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1) Familie, die; attrib. Familien-; familiär [Hintergrund]

2) (group, race) Geschlecht, das

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1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) die Familie, Familien...

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) die Familie

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) die Familie

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) die Familie

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I. n

1. + sing/pl vb (relations) Familie f

a \family of robins/squirrels eine Rotkehlchen-/Eichhörnchenfamilie

a \family of four/six eine vier-/sechsköpfige Familie; LING Sprachfamilie f

the Indo-European \family die indoeuropäische Sprachfamilie

2. no pl, + sing/pl vb (family members) Familie f

we've got \family coming to visit wir bekommen Familienbesuch

a friend of the \family, a \family friend ein Freund m/eine Freundin der Familie

nontraditional \family unkonventionelle Familie

to keep sth in the \family (not sell) etw in Familienbesitz behalten

to keep a secret in the \family ein Geheimnis für sich akk behalten

to have [got] \family eine Familie haben

she's got \family in the States sie hat Verwandte in den Staaten

to start a \family eine Familie gründen

▪ to be \family zur Familie gehören

to be [like] one of the \family [praktisch] zur Familie gehören

3. + sing/pl vb (lineage) Familie f, Vorfahren pl

they're one of the old county families sie gehören zu den alteingesessenen Familien dieses Bezirks

to run in the family talent, character in der Familie liegen

4. BIOL Familie f

the cat/rose \family die Familie der Katzen/Rosen

5. (employees, staff) Belegschaft f, Familie f fig

the Acme \family die Belegschaft [o Familie] von Acme

6. (sl: group of gangsters) Clan m

II. adj attr, inv

1. (involving family) Familien-

\family business [or firm] Familienunternehmen nt

\family celebration [or party] Familienfeier f

\family council Familienrat m

\family feud [or quarrel] Familienfehde f geh, familiäre Streitigkeiten pl

to settle down to \family life eine Familie gründen

\family likeness Familienähnlichkeit f

\family reunion Familientreffen nt

2. (including children) Familien-

\family entertainment Familienspaß m; (film, programme) Unterhaltung für die ganze Familie

\family fare Familienpreis m

\family hotel Familienhotel nt

\family rate Familienrabatt m

\family show Familiensendung f

\family ticket Familienkarte f

\family viewing Familienfernsehen nt

▶ to be in the \family way ( dated fam) in anderen Umständen sein euph veraltend fam

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1. n

1) Familie f; (including cousins, aunts etc) Verwandtschaft f; (= lineage) Familie f, Haus nt, Geschlecht nt (geh)

2) (of plants, animals, languages etc) Familie f

2. attr

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family [ˈfæməlı]

A s

1. (auch als pl konstruiert) Familie f (auch der Cosa Nostra und der Mafia):

a family of four eine vierköpfige Familie;

a teacher’s family eine Lehrer(s)familie;

have you any family? haben Sie Familie?;

she was living as one of the family sie hatte Familienanschluss, sie gehörte zur Familie;

family of nations Völkerfamilie;

that can ( oder will) happen in the best-regulated families das kommt in den besten Familien vor; → start C 3

2. Familie f:

a) Geschlecht n, Sippe f

b) fig Her-, Abkunft f:

of (good) family aus guter oder vornehmer Familie, aus gutem Haus

3. BIOL Familie f

4. LING (Sprach) Familie f:

5. MATH Schar f:

family of characteristics Kennlinienfeld n

B adj Familien…:

family album (Bible, hotel, tradition, etc);

family accommodation Unterbringung f in Familien;

family allowance Br obs Kindergeld n;

family business Familienunternehmen n;

family council Familienrat m;

family court JUR Familiengericht n;

family credit Br Familienzulage f;

