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have a surprise in store for somebody

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1 to have something in store for somebody

to have something in store for somebody

tenerle algo preparado para alguien

■ I have a surprise in store for you te tengo preparada una sorpresa, tengo una sorpresa para ti

■ what does the future have in store for us? ¿qué nos depara el futuro?

English-spanish dictionary > to have something in store for somebody
2 store

1. noun
1) (Amer.): (shop) Laden, der

2) in sing. or pl. (Brit.): (large general shop) Kaufhaus, das

3) (warehouse) Lager, das; (for valuables) Depot, das; (for books, films, documents) Magazin, das

put something in store — etwas [bei einer Spedition] einlagern

4) (stock) Vorrat, der (of an + Dat.)

get in or lay in a store of something — einen Vorrat an etwas (Dat.) anlegen

be or lie in store for somebody — jemanden erwarten

have a surprise in store for somebody — eine Überraschung für jemanden [auf Lager] haben

who knows what the future has in store? — wer weiß, was die Zukunft mit sich bringt?

5) in pl. (supplies) Vorräte

the stores — (place) das [Vorrats]lager

6)

lay or put or set [great] store by or on something — [großen] Wert auf etwas (Akk.) legen
2. transitive verb
1) (put in store) einlagern; speichern [Getreide, Energie, Wissen]; einspeichern [Daten]; ablegen [Papiere, Dokumente]

2) (leave for storage) unterbringen

3) (hold) aufnehmen; speichern [Energie, Daten]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112069/store_away">store away

- store up

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[sto:] 1. noun
1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) der Vorrat

2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) die Fülle

3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) das Lager

4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) der Laden
2. verb
1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) lagern

2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) versehen

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- storage
- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up
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store

[stɔ:ʳ, AM stɔ:r]

I. n

1. (supply) Vorrat m (of an + dat); ( fig) Schatz m

he has a great \store of wit er hat ständig geistreiche Sprüche parat

▪ \stores pl Vorräte pl, Bestände pl

▪ to be in \store [for sb] ( fig) [jdm] bevorstehen

food \stores Lebensmittelvorräte pl

to lay in a \store of coal/wine einen Kohlen-/Weinvorrat anlegen

\store of knowledge ( fig) Wissensreichtum m

to keep [or have] sth in \store etw lagern; (in shop) etw auf Lager halten [o haben]; ( fig)

we have a surprise in \store for your father wir haben für deinen Vater eine Überraschung auf Lager

2. esp AM, AUS (any shop) Laden m; (grocery store) [Lebensmittel]geschäft nt, Laden m, Greißler m ÖSTERR

clothing \store Bekleidungshaus nt, Kleiderladen m SCHWEIZ

health-food \store Reformhaus nt, Bioladen m

liquor \store Spirituosenhandlung f

3. esp BRIT (large shop) Geschäft nt; (department store) Kaufhaus nt, Warenhaus nt

4. (warehouse) Lager nt

▪ in \store BRIT, AUS (in a safe place) untergestellt, eingelagert

grain \store Getreidespeicher m

supply \store Vorratslager nt

weapons \store Waffenarsenal nt

to put sth in \store etw einlagern

5. no pl (importance)

to set [or put] [or lay] \store by sth etw dat [eine] große Bedeutung beimessen

Jim lays little \store by appearance Jim legt wenig Wert auf das äußere Erscheinungsbild

6. COMPUT Speicher m

II. vt

▪ to \store sth

1. (keep for future use) heat, information, electricity etw [auf]speichern; furniture etw unterstellen; supplies etw lagern; (lay in the cellar) etw einkellern; (remember) sich dat etw merken

2. COMPUT (file) etw speichern

to \store data Daten [ab]speichern

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[stɔː(r)]
1. n

1) (= stock) Vorrat m (of an +dat); (fig) Fülle f, Schatz m, Reichtum m (of an +dat)

to lay in a store of food/coal — einen Lebensmittel-/Kohlenvorrat anlegen

to have or keep sth in store — etw lagern, einen Vorrat von etw haben; (in shop) etw auf Lager or etw vorrätig haben

to be in store for sb — jdm bevorstehen, auf jdn warten

to have a surprise in store for sb — für jdn eine Überraschung auf Lager haben

that's a treat in store (for you) — da habt ihr noch was Schönes vor euch, das ist etwas, worauf ihr euch freuen könnt

what has the future in store for us? — was wird uns (dat) die Zukunft bringen?

to set great/little store by sth — viel/wenig von etw halten, einer Sache (dat) viel/wenig Bedeutung beimessen

a vast store of knowledge — ein großer Wissensschatz

2) (= place) Lager nt

he is or works in the stores — er ist im Lager tätig

to put one's furniture in store — seine Möbel unterstellen or (ein)lagern

3) (COMPUT) (Daten)speicher m

4) (= large shop, book store) Geschäft nt; (= department store) Kaufhaus nt, Warenhaus nt; (esp US = shop) Laden m

2. adj attr (US)
clothes von der Stange; bread aus der Fabrik
3. vt
lagern; documents aufbewahren; furniture unterstellen; (in depository) einlagern; information, electricity, heat, energy speichern; (in one's memory) sich (dat) merken; (= equip, supply) larder etc auffüllen
the cellar can store enough coal for the winter — der Keller hat genügend Platz für die Winterkohle

to store sth away — etw verwahren

squirrels store away nuts for the winter — Eichhörnchen legen einen Vorrat von Nüssen für den Winter an

to store sth up — einen Vorrat an etw (dat) anlegen; (fig) etw anstauen; surprise etw auf Lager haben

to store up trouble for sb/oneself —

hatred stored up over years — jahrelang angestauter Hass

4. vi
(fruit, vegetables) sich lagern or aufbewahren lassen
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store [stɔː(r); US auch stəʊr]

A s

1. (Vorrats)Lager n, Vorrat m:

in store auf Lager, vorrätig;

be in store for sb fig jemandem bevorstehen, auf jemanden warten;

have ( oder hold) in store for sb eine Überraschung etc für jemanden bereithalten, jemandem eine Enttäuschung etc bringen

2. pl

a) Vorräte pl, Ausrüstung f (u. Verpflegung f), Proviant m

b) → military stores

c) → naval stores

d) (Roh)Material n

3. a) besonders US (Kauf)Laden m, Geschäft n

b) besonders Br Kauf-, Warenhaus n

4. Lagerhaus n

5. (große) Menge, Fülle f, Schatz m, Reichtum m ( alle:

of an dat):

his great store of knowledge sein großer Wissensschatz;

set great (little) store by fig

a) großen (geringen) Wert legen auf (akk),

b) etwas hoch (gering) einschätzen

6. COMPUT besonders Br Speicher m

7. Br Masttier n

B adj

1. US

a) Konfektions…, von der Stange:

store clothes

b) aus der Fabrik:

store bread

2. Br Mast…:

store cattle Mastvieh n

C v/t

1. ausstatten, eindecken, versorgen ( alle:

with mit), ein Schiff verproviantieren:

store one’s mind with facts seinen Kopf mit Fakten anfüllen

2. auch store away ( oder up)

a) einlagern, (auf)speichern, auf Lager nehmen, die Ernte einbringen,

b) verstauen,

c) fig im Gedächtnis bewahren

3. (in ein[em] Lager) einstellen, lagern

4. fassen, aufnehmen

5. ELEK, PHYS, auch COMPUT: speichern

D v/i

a) sich gut etc halten oder lagern lassen

b) sich leicht etc verstauen lassen

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1. noun
1) (Amer.): (shop) Laden, der

2) in sing. or pl. (Brit.): (large general shop) Kaufhaus, das

3) (warehouse) Lager, das; (for valuables) Depot, das; (for books, films, documents) Magazin, das

put something in store — etwas [bei einer Spedition] einlagern

4) (stock) Vorrat, der (of an + Dat.)

get in or lay in a store of something — einen Vorrat an etwas (Dat.) anlegen

be or lie in store for somebody — jemanden erwarten

have a surprise in store for somebody — eine Überraschung für jemanden [auf Lager] haben

who knows what the future has in store? — wer weiß, was die Zukunft mit sich bringt?

5) in pl. (supplies) Vorräte

the stores — (place) das [Vorrats]lager

6)

lay or put or set [great] store by or on something — [großen] Wert auf etwas (Akk.) legen
2. transitive verb
1) (put in store) einlagern; speichern [Getreide, Energie, Wissen]; einspeichern [Daten]; ablegen [Papiere, Dokumente]

2) (leave for storage) unterbringen

3) (hold) aufnehmen; speichern [Energie, Daten]

Phrasal Verbs:

- store away

- store up

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n.

Laden ¨-- m.

Speicher - (Computer) m.

Vorrat -¨e m. (warehouse) v.

lagern v. v.

abspeichern v.

aufbewahren v.

speichern v.

English-german dictionary > store
3 store

sto:
1. noun
1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) provisión

2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) reserva, almacén, depósito

3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) almacén, depósito

4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) tienda

2. verb
1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) almacenar, guardar, acumular

2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) abastecer

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- storage
- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up

store¹ n

1. tienda / almacén

department store grandes almacenes

2. almacén

a store for furniture un almacén para muebles / un guardamuebles

3. reserva

a secret store of chocolate una reserva secreta de chocolate

store² vb almacenar / guardar

I stored the tapes in a box guardé las cintas en una caja

El gerundio de store se escribe storing

store

tr[stɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (supply - gen) reserva, provisión nombre femenino; (- of wisdom, knowledge) reserva; (- of jokes etc) colección nombre femenino

■ he has a secret store of whisky tiene una reserva secreta de whisky

2 (warehouse) almacén nombre masculino, depósito

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (shop) tienda

transitive verb

1 (put away) almacenar (up, -); (keep) guardar; (amass) acumular, hacer acopio de

■ we store the goods in the garage almacenamos las mercancías en el garaje

■ I've already stored my winter clothes away ya he guardado la ropa de invierno

■ squirrels store up nuts for the winter las ardillas almacenan frutos secos para el invierno

2 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL almacenar

3 (put in storage) guardar, almacenar, mandar a un depósito

4 figurative use (trouble etc) ir acumulando (up, -), ir almacenando (up, -)

5 (fill with supplies) abastecer ( with, de)

plural noun stores

1 (provisions) provisiones nombre femenino plural, víveres nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (supplies, equipment) pertrechos nombre masculino plural; (place) intendencia f sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in store estar en depósito, estar en un guardamuebles

to be something in store (for somebody) esperarle algo a alguien, aguardarle algo a alguien

to have something in store for somebody tenerle algo preparado para alguien

■ I have a surprise in store for you te tengo preparada una sorpresa, tengo una sorpresa para ti

■ what does the future have in store for us? ¿qué nos depara el futuro?

to keep something in store guardar algo de reserva

to set store by something valorar algo mucho

general stores colmado

store ['stor] vt, stored ; storing : guardar, almacenar

store n

1) reserve, supply: reserva f

2) shop: tienda f

grocery store: tienda de comestibles

store (Reserve)

n.

• pertrechos s.m.pl.

n.

• almacén s.m.

• depósito s.m.

• despacho s.m.

• negocio s.m.

• provisión s.f.

• repuesto s.m.

• retén s.m.

• tienda s.f.

v.

• abastecer v.

• almacenar v.

• depositar v.

• guardar v.

I stɔːr, stɔː(r)
noun

1)

a) c u (stock, supply) reserva f, provisión f

a store of witty anecdotes — una colección de anécdotas graciosas

in store: we always keep some drink in store siempre tenemos bebida de reserva; there's a surprise in store for her la espera una sorpresa, se va a llevar una sorpresa; we have a surprise in store for you te tenemos (preparada) una sorpresa; who knows what the future has in store? ¿quién sabe lo que nos deparará el futuro?; to set great/little store by something — dar* mucho/poco valor a algo

b) stores pl (Mil, Naut) pertrechos mpl

2)

a) (warehouse, storage place) (often pl) almacén m, depósito m, bodega f (Méx)

b) u ( storage) ( BrE)

all our furniture is in store — tenemos todos los muebles en depósito

3) c

a) ( shop) (esp AmE) tienda f

a shoe/hardware store — una zapatería/ferretería

b) ( department store) grandes almacenes mpl, tienda f; (before n)

store card — tarjeta f de crédito ( expedida por una tienda)

store detective — guarda mf or vigilante mf no uniformado ( en una tienda)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( keep) \<\<food/drink/supplies\>\> guardar; ( Busn) almacenar; \<\<information\>\> almacenar; \<\<electricity\>\> acumular

store in a cool, dry place — consérvese en un lugar fresco y seco

the children's old toys are stored (away) in the attic — los juguetes viejos de los niños están guardados en el desván

b) ( Comput) \<\<data/program\>\> almacenar

2.

vi \<\<fruit/vegetables\>\> conservarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- store up

III

store-bought 'stɔːrbɔːt, 'stɔːbɔːt adjective (AmE) < clothes> de confección; < cake> comprado

[stɔː(r)]
1. N

1) (=supply, stock)

a) [of food, candles, paper] reserva f

• to have or keep sth in store — tener algo en reserva

to keep a store of sth — tener una reserva de algo

• to lay in a store of sth — hacer una reserva de algo, proveerse de algo

b) (fig) [of jokes, stories] repertorio m; [of information] cúmulo m

he has a vast store of dirty jokes — tiene un repertorio enorme de chistes verdes

he possessed a vast store of knowledge — tenía una cultura muy amplia

the company has a great store of expertise — la compañía cuenta con una multitud de gente competente

• to be in store for sb — (fig) aguardar a algn

you never know what's in store (for you) — nunca se sabe lo que le aguarda a uno

little did I know what the future had in store — qué poco sabía lo que nos deparaba el futuro

there's a surprise in store for you! — ¡te espera una sorpresa!

