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1 fifty-fifty

adverb (half and half: We'll divide the money fifty-fifty.) mitad y mitad, entre dos

fifty-fifty

tr['fɪftɪ'fɪftɪ]

adverb

1 familiar mitad y mitad, a medias

adjective

1 familiar del cincuenta por ciento

■ we've got a fifty-fifty chance of winning tenemos un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades de ganar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go fifty-fifty on something pagar algo a medias

fifty-fifty [.fɪfti'fɪfti] adv

: a medias, mitad y mitad

fifty-fifty adj

to have a fifty-fifty chance : tener un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades

I 'fɪfti'fɪfti
adverb (colloq) a medias

to go fifty-fifty with somebody/on something — ir* a medias con alguien/en algo

we split the takings fifty-fifty — nos repartimos lo recaudado mitad y mitad or por partes iguales

II

adjective (colloq)

a fifty-fifty chance — un 50% de posibilidades

on a fifty-fifty basis — a medias, por partes iguales

['fɪftɪ'fɪftɪ]
1.

ADJ

we have a fifty-fifty chance of success — tenemos un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades de éxito

it's a fifty-fifty deal — es un negocio a medias

we'll do it on a fifty-fifty basis — lo haremos a medias

2.

ADV

to go fifty-fifty with sb — ir a medias con algn

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I ['fɪfti'fɪfti]
adverb (colloq) a medias

to go fifty-fifty with somebody/on something — ir* a medias con alguien/en algo

we split the takings fifty-fifty — nos repartimos lo recaudado mitad y mitad or por partes iguales

II

adjective (colloq)

a fifty-fifty chance — un 50% de posibilidades

on a fifty-fifty basis — a medias, por partes iguales

English-spanish dictionary > fifty-fifty
2 fifty-fifty

adverb (half and half: We'll divide the money fifty-fifty.) femti-femti, halvt om halvt

adj. \/ˌfɪftɪˈfɪftɪ\/

fifty-fifty, jevn(t), lik(t), jevnt fordelt

• the chances are fifty-fifty

• a fifty-fifty chance

femti prosent sjanse

fifty-fifty allegiance delt lojalitet

go fifty-fifty (with somebody) dele likt (med noen)

on a fifty-fifty basis på lik basis

English-Norwegian dictionary > fifty-fifty
3 side

1. noun
1) (also Geom.) Seite, die

this side up — oben

lie on its side — auf der Seite liegen

on both sides — auf beiden Seiten

2) (of animal or person) Seite, die

sleep on one's right/left side — auf der rechten/linken Seite schlafen

side of mutton/beef/pork — Hammel-/Rinder-/ Schweinehälfte, die

side of bacon — Speckseite, die

split one's sides [laughing] — (fig.) vor Lachen platzen

walk/stand side by side — nebeneinander gehen/stehen

work/fight etc. side by side [with somebody] — Seite an Seite [mit jemandem] arbeiten/kämpfen usw.

3) (part away from the centre) Seite, die

the eastern side of the town — der Ostteil der Stadt

the sides of somebody's mouth — jemandes Mundwinkel

right[-hand]/left[-hand] side — rechte/linke Seite

on the right[-hand]/left[-hand] side of the road — auf der rechten/linken Straßenseite

from side to side — (right across) quer hinüber; (alternately each way) von einer Seite auf die andere od. zur anderen

to one side — zur Seite

on one side — an der Seite

stand on or to one side — an od. auf der Seite stehen

on the side — (fig.): (in addition to regular work or income) nebenbei; nebenher

4) (space beside person or thing) Seite, die

at or by somebody's side — an jemandes Seite (Dat.); neben jemandem

at or by the side of the car — beim od. am Auto

at or by the side of the road/ lake/grave — an der Straße/am See/ am Grab

on all sides or every side — von allen Seiten [umzingelt, kritisiert]

5) (in relation to dividing line) Seite, die

[on] either side of — beiderseits, auf beiden Seiten (+ Gen.)

[to or on] one side of — neben (+ Dat.)

this/the other side of — (with regard to space) diesseits/ jenseits (+ Gen.); (with regard to time) vor/nach (+ Dat.)

he is this side of fifty — er ist unter fünfzig; see also academic.ru/120644/right_side">right side; wrong side

6) (aspect) Seite, die

there are two sides to every question — alles hat seine zwei Seiten

look on the bright/ gloomy side [of things] — die Dinge von der angenehmen/düsteren Seite sehen

be on the high/expensive etc. side — [etwas] hoch/teuer usw. sein

7) (opposing group or position) Seite, die; Partei, die; (Sport): (team) Mannschaft, die

put somebody's side — jemandes Seite vertreten

be on the winning side — (fig.) auf der Seite der Gewinner stehen

let the side down — (fig.) versagen

change sides — zur anderen Seite überwechseln

time is on somebody's side — die Zeit arbeitet für jemanden

take somebody's side — sich auf jemandes Seite stellen

take sides [with/against somebody] — [für/gegen jemanden] Partei ergreifen

8) (of family) Seite, die

on one's/somebody's father's/mother's side — väterlicher-/ mütterlicherseits
2. intransitive verb
side with somebody — sich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) stellen

side against somebody — sich gegen jemanden stellen
3. adjective
seitlich; Seiten-

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1. noun
1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) die Seite

2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) die Seite

3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) die Seite

4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) die Seite

5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) die Seite

6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) der Teil

7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) der Hang

8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) die Seite

9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) die Partei
2. adjective
(additional, but less important: a side issue.) neben-...

- -side
- -sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides
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side

[saɪd]

I. n

1. (vertical surface) of a car, box Seite f; of a hill, cliff Hang m; (wall) of a house, cave, caravan [Seiten]wand f

I have a small table at the \side of my bed ich habe einen kleinen Tisch neben meinem Bett

don't store the box on its \side den Karton nicht auf der Seite liegend lagern

2. (of somebody) Seite f

to stay at sb's \side jdm zur Seite stehen

\side by \side Seite an Seite

the children sat \side by \side die Kinder saßen nebeneinander

3. (face, surface) of a coin, record, material, box, cube Seite f

this \side up! (on a parcel) oben!

the right/wrong \side of the fabric/material die rechte/linke Seite des Stoffes

turn the right \side out and stitch opening closed rechte Seite nach außen wenden und Öffnung zunähen

4. (page) Seite f

please write on one \side of the paper only bitte beschreiben Sie das Papier nur einseitig

5. (edge, border, line) of a plate, clearing, field Rand m; of a table, square, triangle Seite f; of a river [Fluss]ufer nt; of a road [Straßen]rand m

at/on the \side of the road am Straßenrand

on all \sides [or every \side] auf allen Seiten

they were surrounded on all \sides by the children sie wurden von allen Seiten von Kindern umringt

from \side to \side von rechts nach links

6. (half) of a bed, house Hälfte f; of a town, road, brain, room Seite f; of a butchered animal [Tier]hälfte f

in Britain, cars drive on the left \side of the road in Großbritannien fahren die Autos auf der linken Straßenseite

three \sides of pork/lamb drei Schweine-/Lammhälften

7. no pl (part) of a deal, agreement Anteil m; (in space)

this \side of... jenseits + gen; (in time)

to be on the right/wrong \side of 40/50 noch unter/schon über 40/50

this \side of... vor + dat

this is the best pizza I've tasted this \side of Italy das ist die beste Pizza, die ich jenseits von Italien gegessen habe

we don't expect to see him this \side of Christmas wir erwarten nicht, ihn vor Weihnachten zu sehen

she's still this \side of forty sie ist noch unter vierzig

to keep one's \side of a bargain seinen Anteil eines Geschäftes behalten

8. (direction) Seite f

move to one \side please bitte treten Sie zur Seite

don't just stand to the \side — help me! stehen Sie doch nicht nur rum — helfen Sie mir!

to put sth on [or to] one \side etw beiseitelassen

to take sb on [or to] one \side jdn auf die Seite nehmen

from all \sides von allen Seiten

on all \sides [or every \side] auf allen Seiten

9. + sing/pl vb (opposing party) of a dispute, contest Partei f, Seite f

to be on the \side of sb [or on sb's \side] auf jds Seite sein [o stehen]

whose \side are you on anyway? auf wessen Seite stehst du eigentlich?

don't worry, time is on our \side keine Angst, die Zeit arbeitet für uns

to change [or switch] \sides sich akk auf die andere Seite schlagen

to take \sides Partei ergreifen

to take sb's \side sich akk auf jds Seite schlagen

10. + sing/pl vb (team) Mannschaft f, Seite f

our \side lost again on Saturday wir haben am Samstag wieder verloren

11. (aspect) Seite f

there are at least two \sides to every question jede Frage kann von mindestens zwei Seiten beleuchtet werden

I've listened to your \side of the story ich habe jetzt deine Version der Geschichte gehört

I've looked at life from both \sides ich habe das Leben von beiden Seiten kennengelernt

to be on the right/wrong \side of the law auf der richtigen/falschen Seite des Gesetzes stehen

to look on the bright[er] \side of life zuversichtlich sein

sb's good/bad/funny \side jds gute/schlechte/komische Seite

12. + sing/pl vb (of a family)

the maternal/paternal \side of the family die mütterliche/väterliche Seite der Familie

the rich/religious/Irish \side of the family der reiche/religiöse/irische Teil der Familie

on sb's mother's [or maternal] /father's [or paternal] \side mütterlicherseits/väterlicherseits

he's a cousin on my mother's \side er ist ein Cousin mütterlicherseits

she has noble ancestors on her paternal \side sie hat väterlicherseits [o auf der väterlichen Seite] adlige Vorfahren

13. BRIT (TV station) Sender m

what \side is ‘Coronation Street’ on? auf welchem Sender [o in welchem Programm] läuft ‚Coronation Street‘?

14. esp AM (side dish) Beilage f; (extra)

on the \side extra

I'd like some sauce on the \side, please ich hätte gerne etwas Soße extra

with a \side of broccoli/rice/French fries mit Brokkoli/Reis/Pommes frites als Beilage

15. no pl esp BRIT (in billiards) Effet m fachspr

to put some \side on the ball die Kugel mit Effet spielen

16. no pl BRIT ( fam: boastfulness)

there's absolutely no \side to her sie ist überhaupt nicht eingebildet

17.

▶ the other \side of the coin die Kehrseite der Medaille fig

▶ to come down on one \side of the fence or other sich akk für das eine oder andere entscheiden

▶ to get/keep on the right \side of sb jdn für sich akk einnehmen/es sich dat mit jdm nicht verderben

▶ to get on the wrong \side of sb es sich dat mit jdm verderben

▶ this \side/the other \side of the grave im Diesseits/Jenseits

▶ to have a bit on the \side ( fam: have an affair) noch nebenher etwas laufen haben fam, fremdgehen fam; (have savings) etw auf der hohen Kante haben fam

▶ to have sb on the \side nebenher mit jdm eine Affäre haben

▶ to be on the large/small \side zu groß/klein sein

▶ to let the \side down esp BRIT (fail) alle im Stich lassen; (disappoint) alle enttäuschen

▶ to make a little money on the \side [sich dat] nebenbei etwas Geld verdienen

▶ to put money on [or to] one \side Geld auf die Seite [o fam auf die hohe Kante] legen

▶ [in order] to be on the safe \side um sicherzugehen [o fam auf Nummer Sicher zu gehen]

▶ [in order] to stay on the safe \side vorsichtshalber

II. n modifier

1. (lateral) (window, mirror) Seiten-

2. (not main) (job, room) Neben-

\side job Nebenbeschäftigung f, Nebenjob m fam

\side vegetables Gemüsebeilage f

III. vi

▪ to \side against sb sich akk gegen jdn stellen

▪ to \side with sb zu jdm halten

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[saɪd]
1. n

1) (= wall, vertical surface of car, box, hole, ditch) Seite f; (of cave, artillery trench, mining shaft, boat, caravan) Wand f; (of cliff, mountain) Hang m

the sides of the hill — die Berghänge pl

2) (= flat surface, line of triangle, cube, coin, paper, material, record) Seite f

this side up! (on parcel etc) — oben!

right/wrong side (of cloth) — rechte/linke Seite

this pillowcase is right/wrong side out — dieser Kopfkissenbezug ist rechts/links (herum)

3) (= edge) Rand m

at the side of the road — am Straßenrand

the body was found on the far side of the wood — die Leiche wurde am anderen Ende des Waldes gefunden

at or on the side of his plate — auf dem Tellerrand

4) (= not back or front, area to one side) Seite f

by/at the side of sth — seitlich von etw

the destroyer rammed the side of the boat — der Zerstörer rammte das Boot seitlich

to drive on the left(-hand) side — auf der linken Straßenseite fahren

the path goes down the side of the house — der Weg führt seitlich am Haus entlang

it's this/the other side of London (out of town) — es ist auf dieser/auf der anderen Seite Londons; (in town) es ist in diesem Teil/am anderen Ende von London

the south/respectable side of Glasgow — der südliche/vornehme Teil Glasgows

the debit/credit side of an account — die Soll-/Habenseite eines Kontos

the enemy attacked them on or from all sides — der Feind griff sie von allen Seiten an

this statement was attacked on or from all sides — diese Behauptung wurde von allen angegriffen

he moved over or stood to one side — er trat zur Seite

the car moved to one side of the road and stopped — der Wagen fuhr seitlich heran und hielt

he stood to one side and did nothing (lit) — er stand daneben und tat nichts; (fig) er hielt sich raus

to put sth on one side — etw beiseitelegen or auf die Seite legen; (shopkeeper) etw zurücklegen

I'll put that issue on or to one side — ich werde diese Frage vorerst zurückstellen

to take sb to or on one side —

just this side of the boundary (lit) (fig) — (noch) diesseits der Grenze gerade an der Grenze

on the other side of the boundary — jenseits der Grenze

this side of Christmas — vor Weihnachten

just this side of legal (inf) — am Rande der Legalität

just this side of the line between sanity and madness —

with one's head on one side — mit zur Seite geneigtem Kopf

from side to side — hin und her

to shake one's head from side to side — den Kopf schütteln

5)

to be on the safe side — sichergehen

we'll take an extra £50 just to be on the safe side — wir werden vorsichtshalber or für alle Fälle £ 50 mehr mitnehmen

to get on the right side of sb — jdn für sich einnehmen

to stay on the right side of sb — es (sich dat )

to get on the wrong side of sb ( ) — essich dat mit jdm verderben

to be on the right/wrong side of 40 — noch nicht 40/über 40 sein

on the right side of the law — auf dem Boden des Gesetzes

only just on the right side of the law — an der Grenze der Legalität

to make a bit (of money) on the side (inf) — sich (dat) etwas nebenher or nebenbei verdienen

to have a bit on the side (inf) (for longer) — einen Seitensprung machen noch nebenher etwas laufen haben (inf)

I'm not going to be your bit on the side (inf) — ich will nicht deine Nebenfrau/dein Nebenmann sein (inf)

6) (of person ANAT) Seite f

side of bacon — Speckseite f

by sb's side — neben jdm

side by side — nebeneinander, Seite an Seite

to stand/sit side by side with sb —

to fight side by side with sb — Seite an Seite mit jdm kämpfen

I'll be by your side (fig) — ich werde Ihnen zur Seite stehen

to hold one's sides (with laughter) — sich (dat) den Bauch halten (vor Lachen)

See:

→ split

7) (= branch of family) Seite f; (of business, school) Zweig m

the Catholic/intellectual side of the family — der katholische Teil/die Intelligenz der Familie

on one's father's/mother's side —

there's French blood on the paternal/maternal side — von väterlicher/mütterlicher Seite ist französisches Blut da

8) (= aspect) Seite f

there are always two sides to every story — alles hat seine zwei Seiten

let's hear your side of the story — erzählen Sie mal Ihre Version (der Geschichte)

the management's side of the story was quite different —

to hear both sides of the question — bei einer Frage beide Seiten (an-)hören

the bright/seamy side of life — die Sonnen-/Schattenseite des Lebens

you don't know his cruel side — Sie kennen ihn nicht von seiner grausamen Seite

9)

(a bit) on the large/high/formal etc side — etwas groß/hoch/förmlich etc; (for somebody) etwas zu groß/hoch/förmlich etc

he errs on the side of generosity — er ist eher etwas zu großzügig

10) (= team etc SPORT in quiz) Mannschaft f; (fig) Seite f

there are two sides in the dispute —

the management side refused to give in — die Managementseite weigerte sich nachzugeben

with a few concessions on the government side — mit einigen Zugeständnissen vonseiten or von Seiten der Regierung

to change sides — sich auf die andere Seite schlagen; (Sport) die Seiten wechseln

to take sides — parteiisch sein

to take sides with sb —

he's on our side — er steht auf unserer Seite

whose side are you on? (supporting team) — für wen sind Sie?; (playing for team) bei wem spielen Sie mit?; (in argument) zu wem halten Sie eigentlich?

See:

→ angel

11) (dated inf

= superiority) there's no side to him — er sitzt nicht auf dem hohen Ross

to put on side — sich aufplustern

2. adj attr
(= on one side) Seiten-; (= not main) Neben-
side door — Seiten-/Nebentür f

side road — Seiten-/Nebenstraße f

3. vi

to side with/against sb — Partei für/gegen jdn ergreifen

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side [saıd]

A s

1. allg Seite f:

side by side Seite an Seite;

they lined up side by side sie stellten sich nebeneinander auf;

at ( oder by) the side of an der Seite von (od gen), neben (dat), fig a. verglichen mit;

on the left side of the road auf der linken Straßenseite;

on all sides überall;

on the side umg nebenbei (verdienen etc);

do some work on the side umg (ein bisschen) nebenbei arbeiten;

on the side of

a) auf der Seite von,

b) seitens (gen);

on this (the other) side (of) diesseits (jenseits) (gen);

on this side of the grave poet hienieden, im Diesseits;

“this side up” „Vorsicht, nicht stürzen!“;

the right side of his face seine rechte Gesichtsseite oder -hälfte;

not leave sb’s side jemandem nicht von der Seite weichen;

stand by sb’s side fig jemandem zur Seite stehen;

be on the small side ziemlich klein sein;

keep on the right side of sich gut stellen mit;

cast to one side fig über Bord werfen;

put to one side eine Frage etc zurückstellen, ausklammern;

he gave his side of the story er erzählte seine Version der Geschichte; → bit² Bes Redew, bright A 5, dark A 4, err 1, right A 6, safe A 3, sunny 2, wrong A 2

2. MATH Seite f (auch einer Gleichung), auch Seitenlinie f, -fläche f

3. a) (Seiten)Rand m:

on the side of the plate am Tellerrand

b) (Brillen) Bügel m

4. (Körper)Seite f:

burst ( oder shake, split) one’s sides with laughter sich vor Lachen schütteln

5. (Speck-, Hammel- etc) Seite f:

side of bacon

6. Seite f, Teil m/n:

the east side of the city der Ostteil der Stadt

7. Seite f:

a) (Ab)Hang m, Flanke f, auch Wand f (eines Berges)

b) Ufer(seite) n(f)

8. Seite f, (Charakter)Zug m

9. Seite f:

a) Partei f ( auch JUR, SPORT)

b) SPORT (Spielfeld)Hälfte f:

be on sb’s side auf jemandes Seite stehen;

change sides ins andere Lager überwechseln; SPORT die Seiten wechseln;

take sides → C;

win sb over to one’s side jemanden auf seine Seite ziehen

10. SPORT besonders Br Mannschaft f

11. Seite f, Abstammungslinie f:

on one’s father’s ( oder paternal) (on one’s mother’s oder maternal) side väterlicherseits (mütterlicherseits)

12. besonders Br sl Angabe f, Allüren pl:

put on side angeben, großtun

13. Billard: Br Effet n

14. GASTR umg Beilage f

B adj

1. seitlich (liegend oder stehend etc), Seiten…:

side elevation Seitenriss m;

side pocket Seitentasche f

2. von der Seite (kommend), Seiten…:

side blow Seitenhieb m

3. Seiten…, Neben…:

side door ( entrance, etc);

side window Seitenfenster n

C v/i (with) Partei ergreifen (gen oder für), es halten (mit)

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1. noun
1) (also Geom.) Seite, die

this side up — oben

lie on its side — auf der Seite liegen

on both sides — auf beiden Seiten

2) (of animal or person) Seite, die

sleep on one's right/left side — auf der rechten/linken Seite schlafen

side of mutton/beef/pork — Hammel-/Rinder-/ Schweinehälfte, die

side of bacon — Speckseite, die

split one's sides [laughing] — (fig.) vor Lachen platzen

walk/stand side by side — nebeneinander gehen/stehen

work/fight etc. side by side [with somebody] — Seite an Seite [mit jemandem] arbeiten/kämpfen usw.

3) (part away from the centre) Seite, die

the eastern side of the town — der Ostteil der Stadt

the sides of somebody's mouth — jemandes Mundwinkel

right[-hand]/left[-hand] side — rechte/linke Seite

on the right[-hand]/left[-hand] side of the road — auf der rechten/linken Straßenseite

from side to side — (right across) quer hinüber; (alternately each way) von einer Seite auf die andere od. zur anderen

to one side — zur Seite

on one side — an der Seite

stand on or to one side — an od. auf der Seite stehen

on the side — (fig.): (in addition to regular work or income) nebenbei; nebenher

4) (space beside person or thing) Seite, die

at or by somebody's side — an jemandes Seite (Dat.); neben jemandem

at or by the side of the car — beim od. am Auto

at or by the side of the road/ lake/grave — an der Straße/am See/ am Grab

on all sides or every side — von allen Seiten [umzingelt, kritisiert]

5) (in relation to dividing line) Seite, die

[on] either side of — beiderseits, auf beiden Seiten (+ Gen.)