Family Division JUR Br Abteilung des High Court of Justice für Ehesachen, Adoptionen etc;

family difficulties familiäre Schwierigkeiten;

family doctor Hausarzt m;

family environment häusliches Milieu;

family film Film m für die ganze Familie;

family firm Familienbetrieb n;

family hour TV US (etwa) (für die ganze Familie geeignetes) Vorabendprogramm n;

family occasion Familienereignis n;

family pack Familien-, Haushaltspackung f;

family planning Familienplanung f;

family problems familiäre Probleme;

family reunion Familientreffen n;

family-run hotel Familienhotel n;

family skeleton streng gehütetes Familiengeheimnis;

family status Familienstand m;

family tensions familiäre Spannungen;

family therapist Familientherapeut(in);

family therapy PSYCH Familientherapie f;

family togetherness Familienzusammengehörigkeit f;

family tree Stammbaum m;

family warmth Nestwärme f;

in a family way zwanglos;

be in the family way umg in anderen Umständen sein;

put a girl in the family way umg einem Mädchen ein Kind machen

fam. abk

1. familiar

2. family

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1) Familie, die; attrib. Familien-; familiär [Hintergrund]

2) (group, race) Geschlecht, das

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Familie -n f.

Sippe -n f.

1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) družina

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) rodbina, rodbinski

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) družina

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) rod

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družina, rodbina, rodovina, rod; družinski člani

in the family way — noseča

in a family way — neprisiljeno, po domače

family name — priimek

family tree — rodovnik

American the President's official family — člani kabineta

family man — človek z družino

family planning — načrtovanje družine

family likeness — družinska podobnost

family allowance — družinska, otroška doklada

of old family — plemenitega rodu

to have a large family — imeti veliko otrok

1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) família

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) família

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) família

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) família

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[f'æmili] n família: 1 pais e filhos, lar. 2 grupo de pessoas que formam um lar, inclusive parentes e criados. 3 descendência, estirpe. ancient ou old family / linhagem antiga. 4 linhagem nobre. 5 raça, tribo, clã. 6 gênero, espécie, ordem. 7 filhos (principalmente quando são pequenos). in the family way em estado interessante, em estado de gravidez. the Holy Family a Sagrada Família.

1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar

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"(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!

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[k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto?

come out

( andare fuori) go out

information technology close, exit, quit

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uscire v. intr.

1 ( andare fuori) to go* out; ( venire fuori) to come* out (anche fig.); to get* out; ( lasciare) to leave* (a place): uscite!, ( andate fuori) go out!, ( venite fuori) come out!; usciamo insieme!, let us go out together!; esce ogni sera, he goes out every evening; non esce molto, she does not go out much (into society, to parties); uscire all'aperto, to go outdoors; uscì a piedi, he went out on foot; uscire a cavallo, to ride off; uscire in automobile, to go out in the car; uscire precipitosamente, to rush out; uscire furtivamente, di soppiatto, to steal out; far uscire qlcu., ( accompagnandolo alla porta) to show s.o. out, ( mandandolo via) to send s.o. out: non fatelo uscire!, don't let him out!; far uscire da un paese merce di contrabbando, to smuggle goods out of a country; impedire a qlcu. di uscire, to stop s.o. from going out; uscì dall'automobile, he got out of the car; uscendo da teatro, lo incontrai, on leaving the theatre I met him; uscire dal letto, to get out of bed (o to get up); ( di fiume) to overflow; uscire dall'ospedale, to come out of the hospital; uscire dal carcere, di prigione, to come out of prison; il ciclista uscì dal gruppo, the cyclist emerged from the group; esco dal lavoro alle 6, I knock off work at 6; quando uscii da quel labirinto, da quella folla, when I got out of that maze, of that crowd; il treno uscì dal tunnel, the train emerged from the tunnel; il sangue gli usciva di bocca, blood was coming out his mouth; la luna uscì dalle nubi, the moon emerged from the clouds

2 ( di pubblicazioni) to come* out, to be issued, to be published: quando uscirà il prossimo numero?, when will the next number come out?; questa rivista esce il martedì, this magazine comes out (o appears) on Tuesdays; è uscito un nuovo libro, a new book has been published; questo libro è appena uscito, this book is just out

