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♦ due (1) /dju:, USA du:/A a.1 (pred.) previsto: Our train is due at 10.30, il nostro treno è previsto (o dovrebbe arrivare) alle 10,30; We were due in at midday but the flight was delayed, il nostro arrivo era previsto per mezzogiorno, ma il volo era in ritardo; When are they due back?, quando è previsto che tornino?; They were due home hours ago, avrebbero dovuto essere a casa ore fa; DIALOGO → - Pregnancy- When is the baby due?, per quando è prevista la nascita?; quando dovrebbe nascere il bambino; When are you due?, per quando è previsto il parto?; quando dovresti partorire?; Her book's due out next month, l'uscita del suo libro è prevista per il mese prossimo; The film is due for release in the autumn, l'uscita del film è prevista per l'autunno; He is due to take up his new post next week, è previsto che cominci il nuovo lavoro la settimana prossima; The plane is due to arrive at 22.00, l'arrivo dell'aereo è previsto per le 22,00; He is due in court next week, il suo processo è previsto per la settimana prossima; I'm due for a bit of good luck, sarebbe ora che io avessi un po' di fortuna2 dovuto: Thanks are due to all our supporters, dei ringraziamenti sono dovuti a tutti i nostri sostenitori; We should give credit where it's due, dovremmo rendere il merito a chi di dovere; We're due a refund, ci spetta un rimborso; She's due a pay rise, dovrebbe ricevere un aumento (di stipendio); I think I'm due an explanation, penso che mi si debba una spiegazione3 – ( to be) due to st., (essere) dovuto a qc., (essere) causato da qc.: They don't believe climate change is due to human activity, non credono che il cambiamento climatico sia dovuto all'attività umana; Early retirement due to stress is increasing, il prepensionamento causato dallo stress è in aumento: The accident was due to the thick fog, l'incidente è stato causato dalla nebbia fitta4 (form.) giusto, debito, dovuto: after due consideration, dopo debita riflessione; with due regard for the feelings of all involved, con il dovuto riguardo per i sentimenti di tutte le persone coinvolte; You've had your due reward, hai avuto la giusta ricompensa; without due care and attention, senza la debita attenzione5 (pred.: comm., leg.) dovuto; esigibile: The first instalment is due today, la prima rata è esigibile oggi; My salary was due yesterday, il mio stipendio doveva essere pagato ieri; When is the bill due?, quando scade la cambiale?B avv.( con i punti cardinali) in direzione; verso: The travellers went due west, i viaggiatori andavano verso occidente; They set a course due north, hanno fatto rotta a nordC prep.– due to, a causa di: They were late due to the heavy traffic, erano in ritardo a causa del traffico intenso; The business failed partly due to the cost of borrowing, l'affare non è andato in porto, in parte a causa del costo del prestito● ( USA) due bill, riconoscimento scritto di un debito (cfr. ingl. IOU) □ due date, data prevista (spec. per il parto) □ (fin., org. az.) due diligence, «due diligence» ( valutazione di un'azienda ai fini di una sua eventuale acquisizione) □ (leg.) due notice, avviso dato nei termini di legge □ (leg.) due performance, corretto adempimento □ (leg., spec. USA) due process, giusto processo □ (comm.) due register, scadenzario □ (comm.) to fall due, scadere; essere esigibile □ in due course, a tempo debito; regolarmente □ with ( all) due respect, con (tutto) il dovuto rispetto.NOTA D'USO: - due to o owing to?- due (2) /dju:, USA du:/n.1 (soltanto sing.) ciò che è dovuto, che spetta (a q.): to give sb. his due, dare a q. quel che gli spetta; riconoscere i meriti di q.; She has finally received the recognition that is her due, ha finalmente ottenuto il riconoscimento che le era dovuto● (org. az.) dues book, libro degli ordini in sospeso □ dues cards, schede delle quote sociali □ club (o membership) dues, tasse d'iscrizione a un circolo; quote sociali □ to give the devil his due, dare atto a q. ( per malvagio che sia) di qc. di buono. -
62 all
all [ɔ:l]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Articles or pronouns often need to be added in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude2. pronouna. ( = everything) tout• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes3. adverba. ( = entirely) tout━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartementb. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux4. noun• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one• it's all over! c'est fini !• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !► all too• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire► no... at all• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)6. compounds• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année* * *[ɔːl] 1.1) ( everything) toutall will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum
that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout
2) ( the only thing) toutthat's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!
3) ( everyone) tousthank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous
‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’
4) ( the whole amount)5) ( emphasizing entirety)2.what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
1) ( each one of) tous/toutes2) ( the whole of) tout/toute3) ( total)4) ( any)3.1) (emphatic: completely) toutit's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...
2) (emphatic: nothing but)to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire
3) Sport4. 5.all+ combining form ( completely)all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique
6.all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours7.all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque8.all of adverbial phrase9.all that adverbial phrase10.all the adverbial phrase11.all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop12.and all adverbial phrase1)2) (colloq) GB13.at all adverbial phrasenot at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!
14.is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( despite)for all that — malgré tout, quand même
2) ( as regards)15.of all prepositional phrase1) ( in rank)first/last of all — pour commencer/finir
2) ( emphatic)••he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête
it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!
that's all very well —
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1. adjective1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) de temperatura adecuada; caliente, caluroso; templado; cálido2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) de abrigo, que calienta/abriga3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) cálido, caluroso4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) que da calor, que hace sudar5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) caliente
2. verb1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) calentar2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) entusiasmarse (con)
3. noun(an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) acción de calentar(se)- warmly- warmness
- warmth
- warm-blooded
- warmed-over
- warmhearted
- warmheartedness
- warm up
warm1 adj1. caliente2. caluroso / cálidoto be warm hacer calor / tener calorI'm warm, open the window tengo calor, abre la ventanawarm2 vb calentartr[wɔːm]1 (climate, wind) cálido,-a; (day) caluroso,-a, de calor2 (hands etc) caliente; (liquid) tibio,-a, templado,-a3 (clothing) de abrigo, que abriga4 (colour) cálido,-a5 (welcome, applause, etc) cálido,-a, caluroso,-a6 (character) afectuoso,-a1 (gen) calentar1 calentarse1 el calor nombre masculino■ don't stand out there! come into the warm! ¡no te quedes allí fuera! ¡ven al calor!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas warm as toast calentito,-ato get warm calentarsewarm front frente nombre masculino cálidowarm ['wɔrm] vt1) heat: calentar, recalentar2)to warm one's heart : reconfortar a uno, alegrar el corazón3)to warm up : calentar (los músculos, un automóvil, etc.)warm vi1) : calentarse2)to warm to : tomarle simpatía (a alguien), entusiasmarse con (algo)warm adj1) lukewarm: tibio, templado2) : caliente, cálido, calurosoa warm wind: un viento cálidoa warm day: un día caluroso, un día de calorwarm hands: manos calientes3) : caliente, que abrigawarm clothes: ropa de abrigoI feel warm: tengo calor4) caring, cordial: cariñoso, cordial5) : cálido (dícese de colores)6) fresh: fresco, recientea warm trail: un rastro recientev.• acalorar v.• alegrar v.• caldear v.• calentar v.• regocijar v.adj.• abrigada adj.• acalorado, -a adj.• afectuoso, -a adj.• calido, -a adj.• caluroso, -a adj.• cálido, -a adj.
I wɔːrm, wɔːmadjective -er, -est1) <water/day> tibio, templado; <climate/wind> cálidowarm clothes — ropa f de abrigo or (RPl, Ven tb) abrigada or (Andes, Méx tb) abrigadora
to get warm — \<\<person\>\> entrar en calor, calentarse*; \<\<room\>\> calentarse*
2)b) <color/atmosphere> cálido3)a) ( in riddles) (pred) calienteFrance? - no! - Poland? - you're getting warmer! — ¿Francia? - no! - ¿Polonia? - caliente, caliente!
am I getting warmer? — ¿me estoy acercando a la respuesta?
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1.
transitive verb calentar*to warm oneself — calentarse*
2.
via) ( become hotter) calentarse*b) ( become affectionate)to warm TO o TOWARD somebody: we soon warmed to o toward her pronto se ganó nuestra simpatía; I didn't warm to him — no me resultó muy simpático
Phrasal Verbs:- warm up
III
[wɔːm]come into the warm — entra, que aquí está calentito (fam)
1. ADJ(compar warmer) (superl warmest)1) (=hot) [bath, hands, feet] caliente; [water] templado, tibio; [air] templado, cálido; [room, place, weather] cálido•
to be warm — [person] tener calorit's getting warmer — [weather] ya empieza a hacer más calor
to be getting warm — (in guessing game) ir acercándose a la respuesta
you're getting warm(er)! — ¡caliente, caliente!
