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have strong smells

1 smell

1. noun
1) no pl., no art.

have a good/bad sense of smell — einen guten/schlechten Geruchssinn haben

2) (odour) Geruch, der (of nach); (pleasant also) Duft, der (of nach)

a smell of burning/gas — ein Brand-/ Gasgeruch

there was a smell of coffee — es duftete nach Kaffee

something has a nice/strong etc. smell [to it] — etwas riecht angenehm/stark usw.

3) (stink) Gestank, der
2. transitive verb,
smelt or smelled

1) (perceive) riechen; (fig.) wittern

I can smell burning/gas — es riecht brandig/nach Gas

I could smell trouble — (fig.) es roch nach Ärger

2) (inhale smell of) riechen an (+ Dat.)
3. intransitive verb,
smelt or smelled

1) (emit smell) riechen; (pleasantly also) duften

2) (recall smell; fig.): (suggest)

smell of something — nach etwas riechen

3) (stink) riechen

his breath smells — er riecht aus dem Mund

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91759/smell_out">smell out

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1. [smel] noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) der Geruchssinn

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) der Geruch

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) das Riechen
2. [smelt] verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) riechen

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) riechen

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) riechen an

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- -smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out
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smell

[smel]

I. n

1. (sense of smelling) Geruch m

sense of \smell Geruchssinn m

to have a \smell of sth an etw dat riechen

2. (characteristic odour) Geruch m; perfume Duft m

the \smell of success ( fig) der Ruhm des Erfolgs

delicious \smell herrlicher Duft

3. ( pej: bad odour) Gestank m

II. vi

<smelt or AM -ed, smelt or AM -ed>

1. (perceive) riechen

2. + adj (give off odour) riechen; (pleasantly) duften

▪ to \smell of [or like] sth nach etw dat riechen

evil-\smelling übel riechend, stinkend

sweet-\smelling duftend, wohl riechend

3. ( pej: have an unpleasant smell) stinken

your feet \smell du hast Käs[e]füße

4.

▶ to come out of sth \smelling of [or AM like] roses frei von jedem Verdacht aus etw dat hervorgehen

▶ to \smell fishy verdächtig sein

III. vt

<smelt or AM -ed, smelt or AM -ed>

▪ to \smell sth etw riechen

can't you \smell something burning? riechst du nicht, dass etwas brennt?

▶ to \smell blood Blut riechen

▶ to \smell sth a mile [or long way] off etw schon von Weitem riechen

▶ to \smell a rat Lunte [o den Braten] riechen fam

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[smel] vb: pret, ptp smelt ( esp Brit) or smelled
1. n
(= sense of smell, odour) Geruch m; (unpleasant also) Gestank m; (fragrant also) Duft m
it has a nice smell — es riecht gut or angenehm

there's a funny smell in here — hier riecht es komisch

to have or take a smell at sth — an etw (acc) riechen or (dog etc) schnuppern

2. vt

1) (lit) riechen

can or do you smell burning? — riechst du, dass etwas brennt or (Cook) anbrennt?

first he smells the wine — zunächst einmal riecht er an dem Wein

2) (fig) danger wittern

to smell trouble — Ärger or Stunk (inf) kommen sehen

to smell a rat (inf) — Lunte or den Braten riechen, etw spitzkriegen

aha, I can smell a rat (inf) — da scheint mir doch etwas faul zu sein!

3. vi
riechen; (unpleasantly also) stinken; (fragrantly also) duften
that smells! (lit, fig) — das stinkt!

to smell of sth (lit, fig) — nach etw riechen

his breath smells —

can fish smell? — können Fische riechen?

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smell [smel]

A v/t prät und pperf smelled oder smelt

1. etwas riechen

2. fig Verrat etc wittern: → rat A 1

3. beriechen, riechen an (dat)

4. fig etwas beriechen, sich etwas genauer ansehen

5. smell out JAGD aufspüren, fig a. entdecken, ausfindig machen

B v/i

1. riechen (at an dat)

2. riechen (einen Geruchssinn haben):

can bees smell?;

I can’t smell, I’ve got a cold ich rieche nichts, ich bin erkältet

3. meist smell about ( oder around) fig herumschnüffeln

4. gut etc riechen, duften (of nach)

5. (übel) riechen, stinken:

his breath smells er riecht aus dem Mund, er hat Mundgeruch

6. smell of fig riechen nach:

the matter smells of nepotism

C s

1. Geruch(ssinn) m

2. Geruch m:

a) Duft m: some flowers have strong smells riechen oder duften stark

b) Gestank m:

smell of gas Gasgeruch;

there was a smell of garlic es stank nach Knoblauch

3. fig Anflug m (of von)

4. Riechen n:

take ( oder have) a smell at (US of) → A 3, A 4

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1. noun
1) no pl., no art.

have a good/bad sense of smell — einen guten/schlechten Geruchssinn haben

2) (odour) Geruch, der (of nach); (pleasant also) Duft, der (of nach)

a smell of burning/gas — ein Brand-/ Gasgeruch

there was a smell of coffee — es duftete nach Kaffee

something has a nice/strong etc. smell [to it] — etwas riecht angenehm/stark usw.

3) (stink) Gestank, der
2. transitive verb,
smelt or smelled

1) (perceive) riechen; (fig.) wittern

I can smell burning/gas — es riecht brandig/nach Gas

I could smell trouble — (fig.) es roch nach Ärger

2) (inhale smell of) riechen an (+ Dat.)
3. intransitive verb,
smelt or smelled

1) (emit smell) riechen; (pleasantly also) duften

2) (recall smell; fig.): (suggest)

smell of something — nach etwas riechen

3) (stink) riechen

his breath smells — er riecht aus dem Mund

Phrasal Verbs:

- smell out

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n.

Geruch -¨e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled)

= duften v.

riechen (nach) v.

riechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: roch, gerochen)

English-german dictionary > smell
2 smell

1. smel noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) olfato

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) olor

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) olfateo, olfacción

2. smelt verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) oler

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) oler

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) oler, olfatear

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- - smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out

smell¹ n olor

I hate the smell of paint odio el olor a pintura

there's a lovely smell aquí huele muy bien

smell² vb oler

it smells of fish in here aquí huele a pescado

I can smell gas huele a gas

El pasado y participio pasado de smell es smelt

smell

tr[smel]

noun

1 (sense) olfato

2 (odour) olor nombre masculino; (perfume) perfume nombre masculino, aroma nombre masculino

■ I love the smell of roses me encanta el olor a rosas

■ this fish has a funny smell este pescado huele raro

■ there's a smell of gas huele a gas

■ pooh! what a smell! ¡qué peste!

transitive verb (pt & pp smelled o smelt)

1 oler

■ I can smell burning huelo a quemado

■ smell this perfume huele este perfume

2 figurative use olfatear

■ she smelt danger olfateaba el peligro

intransitive verb

1 oler

2 (have particular smell) oler (a)

■ it smells like orange huele a naranja

■ this food smells delicious esta comida huele muy bien

■ the room smelt of smoke la habitación olía a humo

■ you smell of beer hueles a cerveza

■ his feet smell le huelen los pies

■ his breath smells tiene mal aliento

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a smell of something olerse algo

I smell a rat aquí hay gato encerrado

smell ['smɛl] v, smelled or smelt ['smɛlt] ; smelling vt

: oler, olfatear

to smell danger: olfatear el peligro

smell vi

: oler

to smell good: oler bien

smell n

1) : olfato m, sentido m del olfato

2) odor: olor m

smell

n.

• hedor s.m.

• olfato s.m.

• olor s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) = husmear v.

• oler v.

• olfatear v.

• oliscar v.

smel
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noun

a) c ( odor) olor m

these roses have no smell — estas rosas no tienen perfume

there's a strong smell of garlic in here — huele mucho a ajo

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

b) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)

to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)

c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m

II
1.

(past & past p smelled or BrE also smelt) transitive verb

a) ( sense) oler*

I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)

we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado

b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear

c) ( recognize)

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

2.

vi ( give off odor) oler*

that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)

it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido

it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)

he smells — huele mal

his breath smells — tiene mal aliento

to smell OF something — oler* a algo

[smel] (vb: pt, pp smelled, smelt)
1. N

1) (=sense) olfato m

to have a keen sense of smell — tener buen olfato, tener un buen sentido del olfato

2) (=odour) olor m

it has a nice smell — tiene un olor agradable, huele bien

there's a smell of gas/of burning — huele a gas/a quemado

there was an unpleasant smell — había un olor desagradable

it eliminates cooking smells — elimina los olores de la cocina

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

3) (=sniff)

let's have a smell — déjame olerlo, déjame que lo huela

here, have a smell — huele esto

2. VT

1) (=perceive odour) oler

I can smell gas/burning — huele a gas/a quemado, hay olor a gas/a quemado

I could smell cigarettes on his breath — el aliento le olía a tabaco

dogs can smell fear — los perros pueden olfatear or oler el miedo

2) (=sniff) [person] oler; [animal] olfatear, oler

3) (fig)

he smelled trouble — se olió problemas

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

the press smelled a good story here — la prensa se olió que aquí había noticia
rat 1., 1)
3. VI

1) (=emit odour) oler

it smells good — huele bien

that flower doesn't smell — esa flor no tiene olor

it smells damp in here — aquí huele a humedad

to smell like sth — oler a algo

what does it smell like? — ¿a qué huele?

to smell of sth — (lit, fig) oler a algo

it smells of garlic — huele a ajo

it's beginning to smell of a cover-up — está empezando a oler a encubrimiento

if food smells off, throw it away — si la comida huele mal or a pasada, tírela

2) (=smell bad) oler

that man smells — ese hombre huele

your feet smell — te huelen los pies

her breath smells — le huele el aliento

3) (=have sense of smell)

since the operation she can't smell — desde que se operó ha perdido el sentido del olfato

4) (=sniff) [person] olisquear; [animal] olfatear

the dog smelled at my shoes — el perro olfateó mis zapatos

- smell out

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[smel]
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noun

a) c ( odor) olor m

these roses have no smell — estas rosas no tienen perfume

there's a strong smell of garlic in here — huele mucho a ajo

the sweet smell of success — la seducción del éxito

b) ( sniff) (colloq) (no pl)

to have o take a smell at o of something — oler* algo, tomarle el olor a algo (AmL)

c) u ( sense of smell) olfato m

II
1.

(past & past p smelled or BrE also smelt) transitive verb

a) ( sense) oler*

I can smell freshly baked bread — hay olor a pan recién hecho, siento olor a pan recién hecho (esp AmL)

we could smell gas/burning — olía a gas/quemado, había olor a gas/quemado

b) ( sniff at) \<\<person\>\> oler*; \<\<animal\>\> olfatear

c) ( recognize)

to smell danger — olfatear el peligro

2.

vi ( give off odor) oler*

that smells good! — qué bien huele!, qué rico olor! (AmL)

it smells off — huele a podrido, tiene olor a podrido

it smells in here — qué mal huele aquí!, qué mal olor hay aquí! (CS)

he smells — huele mal

his breath smells — tiene mal aliento

to smell OF something — oler* a algo

English-spanish dictionary > smell
3 sentir

sentir [sɑ̃tiʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = percevoir) (par l'odorat) to smell ; (au goût) to taste ; (au toucher, contact) to feel

• sentir un courant d'air to feel a draught

• il ne sent pas la différence entre le beurre et la margarine he can't tell the difference between butter and margarine

• je ne sens plus mes doigts (de froid) I have lost all sensation in my fingers

• je ne sens plus mes jambes (de fatigue) my legs are dropping off (inf) (Brit) my legs are folding under me (US)

• je ne le sens pas, ce type (inf) I don't like the look of him

• je le sens mal ce voyage (inf) I'm not happy about this trip

   b. ( = avoir une odeur) to smell

• sentir bon/mauvais to smell good/bad

• sentir des pieds to have smelly feet

• son manteau sent la fumée his coat smells of smoke

• ça ne sent pas la rose ! (inf) that doesn't smell too good!

   c. ( = dénoter) to smack of

• des manières qui sentent le nouveau riche manners that smack of the nouveau riche

• un discours qui sent le révisionnisme à plein nez a speech that smacks strongly of revisionism

   d. ( = annoncer) ça sent le piège there's a trap

• ça sent la pluie/la neige it looks like rain/snow

• ça sent l'orage there's a storm in the air

• ça sent le printemps spring is in the air

   e. ( = avoir conscience de) [+ changement, fatigue] to feel ; [+ importance de qch] to be aware of ; [+ danger, difficulté] to sense

• il sentait la panique le gagner he felt panic rising within him

• il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength

• le cheval sentait (venir) l'orage the horse sensed the storm (coming)

• sentir que to be aware that ; ( = pressentir) to sense that

• il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he let me know I wasn't wanted

• tu vas le sentir passer (inf) it's really going to hurt

• nous avons tous senti venir les licenciements we all saw the redundancies coming

► se faire sentir [effet] to be felt

• les effets des grèves vont se faire sentir à la fin du mois the effect of the strikes will be felt at the end of the month

   f. ( = supporter) (inf) il ne peut pas le sentir he can't stand him

2. reflexive verb

► se sentir

   a. [personne]

se sentir mal (physiquement) to feel ill ; (psychologiquement) to be unhappy

• se sentir bien (physiquement, psychologiquement) to feel good

• se sentir mieux/fatigué to feel better/tired

• se sentir revivre/rajeunir to feel o.s. coming alive again/growing young again

• il ne se sent pas le courage de le lui dire he doesn't feel brave enough to tell him

• il ne se sent plus ! (inf) he really thinks he's arrived!

   b. ( = se supporter) (inf) ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]

on sent que tu fumes le cigare — one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell

2) (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel

j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce — the sauce tastes of wine

sentir d'où vient le vent — lit, Nautisme to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing

3) ( comprendre) to be conscious of [importance]; to feel [beauté, force]; to appreciate [difficulté]; to sense [danger, désapprobation]

sentir que — ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that

on sent que l'hiver approche — it feels wintry

je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried

je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord — I made it clear to them that I didn't agree

faire sentir le rythme d'un poème — to bring out the rhythm of a poem

se faire sentir — [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avoir une odeur) to smell

sentir bon — to smell nice

ça sent bon le café — there's a nice smell of coffee

fleurs qui ne sentent rien — flowers which don't have a scent

2) ( puer) to smell

sentir des pieds — to have smelly feet

3) ( révéler) to smack of

ta douleur sent la comédie — your grief seems put on

ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage — cloudy sky that heralds a storm

3.

se sentir verbe pronominal

1) to feel

se sentir mieux — to feel better

se sentir surveillé — to feel that one is being watched

elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque — she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her

ne plus se sentir — (colloq) ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself

2) ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt

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je ne peux pas le sentir — I can't stand him

je l'ai senti passer! — (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1. vt

1) (= percevoir) (odorat) to smell, (goût) to taste, (toucher) to feel

Est-ce que tu sens l'ail dans le rôti? — Can you taste the garlic in the roast?

"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."

2) (= ressentir) to feel

faire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.

3) (répandre une odeur de) to smell of

Ça sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.

4) (= dénoter, annoncer) to smack of

5) * (= supporter) to stand

Il ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.

Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.

2. vi

to smell

Ça sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.

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sentir verb table: partir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]; on sentait les foins or l'odeur des foins we could smell the hay; tu ne sens pas une odeur? can't you smell something?; je ne sens rien I can't smell anything; fais-moi sentir ce fromage let me smell that cheese; on sent que tu fumes le cigare one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell;

2 (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel; sentir le froid/un caillou to feel the cold/a stone; je ne sens rien I can't feel anything; je ne sens plus mes orteils tellement j'ai froid I'm so cold I can't feel my toes any more; j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb; elle m'a fait sentir sa bosse she made me feel her lump; on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce one can smell ou taste the wine in the sauce; sentir d'où vient le vent lit, Naut to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing; le froid commence à se faire sentir the cold weather is setting in; les effets du médicament se feront bientôt sentir the effects of the medicine will soon be felt;

3 ( avoir conscience de) to be conscious of [importance]; ( percevoir) to feel [beauté, force]; ( apprécier) to appreciate [difficulté]; ( percevoir intuitivement) to sense [danger, désapprobation]; sentir les beautés d'un texte/la force d'une expression to feel the beauty of a text/the force of an expression; as-tu bien senti le message de ce film? did you fully appreciate the message of the film?; sentir que ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that; je sens qu'il est sincère I feel that he's sincere; je sens que ce livre te plaira I have a feeling that you'll like this book; on sent que l'hiver approche it feels wintry; il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength; il ne sent pas (les subtilités de) l'art moderne he has no feeling for (the subtleties of) modern art; je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet I can tell you're worried; faire sentir son autorité to make one's authority felt; les mesures commencent à faire sentir leurs effets the effects of the measures are beginning to make themselves felt ou to be felt; je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord I made it clear to them that I didn't agree; faire sentir le rythme d'un poème to bring out the rhythm of a poem; se faire sentir [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt.