[to or on] one side of — neben (+ Dat.)

this/the other side of — (with regard to space) diesseits/ jenseits (+ Gen.); (with regard to time) vor/nach (+ Dat.)

he is this side of fifty — er ist unter fünfzig; see also right side; wrong side

6) (aspect) Seite, die

there are two sides to every question — alles hat seine zwei Seiten

look on the bright/ gloomy side [of things] — die Dinge von der angenehmen/düsteren Seite sehen

be on the high/expensive etc. side — [etwas] hoch/teuer usw. sein

7) (opposing group or position) Seite, die; Partei, die; (Sport): (team) Mannschaft, die

put somebody's side — jemandes Seite vertreten

be on the winning side — (fig.) auf der Seite der Gewinner stehen

let the side down — (fig.) versagen

change sides — zur anderen Seite überwechseln

time is on somebody's side — die Zeit arbeitet für jemanden

take somebody's side — sich auf jemandes Seite stellen

take sides [with/against somebody] — [für/gegen jemanden] Partei ergreifen

8) (of family) Seite, die

on one's/somebody's father's/mother's side — väterlicher-/ mütterlicherseits
2. intransitive verb
side with somebody — sich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) stellen

side against somebody — sich gegen jemanden stellen
3. adjective
seitlich; Seiten-

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n.

Flanke -n f.

Rand ¨-er m.

Seite -n f.

English-german dictionary > side
4 even

1. adjective,
evener, evenest

1) (smooth, flat) eben [Boden, Fläche]

make something even — etwas ebnen

2) (level) gleich hoch [Stapel, Stuhl-, Tischbein]; gleich lang [Vorhang, Stuhl-, Tischbein usw.]

be of even height/length — gleich hoch/lang sein

even with — genauso hoch/lang wie

on an even keel — (fig.) ausgeglichen

3) (straight) gerade [Saum, Kante]

4) (parallel) parallel ( with zu)

5) (regular) regelmäßig [Zähne]; (steady) gleichmäßig [Schrift, Rhythmus, Atmen, Schlagen]; stetig [Fortschritt]

6) (equal) gleich [groß] [Menge, Abstand]; gleichmäßig [Verteilung, Aufteilung]

the odds are even, it's an even bet — die Chancen stehen fünfzig zu fünfzig od. (ugs.) fifty-fifty

break even — die Kosten decken

7) (balanced) im Gleichgewicht

8) (quits, fully revenged)

be or get even with somebody — es jemandem heimzahlen

9) (divisible by two, so numbered) gerade [Zahl, Seite, Hausnummer]
2. adverb
1) sogar; selbst

hard, unbearable even — hart, ja unerträglich

do something even without being told — etwas auch ohne Aufforderung tun

2) with negative

not or never even... — [noch] nicht einmal...

without even saying goodbye — ohne wenigstens auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

3) with compar. adj. or adv. sogar noch [komplizierter, weniger, schlimmer usw.]

4)

even if Arsenal win — selbst wenn Arsenal gewinnt

even if Arsenal won — selbst wenn Arsenal gewinnen würde; (fact) obgleich Arsenal gewann

even so — [aber] trotzdem od. dennoch

even now/ then — selbst od. sogar jetzt/dann

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86762/even_out">even out

- even up

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I 1. [i:vən] adjective
1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) gleich

2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) eben

3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) gleichmäßig

4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) gerade

5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) gleich

6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) ausgeglichen
2. verb
1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) ausgleichen

2) (to make smooth or level.) ebnen

•

- evenly
- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb
1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) sogar

2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) noch

•

- even if
- even so
- even though
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even

[ˈi:v^ən]

I. adv

1. (unexpectedly) selbst BRD, ÖSTERR

\even Jim was there selbst [o sogar] Jim war da

2. (indeed) sogar

it might \even take a year es könnte unter Umständen ein Jahr dauern

I never cry, not \even when I hurt myself really badly ich weine nie, noch nicht mal, wenn ich mir sehr weh tue

he declined \even to consider the idea er lehnte es schon ab, die Idee überhaupt in Erwägung zu ziehen

3. (despite) selbst BRD, ÖSTERR

\even now I can't believe it ich kann es noch immer nicht ganz glauben

... but \even then he managed to make a mess of it... und trotzdem hat er es geschafft, alles durcheinanderzubringen

\even if... selbst [o SCHWEIZ auch] wenn...

\even so... trotzdem...

I had a terrible headache but \even so I went to the concert ich hatte fürchterliche Kopfschmerzen, bin aber dennoch ins Konzert gegangen

\even though... selbst [o SCHWEIZ auch] wenn...

\even though he left school at 16,... obwohl er mit sechzehn bereits von der Schule abging,...

4. (as intensifier) nahezu, fast SCHWEIZ

I find his habits rather unpleasant, disgusting \even ich finde seine Gewohnheiten ziemlich unangenehm, um nicht zu sagen abstoßend

5. + comp (all the more) noch

\even colder/faster noch kälter/schneller

II. adj

1. (level) eben; two surfaces auf gleicher Höhe; ( fig) ausgeglichen

to bring a boat onto an \even keel ein Boot in eine waagrechte Position bringen

to put sth on an \even keel ( fig) etw wieder auf die Beine bringen fig

an \even row eine gerade Reihe

an \even surface eine glatte Oberfläche

2. (equal) gleich [groß]; (size, amount) gleich groß

the odds are quoted as \even money die Gewinnquote steht fünfzig fünfzig

there is an \even chance of sth die Chancen für etw akk stehen fünfzig zu fünfzig

there's an \even chance of rain es sieht ganz nach Regen aus

an \even contest ein ebenbürtiger Wettkampf

an \even distribution of wealth eine gleichmäßige Verteilung des Reichtums

an \even game ein ausgeglichenes Spiel

to be on \even terms gleichgestellt sein

to get \even with sb jdm etw heimzahlen

3. (regular) gleichmäßig

to walk at an \even pace in gleichmäßigem Tempo gehen

to work at an \even rate im regelmäßigen Rhythmus arbeiten

to walk with \even steps gleichmäßigen Schrittes gehen

to have an \even temper ausgeglichen sein

4. (fair) günstig

an \even bargain ein Schnäppchen

to distribute sth with an \even hand etw gleich verteilen

▪ to be \even [with sb] [mit jdm] quitt sein

5. inv MATH gerade

an \even number eine gerade Zahl

an \even page eine Seite mit gerader Zahl

III. vt

1. (level)

to \even a floor/surface einen Fußboden ebnen/eine Oberfläche glätten

2. (equalize)

▪ to \even sth etw ausgleichen

to \even the score das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

▪ to \even out ⇆ sth etw ausgleichen

3. (balance out)

▪ to \even up ⇆ sth etw ausgleichen; (give parity to) aufeinander abgestimmt werden

that should \even things up a bit das sollte alles etwas ausgleichen

IV. vi sich ausgleichen; prices sich einpendeln

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I ['iːvən]
1. adj

1) surface, ground eben

to make sth even (ground, earth) —

the concrete has to be even with the ground — der Beton muss eben mit dem Boden abschließen

2) (= regular) layer etc, voice gleichmäßig; progress stetig; breathing, pulse regelmäßig, gleichmäßig

temper — ausgeglichen

3) quantities, distances, values gleich

they are an even match — sie sind einander ebenbürtig

I will get even with you for that — das werde ich dir heimzahlen

that makes us even (in game) — damit steht es unentschieden; (fig) damit sind wir quitt

the odds or chances are about even — die Chancen stehen etwa fifty-fifty (inf)

he has an even chance of winning — seine Gewinnchancen stehen fifty-fifty (inf)

to break even — die Kosten decken

to give sb an even break (esp US) — jdm eine Chance geben

never give a sucker an even break ( dated US inf ) — gib einem Trottel keine Chance (inf)

4) number gerade

even money — Wette, bei der die doppelte Einsatzsumme als Gewinn ausgezahlt wird

I'll give you even money he's late (inf) — ich gehe jede Wette mit dir ein, dass er zu spät kommt

5) (= exact) genau

let's make it an even hundred — nehmen wir eine runde Zahl und sagen 100

2. adv

1) sogar, selbst

that's good going, even for you — sogar or selbst für dich ist das allerhand

they even denied its existence — sie leugneten sogar seine Existenz

it'll be difficult, impossible even — das wird schwierig sein, wenn nicht (so)gar unmöglich

2) (with comp adj) sogar noch

that's even better/more beautiful — das ist sogar (noch) besser/schöner

3)

(with neg) not even — nicht einmal

without even a smile —

he didn't even answer the letter — er hat den Brief (noch) nicht einmal beantwortet

4)

even if — sogar or selbst wenn

even though — obwohl

even if you were a millionaire —

even though I live alone I'm not lonely — obwohl ich allein lebe, bin ich nicht einsam

but even then — aber sogar or selbst dann

even as I spoke someone knocked at the door —

even as... so (old) — genau wie... so

even so — (aber) trotzdem

3. vt
surface glatt or eben machen, glätten II
n (obs, poet)
Abend m
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even¹ [ˈiːvn] adv

1. sogar, selbst, auch (verstärkend):

even the king;

even in winter;

not even he nicht einmal er;

I never even read it ich habe es nicht einmal gelesen;

even then selbst dann;

even though, even if selbst wenn, wenn auch;

without even looking ohne auch nur hinzusehen

2. noch (vor komp):

even better (sogar) noch besser;

even more noch mehr

3. bereits, nur

4. gerade (zeitlich):

even now

a) obs eben oder gerade jetzt,

b) selbst jetzt oder heutzutage;

not even now nicht einmal jetzt, selbst oder auch jetzt noch nicht

5. eben, ganz, gerade (verstärkend):

even as I expected obs gerade oder genau, wie ich (es) erwartete;

even as he spoke obs gerade als er sprach;

even so immerhin, dennoch, trotzdem, selbst dann

6. obs nämlich, das heißt:

God, even our own God

7. or even oder auch (nur), oder gar

even² [ˈiːvn]

A adj

1. eben, flach, glatt, gerade:

even with the ground dem Boden gleich

2. auf oder in gleicher Höhe ( with mit)

3. fig ausgeglichen, ruhig, gelassen:

of an even temper ausgeglichen;

an even voice eine ruhige Stimme

4. gleichmäßig:

even breathing ( rhythm, etc);

even features regelmäßige (Gesichts)Züge

5. waag(e)recht, horizontal: → keel¹ A 1

6. WIRTSCH

a) ausgeglichen ( auch SPORT Runde etc), schuldenfrei

b) ohne (Gewinn od) Verlust:

be even with sb mit jemandem quitt sein umg, a. fig( → A 10);

get even with sb mit jemandem abrechnen, mit jemandem quitt werden umg (beide a. fig); → break even

7. im Gleichgewicht (auch fig)

8. gerecht, unparteiisch (Gesetz etc)

9. gleich, identisch (Teile etc):

even bet Wette f mit gleichem Einsatz;

even chances gleiche Chancen;

it’s even chances that … umg die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty, dass …;

he stands an even chance of winning er hat eine echte Chance zu gewinnen;

meet on even ground mit gleichen Chancen kämpfen;

even money gleicher (Wett)Einsatz;

your letter of even date Ihr Schreiben gleichen Datums

10. gleich (im Rang etc):

be even with sb mit jemandem gleichstehen ( → A 6)

11. gerade (Zahl):

even page Buchseite f mit gerader Zahl;

end even TYPO mit voller Zeile abschließen

12. rund, voll (Summe)

13. präzise, genau:

an even dozen genau ein Dutzend

B v/t

1. auch even out (ein)ebnen, glätten

2. auch even out

a) ausgleichen,

b) (gleichmäßig) verteilen

3. even up eine Rechnung aus-, begleichen:

even up accounts Konten abstimmen;

even matters ( oder things) up sich revanchieren

C v/i

1. meist even out eben werden (Gelände)

2. auch even out

a) sich ausgleichen,

b) sich (gleichmäßig) verteilen

3. even up on sb mit jemandem quitt werden umg, a. fig

even³ [ˈiːvn] s poet Abend m

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1. adjective,
evener, evenest

1) (smooth, flat) eben [Boden, Fläche]

make something even — etwas ebnen

2) (level) gleich hoch [Stapel, Stuhl-, Tischbein]; gleich lang [Vorhang, Stuhl-, Tischbein usw.]

be of even height/length — gleich hoch/lang sein

even with — genauso hoch/lang wie

on an even keel — (fig.) ausgeglichen

3) (straight) gerade [Saum, Kante]

4) (parallel) parallel ( with zu)

5) (regular) regelmäßig [Zähne]; (steady) gleichmäßig [Schrift, Rhythmus, Atmen, Schlagen]; stetig [Fortschritt]

6) (equal) gleich [groß] [Menge, Abstand]; gleichmäßig [Verteilung, Aufteilung]

the odds are even, it's an even bet — die Chancen stehen fünfzig zu fünfzig od. (ugs.) fifty-fifty

break even — die Kosten decken

7) (balanced) im Gleichgewicht

8) (quits, fully revenged)

be or get even with somebody — es jemandem heimzahlen

9) (divisible by two, so numbered) gerade [Zahl, Seite, Hausnummer]
2. adverb
1) sogar; selbst

hard, unbearable even — hart, ja unerträglich

do something even without being told — etwas auch ohne Aufforderung tun

2) with negative

not or never even... — [noch] nicht einmal...

without even saying goodbye — ohne wenigstens auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

3) with compar. adj. or adv. sogar noch [komplizierter, weniger, schlimmer usw.]

4)

even if Arsenal win — selbst wenn Arsenal gewinnt

even if Arsenal won — selbst wenn Arsenal gewinnen würde; (fact) obgleich Arsenal gewann

even so — [aber] trotzdem od. dennoch

even now/ then — selbst od. sogar jetzt/dann

Phrasal Verbs:

- even out

- even up

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adj.

eben adj.

gerade (Mathematik) adj.

gerade (Zahl) adj.

gerade adj.

gleichmäßig

adj.

selbst adj.

sogar adj. n.

Gerade -n f.

English-german dictionary > even
5 well

I noun
1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der

2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
II 1. interjection
1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

2) (expr. relief) mein Gott

3) (expr. concession) na ja

well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

4) (expr. resumption) nun

well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

6) (expr. resignation)

[oh] well — nun denn

ah well — na ja

7) (expr. expectation)

well [then]? — na?
2. adverb,
better, best

1) (satisfactorily) gut

the business is doing well — das Geschäft geht gut

do well for oneself — Erfolg haben

do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

a well situated house — ein günstig gelegenes Haus

you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

well done! — großartig!

didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

come off well — gut abschneiden

you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

be well pleased — sehr erfreut sein

well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

we arrived well before the performance began — wir kamen eine ganze Zeit vor Beginn der Vorstellung

be well in with somebody — bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein

well and truly — vollkommen

I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

3) (considerably) weit

it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

wish somebody well — jemandem alles Gute wünschen

5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl

6) (easily) ohne weiteres

you cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen

7)

as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

you might as well go — du kannst ruhig gehen

that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

she can sing as well as dance — sie kann singen und auch tanzen

as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
3. adjective
1) (in good health) gesund

How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

he hasn't been very well lately — es geht ihm in letzter Zeit nicht sehr gut

feel well — sich wohl fühlen

make somebody well — jemanden gesund machen

2) pred. (satisfactory)

I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

all's well — es ist alles in Ordnung

all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

all being well — wenn alles gutgeht

3) pred. (advisable) ratsam

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(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) viel,etwas,wenig halten von

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well¹

[wel]

I. adj

< better, best>

usu pred

1. (healthy) gesund

are you \well? geht es dir gut?

thank you, [I'm] very \well danke, [es geht mir] sehr gut

I'm fairly/perfectly \well mir geht es einigermaßen/bestens

he hasn't been too \well lately ihm geht es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gut

you're looking very \well today! Sie sehen heute blendend aus!

to be alive and \well gesund und munter sein

to feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlen

to get \well gesund werden

I hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser geht

get \well soon! gute Besserung!

get \well card Genesungskarte f

2. inv (okay)

all \well at work? ist bei der Arbeit alles in Ordnung?

all's \well here hier ist alles in Ordnung

all is not \well at the office im Büro gibt es Probleme

nobody believes all is \well in our health service keiner glaubt, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung ist

all being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gutgeht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommen

it's all very \well saying that [or for you to say that], but... du hast gut reden, aber...

it's all very \well for you to laugh but... du hast gut lachen, aber...

all's not \well with sb/sth mit jdm/etw steht es nicht zum Besten

all \well and good, all very \well gut und schön

that's all very \well but... das ist [ja] alles schön und gut, aber...

electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizungen sind so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfall

it's just as \well that... es ist [nur] gut, dass...

just as \well you're not here — you wouldn't like it [nur] gut, dass du nicht hier bist — es würde dir nicht gefallen

3. inv (sensible)

it would be as \well to do sth es wäre [o ist] ratsam, etw zu tun

it would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen

4.

▶ all's \well that ends \well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

II. adv

<better, best>

1. (in a good way) gut

you speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englisch

they discussed the plans for two hours at considered it time \well spent sie diskutierten zwei Stunden lang die Pläne und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben

\well spotted! gut aufgepasst!

look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du lässt es dir aber gutgehen!

[that was] \well put gut ausgedrückt

\well done! gut gemacht!, super! fam

it's a job \well done! das wäre erledigt!

to be money \well spent gut angelegtes Geld sein

to do \well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun

as \well as sb/sth so gut wie jd/etw

I can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marie

she can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwester

\well enough (sufficiently) gut genug; (satisfactorily) ganz gut, einigermaßen

the concert was \well enough advertised but ticket sales were poor obwohl das Konzert ausreichend angekündigt war, wurden kaum Tickets verkauft

he plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavier

pretty \well ganz gut

to do \well for oneself erfolgreich sein

to mean \well es gut meinen

2. (favourably) gut

his point was \well taken sein Beitrag wurde gut aufgenommen

to speak \well of sb/sth nur Gutes über jdn/etw sagen

to think \well of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten

3. (thoroughly) gut

to know sb \well jdn gut kennen

4. inv (very much)

to cost \well over/under £ 100 weit über/unter 100 Pfund kosten

the results are \well above [our] expectations die Ergebnisse liegen weit über unseren Erwartungen

stand \well clear of the doors halten Sie deutlich Abstand von den Türen

keep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich weit vom Rand des Abhangs fern

they kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge weit hinter der weißen Linie zurück

5. inv (used for emphasis) [sehr] wohl

I can \well believe it das glaube ich gern

I should damn \well hope so! ( fam) das will ich [aber auch] stark hoffen!

he could \well imagine how... er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie...

there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know du weißt doch, dass nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr fahren

I \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnern

to be \well able to do sth durchaus [o sehr wohl] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to be \well aware of sth sich dat einer S. gen durchaus [o sehr wohl] bewusst sein

to be \well over forty weit über vierzig sein

to be \well worth it/an attempt es/einen Versuch wert sein

to be \well away in sth BRIT ( fig fam) ganz in etw akk versunken sein

\well and truly ganz einfach

the party was \well and truly over when he arrived als er kam, war die Party bereits gelaufen fam

6. inv (justifiably) wohl

you may \well ask! das kann man wohl fragen!

where's Pete? — you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? — das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!

I couldn't very \well refuse the offer ich konnte das Angebot ja wohl schlecht ablehnen

he may \well wonder why no one was there — he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich [gar] nicht zu wundern, warum keiner da war — er hat vergessen, den Termin fest zu vereinbaren

you may \well think it was his fault es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld war

7. inv (probably) gut

it may \well be that... es ist gut möglich [o es kann gut sein], dass...

he might \well be sick after that drinking spree es ist gut möglich, dass er nach dem Trinkgelage krank ist

it may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig ist

she might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kann

8. inv (very) völlig, total fam

we were \well bored at the concert BRIT ( fam) wir haben uns in dem Konzert furchtbar gelangweilt

to be \well pleased [or satisfied] with sth ( fam) mit etw dat vollauf zufrieden sein

9. inv (also)

as \well auch; (and)

... as \well as... und [auch]..., sowie geh

invite Emlyn — and Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein — und Simon auch

I'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen

10. inv (equally)

[just] as \well ebenso gut [auch], eigentlich [auch]

you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschen

if you publish this, you may just as \well hand in your notice wenn du das veröffentlichst, kannst du ebenso gut auch gleich kündigen

11.

▶ to be \well away BRIT ( fam: asleep) weg sein fam; (drunk) angeheitert sein fam

▶ to be \well in with sb, AM to be in \well with sb ( fam) gut mit jdm können fam

▶ to leave \well [AM enough] alone es lieber seinlassen

▶ to be \well out of it BRIT, AUS davongekommen sein

▶ if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing \well ( saying) wenn schon, denn schon fam

▶ to be \well up on [or in] sth in etw dat gut bewandert sein

▶ if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself ( saying) wenn du möchtest, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, machst du es am besten selbst

III. interj (introducing, continuing a statement) nun [ja], also; (introducing a question) und; (showing hesitation, resignation) tja fam, na ja fam; (showing doubt, disagreement, annoyance) na fam; (showing surprise)

\well [, \well]! sieh mal einer an!, na, so was!

\well, what shall we do now? tja, was machen wir jetzt? fam

\well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?

\well, are you happy now? na, bist du jetzt zufrieden? fam

\well, \well... ja, ja...

\well now [or then] ... also [dann]...

oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichts

very \well... na gut...