• to set great/little store by sth — tener algo en mucho/poco, dar mucho/poco valor a algo

I wouldn't set much store by that — yo no le daría mucho valor

2) (=depository) almacén m, depósito m

to put sth in(to) store — (in a warehouse) almacenar algo; (in a furniture store) llevar algo a un guardamuebles

to be in store — (in a warehouse) estar en un almacén; (in a furniture store) estar en un guardamuebles

furniture store — guardamuebles m inv

3) stores (=provisions) provisiones fpl, existencias fpl; (esp Mil) (=equipment) pertrechos mpl

4) (=shop)

a) (esp US) [of any size] tienda f

record store — tienda f de discos

book store — librería f

hardware store — ferretería f

- mind the store
grocery, village
b) (also: department store) grandes almacenes mpl

he owns a store in Oxford Street — es propietario de unos grandes almacenes en Oxford Street
chain, department
2. VT

1) (=keep, collect)

a) (gen) [+ food] conservar, guardar; [+ water, fuel, electricity] almacenar; [+ heat] acumular; [+ documents] archivar

store in an airtight tin — consérvense en un frasco hermético

avoid storing food for too long — evite tener la comida guardada durante mucho tiempo

b) (Comput) [+ information] almacenar, guardar; (Physiol) [+ fat, energy] almacenar, acumular

where in the brain do we store information about colours? — ¿en qué parte del cerebro almacenamos or guardamos información sobre los colores?

2) (=put away) guardar

I've got the camping things stored (away) till we need them — tengo las cosas de acampar guardadas hasta que las necesitemos

3) (=put in depository) [+ furniture] depositar en un guardamuebles; [+ goods, crop, waste] almacenar

3.

VI conservarse

fruits which won't store (well) — fruta que no se conserva (bien)

4.

CPD

store card N — tarjeta f de compra

store clerk N — (US) dependiente(-a) m / f

store cupboard N — despensa f

store detective N — vigilante mf jurado (de paisano en grandes almacenes)

store manager N — gerente mf de tienda (de grandes almacenes)

store window N — (US) escaparate m, vitrina f, vidriera f (S. Cone)

- store away

- store up

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I [stɔːr, stɔː(r)]
noun

1)

a) c u (stock, supply) reserva f, provisión f

a store of witty anecdotes — una colección de anécdotas graciosas

in store: we always keep some drink in store siempre tenemos bebida de reserva; there's a surprise in store for her la espera una sorpresa, se va a llevar una sorpresa; we have a surprise in store for you te tenemos (preparada) una sorpresa; who knows what the future has in store? ¿quién sabe lo que nos deparará el futuro?; to set great/little store by something — dar* mucho/poco valor a algo

b) stores pl (Mil, Naut) pertrechos mpl

2)

a) (warehouse, storage place) (often pl) almacén m, depósito m, bodega f (Méx)

b) u ( storage) ( BrE)

all our furniture is in store — tenemos todos los muebles en depósito

3) c

a) ( shop) (esp AmE) tienda f

a shoe/hardware store — una zapatería/ferretería

b) ( department store) grandes almacenes mpl, tienda f; (before n)

store card — tarjeta f de crédito ( expedida por una tienda)

store detective — guarda mf or vigilante mf no uniformado ( en una tienda)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( keep) \<\<food/drink/supplies\>\> guardar; ( Busn) almacenar; \<\<information\>\> almacenar; \<\<electricity\>\> acumular

store in a cool, dry place — consérvese en un lugar fresco y seco

the children's old toys are stored (away) in the attic — los juguetes viejos de los niños están guardados en el desván

b) ( Comput) \<\<data/program\>\> almacenar

2.

vi \<\<fruit/vegetables\>\> conservarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- store up

III

store-bought ['stɔːrbɔːt, 'stɔːbɔːt] adjective (AmE) < clothes> de confección; < cake> comprado

English-spanish dictionary > store
4 réserver

réserver [ʀezεʀve]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre à part) [+ objets] to save, to reserve ; [+ marchandises] to keep

• il nous a réservé deux places à côté de lui he's kept us two seats beside him

• on vous a réservé ce bureau we've set this office aside for you

• réserver le meilleur pour la fin to save the best till last

   b. ( = louer) [+ billet, place, chambre, table] to reserve

   c. [+ dangers, désagréments, joies] to have in store (à for)

• ils nous ont réservé un accueil chaleureux they gave us a warm welcome

• nous ne savons pas ce que l'avenir nous réserve we don't know what the future has in store for us

   d. ( = remettre à plus tard) [+ réponse, opinion] to reserve

• le médecin préfère réserver son diagnostic the doctor would rather reserve his diagnosis

2. reflexive verb

► se réserver

   a. ( = prélever) to keep for o.s.

• il s'est réservé le meilleur morceau he kept the best bit for himself

• se réserver le droit de faire qch to reserve the right to do sth

   b. ( = se ménager) to save o.s.

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ʀezɛʀve
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( retenir à l'avance) to reserve [chambre, place, billet]

2) ( mettre de côté) to put aside [journal, marchandise] ( pour for)

réserver quelque chose pour les grandes occasions — to keep something for special occasions

3) ( garder pour plus tard) to set aside [argent]; to save [énergie, explications]

est-ce que tu peux me réserver une heure cet après-midi? — can you set aside an hour for me this afternoon?

4) ( destiner)

réserver un bon accueil à quelqu'un — to give somebody a warm welcome

que nous réserve l'avenir? — what does the future hold?

le (triste) sort qui lui était réservé — the sad fate that awaited him

l'année passée m'a réservé bien des surprises — last year was full of surprises for me

5) ( remettre à plus tard)

réserver son jugement — to reserve judgement [BrE]

réserver son diagnostic — to defer diagnosis

2.

se réserver verbe pronominal

elle se réserve quelques instants de repos après le déjeuner — she sets aside a few minutes after lunch to relax

se réserver les meilleurs morceaux — to save the best bits for oneself

se réserver le droit de faire — to reserve the right to do

se réserver pour le dessert — to save some room for dessert

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ʀezɛʀve vt
1) [place, table] to reserve, to book Grande-Bretagne

Nous avons réservé une chambre. — We've reserved a room., We've booked a room.

réserver qch à qn [chambre, billet] — to reserve sth for sb, to book sth for sb Grande-Bretagne

2) (= préparer)

réserver qch à qn [surprise, fête] — to have sth in store for sb

3) (= mettre de côté, garder)

réserver qch pour; réserver qch à — to keep sth for, to save sth for

Je t'ai réservé une part de gâteau. — I've saved you a piece of cake.

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réserver verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( retenir à l'avance) to reserve [chambre, table]; to reserve, to book GB [place, billet]; ‘pour réserver s'adresser à l'accueil’ ‘reservations can be made at reception’;

2 ( mettre de côté) to keep [place]; to put aside [journal, pain, marchandise]; ( faire mettre de côté) to reserve, to have [sth] put aside [journal, pain, marchandise]; réserver qch pour les grandes occasions to keep sth for special occasions;

3 ( garder pour plus tard) to set aside [argent]; to save [énergie, explications]; est-ce que tu peux me réserver une heure cet après-midi? can you set aside an hour for me this afternoon?;

4 ( destiner) réserver un mauvais accueil à qn to give sb a chilly reception; réserver un bon accueil à qn to give sb a warm welcome; sans savoir ce que l'avenir nous réserve without knowing what the future has in store ou holds for us; je leur réserve une (mauvaise) surprise I've got a (nasty) surprise in store for them; il ignorait le (triste) sort qui lui était réservé he knew nothing of the sad fate that awaited him; l'année passée m'a réservé bien des déceptions/surprises last year was full of disappointments/surprises for me; on lui a réservé la place d'honneur he's the guest of honour^GB; l'honneur de présider la séance t'est réservé you are to have the honour^GB of chairing the meeting;

5 ( remettre à plus tard) réserver son jugement to reserve judgement^GB; réserver son diagnostic to defer diagnosis; le patron réserve sa décision jusqu'à lundi the boss is postponing his decision until Monday.

B se réserver vpr elle se réserve quelques instants de repos après le déjeuner she sets aside a few minutes after lunch to relax; se réserver la meilleure chambre/les meilleurs morceaux to save the best room/the best bits for oneself; se réserver le droit de faire to reserve the right to do; se réserver la faculté de faire to keep the option open to do; se réserver pour une meilleure occasion to wait for a better opportunity; se réserver pour le dessert to save some room for dessert; il se réserve pour la candidature à la présidence he's saving himself for the presidential race.

[rezɛrve] verbe transitif

1. [retenir à l'avance] to reserve, to book

Mesdames, bonsoir, avez-vous réservé? good evening, ladies, have you booked (UK) ou do you have a reservation?

2. [garder - pour un usage particulier] to save, to keep, to set ou to put aside

j'avais réservé des fonds pour l'achat d'une maison I had put ou set some money aside to buy a house

réserver quelqu'un pour une mission spéciale to keep somebody for a special mission

les nouvelles installations seront réservées aux superpétroliers the new installations will be reserved for the use of supertankers

[conserver] to reserve, to keep

réserver le meilleur pour la fin to keep ou to save the best till last

réserver sa réponse to delay one's answer

réserver son opinion to reserve one's opinion

être réservé à quelqu'un to be reserved for somebody

un privilège/sport réservé aux gens riches a privilege/sport enjoyed solely by rich people

toilettes réservées aux handicapés toilets (reserved) for the disabled

emplacements réservés aux médecins parking (reserved) for doctors only

3. [destiner] to reserve, to have in store

réserver une surprise à quelqu'un to have a surprise (in store) for somebody

réserver un accueil glacial/chaleureux à quelqu'un to reserve an icy/a warm welcome for somebody

que nous réserve l'avenir? what does the future have in store for us?

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se réserver verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [par prudence] to hold back

je me réserve pour le fromage I'm keeping some room ou saving myself for the cheese

2. SPORT (figuré) to save one's strength

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se réserver verbe pronominal transitif

se réserver quelque chose to reserve ou to keep something (for oneself)

se réserver un droit de regard sur to retain the right to inspect something

se réserver le droit de faire quelque chose to reserve the right to do something

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5 préparer

préparer [pʀepaʀe]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = confectionner, apprêter) to prepare ; [+ complot] to hatch ; [+ table] to lay

• elle nous prépare une tasse de thé she's making us a cup of tea

• plat préparé ready meal

• préparer l'avenir to prepare for the future

• préparer le terrain to prepare the ground

   b. [+ examen] to study for

• préparer Normale Sup to study for entrance to the École normale supérieure

   c. ( = habituer, entraîner) préparer qn à qch/à faire qch to prepare sb for sth/to do sth

• préparer les esprits to prepare people ( à qch for sth)

• préparer qn à un examen to prepare sb for an exam

• je n'y étais pas préparé I wasn't prepared for it

   d. ( = réserver) préparer qch à qn to have sth in store for sb

• il nous prépare une surprise he has a surprise in store for us

• il nous prépare un bon rhume he's getting a cold

2. reflexive verb

► se préparer

   a. ( = s'apprêter) to prepare ( à qch for sth) ( à faire qch to do sth)

• préparez-vous au pire prepare for the worst

• je ne m'y étais pas préparé I wasn't prepared for it

• se préparer pour sortir dîner en ville to get ready to go out to dinner

   b. ( = approcher) [orage] to be brewing

• il se prépare quelque chose de louche there's something fishy going on (inf)

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pʀepaʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, plat, surprise] ( pour for); to get [something] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier] ( pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]

il est en train de préparer le dîner — he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US

préparer le terrain — fig to prepare the ground

il est en train de préparer un mauvais coup — he's up to no good

il prépare un disque pour l'année prochaine — he's working on a record to be released next year

des plats préparés — ready-to-eat meals

je me demande ce que l'avenir nous prépare — I wonder what the future has in store for us

2) ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for)

préparer quelqu'un à une épreuve sportive — to coach somebody for a (sports) competition

essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle — try and break the news to her gently

3) École, Université to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]

4) Technologie to dress [laine, cuir]

5) Culinaire to dress [poisson, volaille]

2.

se préparer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready

2) ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for)

je ne m'étais pas préparé à cette éventualité — I was not prepared for this to happen

3) ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offing

un coup d'État se prépare — a coup d'état is imminent

il se prépare quelque chose de louche — something fishy (colloq) is going on

4) ( faire pour soi)

se préparer une tasse de thé — to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea

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pʀepaʀe vt
1) [café, petit-déjeuner] to make, to prepare

Je vais préparer le café. — I'll make the coffee.

2) [repas] to make, to cook

Elle prépare le dîner. — She's making dinner., She's cooking dinner.

3) [voyage, entreprise] to plan

préparer qch à qn [surprise] — to plan sth for sb

4)

préparer qn à [nouvelle] — to prepare sb for

5) [examen] to prepare for

Laure prépare son examen d'économie. — Laure's preparing for her economics exam.

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préparer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, discours, plat, surprise] (pour for); to get [sth] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier, documents] (pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, campagne électorale, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée, transition]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]; il est en train de préparer le dîner he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US; préparer le terrain fig to prepare the ground; il est en train de préparer un mauvais coup he's cooking something up○; il prépare un livre/un disque pour l'année prochaine he's working on a book to be published/a record to be released next year; tu me prépareras mon costume pour demain? would you get my suit ready for tomorrow?; des plats préparés ready-to-eat meals; je me demande ce que l'avenir nous prépare I wonder what the future has in store for us; il a l'air bizarre en ce moment, je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare he's been acting oddly recently, I wonder what he's up to; toutes ces grèves, ça nous prépare une belle pagaille○! with all these strikes we're in for complete chaos!; il nous prépare une bonne grippe○ he's coming down with the flu; préparer ses effets [comédien, orateur] to time one's effects;

2 ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for); préparer qn à un examen to prepare sb for an exam; préparer qn à une épreuve sportive to coach sb for a (sports) competition; être bien/mal préparé à qch to be well-/ill-prepared for sth; l'éducation devrait préparer à la vie education should be a preparation for life; essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle try and break the news to her gently; préparer qn à faire to prepare sb to do; ses parents ne l'ont pas préparé à affronter le monde extérieur his parents did not prepare him for the world;

3 Scol, Univ to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]; il prépare une école d'ingénieurs he's studying for the engineering school entrance examinations;

4 Tech to dress [laine, cuir];

5 Culin to dress [poisson, volaille].

B se préparer vpr

1 ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready (pour qch for sth; à faire to do); je me préparais à sortir quand le téléphone a sonné I was just getting ready to go out when the phone rang; l'armée se prépare à envahir le pays voisin the army is getting ready ou gearing up○ to invade the neighbouring^GB country;

2 ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for); l'athlète s'est préparé pour la course the athlete prepared for ou trained for the race; se préparer pour un examen to prepare for ou study for an exam; se préparer à qch/à faire qch to prepare for sth/to do sth; se préparer au pire to prepare for the worst; je ne m'étais pas préparé à cette éventualité I was not prepared for this to happen; prépare-toi à recevoir une mauvaise nouvelle prepare yourself for some bad news; la population se prépare à passer un rude hiver the people are preparing for a harsh winter;

3 ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs, troubles] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offing; un remaniement ministériel se prépare a cabinet reshuffle is in the offing; un coup d'État se prépare dans le pays a coup d'état is imminent in the country; il se prépare quelque chose de louche something fishy○ is going on;

4 ( faire pour soi) se préparer une tasse de thé/de la soupe to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea/some soup.