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to keep sb warm — mantener caliente a algn, mantener a algn abrigadoto keep (o.s.) warm — mantenerse abrigado
- be as warm as toast2) (=thick) [clothes] de abrigo, abrigado (S. Cone)take something warm to put on — llévate algo de abrigo or abrigado para ponerte
3) (=cosy, homely) [colour, shade, sound] cálido4) (=kindly) [person, smile, face] simpático, afable, cálido•
warmest congratulations to... — la más cordial or sincera enhorabuena a...•
warmest thanks to... — mi/nuestro más sincero agradecimiento a...2. VT1) (=heat) [+ one's hands, feet] calentarsecockleto warm o.s. — calentarse
2) = warm up 2., 1)3.VI = warm up4.Nthe warm: come into the warm! — ¡entra aquí que hace calorcito! *
5.ADV*6.CPDwarm front N — (Met) frente m cálido
- warm to- warm up* * *
I [wɔːrm, wɔːm]adjective -er, -est1) <water/day> tibio, templado; <climate/wind> cálidowarm clothes — ropa f de abrigo or (RPl, Ven tb) abrigada or (Andes, Méx tb) abrigadora
to get warm — \<\<person\>\> entrar en calor, calentarse*; \<\<room\>\> calentarse*
2)b) <color/atmosphere> cálido3)a) ( in riddles) (pred) calienteFrance? - no! - Poland? - you're getting warmer! — ¿Francia? - no! - ¿Polonia? - caliente, caliente!
am I getting warmer? — ¿me estoy acercando a la respuesta?
b) ( fresh) <scent/trail> reciente, fresco
II
1.
transitive verb calentar*to warm oneself — calentarse*
2.
via) ( become hotter) calentarse*b) ( become affectionate)to warm TO o TOWARD somebody: we soon warmed to o toward her pronto se ganó nuestra simpatía; I didn't warm to him — no me resultó muy simpático
Phrasal Verbs:- warm up
III
come into the warm — entra, que aquí está calentito (fam)
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64 tip
I [tip] n1) ( верхній) кінець; верхівка, кінчик; крайthe tip of one's tongue [of one's tail] — кінчик язика [хвоста]
the tips of the ears [of the fingers] — кінчики вушей [пальців]
tip of the lung — aнaт. легенева верхівка
the tip of the iceberg [of a hill] — верхівка айсберга [холма]
2) наконечникthe tip of a stick [of a spear, of an umbrella] — наконечник тростини [списа, парасольки]
the tip of a hat — верхня частина тульї капелюха; мундштук
3) приварний або припаяний кінець ріжучого інструменту; отпай ( невеликий виступ на склі після відпаювання)••from tip to toe — з голови до ніг /до п'ят/; to the tip s of one's fingers грунтовно, досконально, досконало; є як свої п'ять пальців
to be /to have it/ on / at / the tip of one's tongue — крутитися на язику
II [tip]to have smth at the tip s of one's fingers — знати що-н. як свої п'ять пальців; мати що-н. у повній готовності /напоготові/
1) υl. приставляти або надягати наконечникan arrow tipped with poison — стріла з отруйним наконечником, отруєна стріла; покривати верхню частину
2) зрізати, підрізати, підстригати4) напувати тверду пластинку ( на різець); вклеювати ( у книгу) ( кольорові) ілюстраціїIII [tip] nдотик; легкий ударIV [tip]1) υl. злегка торкатися, вдаритиto tip smb on the shoulder — легенько вдарити кого-н. по плечу
2) злегка зачепити м'яч гилкою, зрізати м'яч ( крикет)••V [tip] nto tip one's hat /one's lid/ to smb — недбало привітатися з ким-н., ледве доторкнувшись до капелюха
чайові; невеликий ( грошовий) подарунокVI [tip]tips included — = вартість послуги з чайовими чайові включені у вартість послуги
1) υl. давати "на чай"to tip a waiter — дати офіціантові "на чай" to tip the porter ( with) sixpence дати носильщику шість пенсів "на чай"
2) підкинути, видати (що-н. кому-н.); to tip smb; a note of thanks черкнути кому-н. декілька рядків на знак подякиtip us your fin /your flipper, your hand/! — вашу лапу /руку/!; to tip smb
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/the/ wink /nod/ — підморгувати кому-н., подати знак кому-н.; попереджати когосьVII [tip]tip us a yarn — видай нам що-небудь цікавеньке; = ну, що скажешє
n натяк, порада; відомості, отримані приватно (особ., на перегонах або на біржі)tips for travellers — відомості для подорожуючих, до відома подорожуючих
tip s on how to remove stains /on removing stains/ from clothing — рекомендації по видаленню плям з одягу
a tip to do smth — порада зробити що-н.
take my tip — послухайтесь мене; моя вам порада
thanks for the tip — дякую /дуже вдячна/ за пораду
a tip from the stable — відомості про найбільш вірогідного переможця на скачках; ( конфіденційн інформація з найнадійніших джерел)
VIII [tip]to miss one's tip — погано грати (про циркового артист; не досягти успіху /поставленої цілі/)
1) υl. давати приватну інформацію (особ. вказувати на ймовірного переможця)to tip the winner — заздалегідь назвати переможця ( зана скачках); натякати, попереджати
2) cпopт., жapг. займатися ремеслом жучка ( на скачках)••IX [tip] nto be widely tipped for the job — мати всі шанси отримати (цю) роботу
1) нахилwith a tip — під нахилом, під углом
3) вагонетка, що перекидається ( вугільн)5) icт. удар кеглі ( що збиває іншу кеглю)X [tip]1) υl. нахилятиto tip one's chair backward — відхилитися /відкинутися/ назад разом із стільцем
to tip the scale /the beam/ — переважити, схилити чашу вагів
to tip the balance — вирішити результат справи; нахилятися
2) перекидати ( tip over)to tip over a pot [a vase] — перекинути казанок [вазу]; перекидуватися ( tip over)
3) вивалювати, спорожняти ( часто tip out)she tipped the money from her purse onto the table — вона висипала гроші з гаманця на стіл; вивалюватися, спорожнятися (тж. tip out)
4) диал. випивати, "закладати"; перекидати ( чарку)5) . усунути силою, убити, вбити, прибрати -
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lot [lɒt]1. noun• I'd give a lot to know... je donnerais cher pour savoir...• quite a lot of [+ people, cars, money] pas mal de• such a lot of... tellement de...• what a lot of people! que de monde !b. ( = destiny) sort mc. ( = random selection) by lot par tirage au sortd. ( = batch) lot m• lot no. 69 is an antique table le lot no 69 est une table ancienne• you rotten lot! (inf) vous êtes vaches ! (inf !)• here are the apples, take the lot voici les pommes, prends-les toutes• here's some money, just take the lot voici de l'argent, prends tout• the whole lot cost me $1 ça m'a coûté un dollar en tout2. plural noun• lots better/bigger bien mieux/plus grand* * *I 1. [lɒt]1) ( great deal)he spent a lot — il a beaucoup dépensé, il a dépensé beaucoup d'argent
to get a lot out of — tirer beaucoup de [book]
I'd give a lot to... — je donnerais cher pour...
quite a lot — beaucoup, pas mal (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( entire amount or selection)heartburn, cramps, the lot! — des brûlures d'estomac, des crampes, bref tout!
3) (colloq) ( specific group of people)she's the nicest of the lot — c'est la plus gentille (de tous/toutes)
that lot — péj ces gens-là pej
you lot — vous, vous autres
2.the best of a bad lot — (colloq) le moins pire (colloq)
1) ( great deal)a lot of money/time — beaucoup d'argent/de temps
not a lot of people know that — il n'y a pas beaucoup de personnes or gens qui savent ça
an awful (colloq) lot of — énormément de
quite a lot of — beaucoup or pas mal (colloq) de
quite a lot of our support... — une bonne part de notre soutien...
2) (colloq) ( entire group) tous3.lots (colloq) quantifier, pronounlots (and lots) of — des tas (colloq) de (+ pl nouns only); beaucoup de (+ any nouns)
lots of things — des tas (colloq) de choses
4....and lots more —...et beaucoup d'autres choses
lots (colloq) adverb5.lots better — beaucoup or vachement (colloq) mieux
a lot adverbial phrase beaucoupII [lɒt]it would help an awful (colloq) lot — ça aiderait beaucoup
1) ( destiny) sort m; ( quality of life) condition f2) US parcelle f (de terrain)vacant lot — terrain m vague
used car lot — garage m vendant des voitures d'occasion
3) ( at auction) lot m4) ( decision-making process) tirage m au sortto draw ou cast lots — tirer au sort
5) Cinema studio m6) ( batch) (of students, tourists) fournée f -
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'pleʒə(something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) placer- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure in
pleasure n placertr['pleʒəSMALLr/SMALL]1 placer nombre masculino■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el placer de..., tengo el gusto de...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmy pleasure ha sido un placerto be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure quedar detenido,-a a disposición del Estadoto have the pleasure of... tener el placer de..., tener gusto de...■ may I have the pleasure of this dance ¿me concede este baile?to take pleasure in doing something disfrutar haciendo algowith pleasure con mucho gustopleasure boat barco de recreopleasure cruise crucero de placerpleasure trip viaje nombre masculino de placerpleasure ['plɛʒər] n1) wish: deseo m, voluntad fat your pleasure: cuando guste2) enjoyment: placer m, disfrute m, goce mwith pleasure: con mucho gusto3) : placer m, gusto mit's a pleasure to be here: me da gusto estar aquíthe pleasures of reading: los placeres de leern.• complacencia s.f.• delectación s.f.• deleite s.m.• gozo s.m.• gusto s.m.• holganza s.f.• placer s.m.• regalo s.m.• ufanía s.f.• voluntad s.f.'pleʒər, 'pleʒə(r)1) ua) (happiness, satisfaction) placer mit's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla
to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo
I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)
pleasure seeker — hedonista mf
b) ( in polite formulas)thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer
may I have the pleasure of this dance? — ¿me concede esta pieza?