IV. n no pl

to wish sb \well jdm alles Gute [o jdm viel Glück] wünschen

well²

[wel]

I. n

1. (for water) Brunnen m

to drill a \well einen Brunnen bohren

2. (for mineral) Schacht m

gas \well Gasbrunnen m

oil \well Ölquelle f

to drill a \well einen Schacht bohren; (for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegen

3. ARCHIT (for stairs) Treppenhaus nt; (for lift) Fahrstuhlschacht m; (for light) Lichtschacht m

4. BRIT LAW Ort, wo die Anwälte und Protokollanten im Gerichtssaal sitzen

5. (bountiful source) Quelle f

6. (small depression) Kuhle f, Mulde f

II. vi

▪ to \well up in sth in etw dat aufsteigen

tears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen; ( fig)

conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf geh

pride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust geh

▪ to \well [up] out of sth aus etw dat hervorquellen

we'll

[wi:l, wil]

= we will/we shall, will¹, shall

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I [wel]
1. n

1) (= water well) Brunnen m; (= oil well) Ölquelle f; (drilled) Bohrloch nt; (fig = source) Quelle f

to sink a well — einen Brunnen bohren or anlegen or graben; (for oil) ein Bohrloch nt anlegen or vorantreiben

2) (= shaft) (for lift) Schacht m; (for stairs) Treppenschacht m; (down centre of staircase) Treppenhaus nt

3) (of theatre) Parkett nt; (of auditorium) ebenerdiger Teil des Zuschauer-/Konferenz-/Versammlungsraums (Brit of court) Teil des Gerichtssaals, in dem die Rechtsanwälte und Protokollschreiber sitzen

4) (= ink well) Tintenfass nt

2. vi
quellen
tears welled in her eyes — Tränen stiegen or schossen ihr in die Augen
II comp better, superl best
1. adv

1) (= in a good or satisfactory manner) gut

it is well painted (portrait) — es ist gut gemalt; (house, fence) es ist sauber or ordentlich angestrichen

he did it as well as he could/as I could have done — er machte es so gut er konnte/ebenso gut, wie ich es hätte machen können

he's doing well at school/in history — er ist gut or er kommt gut voran in der Schule/in Geschichte

he did well in the history exam — er hat in der Geschichtsprüfung gut abgeschnitten

for an eight-year-old he did very well — für einen Achtjährigen hat er seine Sache sehr gut gemacht

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

mother and child are/the patient is doing well — Mutter und Kind/dem Patienten geht es gut, Mutter und Kind sind/der Patient ist wohlauf

he did quite well at improving sales — er war recht erfolgreich in der Erhöhung des Absatzes

if you do well you'll be promoted — wenn Sie sich bewähren, werden Sie befördert

you did well to help — du tatest gut daran zu helfen, es war gut, dass du geholfen hast

well done! — gut gemacht!, bravo!, sehr gut!

well played! — gut gespielt!

to do oneself well (inf) — es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

to do well by sb (inf) — jdm gegenüber or zu jdm großzügig sein

everything went well/quite well — es ging alles gut or glatt (inf)/recht or ganz gut

2) (= favourably, fortunately) gut

to speak/think well of sb — über jdn Gutes sagen/Positives denken, von jdm positiv sprechen/denken

to be well spoken of in certain circles/by one's colleagues — einen guten Ruf in gewissen Kreisen/bei seinen Kollegen haben

to stand well with sb — bei jdm angesehen sein

to be well in with sb (inf) — auf gutem Fuß mit jdm stehen

to marry well — eine gute Partie machen

to do well out of sth — von etw ganz schön or ordentlich profitieren, bei etw gut wegkommen (inf)

you would do well to arrive early — Sie täten gut daran, früh zu kommen

you might as well go — du könntest eigentlich geradeso gut or ebenso gut (auch) gehen

are you coming? – I might as well — kommst du? – ach, könnte ich eigentlich (auch) (inf) or ach, warum nicht

3) (= thoroughly, considerably, to a great degree) gut, gründlich

shake the bottle well (on medicine) —

he loved her too well to leave her (liter) — er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen hätte

we were well beaten — wir sind gründlich geschlagen worden

he could well afford it — er konnte es sich (dat)

I'm well content with my lot — ich bin wohl zufrieden mit meinem Schicksal

all or only too well — nur (all)zu gut

well and truly — (ganz) gründlich; married, settled in ganz richtig; (iro also) fest; westernized, conditioned

he was well away (inf) (= drunk) — er war in Fahrt or Schwung (inf) er hatte einen sitzen (inf)

he sat well forward in his seat — er saß weit vorne auf seinem Sitz

it was well worth the trouble — das hat sich wohl or sehr gelohnt

well out of sight — weit außer Sichtweite

well within... — durchaus in... (dat)

well past midnight — lange nach Mitternacht

it continued well into 1996/the night — es zog sich bis weit ins Jahr 1996/in die Nacht hin

he's well over fifty — er ist weit über fünfzig

4) (= probably, reasonably) ohne Weiteres, gut, wohl

I may well be late — es kann leicht or wohl or ohne Weiteres sein, dass ich spät komme

it may well be that... — es ist gut or wohl or ohne Weiteres möglich, dass...

you may well be right — Sie mögen wohl recht haben

she cried, as well she might — sie weinte, und das (auch) mit Grund or wozu sie auch allen Grund hatte

you may well ask! (iro) — das kann man wohl fragen

I couldn't very well stay — ich konnte schlecht bleiben, ich konnte wohl nicht mehr gut bleiben

5)

(= in addition) as well — auch

if he comes as well — wenn er auch kommt

x as well as y — x sowohl als auch y, x und auch y

she sings as well as dances — sie singt und tanzt auch noch

6) (Brit inf

= very) well happy — total glücklich (inf)

well annoyed — ganz schön verärgert (inf)

2. adj

1) (= in good health) gesund

get well soon! — gute Besserung

are you well? — geht es Ihnen gut?

I'm very well, thanks — danke, es geht mir sehr gut

he's not a well man — er ist gar nicht gesund

she's not been well lately — ihr ging es in letzter Zeit (gesundheitlich) gar nicht gut

I don't feel at all well — ich fühle mich gar nicht gut or wohl

2) (= satisfactory, desirable, advantageous) gut

all is not well with him/in the world — mit ihm/mit or in der Welt steht es nicht zum Besten

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

if that's the case, (all) well and good — wenn das der Fall ist, dann soll es mir recht sein

it's all very well for you to suggest... — Sie können leicht vorschlagen...

it's all very well for you, you don't have to... —

it was well for him that no-one found out — es war sein Glück, dass es niemand entdeckt hat

it would be as well to ask first — es wäre wohl besser or gescheiter (inf), sich erst mal zu erkundigen

it's just as well he came — es ist (nur or schon) gut, dass er gekommen ist

you're well out of that — seien Sie froh, dass Sie damit nichts mehr zu tun haben

all's well that ends well — Ende gut, alles gut

3. interj
also; (expectantly also) na; (doubtfully) na ja
well, well!, well I never (did)! — also, so was!, na so was!

well now —

well, it was like this well there you are, that proves it! well, as I was saying — also, es war so or folgendermaßen na bitte or also bitte, das beweist es doch also, wie (bereits) gesagt

well then? — also (gut); (in question) na?, nun?, also?

very well then! — na gut, also gut!; (indignantly) also bitte (sehr)!

oh well, never mind — macht nichts

well, that's a relief! — na (also), das ist ja eine Erleichterung!

4. n
Gute(s) nt
to wish sb well (in general) — jdm alles Gute wünschen; ( in an attempt, also iro ) jdm Glück wünschen (in bei)

I wish him well, but... — ich wünsche ihm nichts Böses, aber...

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well¹ [wel] komp better [-betə(r)], sup best [best]

A adv

1. gut, wohl:

be well off

a) gut versehen sein ( for mit),

b) wohlhabend oder gut situiert oder gut dran sein;

he is well off ihm geht es gut;

do well with mit etwas gut fahren umg;

do o.s. well, live well gut leben, es sich gut gehen lassen

2. gut, recht, geschickt:

do well gut oder recht daran tun ( to do zu tun);

well done! gut gemacht!, bravo!;

well roared, lion! gut gebrüllt, Löwe!;

sing well gut singen

3. gut, günstig, vorteilhaft:

come off well

a) gut abschneiden,

b) Glück haben;

if all goes well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt

4. gut, freundschaftlich:

think (speak) well of gut denken (sprechen) über (akk)

5. gut, sehr, vollauf:

love ( oder like) sb well jemanden sehr lieben;

be well pleased hocherfreut sein;

it speaks well for him es spricht sehr für ihn

6. wohl, mit gutem Grund:

not very well wohl kaum;

you cannot very well do that das kannst du nicht gut tun;

I couldn’t very well say no ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen;

we might well try it wir können es ja versuchen; → academic.ru/80106/very">very A 1

7. recht, eigentlich, so richtig:

he does not know well how er weiß nicht recht, wie

8. gut, genau, gründlich:

know sb well jemanden gut kennen;

he knows only too well er weiß nur zu gut ( that dass);

remember well sich gut erinnern an (akk)

9. gut, ganz, völlig:

he is well out of sight er ist völlig außer Sicht;

be well out of sth etwas glücklich hinter sich gebracht haben

10. gut, beträchtlich, ziemlich, weit:

well away weit weg;

he walked well ahead of them er ging ihnen ein gutes Stück voraus;

he is well up in the list er steht weit oben auf der Liste;

be well on in years nicht mehr der oder die Jüngste sein;

well past fifty weit über 50;

until well past midnight bis lange nach Mitternacht;

well in advance schon lange vorher;

he finished well back SPORT er endete weit abgeschlagen;

be well above average weit über dem Durchschnitt liegen; → up D 4

11. gut, tüchtig, gründlich, kräftig:

stir well

12. gut, mit Leichtigkeit, durchaus:

you could well have done it du hättest es leicht tun können;

it is very well possible es ist durchaus oder sehr wohl möglich;

as well ebenso, außerdem;

shall I bring the paper as well? soll ich auch die Zeitung bringen?;

(just) as well ebenso (gut), genauso (gut);

just as well Gott sei Dank! zum Glück!;

just as well I had … zum Glück hatte ich …;

as well … as sowohl … als auch; nicht nur …, sondern auch;

as well as ebenso gut wie; → may¹ 3

B adj

1. wohl, gesund:

be ( oder feel) well sich wohlfühlen;

“get well soon!” (auf Karten) „gute Besserung!“;

look well gesund aussehen;

he isn’t a well man bes US er ist nicht gesund

2. in Ordnung, richtig, gut:

all is not well with him etwas ist nicht in Ordnung mit ihm;

all will be well es wird sich alles wieder einrenken;

all being well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;

I am very well where I am ich fühle mich sehr wohl;

that is all very well, but das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber;

it’s all very well for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

all’s well that ends well (Sprichwort) Ende gut, alles gut

3. vorteilhaft, günstig, gut:

it will be as well for her to know it es schadet ihr gar nichts, es zu wissen;

that is just as well das ist schon gut so;

well and good schön und gut

4. ratsam, richtig, gut:

it would be well es wäre angebracht oder ratsam ( to do zu tun)

C int nun, na, tja, schön (oft unübersetzt):

well! (empört) na, hör mal!;

well, who would have thought it? (erstaunt) wer hätte das gedacht?;

well then nun (also);

well then? (erwartend) na und?;

well, it can’t be helped (resigniert) da kann man (eben oder halt) nichts machen;

well, here we are at last (erleichtert) so, da wären wir endlich;

well, what should I say? (überlegend, zögernd) tja oder hm, was soll ich (da) sagen?, well, well! so, so!, (beruhigend) schon gut!

D s (das) Gute:

let well alone

a) lass gut sein!,

b) lass die Finger davon!;

wish sb well jemandem alles Gute wünschen

well² [wel]

A s

1. (gegrabener) Brunnen, Ziehbrunnen m:

well water Brunnenwasser n; → juvenescence 1

2. (auch Gas-, Öl) Quelle f

3. Heilquelle f, Mineralbrunnen m

4. fig (Ur)Quell m, Quelle f, Ursprung m

5. Ölgewinnung etc: Bohrloch n

6. ARCH

a) (Aufzugs- etc) Schacht m

b) Treppenauge n

7. SCHIFF

a) TECH Pumpensod m

b) Buhne f, Fischbehälter m (im Fischerboot)

8. JUR Br Platz für Anwälte im Gerichtssaal

B v/i quellen ( from aus):

well out ( oder forth) hervorquellen;

well up aufsteigen (Flüssigkeit etc);

tears welled up in her eyes die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;

hatred welled up within him Hass stieg in ihm auf

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I noun
1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der

2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
II 1. interjection
1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

2) (expr. relief) mein Gott

3) (expr. concession) na ja

well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

4) (expr. resumption) nun

well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

6) (expr. resignation)

[oh] well — nun denn

ah well — na ja

7) (expr. expectation)

well [then]? — na?
2. adverb,
better, best

1) (satisfactorily) gut

the business is doing well — das Geschäft geht gut

do well for oneself — Erfolg haben

do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

a well situated house — ein günstig gelegenes Haus

you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

well done! — großartig!

didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

come off well — gut abschneiden

you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

be well pleased — sehr erfreut sein

well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

we arrived well before the performance began — wir kamen eine ganze Zeit vor Beginn der Vorstellung

be well in with somebody — bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein

well and truly — vollkommen

I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

3) (considerably) weit

it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

wish somebody well — jemandem alles Gute wünschen

5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl

6) (easily) ohne weiteres

you cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen

7)

as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

you might as well go — du kannst ruhig gehen

that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

she can sing as well as dance — sie kann singen und auch tanzen

as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
3. adjective
1) (in good health) gesund

How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

he hasn't been very well lately — es geht ihm in letzter Zeit nicht sehr gut

feel well — sich wohl fühlen

make somebody well — jemanden gesund machen

2) pred. (satisfactory)

I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

all's well — es ist alles in Ordnung

all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

all being well — wenn alles gutgeht

3) pred. (advisable) ratsam

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adj.

gesund adj.

gut adj.

gänzlich adj.

wohl adj. expr.

Nun! ausdr.

gänzlich ausdr.

wohl ausdr. n.

Brunnen - m.

English-german dictionary > well
6 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (honest) ehrlich

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden

▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen fam, sich dat nichts zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (clear, uncomplicated) klar

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (not laughing) ernst; (traditional) traditionell, konventionell

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffen

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

1. (in a line) gerade[aus]

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5. (clearly) klar

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

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[streɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden

3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge

in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen

straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus

to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —

straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)

I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)

6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät

to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben

2) (= straight line) Gerade f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:

put straight in Ordnung bringen;

put things straight Ordnung schaffen;

put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;

set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. anständig (Leben etc)

6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)

7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)

8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)

9. pur:

drink one’s whisky straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
7 side

1. noun
1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) lado

2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) cara

3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) lado

4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) cara, lado, plana

5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) costado, lado

6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) parte, lado

7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) ladera, falda

8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspecto, punto de vista

9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lado, parte, bando

2. adjective
(additional, but less important: a side issue.) secundario

- - side
- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides

side n

1. lado

it's on the other side of the street está al otro lado de la calle

she sat down by my side se sentó a mi lado

2. cara

write on both sides of the paper escribe en las dos caras del papel

have you listened to the other side of the record? ¿has escuchado la otra cara del disco?

3. lado / costado

my right side hurts, doctor doctor, me duele el costado derecho

4. mano

it's on the right hand side está a mano derecha

5. equipo

which side do you want to win? ¿qué equipo quieres que gane?

6. parte / lado

I'm on your side estoy de tu parte

side by side uno al lado del otro

to take sides tomar partido

side

tr[saɪd]

noun

1 (gen) lado; (of coin, cube, record) cara; (of written page) carilla, cara, plana

■ there's a garage at the side of the house hay un garaje al lado de la casa

■ write on one side of the paper only sólo escribir en una cara del papel

■ the right/wrong side of the material el derecho/revés de la tela

■ he's from the other side of town es del otro lado de la ciudad

■ let's cross over to the other side crucemos al otro lado

■ they sat on either side of the table se sentaron a ambos lados de la mesa

■ they drive on the right-hand side of the road conducen por la derecha

■ it's on the left-hand side está a mano izquierda

2 (of hill, mountain) ladera, falda

3 (of body) lado, costado; (of animal) ijada, ijar nombre masculino

■ I've got a pain in my right side me duele el lado derecho

■ she was lying on her side estaba echada de lado

■ she never left his side no dejó nunca de estar con él

■ come and sit by my side ven y siéntate a mi lado

■ a side of beef media res

4 (edge - gen) borde nombre masculino; (- of lake, river, etc) orilla; (- of page) margen nombre masculino

■ flowers grow at the side of the path crecen flores a los lados del sendero

■ she made notes at the side of the page tomó notas en el margen de la página

5 (aspect) aspecto, faceta, lado; (position, opinion, point of view) lado, parte nombre femenino, punto de vista

■ a new side to his character una nueva faceta de su carácter

■ try and look on the bright side trata de ver el lado bueno de las cosas

■ look at it from my side míralo desde mi punto de vista

■ the practical side of things el aspecto práctico de las cosas

■ listen to both sides before you decide escucha los dos partes antes de decidir

■ I've kept my side of the bargain he cumplido con mi parte del trato

■ one side of the story una versión de la historia

6 (participant in war, argument, debate, etc) lado, parte nombre femenino, bando; (party) partido

■ whose side are you on? ¿de qué parte estás?, ¿de parte de quién estás?

■ I'm on your side estoy de tu parte, estoy de tu lado

■ both sides are as bad as each other los dos bandos son igual de malos

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL equipo

8 (line of descent) parte nombre femenino, lado

■ on his mother's side por parte de su madre

9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (TV channel) canal nombre masculino

adjective

1 lateral

■ use the side door utiliza la puerta lateral

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by the side of junto a

on/from all sides por los cuatro costados

on/from every side por los cuatro costados

on the side (in addition to main job) como trabajo extra

■ he makes a bit of money on the side by giving private classes gana algún dinero extra dando clases particulares

side by side juntos,-as, uno,-a al lado del/de la otro,-a

this side of... (place) sólo en... 2 (time) antes de...

■ this side of the year 2000 antes del año 2000

to be on the right/wrong side of fifty tener menos/más de cincuenta años

to be on the big/small side ser más bien grande/pequeño,-a

to come down on somebody's side (gen) ponerse de parte de alguien 2 (in judgement) fallar a favor de alguien

to get on the wrong side of somebody ganarse la antipatía de alguien

to have something on one's side tener ventaja en algo

to keep on the right side of somebody tratar de llevarse bien con alguien

to let the side down fallar a alguien, hacer quedar mal a alguien

to put something on/to one side guardar algo, reservar algo, dejar algo a un lado

to take somebody on(to) one side llamar a alguien aparte

to take sides with somebody ponerse de parte de alguien

side dish guarnición nombre femenino, acompañamiento

side drum tambor nombre masculino

side effect efecto secundario

side issue tema secundario

side street calle nombre femenino lateral

side view vista de perfil

side ['saɪd] n

1) : lado m, costado m (de una persona), ijada f (de un animal)

2) : lado m, cara f (de una moneda, etc.)

3) : lado m, parte f

he's on my side: está de mi parte

to take sides: tomar partido

side

adj.

• indirecto, -a adj.

• ladero, -a adj.

• lateral adj.

• secundario, -a adj.

n.

• cara s.f.

• costado s.m.

• equipo s.m.

• falda s.f.

• flanco s.m.

• lado s.m.

• orilla s.f.

v.

• tomar partido v.

I saɪd
noun

1) (surface - of cube, record, coin, piece of paper) lado m, cara f; (- of building, cupboard) lado m, costado m; (- of mountain, hill) ladera f, falda f

we laid the wardrobe on its side — colocamos el armario de costado or de lado

this side up — este lado hacia arriba

they threw him over the side — lo arrojaron por la borda

1,000 words is about three sides — 1.000 palabras son más o menos tres carillas

the right/wrong side of the fabric — el derecho/revés de la tela; coin I

2) (boundary, edge)

he left it on the side of his plate — lo dejó en el plato, a un lado or (RPl) a un costado

they were playing by the side of the pool — estaban jugando junto a or al lado de la piscina

the house is by the side of a lake — la casa está a orillas de un lago

3) ( of person) costado m; ( of animal) ijada f, ijar m

a side of beef — media res f

Roy stood at her side — Roy estaba a su lado

he flew in from Washington to be at her side — voló desde Washington para estar con ella or para acompañarla

they sat side by side — estaban sentados uno junto al otro or uno al lado del otro

to work side by side with somebody — trabajar codo con codo con algn

to get on the wrong side of somebody — ganarse la antipatía de algn

to stay o keep on the right side of somebody — no predisponer* a algn en contra de uno

4) (contrasted area, part, half) lado m

the driver's/passenger's side — el lado del conductor/pasajero

they drive on the left-hand side of the road — conducen por la izquierda

the church is on the left-hand side — la iglesia está a mano izquierda

from side to side — de un lado al otro

on both sides/either side of something — a ambos lados/a cada lado de algo

to move to one side — hacerse* a un lado

to take somebody to one side — llamar a algn aparte

to put something on o to one side: I'll put it to one side until I have more time lo voy a dejar hasta que tenga más tiempo; he swam to the other side of the river nadó hasta la otra orilla or hasta el otro lado del río; she walked past on the other side of the street pasó por la acera de enfrente; he's the right/wrong side of 40 tiene menos/más de 40 años; she received support from all sides recibió apoyo de todos los sectores; on the side: he repairs cars on the side — arregla coches como trabajo extra; track I 6) a)

5)

a) ( faction)

to change sides — cambiarse de bando

to take sides — tomar partido

to take somebody's side — ponerse* de parte or del lado de algn

whose side are you on? — ¿tú de parte de quién estás?

she worked for the other side — trabajó para el enemigo

he came down on the side of the union — falló a favor del sindicato

b) ( Sport) equipo m

6) (area, aspect) lado m, aspecto m

you must listen to both sides of the story — hay que oír las dos versiones or las dos campanas

we've kept our side of the bargain — nosotros hemos cumplido con nuestra parte del trato

it's a little on the short/expensive side — es un poco corto/caro

7) ( line of descent)

on her father's side — por parte de su padre or por el lado paterno

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- side with

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) <door/entrance/wall> lateral

a side street — una calle lateral, una lateral

b) (incidental, secondary) < issue> secundario

c) ( Culin)

side dish — acompañamiento m, guarnición f

a side order of vegetables — una porción de verduras como acompañamiento or guarnición

a side salad — una ensalada ( como acompañamiento)

[saɪd]
1. N

1) [of person] lado m, costado m

• at or by sb's side — (lit) al lado de algn; (fig) en apoyo a algn

the assistant was at or by his side — el ayudante estaba a su lado

he had the telephone by his side — tenía el teléfono a su lado

by the side of — al lado de

to sit by sb's side — estar sentado al lado de algn

side by side — uno al lado del otro

we sat side by side — nos sentamos uno al lado del otro

to sit side by side with sb — estar sentado al lado de algn

• to sleep on one's side — dormir de costado

• to split one's sides — desternillarse de risa

2) [of animal] ijar m, ijada f

• side of bacon/ beef — (Culin) lonja f de tocino/vaca or (LAm) res

3) (=edge) [of box, square, building etc] lado m ; [of boat, vehicle] costado m ; [of hill] ladera f, falda f ; [of lake] orilla f ; [of road, pond] borde m

a house on the side of a mountain — una casa en la ladera de una montaña

by the side of the lake — a la orilla del lago

the car was abandoned at the side of the road — el coche estaba abandonado al borde de la carretera

• on the other side of the road — al otro lado de la calle

• he was driving on the wrong side of the road — iba por el lado contrario de la carretera

4) (=face, surface) [of box, solid figure, paper, record etc] cara f

please write on both sides of the paper — escribir en ambas caras del papel

play side A — pon la cara A

what's on the other side? — [of record] ¿qué hay a la vuelta?