3 ( essere estratto) to be drawn: per primo uscì il numero cinque, number five was drawn first

4 ( essere prodotto) to be produced, to be turned out: dalla fabbrica escono cento macchine al giorno, the factory turns out a hundred cars a day

5 ( provenire) to come*: esce da un'antica famiglia, he comes of an old family; esce da un'ottima scuola, he comes out of (o went to) an excellent school

6 ( sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.), to end (at sthg.): la strada esce su una piazza, the road leads to a square; questo sentiero esce sulla strada principale, this path ends at the main road

7 ( cavarsela) to get* out; to come* out: uscire da un imbroglio, dai pasticci, da una situazione difficile, to get out of a scrape, of trouble, of a difficult situation; uscirne bene, male, con onore, to come out well, badly, honourably; uscire sano e salvo da un'incidente, to come out of an accident safe and sound

8 ( a carte) to lead* (a card): uscire a, di fiori, to lead clubs

9 (terminare, di parola) to end: questa parola esce in 't', this word ends in 't'

10 (inform.) to exit.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: esce, escono, ( nei copioni teatrali) exit, exeunt; escono tutti, exeunt all; uscire di scena, to leave the stage (anche fig.) // uscire dal mondo, (fig.) to die // uscire dai limiti, to pass the limit: questo esce dai limiti dei tuoi diritti, this exceeds your rights; la sua impudenza uscì dai limiti, his impudence passed all bounds // uscire dal seminato, to wander from the subject (o point) // uscire di strada, to go off the road // uscire dalla retta via, to go off the straight and narrow path (o to go astray) // uscire dall'ordinario, to be out of the ordinary (o to be exceptional) // questi discorsi mi escono dagli occhi, dalle orecchie, I'm fed up with this talk // gli occhi gli uscivano dalla testa, his eyes were popping out of his head // di qui non si esce, o è stupido o fa finta, there are no two ways about it; either he is a fool or he's pretending // uscire di sé, di senno, di sentimento, to be beside oneself, to lose one's wits (o to go mad) // mi è proprio uscito di, dalla mente, it went clean out of my mind // uscire di mano, to slip out of s.o.'s hands; un vestito uscito dalle mani di Dior, a dress made by Dior; da quello scampolo esce una gonna, that cloth will do for a skirt // uscire di bocca, (fig.) to let slip: gli uscì di bocca una parolaccia, he let slip a swearword // una parola uscita dal cuore, a heartfelt word // uscire dalla vista, to disappear from view // uscire dall'inverno, to come out of winter // uscire dal riserbo, to drop one's reserve // uscire di minorità, to come of age // uscire da un partito, to leave a party // uscire dai ranghi, to fall out of line // (comm.): uscire sul mercato, to come on the market; uscire da una società, to leave (o to resign from) a company; uscire di carica, to leave office (o to retire from one's position) // uscire in mare, to put to sea // uscire allo scoperto, (fig.) to come out into the open // (sport) il portiere uscì ( dalla porta), the goalkeeper came off his line // uscì a dire che non era vero, he came out saying it wasn't true; uscì con osservazioni fuori di posto, he came out with remarks that were out of place; uscì in un fiume di insulti, he burst out into a flood of insults.

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verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (andare fuori) to go* out, get* out; (venire fuori) to come* out

2) (passare del tempo fuori) to go* out

3) (fuoriuscire) [acqua, fumo, odore] to come* out (da of)

4) (emergere)

5) (avere una relazione)

6) (essere stampato) [giornale, libro] to come* out, go* out, to be* issued, to be* published

7) (provenire) to come*

8) (sboccare) [ strada] to lead* to, to come out on [ piazza]

9) (essere estratto) [ numero] to be* drawn

10) inform.

11) teatr.

