring: rettsavgjørelse som kan skape presedens

lose one's case ( jus) tape saken

make (out) a case for argumentere for, tale varmt for

• he has made out an excellent case for

han la frem gode argumenter for

• there is a good case for...

det fins gode argumenter for...

make out a case against somebody ( jus) skaffe beviser mot noen

make out one's case ( jus) legge frem bevisene, fremlegge saken, bevise at man har rett

open a case (jus, i retten) legge frem en sak for bevisføring

pass (up)on a case avgi kjennelse i en sak

• the jury passed (up)on the case

juryen avga kjennelse i saken

the plaintiff's case saksøkers sak, argumentasjonen

put somebody's case tale noens sak

sit on a case undersøke en sak, behandle en sak

state one's case legge frem fakta, legge frem sin sak

this\/that\/such being the case siden det forholder seg slik, under slike omstendigheter, av denne årsak

a welfare case sosialklient
II
subst. \/keɪs\/

1) kasse

2) eske, skrin

3) etui, futteral

4) veske, koffert

5) hylster, kapsel, deksel

6) hus, sett

7) putetrekk, var

8) ( tømrerfag) karm

9) glassmonter, glasskap

10) ( typografi) settekasse

lower case ( typografi) små bokstaver

upper case ( typografi) store bokstaver
III
verb \/keɪs\/

1) pakke i kasse

2) legge i eske, putte i skrin

3) legge i etui, putte i futteral

4) kle, innfatte

5) mure ut

6) ( hverdagslig) se nærmere på

7) rekognosere i, snoke på, sjekke åstedet (før et tyveri)

case up pakke i kasse

English-Norwegian dictionary > case

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