• right side up — boca arriba

• wrong side up — boca abajo

to be wrong side out — estar al revés

- let's look at the other side of the coin

- these are two sides of the same coin

- the other side of the picture

5) (=aspect) lado m, aspecto m

to see only one side of the question — ver solo un lado or aspecto de la cuestión

to hear both sides of the question — escuchar los argumentos en pro y en contra

on one side..., on the other... — por una parte..., por otra...

6) (=part) lado m

• from all sides — de todas partes, de todos lados

on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• on both sides — por ambos lados

• to look on the bright side — ser optimista

• from every side — de todas partes, de todos lados

• the left-hand side — el lado izquierdo

• on the mother's side — por parte de la madre

• to make a bit (of money) on the side * — ganar algún dinero extra, hacer chapuzas (Sp)

• to move to one side — apartarse, ponerse de lado

to take sb on or to one side — apartar a algn

to put sth to or on one side (for sb) — guardar algo (para algn)

leaving that to one side for the moment,... — dejando eso a un lado por ahora,...

• it's the other side of Illescas — está más allá de Illescas

• to be on the right side of 30 — no haber cumplido los 30 años

to be on the right side of sb — caerle bien a algn

to get on the right side of sb — procurar congraciarse con algn

to keep on the right side of sb — congraciarse or quedar bien con algn

• the right-hand side — el lado derecho

it's on the right-hand side — está a mano derecha

• to be on the safe side... — para estar seguro..., por si acaso...

let's be on the safe side — atengámonos a lo más seguro

• it's this side of Segovia — está más acá de Segovia

it won't happen this side of Christmas — no será antes de Navidades

• from side to side — de un lado a otro

• to be on the wrong side of 30 — haber cumplido los 30 años

- be on the wrong side of sb

to get on the wrong side of sb — ponerse a malas con algn

- get out of bed on the wrong side

7) (fig)

• the weather's on the cold side — el tiempo es algo frío

• it's a bit on the large side — es algo or (LAm) tantito grande

• the results are on the poor side — los resultados son más bien mediocres

8) (=team) (Sport) equipo m

• to change sides — pasar al otro bando; (opinion) cambiar de opinión

• to choose sides — seleccionar el equipo

• to let the side down — (Sport) dejar caer a los suyos; (fig) decepcionar

• he's on our side — (fig) es de los nuestros

whose side are you on? — ¿a quiénes apoyas?

I'm on your side — yo estoy de tu parte

with a few concessions on the government side — con algunas concesiones por parte del gobierno

to be on the side of sth/sb — ser partidario de algo/algn

to have age/justice on one's side — tener la juventud/la justicia de su lado

• our side won — ganaron los nuestros

• to pick sides — seleccionar el equipo

• to take sides (with sb) — tomar partido (con algn)

to take sb's side — ponerse de parte de algn

9) (Pol) (=party) partido m

10) (Brit) * (=conceit, superiority) tono m, postín * m

there's no side about or to him, he's got no side — no presume, no se da aires de superioridad

to put on side — darse tono

2.

VI (in argument)

• to side against sb — tomar el partido contrario a algn, alinearse con los que se oponen a algn

• to side with sb — ponerse de parte de algn

I'm siding with nobody — yo no tomo partido

3.

CPD

side arms NPL — armas fpl de cinto

side dish N — plato m adicional (servido con el principal)

side door N — puerta f de al lado

side drum N — tamboril m

side effect N — efecto m secundario

side entrance N — entrada f lateral

side glance N — mirada f de soslayo

side issue N — cuestión f secundaria

side order N — plato m de acompañamiento

• served with a side order of sth — servido con acompañamiento or guarnición de algo

served with a side order of potato salad — servido con acompañamiento or guarnición de ensaladilla de patatas

side plate N — platito m (para el pan, ensalada etc)

side road N — carretera f secundaria

side saddle N — silla f de amazona
side-saddle
side street N — calle f lateral

side table N — trinchero m

side view N — perfil m

side whiskers NPL — patillas fpl

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I [saɪd]
noun

1) (surface - of cube, record, coin, piece of paper) lado m, cara f; (- of building, cupboard) lado m, costado m; (- of mountain, hill) ladera f, falda f

we laid the wardrobe on its side — colocamos el armario de costado or de lado

this side up — este lado hacia arriba

they threw him over the side — lo arrojaron por la borda

1,000 words is about three sides — 1.000 palabras son más o menos tres carillas

the right/wrong side of the fabric — el derecho/revés de la tela; coin I

2) (boundary, edge)

he left it on the side of his plate — lo dejó en el plato, a un lado or (RPl) a un costado

they were playing by the side of the pool — estaban jugando junto a or al lado de la piscina

the house is by the side of a lake — la casa está a orillas de un lago

3) ( of person) costado m; ( of animal) ijada f, ijar m

a side of beef — media res f

Roy stood at her side — Roy estaba a su lado

he flew in from Washington to be at her side — voló desde Washington para estar con ella or para acompañarla

they sat side by side — estaban sentados uno junto al otro or uno al lado del otro

to work side by side with somebody — trabajar codo con codo con algn

to get on the wrong side of somebody — ganarse la antipatía de algn

to stay o keep on the right side of somebody — no predisponer* a algn en contra de uno

4) (contrasted area, part, half) lado m

the driver's/passenger's side — el lado del conductor/pasajero

they drive on the left-hand side of the road — conducen por la izquierda

the church is on the left-hand side — la iglesia está a mano izquierda

from side to side — de un lado al otro

on both sides/either side of something — a ambos lados/a cada lado de algo

to move to one side — hacerse* a un lado

to take somebody to one side — llamar a algn aparte

to put something on o to one side: I'll put it to one side until I have more time lo voy a dejar hasta que tenga más tiempo; he swam to the other side of the river nadó hasta la otra orilla or hasta el otro lado del río; she walked past on the other side of the street pasó por la acera de enfrente; he's the right/wrong side of 40 tiene menos/más de 40 años; she received support from all sides recibió apoyo de todos los sectores; on the side: he repairs cars on the side — arregla coches como trabajo extra; track I 6) a)

5)

a) ( faction)

to change sides — cambiarse de bando

to take sides — tomar partido

to take somebody's side — ponerse* de parte or del lado de algn

whose side are you on? — ¿tú de parte de quién estás?

she worked for the other side — trabajó para el enemigo

he came down on the side of the union — falló a favor del sindicato

b) ( Sport) equipo m

6) (area, aspect) lado m, aspecto m

you must listen to both sides of the story — hay que oír las dos versiones or las dos campanas

we've kept our side of the bargain — nosotros hemos cumplido con nuestra parte del trato

it's a little on the short/expensive side — es un poco corto/caro

7) ( line of descent)

on her father's side — por parte de su padre or por el lado paterno

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Phrasal Verbs:

- side with

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) <door/entrance/wall> lateral

a side street — una calle lateral, una lateral

b) (incidental, secondary) < issue> secundario

c) ( Culin)

side dish — acompañamiento m, guarnición f

a side order of vegetables — una porción de verduras como acompañamiento or guarnición

a side salad — una ensalada ( como acompañamiento)

English-spanish dictionary > side
8 well

(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguien

well¹ adj adv

1. bien

Michael sings well Michael canta bien

I hope you feel well espero que te encuentres bien

2. bueno

well, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?

as well también

can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?

as well as y... también

he has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicóptero

well² n pozo

she threw a coin into the well tiró una moneda al pozo

well

tr[wel]

adjective

1 (in good health) bien

■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias

■ she doesn't feel very well no se encuentra muy bien

■ you look very well tienes muy buena cara

■ he's not a well man no está bien de salud

■ get well soon que te mejores pronto

2 (satisfactory, right) bien

■ things are not well at home hay problemas en casa

adverb

1 (gen) bien

■ well played! ¡bien jugado!

■ they behaved really well se portaron muy bien

■ I don't know her that well no la conozco muy bien

■ things are going well for him las cosas le van bien

■ they treated me extremely well me trataron muy bien

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

■ he's well aware of the problem es perfectamente consciente del problema

2 (with modals) bien

■ you may well be right bien puede que tengas razón

■ I might well go away for a few days es muy posible que me vaya fuera unos días

■ he could well be lying bien puede que mienta

■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?

■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras

3 (much, quite) bien

■ she's well over fifty tiene cincuenta años bien cumplidos

■ book well in advance haz tu reserva con mucha anticipación

■ we sat well back in the cinema nos sentamos bien atrás en el cine

■ it was well after eleven eran bien pasadas las once

■ the film's well worth seeing bien vale la pena ver la película

interjection

1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues

■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...

■ well I'm not going pues no voy

■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?

■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes

2 (surprise) ¡vaya!

■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acaba

all well and good muy bien, perfecto

as well (also, too) también

as well as además de, aparte de

■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemán

it's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + inf

to be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + inf

■ it would be as well to phone first sería una buena idea llamar antes

to be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguien

to be well off for something tener algo de sobra

to be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algo

to be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algo

to do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar bien

to do well by somebody tratar bien a alguien

to do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxito

to do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguien

■ he did well in the test la prueba le fue bien

to do well out of... sacar provecho de...

to do well to do something convenir hacer algo

to speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguien

to think well of somebody pensar bien de alguien

very well muy bien, bueno

well and truly completamente

well done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!

well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!

well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente

■ you don't know when you're well off no te das cuenta de la suerte que tienes

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well

tr[wel]

noun

1 (for water) pozo

2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in court) área de los abogados

intransitive verb

1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)

■ tears welled up in her eyes se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

well ['wɛl] vi or to well up : brotar, manar

well adv, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) rightly: bien, correctamente

2) satisfactorily: bien

to turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien

3) completely: completamente

well-hidden: completamente escondido

4) intimately: bien

I knew him well: lo conocía bien

5) considerably, far: muy, bastante

well ahead: muy adelante

well before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha

6)

as well also: también

7) as well as

well adj

1) satisfactory: bien

all is well: todo está bien

2) desirable: conveniente

it would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras

3) healthy: bien, sano

well n

1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)

2) source: fuente f

a well of information: una fuente de información

3) or stairwell : caja f, hueco m (de la escalera)

well interj

1) (used to introduce a remark) : bueno

2) (used to express surprise) : ¡vaya!

well

v.

• manar v.

adj.

• bien adj.

adv.

• bien adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• muy bien adv.

• pues adv.

interj.

• bueno interj.

n.

• depósito s.m.

• fuente s.f.

• manantial s.m.

• pozo s.m.

I wel
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

I [wel]
1. N

1) (=bore) (for water) pozo m, fuente f ; (for oil) pozo m

to sink a well — perforar un pozo

2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f

3) (in auditorium) estrado m

2.

VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar

II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)
1. ADV

1) (=in a good manner) bien

I remember it well — lo recuerdo bien

I know the place well — conozco bien el lugar

(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!

to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien

• he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella

as well as he could — lo mejor que pudo

• to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegio

to do well in an exam — sacar buena nota en un examen

the patient is doing well — el paciente evoluciona bien

you would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta

you did well to come at once — hizo bien en venir enseguida

• well done! — ¡bien hecho!

• to go well — ir bien

everything is going well — todo va bien

• well and good — muy bien

• well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!

• to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn

• to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn

he is well thought of here — aquí se le estima mucho

2) (=thoroughly, considerably)

a) bien

it was well deserved — estuvo bien merecido

• he's well away * — (=drunk) está borracho perdido

• to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn

• it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

• he is well over or past fifty — tiene cincuenta y muchos años

well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados

it's well past ten o'clock — son las diez y mucho

• she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti

she loved him too well — lo quería demasiado

as we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente

• well and truly — (esp Brit) de verdad, realmente

we got well and truly wet — nos mojamos de verdad

• to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn

• it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la pena

b)

well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado

3) (=probably, reasonably)

you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...

it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun

they may well be lying — es muy posible que mientan

• we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?

you might as well tell me the truth — más valdría decirme la verdad

"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"

we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa

she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón

• you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!

• I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharme

4) (in set expressions)

a)

• as well — (=in addition) también

I'll take those as well — me llevo esos también

and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!

by night as well as by day — tanto de noche como de día

• as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejos

I had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy

could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?

all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre

b)

• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas

this sort of wound is best left well alone — lo mejor es ni tocar este tipo de herida

2. ADJ

1) (=healthy) bien

I'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias

I hope you're well — espero que te encuentres bien

are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?

she's not been well lately — recientemente ha estado algo indispuesta

• to get well — mejorarse

get well soon! — ¡que te mejores!

2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bien

that's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano

• it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar

it's as well not to offend her — más te vale no ofenderla

it would be just as well for you to stay — mejor si te quedas

• it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio

• it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos

- all's well that ends well

3. EXCL

1) (introducing topic, resuming) bueno

well, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió

well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo

well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!

2) (expressing resignation)

well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos

well then? — ¿y qué?

3) (concessive, dismissive) pues

well, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?

well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta

4) (expressing relief)

well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!

5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!

well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!

* * *

I [wel]
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

English-spanish dictionary > well
9 half

1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

half [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]

half of Europe — halb Europa

I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

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1. plural - halves; noun
1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) die Hälfte

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) die Halbzeit
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halb

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halb

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halb
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halb

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) beinahe

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- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half
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half

[hɑ:f, AM hæf]

I. n

<pl halves>

1. (fifty per cent) Hälfte f

roughly \half of the class are Spanish die Klasse besteht ungefähr zur Hälfte aus Spaniern

what's \half of ninety-six? was ist die Hälfte von sechsundneunzig?

a kilo and a \half eineinhalb [o DIAL anderthalb] Kilo

\half an apple ein halber Apfel

\half a dozen ein halbes Dutzend

\half the amount der halbe Betrag

▪ by \half um die Hälfte

bigger by \half eineinhalbmal so groß

to divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilen

to reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren

▪ in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälften

to cut sth into halves etw halbieren

to cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbieren

to fold in \half zur Mitte falten

2. BRIT ( fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter), ÖSTERR a. Seidel nt, ÖSTERR a. Seitel nt, Stange f SCHWEIZ

3. BRIT (child's ticket)

two adults and three halves, please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!

4. FBALL (midfield player) Läufer(in) m(f)

first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeit

5. ( fam: the whole)

you haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!

that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran

6. ( fam: most) der/die/das meiste...

\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienen

our boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßt

if you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das

\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit

7.

▶ to be \half the battle:

for jobs like that, getting an interview is \half the battle bei Stellen wie diesen hat man schon halb gewonnen, wenn man ein Vorstellungsgespräch bekommt

▶ given \half a chance wenn man die Möglichkeit hätte

I'd go to India, given \half a chance wenn ich die Möglichkeit hätte, würde ich nach Indien gehen

▶ to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier sein

▶ to not do things by halves keine halben Sachen machen fam

▶ a game/meal and a \half ein Bombenspiel nt/Bombenessen nt fam

▶ to go halves [on sth] ( fam) sich dat die Kosten [für etw akk] teilen

I'll go halves with you ich teile mit dir, ich mach mit dir halbe-halbe fam

▶ my other [or better] \half meine zweite [o bessere] Hälfte

▶ how the other \half lives ( prov) wie andere Leute leben

▶ \half a second [or BRIT tick] einen Moment

I'll be with you in \half a second ich bin sofort bei dir

II. adj halbe(r, s) attr

a centaur is half man half horse ein Zentaur ist halb Mensch halb Pferd

\half [a] per cent ein halbes Prozent

a \half pint of lager ein kleines Helles

III. adv

1. (almost) fast, nahezu, beinahe

they had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst

2. (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teil

she was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssen

I was \half inclined to call you last night ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufen

it wasn't \half as good das war bei Weitem nicht so gut

\half asleep halb wach

\half cooked halb gar

\half empty/full halb leer/voll

\half naked halb nackt

to be \half right person zum Teil Recht haben; thing zur Hälfte richtig sein

3. (time)

[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn; ( fam)

meet me at home at \half past on the dot, okay? du bist dann um Punkt halb bei mir, o. k.? fam

4. (by fifty percent)

▪ \half as... as... halb so... wie...

my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ich

he is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich

5. (intensifies negative statement)

not \half BRIT ( fam) unheimlich fam, wahnsinnig fam, irre sl

he wasn't \half handsome er sah unverschämt gut aus fam

she didn't \half shout at him sie hat ihn vielleicht angebrüllt fam; (affirms positive opinion)

did you enjoy the film? — not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? — und wie!

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[hAːf]
1. n pl halves

1) Hälfte f

two halves make a whole — zwei Halbe machen ein Ganzes

the first half of the year — die erste Jahreshälfte

to cut sth in half — etw halbieren; (with knife also) etw in zwei Hälften or Teile schneiden; salary etc etw um or auf die Hälfte kürzen

to break/tear sth in half — etw durchbrechen/durchreißen

half of it/them — die Hälfte davon/von ihnen

half the book/money — die Hälfte des Buches/Geldes, das halbe Buch/Geld

half my life — die Hälfte meines Lebens, mein halbes Leben

half a million dollars — eine halbe Million Dollar

he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte

half a cup/an hour — eine halbe Tasse/Stunde

half a lifetime — ein halbes Leben

he's not half the man he used to be — er ist längst nicht mehr das, was er einmal war

half a second! —

I'll be round in half a second (inf) — ich komme gleich ( mal) hin

to listen with half an ear — nur mit halbem Ohr zuhören

to take half of sth — die Hälfte von etw nehmen

to go halves (with sb on sth) — (mit jdm mit etw) halbe-halbe machen (inf)

that's only half the story — das ist nur die halbe Geschichte

have half of my apple — willst du einen halben Apfel von mir haben?

bigger by half — anderthalbmal so groß

to increase sth by half — etw um die Hälfte vergrößern

he is too clever by half ( Brit inf ) — das ist ein richtiger Schlaumeier

he's too cocky by half ( Brit inf ) — er hält sich für wer weiß was (inf)

one and a half — eineinhalb, anderthalb

an hour and a half — eineinhalb or anderthalb Stunden

he's two and a half — er ist zweieinhalb

he doesn't do things by halves — er macht keine halben Sachen

half and half — halb und halb

that's a hill and a half! (inf) — das ist vielleicht ein Berg!

I haven't told you the half of it yet (inf) — und das ist noch nicht einmal die Hälfte (inf)

2) (SPORT of match) (Spiel)hälfte f, Halbzeit f; (= player) Läufer(in) m(f)

3) (of ticket) Abschnitt m der Fahrkarte; (= travel, admission fee) halbe Karte (inf)

return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt

two adults and one half, please — zwei Erwachsene und ein Kind, bitte

two and a half (to London) — zweieinhalb(mal London)

4) (= beer) kleines Bier, Halbe f (dial), Halbe(s) nt, Kleine(s) nt; (Scot, = whisky) einfacher Whisky, Einfache(r) m

5)

(= husband etc) or other half — meine bessere Hälfte

2. adj
halb
a half cup — eine halbe Tasse

with half his usual strength — nur mit halber Kraft

at or for half price — zum halben Preis

half one thing half another — halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere

half man half beast —

it's neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half — es ist so ein Zwischending nt zwischen Oper und Operette

3. adv

1) halb

I half thought... — ich hätte fast gedacht...

I was half afraid that... — ich habe fast befürchtet, dass...

half melted — halb geschmolzen

the work is only half done — die Arbeit ist erst halb or zur Hälfte erledigt

that's half right — das ist zur Hälfte richtig

to be half awake — halb wach sein

half laughing, half crying — halb lachend, halb weinend

half laughing, half crying he told me... — mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge erzählte er mir...

he half rose to his feet —

I half think that... — ich habe beinahe den Eindruck, dass...

he only half understands — er begreift or versteht nur die Hälfte

the book was half in German, half in English — das Buch war zur Hälfte auf Deutsch und zur Hälfte auf Englisch

she's half German and half Russian — sie ist zur Hälfte Deutsche und zur Hälfte Russin

2) (Brit inf)

he's not half stupid/rich etc — er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc

it didn't half rain — es HAT vielleicht geregnet

not half bad — gar nicht schlecht

not half! — und wie! und ob!