Mr John Smith requests the pleasure of your company at... — John Smith tiene el placer de invitar a Vd a...
it gives me great pleasure to introduce... — es un placer para mí presentarles...
2)a) u (recreation, amusement) placer mI play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)
pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo
pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer
b) c ( source of happiness) placer mJane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane
3) u ( choice) (frml)['pleʒǝ(r)]to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior
1. N1) (=satisfaction) placer m, gusto m ; (=happiness) alegría fsexual pleasure — placer m sexual
my pleasure!, the pleasure is mine! — frm (returning thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué! (esp LAm)
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what pleasure can you find in shooting partridges? — ¿qué placer encuentras en matar perdices?•
to do sth for pleasure — hacer algo por gusto or placeris this trip for business or pleasure? — ¿este viaje es de negocios o de placer?
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to get pleasure from sth — disfrutar con algo•
to give sb pleasure — dar gusto a algn•
I have much pleasure in informing you that... — tengo el gran placer de comunicarles que...may I have the pleasure? — frm (at dance) ¿quiere usted bailar?
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Mr and Mrs Brown request the pleasure of your company — frm (on invitation) los Sres. Brown tienen el placer de solicitar su asistencia•
to take pleasure in books — disfrutar leyendo•
with pleasure — con mucho gusto2) (=source of pleasure) placer m, gusto mit's a pleasure to know that... — es un motivo de satisfacción saber que...
what is your pleasure, sir? — ¿en qué puedo servirle, señor?, ¿qué manda el señor?
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at sb's pleasure — según la voluntad de algn•
to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure — (Jur) quedar encarcelado a disposición del Estado2.VT (sexually) dar placer ato pleasure o.s. — euph (=masturbate) masturbarse
3.CPDpleasure boat, pleasure craft N — barco m de recreo
pleasure cruise N — crucero m de recreo
pleasure ground N — parque m de atracciones
pleasure seeker N — hedonista mf
pleasure steamer N — vapor m de recreo
pleasure trip N — viaje m de placer
* * *['pleʒər, 'pleʒə(r)]1) ua) (happiness, satisfaction) placer mit's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla
to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo
I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)
pleasure seeker — hedonista mf
b) ( in polite formulas)thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer
may I have the pleasure of this dance? — ¿me concede esta pieza?
Mr John Smith requests the pleasure of your company at... — John Smith tiene el placer de invitar a Vd a...
it gives me great pleasure to introduce... — es un placer para mí presentarles...
2)a) u (recreation, amusement) placer mI play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)
pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo
pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer
b) c ( source of happiness) placer mJane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane
3) u ( choice) (frml)to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior
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67 should
ʃudnegative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) habría2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) deber (hacer algo)3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) deber (de)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) que + subjuntivo5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (usado para expresar condicional: if anything should happen to me = si algo me sucediera)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gustar (I should love to go to France = me gustaría ir a Francia)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) (usado para referirse a una situación no esperada)should vb1. deber2. deber dehow should I know? ¡yo qué sé!I should be so lucky! ¡ojalá!I should think so too! ¡faltaría más! should también expresa el condicional para la primera persona, en este uso equivale a wouldtr[ʃʊd]1 (duty, advisability, recommendation) deber2 (probability) deber de3 (subjunctive, conditional)4 (conditional, 1st person)■ I should be grateful if you could reply... le agradecería que contestara...6 (disbelief, surprise)■ and who should be in the bar but Gary Lineker! ¿y quién te parece que estaba en el bar? ¡Gary Lineker!■ how should I know! ¡yo qué sé!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI should have thought... hubiera pensado...I should think so too! ¡faltaría más!, ¡era lo menos que podía hacer!aux.
I ʃʊd
II
1) ( expressing desirability) debería (or deberías etc), debiera (or debieras etc)you should be studying — deberías or debieras estar estudiando, tendrías que estar estudiando
you should have thought of that before — deberías or debieras haber pensado en eso antes, tendrías or tenías que haber pensado en eso antes
I've brought you some flowers - oh, you shouldn't have — te he traído unas flores - no te deberías or debieras haber molestado! or no te tenías or tendrías que haber molestado!
you should've seen the look on her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) (indicating probability, logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) (de), debiera (or debieras etc) (de)it should add up to 100 — tendría que or debería (de) or debiera (de) dar or sumar 100
how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?
why should they want to come here? — ¿por qué han or habrían de querer venir aquí?
a) ( conditional use) (BrE frml)b) ( venturing a guess) (BrE)c) ( expressing indignation)he said he was sorry - I should think so too! — pidió perdón - faltaría más! or era lo menos que podía hacer!
she won't be asking us for any money - I should think not! — no nos va a pedir dinero - faltaría más! or sería el colmo!
4) ( subjunctive use) (with all persons)it's natural that he should want to go with her — es natural or lógico que quiera ir con ella
if you should happen to pass a bookshop... — si pasaras or si llegaras a pasar por una librería...
and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!
[ʃʊd]MODAL VBshould I be out at the time, if I should be out at the time — si estoy fuera en ese momento
I shouldn't be surprised if... — no me sorprendería si...
I should have liked to... — me hubiera gustado..., quisiera haber...
thanks, I should like to — gracias, me gustaría
I should be so lucky! — ¡ojalá!
2) (duty, advisability, desirability) deberyou shouldn't do that — no deberías hacerlo, más vale no hacer eso
he should know that... — debiera or debería saber que...
..., which is as it should be —..., como es razonable,..., que es como tiene que ser
why should I? — ¿por qué lo voy a hacer?, ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?
why should he (have done it)? — ¿por qué lo iba a hacer?, ¿por qué tenía que hacerlo?
why should you want to know? — ¿por qué has de saberlo tú?
3) (statements of probability) deber dethey should arrive tomorrow — deberán or deben (de) llegar mañana
I should have told you before — tendría que or debería habértelo dicho antes
... and who should I bump into but Mike? —... ¿y con quién crees que me encuentro? ¡pues con Mike!
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I [ʃʊd]
II
1) ( expressing desirability) debería (or deberías etc), debiera (or debieras etc)you should be studying — deberías or debieras estar estudiando, tendrías que estar estudiando
you should have thought of that before — deberías or debieras haber pensado en eso antes, tendrías or tenías que haber pensado en eso antes
I've brought you some flowers - oh, you shouldn't have — te he traído unas flores - no te deberías or debieras haber molestado! or no te tenías or tendrías que haber molestado!
you should've seen the look on her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) (indicating probability, logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) (de), debiera (or debieras etc) (de)it should add up to 100 — tendría que or debería (de) or debiera (de) dar or sumar 100
how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?
why should they want to come here? — ¿por qué han or habrían de querer venir aquí?
a) ( conditional use) (BrE frml)b) ( venturing a guess) (BrE)c) ( expressing indignation)he said he was sorry - I should think so too! — pidió perdón - faltaría más! or era lo menos que podía hacer!
she won't be asking us for any money - I should think not! — no nos va a pedir dinero - faltaría más! or sería el colmo!
4) ( subjunctive use) (with all persons)it's natural that he should want to go with her — es natural or lógico que quiera ir con ella
if you should happen to pass a bookshop... — si pasaras or si llegaras a pasar por una librería...
and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!
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68 acknowledge
transitive verb1) (admit) zugeben, eingestehen [Tatsache, Notwendigkeit, Fehler, Schuld]; (accept) sich bekennen zu [einer Verantwortung, Pflicht, Schuld]; (take notice of) grüßen [Person]; (recognize) anerkennen [Autorität, Recht, Forderung, Notwendigkeit]acknowledge somebody/something [as or to be] something — jemanden/etwas als etwas anerkennen
2) (express thanks for) sich erkenntlich zeigen für [Dienste, Bemühungen, Gastfreundschaft]; erwidern [Gruß]3) (confirm receipt of) bestätigen [Empfang, Bewerbung]acknowledge a letter — den Empfang eines Briefes bestätigen
* * *[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) zugeben2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) bestätigen3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) sich erkenntlich zeigen für4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) zurückgrüßen•- academic.ru/506/acknowledgement">acknowledgement- acknowledgment* * *ac·knowl·edge[əkˈnɒlɪʤ, AM -ˈnɑ:l-]vt1. (admit)▪ to \acknowledge sth etw zugeben▪ to \acknowledge having done sth zugeben, etw getan zu haben▪ to \acknowledge that... zugeben, dass...2. (respect)he was generally \acknowledged to be an expert on this subject er galt allgemein als Experte auf diesem Gebiet3. (reply to)to \acknowledge sb's greeting jds Gruß erwidernto \acknowledge a letter den Eingang eines Briefes bestätigen4. (thank for)to \acknowledge sth etw würdigen5. (notice)▪ to \acknowledge sb/sth jdn/etw wahrnehmen [o bemerken]* * *[ək'nɒlɪdZ]vtanerkennen; quotation angeben; (= admit) truth, fault, defeat etc eingestehen, zugeben; (= note receipt of) letter, present etc den Empfang bestätigen von; (= respond to) greetings, cheers etc erwidernto acknowledge sb's presence/existence — jds Anwesenheit/Existenz zur Kenntnis nehmen
* * *1. jemanden, etwas anerkennen:3. sich zu einer Verantwortung etc bekennen4. a) sich erkenntlich zeigen fürb) sich bedanken füracknowledge a letter den Eingang oder Empfang eines Briefes bestätigena) jemanden wahrnehmen,she acknowledged me by nodding sie nickte mir zuack. abk1. acknowledge2. acknowledgment (acknowledg[e]ment)* * *transitive verb1) (admit) zugeben, eingestehen [Tatsache, Notwendigkeit, Fehler, Schuld]; (accept) sich bekennen zu [einer Verantwortung, Pflicht, Schuld]; (take notice of) grüßen [Person]; (recognize) anerkennen [Autorität, Recht, Forderung, Notwendigkeit]acknowledge somebody/something [as or to be] something — jemanden/etwas als etwas anerkennen
2) (express thanks for) sich erkenntlich zeigen für [Dienste, Bemühungen, Gastfreundschaft]; erwidern [Gruß]3) (confirm receipt of) bestätigen [Empfang, Bewerbung]* * *v.anerkennen v.bestätigen v.quittieren v. -
69 grace
1. noun2) (attractive feature) Charme, derairs and graces — vornehmes Getue (ugs. abwertend); affektiertes Benehmen
3) (accomplishment)social graces — Umgangsformen Pl.