12) uscirne

13) uscirsene (dire)

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uscire

/u∫'∫ire/ [106]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

 1 (andare fuori) to go* out, get* out; (venire fuori) to come* out; uscite di qui! get out of here! lasciare, non lasciare uscire qcn. to let sb. out, to keep sb. in; fare uscire qcn. di prigione to get sb. out of prison; uscire da to leave [stanza, porto]; fig. to come out of [ depressione]; uscire di casa to leave home; l'auto uscì di strada the car went off the road

 2 (passare del tempo fuori) to go* out; uscire con gli amici to go out with one's friends

 3 (fuoriuscire) [acqua, fumo, odore] to come* out (da of)

 4 (emergere) uscire deluso dall'incontro to come away from the meeting disappointed; uscire indenne to escape unharmed o uninjured

 5 (avere una relazione) uscire con qcn. to go out with sb., to date sb.

 6 (essere stampato) [giornale, libro] to come* out, go* out, to be* issued, to be* published; fare uscire to bring out [ edizione]

 7 (provenire) to come*; è uscito da una buona scuola he went to o graduated from a good school

 8 (sboccare) [ strada] to lead* to, to come out on [ piazza]

 9 (essere estratto) [ numero] to be* drawn

 10 inform. uscire da to quit [ programma]

 11 teatr. "esce Iago" "exit Iago"

 12 uscirne uscirne vivo to (manage to) escape with one's life, to come out alive; uscirne vincitore to emerge the victor; non c'è modo di uscirne we can't get out of o through it

 13 uscirsene (dire) uscirsene con to come out with [ stupidaggini]; to throw out [ commento]

IDIOMS

la pasta mi esce dagli occhi I'm fed up to the back teeth with pasta.

to come of

a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family/ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de.

n; -es, Häuser

1. house; (Gebäude) building; im Haus inside, indoors; im nächsten Haus oder ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block (of flats) (Am. the next [apartment] building); zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, Am. two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (Am. buildings) (further) down ( oder up); Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs; Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to s.o.; von Haus zu Haus gehen etc.: from door to door; jemanden durchs Haus führen show s.o. (a)round (the house); Haus und Hof oder Haus und Herd house and home; er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange; ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig. he’s got a posting (Am. transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (Am. transfer); es oder uns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig. elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)

2. (Zuhause) home, house, place umg.; (Haushalt) household; das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home; außer Haus essen eat out; er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out; im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house); im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house); jemandem das Haus bestellen oder führen keep house for s.o.; ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly; ein offenes Haus haben keep open house; das Haus hüten ( müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors); Haus halten haushalten; jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow s.o. in the ( oder one’s) house; zu jemandem ins Haus kommen Friseur, Lehrer etc.: come to the ( oder one’s) house; das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house; der / die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he / she will never be welcome in this family; sich (Dat) einen Hund etc. ins Haus holen take ( oder bring) home a dog etc.; in zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); einrennen, frei I 10, Herr 3, schneien etc.

3. nach Hause home; jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) s.o. home; komm du mir nur nach Hause! drohend: just wait till I get you home!; komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn; komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant; den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again; den Sieg nach Hause fahren SPORT fig. come home ( oder back) victorious

4. zu Hause at home (auch SPORT); zu Hause sein auch be in; wieder zu Hause sein be back home again; für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him; er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X; bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg.; (in meiner Heimat etc.) where I come from; wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?; fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home; diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home; in etw. (Dat) zu Hause sein fig. (sich auskennen) be well up ( oder at home) in s.th.

5. für Firma etc.: house; im Hause auf Briefen: in house; außer Haus geben WIRTS. contract out, bes. Am. outsource; ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?; ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (bes. Am. company); das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc. around here; Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc.: our recommendation, the house special; fig. bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management

6. THEAT. house; ausverkauftes oder volles Haus THEAT. full house; immer volles Haus oder volle Häuser haben always be sold out; vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty houses

7. (Familie, Herkunft) family, home; (Herrscherhaus) house; (Geschlecht) dynasty; das Haus Hannover the House of Hanover; aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family; von Haus aus by birth; fig. (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature; er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig. (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon; du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus Recht? umg., fig. I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right

8. in Eigennamen etc.: das Weiße Haus POL., in Washington: the White House; wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet... according to White House sources; das Haus Gottes oder das Haus des Herrn RELI., geh. the House of God ( oder the Lord); das Haus des Sports / Handwerks etc. the house of sports / craft etc.