3)

it's half past three or half three — es ist halb vier

4)

he is half as big as his sister — er ist halb so groß wie seine Schwester

half as big again — anderthalbmal so groß

he earns half as much as you —

he earns half as much again as you — er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du

give me half as much again — gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu

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half [hɑːf; US hæf]

A adj

1. halb:

a half mile, meist half a mile eine halbe Meile;

a half share ein halber Anteil, eine Hälfte;

half an hour eine halbe Stunde;

at half the price zum halben Preis;

two pounds and a half, two and a half pounds zweieinhalb Pfund;

a fish and a half umg ein Mordsfisch;

a fellow and a half umg ein Pfundskerl;

a woman and a half umg eine Superfrau

2. halb, oberflächlich:

half knowledge Halbwissen n, Halbbildung f

B adv

1. halb, zur Hälfte:

half full;

my work is half done;

half cooked halb gar;

half as long halb so lang;

half as much halb so viel;

half as much ( oder as many) again anderthalbmal so viel;

she is half his age sie ist halb so alt wie er

2. halb(wegs), fast, nahezu:

half dead halb tot;

he half wished (suspected) er wünschte (vermutete) halb oder fast

3. not half

a) bei Weitem nicht, lange nicht:

not half big enough,

b) umg (ganz und) gar nicht:

not half bad gar nicht übel

c) umg gehörig, mordsmäßig:

he didn’t half swear er fluchte nicht schlecht

4. (in Zeitangaben) halb:

half past (US a. after) two zwei Uhr dreißig, halb drei;

half three Br umg halb vier

5. SCHIFF …einhalb:

half three dreieinhalb (Faden)

C pl halves [hɑːvz; US hævz] s

1. Hälfte f:

the first half of the year die erste Jahreshälfte;

one half of it die eine Hälfte davon;

half of the girls die Hälfte der Mädchen;

waste half of one’s time die halbe Zeit verschwenden; → better¹ A 1

2. SPORT

a) (Spiel)Hälfte f, Halbzeit f:

first (second) half;

in the first (second) half auch vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

a game of two different halves ein Spiel mit zwei verschiedenen Halbzeiten

b) auch half of the field (Spielfeld)Hälfte f

c) first (second) half of the season Vorrunde (Rückrunde) f

3. → halfback

4. Golf: Gleichstand m

5. Fahrkarte f zum halben Preis

6. → half-hour A

7. halbes Pint (besonders Bier):

I only had a half ich hab nur ein kleines Bier getrunken

8. obs Halbjahr nBesondere Redewendungen: half of it is ( oder half of them are) rotten die Hälfte (davon) ist faul;

half the amount die halbe Menge oder Summe, halb so viel;

cut in(to) halves ( oder in half) etwas halbieren oder in zwei Hälften teilen;

do sth by halves etwas nur halb tun;

do things by halves halbe Sachen oder Halbheiten machen;

not do things by halves Nägel mit Köpfen machen;

too clever by half bes Br umg oberschlau;

go halves with sb in ( oder on) sth etwas mit jemandem teilen, mit jemandem bei etwas halbpart machen;

not good enough by half bei Weitem nicht gut genug; → battle Bes Redew, eye A 2, mind A 5

hf abk half

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1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

half [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]

half of Europe — halb Europa

I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

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adj.

halb adj. n.

(§ pl.: halves)

= Hälfte -n f.

English-german dictionary > half
10 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) (vei)sving; sidevei

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur, omgang

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

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subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
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verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

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2. adverb

3. adjective

4. plural noun

5. compounds

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   a. (place) dans

• in the box dans la boîte

• in the street dans la rue

► in it/them ( = inside it, inside them) dedans

• our bags were stolen, and our passports were in them on nous a volé nos sacs et nos passeports étaient dedans

   b. (people, animals, plants) chez

• a condition rare in a child of that age une maladie rare chez un enfant de cet âge

• you find this instinct in animals on trouve cet instinct chez les animaux

• it's something I admire in her c'est quelque chose que j'admire chez elle

   c. (with geographical names)

► in + feminine countries, regions, islands en

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► Feminine countries usually end in -e.

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• in England en Angleterre

• in Provence en Provence

• in Sicily en Sicile

• in Louisiana en Louisiane

• in Cornwall en Cornouailles

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► en is also used with masculine countries beginning with a vowel or silent h.

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• in Israel en Israël

► in + masculine country au

• in Japan/Kuwait au Japon/Koweït

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► Note also the following:

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• in the Sahara au Sahara

► in + plural country/group of islands aux

• in the United States aux États-Unis► in + town/island without article à

• in London à Londres

• in Cuba à Cuba► in + masculine state/French region/county dans

• in Poitou dans le Poitou

• in Sussex dans le Sussex

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► dans is also used with islands with île in their name, and with many departments.

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• in the Isle of Man dans l'île de Man

• in the Var dans le Var

• in the Vendée en Vendée

   d. (with time expressions) ( = in the space of) en ; ( = after) dans

• I can't do it in two hours je ne peux pas le faire en deux heures

• he has written twice in three years il a écrit deux fois en trois ans

• it'll be ready in three hours ce sera prêt dans trois heures

• I'll be back in a week je reviendrai dans une semaine

• once in a hundred years une fois tous les cent ans

   e. (month, year, season) en

• in May en mai

• in 2001 en 2001

• in summer/autumn/winter en été/automne/hiver

• in spring au printemps

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► Look up the noun when translating such phrases as in the morning, in the end.

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   f. ( = wearing) en

• they were all in shorts ils étaient tous en short

• in his slippers en pantoufles

• you look nice in that dress tu es jolie dans cette robe

   g. (language, medium, material) en

• in French en français

• in marble/velvet en marbre/velours

   h. (ratio) sur

• one man in ten un homme sur dix

• a one in fifty chance of survival une chance sur cinquante de survie

   i. (following superlative) de

• the highest mountain in Europe la plus haute montagne d'Europe

   j. ( = while) en

• in trying to save her he fell into the water himself en essayant de la sauver, il est tombé à l'eau

2. adverb

   a. ( = inside) à l'intérieur

• she opened the door and they all rushed in elle a ouvert la porte et ils se sont tous précipités à l'intérieur

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► When in means in it or in them, it is translated by y.

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• she opened her bag and put the ticket in elle a ouvert son sac et y a mis le billet

   b. (at home, work)

► to be in [person] être là

• the boss isn't in yet le patron n'est pas encore là

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► When in means at home, chez + pronoun can also be used.

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• he's usually in on Saturday morning il est généralement chez lui le samedi matin

• you're never in! tu n'es jamais chez toi !

• is Paul in? est-ce que Paul est là ?

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► to be in may require a more specific translation.

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• the essays have to be in by Friday les dissertations doivent être rendues d'ici vendredi

   c. (set structures)

► in between + noun/pronoun entre

• he positioned himself in between the two weakest players il s'est placé entre les deux joueurs les plus faibles

• in between adventures, he finds time for... entre deux aventures, il trouve le temps de...► to be in for sth ( = be threatened with)

we are in for trouble (inf) nous allons avoir des ennuis

• you don't know what you're in for! (inf) tu ne sais pas ce qui t'attend !

• he's in for it! (inf) il va en prendre pour son grade ! (inf)► to be in on sth (inf) ( = know about)

to be in on a secret être au courant d'un secret► in that ( = seeing that)

the new treatment is preferable in that... le nouveau traitement est préférable car...► to be well in with sb (inf) être dans les petits papiers de qn (inf)

• she's well in with the management elle est bien avec la direction

3. adjective

( = fashionable) (inf) à la mode

• it's the in place to eat c'est le restaurant branché (inf) en ce moment

• it's the in thing to... c'est très à la mode de...

4. plural noun

• to know the ins and outs of a matter connaître les tenants et aboutissants d'une affaire

• she knows the ins and outs of the system elle connaît le système dans ses moindres détails

5. compounds

► in-built adjective [tendency] inné ; [feature, device] intégré

► in-car entertainment system noun autoradio m

► the in-crowd (inf) noun les branchés (inf) mpl

• to be in with the in-crowd faire partie des branchés (inf) ► in-depth adjective en profondeur

► in-group noun cercle m fermé

► in-house adjective [training] en entreprise adverb [train, produce] en interne

► in-joke noun plaisanterie f pour initiés

► in-laws (inf) plural noun

( = parents-in-law) beaux-parents mpl ; (others) belle-famille f

► in-patient noun malade mf hospitalisé (e)

► in-service education noun (US) formation f continue

► in-service training noun formation f continue

• to have in-service training faire un stage d'initiation ► in-store adjective [detective] employé par le magasin

► in-tray noun corbeille f « arrivée »

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Note: in is often used after verbs in English ( join in, tuck in, result in, write in etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (join, tuck, result, write etc)

If you have doubts about how to translate a phrase or expression beginning with in ( in a huff, in business, in trouble etc) you should consult the appropriate noun entry (huff, business, trouble etc)

This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as age, countries, dates, islands, months, towns and cities etc. Many of these use the preposition in. For the index to these notes

For examples of the above and particular functions and uses of in, see the entry below
[ɪn] 1.
preposition

1) ( expressing location or position)

in Paris — à Paris

in Spain — en Espagne

in school — à l'école

in prison/town — en prison/ville

in the film/newspaper — dans le film/journal

I'm in here! — je suis là!; bath, bed

2) (inside, within) dans

in the box — dans la boîte

there's something in it — il y a quelque chose dedans or à l'intérieur

3) ( expressing a subject or field) dans

in insurance — dans les assurances; course, expert

4) (included, involved)

to be in politics — faire de la politique

to be in the team — faire partie de l'équipe

to be in on the secret — (colloq) être dans le secret

I wasn't in on it — (colloq) je n'étais pas dans le coup (colloq)

5) ( in expressions of time)

in May — en mai

in 1987 — en 1987

in the night — pendant la nuit

in the twenties — dans les années 20

at four in the morning — à quatre heures du matin

day in day out — tous les jours (sans exception)

6) ( within the space of) en

to do something in 10 minutes — faire quelque chose en 10 minutes

7) ( expressing the future) dans

I'll be back in half an hour — je serai de retour dans une demi-heure

8) ( for) depuis

it hasn't rained in weeks — il n'a pas plu depuis des semaines, ça fait des semaines qu'il n'a pas plu

9) (during, because of) dans

in his hurry he forgot his keys — dans sa précipitation il a oublié ses clés

10) ( with reflexive pronouns)

it's no bad thing in itself — ce n'est pas une mauvaise chose en soi

how do you feel in yourself? — est-ce que tu as le moral?; itself

11) (present in, inherent in)

you see it in children — on le rencontre chez les enfants

it's rare in cats — c'est rare chez les chats

he hasn't got it in him to succeed — il n'est pas fait pour réussir

there's something in what he says — il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit

12) (expressing colour, composition) en

available in several colours — disponible en plusieurs couleurs

13) ( dressed in) en

in a skirt — en jupe

dressed in black — habillé en noir

14) ( expressing manner or medium)

in German — en allemand

in B flat — en si bémol

‘no,’ he said in a whisper — ‘non,’ a-t-il chuchoté

chicken in a white wine sauce — du poulet à la sauce au vin blanc

in pencil/in ink — au crayon/à l'encre

15) ( as regards)

rich/poor in minerals — riche/pauvre en minéraux

deaf in one ear — sourd d'une oreille

10 cm in length — 10 cm de long

16) (by)

in accepting — en acceptant

in doing so — en faisant cela

17) ( in superlatives) de

the tallest tower in the world — la plus grande tour du monde

18) ( in measurements)

there are 100 centimetres in a metre — il y a 100 centimètres dans un mètre

in centimetres — en centimètres

in a smaller size — dans une taille plus petite

19) ( in ratios)

a gradient of 1 in 4 — une pente de 25%

a tax of 20 pence in the pound — une taxe de 20 pence par livre sterling

to have a one in five chance — avoir une chance sur cinq

20) ( in approximate amounts)

in their hundreds ou thousands — par centaines or milliers

to cut something in three — couper quelque chose en trois

21) ( expressing age)

she's in her twenties — elle a entre vingt et trente ans

people in their forties — les gens qui ont entre quarante et cinquante ans

in old age — avec l'âge, en vieillissant
2.
in and out prepositional phrase

to come in and out — entrer et sortir

to weave in and out of — se faufiler entre [traffic, tables]

to be in and out of prison all one's life — passer la plus grande partie de sa vie en prison
3.
in that conjunctional phrase dans la mesure où
4.
adverb

1) ( indoors)

to come in — entrer

to run in — entrer en courant

to ask ou invite somebody in — faire entrer quelqu'un

2) (at home, at work)

to be in — être là

I'm usually in by 9 am — j'arrive généralement à 9 heures

to come in two days a week — venir deux jours par semaine

to be in by midnight — être rentré avant minuit; keep, stay

3) (in prison, in hospital)

he's in for murder — il a été emprisonné pour meurtre

she's in for a biopsy — elle est entrée à l'hôpital pour une biopsie

4) ( arrived)

the train is in — le train est en gare

the ferry is in — le ferry est à quai

the sea ou tide is in — c'est marée haute; come, get

5) Sport

the ball is in — la balle est bonne

6) ( gathered)

the harvest is in — la moisson est rentrée

7) ( in supply)

we don't have any in — nous n'en avons pas en stock

we've got some new titles in — on a reçu quelques nouveaux titres

to get some beer in — aller chercher de la bière

8) ( submitted)

applications must be in by the 23rd — les candidatures doivent être déposées avant le 23

the homework has to be in tomorrow — le devoir doit être rendu demain; get, power, vote
5.
(colloq) adjective

to be in —

to be the in thing — être à la mode

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to know the ins and outs of an affair — connaître une affaire dans les moindres détails

to have an in with somebody — US avoir ses entrées chez quelqu'un

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans le collimateur (colloq)

you're in for it — (colloq) tu vas avoir des ennuis

he's in for a shock/surprise — il va avoir un choc/être surpris

English-French dictionary > in
12 well

well [wel]

1. noun

(for water, oil) puits m

2. intransitive verb

also well up [tears, emotion] monter

• tears welled (up) in her eyes les larmes lui montèrent aux yeux

• anger welled (up) within him la colère monta en lui

3. adverb

(comparative better, superlative best)

   a. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien

• he sings as well as he plays il chante aussi bien qu'il joue

• he sings as well as she does il chante aussi bien qu'elle

• well done! bravo !

• well played! bien joué !

• everything is going well tout va bien

• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !

► to do well

• to do well at school bien marcher à l'école

• he did very well il s'est bien débrouillé

• the patient is doing well le malade est en bonne voie

• you did well to come at once vous avez bien fait de venir tout de suite

• you would do well to think about it tu ferais bien d'y penser

   b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien

• it's well past 10 o'clock il est bien plus de 10 heures

• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnes

• he is well over fifty il a largement dépassé la cinquantaine

• it continued well into 1996 cela a continué pendant une bonne partie de 1996

• well and truly bel et bien

• well dodgy/annoyed (inf!) (British = very) super (inf) louche/contrarié

• to leave well alone laisser les choses telles qu'elles sont

   c. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi

• he couldn't very well refuse il ne pouvait guère refuser

• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...

• you may as well tell me the truth tu ferais aussi bien de me dire la vérité

   d. ► as well ( = also) aussi ; ( = on top of all that) par-dessus le marché

• I'll take those as well je prendrai ceux-là aussi

• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !

• as well as his dog he has two rabbits en plus de son chien il a deux lapins

   e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de

4. exclamation

(surprise) tiens ! ; (relief) ah bon !, eh bien ! ; (resignation) enfin !

• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !

• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?

• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !

• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie

• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici

5. adjective

(comparative, superlative best)

   a. bien, bon

• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bien

   b. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci

• I hope you're well j'espère que vous allez bien

• to feel well se sentir bien

• to get well se remettre

• get well soon! remets-toi vite !

   c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...

• it's as well not to offend her il vaudrait mieux ne pas la froisser

6. prefix

• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé

7. compounds

► well-adjusted adjective [person] (gen) équilibré ; (to society, school) bien adapté

► well-advised adjective [action, decision] sage

• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé

► well-assorted adjective bien assorti

► well-attended adjective [meeting, lecture, show, play] qui attire beaucoup de monde

► well-balanced adjective [person, diet, argument] équilibré

► well-behaved adjective [child] sage ; [animal] obéissant

► well-being noun bien-être m

► well-bred adjective ( = of good family) de bonne famille ; ( = courteous) bien élevé

► well-built adjective [building] bien construit ; [person] bien bâti

► well-chosen adjective bien choisi

► well-connected adjective [person] qui a des relations

► well-cooked adjective [food, meal] bien cuisiné ; ( = not rare) [meat] bien cuit

► well-defined adjective [colours, distinctions, problem] bien défini ; [photo, outline] net

► well-deserved adjective bien mérité

► well-disposed adjective bien disposé ( towards envers)

► well-dressed adjective bien habillé

► well-earned adjective bien mérité

► well-educated adjective cultivé

► well-equipped adjective bien équipé

► well-established adjective bien établi

► well-fed adjective bien nourri

► well-founded adjective [suspicion] fondé

► well-groomed adjective [person] soigné ; [hair] bien coiffé

► well-heeled (inf) adjective nanti

► well-informed adjective bien renseigné ( about sur)

► well-intentioned adjective bien intentionné

► well-judged adjective [remark, criticism] bien vu ; [shot, throw] bien ajusté ; [estimate] juste

► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé

► well-known adjective ( = famous) célèbre

• it's a well-known fact that... tout le monde sait que... ► well-liked adjective très apprécié

► well-loved adjective très aimé

► well-made adjective bien fait

► well-mannered adjective bien élevé

► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions

► well-meant adjective fait avec les meilleures intentions

► well-nigh adverb presque

► well-off adjective ( = rich)

to be well-off vivre dans l'aisance

• the less well-off ceux qui ont de petits moyens

• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé

► well-preserved adjective [building, person] bien conservé

► well-read adjective cultivé

► well-rounded adjective [style] harmonieux ; [sentence] bien tourné

► well-spoken adjective [person] qui parle bien

► well-stocked adjective [shop, fridge] bien approvisionné

► well-timed adjective [remark, entrance] tout à fait opportun ; [blow] bien calculé

► well-to-do adjective aisé

► well-wisher noun ami (e) m(f) ; (unknown) admirateur m, - trice f

• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes

► well-worn adjective [carpet, clothes] usagé ; [phrase, expression] éculé

► well-written adjective bien écrit

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I 1. [wel]
adjective (comparative better, superlative best)

1) ( in good health)

to feel well — se sentir bien

are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?

she's not well enough to travel — elle n'est pas en état de voyager

he's not a well man — il a des problèmes de santé

she doesn't look at all well — elle n'a pas l'air en forme du tout

to get well — se rétablir

‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’

2) ( in satisfactory state) bien

all is not well in their marriage — il y a des problèmes dans leur mariage

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

it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais

well and good — c'est très bien

3) ( prudent)

it would be just as well to check — il vaudrait mieux vérifier

it would be as well for you not to get involved — tu ferais mieux de ne pas t'en mêler

4) ( fortunate)

it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts

the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
2.
adverb (comparative better, superlative best)

1) ( satisfactorily) bien

he isn't eating very well — il ne mange pas beaucoup

that boy will do well — ce garçon ira loin

he hasn't done as well as he might — il n'a pas réussi aussi bien qu'il aurait pu

I did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale

to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève

mother and baby are both doing well — la mère et l'enfant se portent bien

the operation went well — l'opération s'est bien passée

you did well to tell me — tu as bien fait de me le dire

we'll be doing well if we get there on time — on aura de la chance si on arrive à l'heure

well done! — bravo!

he has done very well for himself — il s'en tire très bien

to do oneself well — bien se soigner

to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un

some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre

she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle

2) ( used with modal verbs)

you may well be right — il se pourrait bien que tu aies raison

I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire

it may well be that — il se pourrait bien que

I couldn't very well say no — je pouvais difficilement dire non

you may well ask! — je me le demande bien!

we may as well go home — on ferait aussi bien de rentrer

‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’

she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant

3) ( intensifier) bien, largement

it was well worth waiting for — ça valait vraiment la peine d'attendre

the weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre

she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans

profits are well above average — les bénéfices sont nettement supérieurs à la moyenne

4) ( approvingly)

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

5)

to wish somebody well — souhaiter beaucoup de chance à quelqu'un
3.
exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfin

well, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison

well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage

well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?

oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien

well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!

very well then — très bien
4.
as well adverbial phrase aussi
5.
as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien que

they have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris

by day as well as by night — de jour comme de nuit

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to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)

to be well up in something — s'y connaître en quelque chose

to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler

you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!

well and truly — bel et bien
II 1. [wel]
noun ( in ground) puits m; ( pool) source f
2.
intransitive verb = well up

Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

English-French dictionary > well
13 even

I 1. i:vən adjective
1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) jevn, ensartet

2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) jevn, glatt, flat

3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regelmessig, jevn

4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) like (tall)

5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) jevnbyrdig, lik

6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) rolig
2. verb
1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) jevne (ut)

2) (to make smooth or level.) glatte, jevne (ut)

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- evenly
- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II i:vən adverb
1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) enda, ikke engang, til og med, selv

2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) enda

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- even if
- even so
- even though

flat
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slett

I
subst. \/ˈiːv(ə)n\/

( poetisk) aften
II
verb \/ˈiːv(ə)n\/

jevnes ut, bli like

even out jevne ut, glatte ut, fordele jevnt

• even out the soil before you leave

jevn ut jorden før du drar

• we need to even out our differences

vi må bilegge striden mellom oss

• he tried to even out the work

han forsøkte å fordele arbeidet

even up få til å stå (mer) likt, balansere, kompensere

• that should even things up

det skulle gjøre ting mer rettferdig
III
adj. \/ˈiːv(ə)n\/

1) slett, jevn, flat

• make an even surface here

lag en jevn overflate her

2) enhetlig, likeformet

• these two are even in colour

disse to er like i fargene

3) rolig, balansert

• she has an even temper

hun har et rolig gemytt

4) regelmessig

5) lik, jevnbyrdig

6) ( om tall) like, par-

• even numbers

partall

7) rund, akkurat

• 10,000 is an even sum

10 000 er en rund sum

• she made it on an even ten seconds

hun klarte det på akkurat ti sekunder

8) kvitt, skuls

• now we're even

nå er vi skuls

be even ( overført) stå likt

• the chances are even

være skuls

even break\/chance ( hverdagslig) rimelig sjanse, femti prosents sjanse

even and odd par og odde

even with likt med, på høyde med, i rett linje med, parallell med

get even with somebody (for something) bli skuls med noen, ta revansj gjøre opp med noen

keep even with holde seg på høyde med

of even date ( handel eller jus) av samme dato, datert samme dag

on an even keel på rett kjøl

on even ground på like vilkår
IV
adv. \/ˈiːv(ə)n\/

1) til og med, også, selv, endog, sågar

• even the king

2) ennå, allerede

3) ( med nektelse) (ikke) så mye som

4) ( forsterkende) ja (til og med), ja (endog)

• all the competitors, even our own, are very fit

alle konkurransedeltakerne, ja til og med våre egne, er i svært god form

• perhaps you have even lost it

ja, kanskje du til og med har mistet den

5) ( ved sammenligning) enda

• even better

• even more stupid than usual

6) ( gammeldags) aldeles, nettopp, akkurat

even as i samme stund som, akkurat idet, mens til og med som, allerede som

• she was smart even as a child

hun var smart allerede som barn

even if selv om, til og med

• even if I had seen it, it wouldn't have helped

selv om jeg hadde sett det, ville det ikke ha hjulpet

even now til og med nå enda, i alle fall, like fullt

• even now he won't believe me

like fullt vil han ikke tro på meg

even so enda, i alle fall, på tross av det, likevel

even-Steven eller even-steven (amer., hverdagslig) jevnstor, fifty-fifty, uavgjort skuls

• I'll give you fifty and we can call it even-Steven, OK?

jeg gir deg femti og vi sier vi er skuls, OK?

even then til og med da, allerede da enda, i alle fall, like fullt

even though selv om

• she refused, even though I saw it

hun nektet, selv om jeg så det

not even ikke en gang

English-Norwegian dictionary > even
14 in

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) (hecho) añicos/pedazos

in prep

1. en

we eat in the kitchen comemos en la cocina

he swam in the lake nadó en el lago

she lives in a flat vive en un piso

is Mary in? ¿está Mary en casa?