[prepare] verbe transitif

1. [réaliser - plat] to prepare, to make ; [ - sandwich] to prepare, to make ; [ - médicament, cataplasme] to prepare

qu'est-ce que tu nous as préparé de bon? what delicious dish have you cooked for us?

2. [rendre prêt - valise] to pack ; [ - repas, chambre, champ] to prepare, to get ready ; [ - peaux, laine] to dress ; [ - document] to prepare, to draw up (separable)

préparez la monnaie, s'il vous plaît please have change ready

plats tout préparés precooked ou ready-cooked meals

poulet tout préparé oven-ready ou dressed chicken

on dirait qu'il nous prépare une rougeole (familier) (it) looks like he's getting the measles

préparer le terrain (pour)

a. (sens propre) to prepare the ground ou to lay the ground (for)

b. (figuré) to pave the way (for)

3. [organiser - attentat, conférence] to prepare, to organize ; [ - complot] to prepare, to hatch

elle avait préparé sa réponse she'd got her ou an answer ready

préparer une surprise à quelqu'un to have a surprise in store for somebody

4. [travailler à - œuvre] to be preparing, to be working on ; [ - examen] to be preparing for ; [ - épreuve sportive] to be in training for

il prépare une grande école he's studying for the entrance exam to a `Grande École'

5. [former - élève] to prepare ; [ - athlète] to train

préparer quelqu'un à quelque chose to prepare somebody for something

on les prépare intensivement à l'examen they're being coached for the exam

6. [habituer] to accustom

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se préparer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [s'apprêter] to get ready

le temps qu'elle se prépare, on aura raté la séance by the time she's ready, we'll have missed the show

2. [s'entraîner] to train

se préparer pour Roland-Garros to train ou to prepare for the French Open tennis tournament

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se préparer verbe pronominal intransitif

un orage se prépare there's a storm brewing

(tournure impersonnelle)

je sens qu'il se prépare quelque chose I can feel there's something afoot ou in the air

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se préparer verbe pronominal transitif

se préparer des déceptions to prepare oneself for disappointment

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se préparer à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [être disposé à] to be ready ou prepared for

je ne m'étais pas préparé à un tel accueil I wasn't prepared for such a welcome

2. [être sur le point de] to be about to

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6 fumant

fumant, e [fymɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

adjective

( = chaud) [cendres, cratère] smoking ; [soupe] steaming

• un coup fumant a master stroke

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fumante fymɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif

1) ( dégageant de la fumée) smoking; ( dégageant de la vapeur) steaming

2) (colloq) ( sensationnel) terrific (colloq)

faire un coup fumant — to pull off a real coup ( à quelqu'un on somebody)

préparer un coup fumant contre or à quelqu'un — to have a nasty surprise in store for somebody

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fymɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj fumant, -e
1) (feu, cheminée) smoking

un coup fumant — a master stroke

See:

coup

2) (liquide) steaming

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fumant, fumante adj

1 ( dégageant de la fumée) smoking; ( dégageant de la vapeur) steaming;

2 Chimie fuming;

3 ○( sensationnel) terrific○; faire un coup fumant to pull off a real coup (à qn on sb); préparer un coup fumant contre or à qn to have a nasty surprise in store for sb.

( féminin fumante) [fymɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif

1. [cheminée, feu] smoking, smoky

[cendres, décombres] smouldering

2. [liquide, nourriture] steaming

3. [furieux] fuming

être fumant de colère to flare up with anger

4. (familier) [remarquable] brilliant

un coup fumant a masterstroke

5. CHIMIE fuming

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7 attendre

attendre [atɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [personne] to wait for

• il attend de voir he's waiting to see

• attends la fin du film wait until the film is over

• nous attendons qu'il vienne we are waiting for him to come

• aller attendre qn au train to go and meet sb off the train

• il est venu m'attendre à la gare he came to meet me at the station

• j'attends le week-end avec impatience I'm looking forward to the weekend

• j'ai attendu deux heures I waited for two hours

• attendez un instant wait a moment

• attendez un peu ! wait a second! ; (menace) just you wait!

• qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour partir ? what are we waiting for?

• on ne t'attendait plus we had given up on you

• êtes-vous attendu ? are you expected?

• il attend son heure he's biding his time

• l'argent qu'il me doit, je l'attends toujours I'm still waiting for the money he owes me

► en attendant ( = pendant ce temps) in the meantime ; ( = en dépit de cela) all the same

• on ne peut rien faire en attendant de recevoir sa lettre we can't do anything until we get his letter

• en attendant qu'il revienne, je vais vite faire une course while I'm waiting for him to come back I'm going to go down to the shop

• en attendant, c'est moi qui fais tout ! all the same, it's me that does everything!

   b. [voiture] to be waiting for ; [mauvaise surprise, sort] to be in store for

   c. ( = escompter) [+ personne, chose] to expect

• attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth

• on attendait beaucoup de ces pourparlers great things were expected of the talks

• j'attendais mieux de cet élève I expected better of this pupil

   d. attendre un enfant or un bébé

• attendre famille (Belgian) to be expecting a baby

• ils attendent la naissance pour le 10 mai the baby is due on 10 May

   e. ► attendre après (inf) [+ chose] to be in a hurry for ; [+ personne] to be waiting for

• l'argent que je t'ai prêté, je n'attends pas après I'm not desperate for the money I lent you

• je n'attends pas après lui ! I can get along without him!

2. intransitive verb

to wait ; ( = se conserver) to keep

• attends, je vais t'expliquer wait, let me explain

• attendez voir (inf) let me see

• vous attendez ou vous voulez rappeler plus tard ? will you hold or do you want to call back later?

• tu peux toujours attendre ! you'll be lucky!

• ce travail peut attendre this work can wait

• sans plus attendre straight away

• il faut agir sans plus attendre we must act straight away

► faire attendre

• faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting

• se faire attendre to be a long time coming

• il aime se faire attendre he likes to keep people waiting

• leur riposte ne se fit pas attendre they didn't take long to retaliate

3. reflexive verb

► s'attendre

   a. [personnes] to wait for each other

   b. s'attendre à qch to expect sth

• il ne s'attendait pas à gagner he wasn't expecting to win

• avec lui on peut s'attendre à tout you never know what to expect with him

• Lionel ! si je m'attendais (à te voir ici) ! (inf) Lionel, fancy meeting you here!

• elle s'y attendait she expected this

• il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected

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atɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén to wait for [personne, événement]; to wait until ou till [date] ( pour faire to do)

j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini — I'm waiting for him to finish

il attend impatiemment Noël — he can't wait for Christmas

aller attendre quelqu'un à la gare — to (go and) meet somebody at the station

qu'attends-tu pour répondre? — why don't you answer?

j'attends de voir pour y croire — I'll believe it when I see it

se faire attendre — to keep people waiting

le serveur se fait attendre — the waiter is taking a long time

la réaction ne se fit pas attendre — the reaction was instantaneous

attendre son jour or heure — to bide one's time

reste ici en attendant que la pluie cesse — stay here until the rain stops

en attendant mieux — until something better turns up

où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! — where were you? we'd given up on you!; ferme I

2) (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for

un délicieux repas m'attendait — a delicious meal awaited me

3) (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]

quel avenir nous attend? — what does the future hold (in store) for us?

les élections sont attendues comme un test — the elections are being viewed as a test

4) ( compter sur)

je les attends pour 5 heures — I'm expecting them at five

elle attend un bébé or un enfant — she's expecting a baby

attendre de quelqu'un qu'il fasse — to expect somebody to do

j'attendais mieux de ce roman — I found the novel rather disappointing

2.

verbe intransitif to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold

attends un peu! — wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!

faire attendre quelqu'un — to keep somebody waiting

sans plus attendre — without further delay

en attendant — ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless

tu ne perds rien pour attendre! — (colloq) I'll get you (colloq), just you wait!

3.

s'attendre verbe pronominal

s'attendre à quelque chose/à faire — to expect something/to do

s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse/quelque chose se produise — to expect somebody to do/something to happen

il fallait s'y attendre — it was to be expected

avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout — with him, anything can happen

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tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre — Proverbe everything comes to him who waits Proverbe

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atɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [visiteur, événement] to wait for

attendre qn — to wait for sb

il se fait attendre! — he's keeping us waiting!

attendre que qch se produise — to wait for sth to happen, to wait until sth happens

Attends qu'il ne pleuve plus. — Wait for it to stop raining., Wait until it's stopped raining.

attendre de recevoir qch — to be waiting to receive sth

J'attends d'avoir de ses nouvelles. — I'm waiting to hear from him.

attendre qn de pied ferme — to be ready and waiting for sb

Je l'attends de pied ferme. — I'm ready and waiting for him.

en attendant — attendant

2) (avec l'idée de différer une action)

attendre que — to wait until

attendre de faire — to wait until one does

attendre d'être — to wait until one is

J'attends d'avoir un appartement à moi. — I'm waiting until I've got a flat of my own.

3)

attendre un enfant — to be expecting a baby

4) (être destiné ou réservé à) to be in store for, to await

On ne sait jamais ce qui nous attend. — We never know what's in store for us.

5) (= escompter, espérer) to expect

attendre qch de — to expect sth of

Je n'attends plus rien de la vie. — I expect nothing more from life.

2. vi

1) (dans l'attente d'un visiteur, d'un événement) to wait

Attendons, cela ne sert à rien de s'énerver. — Let's wait, there's no point getting annoyed.

Attends, je vais t'expliquer. — Wait, I'll explain.

faire attendre qn — to keep sb waiting

2)

attendez que je réfléchisse — wait, let me think

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attendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( processus qui dure) [personne] to wait for [personne]; to wait for, to await sout [événement]; to wait until ou till [date] (pour faire to do); attendre l'arrivée de qn to wait for sb to arrive, to await sb's arrival; j'attends le bus I'm waiting for the bus; j'ai attendu le bus (pendant) dix minutes I waited for the bus for ten minutes, I waited ten minutes for the bus; j'attends le bus depuis dix minutes I've been waiting for the bus for ten minutes, I've been waiting ten minutes for the bus; je t'ai attendu jusqu'à 8 heures I waited for you until 8 o'clock; attendre la fin d'une émission to wait till the end of a programme^GB; n'attends pas demain/la nuit pour le réparer don't wait until ou till tomorrow/dark to mend it; attendre le bon moment pour agir to wait for the right moment ou until the time is right to act; attendre la pluie pour semer to wait for the rain before sowing; j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini I'm waiting for him to finish; j'attends qu'on me serve or d'être servi I'm waiting to be served; elle n'attendait que ça! that's just what she was waiting for; il attend impatiemment Noël/leur départ he can't wait for Christmas/for them to leave; il n'attend qu'une chose, c'est de prendre sa retraite he can't wait to retire; attendre son tour to wait one's turn; on n'attend plus qu'elle pour commencer we're just waiting for her and then we can start; aller attendre un train/qn au train/qn à la gare to (go and) meet a train/sb off a train/sb at the station; attends qu'il écrive pour or avant de décider wait until ou till he writes ou wait for him to write before you decide; attends d'avoir vu l'autre pour commander wait until ou till you've seen the other one before you order; qu'attends-tu pour partir/répondre? why don't you leave/answer?; j'attends de voir pour y croire I'll believe it when I see it; se faire attendre to keep people waiting; le serveur/chèque se fait attendre the waiter/cheque GB ou check US is taking a long time ou is a long time coming; le printemps se fait attendre spring is late, spring is slow to arrive; la réaction ne se fit pas attendre the reaction was instantaneous; attendre son jour or heure to bide one's time; reste ici en attendant de trouver mieux/que la pluie cesse/l'heure du départ stay here until you find sth better/the rain stops/it's time to go; en attendant mieux until something better turns up; où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! where were you? we'd given up on you!; si je n'attendais que toi pour m'aider/ça pour vivre! iron it's a good thing I'm not relying on you to help/that to keep me going!; c'est là que je l'attends○! I'm ready and waiting!, I'm right here!; ⇒ ferme;

2 (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for [personne]; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for [personne]; une lettre vous attend à la réception there's a letter (waiting) for you at reception; un délicieux repas m'attendait a delicious meal awaited me; le déjeuner vous attend! lunch is ready!;

3 (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]; une surprise désagréable les attendait à leur arrivée there was a nasty surprise awaiting them when they arrived; je ne sais pas ce qui m'attend I don't know what's in store for me; quel avenir nous attend? what does the future hold (in store) for us?; un brillant avenir les attendait a brilliant future lay ahead of them; les élections sont attendues comme un test the elections are being viewed as a test;

4 ( compter sur) je les attends pour 5 heures I'm expecting them at five; elle attend un bébé or un enfant she's expecting a baby, she's expecting○; attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth; attendre de qn qu'il fasse to expect sb to do; on attend beaucoup de ce nouveau traitement great things are expected of this new treatment; j'attendais mieux de vous I expected more of you; j'attendais mieux de ce roman I found the novel rather disappointing.