B vi

1 ( avoir une odeur) to smell; sentir bon/mauvais/fort to smell nice/bad/strong; tu sens le vin! you smell of wine!; ça sent le chou/la charogne/la cigarette it smells of cabbage/carrion/cigarettes; herbes qui sentent bon la Provence herbs smelling ou redolent sout of Provence; ça sent bon le café there's a nice smell of coffee; ça sent drôle ici there's a funny smell in here; fleurs qui ne sentent pas flowers which don't have a scent;

2 ( puer) to smell; le poisson commence à sentir the fish is beginning to smell; qu'est-ce qui sent (comme ça)? what's that smell?; sentir des pieds/aisselles to have smelly feet/armpits; sentir de la bouche to have bad breath;

3 ( révéler) to smack of; ta douleur/ton attitude sent la comédie or le théâtre your grief/your attitude smacks of insincerity; une fille qui sent la or sa province a girl with a touch of the provinces about her; ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage cloudy sky that heralds a storm.

C se sentir vpr

1 ( avoir la sensation de) to feel; se sentir mieux/las/chez soi to feel better/tired/at home; se sentir surveillé to feel that one is being watched; elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her; elle s'est sentie rougir she felt herself blushing; elle s'est senti piquer par un moustique she felt a mosquito bite; non mais tu te sens bien (dans ta tête)○? are you feeling all right (in the head)○?; ne plus se sentir○ ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself; ne plus se sentir de joie○ to be beside oneself with joy;

2 ( se reconnaître) to feel; se sentir assez fort pour faire, se sentir la force de faire to feel strong enough to do; se sentir libre de faire to feel free to do; se sentir victime d'une machination to feel that one is the victim of a scheme; se sentir une obligation envers qn to feel an obligation towards sb;

3 ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt; les sanctions commencent à se sentir the sanctions are beginning to bite, the effects of the sanctions are beginning to be felt.

Idiomes

je ne peux pas le sentir I can't stand him; je l'ai senti passer! (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!; elle va la sentir passer! (piqûre, addition) it's going to hurt!; ( réprimande) she's going to get it in the neck!

[sɑ̃tir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR UNE IMPRESSION DE]

1. [par l'odorat] to smell

[par le toucher] to feel

[par le goût] to taste

sens-moi cette soupe! (familier) just smell this soup!

je sens une odeur de gaz I can smell gas

je n'ai rien senti! I didn't feel a thing!

je ne sens plus ma main [d'ankylose] my hand's gone numb ou dead

je ne sens plus mes jambes [de fatigue] my legs are killing me

je sens une lourdeur dans mes jambes my legs feel heavy

elle commence à sentir son âge she's starting to feel her age

il sentit les larmes lui monter aux yeux he could feel tears coming to his eyes

je n'ai pas senti l'après-midi/les années passer the afternoon/years just flashed by

j'ai senti qu'on essayait de mettre la main dans ma poche I was aware ou I felt that someone was trying to reach into my pocket

le sentir passer, la sentir passer (familier) [douleur, claque]: je l'ai sentie passer that really hurt

vous allez la sentir passer, l'amende! you'll certainly know about it when you get the fine!

c'est lui qui a payé le repas, il a dû le sentir passer! he paid for the meal, it must have cost him an arm and a leg!

2. [avoir l'intuition de - mépris, présence, réticence] to feel, to sense, to be aware of ; [ - danger, menace] to be aware ou conscious of, to sense

tu ne sens pas ta force you don't know your own strength

je le sentais venir (de loin) avec son petit air innocent! (familier) I could see him coming (a mile off) with that innocent look on his face!

je le sentais prêt/résolu I could feel ou tell he was ready/determined

je sens bien qu'il m'envie I can feel ou tell that he envies me

j'ai senti qu'on me suivait I felt ou sensed (that) I was being followed

faire sentir quelque chose à quelqu'un to make somebody aware of something, to show somebody something

il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he made me understand ou he hinted that I was in the way

elle nous le fait sentir, qu'elle est le chef! (familier) she makes sure we know who's the boss!

les conséquences de votre décision se feront sentir tôt ou tard the implications of your decision will be felt sooner or later

3. (soutenu) [éprouver - joie, chagrin, remords] to feel

4. [apprécier - art, musique] to feel, to have a feeling for

5. (familier) [être convaincu par]

je ne la sens pas pour le rôle my feeling is that she's not right for the part

je ne le sens pas, ton projet I'm not convinced by your project

6. [maîtriser - instrument, outil] to have a feel for ; [ - rôle, mouvement à exécuter] to feel at ease with

sentir sa monture to feel good in the saddle

je ne sentais pas bien mon service aujourd'hui [au tennis] my service wasn't up to scratch today

7. (familier) [tolérer]

je ne peux pas sentir sa sœur I can't bear the sight of ou stand her sister

je ne peux pas sentir ses blagues sexistes I can't stomach ou I just can't take his sexist jokes

B.[EXHALER, DONNER UNE IMPRESSION]

1. [dégager - odeur, parfum] to smell (of), to give off a smell of

qu'est-ce que ça sent? what's that smell?

sentir le gaz to smell of gas

les roses ne sentent rien the roses don't smell (of anything) ou have no smell

ça sent bon le lilas, ici there's a nice smell of lilac in here

2. [annoncer]

ça sent la pluie/neige it feels like rain/snow

ça sentait la mutinerie there was mutiny in the air

ses propositions sentent le traquenard there's something a bit suspect about his proposals

se faire sentir [devenir perceptible] to be felt, to become obvious

la fatigue se fait sentir chez les coureurs the runners are showing signs of tiredness

3. [laisser deviner] to smack of (inseparable), to savour of (inseparable)

son interprétation/style sent un peu trop le travail her performance/style is rather too constrained

il sent le policier à des kilomètres (familier) you can tell he's a policeman a mile off

ce n'est pas un acte de vandalisme, ça sentirait plutôt la vengeance it's not pure vandalism, it feels more like revenge

ça sent sa province/les années trente! (familier) it smacks of provincial life/the thirties!

son accent sentait bon le terroir he had a wonderfully earthy accent

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[sɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif

1. [avoir une odeur] to smell

le fromage sent fort the cheese smells strong

ça sent bon

a. [fleur, parfum] it smells nice

b. [nourriture] it smells good ou nice

ça sent mauvais (sens propre) it doesn't smell very nice

ça commence à sentir mauvais, filons! (familier & figuré) things are beginning to turn nasty, let's get out of here!

2. [puer] to smell, to stink, to reek

il sent des pieds his feet smell, he's got smelly feet

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(familier)

ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to show

il ne l'aime pas — ça se sent he doesn't like her — you can tell (he doesn't) ou you can sense it

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se sentir verbe pronominal intransitif

to feel

se sentir en sécurité/danger to feel safe/threatened

je me sentais glisser I could feel myself slipping

se sentir mal

a. [s'évanouir] to feel faint

b. [être indisposé] to feel ill

se sentir bien to feel good ou all right

je ne m'en sens pas capable I don't feel up to it ou equal to it

non mais, tu te sens bien? (familier) have you gone mad?, are you off your rocker?

tu te sens d'y aller? (familier) do you feel up to going?

elle ne se sent plus depuis qu'elle a eu le rôle (familier) she's been really full of it since she landed the part

ne plus se sentir de joie to be bursting ou beside oneself with joy

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se sentir verbe pronominal transitif

je ne me sens pas le courage/la force de marcher I don't feel up to walking/have the strength to walk

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sentir
4 bien

adv.

1 well (debidamente, adecuadamente).

¿cómo estás? — bien, gracias how are you? — fine, thanks

hacer algo bien to do something well

has hecho bien you did the right thing

¡bien hecho! well done!

habla inglés bien she speaks English well

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for petrol o (British) gas?, have we got plenty of (United States) petrol o (British) gas? (United States)

2 very (muy, bastante).

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

3 all right, OK (vale, de acuerdo).

¿nos vamos? — bien shall we go? — all right

4 quite happily.

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it, but they won't let her

intj.

1 all right, OK, it's OK, it's okay.

2 well done.

3 well then.

4 good.

m.

1 good (concepto abstracto).

el bien y el mal good and evil

hacer el bien to do good (deeds)

2 good (provecho).

esto te hará bien this will do you good

por el bien de for the sake of

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good

3 good (note).

4 possession, good, article, asset.

5 well-being, good, welfare.

Buscamos su bien We seek his well-being.

6 benefit, sake.

Para su bien For his sake.

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bien

► adverbio

1 (gen) well

■ canta bien she sings well

■ la casa está bien construida the house is well built

■ trabaja bien her work is good, she does a good job

■ todo eso está muy bien, pero... that's all very well, but...

2 (como es debido) properly, right

■ si no pronuncias bien, no te van a entender if you don't pronounce the words properly, they won't understand you

■ siéntate bien sit properly

■ ¡pórtate bien! behave yourself!

■ no está bien que hagan eso it's not right for them to do that

3 (acertadamente) right, correctly

■ contestó bien a todas las preguntas she answered all the questions correctly

4 (con éxito) successfully

5 (de acuerdo) O.K., all right

■ ven mañana a las dos, --bien come tomorrow at two, --all right

6 (de buena gana) willingly, gladly

■ bien me iría contigo si no tuviera que trabajar I'd gladly go with you if I didn't have to work

7 (mucho) very

■ quiero un vaso de leche bien fría I want a glass of nice cold milk

■ ha pagado bien caro su error he has paid dearly for his mistake

■ dale bien fuerte hit it good and hard

■ es bien sencillo it's really simple

8 (fácilmente) easily

■ bien se ve que... it is easy to see that...

■ bien podrías haberme avisado you might have warned me

9 (de gusto, olor, aspecto, etc) good, nice, lovely

■ esta cerveza está muy bien this beer's very good

■ la comida estaba bien the food was nice

■ quiero uno que esté bien I want a good one

10 (de salud) well

■ ¿te encuentras bien? are you feeling all right?

11 (físicamente) good-looking

■ su novio está muy bien her boyfriend's very good-looking

► adjetivo

1 (acomodado) well-off

► nombre masculino

1 good

■ el bien siempre triunfa sobre el mal good always triumphs over evil

2 (bienestar) benefit

■ lo hice por el bien de todos I did it for the good of everyone

► nombre masculino plural bienes

1 property sing, possessions

► conjunción bien... bien

1 either... or

■ se lo enviaremos bien por correo, bien por mensajero we'll send it to you either by post or by messenger

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en bien de for the sake of

estarle bien algo a alguien to serve somebody right

■ lo han despedido y le está bien he's got the sack and it serves him right

■ le está bien lo que le ha pasado he deserves what happened to him

hacer bien to do good

bien que although

tener a bien de hacer algo to be good enough to do something

¡ya está bien! that's enough!

bien de consumo consumer item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

bien de equipo capital asset

bienes de equipo capital goods, capital assets

bienes inmuebles real estate sing

bienes muebles movables, personal property sing

gente bien familiar the upper classes plural

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1. adj.
well-to-do
2. adv.
1) well

2) correctly, properly

3) all right

4) easily

•

- más bien

- si bien
3. interj.
good
4. noun m.
good

- bienes
- bienes de consumo
- bienes de equipo
- bienes raíces
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1. ADV

1) (=satisfactoriamente) well

hablas bien el español — you speak good Spanish, you speak Spanish well

el libro se ha vendido bien — the book has sold well

no veo muy bien — I can't see very well

lo sé muy bien — I know that perfectly well

viven bien — they live well

me gusta la carne bien hecha — I like my meat well-done

bien gracias, ¿y usted? — fine thanks, and you?

¡muy bien! — very good!; [aprobando un discurso] hear, hear!

¡qué bien! — great!, excellent!

• oler bien — to smell good

• saber bien — to taste good

2) (=correctamente)

¿has puesto bien la rueda? — have you put the wheel on properly?

si no cierras la tapa bien, se saldrá el líquido — if you don't screw the top on properly, the liquid will leak out

se limpia bien el pescado — clean the fish thoroughly o well

¡bien hecho! — well done!

has contestado bien — you gave the right answer, you answered correctly

no consigo hacerlo bien — I can't seem to do it right

haces bien — you're (quite) right

• hacer bien en, hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him, you did the right thing in telling him

3)

• estar bien, ¿estás bien? — are you all right?, are you OK?

aquí se está bien — it's nice here

¡está bien!, lo haré — O.K. o all right, I'll do it!

¡pues sí que estamos bien! — this is a fine mess we're in!

ese libro está muy bien — that book's very good, that's a very good book

estás muy bien con ese sombrero — you look really nice in that hat

la casa está muy bien — the house is really nice

está muy bien que ahorres dinero — it's very good that you're saving

que esté(s) bien — Col * bye *

¡eso no está bien! — [a un niño] that's not very nice!

te está bien la falda — the skirt fits you fine

¡ya está bien! — that's enough!

ya está bien de quejas — that's (quite) enough complaining

• estar bien de algo, estar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

estar bien de dinero — to be well off

no está bien de la cabeza — he isn't right in the head

4) (=de acuerdo)

¡bien! — all right!, O.K.!

-¿quieres que vayamos al cine? -bien — "shall we go to the cinema?" - "O.K. o all right"

si a ustedes les parece bien — if it's all right with o by you

5) (=muy)

un café bien caliente — a nice hot coffee

un coche bien caro — a pretty expensive car

bien temprano — pretty early

estoy bien seguro — I am pretty certain

eso es bien tonto — that's pretty silly

esperamos hasta bien entrada la noche — we waited until very late at night, we waited until well into the night

6)

• bien de (=muchos) —

bien de veces — lots of times

¡te han dado bien de regalos! — you got a lot of presents!

bebe bien de café — he drinks a lot of coffee

7) (=de buena gana)

yo bien iría, pero... — I'd gladly go, but..., I'd be happy to go, but...

bien me tomaría ahora un café — I'd love a coffee now

8) (=fácilmente) easily

bien se ve que... — it is easy to see that...

¡bien podía habérmelo dicho! — he could have told me!

9) [locuciones]

• estar a bien con algn — to be on good terms with sb

• de bien en bien o mejor — better and better

• bien que mal — one way or another, by hook or by crook

• más bien — rather

más bien bajo — on the short side, rather short

más bien creo que... — I actually think...

• pues bien — well

• tener a bien hacer algo — to see fit to do sth

sus padres tienen a bien que se vaya a vivir con su tía — her parents have seen fit to send her to live with her aunt

le ruego tenga a bien inscribirme en la lista — please be so kind as to include me on the list, I would be grateful if you would include me on the list

le ruego tenga a bien comunicarlo a sus lectores — please be kind enough to inform your readers

• bien es verdad que... — it is of course true that...

• ¿y bien? — well?

2. CONJ

1)

• si bien — although

si bien es cierto que... — although it's true that...

2)

• no bien, ni bien Cono Sur —

no bien llegó, empezó a llover — no sooner had he arrived than it started to rain, as soon as he arrived it started to rain

3) [en alternancia]

bien por avión, bien en tren — either by air or by train

bien se levantó, bien se sentó — whether he stood up or sat down

3.

ADJ [persona] well-to-do; [restaurante, barrio] posh *

son gente bien — they're well-to-do

son de casa bien — they come from a good home

4. SM

1) (=bondad) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good

hombre de bien — good man

2) (=provecho) good

el bien común o público — the common good

en bien de — for the good of

hacer algo para el bien de — to do sth for the good of

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

3) [apelativo]

• mi bien — my dear, my darling

4) pl bienes (=géneros) goods; (=propiedad) property sing, possessions; (=riqueza) riches, wealth sing

bienes activos — active assets

bienes de capital — capital goods

bienes de consumo — consumer goods

bienes de consumo duraderos — consumer durables

bienes de equipo — capital goods

bienes de inversión — capital goods

bienes de la tierra — agricultural produce sing

bienes de producción — industrial goods

bienes de servicio — services

bienes dotales — dowry sing

bienes duraderos — durables

bienes fungibles — perishables

bienes gananciales — shared possessions

bienes inmuebles — real estate sing

bienes mostrencos — unclaimed property sing

bienes muebles — personal property sing, goods and chattels

bienes públicos — government property sing

bienes raíces — real estate sing, realty sing (EEUU)

bienes relictos — estate sing, inheritance sing

bienes semovientes — livestock sing

bienes terrestres — worldly goods

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adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

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I
adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

* * *

bien¹

¹ = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.

Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.

Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.

Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.

Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.

Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.

* acoger bien = welcome.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* ahora bien = now.

* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.

* bien aceptado = well-accepted.

* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* bien administrado = well-managed.

* bien afeitado = clean shaven.

* bien andado = well trodden.

* bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.

* bien arado = well-tilled.

* bien argumentado = well-considered.

* bien arreglado = well-groomed.

* bien comprendido = well-understood.

* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.

* bien conectado = well-connected.

* bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.

* bien conseguido = well-rendered.

* bien conservado = well-kept.

* bien considerado = all things considered.

* bien construido = well-built.

* bien controlado = well-regulated.

* bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.

* bien cultural = cultural product.

* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.

* bien demarcado = hard-edged.

* bien de todos, el = common good, the.

* bien dicho = amen to that!.

* bien diferenciado = well differentiated.

* bien dirigido = well-regulated.

* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].

* bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien educado = urbane.

* bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.

* bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien entrada la noche = late at night.

* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].

* bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien escrito = well-written.

* bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].

* bien expresado = well-articulated.

* bien financiado = well-funded.

* bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.

* bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].

* bien formulado = well-formulated.

* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* bien fundamentado = well-founded.

* bien gestionado = well-managed.

* bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.

* bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.

* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.

* bien iluminado = well-lit.

* bien informado = well-informed, informed.

* bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.

* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.

* bien llevado = well-run.

* bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....

* bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.

* bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].

* bien pagado = well-paid.

* bien parecido = personable, good looking.

* bien pensado = well thought out.

* bien planeado = well-planned.

* bien planificado = well-planned.

* bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.

* bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.

* bien producido = well-produced, well-made.

* bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].

* bien provisto = well-endowed.

* bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien público = public good, commonwealth.

* bien recibido = welcome.

* bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].

* bien redondito = well-rounded.

* bien remunerado = well-paid.

* bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.

* bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.

* bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].

* bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien testado = well-tested.

* bien tratado = well represented.

* bien uniformado = well-uniformed.

* bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.

* bien visto = welcome.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* casar bien = fit in + well.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.

* comprenderse bien = be well understood.

* conservarse bien = keep + well.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* el bien de = the good of.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* funcionar bien = be in order.

* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.

* hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.

* hacer bien = do + good.

* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* marchar bien = go + strong.

* más bien = if you like, instead.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* más bien pequeño = smallish.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* masticar bien = chew up.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* muy bien = nicely.

* ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.

* muy bien pagado = highly paid.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* muy bien remunerado = highly paid.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to.

* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.

* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* pues bien = well.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* recibir bien = welcome.

* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

* sin bien se mira = all things considered.

* sino más bien = rather.

* sino (que) más bien = but rather.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.

* usar Algo bien = put to + good use.

* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* ver bien = welcome.

* * *

bien¹

adj inv

A [ ESTAR] (sano) well

mi padre no anda or no está bien my father's not very well

no me siento or encuentro bien I don't feel well

¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you're not right in the head!

estuvo enfermo pero ya está bien he was ill but he's all right now

B [ ESTAR]

(económicamente acomodado): los padres están muy bien her parents are well off

no son ricos, pero están bien they're not rich but they're reasonably well off o they're comfortably off

C [ ESTAR] ( fam) (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

D [ ESTAR]

(cómodo, agradable): estoy bien aquí I'm fine o all right here

¿vas bien allí atrás? are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade

E (agradable) ‹oler/saber›

¡qué bien huele! it smells really good!

¡qué bien hueles! you smell nice!

este café sabe muy bien this coffee tastes very good o nice

F [ ESTAR]

(satisfactorio): ¿está bien así, señorita? is that right o all right, miss?

estás or quedaste or saliste muy bien en esta foto you look very nice o really good in this photograph

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

¡está bien!, si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas all right o okay, then! if you don't want to do it, don't

¡qué bien, mañana es fiesta! great! tomorrow's a holiday!

la lavadora no funciona — ¡pues qué bien! ( iró); the washing machine's not working — oh, great! o well, that's great! ( iro)

G [ ESTAR] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa it's right o good that initiative should be rewarded

estuviste bien en negarle la entrada you did o were right to refuse to let him in

H

1 (indicando suficiencia) estar bien DE algo:

¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have much time

2

ya está bien that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

I

1 ( fam) (de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

viven en un barrio bien they live in a well-to-do o ( BrE) posh area

niño² (↑ niño (2))

2 ( RPl fam) ‹gente/persona› (honrado) respectable, decent

bien²

adverb

A (de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well

se come de bien allí … the food is so good there!

¿cómo te va? — bien, ¿y a ti? how are things? — fine, how about you?

no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind

B (ventajosamente) well

el local está muy bien ubicado the premises are very well situated

vendió el coche muy bien she sold the car well o for a good price

C

(favorablemente): me habló muy bien de ti he spoke very highly of you

yo prefiero pensar bien de la gente I prefer to think well of people

D

1 (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

¿cerraste bien? did you make sure the door was locked (properly)?

el cerdo debe comerse bien cocido pork should be well cooked o properly cooked before being eaten

bien sabes que … you know perfectly well o very well that …

2 (con cuidado, atención) carefully

escucha bien lo que te voy a decir listen carefully to what I'm going to say

E (correctamente) well

pórtate bien behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo you did the right thing to tell him

¡bien dice tu padre que eres un terco! your father's dead right when he says you're stubborn

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!

F (como intensificador)

1 (muy) very

canta bien mal he sings really o very badly

llegó bien entrada la noche she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? are you positive o certain?, are you absolutely sure?

bien por debajo de lo normal well below average

ponte bien adelante sit close to the front, sit well forward

2 (fácilmente) easily

vale bien dos millones it's worth two million easily

yo no me acuerdo pero bien pudo ser I don't remember but it could well o easily have been

3

(en recriminaciones, protestas): bien podías haberlo ayudado you could o might have helped him!

4

bien que …: pero bien que llama cuando necesita dinero he's quick enough to call when he needs money, though

¿por qué no le compras algo?, a ti bien que te gusta que te hagan regalos why don't you buy her something? you like it when people give you presents

G ( en locs):

más bien: una chica más bien delgada a rather thin girl

no me cae bien — di más bien que no lo puedes ver I don't like him — what you mean is you can't stand the sight of him

¿vas a ir? — ¡más bien! ( Arg fam); are you going to go? — you bet! ( colloq)

no bien or ( RPl) ni bien. as soon as

no bien llegó, le dieron la noticia no sooner had he arrived than they told him the news, as soon as he arrived they told him the news

si bien although

estar a bien con algn to be on good terms with sb

tener a bien hacer algo ( frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma a la mayor brevedad posible we would ask you to pay this sum as soon as possible ( frml)

le ruego tenga a bien considerar mi solicitud I would be grateful if you would consider my application

Compuesto:

bien nacido, bien nacida

masculine, feminine nice person ver tb bienintencionado, bien parecido, etc

bien³

interjection

1

(como enlace): bien, sigamos adelante right then o fine, let's continue

bien, … ¿dónde estábamos? now o right, … where were we?

y bien ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo o no? so, are you prepared to do it or not?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo … so, as I was telling you …

2

¡bien! (expresando aprobación) well done!

¡bien, muchachos! well done, boys!

no habrá clases hoy — ¡bieeeen! there won't be any lessons today — yippee o hurrah!

bien⁴

conjunction

puede abonarse (o) bien al contado (o) bien en 12 cuotas mensuales ( frml); payment may be made (either) in cash or in twelve monthly installments

o bien te disculpas o te quedas castigado either you say you're sorry or I'll keep you in

bien⁵

masculine

A ( Fil) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

haz bien y no mires a quién do good to all alike

un hombre de bien a good man

B

1 (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien it's for your own good

trabajar por el bien de todos to work for the good of all

que sea para bien I hope things go well for you/him/them

acepté, no sé si para bien o para mal I accepted, though I'm not sure if it was a good move or not

2

hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): la sopa te hará bien the soup will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien what he said helped me a lot o did me a lot of good

C ( apelativo) dear, darling

¡mi bien! or ¡bien mío! ( ant o hum); my dear o darling

D (en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

E

(posesión): el único bien valioso the only item of value

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes the order applies to all his assets o possessions o goods

Compuestos:

● bien comunal

common asset

bienes comunales common property

● bien de consumo

consumer article o item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

● bien de equipo

capital item o asset

bienes de equipo capital goods o assets

● bienes parafernales

mpl wife's personal property

● bienes semovientes

mpl livestock ( sing or pl)

● bien ganancial

joint asset ( acquired during marriage)

bienes gananciales joint property, community property ( AmE)

● bien inmueble

immovable item o asset

● bien mostrenco

item of unclaimed property

● bien mueble

movable item

bienes muebles movables, personal property, goods and chattels

● bien raíz

immovable item o asset

bienes raíces real estate, realty ( AmE), property ( BrE)

● bien vacante

ownerless piece of land ( o asset etc)

* * *

bien 1 adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] (de salud, en general) well;
sentirse or encontrarse bien to feel well;
◊ ¿cómo estás? — muy bien, gracias how are you? — (I'm) very well, thank you;

¡qué bien estás! you look really well!;
¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you are not right in the head
2 [estar]
a) (cómodo, agradable):

◊ ¿vas bien ahí atrás? are you all right in the back?;

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade;
la casa está muy bien the house is very nice
b) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right;

◊ la fecha/el reloj está bien the date/the clock is right;

¿está bien así? is this all right?;
si te parece bien if that's all right with you;
el cuadro no queda bien ahí the picture doesn't look right there
c) ( suficiente): estar or andar bien de algo to be all right for sth;

◊ ¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?;

ya está bien that's enough
3 [estar]
a) ( en calidad) good;

◊ ¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo) good-looking, attractive

4 (fam)
a) ( de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

b) ‹ barrio› well-to-do, posh (BrE)

bien 2 adverbio
1
a) ( de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well;

◊ no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

b) ( correctamente) well;

◊ habla muy bien inglés she speaks English very well o very good English;

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!;
pórtate bien behave yourself;
hiciste bien en decírselo you were right to tell him;
siéntate bien sit properly
c) ( de manera agradable) ‹oler/saber› good

2
a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly;

◊ bien cocido well o properly cooked;

¿cerraste bien? did you lock the door properly?;
bien sabes que … you know perfectly well that …
b) (con cuidado, atención) ‹escuchar/mirar› carefully

3
a) ( como intensificador) ( muy) very;

◊ canta bien mal he sings really badly;

bien entrada la noche very late at night;
¿estás bien seguro? are you positive?
b) ( en locs)

◊ más bien rather;

no bien as soon as;
si bien although
■ interjección:
◊ ¡(muy) bien! well done!, (very) good!;

¡qué bien! great!
■ conjunción: bien … o … either … or …;
se puede subir bien a pie o a caballo you can go up either on foot or on horseback
bien 3 sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) good;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil;

hacer el bien to do good deeds;
un hombre de bien a good man
2
a) (beneficio, bienestar) good;

◊ es por mi/tu bien it's for my/your own good

b)

◊ hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): esto te hará bien this will do you good

3 ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10
4
◊ bienes

a) sustantivo masculino plural (Com) goods;

◊ bienes de consumo consumer goods

b) (Der) property;

◊ le dejó todos sus bienes she left him everything she owned;

bienes inmuebles or raíces real estate (AmE), property (BrE);
bienes muebles personal property, goods and chattels;
bienes públicos public property
bien
I sustantivo masculino
1 (justicia, bondad) good
no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, he can't tell the diference between good and evil
una persona de bien, a good person
2 (provecho, ventaja) lo hago por tu bien, I do it for your sake
en bien de la comunidad, for the good of community
3 (propiedad) property: no tiene ningún bien con el que avalar el crédito, he has no property or goods to guarantee his credit
bienes, goods
bienes de consumo, consumer goods pl; bienes gananciales, communal property
bienes inmuebles/raíces, real estate
II adverbio
1 (correctamente) well: hiciste bien en protestar, you were right to protest
toca bien el piano, she plays piano well
2 (sano) well, fine
sentirse/encontrarse bien, to feel well
3 (satisfactoriamente) este vestido te sienta bien, this dress suits you
oler bien, to smell nice
vivir bien, to be comfortably off
4 (antepuesto a un adjetivo: muy) very, quite
una cerveza bien fría, a nice cold beer
bien pronto, very early, very soon
(de buena gana) willingly, gladly: bien me iría ahora al cine, I'd love to go to the movies now
III conj ahora bien, now, now then
bien... o bien..., either... or...
bien que mal, one way or another
más bien, rather, a little
no bien, as soon as: no bien llegó..., no sooner had she arrived than...
pues bien, well then
o bien, or, or else
si bien, although, even though...: si bien es cierto que..., although it's quite clear that...
IV exclamación ¡bien!, good!, great!
¡está bien!, (¡de acuerdo!) fine!, all right
¡muy bien!, excellent, first class!
¡qué bien!, great!, fantastic
(desaprobación) ¡pues qué bien!, that's all I needed!
¡ya está bien!, that's (quite) enough!
V adj inv un barrio bien, a well-to-do neighbourhood
un niño bien, a rich kid
En general se traduce por well. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de personas decimos fine al referirnos a su salud: ¿Qué tal estás? - Muy bien, gracias. How are you? - Fine, thanks. Para describir un objeto puedes usar good: Ese libro está muy bien. That book is very good.
' bien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- acabar
- acero
- agarrar
- ahora
- alternar
- amarrar
- andar
- antes
- atrancar
- avenida
- avenido
- avenirse
- bailar
- barbaridad
- base
- bastante
- cabeza
- caer
- casar
- cerrarse
- columpiarse
- cómo
- comprobar
- comunicada
- comunicado
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- coña
- concesión
- considerada
- considerado
- consuelo
- contraria
- contrario
- convenir
- cumplir
- dar
- darse
- decirse
- declarar
- defenderse
- deteriorarse
- diáfana
- diáfano
- dinero
- discreta
- discreto
- disfrutar
- disputarse
English:
absence
- acquit
- agree
- airy
- all right
- along
- alternatively
- antisocial
- appreciate
- aptly
- articulate
- at
- aware
- balance
- ball
- begin
- behave
- beneath
- best
- better
- bookmobile
- boom
- border
- bouncy
- by
- card
- charity
- cheap
- clean-shaven
- clockwork
- closely
- cloud
- come in
- come off
- come out
- conform
- congenial
- convenient
- cosy
- cozy
- deserve
- do
- done
- effective
- either
- enjoy
- enunciate
- equipped
- familiar
- far

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bien

♦ adj inv
[respetable]
una familia bien a good family;

un barrio bien a good area;
Pey a posh area;
un restaurante bien a posh restaurant;
Pey
niño bien rich kid;

gente bien well-to-do people

♦ nm

1. [concepto abstracto] good;

el bien y el mal good and evil;

se cree que está por encima del bien y del mal she thinks ordinary moral laws don't apply to her;

hacer el bien to do good (deeds);

un hombre de bien a good man

2. [provecho] good;

los padres desean el bien de los hijos parents desire the best for their children;

esto te hará bien this will do you good;

si se marcha, nos hará un bien a todos if she leaves, she'll be doing us all a favour;

espero que el cambio sea para bien I hope the change is for the best, I hope the change works out well;

por el bien de for the sake of;

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good;

han trabajado muy duro por el bien de todos they have worked very hard for the good of everyone

3. [nota] = mark between 6 and 6.9 out of 10, ≈ pass, ≈ C

♦ bienes nmpl

1. [patrimonio] property

Comp
bienes de capital capital assets;
bienes comunales common property;

bienes fungibles perishables;

bienes gananciales shared possessions;

bienes inmateriales intangible assets;

bienes inmuebles real estate, US real property;

bienes muebles personal property;

bienes públicos public property;

bienes raíces real estate, landed property

2. [productos] goods

Comp
bienes de consumo consumer goods;
bienes de consumo duraderos consumer durables, US hard goods;

bienes de equipo capital goods;

bienes de producción industrial goods;

bienes terrenales worldly goods

♦ adv

1. [debidamente, adecuadamente] well;

¿cómo estás? – bien, gracias how are you? – fine, thanks;

habla inglés bien she speaks English well;