Christmas is in December la Navidad se celebra en diciembre

the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en 1066

2. por

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde

3. en / dentro de

I finished the book in two days acabé el libro en dos días

he'll be here in a couple of hours estará aquí dentro de un par de horas

in all en total

it will cost you £50 in all te costará 50 libras en totalin se traduce por otras preposiciones españolas según cada caso

he was sitting in the sun estaba sentado al sol

it happened in the night pasó durante la noche

he speaks in a loud voice habla en voz alta

he sings this song in French esta canción la canta en francés

the woman in blue la mujer de azul

it was written in pencil estaba escrito a lápiz

in

tr[ɪn]

preposition

1 (place) en, dentro de

■ it's in the box está en la caja

■ we live in Spain vivimos en España

■ the children are in bed los niños están en la cama

■ she's in hospital está en el hospital

■ wait in the car espera en el coche

■ who's in the film? ¿quién sale en la película?

2 (motion) en, a

■ put it in your pocket mételo en el bolsillo

■ we arrived in Bonn llegamos a Bonn

■ he went in the shop entró en la tienda

■ she dived in the water se tiró al agua

■ you're going in the wrong direction vas mal encaminado, vas en dirección equivocada

3 (time - during) en, durante

■ in May en mayo

■ in the morning por la mañana

■ in 1980 en 1980

■ in summer en verano

■ she learnt to ski in a week aprendió a esquiar en una semana

■ we haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sabemos nada de ellos

4 (time - within) en, dentro de

■ we'll be back in 20 minutes volveremos dentro de 20 minutos

■ ring me back in half an hour vuelve a llamarme en media hora

5 (wearing) en, vestido,-a de

■ the woman in black la mujer vestida de negro

■ he's in uniform está de uniforme

■ the one in the hat el del sombrero

■ you look good in red el rojo te sienta bien

6 (manner) en

■ in public en público

■ in writing por escrito

■ written in pencil escrito en lápiz

■ in French en francés

■ pay in cash paga en metálico, paga en efectivo

■ in Swiss francs en francos suizos

■ in a loud voice en voz alta

■ this title is no longer in print este título ya no se edita

■ chicken in wine pollo al vino

7 (state, condition) en

■ everything's in order todo está en orden

■ they're in love están enamorados

■ in shock en estado de shock

■ in danger en peligro

■ I'm in pain sufro

■ she's in a good/bad mood está de buen/mal humor

■ I'm in a hurry tengo prisa

8 (ratio, measurement, number) varias traducciones

■ in twos de dos en dos

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ one in ten people una de cada diez personas

■ you have a one in twenty chance tienes una posibilidad entre veinte

■ they arrived in hundreds llegaron por cientos

■ she's in her thirties tiene treinta y tantos años

9 (form, shape) varias traducciones

■ in rows en filas

■ in a queue en una cola

■ wear one's hair in a bun llevar el pelo recogido en un moño

■ they were sitting in a circle estaban sentados en círculo

10 (profession) en

■ she's in television trabaja en la televisión

■ he's in business se dedica a los negocios

■ they're in the army son militares

11 (weather, light) varias traducciones

■ walking in the rain caminando bajo la lluvia

■ sit in the sun/shade siéntate al sol/a la sombra

■ in the dark en la oscuridad

■ I can't work in this heat no puedo trabajar con este calor

12 (regarding) varias traducciones

■ low in calories bajo,-a en calorías

■ deaf in one ear sordo,-a de un oído

■ a change in direction un cambio de dirección

■ it measures six feet in length mide dos metros de largo

13 (after superlative) de

■ the best player in the world el mejor jugador del mundo

■ the tallest in the class el más alto de la clase

14 (with pres part) al, cuando

■ I made a mistake in doing that al hacer eso cometí un error

adverb

1 (motion) dentro

■ throw it in there tíralo allí dentro

■ come in! ¡adelante!, ¡pase!

■ let me in! ¡déjame entrar!

2 (transport)

■ the train's in el tren ha llegado

■ what time does the plane get in? ¿a qué hora aterriza el avión?

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball, shuttlecock)

■ the ball was in! ¡la pelota entró!, ¡la pelota fue buena!

4 (tide) alto,-a

5 (fashionable) de moda

■ hats are in los sombreros están de moda

6 (in power) en el poder

■ the Tories got in los conservadores ganaron las elecciones

7 (letters etc)

■ applications must be in by Friday las solicitudes deben recibirse antes del viernes

8 (on sale, obtainable) disponible

■ have you got that book in? ¿tienes aquel libro?, ¿ha llegado aquel libro?

■ it hasn't come in yet aún no me ha llegado

9 (crops) recogido,-a

adjective

1 (fashionable) de moda

■ it's the in bar es el bar de moda

■ platform shoes are the in thing los zapatos con plataforma están de moda

■ the in crowd la gente de moda

2 (private) particular

■ an in joke un chiste particular

plural noun ins and outs

1 (details) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural

phrase to be in

1 (at home) estar en casa; (at work) estar

■ you're never in nunca estás en casa

■ is Jack in? ¿está Jack?

■ the manager won't be in until this afternoon el jefe no estará hasta este tarde

■ she's not in yet aún no ha llegado

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all in estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to be in for something (be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo

■ she's in for a surprise le espera una sorpresa

■ we're in for some rain vamos a tener lluvia

■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!

■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar?

to be in on something estar enterado,-a de algo, estar al tanto de algo

■ were you in on it too? ¿también estabas enterado?

to be (well) in with somebody llevarse (muy) bien con alguien, tener (mucha) confianza con alguien

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

what's in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?, ¿y yo qué gano?

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in

tr[ɪnʧ]

abbreviation

1 ( inch) pulgada

in ['ɪn] adv

1) inside: dentro, adentro

let's go in: vamos adentro

2) harvested: recogido

the crops are in: las cosechas ya están recogidas

3)

to be in : estar

is Linda in?: ¿está Linda?

4)

to be in : estar en poder

the Democrats are in: los demócratas están en el poder

5)

to be in for : ser objeto de, estar a punto de

they're in for a treat: los van a agasajar

he's in for a surprise: se va a llevar una sorpresa

6)

to be in on : participar en, tomar parte en

in adj

1) inside: interior

the in part: la parte interior

2) fashionable: de moda

in prep

1) (indicating location or position)

in the lake: en el lago

a pain in the leg: un dolor en la pierna

in the sun: al sol

in the rain: bajo la lluvia

the best restaurant in Buenos Aires: el mejor restaurante de Buenos Aires

2) into: en, a

he broke it in pieces: lo rompió en pedazos

she went in the house: se metió a la casa

3) during: por, durante

in the afternoon: por la tarde

4) within: dentro de

I'll be back in a week: vuelvo dentro de una semana

5) (indicating manner) : en, con, de

in Spanish: en español

written in pencil: escrito con lápiz

in this way: de esta manera

6) (indicating states or circumstances)

to be in luck: tener suerte

to be in love: estar enamorado

to be in a hurry: tener prisa

7) (indicating purpose) : en

in reply: en respuesta, como réplica

in

adj.

• interior adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

• en casa adv.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• por prep.

= Indiana

[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, look in, etc, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in the country, in ink, in danger, covered in, look up the other word.
1) (in expressions of place) en; (=inside) dentro de

it's in London/Scotland/Galicia — está en Londres/Escocia/Galicia

in the garden — en el jardín

in the house — en casa; (=inside) dentro de la casa

our bags were stolen, and our passports were in them — nos robaron los bolsos, y nuestros pasaportes iban dentro
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular group, is the usual translation:
our colleagues in Madrid — nuestros colegas de Madrid

the chairs in the room — las sillas de la habitación, las sillas que hay en la habitación or dentro de la habitación

• in here/ there — aquí/allí dentro

it's hot in here — aquí dentro hace calor

2) (in expressions of time)

a) (=during) en

in 1986 — en 1986

in May/spring — en mayo/primavera

in the eighties/the 20th century — en los años ochenta/el siglo 20

in the morning(s)/evening(s) — por la mañana/la tarde

at four o'clock in the morning/afternoon — a las cuatro de la mañana/la tarde

b) (=for)

she hasn't been here in years — hace años que no viene

c) (=in the space of) en

I did it in 3 hours/days — lo hice en 3 horas/días

it was built in a week — fue construido en una semana

d) (=within) dentro de

I'll see you in three weeks' time or in three weeks — te veré dentro de tres semanas

he'll be back in a moment/a month — volverá dentro de un momento/un mes

3) (indicating manner, medium) en

in a loud/soft voice — en voz alta/baja

in Spanish/English — en español/inglés

to pay in dollars — pagar en dólares

it was underlined in red — estaba subrayado en rojo

a magnificent sculpture in marble and copper — una magnífica escultura de or en mármol y cobre

4) (=clothed in)

she opened the door in her dressing gown — abrió la puerta en bata

they were all in shorts — todos iban en or llevaban pantalón corto

he went out in his new raincoat — salió con el impermeable nuevo

you look nice in that dress — ese vestido te sienta bien
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular person, is the usual translation:
the man in the hat — el hombre del sombrero

the boy in the checked trousers — el chico de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl in green — la chica vestida de verde
dressed
5) (giving ratio, number)

one person in ten — una persona de cada diez

one in five pupils — uno de cada cinco alumnos

he had only a one in fifty chance of survival — solo tenía una posibilidad entre cincuenta de sobrevivir

what happened was a chance in a million — había una posibilidad entre un millón de que pasara lo que pasó

20 pence in the pound — veinte peniques por (cada) libra

once in a hundred years — una vez cada cien años

in twos — de dos en dos

these jugs are produced in their millions — estas jarras se fabrican por millones, se fabrican millones de estas jarras

people came in their hundreds — acudieron cientos de personas, la gente acudió a centenares

6) (=among) entre

this is common in children/cats — es cosa común entre los niños/los gatos

you find this instinct in animals — este instinto se encuentra en or entre los animales, los animales poseen este instinto

in (the works of) Shakespeare — en las obras de Shakespeare

7) (talking about people)

she has it in her to succeed — tiene la capacidad de triunfar

it's not in him to do that — no es capaz de hacer eso

I couldn't find it in me to forgive him — no salía de mí perdonarle

they have a good leader in him — él es buen líder para ellos, en él tienen un buen líder

a condition rare in a child of that age — una dolencia extraña en or para un niño de esa edad

it's something I admire in her — es algo que admiro de or en ella

he had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner — tenía todas las cualidades que yo buscaba en un compañero

8) (in profession etc)

to be in teaching — dedicarse a la enseñanza

to be in publishing — trabajar el en mundo editorial

he's in the motor trade — es vendedor de coches

he's in the tyre business — se dedica al comercio de neumáticos
army
9) (after superlative) de

the biggest/smallest in Europe — el más grande/pequeño de Europa

10) (with verb)

in saying this — al decir esto

in making a fortune he lost his wife — mientras hacía fortuna, perdió su mujer

11) (in set expressions)
in all en total in itself de por sí in that (=since) puesto que, ya que
the new treatment is preferable in that... — es preferible el nuevo tratamiento puesto or ya que...

in that, he resembles his father — en eso se parece a su padre
what's in it for me
I want to know what's in it for me — quiero saber qué gano yo con eso
far 1., 1)
2. ADVERB

1) to be in (=be at home) estar (en casa); (=be at work) estar; (=be gathered in) [crops, harvest] estar recogido; (=be at destination) [train, ship, plane] haber llegado; (=be alight) estar encendido, arder; (Sport) [ball, shuttlecock] entrar

he wasn't in — no estaba (en casa)

there's nobody in — no hay nadie

is Mr Eccles in? — ¿está el Sr. Eccles?

the boss isn't in yet — el jefe no ha llegado aún

he's in for tests — (in hospital) está ingresado para unas pruebas

he's in for larceny — (in prison) está encerrado por ladrón

he's in for 5 years — cumple una condena de 5 años

what's he in for? — ¿de qué delito se le acusa?

when the Tories were in * — (in power) cuando los conservadores estaban en el poder

the screw was not in properly — el tornillo no estaba bien metido

the essays have to be in by Friday — hay que entregar los trabajos para el viernes

strawberries are in — es la temporada de las fresas, las fresas están en sazón

the fire is still in — el fuego sigue encendido or aún arde

- my luck is in
to be in and out
to be in and out of work — no tener trabajo fijo

don't worry, you'll be in and out in no time — no te preocupes, saldrás enseguida
to be in for sth
he's in for a surprise * — le espera una sorpresa

we're in for a hard time — vamos a pasar un mal rato

we may be in for some snow — puede que nieve

you don't know what you're in for! — ¡no sabes lo que te espera!

he's in for it — lo va a pagar

to be in for a competition — (=be entered) haberse inscrito en un concurso

to be in for an exam — presentarse a un examen to be in on sth (=be aware, involved)

• to be in on the plan/secret * — estar al tanto del plan/del secreto

are you in on it? — ¿estás tú metido en ello? to be well in with sb (=be friendly)

to be well in with sb * — llevarse muy bien con algn

2) (with other verbs)

she opened the door and they all rushed in — abrió la puerta y todos entraron or se metieron corriendo

she opened her bag and put the ticket in — abrió el bolso y metió el billete

3) (with time words)

• day in, day out — día tras día

week in, week out — semana tras semana

4) (Sport)

in! — ¡entró!

3. ADJECTIVE
*
1) (=fashionable) de moda

to be in — estar de moda, llevarse

short skirts were in — la falda corta estaba de moda, se llevaban las faldas cortas

it's the in thing — es lo que se lleva

it's the in place to eat — es el restaurante que está de moda

she wore a very in dress — llevaba un vestido muy a la moda or de lo más moderno

2) (=exclusive)

it's an in joke — es un chiste privado, es un chiste que tienen entre ellos/tenemos entre nosotros

if you're not in with the in crowd... — si no estás entre los elegidos...

4. NOUN

1)

the ins and outs of: the ins and outs of the problem — los pormenores del problema

the ins and outs of high finance — los entresijos de las altas finanzas

dietary experts can advise on the ins and outs of dieting — los expertos en alimentación pueden dar información pormenorizada sobre las dietas

2) (US)
(Pol)
the ins * — el partido del gobierno

* * *

= Indiana

English-spanish dictionary > in
15 Dutch

Dutch [dʌt∫]

1. adjective

néerlandais, hollandais

• I need some Dutch courage j'ai besoin d'un petit verre pour me donner du courage

2. noun

( = language) néerlandais m

3. plural noun

the Dutch les Néerlandais mpl

4. adverb

• to go Dutch (inf) (in restaurant) payer chacun sa part ; (Cinema, theatre) payer chacun sa place

* * *
[dʌtʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( language) néerlandais m

2) ( people)

the Dutch — les Néerlandais mpl
2.
adjective [culture, food, football, politics] néerlandais; [teacher, lesson, textbook] de néerlandais

••

to go Dutch — (colloq) payer chacun sa part

to go Dutch with somebody — (colloq) faire fifty-fifty avec quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > Dutch
16 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) løpe

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) gli (over), gå

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renne, strømme

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) være i gang, gå

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) drive, lede, styre

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) løpe (om kapp), la delta i veddeløp

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) gå, kjøre

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) gå

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) kjøre; eie

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) farge av, renne utover

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) kjøre, gi skyss

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) gli, renne

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) være, bli
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) løp(etur)

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) kjøretur, reise

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periode, stund

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) løpemaske, raknet maske

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fri adgang

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) -gård

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

•

- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i ett, i trekk, på rad

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild

ferd
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forsøk
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gang
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løp
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prøve
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renn

I
subst. \/rʌn\/

1) joggetur, løpetur

2) løp, springmarsj

3) løping, renning, renn

• it was a perpetual run of reporters

det var et uendelig renn av reportere

4) (tilbakelagt) strekning

5) evne til å løpe, kraft til å løpe

• he had a mile's run left in him

han hadde krefter igjen til (å løpe) enda en «mile»

6) tilløp, sats, ansats (for hopp)

• without (a) run

uten tilløp

7) (sport, i cricket e.l.) run, poeng, (fri)omgang

8) (softball, baseball, også run score) poeng

9) kort reise, tur, svipptur, snartur

• we took a run to Paris

vi tok en svipptur til Paris

• we had a good run

vi hadde en trivelig tur

10) reise, kjøring, seiling, seilas, sjøreise

• it's two days' run from Chicago

det er en to dagers reise fra Chicago

11) rute, vei, runde

• we'll follow the milkman's run

vi skal følge melkemannens rute

• the boat was taken off its usual run

båten ble tatt ut av sin ordinære rute

12) remse, stripe, strekning

• there was a narrow run of sand there

det var en smal remse med sand der

13) strøm, flom av vann

14) (amer.) bekk, å

15) ( gruvedrift) ras

16) (plutselig) fall, ras

17) tendens, retning, utvikling, vei

• we have analyzed the run of the market

vi har analysert markedstendensen

18) retning

• the run of the hills is south-west

åsene strekker seg mot sørvest

19) gang, rytme, forløp

• the daily run of affairs

den daglige rutinen

20) serie, rekke, periode

• it was a run of misfortunes that led to this

det var en rekke uhell som førte til dette

• we have had a run of good weather

vi har hatt en periode med pent vær

21) plutselig (forsterket) etterspørsel, rush, renn

• there was a run on copper

etterspørselen etter kobber steg plutselig

22) ( kortspill) suite

23) ( handel) merke, sort, type

24) produksjonsserie

25) trykking, opplag

26) ( om dyr) kull

27) hjord, flokk (av husdyr)

28) ( om fisk) stim (på vandring), vandringsfisk

29) ( om fisk) vandring til gyteplass

30) innhegning, (løpe)gård (for dyr)

• chicken run

hønsegård

31) (spesielt austr., også sheep run)

beitemark (for sauer)

32) spor, sti (opptrampet av dyr)

33) ( sport eller teknikk) bane, spor, løype

34) ( for vann e.l.) renne

35) ( hverdagslig) fri tilgang, adgang

36) ( på strømpe e.l.) (løpe)maske, raknet maske

37) ( sjøfart) akterskipets linjer under vannflaten

38) (militærvesen, mot bombemål) innflyging

at a run i springmarsj, løpende, i strak galopp ( militærvesen) i løp

be on the run ( om fisk) nappe

come down with a run falle plutselig, rase

• prices came down with a run

prisene falt plutselig

the common run det vanlige, den vanlige sorten

• he is outside the common run of people

han er annerledes enn folk flest

have a good run ha fremgang, ha flaks, gjøre lykke, gå bra

have a long run være på moten lenge ( om skuespill og film) gå lenge, bli spilt lenge

• the play had a run of fifty nights

skuespillet ble spilt 50 kvelder (i strekk)

( også) sitte lenge ved makten

• have a long run of power

have a run (være ute og) løpe

have a (good) run for one's money få valuta for pengene, ha glede av pengene få en hard kamp, få hard konkurranse

in the long run i lengden, i det lange løp, på lang sikt

in the normal run of events under normale forhold

in the short run på kort sikt

on the run ( hverdagslig) på flukt, på rømmen, flyktende ( hverdagslig) på sprang(et), i farten, i gang, i virksomhet

per metre run per løpemeter

run of fri tilgang til

• allow somebody the run of one's house

la noen få komme og gå som han\/hun vil i ens hus

run of (bad) luck (u)flaks

• the run of luck went against me

jeg hadde uflaks

run of office embetsperiode

a run of salmon en laksestim på vei opp elven

the run of the tide tidevannets stigning og fall, tidevannets rytme

run on renn etter, plutselig etterspørsel etter

• there was a run on the bank

det ble et rush til banken

(the) runs ( hverdagslig) diaré

take a run ta en (jogge)tur, løpe en runde

• she took a run before breakfast

hun tok seg en joggetur før frokost

ta seg en tur

• we took a run up to London

vi tok oss en tur til London

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verb ( ran - run) \/rʌn\/

1) løpe, springe, renne

• they ran to help him

de løp for å hjelpe ham

2) ( som trening) jogge, løpe

3) skynde seg, ile, haste, fare, kut(t)e

4) gli, løpe, gå, rulle, kjøre

• sledges run well over frozen snow

sleder glir lett over frossen snø

• these metal drawers are running on ball bearings

disse metallskuffene glir på kulelagre

5) gå på, drives av, fungere på

• the car runs on diesel

6) springe omkring på, løpe rundt i

• the children are running the streets

barna springer omkring i gatene

7) springe etter, jage, forfølge, jakte på

• the dog ran a fox five miles

hunden forfulgte en rev fem «miles»

8) løpe om kapp med, kappløpe

• I ran him to the corner

jeg løp om kapp med ham til hjørnet

9) flykte (fra), fly

• she ran the country

hun flyktet fra landet

10) ( om idrettsutøver eller veddeløpshest) delta i løp, løpe, springe, konkurrere