B vi to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold; attends un instant wait a moment, hang on (a minute)○; la ligne est occupée, voulez- vous attendre? the line is engaged GB ou busy US, do you want to hold?; attends un peu! wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!; attends voir○ wait a minute, let's see; faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting; sans plus attendre without further delay; la lettre attendra the letter can wait; ce plat n'attend pas this dish has to be served immediately; en attendant ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless; en attendant, je ferai mes courses in the meantime, I'll do my shopping; ce n'est peut-être pas grave mais, en attendant, ça fait mal it may not be serious but all the same it's painful ou it's painful nonetheless; tu ne perds rien pour attendre○! I'll get you, just you wait!

C s'attendre vpr s'attendre à qch/à faire to expect sth/to do; je m'attendais au pire/à mieux I was expecting the worst/something better; attends-toi à être interrogé you'll no doubt be grilled; au moment où je m'y attendais le moins (just) when I was least expecting it; s'attendre à ce que qn fasse/qch se produise to expect sb to do/sth to happen; il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected; avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout with him, anything can happen; ça alors, si je m'attendais à te retrouver professeur! I must say I'm surprised to find you in teaching!; quelle bonne surprise! si je m'attendais○! what a nice surprise! who would've thought it!; ⇒ cent.

Idiome

tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre Prov everything comes to him who waits Prov.

[atɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[IDÉE DE TEMPS, D'ATTENTE]

1. [rester jusqu'à la venue de - retardataire, voyageur] to wait for (inseparable)

je l'attends pour partir I'm waiting till he gets here before I leave, I'll leave as soon as he gets here

il va falloir t'attendre encore longtemps? are you going to be much longer?

(aller) attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport/la gare to (go and) meet somebody at the airport/the station

le train ne va pas vous attendre the train won't wait (for you)

l'avion l'a attendu they delayed the plane for him

attendre quelqu'un au passage ou au tournant (figuré) to wait for a chance to pounce on somebody

elle se trompera, et je l'attends au tournant she'll make a mistake and that's when I'll get her

‘En attendant Godot’ Beckett ‘Waiting for Godot’

2. [escompter l'arrivée de - facteur, invité] to wait for (inseparable), to expect ; [ - colis, livraison] to expect, to await (soutenu) ; [ - réponse, événement] to wait for (inseparable), to await

je ne t'attendais plus! I'd given up waiting for you!, I'd given up on you

attendre quelqu'un à ou pour dîner to expect somebody for dinner

vous êtes attendu, le docteur va vous recevoir immédiatement the doctor's expecting you, he'll see you straightaway

qu'est-ce que tu attends? [ton interrogatif ou de reproche] what are you waiting for?

qu'est-ce qu'il attend pour les renvoyer? why doesn't he just fire them?

ils n'attendent que ça, c'est tout ce qu'ils attendent that's exactly ou just what they're waiting for

il attend le grand jour avec impatience he's looking forward to the big day, he can't wait for the big day

nous attendons des précisions we're awaiting further details

attendre son tour to wait one's turn

attendre son heure to bide one's time

attendre le bon moment to wait for the right moment (to come along)

cela peut attendre demain that can wait till ou until tomorrow

je lui ai prêté 3 000 euros et je les attends toujours I lent him 3,000 euros and I still haven't got it back

se faire attendre to keep others waiting

désolé de m'être fait attendre sorry to have kept you waiting

les hors-d'œuvre se font attendre the starters are a long time coming

la réforme se fait attendre the reform is taking a long time to materialize

les résultats ne se sont pas fait attendre

a. [après une élection] the results didn't take long to come in

b. [conséquences d'une action] there were immediate consequences

alors, tu attends le dégel? (familier) are you going to hang around here all day?

attendre quelqu'un comme le Messie to wait eagerly for somebody

3. [suj: femme enceinte]

attendre un bébé ou enfant, attendre famille (Belgique) to be expecting (a child), to be pregnant

attendre des jumeaux to be pregnant with ou expecting twins

j'attends une fille I'm expecting a girl

elle attend son bébé pour le 15 avril her baby's due on 15 April

attendre un heureux événement (euphémisme) to be expecting

4. [être prêt pour] to be ready for, to await (soutenu)

la voiture vous attend the car's ready for you, your car awaits (soutenu & humoristique)

5. [suj: destin, sort, aventure] to await (soutenu), to be ou to lie in store for

une mauvaise surprise l'attendait there was a nasty surprise in store for her

une nouvelle vie vous attend là-bas a whole new life awaits you there

si tu savais ou tu ne sais pas ce qui t'attend! you haven't a clue what you're in for, have you?

avant de me porter volontaire, je voudrais savoir ce qui m'attend before I volunteer, I'd like to know what I'm letting myself in for

6. [espérer]

attendre quelque chose de to expect something from

qu'attendez-vous de moi? what do you expect of me?

j'attendais mieux d'elle I thought she'd do better, I was expecting better things from her

nous attendons beaucoup de la réunion we expect a lot (to come out) of the meeting

7. [avoir besoin de] to need

le document attend encore trois signatures the document needs another three signatures

le pays attend encore l'homme qui sera capable de mettre fin à la guerre civile the country is still waiting for the man who will be able to put an end to the civil war

B.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'QUE']

attendre que: nous attendrons qu'elle soit ici we'll wait till ou until she gets here ou for her to get here

elle attendait toujours qu'il rentre avant d'aller se coucher she would always wait up for him

attends (un peu) que je le dise à ton père! just you wait till ou until I tell your father!

C.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'DE']

attends d'être grand wait til ou untill you're older

nous attendions de sortir we were waiting to go out

j'attends avec impatience de la revoir I can't wait to see her again, I'm really looking forward to seeing her again

attendre de voir la suite des événements to wait to see what happens

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[atɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [patienter] to wait

les gens n'aiment pas attendre people don't like to be kept waiting ou to have to wait

je passe mon temps à attendre I spend all my time waiting around

il est en ligne, vous attendez? he's on the other line, will you hold?

faites-les attendre ask them to wait

si tu crois qu'il va t'aider, tu peux toujours attendre! if you think he's going to help you, don't hold your breath!

il peut toujours attendre! he'll have a long wait!

mais enfin attends, je ne suis pas prêt! wait a minute, will you, I'm not ready!

elle s'appelle, attends, comment déjà? her name is, wait a minute, now what is it?

et attends, tu ne sais pas le plus beau! wait (for it) ou hold on, the best part's yet to come!

attendez voir, je crois me souvenir let's see ou let me see ou think, I seem to remember

attends voir, je vais demander (familier) hold ou hang on, I'll ask

attends voir, toi! (familier) [menace] just you wait!

tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (proverbe) everything comes to he who waits (proverbe)

2. [suj: plat chaud, soufflé] to wait

[suj: vin, denrée] to keep

les spaghetti ne doivent pas attendre spaghetti must be served as soon as it's ready

3. [être reporté] to wait

votre projet attendra your plan'll have to wait

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attendre après verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [avoir besoin de]

attendre après quelque chose to be in great need of something

2. [compter sur]

attendre après quelqu'un to rely ou to count on somebody

si tu attends après lui, tu n'auras jamais tes renseignements if you're counting on him ou if you leave it up to him, you'll never get the information you want

elle est assez grande, elle n'attend plus après toi! she's old enough to get along (perfectly well) without you!

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s'attendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to wait for each other

on s'attend à l'entrée du cinéma we'll wait for each other ou we'll meet outside the cinema

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s'attendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

to expect

il faut s'attendre à des embouteillages traffic jams are expected

il faut s'attendre à tout we should be prepared for anything

s'attendre au pire to expect the worst

savoir à quoi s'attendre to know what to expect

je ne m'attendais pas à cela de votre part I didn't expect that from you

nous ne nous attendions pas à ce que la grève réussisse we weren't expecting the strike to succeed, we hadn't anticipated that the strike would succeed

s'y attendre: il fallait s'y attendre that was to be expected

comme il fallait s'y attendre as was to be expected, predictably enough

je m'y attendais I expected as much

en attendant locution adverbiale

1. [pendant ce temps]

finis ton dessert, en attendant je vais faire le café finish your dessert, and in the meantime I'll make the coffee

2. (familier) [malgré cela]

oui mais, en attendant, je n'ai toujours pas mon argent that's as may be but I'm still missing my money

ris si tu veux mais, en attendant, j'ai réussi à mon examen you can laugh, but I passed my exam all the same

en attendant que locution conjonctive

until (such time as)

en attendant qu'il s'explique, on ne sait rien until (such time as) he's explained himself ou as long as he hasn't provided any explanations, we don't know anything

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > attendre
8 ménager

I.

ménager¹, -ère [menaʒe, εʀ]

1. adjective

[ustensiles, appareils] household

• travaux ménagers housework

• tâches ménagères housework

2. feminine noun

ménagère

   a. ( = femme d'intérieur) housewife

   b. ( = couverts) canteen of cutlery

II.

ménager² [menaʒe]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = traiter avec prudence) [+ personne] to handle carefully ; [+ sentiments] to show consideration for ; [+ appareil] to go easy on

• elle est très sensible, il faut la ménager she's very sensitive, you must treat her gently

• afin de ménager les susceptibilités so as not to offend people's sensibilities

• ménager la chèvre et le chou ( = être conciliant) to keep both parties sweet (inf)

   b. ( = épargner) ménager ses forces to save one's strength

• ménager sa santé to look after o.s.

• il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts he spared no effort

   c. ( = préparer) [+ entretien, rencontre] to arrange ; [+ transition] to bring about

• il nous ménage une surprise he's got a surprise in store for us

• il sait ménager ses effets [orateur] he knows how to make the most of his effects

   d. ( = pratiquer) ménager un espace entre to make a space between

• ménager une place pour to make room for

2. reflexive verb

► se ménager

   a. ( = ne pas abuser de ses forces) to take it easy

• vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take things easy

   b. ( = se réserver) se ménager une marge de manœuvre to leave o.s. room for manoeuvre

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1. menaʒe
verbe transitif

1) ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [somebody] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [somebody] gently [personne âgée, malade]; to be careful with [machine]

ils savent ménager leurs alliés — they're careful not to upset their allies

ménager la susceptibilité de quelqu'un — to humour [BrE] somebody

les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste — the critics didn't spare the film director

ménager sa santé — to look after one's health

2) ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies]; to save [forces]

elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques — she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us

il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine — he spares no effort

3) ( installer)

ménager un passage — to make an opening

ménager un espace pour — to make some space for

4) ( régler avec soin) to organize [entrevue]

ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences — to allow for breaks between sequences

je lui ménage une petite surprise — iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him

l'auteur ménage ses effets — the author saves his/her best effects until the end

2.

se ménager verbe pronominal ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy

II

- ère menaʒe, ɛʀ adjectif [tâches] domestic; [équipement] household

appareils ménagers — domestic appliances

travaux ménagers — housework [U]

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menaʒe vt
I

1) [personne] (avec précaution) to handle carefully, (avec égards) to treat considerately

ménager la fierté de qn — to take care not to hurt sb's pride

ménager la chèvre et le chou — to keep everyone happy

2) [énergie, ressources] to use sparingly

ménager ses forces — to save one's strength

ne pas ménager; Il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts. — He spared no effort.

La presse n'a pas ménagé ses critiques à son égard. — The press was unsparing in its criticism of him.

3) [santé, coeur, dos] to take care of, to look after

4) (= prévoir) [rencontre, pause, transition] to arrange

ménager qch à qn — to have sth in store for sb

5) (= aménager) [porte, placard] to put in, [ouverture, passage] to make

II (-ère)
1. adj

(équipement, tâches) household modif domestic, (ordures) household

les travaux ménagers — housework

2. nf

1) (= femme) housewife

2) (= couverts) canteen

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I.

ménager verb table: manger

A vtr

1 ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [sb] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [sb] gently [personne âgée, malade, convalescent]; to be careful with, to take care of [machine, matériel]; ils savent ménager leurs alliés they're careful not to upset their allies, they handle their allies carefully; essaie de le ménager, il est encore fragile try and be gentle with him, he hasn't totally recovered yet; ménager la susceptibilité de qn to humour^GB sb; tu devrais ménager ton moteur you should be careful with your engine; les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste the critics didn't spare the film director; ménager les oreilles de qn to spare sb's ears; ménager sa santé to look after one's health; ménage tes poumons, arrête de fumer give your lungs a chance: stop smoking; ⇒ chèvre;

2 ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies, ressources]; to save [forces]; elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us; il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine he spares no effort; il ménage ses paroles he's a man of few words; elle n'a pas ménagé ses termes or expressions she didn't mince her words;

3 ( installer) ménager un escalier dans un bâtiment to install a staircase in a building; ménager un passage/une issue de secours to make an opening/an emergency exit; ménager un espace pour un meuble to make some space for a piece of furniture;

4 ( régler avec soin) to organize, to arrange [entrevue, rencontre]; ménager des transitions dans un texte to make smooth transitions in a text; ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences to allow for breaks between sequences; je lui ménage une petite surprise dont il se souviendra iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him that he won't forget; l'auteur ménage ses effets the author saves his/her best effects until the end.

B se ménager vpr

1 ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy; vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take it easy, you shouldn't overexert ou overtax yourself;

2 ( se préparer) se ménager une issue or une porte de sortie fig to leave oneself a way out.

II.

ménager, - ère

A adj

1 ( de la maison) [occupations, tâches] domestic; [ustensiles, équipement] household, domestic; appareils ménagers domestic appliances; travaux ménagers housework ¢, domestic chores;

2 †( économe) être ménager de to be economical with [temps, argent].

B ménagère nf

1 ( personne) housewife;

2 ( couverts) canteen of cutlery.