4) (decency) Anstand, derhave the grace to do something — so anständig sein und etwas tun; (civility)
with [a] good/bad grace — bereitwillig/widerwillig
he accepted my criticism with good/bad grace — er trug meine Kritik mit Fassung/nahm meine Kritik mit Verärgerung hin
he fell from grace — er fiel in Ungnade
7) (prayers) Tischgebet, das8) in address2. transitive verb1) (adorn) zieren (geh.); schmücken2) (honour) auszeichnen; ehren* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) die Anmut2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) der Anstand3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) das Tischgebet4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) der Aufschub5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Eure Hoheit6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) die Gnade•- academic.ru/31937/graceful">graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) du liebe Güte!- graciously- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[greɪs]I. nto do sth with [a] good/bad \grace etw anstandslos/widerwillig tunto have the [good] \grace to do sth den Anstand besitzen, etw zu tunsocial \graces gesellschaftliche Umgangsformento be in a state of \grace REL im Zustand der Gnade Gottes seindivine \grace göttliche Gnadeby the \grace of God durch die Gnade Gottes\grace and favour BRIT (house, apartment) kostenlose Unterbringung, die die Königliche Familie z.B. pensionierten Beamten gewährtto be in sb's good \graces bei jdm gut angeschrieben seinto get into sb's good \graces jds Gunst erlangento fall from [sb's] \grace [bei jdm] in Ungnade fallento say \grace ein Tischgebet sprechenwe're supposed to pay the bill this month, but we've been given a month's \grace wir müssten die Rechnung diesen Monat bezahlen, aber sie geben uns noch einen Monat Aufschub8. (Highness)Your/His/Her G\grace Euer/Seine/Ihre Gnaden veraltet▪ the G\graces die Grazien10. FIN\grace period [or period of \grace] Nachfrist f, Zahlungsfrist f1. (honour)to \grace sb/sth [with one's presence] jdn/etw [mit seiner Anwesenheit] beehren geh o hum2. (adorn)* * *[greɪs]1. n1) no pl (= gracefulness, graciousness) Anmut f; (of movement) Anmut f, Grazie f; (of monarch etc) Würde fwith grace —
to do sth with (a) good/bad grace — etw anstandslos/widerwillig or unwillig tun
he bore his defeat with good grace — er nahm seine Niederlage mit Fassung or anstandslos hin
he took it with bad grace — er war sehr ungehalten darüber
he had/didn't even have the (good) grace to apologize — er war so anständig/brachte es nicht einmal fertig, sich zu entschuldigen
2) (= pleasing quality) (angenehme) Eigenschaft3)(= favour)
to be in sb's good graces — bei jdm gut angeschrieben seina day's grace — ein Tag m Aufschub
5) (= prayer) Tischgebet nt6) (= mercy) Gnade fby the grace of God —
by the grace of God Queen... — Königin... von Gottes Gnaden
there but for the grace of God go I —
in this year of grace 1998 in a state of grace (Eccl) — im Jahre des Heils 1998 im Zustand der Gnade
8) (MYTH)the Graces — die Grazien pl
grace note — Verzierung f
2. vt1) (= adorn) zieren (geh)to grace the occasion with one's presence — sich (dat) die Ehre geben
* * *grace [ɡreıs]A s1. Anmut f, Grazie f, Reiz m, Charme m:the three Graces MYTH die drei Grazien2. Anstand m, Schicklichkeit f, Takt m:have the grace to do sth den Anstand haben oder so anständig sein, etwas zu tun3. Bereitwilligkeit f:with (a) good grace gern, bereitwillig;4. gute Eigenschaft, schöner Zug:social graces pl feine Lebensart;do grace to → B 35. MUS Verzierung f, Manier f, Ornament n6. Gunst f, Wohlwollen n, Gnade f:be in sb’s good graces in jemandes Gunst stehen, bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein;be in sb’s bad graces bei jemandem in Ungnade sein, bei jemandem schlecht angeschrieben sein; → fall from8. RELa) Stand m der Gnadeb) Tugend f:grace of charity (Tugend der) Nächstenliebe fa) Eure Hoheit (Herzogin),b) Eure Exzellenz (Erzbischof)10. WIRTSCH, JUR Aufschub m, (Zahlungs-, Nach)Frist f:days of grace Respekttage;give sb a week’s grace jemandem eine Nachfrist von einer Woche gewähren11. Tischgebet n:say grace das Tischgebet sprechenB v/t1. zieren, schmücken2. ehren, auszeichnen:grace a party with one’s presence eine Gesellschaft mit seiner Anwesenheit beehren3. jemandem Ehre machen* * *1. noun2) (attractive feature) Charme, derairs and graces — vornehmes Getue (ugs. abwertend); affektiertes Benehmen
social graces — Umgangsformen Pl.
4) (decency) Anstand, derhave the grace to do something — so anständig sein und etwas tun; (civility)
with [a] good/bad grace — bereitwillig/widerwillig
he accepted my criticism with good/bad grace — er trug meine Kritik mit Fassung/nahm meine Kritik mit Verärgerung hin
7) (prayers) Tischgebet, das8) in address2. transitive verb1) (adorn) zieren (geh.); schmücken2) (honour) auszeichnen; ehren* * *n.Anmut nur sing. f.Gnade -n f.Gunst nur sing. f.Liebreiz -e m. -
70 call
ko:l 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) sette navn på, kalle2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalle3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rope4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) innkalle; be, ringe5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) avlegge et besøk, besøke6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringe7) ((in card games) to bid.) melde, forhøye innsatsen2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) (an)rop, skrik2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) (fugle)sang3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besøk, visitt4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonoppringning5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) tiltrekning6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) etterspørsel, krav, fordring7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) behov, grunn•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on callkall--------kalle--------rop--------skrikIsubst. \/kɔːl\/1) rop, skrik2) (om fugl, dyr) fløyt, lokketone, brøl, skrik3) anrop (fly, radio), signal, oppringning, telefonsamtale4) ( religion) kallanswer the call of nature ( forskjønnende) gjøre sitt fornødne, gå på toaletteta call to arms kampsignalcall waiting ( telekommunikasjon) samtale ventera close call på nære nippetgive somebody a call ringe noen• can you give me a call at 6?good call ( hverdagslig) bra jobbet, godt gjort• so this is all thanks to you? good call!incoming call ( telekommunikasjon) innkommende samtalemake a call ringeput a call through ringe opp sette over en samtaleIIverb \/kɔːl\/1) rope, kalle, skrike, rope på2) ( ved navneopprop e.l.) rope opp, lese opp, kalle opp3) kalle inn, kalle sammen til, innkalle4) anrope, alarmere, tilkalle5) ringe, telefonere• don't call us, we'll call youikke ring oss, vi ringer deg6) vekke, purre7) kalle, benevne, hete, kalles8) avlegge en visitt, komme på besøk, stikke innom9) ( om fugl eller annet dyr) skrike, synge, fløyte11) anse, betrakte, beskrive, betegnebe called hete, kalles (for)call after oppkalle etter ( med kallenavn) rope etter, kallecall a spade a spade kalle en spade for en spade, ikke legge noe imellom, kalle tingene ved deres rette navncall at besøke, stikke innom( sjøfart) anløpe, gå innom ( om tog eller buss) stoppe ved\/i• the 10.15 to Southampton, calling only at Wokingcall away kalle ut, kalle bort, avledecall back rope tilbake ta tilbake, tilbakekalle( telekommunikasjon) ringe tilbake, ringe opp igjencall by stikke innom i full fartcall collect (amer.) ringe på noteringsoverføringcall down nedkalle skjelle ut, bruke kjeft på, lekse oppa called session et ekstra møtecall for rope på, rope inn (teater) be om, etterlyse, kreve, forlangepåkalle, mane til, nødvendiggjøre komme og hente, spørre ettercall forth fremkalle, kalle frem, mane frem oppby, samle sammencall in invitere, innby, samle innkalle, tilkalle inndrastikke innom, ta en snartur, ta en svipptur innomcall in person møte frem personligcall in sick ringe til jobben og si at man er sykcall it a day ta kvelden, avslutte for i dag• I'm exhausted! Let's call it a daycall off avledeavlyse, innstille, avblåse, gjøre om, bryteombestemme seg \/ tilbakekalle en avgjørelse• shall we call the whole thing off?la gå tilbake, kalle tilbake (jakt, om hund) rope tilbake til seg, kalle inn• call your dog off!angre seg, trekke segcall on gi ordet til• the chairman called on Mr. Smithordstyreren gav ordet til hr. Smithbesøke, stikke innom, se tilcall out tilkalle, kommandere ut, kalle ut, alarmererope opp, utrope( gammeldags) utfordre, utmane (til duell) ta ut i streik, pålegge noen streikcall over rope opp gi en overhaling, kjefte påcall round stikke innomcall someone names fornærme noen (ved å bruke skjellsord)• I'm really angry with her, she called me names!call something into question trekke noe i tvilcall to mind minne om, gjenkalle i erindringen, få til å tenke påcall up kalle frem, mane frem (spøkelser)kalle frem, gjenkalle (minner), vekke til live( telekommunikasjon) ringe til, ringe opp, telefonere til( militærvesen) innkalle (til militærtjeneste)call (up)on hilse på, besøkecall upon påkalle, anmode, oppfordre (sterkt), forplikte -
71 acknowledge