• Blue Peter also ran

dessuten deltok Blue Peter i løpet

11) ( om veddeløpshest e.l.) la springe, la løpe, la delta, stille (opp) med

• he is running a horse in the Derby

han stiller med en hest i derbyløpet

12) ( overført) løpe, ta

• she ran a danger there

hun løp en risiko der

13) ( om tid) gå, forløpe, fly, renne bort

14) ( om gyteklar fisk) vandre

• the salmon are running

laksen vandrer (opp strømmen) for å gyte

15) ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) stille (til valg) som kandidat

• he is not running again

han stiller ikke opp (til valg) igjen, han har frabedt seg gjenvalg

16) drive, stå for drift av

• he runs a bank

han driver en bank

• she runs her own business

hun driver sin egen forretning

17) lede, styre, regjere, dominere

• he is run by his secretary

han blir styrt av sin sekretær

18) arrangere, holde, organisere, stå for

• they ran a course in water colour painting

de holdt et kurs i akvarellmaling

19) skjøtte, passe, forestå, stå i spissen for

• run somebody's house

passe huset for noen, føre husholdningen for noen

20) ( om maskin e.l.) gå, være i gang, være i drift

21) ( samferdsel) gå (i trafikk), kjøre, trafikkere

• the buses run every five minutes

bussene går hvert femte minutt

• the ferry runs daily

fergen har daglige avganger

• ships run between Gothenburg and London

det er båtforbindelse mellom Göteborg og London

22) ( samferdsel) frakte, befordre, transportere

23) kjøre, skysse

• I'll run you home in my car

jeg skal kjøre deg hjem i bilen min

24) ( overført) flyte

• the verses run (smoothly)

versene flyter godt

25) la gli, la løpe, dra, fare med, kjøre, stryke

• she ran her fingers over the keys of a piano

hun lot fingrene løpe over pianotangentene

• he ran his fingers through his hair

han strøk fingrene gjennom håret

26) kjøre, renne, stikke

• he has run a splinter into his finger

han har fått en flis i fingeren

27) kjøre

• he runs a taxi

han kjører drosje

• she is running the lawn-mower

hun kjører gressklipperen

28) kjøre, vise, spille, holde i gang

• run a film

kjøre en film, vise en film

• run a tape

spille et bånd

29) ( sjøfart) seile, føre

• they are running a ship to New York

de fører et skip til New York

30) kjøre (med), ha i trafikk

• they run a ferry between Dover and Calais

de har en ferge i trafikk mellom Dover og Calais

31) sette inn (i trafikk)

• we'll run extra buses in the rush period

vi setter inn ekstra busser i rushtiden

32) ( overført) spre seg, løpe, fare

• the news ran like wildfire

nyhetene spredte seg som ild i tørt gress

33) ( om farge) flyte ut, flyte sammen, farge av, slippe farge

34) renne, dryppe, flyte, flomme (over)

• your nose is running

det renner fra nesen din

• tears ran down my cheeks

det rant tårer nedover kinnene mine

• the floor is running with water

det flommer (over) av vann på gulvet

• the candle is running

lyset drypper

• the river runs into the sea

elven renner ut i havet

35) ( om sår) væske, verke

36) smelte, bli flytende, være flytende

• the ice will run to water

isen vil smelte til vann

37) gå, løpe, strekke seg, bre seg ut

• the road runs close to the shore

veien går rett ved kysten

38) ( om plante) slynge seg, klatre

39) løpe, gjelde

• the contract runs (for) three years

kontrakten er gyldig i tre år

40) pågå, gå, være i gang

• the play ran (for) six months

skuespillet gikk \/ ble spilt i seks måneder

41) lyde, låte

• I forget how the next verse runs

jeg husker ikke hvordan det neste verset lyder

• it runs as follows

det lyder som følger

• as the phrase runs

som det heter

• so the story runs

det sier historien \/ slik lyder historien

• the story runs that she moved out

det berettes at hun har flyttet ut

42) ( om strømpe e.l.) rakne, gå opp

• my stocking has run

det er gått en maske i strømpen min

• these stockings won't run

dette er raknefrie strømper

43) (australsk, også run to pasture)

drive på beite, la beite

44) kjøre mot

• you just ran a red light

du kjørte akkurat mot rødt lys

45) tappe i, fylle i

• she is running water into the bath

hun tapper vann i badekaret

46) lede, føre, la renne

• I'll run the water into a ditch

jeg skal lede vannet ned i en grøft

47) strømme av, renne av, flomme av, sprute (frem), gi

• the well ran 500 barrels of oil daily

oljebrønnen gav 500 tønner olje daglig

48) smugle (inn)

• they are running arms

de smugler våpen

49) dra, trekke, legge ut

• he is running a telephone cable

han legger ut en telefonledning

50) tråkle, kaste, sy med forsting

• run a basting

dra en tråkling

51) støpe

• they watched him while he ran bullets

de så på ham mens han støpte kuler

• they have already run the concrete

de har allerede støpt betongen

52) holde, ha

• I cannot afford to run a car

jeg har ikke råd til å ha bil

• this car is expensive to run

denne bilen er dyr i drift

53) føre

• we are running a new line of shirts

vi fører en ny type skjorter

54) utføre, gjøre

• a series of tests were run

det ble utført en rekke tester

55) trykke, publisere, ha (som nyhet)

• all the papers ran the story

be\/feel run down være utkjørt, være helt gåen, være helt på felgen, være trett og nedfor, kjenne seg overanstrengt, føle seg tom

be run out ( i cricket) bli utslått, bli løpt ut

cut and run se ➢ cut, 2

he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day se ➢ day

he who runs may read det kan hvem som helst begripe, det kan en blind se

keep running in one's head\/mind (om melodi, tanker e.l.) stadig ha i tankene, kverne i hodet på en

• it keeps running in my head

jeg har den stadig i tankene

leave something running la noe være i gang, la noe gå

• leave the engine running

la motoren være i gang, la motoren gå (på tomgang)

run about eller run around løpe omkring, fare omkring, springe omkring

run across løpe tvers over, gå tvers over støte på, råke på, treffe på, komme over

run after ( også overført) løpe etter, forfølge, jage (etter), være på jakt etter

• she runs after popularity

hun jager etter popularitet

• he is always running after the girls

han løper alltid etter jentene

passe opp

run against støte på, råke på, treffe på ( gammeldags) støte sammen med, kollidere med ( overført) komme i veien for, komme i strid med ( sport e.l.) konkurrere mot, løpe mot ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) stille (opp) mot, stille som kandidat mot gå tvert imot, være tvert imot, komme på tvers av

• this runs against my interests

dette går på tvers av mine interesser

run aground gå på grunn, seile på grunn, grunnstøte, sette på grunn, seile på grunn

• he ran the ship aground

han seilte skipet på grunn

run along! (hverdagslig, spesielt til barn eller dyr) stikk av gårde!, skynd deg av sted!, i vei med deg!, stikk av gårde!

run around være lett på tråden

run around with eller run with ( hverdagslig) henge sammen med, omgås med

run at idle se ➢ idle, 1

run at somebody eller run (up)on somebody løpe mot noen, storme mot noen, komme stormende mot noen, komme løpende mot noen

run away løpe i vei, haste i vei flykte, legge på flukt, rømme, stikke av, lure seg bort ( om hest) løpe løpsk, skjene

run away from ( også overført) rømme fra, flykte fra, forlate, stikke av fra løpe fra, stikke fra (konkurrent e.l.)

run away to sea stikke til sjøs, rømme til sjøs

run away with rømme med, stikke av med ( også overført) stjele

• she ran away with the show

hun stjal hele forestillingen

bortføre, kidnappe ( om hest) løpe løpsk med, skjene (i vei) med vinne lett, ta (hjem) lett

• she ran away with the first set

hun vant lett det første settet

la seg rive med av, (blindt) hengi seg til

• don't run away with the idea that

gå nå ikke omkring og tro at, innbill deg nå ikke at

( overført) løpe løpsk med, sette fart på, løpe av med

• his feelings ran away with him

følelsene løp av med ham

• don't let your tongue run away with you

la ikke tungen løpe av med deg

sluke, koste

• my garden runs away with too much money

hagen min sluker for mye penger

run back gå tilbake i hukommelsen, se tilbake ( om film e.l.) spole tilbake, kjøre tilbake

run back over gå tilbake i hukommelsen til, se tilbake på

run back to ( overført) gå tilbake til, gå tilbake på

run down springe ned(over), løpe ned(over), fare ned(over), renne ned(over), spre seg nedover

• a cold shiver ran down my back

det gikk kaldt nedetter ryggen på meg

( om ur e.l.) (holde på å) stanse, slutte å gå ( om helse) bli dårligere

• he is very run down in health

helsen hans er svært dårlig

ta slutt

• the battery has run down

batteriet er flatt, batteriet er utladet

gjøre slutt på forfalle, forringes, forverres minske, gå tilbake holde tilbake, strupe

• he ran down the engines

han holdt tilbake motorene

innskrenke, skjære ned, gjøre innskrenkninger ved, foreta nedskjæringer ved

• they ran down the dockyard

de foretok nedskjæringer ved verftet

( om (inner)slange) tappe ut luften, slippe ut luften reise ut (fra storby)

• I've run down the country

jeg har reist ut på landet (fra byen)

kjøre over, kjøre ned, løpe over ende seile i senk jage trett, jage til døde, utmatte (om vilt)

spore opp og fange snakke stygt om, rakke ned på, sverte, skjelle ut

• they ran down the Government

de rakket ned på regjeringen

spore opp, lete frem, forsøke å spore kilden til, forsøke å spore opphavet til

• he's trying to run down a quotation

han forsøker å finne kilden til et sitat

gå raskt gjennom, kikke raskt gjennom ( sjøfart) ta ned, ta inn, låre

run down someone fange noen, ta igjen noen

• the crook was run down by the shop owner

run dry ( også overført) gå tom, gå tørr, tørke inn, tørke opp, tørke ut

run for løpe til, søke opp løpe etter (og hente) ( politikk e.l., spesielt amer.) (la) konkurrere om, stille (opp) som, stille til, stille i

• they are running him for President

de lanserer ham som presidentkandidat

løpe (i), gjelde (for)

• the contract runs for three years

kontrakten løper i tre år

pågå, gå

• the film will run for two hours

filmen har en spilletid på to timer

• the play ran for 200 performances

skuespillet gikk 200 ganger

run for it! ( hverdagslig) skynd deg!, løp for livet!, legg bena på nakken!

run for one's life løpe for livet

run from flykte fra, flykte for

run high (om tidevann, pris e.l.) stige høyt

• it runs as high as

det går så høyt som (til)

( om sjø) gå høy(t) (overført, om følelser e.l.) bølge høyt, bølge over, bli stadig hissigere

run hot bli varm ( om motor e.l.) gå varm(t)

run in komme stormende inn, styrte frem titte inn, stikke innom nærme seg løpe inn, seile inn

• the ship ran in

skipet seilte inn

finnes i, ligge til

• it runs in the family

det ligger til slekten

( hverdagslig) fange, ta, arrestere

• the police ran him in

politiet tok ham

kjøre inn

• he is running in a new car

han kjører inn en ny bil

dra (inn), trekke (inn)

• let's run a wire in from the aerial

la oss trekke inn en ledning fra antennen

(typografi, amer.) la løpe (uten innrykk eller avsnitt) (typografi, amer.) sette inn

run in on eller run in to styrte frem på, styrte frem mot

run into kjøre på, kjøre (inn) i, renne imot, kollidere med

• she ran into a wall

hun kolliderte med en vegg

• he ran his car into a wall

han kjørte inn i en vegg med bilen

seile på, renne på støte på, råke på, treffe på, løpe rett i armene på råke ut for, støte på, komme i, pådra seg sette i, bringe i, hensette i, pådra

• he has run me into difficulties

han har satt meg i vanskeligheter

• she will run me into dept

hun kommer til å bringe meg i gjeld

(opp)nå

• the book has run into six editions

boken har oppnådd seks opplag

• run into some length

nå en viss lengde

beløpe seg til, koste

• this will run into a large sum

dette vil beløpe seg til en høy sum

gå over i, bli til

• the days ran into weeks

dagene ble til uker

( også overført) flyte sammen (til), smelte sammen i, forvandle til

run it fine beregne knapp tid lage stramt budsjett

run it's course gå sin (naturlige) gang

run low synke, (begynne å) tørke ut

• the river is running low

elven holder på å tørke ut

( overført) (begynne å) ta slutt, holde på å ta slutt, skorte, slippe opp, (begynne å) bli knapp

• supplies are running low

forsyningene begynner å ta slutt

run low of begynne å få dårlig med, begynne å mangle

• we are running low of fuel

vi begynner å få dårlig med drivstoff

run off løpe (bort), springe (sin vei), flykte rømme, stikke av, lure seg bort

• she ran off with him

hun rømte sammen med ham

(la) renne av, (la) renne unna tappe (ut), tømme (ut), slippe ut, helle ut

• he ran off the water

han helte ut vannet

drive bort, jage bort rable ned, klore ned, rive av seg, skrive i full fart

• she ran off an article for the newspaper

hun klorte ned en artikkel til avisen

trykke, kopiere, lage

• the machine runs off 500 copies a minute

maskinen trykker 500 kopier i minuttet

• could you run off fifty copies of this?

kan du lage femti kopier av denne?

spille (av), kjøre

• he ran off a tape from their meeting

han spilte (av) et lydbånd fra møtet deres

( sport) (endelig) avgjøre (gjennom omkamp)

• run off preliminary heats

gjøre unna forsøksheat, avvikle forsøksheat

run off with ( hverdagslig) stjele

run on gå på, løpe videre, kjøre videre, ferdes videre, ri videre, seile videre fortsette, løpe videre ( om sykdom) spre seg videre ( om tid) gå (videre)

• time ran on

tiden gikk

( om bokstaver) henge sammen, løpe sammen, skrives sammenhengende prate i vei (uten opphold), dure i vei, male kretse rundt, være opptatt av

• his thoughts are always running on food

tankene hans kretser alltid om mat

handle om, dreie seg om

• our conversation ran on that subject

samtalen vår dreide seg om det emnet

(amer.) spøke med, irritere ( typografi e.l.) løpe i ett stykke ( typografi e.l.) sette inn i samme stykke, henge på i samme stykke gå på, drives med

• this car runs on petrol

denne bilen går på bensin

løpe mot, støte sammen med, råke på, gå på, støte imot

run oneself out (of breath) trette seg ut, utmatte seg, kjøre seg tom

run one's head against the wall ( overført) kjøre hodet mot veggen

run out løpe ut, springe ut, gå ut gå ut, løpe ut, utløpe

• my subscription has run out

abonnementet mitt har gått ut

holde på å ta slutt, begynne å skorte, slippe opp for

• our stores are running out

lagrene våre begynner å ta slutt

• we are running out of sugar

vi slipper snart opp for sukker

renne ut (av) (om tau, trosser e.l.) løpe ut, sendes ut, sette ut, legge ut, la løpe ut stikke ut, skyte ut, løpe ut

• a pier runs out into the sea

en molo stikker ut i havet

( røtter e.l.) sende ut jage bort, kjøre ut, drive ut

• run somebody out of town

jage noen bort fra byen

drive ut på beite ( sport) avslutte, fullbyrde, avgjøre (om løp, konkurranse e.l.) ( overført) fullbyrde, fullende (tid, bane e.l.) ( om jord) pine ut, utarme, bli utarmet

run out on (somebody) ( hverdagslig) løpe fra (noen), springe fra (noen)

• time is running out on me

tiden løper ifra meg

( hverdagslig) stikke fra, overgi, gå ifra, la noen i stikken

run over renne over, flomme over ese over se over, se gjennom, gå gjennom, granske

• they ran over the report

de gikk gjennom rapporten

gå gjennom på nytt, rekapitulere, redegjøre for

• he ran the whole thing over in his mind

han gikk gjennom alt sammen på nytt i hodet kjøre over, kjøre på

• he was run over

han ble overkjørt

kjøre over, skysse over

• I'll ask John to run you over to my place

jeg skal be John om å svippe deg over til meg overskride

• we ran over the time by 15 minutes

vi overskred tiden med 15 minutter

run round løpe rundt, gå rundt stikke innom, titte innom, kjøre innom

run second komme (inn) som nummer to, komme på andreplass

run short of begynne å slippe opp for, mangle

• we ran short of tea

vi begynte å slippe opp for te

• we are running short of butter

det begynner å bli lite smør

run somebody close\/hard følge noen hakk i hel, presse noen hardt kunne konkurrere med noen, være en hard konkurrent (til noen)

run something too far drive noe for langt

• run a simile too far

drive en sammenligning for langt

run strong ( om elv e.l.) være sterk, være stri

• the tide is running strong

tidevannstrømmen er sterk

run through gå gjennom, løpe gjennom, passere gjennom, fare gjennom, renne gjennom, spre seg gjennom

• run through somebody's fingers

renne bort mellom fingrene på noen

gjennomsyre gå gjennom, gjenoppleve

• we ran through some old memories

vi gikk gjennom gamle minner

sette en strek over, stryke gjennombore

• run one's sword through somebody

gjennombore noen med sverdet sitt

• the soldier ran him through with a sword

soldaten gjennomboret ham med et sverd

gjøre slutt på, gjøre (seg) av med, sløse bort, kaste bort, skusle bort

• she ran through her fortune

hun sløste bort formuen sin

se gjennom, titte gjennom, gå gjennom repetere (raskt)

run to skynde seg til, ile til

• I ran to his help

jeg skyndte meg til for å hjelpe ham

løpe opp i, koste

• that will run to a pretty sum

det vil løpe opp i en pen sum

omfatte, inneholde

• the story runs to 5,000 words

historien inneholder 5 000 ord

nå, komme opp i

• the essay ran to a great length

essayet kom opp i en anselig lengde

( hverdagslig) ha råd til ( om penger) holde til, strekke til

• my income doesn't run to it

inntekten min strekker ikke til det gå over til, gå over i, slå over i, ha tendenser til, ha tilbøyelighet til, gå til

• our conversations easily run to sentimentality

samtalene våre går lett over i sentimentalitet

run to fat bli fet, ha anlegg for fedme

run together forene seg, løpe sammen

run to ground nedlegge (bytte) forfølge (bytte), jage (bytte) spore opp, forfølge, fange

run up løpe oppover, springe oppover ( sport) ta sats, ta tilløp vokse (opp), skyte i høyden ( også om plante) klatre (oppover) ( også overført) gå opp, øke (raskt), stige (raskt) spre seg oppover

• the pain ran up my arm

smerten spredte seg oppover armen min

øke raskt, samle seg raskt opp

• run up one's dept

øke gjelden (sin) raskt

• run up one's account

la kontoen sin vokse

reise inn, dra inn

• we're running up to London on Wednesday

vi reiser inn til London på onsdag

sette opp, smelle opp, slenge sammen

• they ran up the house in a month

de smelte opp huset på en måned

neste sammen, tråkle sammen, sy sammen

• I'll run up a dress for you tomorrow

jeg skal tråkle sammen en kjole til deg i morgen

regne sammen, summere, addere, legge sammen

• he ran up a column of figures

han la sammen en kolonne med tall

( spor e.l.) følge (tilbake)

run up against støte på, råke på, råke ut for, treffe tilfeldig

• he ran up against difficulties

han råkte på vanskeligheter

• I ran up against an old friend

jeg støtte på en gammel venn

run upon komme stormende mot, løpe mot, springe mot

• run upon the bank

storme til banken

støte på, råke på, treffe på, støte sammen med gå på, støte mot kretse omkring, være opptatt av

run up to (om vekt, pris e.l.) ligge på, gå opp til, nå

run wild (om planter, dyr) vokse vilt, mangle styring, løpe løpsk ( om person) være uten kontroll, mangle styring

• the children are allowed to run wild

barna har ingen oppdragelse

run with renne av, strømme av, flomme av vrimle av, kry av

• the river ran with fish

det vrimlet av fisk i elven

holde sammen med, henge sammen med, omgås med følge
III
adj. \/rʌn\/

1) tomt, slutt

2) ( om væske) som har rent ut

3) smeltet

• I'll fetch some run butter

jeg skal hente litt smeltet smør

4) (ut)støpt

• I'm looking for some run metal

jeg ser etter litt støpt metall

5) (inn)smuglet

• she showed me a box of run diamonds

hun viste meg en boks med innsmuglede diamanter

6) ( om fisk) forklaring: som har gått opp i elv for å gyte

English-Norwegian dictionary > run
17 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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- to and fro

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to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

English-german dictionary > to
18 close

I
1. kləus adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) cerca(de)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) con estrechez

2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) parecido, igualado

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) detallado

4) (tight: a close fit.) ajustado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) bochornoso

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) tacaño

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) reservado

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to
II
1. kləuz verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) cerrar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir

2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin, final

- close down
- close up

close¹ adj

1. cerca / al lado

the flat is close to the station el piso está cerca de la estación

2. íntimo

we're close friends somos amigos íntimos

close² adv cerca

we live close to the shops vivimos cerca de las tiendas

they were sitting close together estaban sentados muy juntos

close³ n final

at the close of the day al final del día

close⁴ vb cerrar

close the window cierra la ventana

the shop closes at five la tienda cierra a las cinco

El gerundio de close se escribe closing

close

tr[kləʊs]

adjective

1 (near) cercano,-a (to, a), próximo,-a (to, a)

■ our flat is close to the park nuestro piso está cerca del parque

■ the houses are in close proximity to each other las casas están muy próximas las unas de las otras

2 (friend) íntimo,-a, allegado,-a; (relation, family) cercano,-a; (link, tie, cooperation, collaboration) estrecho,-a; (contact) directo,-a

■ it's a close community es una comunidad muy unida

■ we're very close friends somos íntimos amigos

■ he's very close to his father está muy unido a su padre

3 (haircut) (cortado,-a) al rape; (shave) apurado,-a

4 (texture, weave) tupido,-a, cerrado,-a, compacto,-a; (print) apretado,-a

5 (similar) parecido,-a

■ she bears a close resemblance to Madonna se parece mucho a Madonna

6 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (formation) cerrado,-a

7 (weather) bochornoso,-a, sofocante; (room, air) cargado,-a

8 (thorough, careful - study, examination, etc) detallado,-a, detenido,-a; (look) de cerca; (watch) atento,-a; (translation) fiel

■ pay close attention presta mucha atención

■ on closer examination al mirarlo más de cerca

9 (game, contest, finish) reñido,-a; (result) apretado,-a

10 (secretive) reservado,-a

11 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (vowel) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 (in position) cerca

■ their parents live close sus padres viven cerca

■ don't get too close to me no te me acerques demasiado

■ hold me close abrázame

2 (in time) cerca

■ the elections are getting close se acercan las elecciones

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at close quarters de cerca

at close range a quemarropa

close at/to hand al alcance de la mano, cerca

close by cerca

close on/to casi, cerca de

■ she's close on fifty anda rondando los cincuenta

close up de cerca

to be/have a close shave/call/thing salvarse por los pelos

to be close to tears estar a punto de llorar

to keep a close eye/watch on vigilar de cerca

to keep something a close secret mantener algo en el más riguroso secreto

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close

tr[kləʊz]

noun

1 (end) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino

■ the close of the day al caer el día

■ at the close of the century a finales de siglo

2 (precincts) recinto

transitive verb

1 (shut - gen) cerrar

■ close your eyes cierra los ojos

■ I'd like to close my account quisiera cerrar mi cuenta

2 (end - deal) cerrar; (meeting) cerrar, poner fin a; (course, conference) clausurar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse

■ what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran?