9. PARL. House; Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!; die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament; das Haus ist ( nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate

10. umg. Koll.: das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party; das ( ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc.: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down

11. umg., hum. (Person): altes Haus old chap; fideles etc. Haus cheerful type; gelehrtes Haus scholarly type

13. ASTROL. house; im siebten Haus in the seventh house

14. der Schnecke etc.: shell; ohne Haus naked

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home; building; house

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1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) house

2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) house

3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) house

4) (the space round which a staircase winds: He fell down the stair-well.) well

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[haus, pl ˈhɔyzɐ]

1. (Wohngebäude) house

das Internat bestand aus mehreren Häusern the boarding school consisted of several buildings

es wird schon kühl, lass uns ins \Haus gehen it's getting cool, let's go indoors [or inside]

meine Klavierlehrerin kommt immer ins \Haus my piano teacher always comes to our house

bei der Kälte bleibe ich lieber im \Haus I prefer to stay indoors [or inside] when it's cold

\Haus an \Haus next door

wir wohnen \Haus an \Haus we live next door to each other

aus dem \Haus gehen to leave the house

von \Haus zu \Haus gehen/wandern/ziehen to go/wander/roam from house to house [or door to door]

das \Haus Gottes [o (geh) des Herrn] the house of God [or form the Lord]

\Haus und Hof verlieren to loose house and home

\Haus der Jugend youth centre

jd/etw kommt jdm nicht ins \Haus sb does not allow sb/sth in the house

eine Katze kommt mir nicht ins \Haus! I'm not having a cat in the house!

ein öffentliches \Haus (euph veraltet: Bordell) a house of ill repute

das Weiße \Haus the White House

2. (Wohnung, Zuhause, Heim) home

aus dem \Haus sein to have left home

außer \Haus essen to eat out

am Wochenende essen sie außer \Haus they eat out at weekends

frei \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver free of charge

nichts mehr im \Haus haben to have nothing [left] [to eat/drink] in the house

[etw] ins \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver [sth] to the door

liefern Sie ins \Haus? do you make home deliveries?

jdn ins \Haus nehmen to take sb in[to one's home]

jdm das \Haus verbieten to not allow sb in the house

▪ nach \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachhause^RR] home

komm nicht so spät nach \Hause! don't come home so late!

es ist nicht mehr weit bis nach \Hause! we're not far from home now!

ich muss nach \Hause! I must [or have to] go home!

komm mir bloß nicht damit nach \Hause! (fig fam) don't you [dare] come that one with me!

jdn nach \Hause bringen to see [or take] sb home

kannst du mich mit dem Auto nach \Hause bringen? can you drive me home?

jdn nach \Hause schicken (fam) to send sb packing fam, to send sb home

ich habe den Vertreter gleich wieder nach \Hause geschickt I sent the rep packing straight away

die Lehrerin schickte den Schüler nach \Hause the teacher sent the pupil home

▪ zu \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zuhause^RR] at home

seid unbedingt vor Mitternacht wieder zu \Hause! make sure you're back home before midnight!

wir können schon in drei Stunden zu \Hause sein we can be home in three hours

wie geht's zu \Hause? how are things at home?

ich bin für niemanden zu \Hause I'm not at home to anybody

von zu \Hause aus arbeiten to work from home

bei jdm zu \Hause, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zuhause in sb's home

bei euch zu \Hause ist es so gemütlich there's such a relaxed atmosphere in your home

bei uns zu \Hause wurde vor dem Essen gebetet we always said prayers before a meal in our house

sich akk [irgendwo/bei jdm] wie zu \Hause fühlen to feel at home [somewhere/in sb's house]

fühlen Sie sich wie zu \Hause! make yourself at home

irgendwo zu \Haus[e] sein to live [or come from] somewhere

wo sind Sie eigentlich zu \Hause? tell me, where are you from?