I

( féminin ménagère) [menaʒe, ɛr] adjectif

[de la maison] domestic (modificateur), household (modificateur)

enseignement ménager domestic science

équipement ménager domestic ou household appliances

ménager nom masculin

COMMERCE

le gros/petit ménager major/small household appliances

ménagère nom féminin

1. [femme] housewife

2. [couverts] canteen (of cutlery)

une ménagère en argent a canteen of silver cutlery

II

[menaʒe] verbe transitif

1. [économiser] to be sparing with

sans ménager ses efforts tirelessly

elle ne ménage pas ses efforts she spares no effort

ménager ses forces to conserve one's strength

2. [traiter avec soin] to treat ou to handle carefully

je prends l'ascenseur pour ménager mes vieilles jambes I take the lift to spare my old legs

3. [respecter] to spare

ménage sa susceptibilité humour him

ménager la chèvre et le chou to sit on the fence, to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

4. [arranger - passage, escalier] to put in (inseparable) ; [ - entretien, rencontre] to organize, to arrange

j'ai ménagé un espace pour planter des légumes I've left some space for growing vegetables

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se ménager verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to spare oneself

elle ne se ménage pas assez she drives herself too hard

ménage-toi take it easy, don't overdo it

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se ménager verbe pronominal transitif

se ménager quelque chose [se réserver quelque chose] to set something aside for oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ménager
9 treat

treat [tri:t]

1. transitive verb

   a. traiter

• to treat sb well bien traiter qn

• to treat sb badly mal traiter qn

• to treat sb like a child traiter qn comme un enfant

• he treated me as though I was to blame il s'est conduit envers moi comme si c'était ma faute

• you should treat your mother with more respect vous devriez montrer plus de respect envers votre mère

• you should treat your books with more care tu devrais faire plus attention à tes livres

• he treated the whole thing as a joke il a pris tout cela à la plaisanterie

   b. (medically) soigner

• they treated the infection with penicillin ils ont soigné l'infection à la pénicilline

   c. ( = pay for) to treat sb to sth offrir qch à qn

• to treat o.s. to sth s'offrir qch

2. noun

( = pleasure) plaisir m

• to have a treat in store for sb réserver une agréable surprise à qn

• what would you like as a birthday treat? qu'est-ce qui te ferait plaisir pour ton anniversaire ?

• it is a treat for her to go out for a meal elle se fait une joie de dîner en ville

• I want to give her a treat je veux lui faire plaisir

• to give o.s. a treat se faire un petit plaisir

► a treat (inf) (British) ( = wonderfully) à merveille

• the garden is coming on a treat le jardin devient de plus en plus beau

• it worked a treat ça a marché comme sur des roulettes (inf)

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[triːt] 1.
noun ( pleasure) (petit) plaisir m; ( food) gâterie f

I took them to the museum as a treat — je les ai emmenés au musée pour leur faire plaisir

oysters! what a treat! — des huîtres! vous nous gâtez!

as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — exceptionnellement on m'a permis de me coucher plus tard

a treat in store — une bonne surprise

it's my treat — (colloq) c'est moi qui paie

to stand somebody a treat — (colloq) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
2.
(colloq) a treat adverbial phrase GB

the plan worked a treat — le projet a marché comme sur des roulettes (colloq)

the show went down a treat with the children — les enfants ont adoré le spectacle
3.
transitive verb

1) gen traiter [person, animal, object, topic]

to treat somebody well/badly — bien traiter/maltraiter quelqu'un

to treat somebody/something with care — prendre soin de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to treat somebody with suspicion — se montrer méfiant à l'égard de quelqu'un

to treat something as — considérer quelque chose comme [idol, shrine]

they treat the house like a hotel — ils prennent la maison pour un hôtel

to treat the whole thing as a joke — prendre toute l'affaire à la plaisanterie

2) Medicine traiter [patient, disease]

3) ( process) traiter [chemical, fabric, water]

4) ( pay for)

to treat somebody to something — payer or offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
4.
reflexive verb

to treat oneself to — s'offrir [holiday, hairdo]

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10 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

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- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

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esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

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esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

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esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar
11 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

* * *

grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

* * *

adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

* * *

1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

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grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
12 Lager

n; -s, -

1. WIRTS. warehouse; (Raum) storeroom; MIL. depot; ab Lager ex warehouse

2. (Warenbestand) stock, stores Pl.; auf oder am Lager haben have in stock; das haben wir nicht auf Lager we haven’t got it in stock, it’s out of stock; auf Lager haben fig. have up one’s sleeve; eine Überraschung etc. für jemanden auf Lager haben fig. have a surprise etc. in store for s.o.

3. MIL. (auch Ferien-, Flüchtlingslager etc.) camp; (geheimes Waffenlager etc.) cache

3. fig. (Partei) camp; im feindlichen Lager in the enemy camp; ins andere Lager überwechseln change sides

4. TECH. (Widerlager, Unterlage) support; (Kugellager etc.) bearing

5. GEOL. layer, deposit

6. altm. (Bett) bed; Jägerspr. (Ruheplatz) resting place

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das Lager

(Camp) encampment; camp of tents; tented camp; camp;

(Mechanik) bearing;

(Ruhestätte) couch;

(Tierwohnung) den; lair;

(Warenlager) store; stock; warehouse

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La|ger ['laːgɐ]
nt -s, -

1) (= Unterkunft) camp

sein Láger aufschlagen — to set up camp

2) (liter = Schlafstätte) bed

die Krankheit fesselte ihn wochenlang ans Láger — the illness kept him abed (old) or in bed for weeks

sie wachten am Láger des Königs — they kept watch at the King's bedside

3) (fig) (= Partei) camp; (von Staaten) bloc

ins andere Láger überwechseln — to change camps or sides

4) pl auch Läger (= Vorratsraum) store(room); (von Laden) stockroom; (= Lagerhalle) warehouse['lɛːgɐ]; (= Vorrat) stock

am Láger sein — to be in stock

etw auf Láger legen (Comm) — to store sth

etw auf Láger haben — to have sth in stock; (fig) Witz etc to have sth on tap (inf), to have sth (at the) ready

5) (TECH) bearing

6) (GEOL) bed; (= Lagerstätte) deposit

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das

1) (the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) lair

2) ((usually in plural: sometimes short for ball-bearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.) bearing

3) (a piece of ground with tents pitched on it.) camp

4) (a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose: a holiday camp.) camp

5) (a military station, barracks etc.) camp

6) (a party or side: They belong to different political camps.) camp

7) ((British) a place where vehicles are kept and repaired) depot

8) (a place where troops etc are settled in or camp.) encampment

9) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) store

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La·ger

<-s, ->

[ˈla:gɐ]

nt

1. (Warenlager) warehouse, storehouse, depot

das \Lager auffüllen to stock up

etw am [o auf] \Lager haben to have sth in stock

etw auf \Lager halten to have sth in stock

das \Lager räumen to clear off old stock

am [o auf] \Lager sein to be in stock

ab \Lager ex store [or warehouse

2. (vorübergehende Unterkunft) camp

3. (euph: Konzentrationslager) concentration camp

4. (ideologische Gruppierung) camp

sie standen politisch in ganz unterschiedlichen \Lagern they were in completely different political camps

5. TECH (Lagerung) bearing

6. (geh: Bett)

die Erkrankung hatte sie für mehrere Wochen an ihr \Lager gefesselt the illness confined her to bed for several weeks

7. (Ferienlager) [children's] holiday camp

8.

▶ etw auf \Lager haben (fam) to have sth at the ready fam

er hat immer einen Witz auf \Lager he always has a joke at the ready [or up his sleeve]

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das; Lagers, Lager

1) camp

ein Lager aufschlagen — set up or pitch camp

2) (Gruppe, politischer Block) camp

ins andere Lager überwechseln — change camps or sides; join the other side

3) (Raum) storeroom; (in Geschäften, Betrieben) stockroom

etwas auf od. am Lager haben — have something in stock

etwas auf Lager haben — (fig. ugs.) be ready with something

4) (Warenbestand) stock

5) (geh.) bed

an jemandes Lager treten — step up to somebody's bedside

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Lager n; -s, -

1. WIRTSCH warehouse; (Raum) storeroom; MIL depot;

ab Lager ex warehouse

2. (Warenbestand) stock, stores pl;

auf oder

am Lager haben have in stock;

das haben wir nicht auf Lager we haven’t got it in stock, it’s out of stock;

auf Lager haben fig have up one’s sleeve;

eine Überraschung etc

für jemanden auf Lager haben fig have a surprise etc in store for sb

3. MIL (auch Ferien-, Flüchtlingslager etc) camp; (geheimes Waffenlager etc) cache

3. fig (Partei) camp;

im feindlichen Lager in the enemy camp;

ins andere Lager überwechseln change sides

4. TECH (Widerlager, Unterlage) support; (Kugellager etc) bearing

5. GEOL layer, deposit

6. obs (Bett) bed; JAGD (Ruheplatz) resting place

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das; Lagers, Lager

1) camp

ein Lager aufschlagen — set up or pitch camp

2) (Gruppe, politischer Block) camp

ins andere Lager überwechseln — change camps or sides; join the other side

3) (Raum) storeroom; (in Geschäften, Betrieben) stockroom

etwas auf od. am Lager haben — have something in stock

etwas auf Lager haben — (fig. ugs.) be ready with something

4) (Warenbestand) stock

5) (geh.) bed

an jemandes Lager treten — step up to somebody's bedside

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-- (Maschinenbau) n.

bearing (mechanics) n. -- n.

bed n.

camp n.

encampment n.

stock n.

store room n.

storehouse n.

warehouse n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Lager
13 do

I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

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[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Hilfsverb zur Betonung

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) statt Wiederholung des Verbs

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) bei Inversion

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tun

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) schaffen

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) machen

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) genügen

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) sich beschäftigen mit

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sich befinden

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) herrichten

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?)

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) erweisen

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) zufügen

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) erledigen
2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) das Fest

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with
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do

[du:]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (forming question)

\do you like children? magst du Kinder?

did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?

what did you say? was hast du gesagt?

\do you/ \does he/she indeed [or now]? tatsächlich?

\do I like cheese? — I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? — ich liebe Käse!

2. (negating verb)

Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven

I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!

I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht

it \doesn't matter das macht nichts

\don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!

\don't be silly sei nicht albern!

\don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten

3. (for emphasis)

\do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party

may I join you? — please \do! kann ich mitkommen? — aber bitte!

boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! fam

so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier

you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus

\do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah

\do tell me! sag's mir doch!

\do I/ \does he/she ever! und ob!

4. (inverting verb)

not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...

little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung; (not yet) sie ahnt noch nichts; ( form)

never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört

5. (replacing verb)

she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er

he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde, aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch

\do you like Chopin? — yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? — ja/nein

who ate the cake? — I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? — ich!/ich nicht!

I don't like Chinese food — nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch — ich auch nicht/ich schon

... so \do I... ich auch

so you don't like her — I \do! du magst sie also nicht — doch!

6. (requesting affirmation)

you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?

you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?

7. (expressing surprise)

so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (perform)

▪ to \do sth etw tun [o machen]

what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?

just \do it! mach's einfach!

what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?

haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?

justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein

he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang fam

what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?

what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?

what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?

what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?

I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht

that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!

what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?

to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben]

to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen fam

to \do lunch esp AM auswärts zu Mittag essen

to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun

2. (undertake)

▪ to \do sth with sb/oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen

what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist

3. (help)

▪ to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun

what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?

you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!

can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?

these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen

4. (use for)

▪ to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun

what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?

what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?

5. (job)

to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?

6. (take action)

▪ to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun

I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun

what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?

\don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!

7. (deal with)

▪ to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen]

if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...

let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden

today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4

I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird

to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen

to \do the shopping einkaufen

8. (learn)

▪ to \do sth:

have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?

Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert

9. (solve)

▪ to \do sth riddle etw lösen

to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o fam machen]

can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?

10. ( fam: finish)

▪ to be done:

are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? fam

11. (produce)

▪ to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machen

can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?

12. (tidy)

to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen [o SCHWEIZ abwaschen]

to \do one's nails (varnish) sich dat die Nägel lackieren; (cut) sich dat die Nägel schneiden

to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen

to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen

13. (arrange)

to \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden

to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren

to get one's hair done zum Friseur [o SCHWEIZ Coiffeur] gehen

where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?

14. (visit)

▪ to \do sth etw besichtigen

to \do India eine Indienreise machen

to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen

15. AUTO

to \do 100 km/h 100 fahren fam

16. (travel)

to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren

17. (suffice)

▪ to \do sb jdm genügen

that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! fam

I only have diet cola — will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola — trinkst du die auch?

18. (provide)

▪ to \do sth:

this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen

\do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?

sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche

19. (cook)

to \do the cooking kochen

how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?

could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?

20. (cause)

▪ to \do sb sth jdm etw tun

to \do sb a favour jdm einen Gefallen tun

to \do sb good jdm gut tun

it would \do you good to get some fresh air es würde dir gut tun, etwas frische Luft zu schnappen

to \do sb harm jdm schaden; see also credit, honour, justice

21. esp BRIT (serve)

▪ to \do sb jdn drannehmen

but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!

22. (treat well)

to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen

to \do oneself well es sich dat gutgehen lassen

23. (act)

▪ to \do sth play etw aufführen

to \do a role eine Rolle spielen

who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?

24. (impersonate)

▪ to \do sb/sth jdn/etw nachmachen

he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)

I hope she won't \do a Mary and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Mary und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheiden

25. ( fam sl: rob)

▪ to \do sth in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl

26. ( fam: cheat)

▪ to \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam

he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpft

27. ( fam: be in jail)

to \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen

if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzen

28. esp BRIT ( fam: punish)

▪ to \do sb jdn fertigmachen fam

to get done for sth (by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden; (by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden

29. ( fam: take drugs)

▪ to \do sth:

how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?

30. (translate)

to be done into French/German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden sein

to \do a translation übersetzen

31. (exhaust)

▪ to have done sb:

this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegeben

32. ( fam: impress)

sth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker fam

Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen fam

that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt; (excite sexually)

you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] fam

33. ( euph fam: have sex)

▪ to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen euph

how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?

34. (don't mention)

\don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!

35.