■ this drawer doesn't close properly este cajón no cierra bien

2 (end) concluir, terminar

■ the book closes with a murder el libro termina con un asesinato

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cerrar (at, a)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring something to a close concluir algo, poner fin a algo

to close ranks cerrar filas

to close in on something/somebody rodear algo/a alguien, cercar algo/a alguien

to close one's eyes to something cerrar los ojos a algo

to close one's mind to something cerrarse a algo

to come to a close / draw to a close tocar a su fin, llegar a su fin

close season veda, época de veda

close ['klo:z] v, closed ; closing vt

: cerrar

close vi

1) : cerrarse, cerrar

2) terminate: concluirse, terminar

3)

to close in approach: acercarse, aproximarse

close ['klo:s] adv

: cerca, de cerca

close adj, closer ; closest

1) confining: restrictivo, estrecho

2) secretive: reservado

3) strict: estricto, detallado

4) stuffy: cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)

5) tight: apretado, entallado, ceñido

it's a close fit: es muy apretado

6) near: cercano, próximo

7) intimate: íntimo

close friends: amigos íntimos

8) accurate: fiel, exacto

9) : reñido

a close election: una elección muy reñida

close ['klo:z] n

: fin m, final m, conclusión f

close

adj.

• angosto, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• arrimado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• entrañable adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• minucioso, -a adj.

• próximo, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

n.

• conclusión s.f.

• fenecimiento s.m.

• fin s.m.

v.

• candar v.

• cerrar v.

• clausurar v.

• finiquitar v.

• tapar v.

• terminar v.

I kləʊs
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II kləʊs
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) kləʊz (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) kləʊs ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. kləʊz
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

I [klǝʊs]
1.

ADV
(compar closer) (superl closest) cerca
the shops are very close — las tiendas están muy cerca

the hotel is close to the station — el hotel está cerca de la estación

she was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

according to sources close to the police — según fuentes allegadas a la policía

• close by — muy cerca

• come closer — acércate más

to come close to — acercarse a

we came very close to losing the match — estuvimos a punto de perder el partido, faltó poco para que perdiéramos el partido

that comes close to an insult — eso es casi un insulto

• the runners finished very close — los corredores llegaron casi al mismo tiempo

• to fit close — ajustarse al cuerpo

• to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca

• to hold sb close — abrazar fuertemente a algn

• to keep close to the wall — ir arrimado a la pared

• he must be close on 50 — debe andar cerca de los 50

it's close on six o'clock — son casi las seis

• stay close to me — no te alejes or separes de mí

• close together — juntos, cerca uno del otro

• to look at sth close up — mirar algo de cerca

2. ADJ

1) (=near) [place] cercano, próximo; [contact] directo; [connection] estrecho, íntimo

• close combat — lucha f cuerpo a cuerpo

• at close quarters — de cerca

• to come a close second to sb/sth — disputarle la primera posición a algn/algo

• he was the closest thing to a real worker among us — entre nosotros él tenía más visos de ser un obrero auténtico, de nosotros él era el que tenía más visos de ser un obrero

- it was a close shave

2) (=intimate) [relative] cercano; [friend] íntimo

we have only invited close relations — solo hemos invitado a parientes cercanos

she's a close friend of mine — es una amiga íntima mía

I'm very close to my sister — estoy muy unida a mi hermana

they're very close (to each other) — están muy unidos

a close circle of friends — un estrecho círculo de amigos

3) (=almost equal) [result, election, fight] muy reñido; [scores] casi iguales

• it was a very close contest — fue una competición muy reñida

• to bear a close resemblance to — tener mucho parecido con

4) (=exact, detailed) [examination, study] detallado; [investigation, questioning] minucioso; [surveillance, control] estricto; [translation] fiel, exacto

• to pay close attention to sb/sth — prestar mucha atención a algn/algo

• to keep a close watch on sb — mantener a algn bajo estricta vigilancia

5) (=not spread out) [handwriting, print] compacto; [texture, weave] compacto, tupido; [formation] cerrado

6) (=stuffy) [atmosphere, room] sofocante, cargado; [weather] pesado, bochornoso

it's close this afternoon — hace bochorno esta tarde

7) (=secretive) reservado; (=mean) tacaño

8) (Ling) [vowel] cerrado

3.

N recinto m

4.

CPD

close company N — (Brit) (Econ) sociedad f exclusiva, compañía f propietaria

close corporation N (US) — = close company

close season N — (Hunting, Fishing) veda f ; (Ftbl) temporada f de descanso (de la liga de fútbol)

close work N — trabajo m minucioso

II [klǝʊz]
1.

N (=end) final m, conclusión f

• at the close — al final

at the close of day — a la caída de la tarde

at the close of the year — al final del año

• to bring sth to a close — terminar algo, concluir algo

• to draw to a close — tocar a su fin, estar terminando

2. VI

1) (=shut) [shop] cerrar; [door, window] cerrarse

the doors close automatically — las puertas se cierran automáticamente

the shops close at five thirty — las tiendas cierran a las cinco y media

this window does not close properly — esta ventana no cierra bien

his eyes closed — se le cerraron los ojos

2) (=end) terminar, terminarse, concluir
(Econ)
shares closed at 120p — al cierre las acciones estaban a 120 peniques

3. VT

1) (=shut) cerrar; [+ hole] tapar

please close the door — cierra la puerta, por favor

road closed — cerrado el paso

• to close one's eyes — cerrar los ojos

to close one's eyes to sth — (=ignore) hacer la vista gorda a algo

• to close the gap between two things — llenar el hueco entre dos cosas

• close your mouth when you're eating! — ¡no abras la boca comiendo!

• to close ranks — cerrar filas

2) (=end) [+ discussion, meeting] cerrar, poner fin a; [+ ceremony] clausurar, dar término a; [+ bank account] liquidar; [+ account] (Comm) saldar; [+ bargain, deal] cerrar

- close down

- close in

- close in on

- close off

- close on

- close out

- close round

- close up

- close with

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I [kləʊs]
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II [kləʊs]
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) [kləʊz] (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) [kləʊs] ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. [kləʊz]
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

English-spanish dictionary > close
19 serve

sə:v
1. verb
1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servir

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servir

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) servir (de)

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) servir, prestar servicio

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) cumplir

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) sacar

2. noun
(act of serving (a ball).) servicio

- server
- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up

serve¹ n saque

he has a powerful serve tiene un saque potente

whose serve is it? ¿a quién le toca sacar?

serve² vb

1. servir

he served his country in the war sirvió a la patria durante la guerra

eat what you want, serve yourselves comed lo que queráis, servíos vosotros mismos

2. atender

a young girl served me at the chemist's en la farmacia me atendió una chica joven

3. sacar

he picked his racket up and prepared to serve cogió la raqueta y se preparó para sacar

it serves you right te está bien empleado

El gerundio de serve se escribe serving

serve

tr[sɜːv]

transitive verb

1 (work for) servir (as, de)

■ she served the company loyally for fifty years sirvió fielmente a la empresa durante cincuenta años

■ he has served his country ha servido a la patria

2 (customer) servir, atender; (food, drink) servir

■ are you being served? ¿le atienden?

■ dinner is served at 8.00 pm se sirve la cena a les 8.00

■ we can't serve alcohol after 11.00 pm no podemos servir alcohol después de las 11.00

■ this dish serves two este plato es para dos

3 (be useful to) servir, ser útil

■ this penknife will serve my purpose esta navaja me servirá

■ it serves many different purposes sirve para varias cosas

4 (provide with service) prestar servicio a

■ the new hospital will serve the whole region el nuevo hospital prestará servicio a toda la región

■ Barcelona is served by a good public transport system Barcelona dispone de un buen sistema de transporte público

5 (complete period of time - apprenticeship) hacer; (- sentence) cumplir

■ he served a three-year apprenticeship hizo un aprendizaje de tres años

■ she served six months for stealing cumplió una condena de seis meses por robo

6 SMALLLAW/SMALL (summons, writ, court order, etc) entregar, hacer entrega de

■ he was served with a summons fue citado para comparecer ante del juez, recibió una citación judicial

7 (tennis) sacar, servir

intransitive verb

1 (work for) servir

■ my father served in the army mi padre sirvió en el ejército

■ she served on a parliamentary committee fue miembro de la comisión parlamentaria

2 (in shop) atender; (food, drink) servir

■ who wants to serve? ¿quién quiere servir?

■ she's learning to serve at table aprende a servir la mesa

3 (be useful to) servir (as, de)

■ this small room can serve as my study esta habitación pequeña puede servirme de estudio

■ let this serve as a reminder to us all que esto nos sirva de recuerdo a todos

■ his remark only served to make things worse su comentario sólo sirvió para empeorar las cosas

■ this will serve as an example esto servirá de ejemplo

4 (tennis) servir, sacar

noun

1 (tennis) saque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if my memory serves me right/well si no me falla la memoria, si mal no recuerdo

to serve at mass ayudar en misa

to serve somebody right tenerlo bien merecido alguien

■ it serves you right lo tienes bien merecido

to serve time cumplir una condena

serve ['sərv] v, served ; serving vi

1) : servir

to serve in the navy: servir en la armada

to serve on a jury: ser miembro de un jurado

2) do, function: servir

to serve as: servir de, servir como

3) : sacar (en deportes)

serve vt

1) : servir

to serve God: servir a Dios

2) help: servir

it serves no purpose: no sirve para nada

3) : servir (comida o bebida)

dinner is served: la cena está servida

4) supply: abastecer

5) carry out: cumplir, hacer

to serve time: servir una pena

6)

to serve a summons : entregar una citación

serve (Tennis)

n.

• servicio (Tenis) (•Deporte•) s.m.

n.

• saco s.m.

• saque s.m.

• saque en el tenis s.m. (Tennis)

v.

• sacar (Tenis) (•Deporte•) v.

v.

• abastecer v.

• asistir v.

• ayudar v.

• escanciar v.

• estar al servicio de v.

• ser útil a v.

• servir v.

I
1. sɜːrv, sɜːv
transitive verb

1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a

2) (help, be useful to) servir*

if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

it serves no useful purpose — no sirve para nada (útil)

to serve somebody right — (colloq)

it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

3)

a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

4) ( Transp)

the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

Riem airport serves Munich — Riem es el aeropuerto de Munich

5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

2.

vi

1)

a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*

b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

c) ( distribute food) servir*

2) (spend time, do duty)

to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

3) (have effect, function)

to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

it only served to heighten tension — sólo sirvió para aumentar la tensión

let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- serve out

- serve up

II

noun servicio m, saque m

[sɜːv]
1. VT

1) (=work for) [+ employer, God, country] servir a

he served his country well — sirvió dignamente a la patria, prestó valiosos servicios a la patria

2) (=be used for, be useful as) servir

that serves to explain... — eso sirve para explicar...

• it serves its/my purpose — viene al caso

• it serves you right — te lo mereces, te lo tienes merecido, te está bien empleado

it served him right for being so greedy — se lo mereció por ser tan glotón, le está bien empleado por glotón

if my memory serves me right — si la memoria no me falla

3) (in shop, restaurant) [+ customer] servir, atender; [+ food, meal] servir

to serve sb with hors d'oeuvres — servir los entremeses a algn

are you being served, madam? — ¿le están atendiendo, señora?

dinner is served — la cena está servida

they served cod as halibut — hicieron pasar bacalao por halibut

main courses are served with vegetables or salad — el plato principal se sirve acompañado de verduras o ensalada

4) (=complete) cumplir, hacer

• to serve an apprenticeship — hacer el aprendizaje

• to serve ten years in the army — servir diez años en el ejército

• to serve a prison sentence, serve time (in prison) — cumplir una condena or una pena de cárcel

5) (Jur) [+ writ, summons] entregar

to serve a summons on sb — entregar una citación a algn

6) (Travel)

in towns served by this line — en las ciudades por donde pasa esta línea

these villages used to be served by buses — antes en estos pueblos había servicio de autobuses

7) (Culin) (=be enough for)

this recipe serves six — esta receta es (suficiente) para seis personas

8) (Tennis etc)

to serve the ball — servir (la bola), sacar

he served 17 double faults — hizo 17 dobles faltas

2. VI

1) [servant, soldier] servir

he is not willing to serve — no está dispuesto a ofrecer sus servicios

to serve on a committee/jury — ser miembro de una comisión/un jurado

to serve on the council — ser concejal

to serve in parliament — ser diputado

2) (at mealtime) servir

shall I serve? — ¿sirvo?

to serve at table — servir en la mesa

3) (in shop) atender

4) (=be useful)

to serve for or as — servir de

it will serve — servirá para el caso

it serves to show that... — sirve para demostrar que...

5) (Tennis) sacar

3.

N (Tennis etc) servicio m, saque m

whose serve is it? — ¿quién saca?, ¿de quién es el servicio?

he has a strong serve — tiene un servicio or saque muy fuerte

- serve out

- serve up

* * *

I
1. [sɜːrv, sɜːv]
transitive verb

1) ( work for) \<\<God/monarch/party\>\> servir* a

2) (help, be useful to) servir*

if (my) memory serves me correctly — si la memoria me es fiel, si la memoria no me falla

it serves no useful purpose — no sirve para nada (útil)

to serve somebody right — (colloq)

it serves her right! — se lo merece!, lo tiene bien merecido!, le está bien empleado! (Esp)

3)

a) ( Culin) \<\<food/drink\>\> servir*

serves four — ( in recipe) para cuatro personas; ( on packet) cuatro raciones or porciones

dinner is served — (frml) la cena está servida

b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

are you being served? — ¿lo atienden?

4) ( Transp)

the bus route serving Newtown — el servicio or la línea de autobuses que va a Newtown

Riem airport serves Munich — Riem es el aeropuerto de Munich

5) ( Law) \<\<summons/notice/order\>\> entregar*, hacer* entrega de

to serve something on somebody to serve somebody with something: they served a summons on all the directors todos los directivos recibieron una citación judicial; she was served with divorce papers — recibió notificación de la demanda de divorcio

6) ( complete) \<\<apprenticeship\>\> hacer*; \<\<sentence\>\> cumplir

2.

vi

1)

a) ( be servant) (liter) servir*

b) ( in shop) (BrE) atender*

c) ( distribute food) servir*

2) (spend time, do duty)

to serve in the army — servir* en el ejército

to serve on a committee — integrar una comisión, ser* miembro de una comisión

3) (have effect, function)

to serve to + INF — servir* para + inf

it only served to heighten tension — sólo sirvió para aumentar la tensión

let this serve as a warning — que esto te (or les etc) sirva de advertencia

4) ( Sport) sacar*, servir*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- serve out

- serve up

II

noun servicio m, saque m

English-spanish dictionary > serve
20 get on

1. intransitive verb
1) (on bicycle) aufsteigen; (on horse) aufsitzen; (enter vehicle) einsteigen

2) (make progress) vorankommen

get on in life/the world — es zu etwas [im Leben] bringen

3) (fare)

how did you get on there? — wie ist es dir dort ergangen?

he's getting on well — es geht ihm gut

I didn't get on too well in my exams — meine Prüfungen sind nicht besonders gut gelaufen (ugs.)

4) (become late) vorrücken

it's getting on for five — es geht auf fünf zu

it's getting on for six months since... — es sind bald sechs Monate, seit...

time is getting on — es wird langsam spät

5) (advance in age) älter werden

be getting on in years/for seventy — langsam älter werden/auf die Siebzig zugehen

6)

there were getting on for fifty people — es waren an die fünfzig Leute da

7) (manage) zurechtkommen

8) see academic.ru/31024/get_along">get along 3)
2. [stress varies] transitive verb
1) (climb on) steigen auf (+ Akk.) [Fahrrad, Pferd]; (enter, board) einsteigen in (+ Akk.) [Zug, Bus, Flugzeug]; gehen auf (+ Akk.) [Schiff]

2) (put on) anziehen [Kleider, Schuhe]; aufsetzen [Hut, Kessel]; (load) [auf]laden auf (+ Akk.)

get the cover [back] on — den Deckel [wieder] draufbekommen

3) (coll.)

get something on somebody — (discover something incriminating) etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

* * *

1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) vorankommen

2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) gut auskommen mit

3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) älter werden

4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) anziehen

5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) vorankommen

* * *

◆ get on

I. vt (sl)

to \get on it on [with sb] es [mit jdm] treiben euph fam, etwas mit jdm haben euph fam

II. vi

1. (fare)

▪ to \get on on [with sb] sich akk [mit jdm] verstehen

to \get on on badly/well sich akk schlecht/gut verstehen

2. esp BRIT (manage, progress) Fortschritte machen

▪ to \get on on [with sth] [mit etw dat] vorankommen

3. (start)

▪ to \get on on sth etw angehen, sich akk an etw akk heranmachen fam

4. (continue) weitermachen

▪ to \get on on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

5. BRIT (succeed) erfolgreich sein

6. (age) alt werden

to be \get onting on in years an Jahren zunehmen

7. time spät werden

it's \get onting on — we'd better go es wird langsam spät — wir sollten besser gehen

8. (be nearly)

there were \get onting on a hundred people there sie waren schon um die hundert Leute

9. (criticize)

▪ to \get on on at sb auf jdm herumhacken fam

10. (discuss)

▪ to \get on on to [or onto] sth auf etw akk kommen

11. (contact)

▪ to \get on on to [or onto] sb [about sth] sich akk mit jdm [wegen einer S. gen] in Verbindung setzen

12. (find out)

▪ to \get on on to [or onto] sb jdm auf die Schliche kommen fam

▪ to \get on on to [or onto] sth hinter etw akk kommen

* * *

get on

A v/i

1. ein Pferd, einen Wagen etc besteigen, aufsteigen auf (akk)

2. einsteigen in (akk)

3. sich stellen auf (akk):

get on one’s feet ( oder legs) sich erheben

4. vorwärtskommen, vorankommen (beide auch fig):

get on in one’s job;

how is your work getting on? wie kommst du mit deiner Arbeit voran?;

get on in life

a) es zu etwas bringen,

b) auch get on (in years) älter werden;

be getting on for sixty auf die Sechzig zugehen;

get on without sth ohne etwas auskommen;

I must be getting on ich muss weiter;

it is getting on for 5 o’clock es geht auf 5 Uhr (zu);

it was getting on es wurde spät;

get on with one’s meal weiteressen;

let’s get on with our work machen wir weiter!;

get on with it! umg Tempo!;

get on with you! Br umg das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!

5. → get along B 2, B 3

6. get on to

a) Br sich in Verbindung setzen mit, TEL jemanden anrufen,

b) gewählt oder berufen werden in (akk),

c) zu sprechen kommen auf (akk),

d) umg etwas spitzkriegen, hinter eine Sache kommen,

e) umg jemandem auf die Schliche kommen

B v/t

1. ein Kleidungsstück

a) anziehen:

get one’s clothes on sich anziehen

b) anbekommen:

I can’t get my jeans on ich bekomme meine Jeans nicht an

2. weiterbringen, vorantreiben

3. get it on US sl bumsen vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr haben)

* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (on bicycle) aufsteigen; (on horse) aufsitzen; (enter vehicle) einsteigen

2) (make progress) vorankommen

get on in life/the world — es zu etwas [im Leben] bringen

3) (fare)

how did you get on there? — wie ist es dir dort ergangen?

he's getting on well — es geht ihm gut

I didn't get on too well in my exams — meine Prüfungen sind nicht besonders gut gelaufen (ugs.)

4) (become late) vorrücken

it's getting on for five — es geht auf fünf zu

it's getting on for six months since... — es sind bald sechs Monate, seit...

time is getting on — es wird langsam spät

5) (advance in age) älter werden

be getting on in years/for seventy — langsam älter werden/auf die Siebzig zugehen

6)

there were getting on for fifty people — es waren an die fünfzig Leute da

7) (manage) zurechtkommen

8) see get along 3)
2. [stress varies] transitive verb
1) (climb on) steigen auf (+ Akk.) [Fahrrad, Pferd]; (enter, board) einsteigen in (+ Akk.) [Zug, Bus, Flugzeug]; gehen auf (+ Akk.) [Schiff]

2) (put on) anziehen [Kleider, Schuhe]; aufsetzen [Hut, Kessel]; (load) [auf]laden auf (+ Akk.)

get the cover [back] on — den Deckel [wieder] draufbekommen

3) (coll.)

get something on somebody — (discover something incriminating) etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

* * *

v.

einsteigen v.

vorwärts kommen ausdr.

vorwärtskommen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

weiterkommen v.

English-german dictionary > get on

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