¡agárrate bien! hold on tight!;

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly;

conoce bien el tema she knows a lot about the subject, she knows the subject well;

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for Br petrol o US gas?, have we got plenty of Br petrol o US gas?;

bien mirado [bien pensado] if you look at it closely;
[bien visto] well-regarded;
bien pensado on reflection;

contestar bien [correctamente] to answer correctly;
[cortésmente] to answer politely;
escucha bien,… listen carefully,…;

estar bien relacionado to have good connections;

le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right;

hacer algo bien to do sth well;

has hecho bien you did the right thing;

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me;

pórtate bien be good, behave yourself;

salir bien librado to get off lightly;

todo salió bien everything turned out well;

vivir bien [económicamente] to be well-off;
[en armonía] to be happy
2. [expresa opinión favorable] well;

¡muy bien! very good!, excellent!;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

me cayó muy bien I liked her a lot;

me han hablado bien de él they have spoken well of him to me;

en Portugal se come muy bien the food is very good in Portugal;

estar bien [de aspecto] to be nice;
[de salud] to be o feel well; [de calidad] to be good; [de comodidad] to be comfortable;
¡está bien! [bueno, vale] all right then!;
[es suficiente] that's enough!;
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

la tienda está bien situada the shop is well situated;

está bien que te vayas, pero antes despídete it's all right for you to go, but say goodbye first;

tal comportamiento no está bien visto such behaviour is frowned upon;

encontrarse bien [de salud] to feel well;

no se encuentra nada bien she doesn't feel at all well;

oler/saber bien to smell/taste nice o good;

¡qué bien huele en esta cocina! it smells nice o good in this kitchen!;

opinar bien de alguien to think highly of sb;

no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;

no me parece bien que no la saludes I think it's wrong of you not to say hello to her;

¿te parece bien así? is it O.K. like this?, is this all right?;

pasarlo bien to have a good time;

¡qué bien, mañana no trabajo! great, I don't have to go to work tomorrow!;
Irónico
¡qué bien, ahora dice que no me puede pagar! isn't that just great, now she says she can't pay me!;

salir bien to turn out well;

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!;

sentar bien a alguien [ropa] to suit sb;
[comida] to agree with sb; [comentario] to please sb;
el rojo no te sienta nada bien red doesn't suit you at all;

come tan rápido que no le puede sentar bien she eats so quickly she's bound to get indigestion;

algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;

no le sentó nada bien que lo criticaras en público he didn't like you criticizing him in public at all, he was none too impressed by you criticizing him in public;

tu ayuda va a venir muy bien your help will be very welcome;

no me viene nada bien salir esta tarde it's not very convenient for me o it doesn't really suit me to go out this afternoon;

Prov

bien está lo que bien acaba all's well that ends well

3. [muy]
quiero el filete bien hecho I want my steak well done;

bien abierto wide open;

abre bien la boca open wide

4. [uso enfático] pretty;

un regalo bien caro a pretty expensive present;

vamos a llegar bien tarde we're going to be pretty late;

estoy bien cansado I'm pretty tired;

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today;

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

5. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿nos vamos? – bien shall we go? – all right

6. [de buena gana, fácilmente] quite happily;

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it o she'd quite happily do it, but they won't let her

7. [expresa protesta]
¡bien podrías haberme avisado! you could at least have told me!;

¡bien podrías pagar tú esta vez! it would be nice if you paid for once o for a change!

8. [en frases]
bien es verdad que… it's certainly true that…;

¡bien por…! three cheers for…!;

¡ya está bien! that's enough!;

¡ya está bien de hacer el vago! that's enough lazing around!;

estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with sb;

¡pues (sí que) estamos bien! that's all we needed!;

tener a bien hacer algo to be good enough to do sth;

le rogamos tenga a bien pasarse por nuestras oficinas we would ask you to (be good enough to) come to our offices

♦ conj

bien… bien either… or;

puedes venir bien por avión, bien por barco you can come by plane or by boat;

dáselo bien a mi hermano, bien a mi padre give it to either my brother or my father

♦ interj

1. [aprobación] good!, great!;
[fastidio] oh, great!;
hoy saldréis al recreo media hora antes – ¡bien! break time will be half an hour earlier today – great!;

se acaba de estropear la televisión – ¡bien, lo que nos faltaba! the television has just broken down – oh great, that's all we needed!

2. [enlazando]
y bien, ¿qué te ha parecido? well o so, what did you think of it?;

y bien, ¿a qué estás esperando? well, what are you waiting for?

♦ más bien loc conj

rather;

no estoy contento, más bien estupefacto I'm not so much happy as stunned;

más bien creo que no vendrá I rather suspect she won't come, I think it unlikely that she'll come

♦ no bien, RP ni bien loc conj

no sooner, as soon as;

no bien me había marchado cuando empezaron a… no sooner had I gone than they started…

♦ si bien loc conj

although, even though

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bien

I m good;

por tu bien for your own good;

bienes pl goods, property sg ;

hombre de bien good man;

estar por encima del bien y del mal be above the law

II adj

:

¡está bien! it’s OK!, it’s alright!;

estoy bien I’m fine, I’m OK;

¿estás bien aquí? are you comfortable here?;

la gente bien well-to-do people

III adv

1 well; ( muy) very;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

bien está lo que bien acaba all’s well that ends well

2 ( correctamente) well, properly

3 en locuciones

:

más bien rather;

tener a bien hacer algo see fit to do sth;

hicieron bien en reservar los billetes con tanta antelación they did the right thing booking the tickets so far ahead;

haces bien en llevarte el paraguas it’s a good idea to take your umbrella;

estar (a) bien con alguien be on good terms with s.o.

IV conj

:

o bien … o … either … or …;

si bien, bien que although;

no bien as soon as

V int

:

¡ya está bien! that’s it!, that’s enough!;

pues bien well

* * *

bien adv

1) : well

¿dormiste bien?: did you sleep well?

2) correctamente: correctly, properly, right

hay que hacerlo bien: it must be done correctly

3) : very, quite

el libro era bien divertido: the book was very amusing

4) : easily

bien puede acabarlo en un día: he can easily finish it in a day

5) : willingly, readily

bien lo aceptaré: I'll gladly accept it

6)

bien que : although

7)

más bien : rather

bien adj

1) : well, OK, all right

¿te sientes bien?: are you feeling all right?

2) : pleasant, agreeable

las flores huelen bien: the flowers smell very nice

3) : satisfactory

4) : correct, right

bien nm

1) : good

el bien y el mal: good and evil

2) bienes nmpl

: property, goods, possessions

* * *

bien¹ adj (acomodado) well off / rich

un niño bien a rich kid

bien² adv

1. (en general) well

lo conozco bien I know him well

toca el piano muy bien she plays the piano really well

el examen le fue bien the exam went well / he did well in the exam

2. (de salud) well / fine

ayer me dolía el estómago, pero ya estoy bien I had a stomachache yesterday, but I'm fine now

estoy muy bien, gracias I'm very well, thank you

no me encuentro bien I don't feel very well

¿estás bien? are you all right?

3. (de gusto, olor, aspecto) nice / good [comp. better; superl. best]

¡qué bien huele! what a nice smell! / it smells really good!

4. (de manera correcta) properly / correctly / right

es importante comer bien it's important to eat properly

lo hace todo bien he does everything right

5. (para intensificar) very / quite

bien caliente nice and hot / very hot

es bien diferente it's quite different

6. (de acuerdo) all right / OK

¿vienes? Bien are you coming? OK

hacer bien en hacer algo to be right to do something

haces bien en no enfadarte you're right not to get angry

pasarlo bien to have a good time

portarse bien to behave yourself

bien³ conj either... or

se puede ir bien en tren, bien en autocar you can either go by train or by coach

bien⁴ n

1. (lo bueno) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

2. (beneficio) good

es por tu propio bien it's for you own good

3. (nota académica) good / C

sacó un bien he got a C

Spanish-English dictionary > bien
5 olor

m.

1 smell.

tener olor a to smell of

los niños acudieron al olor de la comida the children were drawn to the smell of cooking

en olor de multitudes (informal) enjoying popular acclaim

olor corporal body odor

2 odor, fragrance, smell, perfume.

* * *

olor

► nombre masculino

1 smell

■ hay olor a quemado it smells as if something's burning

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al olor de attracted by

en olor de santidad like a saint

olor corporal body odour

* * *

noun m.

odor, smell

* * *

SM

1) [gen] smell (a of)

buen olor — nice smell

mal olor — bad smell, nasty smell

tiene mal olor — it smells horrible

olor a quemado — smell of burning

olor a sudor — smell of sweat, body odour o (EEUU) odor, B.O. *

olor corporal — body odour o (EEUU) odor, B.O. *

2) (=atracción) smell

acudir al olor del dinero — to be attracted by the smell of money

3) (=fama)

olor de santidad — odour of sanctity

4) pl olores Cono Sur, Méx (Culin) spices

* * *

masculino smell

tiene un olor raro — it has a funny smell

tomarle el olor a algo — (AmL) to smell something

qué rico olor! — what a lovely smell!

olor A algo — smell of something

tiene olor a queso — it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud(es): fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd; en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint; morir en olor de santidad — to die a saint

* * *

= smell, odour [odor, -USA], scent.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.

Ex. Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.

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* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de olor a podrido = rotten smelling.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* mal olor = stench.

* olor a fruta = fruitiness.

* olor corporal = body scent.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

* * *

masculino smell

tiene un olor raro — it has a funny smell

tomarle el olor a algo — (AmL) to smell something

qué rico olor! — what a lovely smell!

olor A algo — smell of something

tiene olor a queso — it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud(es): fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd; en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint; morir en olor de santidad — to die a saint

* * *

= smell, odour [odor, -USA], scent.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.

Ex: Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.

* con olor a ajo = garlicky.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].

* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* con olor a orina = urinous.

* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de olor a podrido = rotten smelling.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* mal olor = stench.

* olor a fruta = fruitiness.

* olor corporal = body scent.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

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olor

masculine

smell

¡qué olor más bueno/horrible! what a lovely/horrible smell!

tiene un olor raro it smells strange, it has a strange smell to it

tomarle el olor a algo ( AmL); to smell sth

¡qué rico olor! ( AmL); what a lovely smell!

olor A algo smell OF sth

¡qué olor a comida hay aquí! there's a strong smell of food (in) here!

tiene olor a queso it smells of cheese

en olor de multitud: fue recibido en olor de multitud he was welcomed by a huge crowd

en olor de santidad: vivir en olor de santidad to lead the life of a saint

morir en olor de santidad to die a saint

Compuesto:

olor a chivo

( Arg fam) body odor*, BO ( colloq)

* * *

olor sustantivo masculino
smell;
◊ tiene un olor raro it has a funny smell;

tomarle el olor a algo (AmL) to smell sth;
olor A algo smell of sth
olor sustantivo masculino smell: el olor a humedad me disgusta, I don't like the smell of damp
estas rosas no tienen olor, these roses don't smell of anything

' olor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acritud
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- cantar
- corporal
- desagradable
- desprender
- echar
- estercolar
- graja
- grajo
- inconfundible
- olfatear
- penetrar
- penetrante
- peste
- soltar
- tufo
- agradable
- asqueroso
- clavo
- descomponer
- despedir
- feo
- fetidez
- fuerte
- ligero
- percibir
- pestilente
- podrido
- repugnante
- repulsivo
- rico
- sentir
- tumbar
English:
acrid
- cling
- detect
- detection
- distinct
- emit
- exude
- fishy
- fluid
- foul
- fruity
- give off
- linger
- lingering
- nasty
- obnoxious
- obtrusive
- odor
- odour
- of
- offensive
- overpower
- pervade
- pervasive
- powerful
- pungent
- put off
- scent
- sharp
- sickening
- smell
- smoky
- sweet
- sweetness
- unmistakable
- vile
- clove
- high
- stink
- tang
- waft

* * *

olor nm

smell (a of);
tener olor a to smell of;

los niños acudieron al olor de la comida the children were drawn to the smell of cooking;

miles de jóvenes aspirantes acuden a Hollywood al olor de la fama thousands of young hopefuls come to Hollywood looking for fame;

Comp
Fam
en olor de multitudes enjoying popular acclaim;

Comp

vivir/morir en olor de santidad to live/die like a saint

Comp
RP Fam olor a chivo BO;
olor corporal body odour

* * *

olor

m

1 smell; de flores, perfume tb

scent

2

:

en olor de santidad like a saint;

fue acogido en olor de multitud(es) he was received by a huge crowd

* * *

olor nm

: smell, odor

* * *

olor n smell

un fuerte olor a gas a strong smell of gas

Spanish-English dictionary > olor
6 good

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

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

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

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

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

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

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

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

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

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

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

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

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

* * *

I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

English-spanish dictionary > good
7 smell

smell [smel] ( British pt & pp smelled or smelt [smelt], American pt & pp smelled)

1 transitive verb

(a) (notice an odour of) sentir;

∎ to smell gas sentir le gaz, American sentir le gaz ou l'essence;

∎ I can smell (something) burning (je trouve que) ça sent le brûlé;

∎ she smelt or she could smell alcohol on his breath elle s'aperçut que son haleine sentait l'alcool

(b) figurative (sense → trouble, danger) flairer, pressentir;

∎ to smell a rat flairer quelque chose de louche

(c) (sniff at → food) sentir, renifler; (→ flower) sentir, humer; (of dog) flairer, renifler;

∎ she smelt the cream to see if it was fresh elle a senti la crème pour voir si elle était fraîche

2 intransitive verb

(a) (have odour) sentir;

∎ to smell good or sweet sentir bon;

∎ to smell bad sentir mauvais;

∎ it smells musty ça sent le renfermé;

∎ that soup smells delicious! cette soupe sent délicieusement bon!;

∎ what does it smell of or like? qu'est-ce que ça sent?;

∎ it smells of lavender ça sent la lavande;

∎ it smells like lavender on dirait de la lavande;

∎ figurative to smell of treachery/hypocrisy sentir la trahison/l'hypocrisie;

∎ familiar to smell fishy sembler louche^□

(b) (have bad odour) sentir (mauvais);

∎ it smells (awful) in here! ça pue ici!;

∎ his breath smells il a mauvaise haleine;

∎ the dog smells le chien sent mauvais ou pue

(c) (perceive odour)

∎ he can't smell il n'a pas d'odorat;

∎ you smell with your nose le nez sert à sentir

3 noun

(a) (sense → of person) odorat m; (→ of animal) odorat m, flair m;

∎ he has no sense of smell il n'a pas d'odorat;

∎ I've lost my sense of smell j'ai perdu l'odorat;

∎ to have a keen sense of smell avoir le nez fin; (dog etc) avoir beaucoup de flair

(b) (odour) odeur f; (of flowers, fruit) parfum m; (bad odour) mauvaise odeur f; (stench) puanteur f;

∎ there's a bad smell ça sent mauvais;

∎ what's that smell? quelle est cette odeur?;

∎ there's a strong smell of gas in here il y a une forte odeur de gaz ici;

∎ there was a smell of burning in the kitchen il y avait une odeur de brûlé dans la cuisine;

∎ the smell of onions cooking l'odeur f d'oignons qui cuisent;

∎ there was a lovely smell of lavender ça sentait bon la lavande;

∎ it has no smell ça n'a pas d'odeur;

∎ natural gas has no smell le gaz naturel n'a pas d'odeur ou est inodore;

∎ what an awful smell! qu'est-ce que ça sent mauvais!;

∎ figurative the smell of defeat/fear l'odeur f de la défaite/de la peur;

∎ figurative I don't like the smell of this at all ça ne me plaît pas du tout, c'est louche

(c) (sniff)

∎ to have or take a smell of sth sentir qch, renifler qch;

∎ have a smell of this sentez-moi ça

➲ smell out separable transitive verb

(a) (of dog) dénicher en flairant; figurative (of person) découvrir, dépister; (secret, conspiracy) découvrir

(b) his cigarettes are smelling the office out ses cigarettes empestent ou empuantissent le bureau

➲ smell up inseparable transitive verb

American = smell out (b)

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > smell
8 bon

bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. compounds

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1. <

   a. good

• une bonne idée a good idea

• il a fait du bon travail he's done a good job

• outils de bonne qualité good quality tools

• être bon en anglais to be good at English

• juger bon de faire qch to see fit to do sth

• quand bon vous semble when you think best

• bon pour la santé good for your health

• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!

• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do

• bon pour le service (militaire) fit for service

• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)

• le voilà bon pour une contravention he's in for a fine now (inf)

• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fine

► pour de bon ( = définitivement) for good ; ( = vraiment) really

   b. ( = agréable) nice

• un bon petit vin a nice little wine

• une bonne tasse de thé a nice cup of tea

• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious

• l'eau est bonne the water's warm

• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!

• j'en connais une bien bonne here's a good one

• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)

   c. ( = charitable) kind

• vous êtes trop bon you're too kind

• vous êtes bon vous ! (inf) you're a great help! (inf)

   d. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid

• ce yaourt est encore bon this yoghurt is still okay

• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?

• la balle est bonne (Tennis) the ball is in

► bon à

• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?

• c'est bon à savoir that's useful to know

• c'est toujours bon à prendre it's better than nothing

• tout n'est pas bon à dire some things are better left unsaid

• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefs

• c'est bon à jeter it needs throwing out

   e. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right

• au bon moment at the right time

• le bon usage correct usage

• cette fois-ci devrait être la bonne this has to be the one

   f. (gros) good

• un bon kilomètre a good kilometre

• une bonne semaine a good week

• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!

• il est tombé une bonne averse there has been a heavy shower

• après un bon moment after quite some time

• ça aurait besoin d'une bonne couche de peinture it could do with a good coat of paint

• une bonne moitié at least half

   g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!

• bonne chance ! good luck!

• bon courage ! good luck!

• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!

• bonne route ! safe journey!

• bon retour ! safe journey back!

• bon voyage ! safe journey!

• bonnes vacances ! have a good holiday! (Brit) or vacation! (US)

• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!

2. <

• sentir bon to smell nice

► faire bon

• il fait bon ici it's nice here

• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!

• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!

3. <

   a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)

   b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages

• il y a du bon et du mauvais dans ce projet this project has its good and bad points

   c. ( = formulaire) slip ; ( = coupon d'échange) voucher ; ( = titre) bond

4. <

bonne

   a. ( = servante) maid

• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!

   b. ► avoir qn à la bonne (inf) to like sb

5. <

► bon de caisse masculine noun cash voucher

► bon chic bon genre adjective [personne] chic but conservative → BCBG

► bon de commande masculine noun order form

► bon enfant adjective [personne, sourire] good-natured ; [atmosphère] friendly

► bonne femme feminine noun (pejorative) woman

► bon de garantie masculine noun guarantee

► une bonne pâte feminine noun a good sort

► bon de réduction masculine noun money-off coupon

► bon à rien, bonne à rien masculine noun, feminine noun good-for-nothing

► bonne sœur (inf) feminine noun nun

► bon à tirer masculine noun

• donner le bon à tirer to pass for press ► bonne à tout faire feminine noun maid of all work

► bon du Trésor masculine noun Government Treasury bill

► bon vivant masculine noun bon viveur

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1.

bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif

1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good

prends un bon pull — take a warm jumper

il a encore de bonnes jambes — he can still get around

elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là! — (colloq) ( amusé) that's a good one!; ( indigné) I like that!

ça fait un bon bout de chemin — it's quite a way

voilà une bonne chose de faite! — that's that out of the way!

j'ai un bon rhume — I've got a rotten cold

nous sommes bons derniers — we're well and truly last

il n'est pas bon à grand-chose — he's pretty useless

il serait bon qu'elle le sache — she ought to know

à quoi bon? — what's the point?

tous les moyens leur sont bons — they'll stop at nothing

2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice

un homme bon et généreux — a kind and generous man

il a une bonne tête — he looks like a nice person

tu es trop bon avec lui — you're too good to him

avoir bon cœur — to be good-hearted

il est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!

3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right

c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go

c'est bon pour les riches — it's all right for the rich

c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! — it's only fit for dogs!

4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid

le lait ne sera plus bon demain — the milk will have gone off by tomorrow

tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!

me voilà bon pour une amende — I'm in for a fine (colloq)

5) ( dans les souhaits)

bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck

bon anniversaire — happy birthday

bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!

2.

nom masculin, féminin ( personne)

les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB

3.

nom masculin

1) ( ce qui est de qualité)

il y a du bon dans cet article — there are some good things in this article

la concurrence peut avoir du bon — competition can be a good thing

2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher

cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons — free gift with 50 coupons

bon à valoir sur l'achat de — voucher valid for the purchase of

3) Finance bond

4.

exclamation ( satisfaction) good; ( accord) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well

bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go

bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now

bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!

allons bon! — oh dear!

5.

adverbe

ça sent bon! — that smells good!

il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild

il fait bon vivre ici — it's nice living here

il ne fait pas bon le déranger — it's not a good idea to disturb him

6.

pour de bon locution adverbiale ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good

j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon — I thought he'd really do it

je suis ici pour de bon — I'm here for good

tu dis ça pour de bon? — are you serious?

Phrasal Verbs:

- bon de commande

- bon de croissance

- bon enfant

- bon d'essence

- bon de garantie

- bon garçon

- bon marché

- bon mot

- bon de réduction

- bon à rien

- bon sens

- bon teint

- bon à tirer

- bon de transport

- bon du Trésor

- bon usage

- bon vivant

- bonne action

- bonne femme

- bonne parole

- bonne pâte

- bonne sœur

- bonnes mœurs

- bons offices

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il m'a à la bonne — I'm in his good books

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bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)
1. adj

1) (repas, restaurant) good

un bon repas — a good meal

un bon restaurant — a good restaurant

Le tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.

2) (dans une matière) good

être bon en maths — to be good at maths

3) (= correct) right

le bon numéro — the right number

le bon moment — the right moment

Il est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.

Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.

avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right

4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kind

être bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to

vous êtes trop bon — you're too kind

5) (= valable, utilisable)

être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK

Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?

6) (= approprié)

bon pour — fit for

bon à jeter — fit for the bin

C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.

à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?

à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?

7) (formules de souhaits)

bon anniversaire — happy birthday

bon courage — good luck

bon séjour — enjoy your stay

bon voyage — have a good trip

bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend

bonne année — happy New Year

bonne chance — good luck

bonne fête — happy holiday

bonne nuit — good night

bonne journée! — have a nice day!

8) (intensif)

Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.

un bon nombre de — a good number of

9) (autres locutions)

de bonne heure — early

pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...

2. nm

1) (= billet) voucher

un bon d'achat — a voucher

un bon cadeau — a gift voucher

2)

avoir du bon — to have its good points

Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.

3. nm/f

C'est le bon. — It's the right one.

C'est la bonne — It's the right one.

4. adv

il fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.

Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.

sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice

tenir bon — to stand firm

juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...

pour de bon — for good

Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.

5. excl

right!, good!

ah bon? — really?

Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?

J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.

Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.

See:

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bon, bonne

A adj

1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;

2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;

3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;

4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;

5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;

6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;

7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;

8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;

9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;

10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;

11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.

B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.

C nm

1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;

2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;

3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.

D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!

E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.

F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?

G bonne nf

1 ⇒ Les métiers et les professions ( domestique) maid; je ne suis pas ta bonne! I'm not the maid!;

2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.

Composés

bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.

Idiome

il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.

( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectif

A.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]

1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] good

viande de bonne qualité good-quality meat

elle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good

de bonnes notes ÉDUCATION good ou high marks (UK) ou grades (US)

2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, sound

il a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is good

une bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight

SPORT [au tennis] good

la balle est bonne the ball's in

les bonnes vieilles méthodes the good old methods

3. [qui n'est pas périmé - nourriture] all right ; [ - document, titre de transport] valid

le lait n'est plus bon the milk's gone off (UK) ou has turned

la colle n'est plus bonne the glue isn't usable any more

4. [compétent] good

bon père et bon époux a good father and husband

en bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher would

être/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at maths

nos bons clients our good ou regular customers

5. [digne de]

bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)

la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewood

à quoi bon? what for?

je pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?

il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know

6. [condamné à]

bon pour: il est bon pour 15 ans (de prison) he's going to get 15 years in prison

je suis bonne pour recommencer I'll have to do it (all over) again

on est bons pour une amende (familier) we're in for a fine

B.[PLAISANT]

1. [agréable - repas, odeur] good, nice ; [ - soirée, vacances] good, nice, pleasant

ton gâteau était très bon your cake was very good ou nice

l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very nice

avoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou nice

viens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!

avoir une bonne tête ou bouille (familier) to have a nice ou a friendly face

c'est si bon de ne rien faire! it feels so good to be doing nothing!

bon anniversaire! happy birthday!

bonne (et heureuse) année! happy new year!

bonne chance! good luck!

bonne journée! have a nice day!

bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!

(en intensif)

un bon grog bien chaud (familier) a nice hot toddy

elle est bien bonne celle-là!

a. (ironique) that's a good one!

b. that's a bit much!

bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time

le bon vieux temps the good old days

2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] good

c'est (un) bon signe it's a good sign

la météo est bonne the weather forecast is good

C.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]

1. [correct - numéro de téléphone] right ; [ - réponse, solution] correct, right

c'est la bonne rue it's the right street

2. [opportun] right, convenient, appropriate

l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for her

je suis arrivé au bon moment pour les séparer I got there in time to separate them

juger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/that

elle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologize

il serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meeting

comme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fit

3. [bénéfique, salutaire] good, beneficial

c'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your health

le bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air

4. (familier & locution)

c'est bon!

a. [c'est juste] that's right!

b. [ça suffit] that'll do!

c. [c'est d'accord] OK!

c'est bon? OK?

D.[MORALEMENT]

1. [décent, honnête - conduite] good, proper ; [ - influence, mœurs] good

avoir de bonnes lectures to read the right kind of books

ils n'ont pas bonne réputation they don't have much of a reputation

2. [bienveillant - personne] good, kind, kindly

Dieu est bon RELIGION God is merciful

je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!

bon cœur: avoir bon cœur to be kind-hearted

de bon cœur willingly

tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to

le Bon Dieu the (good) Lord

3. [amical - relation]

avoir de bons rapports avec quelqu'un to be on good terms with somebody

4. [brave] good

c'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girl

et en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!

E.[EN INTENSIF]

1. [grand, gros] good

une bonne averse a heavy shower (of rain)

une bonne tranche a thick slice

elle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 14

ça a duré une bonne minute it lasted a good minute or so

2. [fort, violent]

un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blow

une bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking

pleurer un bon coup (familier) to have a good cry

3. [complet, exemplaire] good

le mur a besoin d'un bon lessivage the wall needs a good scrub

arriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear

une bonne fois pour toutes once and for all

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, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [personne vertueuse] good person

2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right one

je crois que c'est enfin le bon

a. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at last

b. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last

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nom masculin

1. [dans les films] goody, goodie

les bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys

2. [chose de qualité]

n'acheter que du bon to buy only good quality

il y a du bon dans votre dissertation there are some good points in your essay

avoir du bon to have something good about it

3. [ce qui est moral]

le bon good

4. [coupon] coupon, voucher

bon d'achat gift token

bon de caisse cash voucher

bon de commande order form

bon de garantie guarantee

bon de livraison delivery slip

bon de réduction discount coupon

5. FINANCE

bon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate

bon du Trésor treasury bill

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adverbe

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

faire bon: il fait bon ici it's nice and warm here

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

il ne faisait pas bon être communiste alors it wasn't advisable to be a communist in those days

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interjection

1. [marque une transition] right, so, well now

bon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?

2. [en réponse] right, OK, fine

bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go

bon à rien ( féminin bonne à rien) locution adjectivale

1. [inutile]

je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now

2. [incompétent] useless, hopeless

bon à rien, bonne à rien nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing

[personne incompétente] useless individual

bon à tirer nom masculin

final corrected proof

donner le bon à tirer to pass for press

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bonne femme nom féminin

(familier)

1. [petite fille]

une petite bonne femme adorable a lovely little girl

2. [femme] woman

une vieille bonne femme an old biddy

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bonne femme locution adjectivale

1. CUISINE cooking term used in the names of simple country dishes

2. COUTURE

des rideaux bonne femme old-fashioned curtains with tie-backs and frilled edges

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bon

9 cerrado

adj.

closed, locked, shut, not open.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cerrar.

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cerrado

► participio pasado

1→ link=cerrar cerrar

► adjetivo

1 shut, closed

■ la ventana está cerrada the window is closed

2 LINGÚÍSTICA close, closed

■ vocal cerrada close vowel

3 (acento) broad, thick

■ hablar un gallego cerrado to speak with a broad Galician accent

4 (curva) tight, sharp

5 (ovación) thunderous

6 (barba) bushy, thick

7 (noche) black, dark; (cielo) overcast, dark

8 figurado (oculto) obscure, hidden

9 figurado (persona introvertida) uncommunicative, reserved

10 figurado (intransigente) intransigent, unyielding

11 familiar figurado (torpe) thick, dim

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a ojos cerrados figurado with one's eyes closed

ser cerrado,-a de mollera familiar to be pig-headed

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(f. - cerrada)

adj.

1) closed, shut

2) thick

3) reserved

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ADJ

1) (=no abierto) [puerta, ventana, boca] closed; [puño] clenched; [curva] sharp, tight

escuchaban música con los ojos cerrados — they were listening to music with their eyes closed

respira con la boca cerrada — breathe with your mouth closed

cerrado — closed

"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)

cerrado por reformas — closed for refurbishment

la puerta no estaba cerrada con llave — the door was not locked

se lo dio en un sobre cerrado — he gave it to her in a sealed envelope

¿está el grifo bien cerrado? — is the tap turned off properly?

esa fábrica lleva varios años cerrada — that factory has been closed for years

el caso está cerrado — the case is closed

el mitin se celebró en un recinto cerrado — the rally was held indoors

huele a cerrado — it smells stuffy in here

cerrado a — closed to

los jardines están cerrados al público — the gardens are closed to the public

el aeropuerto permanece cerrado al tráfico aéreo — the airport remains closed to all air traffic
puerta 3)
2) (=apretado) [barba] thick, full; [bosque] dense, thick; [ambiente, atmósfera] stuffy

el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación — the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
descarga 3)
3) [cielo] cloudy, overcast; [noche] dark, black

era ya noche cerrada cuando llegamos a casa — it was completely dark by the time we got home

4) (Ling) [acento] broad, strong; [vocal] closed

tiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent

hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent

5) [persona]

a) (=intransigente)

la gente de este pueblo es muy cerrada — the people in this village don't much like strangers

no está cerrado a ningún tipo de sugerencias — he is open to all suggestions

b) (=torpe) (tb: cerrado de mollera) dense, thick *

c) (=reservado) reserved

6) (Com) [precio] fixed

a precio cerrado — at a fixed price

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed

estaba cerrado con llave — it was locked

b) < válvula> closed, shut off; < grifo> turned off

2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shut

cerrado — closed

cerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

3)

a) <espacio/recinto> enclosed

b) ( cargado) < ambiente> stuffy

c) < grupo> closed

d) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed

4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad

5) < curva> sharp

6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)

ya era noche cerrada — it was already completely dark

7) < barba> thick

8) ( enérgico)

una cerrada ovación — an ecstatic reception

una cerrada descarga — a burst of gunfire

9)

a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's ways

estar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence

b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

c) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

10) (Esp) (Fin)

apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed

estaba cerrado con llave — it was locked

b) < válvula> closed, shut off; < grifo> turned off

2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shut

cerrado — closed

cerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

3)

a) <espacio/recinto> enclosed

b) ( cargado) < ambiente> stuffy

c) < grupo> closed

d) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed

4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad

5) < curva> sharp

6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)

ya era noche cerrada — it was already completely dark

7) < barba> thick

8) ( enérgico)

una cerrada ovación — an ecstatic reception

una cerrada descarga — a burst of gunfire

9)

a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's ways

estar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence

b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

c) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

10) (Esp) (Fin)

apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed

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cerrado¹

= closed, static, enclosed, bolt-on.

Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.

Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.

Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.

Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.

* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* en circuito cerrado = looped.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* espacio cerrado = closed space.

* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.

* puño cerrado = clenched fist.

* recinto cerrado = walled garden.

cerrado²

² = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].

Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.

* coto cerrado = closed shop.

cerrado³

³ = bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.].

Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

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cerrado -da

adjective

A

1 ‹puerta/ventana› closed, shut; ‹ojos/boca› closed, shut; ‹mejillones/almejas› closed

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked

tenía los ojos cerrados she had her eyes closed o shut

el frasco no está bien cerrado the top ( o lid etc) isn't on properly, the jar isn't closed properly

un sobre cerrado a sealed envelope

las cortinas estaban cerradas the curtains were drawn o closed

normalmente tenemos la mesa cerrada we usually keep the table closed/down

2 ‹válvula› closed, shut off

los grifos están cerrados the taps are turned off

B ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut

[ S ] cerrado closed

[ S ] cerrado por defunción/reformas closed owing to bereavement/for alterations

C

1 (confinado, limitado) ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed

2 (cargado) ‹ambiente› stuffy

3 ‹grupo›

un círculo de amigos muy cerrado a very closed circle of friends

un club de ambiente cerrado y snob a club with a very exclusive and snobbish atmosphere

4 ( Mat) ‹serie/conjunto› closed circuito

D ( Ling)

1 ‹vocal› close, closed

2 ‹acento/dialecto› broad

tiene un acento andaluz cerrado he has a broad o thick Andalusian accent

E ‹curva› sharp

F

1 (nublado) overcast

2

(referiéndose a la noche): ya era noche cerrada cuando salimos when we left it was already completely dark

G ‹barba› thick

H

(enérgico): lo recibieron con una cerrada ovación he was given an ecstatic reception

mantienen una cerrada pugna por el título they are engaged in a fierce fight for the title

I ‹persona›

1

(poco receptivo, intransigente): son muy cerrados y no se adaptan a estas novedades they're very set in their ways and they won't adapt to these new ideas

no lo vas a convencer, es muy cerrado you'll never persuade him, he's very stubborn o he's very set in his ways

estar cerrado A algo:

está cerrado a todo lo que signifique cambiar his mind is closed to o he's against anything that involves change

el país ha estado cerrado durante años a todo tipo de influencias externas the country has, for years, been shut off from all outside influence

2 (poco comunicativo) uncommunicative

3 ( fam) (torpe) dense ( colloq), thick ( colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera he's very dense ( colloq), he's as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)

J

( Esp) ( Fin): [ S ] apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado luxury apartments, price guaranteed

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Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)

cerrado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cerrado
cerrar
cerrado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹puerta/ventana/ojos/boca› closed, shut;

‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;
◊ estaba cerrado con llave it was locked

b) ‹ válvula› closed, shut off;

‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;
◊ está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change;

cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹puerta/ventana› to close, shut;

‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
◊ cierra la puerta con llave lock the door

b) ‹ botella› to put the top on/cork in;

‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
c) ‹paraguas/abanico/mano› to close;

‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
d) ‹ cortinas› to close, draw;

‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
e) ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn off;

‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
a) ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› ( en el quehacer diario) to close;

( definitivamente) to close (down)
b) ‹aeropuerto/carretera/frontera› to close

3
a) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to close

b) ‹caso/juicio› to close

c) ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end

verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
◊ cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold;

¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [puerta/ventana] to shut, close;

◊ la puerta se cerró de golpe the door slammed shut

b) [ ojos] to close;

◊ se le cerraban los ojos his eyes were closing

c) [flor/almeja] to close up

d) [ herida] to heal (up)

2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock

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cerrado, -a

♦ participio
ver cerrar
♦ adj

1. [puerta, boca, tienda] closed, shut;
[con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed;
la botella no está bien cerrada the top of the bottle isn't on properly;

todos los grifos están cerrados all the Br taps o US faucets are (turned) off;

en esta habitación huele a cerrado this room smells stuffy;

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked;

cerrado por obras/vacaciones [en letrero] closed for alterations/holidays;

cerrado los fines de semana [en letrero] closed at weekends

2. [curva] sharp, tight

3. [circuito] closed

4. [aplauso, ovación] rapturous

5. [lucha] bitter;

una cerrada lucha por el liderazgo a bitter leadership struggle

6. Ling [vocal] close

7. [acento, deje] broad, thick;

habla con un acento gallego cerrado she speaks with a broad o thick Galician accent

8. [mentalidad, sociedad] closed (a to);
tiene una actitud muy cerrada she has a very closed mentality;

es muy cerrado he's very narrow-minded;

está cerrado al cambio he is not open to change

9. [tiempo, cielo] overcast;

la noche era cerrada it was a dark night

10. [rodeado] surrounded;
[por montañas] walled in;
no se adaptan a espacios cerrados they aren't suited to living in confined spaces;

una terraza cerrada a glazed balcony

11. [vegetación, bosque] thick, dense;
[barba] thick
12. [poco claro, difícil] abstruse;

su estilo es muy cerrado his style is very abstruse

13. [introvertido, tímido] reserved;

le cuesta hacer amigos porque es muy cerrado he finds making friends difficult because he's very reserved

14. [estricto] strict;

el colegio tiene criterios muy cerrados de admisión the school has very strict entrance requirements

15. [torpe] dense, stupid;

es un poco cerrado, hay que explicarle todo varias veces he's rather dense o stupid, you have to explain everything to him over and over again;

Comp
Fam
ser cerrado de mollera to be thick in the head

16. [obstinado] obstinate, stubborn

♦ nm

fenced-in garden

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cerrado

adj

1 closed;

oler a cerrado smell stuffy

2 persona narrow-minded

3 ( tímido) introverted

4 cielo overcast

5 acento broad

6

:

curva cerrada tight curve

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cerrado, -da adj

1) : closed, shut

2) : thick, broad

tiene un acento cerrado: she has a thick accent

3) : cloudy, overcast

4) : quiet, reserved

5) : dense, stupid

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cerrado adj

1. (en general) closed / shut

la tienda está cerrada the shop's closed

2. (con llave) locked

la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked

3. (acento) broad

habla un andaluz cerrado he speaks with a broad Andalusian accent

4. (curva) sharp

no adelantes en una curva cerrada don't overtake on a sharp bend

5. (persona) reserved / shy [comp. shier o shyer; superl. shiest o shyest]

es muy cerrado he's very reserved

Spanish-English dictionary > cerrado

10 ♦ smell

♦ smell /smɛl/
n.

1 [u] odorato; olfatto; fiuto: Smell is keener in most animals than in man, la maggioranza degli animali ha un olfatto più fine di quello dell'uomo; to have a quick sense of smell, aver buon fiuto

2 odore; olezzo; fragranza; profumo: the smell of gas [of petrol], l'odore del gas [della benzina]; a sweet smell, un buon profumo; a strong smell, un forte odore; a smell of cooking, un odor di cucina

3 cattivo odore; fetore; puzzo; puzza: smell of burning, puzzo di bruciato

4 annusata; fiutata: Take a smell of this wine: it's sour!, da' una fiutatina a (annusa, fiuta) questo vino: è acido!

5 (fig.) sentore; indizio; puzzo

● a bad smell, cattivo odore; (fig.) qualcosa che puzza: There's a bad smell about the whole affair, c'è qualcosa che puzza in tutta la faccenda □ sense of smell, senso dell'odorato; olfatto NOTA D'USO: - odour o smell?-.
♦ (to) smell /smɛl/
(pass. e p. p. smelt, o smelled NOTA D'USO: -- ed o -t?-)

A v. t.

1 odorare; sentire: Smell this: what is it?, odora questa roba: che cos'è?; I don't ( o I can't) smell anything, non sento nessun odore; non sento nulla; to smell st. burning, sentire odore di bruciato

2 annusare; fiutare ( anche fig.); sentire l'odore di; subodorare: They smelled danger and ran, hanno fiutato il pericolo e sono fuggiti; Smell the milk and tell me if it's sour, senti l'odore del latte e dimmi se è acido!; I think I can smell gas, mi pare di sentire odore di gas

B v. i.

1 (in senso assoluto, o seguito da un agg.) avere profumo; odorare; mandare odore; avere un certo odore; sapere di: These flowers don't smell, questi fiori non hanno profumo; It smells like cheese, odora di formaggio; This cake smells good, questa torta manda un buon odore; This milk smells sour, questo latte sa di acido; It smells nice, ha un odore gradevole

2 avere l'odorato; sentire gli odori: With this cold, I can't smell at all, con questo raffreddore, non sento proprio nulla

3 (in senso assoluto, o seguito da un avv.) mandare cattivo odore; puzzare: His breath smells, gli puzza l'alito; This fish smells, questo pesce puzza

4 (fig.) puzzare (d'imbroglio)

● to smell badly, puzzare □ to smell blood, sentire l'odore del sangue ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to smell fishy, puzzare d'imbroglio; essere sospetto: It smells fishy ( to me), la cosa mi puzza! □ (iron., USA) to smell like a rose, profumare di violette; essere una mammoletta □ to smell old, sapere di vecchio ( al fiuto) □ (fam.) to smell a rat, fiutare un imbroglio; mangiare la foglia (fig.) □ ( slang) to smell the stuff, sniffare ( la droga) □ ( di una stanza, ecc.) to smell stuffy, sapere di chiuso □ (fam.) to smell to high heaven, puzzare tremendamente; (fig.) puzzare d'imbroglio lontano un chilometro □ (fam.) I smell a rat!, gatta ci cova!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ smell

11 smell

smel
1. сущ.
1) обоняние Syn: sense of smell
2) а) запах, аромат to give off a smell ≈ издавать запах acrid smell ≈ едкий, острый запах bad, disagreeable, foul smell ≈ неприятный запах faint, slight smell ≈ слабый запах persistent smell ≈ устойчивый запах rank smell ≈ отвратительный запах strong smell ≈ сильный запах sweet smell ≈ сладкий запах Syn: odour, perfume
1., aroma б) зловоние, вонь Syn: stench, stink
1.
3) след;
отпечаток, признак;
намек, указание;
привкус Syn: trace
1., suggestion, tinge
4) нюханье;
втягивание носом Syn: sniff
1.
5) капелька, чуточка
2. гл.
1) чувствовать запах, чуять;
обонять
2) нюхать (at)
3) а) иметь запах;
пахнуть б) дурно пахнуть;
вонять ∙ smell about smell out smell round smell up to smell powder ≈ 'понюхать пороху' to smell of the lamp (или of the candle, of oil) ≈ быть вымученным (о слоге и т. п.) обоняние - organ (sense) of * орган (чувство) обоняния - fine (keen) sense of * тонкое обоняние, тонкий нюх запах - sweet * аромат, благоухание - to exude( to give off, to give out, to emit) a * издавать (испускать) запах - there is a * of cooking( of gas, of fresh paint) пахнет кухней (газом, непросохшей краской) дурной запах, вонь, зловоние - what a *! какая вонь! намек, признак, след - there is a * of corruption( of treachery) here здесь пахнет коррупцией (предательством) атмосфера, дух - there is a * of affluence( of power) here здесь все дышит богатством (властью) капелька, чуточка - add only a * of garlic положите только самую малость чеснока нюханье - to take a * at smth. понюхать что-либо > a * of powder боевой опыт > a * of the lamp кабинетность, вымученность (стиля и т. п.) ;
нудный педантизм;
наукообразность smelt, (редкое) smelled (-t) обонять;
чувствовать запах;
чуять - to * gas слышать( чувствовать) запах газа - the camels smelt the water a mile off верблюды чуяли воду за милю от колоодца чуять, чувствовать - he smelt a plot он почувствовал, что готовится заговор - he smelt trouble он почувствовал, что дело неладно нюхать, вдыхать запах - to * smth., to * at smth. понюхать что-либо - the dog smelt at my shoes собака обнюхала мои башмаки пахнуть;
иметь запах - to * good (nice, sour) иметь хороший (приятный, кислый) запах - to * of paent пахнуть краской - his breath *s of garlic от него пахнет (несет) чесноком - the room *s damp в комнате пахнет сыростью пахнуть, отдавать - the whole affair *s of plotting вся затея пахнет заговором - his offer *s of treachery его предложение граничит с предательством дурно пахнуть, вонять;
иметь дурной запах - to * to heaven издавать удушливый смрад;
смердеть, вонять - bribery and corruption smelt to heaven взяточничество и коррупция отравляли атмосферу - it *s close here здесь спертый воздух - fish soon *s in summer if it is not kept on ice летом рыба быстро протухнет, если ее не положить на лед > to * powder понюхать пороху > to * a rat подозревать обман и т. п.;
чуять неладное > to * of the lamp (of the candle, of oil) быть вымученным (о литературном произведении) > to * the ground (the bottom) сбавлять ход( о корабле) > to * of the shop быть слишком мудреным;
быть слишком специальным > to * one's oats воспрянуть духом, приободриться ~ обоняние;
to have a good sense of smell иметь тонкое обоняние ~ пахнуть;
the perfume smells good эти духи хорошо пахнут;
to smell of paint пахнуть краской;
smell about принюхиваться;
разнюхивать, выслеживать smell запах ~ нюхать (at) ~ обоняние;
to have a good sense of smell иметь тонкое обоняние ~ пахнуть;
the perfume smells good эти духи хорошо пахнут;
to smell of paint пахнуть краской;
smell about принюхиваться;
разнюхивать, выслеживать ~ (smelt, smelled) чувствовать запах, чуять;
обонять ~ пахнуть;
the perfume smells good эти духи хорошо пахнут;
to smell of paint пахнуть краской;
smell about принюхиваться;
разнюхивать, выслеживать ~ out разнюхать, выследить, учуять;
smell round = smell about;
to smell powder "понюхать пороху" ~ пахнуть;
the perfume smells good эти духи хорошо пахнут;
to smell of paint пахнуть краской;
smell about принюхиваться;
разнюхивать, выслеживать ~ out разнюхать, выследить, учуять;
smell round = smell about;
to smell powder "понюхать пороху" ~ out разнюхать, выследить, учуять;
smell round = smell about;
to smell powder "понюхать пороху" ~ out разнюхать, выследить, учуять;
smell round = smell about;
to smell powder "понюхать пороху" to take a ~ (at) понюхать

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > smell

12 smell ***

[smɛl] smelled or smelt vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) (sense of smell) olfatto, odorato, (of animal), fig fiuto

to have a keen sense of smell — (person) avere l'olfatto sviluppato, (animal) avere un fiuto finissimo

2) (odour) odore m, (pleasant) profumo, (stench) puzza

it has a nice smell — ha un buon odore

there's a strong smell of gas here — qui c'è una forte puzza di gas

2. vt

(gas, cooking) sentire odore di, (flower) annusare

to smell something burning — sentire odore di bruciato

to smell danger fig — fiutare un pericolo

I smell a rat fig — qui gatta ci cova

I can smell gas — sento odore di gas

I took a rose and smelled it — ho preso una rosa e l'ho annusata

3. vi

(pleasantly) sapere, odorare, (unpleasantly) puzzare

to smell of sth — avere odore di qc

it smells of petrol — ha odore di benzina

my fingers smell of garlic — ho le dita che puzzano di aglio

it smells like chicken — odora di pollo

it smells good — ha un buon odore

it smells damp in here — c'è odore di umidità qui dentro

that dog smells! — quel cane puzza!

his breath smells — gli puzza l'alito

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- smell out

English-Italian dictionary > smell ***

13 smell

1. [smel] noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) voh

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) vonj

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) duhanje
2. [smelt] verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) zavohati

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) imeti duh

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) poduhati

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- - smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out
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I [smel]
noun

duh, vonj; voh; colloquially (po)duhanje; slab, neprijeten vonj, smrad; figuratively sled, nadih (of česa)

sense of smell — vonj, voh

a smell of anarchy — nadih anarhije

a strong smell of smoke — močan duh po dimu

to lose one's smell — izgubiti svoj voh

to take a smell at ( American of) s.th. — poduhati kaj
II [smel]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

(za)duhati, poduhati (at kaj), zavohati; vonjati, imeti duh, dišati (of po); figuratively smrdeti; (o psu) zaslediti (divjačino); figuratively dati slutiti; figuratively natančneje (p)ogledati

to smell of beer — dišati po pivu

to smell one's oats figuratively zaduhati hlev, pripraviti se za končni spurt (o konju)

to smell of a shop figuratively biti prevcč strokoven

to smell a rat figuratively zavohati nekaj sumljivega, zaslutiti nevarnost

to smell a rose — poduhati vrtnico

his dog smells — njegov pes smrdi

his breath smells — iz ust ima slab duh

his remark smells of envy — njegova opazka diši po zavisti

roses smell sweet — vrtnice lepo dišé

his writings smell of the lamp — njegova dela so bolj rezultat marljivosti kot navdiha (inspiracije)

to smell about figuratively zavohati, odkriti

to smell about a plot — odkriti zaroto

English-Slovenian dictionary > smell

14 odore

m smell, odo(u)r

odori pl gastronomy herbs

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odore s.m.