▶ what's done cannot be undone ( prov)

▶ what's done is done ( saying) was passiert ist, ist passiert

▶ that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!

▶ that's done it! jetzt haben wir die Bescherung! fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (behave)

to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tun

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

to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht

\do as I \do mach's wie ich fam

\do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt

2. (fare)

sb is \doing badly/fine [or all right] [or well] jdm geht es schlecht/gut

mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf

how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?

how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?

you could \do better du könntest besser sein; (perform) du könntest es besser machen

George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht

our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule

to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat sein

3. ( fam: finish)

have you done? bist du fertig?

have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?

I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir

4. (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein

that'll \do das ist o.k. so

will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?

this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!

do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?

that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen

this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben

this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen

will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?

it doesn't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht

will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?

we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen

that will never \do das geht einfach nicht

▪ to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignen

5. ( fam: happen)

this town is so boring — there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig — nie tut sich was

6.

▶ it isn't done BRIT es ist nicht üblich

▶ how \do you \do? ( form or dated: as introduction) angenehm

▶ \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you ( prov) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu prov

▶ what's \doing? ( fam) was ist los?

▶ that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!

IV. NOUN

1. esp BRIT, AUS ( fam: party) Fete f fam

a big \do eine Riesenfete fam

2. BRIT (sl: swindle) Schwindel m fam

3. BRIT ( fam: treatment)

fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle

4. AM (sl)

that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!

5. no pl (droppings)

dog \do Hundehäufchen nt

6. (allowed, not allowed)

the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte

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I [dəʊ]
n (MUS)
Do nt II [duː] vb: pret did, ptp done
1. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in German to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1)

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

2) in question tags oder

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

so you know them, do you? (in surprise) — Sie kennen sie also wirklich or tatsächlich!

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

3)

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

he doesn't like cheese and neither do I — er mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

4)

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

5)

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!

do tell him that... (esp Brit) —

well do I remember him! — und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) tun, machen

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

to do one's nails — sich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren

to do one's teeth (Brit) — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

do something for me, will you... shut up — tu mir bloß den (einen) Gefallen und halt den Mund

does that do anything for you? — macht dich das an? (inf)

Brecht doesn't do anything for me — Brecht lässt mich kalt (inf) or sagt mir nichts

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what are you doing on Saturday? — was machen or tun Sie am Sonnabend?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!

2)

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

3)

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

4)

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

are you done? (inf) — bist du endlich or schon (iro) fertig?

5) = study, cover durchnehmen, haben

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

6) COOK machen (inf)

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

7) = solve lösen; sum, crossword, puzzle etc lösen, machen

8) = take customer drannehmen

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

9) Theat, Film part spielen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

10) = take off, mimic nachmachen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

11) = visit, see sights of city, country, museum besuchen, abhaken (inf)

12) AUT ETC fahren, machen (inf)

this car does or can do or will do 100 — das Auto fährt or macht (inf) 100

13)

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

they do you very well at that restaurant — in dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

14) = be suitable for inf passen (sb jdm); (= be sufficient for) reichen (sb jdm)

that will do me nicely — das reicht dicke (inf) or allemal

15) = cheat inf übers Ohr hauen (inf), reinlegen (inf)

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

16) = burgle inf einbrechen in (+acc)

the office was done last night — im Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)

17)

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

18)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

19) = take inf drugs nehmen

20) in prison inf 6 years etc sitzen, abreißen (inf)

21)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1)

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

2)

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

I'm not doing so badly — es geht mir gar nicht so schlecht

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?

3) = be suitable gehen

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

this room will do — das Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

4) = be sufficient reichen

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!

4. NOUN (Brit inf)

1) = event Veranstaltung f, Sache f (inf); (= party) Fete f (inf)

she had a big do for her eighteenth birthday — an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag stieg bei ihr eine Riesenfete (inf)

2) = swindle (Brit) Schwindel m

the whole thing was a do from start to finish — die ganze Sache war von vorne bis hinten ein Schwindel

3) = hairdo esp US Frisur f, Schnitt m

5. dosPLURAL NOUN

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

fair dos (inf) — gleiches Recht für alle

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do¹ [duː; unbetont dʊ; də] prät did [dıd], pperf done [dʌn], 3. sg präs does [dʌz; unbetont dəz]

A v/t

1. tun, machen:

what can I do (for you)? was kann ich (für Sie) tun?, womit kann ich (Ihnen) dienen?;

do sth for sb etwas für jemanden erledigen;

what does he do? was macht er beruflich?, was ist er von Beruf?;

are you doing anything tonight? hast du heute Abend (schon) etwas vor?;

do sth about etwas tun gegen;

what is to be done ( oder to do)? was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?;

if it were to do again wenn es noch einmal getan werden müsste;

you can’t do this to me! das kannst du nicht mit mir machen!;

you couldn’t do that to me! das kannst du mir (doch) nicht antun!;

what have you done to my suit? was haben Sie mit meinem Anzug gemacht?;

he promised to do sth er versprach, etwas zu unternehmen;

she did no more than look at him sie sah ihn nur an;

he does not know what to do with his time er weiß nicht, was er mit seiner Zeit anfangen soll;

do sth together etwas gemeinsam oder zusammen unternehmen;

don’t do anything I wouldn’t do hum bleib sauber!; → do with

2. tun, ausführen, vollbringen, Arbeiten verrichten, Verbrechen begehen:

do one’s lessons SCHULE seine (Haus)Aufgaben machen;

he did all the writing er hat alles allein geschrieben;

he did all the talking er führte die Unterhaltung ganz allein, auch ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen;

let me do the talking lass mich sprechen;

it can’t be done es geht nicht, es ist undurchführbar;

the machine does the rest die Maschine erledigt den Rest;

the storm did a lot of material damage der Sturm richtete großen Sachschaden an;

do you think he did it? glaubst du, dass er es getan hat oder dass er es war?; → done B 1, B 2

3. tätigen, machen: → business A 3, A 13

4. tun, leisten, vollbringen:

do one’s best sein Bestes tun, sich alle Mühe geben

5. anfertigen, herstellen, ein Kunstwerk etc auch schaffen:

do a portrait ein Porträt malen;

do a translation eine Übersetzung machen oder anfertigen

6. jemandem etwas (an)tun, zufügen, erweisen: → favor B 2, good A 1, A 2, harm A 1, honor B 1, etc

7. einbringen: → credit A 5

8. erzielen, erreichen:

I did it! ich habe es geschafft!;

now you have done it! iron nun hast du es glücklich geschafft!

9. sich beschäftigen mit, arbeiten an (dat)

10. Speisen zubereiten, besonders kochen oder braten

11. in Ordnung bringen, z. B.

a) das Geschirr abwaschen: → dish A 1 c

b) das Zimmer aufräumen, machen umg

12. herrichten, dekorieren, schmücken

13. (her)richten:

she is having her nails done sie lässt sich maniküren;

he had his teeth done er ließ sich die Zähne richten; → face A 1, hair Bes Redew

14. a) eine Fremdsprache etc lernen

b) einen Autor etc durchnehmen, behandeln

15. eine Aufgabe lösen

16. obs übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:

into German ins Deutsche)

17. a) eine Rolle etc spielen, einen Charakter darstellen:

do Othello den Othello spielen;

do the polite den höflichen Mann spielen oder markieren;

do the host den Gastgeber spielen

b) nachahmen:

he can do all his friends

18. zurücklegen, machen, schaffen umg:

they did 20 miles sie legten 20 Meilen zurück;

the car does 100 m.p.h. der Wagen fährt 160 km/h

19. umg besichtigen, die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen von (oder gen):

do Rome in three days Rom in drei Tagen besichtigen oder umg machen

20. umg genügen (dat):

it will do us for the moment

21. umg erschöpfen, erledigen umg:

they were pretty well done sie waren am Ende (ihrer Kräfte)

22. umg

a) jemanden erledigen, fertigmachen:

I’ll do him in three rounds

b) drannehmen (Friseur etc):

I’ll do you next, sir

23. sl reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen, anschmieren:

do sb out of sth jemanden um etwas erleichtern oder betrügen oder bringen; → brown A

24. sl eine Strafe abbrummen:

he did two years in prison er hat zwei Jahre abgerissen;

he did three months for theft er saß drei Monate wegen Diebstahls

25. umg

a) bewirten

b) unterbringen:

they do you very well here hier werden Sie gut bewirtet; hier sind Sie gut untergebracht

26. behandeln: → well¹ A 1

27. bringen (obs außer in):

do to death töten, umbringen

28. sl einen Bruch machen in (dat), einbrechen in (akk oder dat), ein Auto etc aufbrechen

29. umg bumsen (schlafen mit)

B v/i

1. handeln, vorgehen, tun, sich verhalten:

the premier would do wisely to resign der Premier würde klug handeln oder wäre gut beraten, wenn er zurückträte; → well¹ A 1, A 2

2. (tätig) handeln, wirken:

do or die kämpfen od untergehen;

it’s do or die now! jetzt gehts ums Ganze!

3. weiter-, vorankommen:

do well

a) vorwärtskommen, Erfolge haben ( beide:

with bei, mit), gut abschneiden (in bei, in dat),

b) gut gedeihen (Getreide etc)( → B 4, B 5);

do better sich verbessern

4. Leistungen vollbringen:

do well

a) seine Sache gut machen,

b) viel Geld verdienen ( → B 3, B 5);

he did better than expected er schnitt besser als erwartet ab;

his son is doing well at school seinem Sohn geht es in der Schule gut

5. sich befinden:

do well

a) gesund sein,

b) in guten Verhältnissen leben,

c) sich gut erholen ( → B 3, B 4);

how do you do? guten Tag! (bei der Vorstellung)

6. auskommen, zurande kommen

7. genügen, (aus)reichen, passen, dem Zweck entsprechen oder dienen:

that will (not) do das genügt oder reicht (nicht);

it will do tomorrow es hat Zeit bis morgen;

we’ll make it do wir werden schon damit auskommen

8. angehen, recht sein, sich schicken, passen:

that won’t do!

a) das geht nicht (an)!,

b) das wird nicht gehen!;

it won’t do to be rude mit Grobheit kommt man nicht weit(er), man darf nicht unhöflich sein

9. (im pprerfect) aufhören:

have done! hör auf!, genug (davon)!;

let us have done with it! hören wir auf damit!; → done B 5

C Ersatzverb zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen v/t & v/i tun (bleibt meist unübersetzt):

he treats his children as I do my dogs er behandelt seine Kinder wie ich meine Hunde;

you know it as well as I do du weißt es so gut wie ich;

he sang better than he had ever done before er sang besser, als (er) je zuvor (gesungen hatte);

she likes cats. so do I ich auch;

he does not work hard, does he? er arbeitet nicht viel, nicht wahr?;

he works hard, doesn’t he? er arbeitet viel, nicht wahr?;

did he buy it? he did ja(wohl);

do you understand? I don’t nein;

he sold his car. did he? wirklich?, so?;

I wanted to go there, and I did so ich wollte hingehen und tat es auch

D Hilfsverb

1. zur Umschreibung in Fragesätzen:

do you know him? kennen Sie ihn?

2. zur Umschreibung in mit not verneinten Sätzen:

I do not believe it ich glaube es nicht;

do not go there gehen Sie nicht hin!;

don’t tun Sie es nicht!, lassen Sie das!

3. zur Verstärkung:

I do apologize tut mir wirklich leid;

you do ask questions du stellst vielleicht Fragen;

do sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;

I do like it mir gefällt es wirklich;

but I do see it! aber ich sehe es doch!;

I did see it, but ich sah es wohl oder zwar, aber;

do try to understand it versteh das doch;

be quiet, do sei doch still!

4. iron I do enjoy a quiet evening at home es geht doch nichts über einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause

5. bei Umkehrung der normalen Wortstellung nach voranstehendem hardly, little, rarely etc:

rarely does one see such things solche Dinge sieht man (nur) selten

do² [duː] pl dos, do’s [duːz] s

1. sl Schwindel m, Gaunerei f

2. besonders Br umg Fete f, Feier f

3. fair do’s!

a) sei nicht unfair!,

b) gleiches Recht für alle!

4. pl umg Gebote pl:

do’s and don’ts Gebote und Verbote, (Spiel)Regeln

do³ [dəʊ] s MUS do n (Solmisationssilbe)

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I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done)

= ausführen v.

tun v.

(§ p.,pp.: tat, getan)

English-german dictionary > do
14 vente

hang on, hold, hold it, hold on, wait

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I.:

[ være i vente] be to be expected ( fx great events are to be expected),

( umiddelbart forestående, især om noget truende) be imminent;

[ han har skuffelser i vente] he has disappointments coming to him, there are disappointments in store for him.

II. vb

( uden objekt) wait ( fx wait and see! wait here till I come; it will have to wait till tomorrow);

T hold on, hang on;

(tlf) wait, hold the line, hold on ( fx will you hold on or would you like him to call you back?);

( med objekt) ( forvente, imødese) expect ( fx we expect his arrival any minute);

( være i vente for) be in store for ( fx there are disappointments in store for him),

F await ( fx a hearty welcome awaits you),

(se også ndf: der venter ham);

( om gravid) be expecting ( fx she is expecting a baby); be pregnant with

( fx she was pregnant with our first child at that time);

[ han ventes om få timer] he is expected to arrive in a few hours;

[ det kan næppe ventes] it is hardly to be expected;

[ skibet ventes i aften] the ship is due (to arrive) this evening;

[ vente at han vil gøre det] expect him to do it, expect that he will do it;

[ vente at enhver gør sin pligt] expect everyone to do his duty;

[ den skæbne der venter ham] the fate in store for him;

[ der venter ham en ubehagelig overraskelse] he is in for a nasty surprise; he has got a nasty surprise coming to him;

[ det kan vente] that can wait, there is no hurry about that;

[ vi kan vente godt vejr i dag] we are in for a fine day;

[ lade ham vente] keep him waiting; let him wait;

[ med præp & sig:]

[ vente noget af en] expect something of (el. from) somebody ( fx it is just what I expected of him; expect too much from somebody);

[ vente med]

(dvs opsætte) delay, put off;

[ vente med at sende] put off sending;

[ vente på] wait for;

( afvente også, F) await ( fx instructions);

[ vente på at uret skal slå] wait for the clock to strike;

[ vente på ham med middagsmaden] wait dinner for him;

[ de lader vente på sig] they are long in coming, they keep us (, me etc) waiting;

[ vente sig noget] expect something;

[ du kan vente dig!] you'll catch it!