[ək'nɒlɪdʒ]2) (express thanks for) esprimere gratitudine per [gift, help]; rispondere a [ applause]to acknowledge one's sources — (in book) citare le proprie fonti
3) (confirm receipt of) accusare ricevuta di [letter, parcel]4) (show recognition of) riconoscere* * *[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) riconoscere2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) accusare ricevuta3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) esprimere la propria gratitudine4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) salutare•- acknowledgment* * *[ək'nɒlɪdʒ]2) (express thanks for) esprimere gratitudine per [gift, help]; rispondere a [ applause]to acknowledge one's sources — (in book) citare le proprie fonti
3) (confirm receipt of) accusare ricevuta di [letter, parcel]4) (show recognition of) riconoscere -
72 receive
transitive verb1) (get) erhalten; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente]; verliehen bekommen [akademischer Grad]‘payment received with thanks’ — "Betrag dankend erhalten"
she received a lot of attention/sympathy [from him] — es wurde ihr [von ihm] viel Aufmerksamkeit/Verständnis entgegengebracht
receive [fatal] injuries — [tödlich] verletzt werden
receive 30 days [imprisonment] — 30 Tage Gefängnis bekommen
receive the sacraments/holy communion — (Relig.) das Abendmahl/die heilige Kommunion empfangen
be convicted for receiving [stolen goods] — (Law) der Hehlerei überführt werden
3) (serve as receptacle for) aufnehmen4) (greet) reagieren auf (Akk.), aufnehmen [Angebot, Nachricht, Theaterstück, Roman]; empfangen [Person]5) (entertain) empfangen [Botschafter, Delegation, Nachbarn, Gast]6) (Radio, Telev.) empfangen [Sender, Signal]are you receiving me? — können Sie mich hören?
* * *[rə'si:v]1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) erhalten2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) empfangen3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) aufnehmen4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) in Empfang nehmen5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) Hehlerei betreiben•- academic.ru/60662/receiver">receiver* * *re·ceive[rɪˈsi:v]I. vt1. (get)▪ to \receive sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]he \received his education at Eton and Oxford er wurde in Eton und Oxford ausgebildetthey \received a visit from the police die Polizei stattete ihnen einen Besuch abto \receive asylum/citizenship/a loan from sb Asyl/die Staatsbürgerschaft/einen Kredit von jdm [gewährt] bekommento \receive a clean bill of health eine gute Gesundheit attestiert bekommento \receive custody of one's children das Sorgerecht für seine Kinder zugesprochen bekommento \receive Communion die heilige Kommunion empfangento \receive the last rites die Letzte Ölung bekommento \receive a pay increase mehr Gehalt bekommento \receive a pension/a salary Rente/[ein] Gehalt beziehento \receive a rebuke/a tongue-lashing eine Abfuhr/eine Abreibung bekommen famto \receive a scolding ausgeschimpft werdento \receive a standing ovation stehende Ovationen erhaltento \receive recognition Anerkennung findento \receive treatment behandelt werden2. (be awarded)▪ to \receive sth etw erhalten [o [verliehen] bekommen]to \receive a degree einen akademischen Grad erhaltento \receive a knighthood in den Adelsstand erhoben werdento \receive a prize [or a reward] einen Preis [verliehen] bekommen, mit einem Preis ausgezeichnet werden3. (get in writing)to \receive authorization die Genehmigung erhaltento \receive one's orders seine Befehle erhaltento \receive an ultimatum ein Ultimatum gestellt bekommento \receive stolen goods Hehlerei mit Diebesgut betreibento be convicted of receiving stolen property der Hehlerei überführt werden5. RADIO, TV▪ to \receive sth etw empfangento \receive sb loud and clear jdn laut und deutlich hören6. (form)to \receive an idea eine Idee formulierento \receive an impression einen Eindruck gewinnen7. (consent to hear)to \receive sb's confession/an oath jdm die Beichte/einen Eid abnehmento \receive a petition ein Gesuch entgegennehmen8. (be receptacle for) etw auffangento \receive blood das Blut auffangen9. (suffer)▪ to \receive sth blow, shock etw erleiden10. (react to)▪ to \receive sth etw aufnehmenhis speech was well \received seine Rede wurde positiv aufgenommenher suggestions were coldly \receive ihre Vorschläge trafen auf Ablehnung11. (welcome)▪ to \receive sb jdn begrüßenthe returning soldiers were \received as heroes die zurückkehrenden Soldaten wurden als Helden gefeiert [o empfangen12. (admit to membership)to \receive sb into an organization jdn in eine Organisation aufnehmen▪ to \receive sb jdn unterbringen [o aufnehmen]▪ to \receive sth etw unterbringento \receive stock das Vieh unterbringen14.▶ to \receive [no] quarter [nicht] verschont werden* * *[rɪ'siːv]1. vt1) (= get) bekommen, erhalten; punch (ab)bekommen; refusal, setback erfahren; impression gewinnen, bekommen; recognition finden; (esp Brit JUR) stolen goods Hehlerei f (be)treiben mit; (TENNIS) ball, service zurückschlagen; sacrament empfangento receive nothing but praise —
he received nothing worse than a few bruises — er bekam nur ein paar blaue Flecke ab
"received with thanks" (Comm) — "dankend erhalten"
2) offer, proposal, news, new play etc, person (into group, the Church) aufnehmento receive a warm welcome —
given the welcome we received... — so, wie wir empfangen worden sind,...
the play was well received — das Stück wurde gut aufgenommen
2. vi1) (form) (Besuch) empfangen* * *receive [rıˈsiːv]A v/t1. einen Brief, Eindruck etc erhalten, bekommen, empfangen:receive attention Aufmerksamkeit finden oder auf sich ziehen;receive stolen goods Hehlerei treiben2. an-, entgegennehmen, in Empfang nehmen:receive sb’s confession jemandem die Beichte abnehmen3. Geld etc einnehmen, vereinnahmen5. eine Last etc tragen, einer Last etc standhalten6. fassen, aufnehmen:7. erleben, erfahren, erleiden:receive a refusal eine Ablehnung erfahren, abgelehnt werden8. einen Armbruch etc davontragen:9. jemanden bei sich aufnehmen10. eine Nachricht etc aufnehmen, reagieren auf (akk):how did he receive this offer?;his book was well received sein Buch kam gut an11. einen Besucher etc empfangen, begrüßen14. eine Doktrin etc (als gültig) anerkennenreceive sth as prophecy etwas als Prophezeiung auffassenB v/i1. nehmen2. (Besuch) empfangen3. besonders Br Hehlerei treiben4. a) REL das Abendmahl empfangenb) KATH kommunizieren* * *transitive verb1) (get) erhalten; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente]; verliehen bekommen [akademischer Grad]‘payment received with thanks’ — "Betrag dankend erhalten"
she received a lot of attention/sympathy [from him] — es wurde ihr [von ihm] viel Aufmerksamkeit/Verständnis entgegengebracht
receive [fatal] injuries — [tödlich] verletzt werden
receive 30 days [imprisonment] — 30 Tage Gefängnis bekommen
receive the sacraments/holy communion — (Relig.) das Abendmahl/die heilige Kommunion empfangen
2) (accept) entgegennehmen [Bukett, Lieferung]; (submit to) über sich (Akk.) ergehen lassenbe convicted for receiving [stolen goods] — (Law) der Hehlerei überführt werden
3) (serve as receptacle for) aufnehmen4) (greet) reagieren auf (Akk.), aufnehmen [Angebot, Nachricht, Theaterstück, Roman]; empfangen [Person]5) (entertain) empfangen [Botschafter, Delegation, Nachbarn, Gast]6) (Radio, Telev.) empfangen [Sender, Signal]* * *(administer) Holy Communion expr.das Abendmahl empfangen (reichen) ausdr. v.bekommen v.empfangen v.erhalten v.retten v. -
73 for
for [fɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When for is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg for sale, noted for, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. pour• what's this knife for? à quoi sert ce couteau ?b. ( = going to) pourc. ( = on behalf of) for me/you à ma/ta place• will you go for me? est-ce que vous pouvez y aller à ma place ?d. ( = as in) commee. ( = in exchange for) I'll give you this book for that one je vous échange ce livre contre celui-là• he'll do it for $25 il le fera pour 25 dollars━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to pay $5 for a ticket payer un billet 5 dollars• I sold it for $20 je l'ai vendu 20 dollarsf. ( = because of) pourg. ( = from) deh. ( = up to) ài. ( = in spite of) malgréj. ( = for a distance of) sur━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With certain verbs pendant may be omitted.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I worked/stayed there for three months j'y ai travaillé/j'y suis resté (pendant) trois mois━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I have been working here for three months je travaille ici depuis trois mois ça fait trois mois que je travaille ici• I had been working there for three months when... je travaillais là depuis trois mois quand...• he hasn't worked for two years il n'a pas travaillé depuis deux ans ça fait deux ans qu'il ne travaille pas• she hadn't seen him for three months elle ne l'avait pas vu depuis trois mois cela faisait trois mois qu'elle ne l'avait pas vu* * *[fə(r), fɔː(r)] 1.1) ( intended to be used or belong to) pourto buy something for somebody — acheter quelque chose pour or à quelqu'un
2) ( intended to help or benefit) pour3) ( indicating purpose) pourwhat's it for? — c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi?