1 smell, odour, scent; ( di animale, di selvaggina) spoor: odore di cucina, smell of cooking; che buon odore!, what a nice (o good) smell!; c'era un forte odore di benzina nel garage, there was a strong smell of petrol in the garage; l'odore delle rose riempiva la stanza, the scent of roses filled the room; c'è odore di chiuso nella stanza, this room smells musty; la minestra ha un buon odore, ha odore di aglio, the soup smells nice, smells of garlic; non sento nessun odore, I can't smell anything; queste uova hanno un cattivo odore, these eggs smell bad; questi fiori non hanno odore, these flowers don't smell (o have no scent); senti l'odore di questa carne, smell this meat; la volpe sentì l'odore del pollame, the fox scented the poultry; avere buon, cattivo, forte odore, to smell good, bad, strong

2 ( profumo) perfume, scent

3 (fig.) ( indizio, sentore) odour: le sue opinioni sono in odore di eresia, his opinions smack of heresy; morire in odore di santità, to die in the odour of sanctity; sentire odore di imbroglio, to suspect trickery

4 pl. (cuc.) herbs.

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[o'dore] 1.
sostantivo maschile smell, scent, odour BE, odor AE (di of)

buon, cattivo odore — nice, bad smell

avere o mandare un buon, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad; c'è odore di gas, di fumo there is a smell of gas, smoke; sento odore di bruciato I can smell burning; fig. I smell a rat; avere odore di qcs. — to smell of sth
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale odori gastr. (fresh) herbs

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in odore di santità — in the odour of sanctity

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odore

/o'dore/

I sostantivo m.

smell, scent, odour BE, odor AE (di of); buon, cattivo odore nice, bad smell; avere o mandare un buon, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad; c'è odore di gas, di fumo there is a smell of gas, smoke; sento odore di bruciato I can smell burning; fig. I smell a rat; avere odore di qcs. to smell of sth.

II odori m.pl.

gastr. (fresh) herbs

IDIOMS

in odore di santità in the odour of sanctity.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > odore

15 Vorstellung

f

1. (Bekanntmachen) introduction; einer Sache: presentation; bei Bewerbung: interview ( bei with)

2. THEAT. performance, show; Film: show(ing); die letzte Vorstellung Kino: the last showing; eine starke / schwache Vorstellung geben bes. SPORT give a strong / weak performance; nur eine kurze Vorstellung geben umg., fig. not stay long

3. (Begriff) idea; (Bild) auch image; falsche Vorstellung wrong idea, misconception; sich (Dat) eine ( klare) Vorstellung machen von form a (clear) picture of, get an ( oder a proper) idea of; ist das deine Vorstellung von...? is that your idea of...?; ( nicht) jemandes Vorstellungen entsprechen (not) be exactly what s.o. has in mind; haben Sie Vorstellungen bezüglich des Gehalts etc.? do you have anything in mind in terms of salary etc.?; in meiner Vorstellung the way I imagine ( oder see) it; du hast manchmal komische Vorstellungen you ('do) have some strange ideas; du machst dir keine Vorstellung! you’ve no idea; das geht über alle Vorstellung the mind boggles

4. jemandem Vorstellungen machen remonstrate with s.o. ( wegen about)

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die Vorstellung

(Aufführung) performance;

(Bekanntmachung) introduction;

(Gedanke) notion; concept; idea

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Vor|stel|lung
f

1) (= Gedanke) idea; (bildlich) picture; (= Einbildung) illusion; (= Vorstellungskraft) imagination

in meiner Vórstellung sah das größer aus — I imagined it bigger

in meiner Vórstellung ist Gott kein alter Mann — I don't picture God as an old man

du hast falsche Vórstellungen — you are wrong (in your ideas)

es übertrifft alle Vórstellungen — it's incredible or unbelievable

das entspricht ganz meiner Vórstellung — that is just how I imagined or saw it

eine Vórstellung von etw machen — to form an idea or (Bild) picture of sth

du machst dir keine Vórstellung, wie schwierig das ist — you have no idea how difficult that is

2) (THEAT ETC) performance; (FILM) showing, performance

3) (= das Bekanntmachen) (zwischen Leuten) introduction; (bei Hofe) presentation (bei at); (= Vorführung von Geräten, neuem Artikel etc) presentation; (bei Bewerbung, Antrittsbesuch) interview (bei with)

4) (= Einwand) objection, protest

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die

1) (an idea grasped or understood: We can have no conception of the size of the universe.) conception

2) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fancy

3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) idea

4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) image

5) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imagination

6) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) introduction

7) (an uncertain belief; an idea: He has some very odd notions.) notion

8) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) performance

9) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) presentation

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Vor·stel·lung

f

1. (gedankliches Bild) idea

bestimmte Gerüche können beim Menschen immer die gleichen \Vorstellungen auslösen certain smells [can] always trigger the same thoughts in people

in jds \Vorstellung in sb's mind

gewiss ist sie jetzt älter, aber in meiner \Vorstellung bewahre ich ihr Bild als junge, hübsche Frau she may be older now, but in my mind's eye I still see her as a pretty young woman

jds \Vorstellungen entsprechen to meet sb's requirements

dieser Pullover entspricht genau meinen \Vorstellungen this jumper is just what I'm looking for

das Gehalt entspricht nicht ganz meinen \Vorstellungen the salary doesn't quite match [up to] my expectations

das Produkt wurde genau nach unseren \Vorstellungen entwickelt the product was designed to match our requirements [or specifications] exactly

bestimmte \Vorstellungen haben [o sich dat bestimmte \Vorstellungen machen] to have certain ideas

falsche \Vorstellungen haben to have false hopes

unrealistische \Vorstellungen haben to have unrealistic expectations

sich dat keine \Vorstellung machen, was/wie... to have no idea what/how...

alle \Vorstellungen übertreffen to be almost inconceivable [to the human mind] [or beyond the [powers of] imagination of the human mind]

Traumstrände hatten wir erwartet, aber die Realität übertraf alle \Vorstellungen we expected [to find] beautiful beaches, but the reality exceeded all our expectations [or was beyond [all] our wildest dreams

2. THEAT (Aufführung) performance; FILM showing

3. ÖKON (Präsentation) presentation

4. (Vorstellungsgespräch) interview

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die

1) (Begriff) idea

er macht sich (Dat.) keine Vorstellung [davon], welche Mühe das kostet — he has no idea how much effort that costs

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

2) o. Pl. (Fantasie) imagination

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

3) (Aufführung) performance; (im Kino) showing

eine schwache Vorstellung geben — (fig.) perform badly

4) (das Bekanntmachen) introduction

5) (Präsentation) presentation

6) (bei Bewerbung) interview

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Vorstellung f

1. (Bekanntmachen) introduction; einer Sache: presentation; bei Bewerbung: interview (

bei with)

2. THEAT performance, show; FILM show(ing);

die letzte Vorstellung Kino: the last showing;

eine starke/schwache Vorstellung geben besonders SPORT give a strong/weak performance;

nur eine kurze Vorstellung geben umg, fig not stay long

3. (Begriff) idea; (Bild) auch image;

falsche Vorstellung wrong idea, misconception;

sich (dat)

eine (klare) Vorstellung machen von form a (clear) picture of, get an ( oder a proper) idea of;

ist das deine Vorstellung von …? is that your idea of …?;

(nicht) jemandes Vorstellungen entsprechen (not) be exactly what sb has in mind;

haben Sie Vorstellungen bezüglich des Gehalts etc? do you have anything in mind in terms of salary etc?;

in meiner Vorstellung the way I imagine ( oder see) it;

du hast manchmal komische Vorstellungen you ('do) have some strange ideas;

du machst dir keine Vorstellung! you’ve no idea;

das geht über alle Vorstellung the mind boggles

4.

jemandem Vorstellungen machen remonstrate with sb (

wegen about)

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die

1) (Begriff) idea

er macht sich (Dat.) keine Vorstellung [davon], welche Mühe das kostet — he has no idea how much effort that costs

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

2) o. Pl. (Fantasie) imagination

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

3) (Aufführung) performance; (im Kino) showing

eine schwache Vorstellung geben — (fig.) perform badly

4) (das Bekanntmachen) introduction

5) (Präsentation) presentation

6) (bei Bewerbung) interview

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f.

association n.

conceivability n.

conception n.

idea n.

imagination n.

perception n.

performance (theatre) n.

show (cinema) n.

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16 smell

§ (smelt, smelled) ყნოსვა, სუნვა

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1 სუნი

pleasant, nice / strong / nasty smell სასიამოვნო / ძლიერი / საზიზღარი სუნი

take / have a smell and tell me what it is! უსუნე და მითხარი, რა არის!

2 ყნოსვა

dogs have a good sense of smell ძაღლებს კარგი ყნოსვა აქვთ

3 (smelt) სუნვა (უსუნებს, სუნი ექნება), ყნოსვა

this flower smells nice ამ ყვავილს კარგი სუნი აქვს

these flowers don't smell ამ ყავავილებს სუნი არა აქვთ

can you smell gas? გაზის სუნს გრძნობ?

it smelt damp there იქ სინესტის სუნი იდგა

you smell of tobacco თამბაქოს სუნი გიდის

he smelt danger საფრთხე იყნოსა

he smells of garlic ნივრის სუნი უდის

the smell of roses ვარდების სურნელება

to emit a smell სუნის გამოშვება / გამოცემა

she smelled garlic on his breath მისი პირიდან ნივრის სუნი ეცა

English-Georgian dictionary > smell

17 vorstellung

f

1. (Bekanntmachen) introduction; einer Sache: presentation; bei Bewerbung: interview ( bei with)

2. THEAT. performance, show; Film: show(ing); die letzte Vorstellung Kino: the last showing; eine starke / schwache Vorstellung geben bes. SPORT give a strong / weak performance; nur eine kurze Vorstellung geben umg., fig. not stay long

3. (Begriff) idea; (Bild) auch image; falsche Vorstellung wrong idea, misconception; sich (Dat) eine ( klare) Vorstellung machen von form a (clear) picture of, get an ( oder a proper) idea of; ist das deine Vorstellung von...? is that your idea of...?; ( nicht) jemandes Vorstellungen entsprechen (not) be exactly what s.o. has in mind; haben Sie Vorstellungen bezüglich des Gehalts etc.? do you have anything in mind in terms of salary etc.?; in meiner Vorstellung the way I imagine ( oder see) it; du hast manchmal komische Vorstellungen you ('do) have some strange ideas; du machst dir keine Vorstellung! you’ve no idea; das geht über alle Vorstellung the mind boggles

4. jemandem Vorstellungen machen remonstrate with s.o. ( wegen about)

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die Vorstellung

(Aufführung) performance;

(Bekanntmachung) introduction;

(Gedanke) notion; concept; idea

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Vor|stel|lung
f

1) (= Gedanke) idea; (bildlich) picture; (= Einbildung) illusion; (= Vorstellungskraft) imagination

in meiner Vórstellung sah das größer aus — I imagined it bigger

in meiner Vórstellung ist Gott kein alter Mann — I don't picture God as an old man

du hast falsche Vórstellungen — you are wrong (in your ideas)

es übertrifft alle Vórstellungen — it's incredible or unbelievable

das entspricht ganz meiner Vórstellung — that is just how I imagined or saw it

eine Vórstellung von etw machen — to form an idea or (Bild) picture of sth

du machst dir keine Vórstellung, wie schwierig das ist — you have no idea how difficult that is

2) (THEAT ETC) performance; (FILM) showing, performance

3) (= das Bekanntmachen) (zwischen Leuten) introduction; (bei Hofe) presentation (bei at); (= Vorführung von Geräten, neuem Artikel etc) presentation; (bei Bewerbung, Antrittsbesuch) interview (bei with)

4) (= Einwand) objection, protest

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die

1) (an idea grasped or understood: We can have no conception of the size of the universe.) conception

2) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fancy

3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) idea

4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) image

5) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imagination

6) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) introduction

7) (an uncertain belief; an idea: He has some very odd notions.) notion

8) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) performance

9) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) presentation

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Vor·stel·lung

f

1. (gedankliches Bild) idea

bestimmte Gerüche können beim Menschen immer die gleichen \Vorstellungen auslösen certain smells [can] always trigger the same thoughts in people

in jds \Vorstellung in sb's mind

gewiss ist sie jetzt älter, aber in meiner \Vorstellung bewahre ich ihr Bild als junge, hübsche Frau she may be older now, but in my mind's eye I still see her as a pretty young woman

jds \Vorstellungen entsprechen to meet sb's requirements

dieser Pullover entspricht genau meinen \Vorstellungen this jumper is just what I'm looking for

das Gehalt entspricht nicht ganz meinen \Vorstellungen the salary doesn't quite match [up to] my expectations

das Produkt wurde genau nach unseren \Vorstellungen entwickelt the product was designed to match our requirements [or specifications] exactly

bestimmte \Vorstellungen haben [o sich dat bestimmte \Vorstellungen machen] to have certain ideas

falsche \Vorstellungen haben to have false hopes

unrealistische \Vorstellungen haben to have unrealistic expectations

sich dat keine \Vorstellung machen, was/wie... to have no idea what/how...

alle \Vorstellungen übertreffen to be almost inconceivable [to the human mind] [or beyond the [powers of] imagination of the human mind]

Traumstrände hatten wir erwartet, aber die Realität übertraf alle \Vorstellungen we expected [to find] beautiful beaches, but the reality exceeded all our expectations [or was beyond [all] our wildest dreams

2. THEAT (Aufführung) performance; FILM showing

3. ÖKON (Präsentation) presentation

4. (Vorstellungsgespräch) interview

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die

1) (Begriff) idea

er macht sich (Dat.) keine Vorstellung [davon], welche Mühe das kostet — he has no idea how much effort that costs

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

2) o. Pl. (Fantasie) imagination

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

3) (Aufführung) performance; (im Kino) showing

eine schwache Vorstellung geben — (fig.) perform badly

4) (das Bekanntmachen) introduction

5) (Präsentation) presentation

6) (bei Bewerbung) interview

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…vorstellung f im subst

1. THEAT etc:

Kindervorstellung childrens’ show;

Wohltätigkeitsvorstellung charity performance

2. (Idee, Wunsch):

Gehaltsvorstellung desired salary;

Preisvorstellung desired price;

Glücksvorstellung idea of happiness

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die

1) (Begriff) idea

er macht sich (Dat.) keine Vorstellung [davon], welche Mühe das kostet — he has no idea how much effort that costs

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

2) o. Pl. (Fantasie) imagination

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

3) (Aufführung) performance; (im Kino) showing

eine schwache Vorstellung geben — (fig.) perform badly

4) (das Bekanntmachen) introduction

5) (Präsentation) presentation

6) (bei Bewerbung) interview

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f.

association n.

conceivability n.

conception n.

idea n.

imagination n.

perception n.

performance (theatre) n.

show (cinema) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vorstellung

18 good

1. [gʋd] n
1) добро, благо

good and evil - добро и зло

to do smb. good - делать добро кому-л., помогать кому-л.; помогать кому-л. исправиться

to be after /up to/ no good - задумать недоброе

there's some [a lot of] good in him - в нём есть немало [много] хорошего

2) польза

to extract all the good out of smth. - максимально использовать что-л.

to do good - быть полезным, приносить пользу

that will do more harm than good - это принесёт больше вреда, чем пользы

it will do you good to spend a week in the country - неделя в деревне пойдёт вам на пользу, вам будет полезно провести неделю в деревне

for (the) good of smb., for smb.'s good - на пользу /на благо/ кому-л., ради кого-л.

I'm doing it for your good - я делаю это для вашей пользы /ради вас/

an influence /a power/ for good - благотворное /хорошее/ влияние

for the public /common/ good - на общее благо

what good will it do? - что пользы в этом?

what is the good of it? - какой в этом смысл?; что в этом толку?

what good will that do you?, what good will it be to you? - зачем вам это?, какой вам смысл делать это?