[ hun venter sig ( et barn)] she is expecting;

[ han kan vente sig en overraskelse], se ovf: der venter ham;

[ en forsmag på hvad man kan vente sig] a foretaste of what is to come;

[ vente sig noget af], se ovf: vente noget af.

Danish-English dictionary > vente
15 in

in [ɪn]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. adjective

4. plural noun

5. compounds

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1. preposition

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► When in is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, weak in, look up the other word.

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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
16 sorpresa

adj.

surprise.

f.

surprise.

¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!

¡qué sorpresa verte por aquí! what a surprise, seeing you here!

dar una sorpresa a alguien to surprise somebody

llevarse una sorpresa to get a surprise

de o por sorpresa unexpectedly

pillar a alguien por sorpresa to catch somebody by surprise

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sorpresa

► nombre femenino

1 surprise

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger de sorpresa / coger por sorpresa to take by surprise

llevarse una sorpresa to be surprised

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noun f.

surprise

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1. SF

1) (=asombro) surprise

¡qué o vaya sorpresa! — what a surprise!

fue una sorpresa verte allí — it was a surprise to see you there, I was surprised to see you there

ante o para mi sorpresa — to my surprise

con gran sorpresa mía — much to my surprise

• causar sorpresa a algn — to surprise sb

• coger a algn de o por sorpresa — to take sb by surprise

• dar una sorpresa, Pablo quería darme una sorpresa — Pablo wanted to take me by surprise o surprise me

nunca ha llegado a la final, pero esta vez podría dar una o la sorpresa — she has never reached the final before but this time she may cause an upset o she may surprise a few people

• llevarse una sorpresa — to get a surprise

• producir sorpresa a algn — to surprise sb

2) (=regalo) surprise

¿me has comprado alguna sorpresa? — have you bought a surprise for me?

3) (Mil) surprise attack

2.

ADJ INV surprise antes de s

ataques sorpresa — surprise attacks

inspección sorpresa — spot check

resultado sorpresa — surprise result

sobres sorpresa — lucky dip bags

visita sorpresa — unannounced visit, surprise visit

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I
femenino

a) ( emoción) surprise

qué sorpresa! — what a surprise!

se va a llevar una sorpresa — she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise (colloq)

causar sorpresa — to come as a surprise

me miró con cara de sorpresa — he looked at me in surprise

para mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte — to my great surprise

tomar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien de or por sorpresa — to take somebody by surprise

b) ( regalo) surprise

te he traído una sorpresa — I've brought you a surprise
II
adjetivo invariable <fiesta/ataque> surprise (before n)

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= shock, astonishment, surprise, eye-opener.

Ex. The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.

Ex. In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.

Ex. So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.

Ex. It will be an eye-opener for anyone interested in exploring the complex relationship between history, environmental issues, economy, and governance.

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* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.

* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.

* caja de sorpresas = grab-bag, lucky dip, lucky draw.

* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* factor sorpresa = cuckoo factor, element of surprise.

* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.

* ganador sorpresa = dark horse.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.

* tener una sorpresa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

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I
femenino

a) ( emoción) surprise

qué sorpresa! — what a surprise!

se va a llevar una sorpresa — she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise (colloq)

causar sorpresa — to come as a surprise

me miró con cara de sorpresa — he looked at me in surprise

para mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte — to my great surprise

tomar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien de or por sorpresa — to take somebody by surprise

b) ( regalo) surprise

te he traído una sorpresa — I've brought you a surprise
II
adjetivo invariable <fiesta/ataque> surprise (before n)

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= shock, astonishment, surprise, eye-opener.

Ex: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.

Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.

Ex: So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.

Ex: It will be an eye-opener for anyone interested in exploring the complex relationship between history, environmental issues, economy, and governance.

* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.

* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.

* caja de sorpresas = grab-bag, lucky dip, lucky draw.

* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* factor sorpresa = cuckoo factor, element of surprise.

* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.

* ganador sorpresa = dark horse.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.

* tener una sorpresa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

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sorpresa¹

feminine

1 (emoción) surprise

¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!

nos cogió de sorpresa he took us by surprise o caught us unawares

se va a llevar una sorpresa she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise ( colloq)

sus palabras causaron gran sorpresa her words caused great surprise o surprised everyone

para mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte to my great surprise

vamos de sorpresa en sorpresa it's just one surprise after another

me miró con cara de sorpresa he looked at me in surprise

todo se desarrolló sin grandes sorpresas everything went ahead without any great surprises

coger or tomar a algn de or por sorpresa to take sb by surprise

2 (regalo) surprise

te he traído una sorpresa I've brought you a surprise

3 (CS) (en una fiesta) favor*

sorpresa²

adj inv

surprise ( before n)

ataques sorpresa surprise attacks

fiesta sorpresa surprise party

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sorpresa sustantivo femenino
a) ( emoción) surprise;

◊ se va a llevar una sorpresa she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise (colloq);

tomar or (esp Esp) coger a algn de sorpresa to take sb by surprise
b) ( regalo) surprise

■ adjetivo invariable ‹fiesta/ataque› surprise ( before n)
sorpresa sustantivo femenino surprise: la sorpresa la dejó muda, she was really astonished
para mi sorpresa, to my surprise
♦ Locuciones: nos atacaron por sorpresa, we were attacked by surprise
llegaron por sorpresa, they arrived without warning
' sorpresa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- anda
- aviso
- ay
- bombazo
- buena
- bueno
- callar
- campanada
- caramba
- chafar
- cielo
- córcholis
- gritar
- hasta
- incluso
- Jesús
- manifestar
- reservar
- revelación
- tomar
- admiración
- aguardar
- ah
- ahí
- andar
- choque
- demonio
- dios
- esperar
- hala
- hombre
- ir
- jo
- que
- recuperar
- shock
- si
- vuelta
English:
amazement
- bombshell
- complete
- cracker
- dear
- fright
- hence
- however
- jack-in-the-box
- kissogram
- let on
- life
- never
- rude
- some
- spring
- surprise
- turn-up
- well
- come
- in
- mystery
- pleasantly
- store
- surprised
- what

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sorpresa nf

1. [impresión] surprise;

¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!;

¡qué sorpresa verte por aquí! what a surprise, seeing you here!;

dar una sorpresa a alguien to surprise sb;

llevarse una sorpresa to get a surprise;

por sorpresa unexpectedly;

el enemigo atacó la fortaleza por sorpresa the enemy made a surprise attack on the fort;

pillar a alguien por sorpresa to catch sb by surprise

2. [regalo] surprise

3. [en función de adjetivo]
ataque sorpresa surprise attack;

examen sorpresa surprise exam

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sorpresa

f surprise;

de o

por sorpresa by surprise;

pillar a alguien de o

por sorpresa fam take s.o. by surprise;

llevarse una sorpresa be surprised, get a surprise

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sorpresa nf

: surprise

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sorpresa n surprise

me llevé una gran sorpresa I got a big surprise / I was very surprised

coger por sorpresa to take by surprise [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > sorpresa
17 llevarse

llevarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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1) to take away

2) get along

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VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (=tomar consigo) to take

se llevó todo mi dinero — he took all my money

puedes llevarte el disco que quieras — take whichever record you want

¿puedo llevarme este libro? — can I borrow this book?

llévatelo — take it (with you)

-¿le gusta? -sí, me lo llevo — [al comprar] "do you like it?" - "yes, I'll take it"

los ladrones se llevaron la caja — the thieves took the safe (away)

se llevaron más de diez mil euros en joyas — they got away with more than ten thousand euros' worth of jewels

2) [+ persona]
(=acompañar)
se lo llevaron al cine — they took him off to the cinema

el padre se llevó a su hijo — the father took his son away

• llevarse a algn por delante — (=atropellar) to run sb over; LAm (=ofender) to offend sb; (=maltratar) to ride roughshod over sb

el camión se llevó una farola por delante — the truck went off the road and took a lamppost with it

la riada se llevó el pueblo por delante — the village was swept away by o in the flood, the flood took the village with it

el viento se llevó por delante los tejados de las casas — the wind blew the roofs off the houses

una infección en el riñón se lo llevó por delante — he died from a kidney infection

esa ley se llevó por delante los derechos de los trabajadores — this law swept away o rode roughshod over the rights of the workers

- ¡que se lo lleve el diablo!

3) (=conseguir) [+ premio] to win

se llevó el primer premio — she won first prize

siempre me llevo la peor parte — I always come off worst

llevársela * —

¡no lo toques o te la llevas! — don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!

- ¡tú te la llevas!

4) (=sufrir)

me llevé una gran decepción — I was very disappointed

• me llevé una alegría — I was so happy

• se llevó un buen susto — he got a real fright

5) (=arrastrar)

el mar se lleva la arena — the sea washes the sand away

el viento se llevó las nubes — the wind blew the clouds away

el viento se llevó una rama — the wind tore off a branch

la espada se le llevó dos dedos — the sword took off two of his fingers

- las palabras se las lleva el viento

6) [en el trato]

• llevarse bien — to get on well (together)

no se lleva bien con el jefe — he doesn't get on o along with the boss

me llevo bien con mi hermano — I get on well with my brother

• nos llevamos muy mal — we get on very badly
matar 2., perro 1., 2)
7) (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be all the rage

se llevan los lunares — polka dots are in fashion o all the rage

se vuelven a llevar las gafas negras — dark glasses are coming back into fashion

8) [con cantidades]

mi hermano y yo nos llevamos tres años — there are three years between my brother and me

de doce me llevo una — (Mat) that makes twelve so carry one

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(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.

Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

Ex. The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.

Ex. Like them or not, plaits are still in.

Ex. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.

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(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.

Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.

Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.

Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

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■llevarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
llevarse un susto, to have a fright
3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages
♦ Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off
' llevarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- calle
- desengaño
- entenderse
- palma
- perra
- perro
- compaginar
- conectar
- entender
- gato
- jalar
- llevar
- premio
- preso
- susto
English:
agree
- blow off
- carry off
- conform
- doggy bag
- get along
- get on
- just
- lead away
- make off
- reap
- relationship
- spirit
- take
- take away
- term
- walk off
- walk with
- wash away
- whisk away
- whisk off
- carry
- get
- go
- grab
- lead
- rough
- shock
- wash

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vpr

1. [tomar consigo] to take;

alguien se ha llevado mi sombrero someone has taken my hat;

voy a llevarme esta falda [comprar] I'll take o have this skirt;

¿se lo envuelvo o se lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

2. [trasladar, desplazar] to take;

los agentes se lo llevaron detenido the policemen took him away;

se llevó el cigarrillo a la boca she brought o raised the cigarette to her lips;

llevarse algo por delante: la riada se llevó por delante casas y vehículos the flood swept o washed away houses and vehicles;

un coche se lo llevó por delante he was run over by a car

3. [conseguir] to get;

se ha llevado el premio she has carried off o won the prize

4. [recibir] [susto, sorpresa] to get;
[reprimenda] to receive;
como vuelvas a hacerlo te llevarás una bofetada if you do it again you'll get a smack;

me llevé un disgusto/una desilusión I was upset/disappointed;

llevarse una alegría to have o get a pleasant surprise;

yo me llevo siempre las culpas I always get the blame

5. [entenderse]
llevarse bien/mal (con alguien) to get on well/badly (with sb);

no me llevo muy bien con él I don't get on very well with him;

Comp

se llevan a matar they are mortal enemies

6. [estar de moda] to be in (fashion);

este año se lleva el verde green is in this year;

ahora se llevan mucho las despedidas de soltera hen parties are really in at the moment

7. [recíproco] [diferencia de edad]
mi hermana mayor y yo nos llevamos cinco años there are five years between me and my older sister

8. [en operaciones matemáticas]
me llevo una carry (the) one

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llevarse

v/r

1 take

2 susto, sorpresa get

3

:

llevarse bien/mal get on well/badly

4

:

se lleva el color rojo red is fashionable

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vr

1) : to take away, to carry off

2) : to get along

siempre nos llevábamos bien: we always got along well

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llevarse vb

1. (robar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

alguien se ha llevado el balón somebody's taken the ball

2. (estar de moda) to be in fashion

este año se llevan los vestidos largos long dresses are in fashion this year

llevarse bien con alguien to get on well with somebody

llevarse un susto to get a shock

Spanish-English dictionary > llevarse
18 throw

Ɵrəu 1. past tense - threw; verb
1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.)

2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.)

3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.)

4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.)
2. noun
(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) kast

- throw away
- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway

hive
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kast
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kaste
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slenge
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slynge

I
subst. \/θrəʊ\/

1) kast (også i bryting)

2) ( fiske) utsetting (av garn), kast, utkasting

3) terningkast

4) ( geologi) loddrett forskyvning, forkastning, sprang

5) ( mekanikk) slaglengde, stempelslag

6) ( mekanikk) veivaksel, veivtapp

7) dreiebenk

8) pottemakerhjul, pottemakerskive

9) (amer.) pledd, kast, sjal, (senge)teppe

10) (amer., hverdagslig) vågestykke, sjanse

• it was his last throw

det var hans siste sjanse

a stone's throw from et steinkast fra

a throw (amer., slang) per stykk, stykket

stake everything on one throw sette alt på ett kort

throw of the dice terningkast

throw of crankshaft veivstangslag
II
verb ( threw - thrown) \/θrəʊ\/

1) kaste, kaste med, hive, slenge

• throw me that rope

kast det tauet til meg

• don't throw stones here!

ikke kast stein her!