‘I need it’ - ‘what for?’ — ‘j'en ai besoin’ - ‘pourquoi?’
the idea was for you to work it out yourself — le but était que tu trouves (subj) la réponse tout seul
4) (as member, employee of) [work, play] pour; ( as representative) [MP, Minister] de5) ( indicating cause or reason) pourfor this reason, I'd rather... — pour cette raison je préfère...
if it weren't for her... — sans elle...
6) ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj)7) ( indicating person's attitude) pour8) ( stressing particular feature) pourfor further information write to... — pour plus de renseignements écrivez à...
9) ( considering) pour10) ( towards) pour11) ( on behalf of) pour12) ( as regards)13) ( taking account of past events) depuis; ( stressing expected duration) pour; ( stressing actual duration) pendantthis is the best show I've seen for years — c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années
14) ( indicating a deadline) pour; ( in negative constructions) avant15) ( on the occasion of) pour16) ( indicating scheduled time) pour17) ( indicating distance) pendant18) ( indicating destination) pour19) (indicating cost, value) pourit was sold for £100 — ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling
I'll let you have it for £20 — je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling
a cheque for £20 — un chèque de 20 livres sterling
20) ( in favour of)21) ( stressing appropriateness)22) ( in support of) en faveur de23) ( indicating availability)24) ( as part of ratio) pour25) ( equivalent to)what's the French for ‘boot’? — comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français?
the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ — ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique
26) ( in explanations)for one thing... and for another... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...
I, for one, agree with her — en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle
27) ( when introducing clauses)2.conjunction sout car, parce que••I'll be (in) for it if... — (colloq) GB ça va être ma fête si... (colloq)
that's adolescents for you! — que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents!
there's gratitude for you! — c'est comme ça qu'on me/vous etc remercie!
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74 expression
ɪksˈpreʃən сущ.
1) выражение Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion. ≈ Смех - это наиболее заразительное проявление эмоций. the rights of the individual to freedom of expression ≈ права человека на свободу выражения
2) выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) angry expression ≈ злое выражение dead-pan expression ≈ невозмутимое выражение grave expression, serious expression ≈ серьезное выражение intense expression ≈ напряженное выражение puzzled expression, quizzical expression ≈ недоуменное выражение vacuous expression ≈ пустое, бессмысленное выражение She had a pained expression on her face. ≈ У нее было обиженное выражение лица. The face is entirely devoid of expression. ≈ Лицо, полностью лишенное выражения. Syn: look
3) выражение, оборот речи colloquial expression ≈ разговорный оборот common expression ≈ общеупотребительный оборот elliptical expression ≈ эллиптический оборот figurative expression ≈ образный оборот fixed expression ≈ устойчивый оборот hackneyed expression, trite expression ≈ избитое, банальное выражение idiomatic expression ≈ идиоматический оборот technical expression ≈ технический оборот She spoke in a quite voice but used remarkably coarse expressions. ≈ Она говорила спокойным голосом, но при этом употребляла чрезвычайно грубые выражения. Syn: phrase
1.
4) выразительность, экспрессия I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do. ≈ По-моему, я вкладываю больше выразительности в исполнение своих песен, чем это делает большинство других певцов. Syn: expressiveness
5) мат. выражение This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field. ≈ Это дает основание для математического выражения электрического поля.
6) выжимание, выдавливание( сока, молока и т. п.) выражение (чего-л.) - beyond /past/ * невыразимо - to give * выражать - to seek * стремиться найти выход( о чувстве) - to find * найти выражение, выразиться( в чем-л.) ;
вылиться, излиться - to offer an * of regret принести сожаления - his talent found * in the plastic art его талант нашел свое выражение в скульптуре - his anger found * in a string of oaths он излил свой гнев в потоке брани - kindly accept this * of my cordial thanks пожалуйста, примите это как выражение моей сердечной благодарности выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) - there was a quizzical * on his face лицо его стало лукавым, на его лице отразилось лукавство выражение, оборот речи;
фраза - colloquial * разговорный оборот - modern *s современные выражения выразительность, экспрессия - to read with * читать выразительно (специальное) изображение - cartographical * картографическое изображение, изображение на карте (математика) выражение - algebraic * алгебраическое выражение( специальное) выжимание, выдавливание - * of oil выжимание масла (биология) экспрессия, проявление активности гена absolute ~ вчт. абсолютное выражение address ~ вчт. адресное выражение algebraic ~ алгебраическое выражение arithmetic ~ вчт. арифметическое выражение arithmetic ~ арифметическое выражение arithmetic list ~ аритметическое списковое выражение atom ~ вчт. атомарное выражение ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам binary ~ вчт. бинарное выражение Boolean ~ мат. булево выражение boolean ~ вчт. логическое выражение call ~ вчт. вызывающее выражение character ~ вчт. знаковое выражение conditional asembly ~ вчт. выражение условного ассемблирования conditional ~ вчт. условное выражение constant ~ вчт. константное выражение designational ~ вчт. именующее выражение element ~ вчт. элементарное выражение expression выжимание (сока, масла и т. п.) ~ выражение, оборот речи ~ выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам ~ вчт. выражение ~ выражение (лица и т.п.) ~ выражение (чего-л.) ~ выражение ~ выразительность, экспрессия ~ оборот речи, фраза ~ of interest (EOI) выражение заинтересованности ~ of opinion выражение мнения ~ of requirements вчт. техническое задание ~ of will выражение воли ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам idiomatic ~ идиоматическое выражение line ~ вчт. строковое выражение literal ~ вчт. литеральное выражение logical ~ вчт. логическое выражение parentheses-free ~ вчт. бесскобочное выражение primary ~ вчт. первичное выражение regular ~ регулярное выражение relation ~ выражение отношения relocatable ~ вчт. перемещаемое выражение scalar ~ скалярное выражение specialized ~ специальное выражение stale ~ заявление, утратившее свою эффективность static ~ вчт. статическое выражение structural ~ вчт. структурное выражение subscript ~ вчт. индексное выражение trite ~ избитое выражениеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > expression
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75 smile
smaɪl
1. сущ.
1) улыбка to crack, flash a smile at ≈ улыбнуться( кому-л., чему-л.) to give smb. a smile ≈ улыбнуться кому-л. to evoke a smile ≈ вызывать улыбку to hide, repress a smile ≈ прятать улыбку beguiling, intriguing smile ≈ заманчивая, интригующая улыбка cheerful, happy smile ≈ счастливая улыбка disarming smile ≈ обезоруживающая улыбка fixed, forced smile ≈ натянутая улыбка infectious smile ≈ заразительная улыбка radiant, sunny smile ≈ лучезарная, сияющая улыбка ready smile ≈ готовая, заученная улыбка sardonic smile ≈ сардоническая улыбка supercilious smile ≈ высокомерная, презрительная улыбка Syn: grin, simper, smirk, benevolence, goodwill Ant: frown
2) благоволение
2. гл.
1) улыбаться It often prevents a quarrel if you smile at people who are rude to you. ≈ Если вы улыбнетесь человеку, который груб с вами, это всегда поможет избежать ссоры.