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! - напрасно вы это затеваете; от этого (никакого) толку не будет

much good may it do you! разг. - а) пусть это пойдёт вам на пользу!; б) ирон. какая вам польза от этого?

to come to good - дать хороший результат

to come to no good - плохо кончить(ся)

he will come to no good - для него это добром не кончится; он плохо кончит

it is no good - бесполезно, ни к чему не ведёт

it's no good being insistent [talking about it] - бесполезно настаивать [говорить об этом]

he is no good - от него толку мало, он пустое место, он ни на что не годен

3) (the good) добрые люди

the good and the bad - добрые и злые

♢ to the good - а) к лучшему; that's all to the good - это всё к лучшему; that's so much to the good - пока всё хорошо; пока наша берёт, пока преимущество за нами; б) к выгоде

to be 500 dollars to the good - получить 500 долларов прибыли

for good (and all) - навсегда, окончательно

to settle down for good - осесть окончательно

he has gone for good - он уехал навсегда

we know not what is good until we have lost it - посл. ≅ что имеем - не храним, потерявши - плачем
2. [gʋd] a (better; best)
1. 1) хороший

good house [knife, road] - хороший дом [нож, -ая дорога]

good play [music, picture, dictionary] - хорошая пьеса [музыка, картина, -ий словарь]

good manners - хорошие манеры

good soil - хорошая /плодородная/ земля /почва/

good humour - хорошее настроение

of good family - из хорошей /благородной/ семьи

good breeding - хорошее воспитание, хорошие манеры

good behaviour - а) хорошее поведение; б) добросовестное выполнение своих обязанностей ( служащим); безупречное прохождение службы

in good English - на хорошем английском языке, безупречным английским языком

very good! - прекрасно!, отлично!, замечательно!

good luck! - желаю удачи!

good points - с.-х. хорошие стати, хороший экстерьер ( животных)

Good Conduct Badge - амер. воен. значок за безупречную службу

to feel good - хорошо себя чувствовать

I don't feel too good - я неважно себя чувствую; я чувствую себя не в своей тарелке

I don't feel too good about it - мне это не нравится, мне это не по душе

to have a good time - хорошо /приятно, весело/ провести время, здорово повеселиться [см. тж. ♢ ]

to have a good night - хорошо спать

to bring good news - приносить хорошие /приятные/ новости

life is good here - здесь живётся хорошо

drink water, it's just as good - пей воду, она ничуть /ничем/ не хуже

it would be a good idea to spend a day on the farm - неплохая мысль /будет неплохо/ провести день на ферме

it's a good thing that you can do it - здорово /я рад/, что ты можешь это сделать

you've never had it so good - никогда раньше дела не шли так хорошо

2) приятный, хороший

good looks - приятная внешность

it's good to be here [to see you, to hear of it] - приятно быть здесь [видеть вас, слышать об этом]

the food looks good - еда выглядит (вполне) аппетитно

that smells good - пахнет приятно

3) выгодный; удобный

good marriage - выгодный брак

good opportunity - удобный случай

4) имеющий хорошую репутацию; хороший (об имени и т. п.)

to live at a good address - жить в фешенебельном квартале

the firm has a good name - у этой фирмы хорошее имя /-ая репутация/

5) высокий, важный

people of /in/ a good position - люди, занимающие высокое положение

2. 1) полезный

medicine good for a headache /toothache/ - лекарство, хорошо помогающее от головной [зубной] боли

oil is good for burns - ожоги хорошо смазывать маслом

meat is not good for you - мясо вам вредно

he drinks more than is good for him - он чересчур много пьёт; он пьёт во вред здоровью

this climate is not good for the health - этот климат вреден для здоровья

it's good for him to spend plenty of time out of doors - ему полезно побольше быть на свежем воздухе

it seemed [I thought] good to do so - казалось [я думал], что так нужно сделать

2) годный

are acorns good to eat? - жёлуди употребляют в пищу?

this water is good to drink - эта вода вполне пригодна для питья

no good for anything - ни на что не годный

this is good enough for me - мне это подходит, меня это устраивает [ср. тж. 5]

this isn't good enough - а) (мне) это не подходит, (меня) это не устраивает; б) это /так/ не годится; в) это чересчур, это слишком

3. 1) умелый, искусный, хороший

good workman - искусный ремесленник

good scholar - серьёзный учёный

good swimmer [runner] - хороший пловец [бегун]

to be a good skater - хорошо кататься на коньках

to be a good dancer - быть хорошим танцором, хорошо танцевать

he will make a good doctor - из него получится хороший врач

he is good with his hands - он всё умеет делать, у него золотые руки

2) подходящий; отвечающий цели, назначению; соответствующий

good mother [wife, father] - хорошая мать [жена, -ий отец]

a good man for the work - человек, подходящий для данной работы

a good light for reading - свет, удобный для чтения

to come in good time - прийти вовремя /заранее/

it's good for the occasion - это годится для данного случая

he's too good for this job - он заслуживает лучшей работы

he proved to be a good friend - он оказался настоящим другом

3) (at) способный

to be good at mathematics [at languages] - быть способным к математике [к языкам]

4. 1) добрый, доброжелательный

good works [intentions] - добрые дела [намерения]

good nature - добродушие

good feeling - симпатия

good neighbourship /neighbourhood/ - добрососедские отношения

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить словечко за кого-л.

to do smb. a good turn - оказывать услугу кому-л.

to be good to smb. - проявлять доброту к кому-л.

to be good to animals - хорошо обращаться с животными

he has always been good to me - он всегда хорошо ко мне относился

2) благоприятный, положительный (об отзыве и т. п.)

to give a good report of smb., of smth. - хорошо отозваться о ком-л., о чём-л.

3) добродетельный; чистый

good Christian - добрый христианин

good citizen - лояльный гражданин

to live a good life - вести добропорядочную жизнь

to be good amid the temptations of the world - оставаться добродетельным среди мирских соблазнов

4) воспитанный, послушный

good child - послушный ребёнок

be good! - веди(те) себя прилично!

5. милый, любезный, добрый

it's very good of you - это очень мило с вашей стороны

be good enough to... - будьте так любезны... [ср. тж. 2, 2)]

6. 1) свежий, неиспорченный; доброкачественный

good food - доброкачественная /свежая/ пища

meat keeps good in a refrigerator - мясо остаётся свежим /хорошо сохраняется/ в холодильнике

is the meat still good? - мясо не испортилось?

2) настоящий, неподдельный

good money - настоящие деньги [см. тж. 9]

good stone - хороший /драгоценный/ камень

3) надёжный; кредитоспособный

good man - кредитоспособный человек

good debt - долг, который обязательно будет выплачен

on good authority - из надёжного источника

7. 1) здоровый, хороший

good sight - хорошее зрение

good heart - здоровое сердце

2) (for) способный, в состоянии

all you're good for is to spend money - ты только и умеешь, что тратить деньги

he is good for some years more - он проживёт /протянет/ ещё несколько лет

he is good for £20 - он может дать /внести/ 20 фунтов стерлингов

he /his credit/ is good for £25 000 - он располагает суммой в 25 000 фунтов стерлингов, у него в банке 25 000 фунтов стерлингов

3) действительный; действующий

the ticket is good for two months - билет действителен в течение двух месяцев

this car ought to be good for another five years - эта машина послужит мне ещё добрых пять лет

are you good for a long walk? - хватит ли тебя на длинную прогулку?

8. основательный; оправданный; справедливый; законный

good excuse - основательная /уважительная/ причина

good reasons - а) основательные причины; б) убедительные /веские/ доводы

good claim - справедливое притязание

to stand good - оставаться в силе

to stand good in law - быть юридически обоснованным

the rule holds good - правило действительно /справедливо/

9. достаточный; обильный, изрядный

a good round sum - кругленькая сумма

a good few - немало

a good while - довольно долго

a good deal /many/ - много, значительное количество

I have a good many books /a good deal of books/ - у меня много книг

a good half hour - добрых полчаса

a good part of the day - значительная часть дня

a good share of the work - значительная часть работы

a good piece of cake - изрядный кусок пирога

to walk a good three miles - пройти добрых три мили

to have a good laugh [talk] - хорошенько /как следует/ посмеяться [поговорить]

to earn good money - неплохо заработать [см. тж. 6, 2)]

to come in a good third - занять почётное третье место

10. добрый, милый (в вежливом, иногда ироническом или снисходительном обращении)

my good friend - мой добрый друг

my good man - мой дорогой ( особенно как обращение к мужу)

your good lady - ваша милая супруга

my good sir - дорогой сэр /господин/

11. эмоц.-усил. сильный, большой, крепкий; как следует

good hard work - тяжёлая /весьма нелёгкая/ работа

good thrashing - здоровая трёпка

good blow - сильный удар

good bruise - большой синяк

a good strong dose (of a medicine) - изрядная доза (лекарства)

after a good cry - всласть поплакав

we had a good long walk - мы здорово прогулялись

12. в грам. знач. нареч. хорошо

❝How'm I doing?❞ - ❝Not good❞ - Ну, как у меня получается? - Так себе

♢ good morning [day, evening] - доброе утро [-ый день, вечер]

good night - доброй ночи

to wish smb. a good night - пожелать кому-л. доброй ночи

the Good Book - библия; священное писание

good God!, good gosh!, good gracious! - господи!, боже мой!, боже правый!

good grief! - чёрт возьми!; ну и ну! (выражает гнев, удивление и т. п.)

good old John [Tom]! - браво, Джон [Том]!

good for you! амер. - а) тем лучше для вас!; б) браво!

good Lord, deliver us! - господи, спаси и помилуй!

good time - а) приятное времяпрепровождение [см. тж. 1, 1)]; б) долгое время, достаточный срок; в) юр. сокращение срока заключения /досрочное освобождение/ за хорошее поведение

in good time - а) со временем, с течением времени; б) своевременно; в) заранее, заблаговременно

all in good time - всё в своё время

good sport - славный парень

the good people - эльфы, феи

in good faith см. faith 4

to fulfil in good faith - добросовестно выполнять

as good as - почти; всё равно что

he is as good as dead - он уже не жилец на свете

it's as good as new - вещь почти новая

it's as good as done /settled/ - дело в шляпе

he has as good as got the job - это место у него в кармане; считай, что он уже получил эту работу

as good as a feast - вполне достаточно

as good as gold - а) послушный; б) добрый, снисходительный, благожелательный

as good as pie - амер. очень хороший, симпатичный; благонравный, паинька

as good as wheat - амер. очень хорошо, подходяще

as good as a play - очень интересно, забавно

as good as one's word - верный своему слову

to be as good as one's word - быть хозяином своего слова

his word is as good as his bond - он никогда не нарушает обещаний, он всегда держит своё слово

his example is as good as his sermon - у него слово не расходится с делом

too good to be true - так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть

to have a good mind to... - намереваться, собираться (сделать что-л.)

to make good - а) сдержать слово; выполнить обещание; б) восполнять, возмещать, компенсировать ( потерю); в) доказать, обосновать; г) преуспевать, делать успехи

to make good the ground - воен. закрепляться на местности

that's a good one /'un/! - какая ложь!, какой вздор!, надо же такое придумать!

to be in good spirits - быть весёлым /в хорошем настроении/

to be in smb.'s good books - пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью

to be in smb.'s good graces см. grace I 3

good and hard - амер. основательно, сильно

good and proper - а) основательно, как следует; to tell smb. off good and proper - как следует отругать, распечь кого-л.; сказать кому-л. всё, что о нём думаешь; б) полностью; наголову, в пух и прах; to beat smb. good and proper - разбить кого-л. наголову

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19 smell

1. smel noun
1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) luktesans

2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) lukt, duft, -os

3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lukt
2. smelt verb
1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lukte, være

2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) lukte, dufte, stinke

3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) lukte på

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- - smelling
- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out

aroma
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dufte
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lukt
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lukte

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subst. \/smel\/

1) lukt, duft, odør

• there's a smell of cooking

det lukter mat

• I noticed a smell of gas

jeg kjente gasslukt

2) luktesans

3) dunst, eim

have a good\/bad smell lukte godt\/vondt

take\/have a smell at lukte på
II
verb smelt - smelt eller smelled - smelled) \/smel\/

1) lukte (på), lukte (av), kjenne lukten av, dufte

• smell these roses, aren't they lovely?

lukt på disse rosene, er de ikke skjønne?

• I don't smell anything

jeg kjenner ingen lukt

• I can smell something burning

det lukter brent

2) ( overført) lukte, være, mistenke, ane, merke

• smell treason

3) stinke, lukte, dunste

• you smell of garlic

du dunster hvitløk

on the smell of an oily rag billig, knegent, av ingenting, av luft og kjærlighet

• they live on the smell of an oily rag

de lever av ingenting

smell a rat ane uråd, ha på følelsen at noe ikke stemmer, lukte lunten, ane ugler i mosen

smell around\/about ( hverdagslig) gå og lure, snoke omkring

smell at something lukte på noe

smell blood ( hverdagslig) få teften av blod

smell of lukte, stinke

• he smells of brandy

han stinker av sprit

( også overført) ha et anstrøk av, tyde på

smell of the lamp være boklig, være abstrakt, være et skrivebordsprodukt

smell out ( hverdagslig) være, snuse opp

smell out a fox ( overført) snuse opp, komme på sporet

smell out a secret ( overført) komme på sporet av en hemmelighet

smell the roses (amer., hverdagslig) sette pris på små gleder, sette pris på de nære ting

smell up (amer.) fylle med (sin) lukt, lukte\/spre (sin) lukt i

• it smelled up the whole house

English-Norwegian dictionary > smell

20 quemarse

quemarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to burn oneself; (cosa) to be burnt

■ se ha quemado la carne the meat got burnt

■ el niño se quemó los dedos the boy burnt his fingers

2 figurado (deteriorarse el prestigio) to burn oneself out; (en política) to be a has-been

3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm

■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!

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VPR

1) [persona] [con fuego] to burn o.s.; [con el sol] to get burned

se quemó con aceite hirviendo — he burned himself on hot oil

me quemé la lengua con la sopa — I burned my tongue on the soup

para no quemarse con el sol — to avoid getting sunburnt

quemarse a lo bonzo — to set fire to o.s.
ceja 1)
2) (=arder) [cuadros, papeles] to get burned; [edificio] to burn down; [comida] to burn

se está quemando la cortina — the curtain is getting burned

se me ha quemado la cena — I've burned the dinner, the dinner has burned

se han quemado 100 hectáreas de pinares en el incendio — 100 hectares of pinewood have been destroyed in the fire

no te acerques a la chimenea que se te va a quemar la ropa — don't go too close to the fire or you'll scorch o burn your clothes

por el olor parece que algo se está quemando — it smells like something is burning

3) (=desprestigiarse)

tantos años trabajando en esto y aún no se ha quemado — so many years working on this and he's still going strong

quiere hacer menos en televisión para no quemarse en poco tiempo — he wants to do less television to avoid overexposure o becoming overexposed

te quemás si salís con él — Arg, Uru you'll look really bad if you go out with him

4) [en juego, adivinanzas]

caliente, caliente... ¡que te quemas! — (you're getting) warm, warmer... you're really hot o you're boiling!

5) Caribe (=deprimirse) to get depressed

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(v.) = go up in + flames

Ex. The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

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(v.) = go up in + flames

Ex: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

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■quemarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) (con fuego, etc) to burn oneself
2 (con líquido) to scald oneself
3 (con el sol) to get burned
4 (una cosa) to get burned, burn down
5 fam (psíquicamente) to burn oneself out
' quemarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- arder
- quemar
English:
burn
- burn out
- finger
- smoke
- blow
- sun
- tan

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vpr

1. [por fuego] to burn down;
[por calor] to burn; [por agua hirviendo] to get scalded;
se quemó con una sartén he burnt himself on a frying pan;

se ha quemado la lasaña the lasagne's burnt;

¡te quemas! [al buscar algo] you're burning!

2. [por el sol] [abrasarse] to get (sun)burnt;
Am [broncearse] to get a tan;
en un mes de playa se quemó divinamente after a month at the seaside he had a wonderful tan

3. Fam [desgastarse] to burn out;

se quemó tras quince años en las canchas de tenis after fifteen years as a tennis player he was burnt out

4. Esp Fam [hartarse] to get fed up;

acabó quemándose por culpa de las críticas de su jefe she ended up getting fed up with her boss's criticisms

5. RP Fam [quedar mal] to make oneself look bad;

si largás en la mitad del proyecto te quemás para siempre if you leave halfway through the project you'll be blowing your chances with them for good

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quemarse

v/r

1 burn o.s.; de tostada, papeles burn; fig

get burned out

2 Méx ( desvirtuarse) become discredited

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vr

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quemarse vb

1. (cosa) to get burnt

se quemó el pollo the chicken got burnt

2. (persona) to burn yourself [pt. & pp. burnt]

se ha quemado con el horno she's burnt herself on the oven

me he quemado la lengua I've burnt my tongue

3. (con el sol) to get burnt / to get sunburnt

ponte protección o te quemarás put some suntan cream on or you'll get burnt

4. (edificio, bosque) to burn down

la casa se quemó the house burnt down

Spanish-English dictionary > quemarse

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