• she threw a glance over her shoulder

hun kastet et blikk over skulderen

2) (i bryting, judo e.l.) kaste over ende, velte

• he threw his opponent

han kastet motstanderen over ende

3) ( om hest) kaste av

• the horse threw its rider

hesten kastet av rytteren

4) ( om fiske) kaste (ut) (not, sluk, garn e.l.)

• throw a net and see if you can catch some fish

kast ut et garn og se om du får fisk

5) ( i terningspill) slå, kaste, kaste terning

• now I need to throw a six

6) ( om kortspill) kaste, hive

• she threw her cards

hun kastet kortene

7) kaste av seg, gi, yte

• this field will throw 2000 kilos of barley per acre

denne åkeren vil gi 2000 kg bygg per fjerde mål

8) skyte ut, sende ut

• a satellite was thrown into space

en satellitt ble skutt ut i verdensrommet

9) ( om tilstand) bringe, hensette, gjøre

• it threw him into deep sleep

det hensatte ham i dyp søvn

10) sprute (ut)

• the cannon throws water

kanonen spruter ut vann

11) ( om dyr) kaste, føde

• the cow threw a calf

kua kastet\/fødte en kalv

12) sette, stille, legge, plassere

• don't throw obstacles in his way

ikke legg hindringer i veien for ham

13) kaste inn, sette inn

• he threw his reserves into the battle

han satte reservene inn i kampen

14) flytte til, forflytte, overflytte

• the accent is thrown on the first syllable

trykket flyttes til første stavelse

15) bygge, slå

• they will throw a bridge across the river

de vil bygge en bro over elven

16) (om fjær, hår, hud e.l.) felle, kaste

• the snake has thrown its skin

slangen har kastet skinnet

17) (om garn, fiber e.l.) sno, tvinne

• she threw silk all day

hun tvinnet silke hele dagen

18) (om keramikk, tre e.l.) dreie, forme, lage

• he throws pottery

han lager keramikk

19) ( mekanikk) koble inn\/til, slå til

• she tried to throw a lever

hun prøvde å koble til en spak

20) (hverdagslig, i konkurranse eller sport) gi opp, gi bort, tape med hensikt

• they threw the game

de tapte kampen med vilje

21) ( hverdagslig) arrangere, holde

• they threw a surprise party for her

de arrangerte en overraskelsesfest for henne

22) ( hverdagslig) gjøre forvirret, gjøre paff, bringe ut av fatning, få ut av fatning

• her sudden change of mood threw him

de plutselige humørsvingningene hennes fikk ham ut av fatning

be thrown against someone støte sammen med noen

be thrown by something bli forundret\/forbauset over noe

• he was thrown by her frankness

han ble forbauset over ærligheten hennes

be thrown idle bli arbeidsløs, rammes av driftsstans, miste jobben

throw about kaste\/slenge omkring ( sjøfart) gå over stag

throw a fit bli rasende

throw a match fikse en kamp

throw aside kaste vekk, legge vekk overgi, svike

throw away hive, kaste (bort), slenge vekk, vrake, kvitte seg med ( overført) kaste\/skusle\/søle bort, spille

• my advice was thrown away on him

rådene mine var borkastet på ham

• it is labour thrown away

det er bortkastet arbeid

( teater) gli over (en replikk)

throw back kaste tilbake

• he threw his head back

han kastet hodet bakover

( om lys e.l.) kaste tilbake, reflektere, gjenspeile holde tilbake, holde igjen, sette tilbake, hindre, forsinke

• his illness threw him back with his studies

på grunn av sykdom ble han liggende etter med studiene

( arvelære) ha atavistiske trekk, vise tegn på atavisme (vise tilbakeslag i utviklingen)

throw back to gå tilbake til, stamme fra

• her red hair throws back to her grandmother from Scotland

det røde håret hennes stammer fra bestemoren fra Skottland

throw by kassere, legge av\/vekk

• he threw by an old suit

han la bort en gammel dress

throw cold water on someone ( overført) slå kaldt vann i blodet på noen

throw down kaste ned

• she threw herself down on the couch

hun kastet seg ned på sofaen

kaste overende, ødelegge, rive

• they threw down an old house

de rev et gammelt hus

kullkaste, styrte, velte

• they wanted to throw down the government

de ville styrte regjeringen

( kjemi) felle (ut) forkaste, vrake

• how could you throw down my offer?

hvordan kunne du vrake tilbudet mitt?

throw down one's tools gå til streik

throw in kaste inn legge inn, skyte inn, tilføye

• I wish to throw in a parenthesis

jeg vil gjerne legge inn en parentes

la følge med på kjøpet

• you get that thrown in

det følger med på kjøpet

• the price is with tea thrown in

prisen er med te iberegnet

( fotball) ta innkast ( slang) slenge seg med, bli\/være med

• can I throw in?

kan jeg slenge meg med?

begynne kampen, ta opp kampen sette i gir

throw into gear sette i gir, koble på\/til, starte

throw off kaste av\/bort kaste av seg

• he threw off his coat

han kastet av seg frakken

bli av med, bli kvitt, riste av seg

• I can't throw off this cold

jeg greier ikke å bli kvitt denne forkjølelsen riste av seg

• she threw off the pursuers

hun ristet av seg forfølgerne

villede

• his air of innocence threw them off

hans uskyldige mine villedet dem

riste ut av ermet, improvisere, komme opp med

• he's a person who can just throw off a few songs

han er en person som lett kan improvisere noen sanger

avgi, utsondre, utskille

• why does it throw off this strong smell?

hvorfor utskiller det denne sterke lukten?

( jakt) slippe løs

• they threw off the hounds

de slapp hundene løs

( jakt) begynne jakten ( overført) sette i gang, begynne ( boktrykking) legge ut, lage (et) avtrykk av

throw oneself at someone kaste seg i armene på noen, legge an på noen

• she threw herself at the man

hun kastet seg i armene på mannen

throw oneself into kaste seg over, gå opp i

• he threw himself into the work

han kastet seg over arbeidet

throw oneself into something kaste seg inn i noe, gi seg i kast med noe

throw oneself (up)on someone kaste seg over noen

throw on something eller throw something on kaste på seg noe

• she threw on a jacket

hun kastet på seg en jakke

throw open kaste opp, rive opp, slå opp, rykke opp

• the doors were thrown open

dørene ble slått opp

åpne (for publikum), gjøre tilgjengelig

• the exhibition was thrown open to everybody

utstillingen ble gjort tilgjengelig for alle

throw out kaste\/hive ut, sette på dør kjøre ut, kjøre bort sende\/stråle ut, utstråle

• this little stove throws out a huge amount of heat

denne lille ovnen utstråler en enorm mengde varme

( militærvesen) sende ut (patruljer)

kaste frem, komme med

• he threw out a remark

han kom med en bemerkning

antyde, foreslå

• he threw out that she didn't have a clue

han antydet at hun ikke hadde peiling

bygge (til)

• I want to throw out a new wing

jeg vil bygge en ny fløy

forkaste

• in Parliament they throw out bills

i parlamentet forkaster de lovforslag

fremheve, gi relieff til distrahere, forvirre, bringe ut av fatning, forrykke

• your movements threw me out completely

bevegelsene dine distraherte meg fullstendig

( sport) distansere, slå ut

throw out of gear koble fra\/ut ( overført) bringe i ulage, sette ut av spill

throw out the clutch koble fra, slippe clutchen

throw over avvise, forlate, oppgi, velte, kaste over bord

• I find it hard to throw over a plan I've mastered for years

det er vanskelig for meg å oppgi en plan som jeg har mestret i årevis

gjøre slutt med, slå opp med, gi på båten, ikke ville vite av

• she threw over her boyfriend

hun gjorde det slutt med kjæresten

throw somebody into something kaste noen inn\/opp i noe

• she threw him into the tub

hun kastet ham opp i badekaret

( overført) hensette noen i noe, gjøre noen noe

• it threw him into a rage

det gjorde ham rasende

• it threw the troops into confusion

det spredte forvirring blant troppene

throw somebody out kaste noen ut ødelegge for noen, få noen ut av noe

• that threw me out in my calculations

det kullkastet mine beregninger \/ det førte til at jeg regnet feil

throw somebody out of work gjøre noen arbeidsløs

throw something at someone kaste noe på noen

• he threw a book at her

throw something into someone's face kaste\/slenge noe i ansiktet på noen

• did you have to throw the truth in her face like that?

måtte du slenge sannheten i ansiktet på henne på den måten?

throw the baby out\/away with the bathwater kaste barnet ut med badevannet (forkaste noe viktig samtidig som man forkaster noe uviktig)

throw to ( om dør e.l.) slenge\/smekke\/smelle igjen

throw together smøre\/rote sammen

• she threw together a story

hun smurte sammen en historie

føre sammen

• chance has thrown us together

skjebnen har ført oss sammen

(amer.) slå seg sammen

• they threw together to rent the car

de slo seg sammen om å leie bilen

throw up kaste\/slenge\/hive opp

• she threw a ball up in the air

hun kastet en ball opp i luften

kaste opp, spy løfte, heve

• she threw up her head to see what was going on

hun løftet hodet for å se hva som skjedde

bygge i en fart, sette opp i en fei, smekke opp\/sammen

• barricades were thrown up overnight

barrikader ble satt opp i en fei i løpet av natten

fremheve

• white helps to throw up the other colours

hvitt fremhever de andre fargene

gi opp, slutte, avstå fra

• they had to throw up their jobs

de måtte legge ned arbeidet

få frem, produsere

• the country seldom throws up great composers

landet får sjelden frem store komponister

throw up one's cards gi opp (spillet), gi tapt

throw up something against someone eller throw up something at\/to someone ( hverdagslig) håne noen for noe

throw up the game gi opp (spillet), gi tapt

throw up the sponge\/towel ( overført) kaste inn håndkleet

English-Norwegian dictionary > throw
19 til

at, for, into, till, to, until, unto

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I. præp

a) (i alm, især om sted) to ( fx go to London; return to England; keep to the right; write a letter to somebody; with my back to the fire; to my delight (, horror, despair, surprise));

[ gå til møde (, selskab, fest)] go to a meeting (, a party);

[ være til et møde (, et selskab, en fest)] be at a meeting (, a party);

(se også ndf: j);

b) ( ved arrive og arrival) at,

( dog foran navne på lande og store byer) in ( fx arrive at one's destination, in England, at Dover, in London);

c) (om bestemmelsessted i forb med start, leave, depart etc) for ( fx

start for Edinburgh; our departure for York);

[ rejsende til Crewe] passengers for Crewe;

[ tog til Hull] train for Hull;

d) ( op imod, støttet til) against ( fx lean against a wall);

e) ( tid: indtil) until,

T till ( fx wait untill (, till) tomorrow);

( mellem to tidspunkter) to ( fx from ten to twelve o'clock; from 1770 to 1850);

[ fra morgen til aften] from morning till night;

[ til og med]

( om dato) up to and including,

(am) through ( fx from Sunday through Thursday),

(om sted i bog etc) up to and including;

f) ( tidspunkt) at ( fx come at the same time; he gave me presents at Christmas and on birthdays);

( om arrangementer) for ( fx the ceremony was arranged for two o'clock; I have invited them for two o'clock; I have an appointment for two o'clock; come home for Christmas);

( førstkommende) next ( fx next Easter, next summer);

g) ( senest, sidste frist) by ( fx we must have them by Friday); h) ( når " til" + styrelse = indirekte objekt) to ( fx give money to the poor; sell it to Peter); for ( fx buy a present for her; make a dress for her);

i) ( bestemmelse) for ( fx here is a letter for you; a basket for potatoes; for use in the kitchen; your task for tomorrow; tickets for "Hamlet"; the boot for the left leg; what is that wheel for? it is good enough for her);

j) ( i forbindelse med måltiders navne) ( for at få) for ( fx he came home for lunch; he stayed for tea; we were six for dinner);

( som man får) to ( fx he came to dinner; he stayed to dinner; invite him (, have him in) to dinner);

( om det man spiser) for ( fx we had chicken for lunch; they serve bacon and eggs for breakfast; what did you have for dinner?);

( sammen med) with ( fx drink wine with one's dinner; take tea with one's meals);

k) ( samhørighed) of ( fx the author of the book; the key of the door; the mother of 5 children); to ( fx the heir to the estate); for (

fx the boot for the left leg);

l) ( pris, værdi, vurdering) at ( fx I bought 50 at 10 p. each (el.

apiece); sell (, buy) something at cost price; value the house at £40,000; estimate (el. put) her age at 40);

m) ( mellem 2 tal i omtrentlig mængdesangivelse) to, or ( fx 25 to 30 persons; 5 or 6 persons);

n) ( forandring) into ( fx forvandle til change into; oversætte til

translate into);

o) ( som) by way of ( fx by way of answer, punishment); for ( fx I

wouldn't like to have him for my father); as ( fx he had Smith as a teacher);

p) (efter adj, der betegner (u)dygtighed) at ( fx good (, clever, bad) at history; he is great at football);

[ til at] at -ing ( fx he is marvellous at interviewing);

q) [ Udtryk]

[ andre tilfælde:]

[ den slyngel til Peter] that rascal of a Peter;

[ til at] to ( fx too good to be true; not to be seen; not fit to

live);

[ for tung til at jeg kan løfte den] too heavy for me to lift (it);

[ her er ikke til at være for fluer] you can't move for flies here;

[ her er ikke til at være for varme] it is unbearably hot here;

( se også de andre ord, hvormed " til" forbindes).

II. adv

( yderligere) more ( fx three more bottles), additional ( fx I bought three additional bottles), another ( fx another drink, another three bottles);

(efter vb = energisk) hard ( fx run (, hit) hard), with a will ( fx

hammer away with a will);

(efter vb = fuldstændigt) up ( fx fryse ` til freeze up);

[ad ( byen) til] towards (the town);

[ én til] another, a second;

[ én gang til] once more;

[ en halv gang til så lang] half as long again;

[ til og med]

( tilmed) even, into the bargain;

(se også de vb hvormed til forbindes, fx blive, komme, være).

III. conj until,

T till ( fx wait till I come).

Danish-English dictionary > til

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