2) выражать улыбкой (согласие и т. п.) ∙ smile at smile on smile upon улыбка - forced (pleasant, scornfull) * натянутая (приятная, презрительная) улыбка - to give a * to smb. улыбнуться кому-либо - to greet with a * приветствовать (встречать) улыбкой - to force a * выжать из себя улыбку - to raise a * on the face of the audience вызвать улыбку у аудитории - to wear a set * улыбаться заученной улыбкой - to be all *s иметь очень довольный (сияющий) вид - wreathed in *s расплывшийся в улыбке расположение, поддержка - the *s of fortune улыбка фортуны, милость судьбы улыбаться - to * at smb., smth. улыбаться кому-либо, чему-либо - to * ironically улыбаться иронически - to * smb. into a good humour улыбкой развеселить кого-либо - to * back at smb. ответить улыбкой на улыбку - to * one's tears away улыбкой прогнать слезы - to * smb.'s fears away улыбкой развеять чьи-либо страхи - he *d to see her so happy ее счастливый вид вызвал у него улыбку (on, upon) одобрять, взирать милостиво - fortune *s upon us нам улыбается судьба - the authorities *d on the project власти одобрили проект (at) относиться презрительно или насмешливо - to * at the claims( at the efforts) of smb. осмеивать чьи-либо претензии (усилия) ;
игнорировать чьи-либо претензии (усилия) - to * at one's own troubles иронизировать над собственными неприятностями - I *d at her credulity ее легковерие вызвало у меня улыбку выражать улыбкой - to * assent (forgiveness, thanks, welcome) улыбнуться в знак согласия (прощения, благодарности, приветствия) приятно выглядеть( о чем-либо) - the landscape *d in the sunshine мирный, залитый солнцем пейзаж > to come up smilling не падать духом после неудачи, не унывать > keep smilling! встречай с улыбкой! (покупателя и т. п.) ;
не вешай носа! > to * like a brewer's horse ухмыляться, улыбаться до ушей;
расплыться в улыбке ~ улыбка;
to be all smiles иметь довольный вид fortune has smiled upon him from his birth счастье улыбалось ему с колыбели smile благоволение;
the smiles of fortune = улыбка фортуны, милость судьбы ~ выражать улыбкой (согласие и т. п.) ;
to smile farewell улыбнуться на прощание;
smile at пренебрегать( чем-л.) ~ улыбаться ~ улыбка;
to be all smiles иметь довольный вид ~ выражать улыбкой (согласие и т. п.) ;
to smile farewell улыбнуться на прощание;
smile at пренебрегать (чем-л.) ~ выражать улыбкой (согласие и т. п.) ;
to smile farewell улыбнуться на прощание;
smile at пренебрегать (чем-л.) ~ on, ~ upon выказывать благоволение, благоприятствовать ~ on, ~ upon выказывать благоволение, благоприятствовать smile благоволение;
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76 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) bendición2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) bendición, un regalo (del cielo)3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) bendición (de la mesa)blessing n bendicióntr['blesɪŋ]1 bendición nombre femenino2 (advantage) beneficio, ventaja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give the blessing dar la bendiciónto give one's blessing to something/somebody dar su bendición a algo/alguiento be a blessing ser una bendiciónit's a blessing in disguise no hay mal que por bien no vengato count one's blessings considerarse afortunado,-awhat a blessing! ¡qué suerte!blessing ['blɛsɪŋ] n1) : bendición f2) approval: aprobación f, consentimiento mn.• bendición s.f.• beneficio s.m.'blesɪŋ1)a) ( benediction) bendición fb) ( approval) aprobación f, consentimiento mc) ( of marriage) bendición f; (of bread, wine) consagración f2) ( fortunate thing) bendición f (del cielo)a blessing in disguise: this may turn out to be a blessing in disguise puede que todo sea para bien or para mejor; to be a mixed blessing tener* sus pros y sus contras; you should count your blessings — deberías dar gracias por lo que tienes
['blesɪŋ]N1) (Rel) bendición f2) (=advantage) beneficio m- count one's blessingsyou can count your blessings that... — tienes que estar agradecido de que...
* * *['blesɪŋ]1)a) ( benediction) bendición fb) ( approval) aprobación f, consentimiento mc) ( of marriage) bendición f; (of bread, wine) consagración f2) ( fortunate thing) bendición f (del cielo)a blessing in disguise: this may turn out to be a blessing in disguise puede que todo sea para bien or para mejor; to be a mixed blessing tener* sus pros y sus contras; you should count your blessings — deberías dar gracias por lo que tienes
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77 grace
ɡreis
1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) gracia2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) delicadeza, cortesía, gentileza, decoro, detalle3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bendición4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) plazo, gracia5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Ilustrísima, Excelencia6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) gracia•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious
2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) ¡por Dios!, ¡válgame Dios!, ¡Dios mío!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace
grace n elegancia / graciawho is going to say grace? ¿quién bendecirá la mesa?tr[greɪs]1 gracia, elegancia2 (deportment) garbo3 (courtesy) delicadeza, cortesía4 (blessing) bendición nombre femenino5 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL gracia6 (delay) plazo■ he gave them two weeks grace to pay les dio un plazo de dos semanas para pagar, les dio dos semanas de plazo para pagar1 (adorn) adornar2 (honour) honrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwith good grace de buena ganawith bad grace a regañadientes, de mala ganato fall from grace caer en desgraciato say grace SMALLRELIGION/SMALL bendecir la comida, bendecir la mesathe Three Graces (mythology) las tres Gracias1) honor: honrar2) adorn: adornar, embellecergrace n1) : gracia fby the grace of God: por la gracia de Dios2) blessing: bendición f (de la mesa)3) respite: plazo m, gracia fa five days' grace (period): un plazo de cinco días4) graciousness: gentileza f, cortesía f5) elegance: elegancia f, gracia f6)to be in the good graces of : estar en buenas relaciones con7)with good grace : de buena ganan.• bendición s.f.• bendición de la mesa s.f.• despejo s.m.• donaire s.m.• elegancia s.f.• favor s.m.• galantería s.f.• gentileza s.f.• gracia s.f.• merced s.f.v.• agraciar v.• favorecer v.• honrar v.
I greɪs1) u ( elegance - of movement) gracia f, garbo m; (- of expression, form) elegancia f2)a) u ( courtesy) cortesía f, gentileza fb) u ( good nature)to do something with (a) good/bad grace — hacer* algo de buen talante/a regañadientes
in good grace — (AmE) con la conciencia tranquila
c) c ( good quality)social graces — modales mpl
3) u ( Relig)a) ( mercy) gracia fby the grace of God... — gracias a Dios...
to fall from grace — ( lose favor) caer* en desgracia, ( Relig) perder* la gracia divina
b) ( prayer)to say grace — ( before a meal) bendecir* la mesa; ( after a meal) dar* las gracias por la comida
4) u ( respite) gracia f16 days' grace, 16 days of grace — (BrE Law) 16 días de gracia
5) c ( as title)Your Grace — ( to duke etc) Excelencia; ( to bishop) Ilustrísima
II
transitive verb (liter) adornar[ɡreɪs]1. N1) (=elegance) [of form, movement etc] gracia f, elegancia f ; [of style] elegancia f, amenidad f2) (Rel) gracia f, gracia f divinato fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia divina; (fig) caer en desgracia
3) (=graciousness) cortesía f, gracia fsaving 2.4)5) (=respite) demora fdays of grace — (Brit) (Jur) días mpl de gracia
6) (=prayer) bendición f de la mesa7) (in titles)a) (=duke)yes, Your Grace — sí, Excelencia
b) (Rel)His Grace Archbishop Roberts — su Ilustrísima, Arzobispo Roberts
yes, your Grace — sí, Ilustrísima
2. VT1) (=adorn) adornar, embellecer2) (=honour) [+ occasion, event] honrarpresence3.CPDgrace note N — (Mus) apoyadura f
grace period N — (Jur, Econ) período m de gracia
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I [greɪs]1) u ( elegance - of movement) gracia f, garbo m; (- of expression, form) elegancia f2)a) u ( courtesy) cortesía f, gentileza fb) u ( good nature)to do something with (a) good/bad grace — hacer* algo de buen talante/a regañadientes
in good grace — (AmE) con la conciencia tranquila
c) c ( good quality)social graces — modales mpl
3) u ( Relig)a) ( mercy) gracia fby the grace of God... — gracias a Dios...
to fall from grace — ( lose favor) caer* en desgracia, ( Relig) perder* la gracia divina
b) ( prayer)to say grace — ( before a meal) bendecir* la mesa; ( after a meal) dar* las gracias por la comida
4) u ( respite) gracia f16 days' grace, 16 days of grace — (BrE Law) 16 días de gracia
5) c ( as title)Your Grace — ( to duke etc) Excelencia; ( to bishop) Ilustrísima
II
transitive verb (liter) adornar -
78 grace
I [greɪs]nome (title of archbishop, duke)His, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia; (of duchess)
II [greɪs]Her, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia
nome proprio Grazia* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grazia2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) cortesia3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) benedicite, preghiera di ringraziamento4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) dilazione5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Grazia6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) grazia•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) Dio mio!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[ɡreɪs]1. nthe Graces — (Myth) le (tre) Grazie
he had the grace to apologise — ha avuto il buon gusto di scusarsi, per lo meno si è scusato
to do sth with good/bad grace — fare qc volentieri/malvolentieri
three days' grace — tre giorni di proroga, una dilazione f di tre giorni
to say grace — dire una preghiera, (prima del pasto)
His Grace — (duke, archbishop) Sua Eccellenza
2. vt(adorn) adornare, (honour: occasion, event) onorare con la propria presenza* * *grace /greɪs/n.1 [u] grazia; garbo; leggiadria; buona grazia; benevolenza; cortesia; favore: She walks with such grace!, ella si muove con tale grazia!; to have the grace to do [to say] st., avere la buona grazia di fare [di dire] qc.; with (a) bad grace, di malagrazia; sgarbatamente; malvolentieri; with (a) good grace, con garbo; amabilmente; volentieri; effortless grace, grazia spontanea3 [uc] breve preghiera di ringraziamento; grazie: to say grace before a meal, rendere grazie al Signore prima di un pasto5 [u] (comm.) respiro; rispetto; tolleranza; dilazione: days of grace, giorni di tolleranza ( per fare un pagamento); to give a day's [a year's] grace, concedere una dilazione d'un giorno [d'un anno]7 (leg., stor.) clemenza; grazia: act of grace, atto di clemenza ( di un sovrano, ecc.); ( un tempo) amnistia ( ora amnesty)8 [u] – Grace, Grazia ( titolo onorifico di duchi e arcivescovi): Your Grace!, Vostra Grazia!; His Grace the Duke of York, Sua Grazia il duca di York● (in GB) a grace-and-favour house, una casa concessa in vitalizio dal sovrano □ grace cup, bicchiere della staffa; (bicchiere del) brindisi alla fine d'un banchetto □ grace period, (ass., fin.) periodo di tolleranza; (leg., anche period of grace) periodo di grazia, proroga □ by the grace of God, per grazia di Dio □ to fall from grace, cadere in disgrazia; (relig.) perdere la grazia divina; cadere nel peccato; peccare □ to be in sb.'s bad [good] graces, essere malvisto da q. [essere nelle grazie di q.] □ in the year of grace 1917, nell'anno di grazia 1917.(to) grace /greɪs/v. t.1 abbellire; ornare; ingentilire3 (mus.) abbellire; ornare● The banquet was graced by the presence of the mayor, il sindaco si è degnato di partecipare al banchetto.* * *I [greɪs]nome (title of archbishop, duke)His, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia; (of duchess)
II [greɪs]Her, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia
nome proprio Grazia -
79 say
1. transitive verb,1) sagenhe said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagen2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. noun1) (share in decision)have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
2) (power of decision)the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
3) (what one has to say)have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *[seɪ]<said, said>1. (utter)▪ to \say sth etw sagenhow do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagenwhen all is said and done letzten Endeswhen all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben2. (state)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauerndanother cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagenif Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessento \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrückenhe's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrücktto have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen habenI've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagento \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnenhaving said that,... abgesehen davon...3. (put into words)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)\say what? echt? famhe talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenigneedless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstandento have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel redenwhat have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?\say no more! alles klar!to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw datit would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten4. (think)it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt seinshe is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glaubenshe said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst5. (recite aloud)▪ to \say sth etw aufsagento \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen6. (give information)▪ to \say sth etw sagenthe sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmenmy watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]7. (indicate)to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagenthe way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter austo \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechenit \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheitthere's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akkthere's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)▪ to \say sth etw ausdrückenthe look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen warthe expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagenI \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotelwhat do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?10. (tell, command)▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollenshe said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bistto \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht11. (for instance)[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommentry and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an12.I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafürhe's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte▶ to \say the word Bescheid gebenjust \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!<said, said>1. (state) sagenwhere was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagtis it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätzeI can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...hard to \say schwer zu sagenI can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagenI think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheidennot to \say... um nicht zu sagen...2. (believe) sagenis Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht3. (to be explicit)... that is to \say...... das heißt...our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffenthat is not to \say das soll nicht heißenhe's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist4. LAWhow \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?III. NOUNno pl Meinung fto have one's \say seine Meinung sagencan't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? famto have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht habenIV. ADJECTIVE▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...V. INTERJECTIONI \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam\says who? wer sagt das?* * *[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB1) sagenyou can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen
I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde
that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern
he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —
if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe
I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...
never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht
well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...
it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant
you'd better do it – who says? —
well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?
what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen
having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...
so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich
he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen
if you don't like it, say so —
do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen
2)he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten3) = announce meldenwho shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?
say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...
5) = pronounce aussprechen6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagenit says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...
what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?
the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...
what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?
the weather forecast said that... —
what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)
they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben
7) = tell sagenit's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?
that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen
these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich
that doesn't say much for him —
there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen
there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London
8)= suppose
say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?
9)what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?shall we say Tuesday/£50? —
I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —
what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?
let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)
he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink
10)well, I must say! —I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)
say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)
say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)
you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!
says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)
11)no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan
they say..., it is said... — es heißt...
he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich
a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll
it goes without saying that... —
that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise
that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...
the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch
to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
2. NOUN1)= opportunity to speak
let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußerneveryone should be allowed to have his say —
2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)to have no/a say in sth —
I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben
to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben
* * *say1 [seı]A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]1. sagen, sprechen:say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack1 A 1, knife A 12. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:that is to say das heißt;$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;that says it all das sagt alles6. umg annehmen:a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)B v/i1. sagen, meinen:it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;if you say so wenn du das sagst;you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;says he? umg sagt er?;says who? umg wer sagt das?;says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!2. I saya) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!C s1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)2. Mitspracherecht n:have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?say2 [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff* * *1. transitive verb,1) sagensay something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagenI say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!
2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. nounhave a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)= sagen v. -
80 stuff
stuff [stʌf]choses ⇒ 1 (a) substance ⇒ 1 (a) bêtises ⇒ 1 (b) affaires ⇒ 1 (c) étoffe ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) bourrer ⇒ 2 (a) farcir ⇒ 2 (a) fourrer ⇒ 2 (b) boucher ⇒ 2 (d)1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) familiar (indefinite sense → things) choses□ fpl, trucs mpl; (→ substance) substance□ f, matière□ f;∎ what's that sticky stuff in the sink? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc gluant dans l'évier?;∎ here's some stuff to put on that burn voilà de quoi soigner cette brûlure;∎ his pockets are always full of all kinds of stuff il a toujours un tas de trucs dans les poches;∎ he writes some good stuff il écrit de bons trucs;∎ there was some stuff about unions on the news ils ont dit un truc sur les syndicats aux informations;∎ it's made of tomatoes and onions and stuff il y a des tomates, des oignons et des trucs comme ça;∎ they go climbing and sailing and stuff like that ils font de l'escalade, de la voile et des trucs du même genre;∎ this material is good stuff c'est un bon tissu ou du tissu de bonne qualité□ ;∎ I used to drink whisky but now I never touch the stuff avant, je buvais du whisky, mais maintenant je n'y touche plus□ ;∎ no thanks, I can't stand the stuff non merci, j'ai horreur de ça;∎ this whisky is strong stuff il arrache, ce whisky;∎ this mustard is strong stuff cette moutarde est forte;∎ the book is strong stuff (sexually explicit) ce livre n'est pas à mettre entre toutes les mains□ ; (hard-hitting) ce livre est dur□∎ stuff and nonsense! balivernes!;∎ don't give me all that stuff about the British Empire! passe-moi le topo débile sur l'empire britannique!;∎ you don't believe all that stuff about ghosts, do you? vous ne croyez tout de même pas à toutes ces bêtises sur les fantômes?;∎ do you call that stuff art/music? vous appelez ça de l'art/de la musique?□ ;∎ it's no use trying on that sweet and innocent stuff with me! pas la peine de jouer au plus fin avec moi!∎ clear all that stuff off the table! enlève tout ce bazar de sur la table!;∎ have you packed all your stuff? est-ce que tu as fini de faire tes bagages?□ ;∎ where's my shaving/fishing stuff? où est mon matériel de rasage/de pêche?∎ he's the stuff that heroes are made of il est de l'étoffe dont sont faits les héros;∎ literary the very stuff of life l'essence f même de la vie;∎ the very stuff of melodrama ce dont on fait les mélodrames∎ she's a nice bit of stuff, she's hot stuff elle est vraiment bien balancée, elle est canon;∎ he was there with his bit of stuff il était là avec sa petite copine∎ to do one's stuff faire ce qu'on a à faire□ ;∎ get out there and do your stuff! allez, fais ce que tu as à faire ou à toi de jouer!;∎ that's the stuff! c'est ça!, allez-y!, parfait!;∎ good stuff! bien!□ ;∎ to know one's stuff s'y connaître□, connaître son affaire□ ;∎ he certainly knows his stuff il connaît son affaire;∎ I don't give a stuff! rien à fiche!∎ stuffed with sausage meat farci de chair à saucisse;∎ stuffed with foam rembourré de mousse;∎ their house is stuffed with souvenirs from India leur maison est bourrée de souvenirs d'Inde;∎ her pockets are stuffed with sweets elle a les poches bourrées de bonbons, elle a des bonbons plein les poches;∎ his teachers stuffed his head with a load of political nonsense ses professeurs lui ont bourré le crâne d'un tas d'idées politiques fausses;∎ her head is stuffed with useless information elle a la tête farcie de renseignements inutiles∎ he stuffed the papers into his pocket il a fourré les papiers dans sa poche;∎ just stuff everything under the bed vous n'avez qu'à tout fourrer sous le lit∎ he told me I could stuff my report il m'a dit qu'il se foutait pas mal de mon rapport;∎ I've had enough, he can stuff his job! j'en ai marre! son boulot il peut se le mettre où je pense!;∎ stuff it! et puis merde!;∎ very familiar get stuffed!, stuff you! va te faire foutre!(d) (plug → gap) boucher;∎ the hole had been stuffed with paper le trou avait été bouché avec du papier(e) (in taxidermy → animal, bird) empailler∎ to stuff oneself or one's face se goinfrer, s'empiffrer;∎ to stuff oneself with cake s'empiffrer de gâteau;∎ stop stuffing your face with chocolate! arrête de t'empiffrer de chocolat!;∎ I'm stuffed je n'ai plus faim□(block) boucher;∎ my nose is all stuffed up, I'm all stuffed up j'ai le nez complètement bouché
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