der Pandabär ist nur in China zu \Hause the panda bear can only be found in China

3. (Familie) household

er ist ein alter Freund des \Hauses he's an old friend of the family

aus adligem \Hause from a noble family

aus angesehenem \Hause from a respectable family

aus bürgerlichem/gutem/schlechtem \Hause stammend from a middle-class/good/bad family

die Dame/der Herr des \Hauses the lady/master of the house

nicht mehr Herr im eigenen \Haus sein to not be master in one's own house any more

von \Hause aus by birth

von \Hause aus ist sie musikalisch she comes from a musical family

4. (Dynastie) house

die Kaiser von Österreich stammten aus dem \Hause Habsburg the Emperors of Austria came from the House of the Hapsburgs

5. (Haushalt) house

sein \Haus bestellen to put [or set] one's house in order

jdm das \Haus führen to keep house for sb

ein großes \Haus führen (geh) to entertain in style

Haus \Haus (veraltend: den Haushalt führen) to keep house

6. (Gesamtheit der Hausbewohner)

das ganze \Haus rannte auf die Straße the whole house ran onto the street

7. (Villa, Gasthof) house

„\Haus Talblick“ “Talblick House”

das erste \Haus am Platze the best hotel in town

ein gepflegtes [o gut geführtes] \Haus a well-run restaurant

eine Spezialität des \Hauses a speciality of the house

8. (geh: Unternehmen) firm, company

Rauchen ist im ganzen \Haus verboten! smoking is not allowed anywhere in the company buildings

das erste \Haus am Platze the best firm in the area

im \Hause sein to be in

Sie können mich jederzeit im Büro erreichen, ich bin den ganzen Tag im \Hause you can get me at the office any time, I'm in [or there] all day

9. THEAT (Saal, Publikum) house

das große/kleine \Haus the large/small theatre

vor vollem [o ausverkauftem] /leerem \Hause spielen to play to a full [or packed]/empty house

10. POL (Kammer) House

das Gesetz passierte das \Haus ohne Gegenstimmen the act passed through the House without opposition

Hohes \Haus! (geh) honourable members! form

11. ZOOL (Schneckenhaus) house, shell

12. ASTROL (Kraftfeld) house

13. (hum veraltend fam: Person) chap dated fam

grüß dich Josef, [du] altes Haus! hallo Josef, old chap! dated fam

▶ jdm das \Haus einrennen (fam) to be constantly on sb's doorstep fam

▶ das europäische \Haus the family of Europe

▶ jdn ans \Haus fesseln to confine sb to the house

seit sie krank ist, ist sie ans \Haus gefesselt since she's been ill she's been confined to the house

▶ [mit etw dat] \Haus halten (sparsam wirtschaften) to be economical [with sth]

wir müssen mit den Vorräten \Haus halten we have to be careful with our provisions

sie kann nicht \Haus halten she cannot hold onto her money; (dosiert einsetzen) to conserve

ich muss mit meinen Kräften \Haus halten I must conserve my strength

▶ das \Haus hüten müssen to have to stay at home

ich muss wegen einer Grippe das \Haus hüten I have to stay in due to a bout of flu

▶ für jdn ein offenes \Haus haben to keep open house for sb

▶ jdm ins \Haus schneien [o geschneit kommen] (fam) to descend on sb

▶ in etw dat zu \Hause sein to be at home in sth

in der Physik bin ich nicht so zu \Hause wie Sie! I'm not as much at home in physics as you are!

▶ [jdm] ins \Haus stehen to be in store [for sb]

vielleicht steht uns ein großer Lottogewinn ins \Haus perhaps we're in store for a big win on the lottery

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1) house; (Firmengebäude) building

2) (Heim) home

3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) house

4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)

5) (Firma) firm; business house

6) (geh.): (Parlament)

7) (geh.): (Familie) household

8) (Haushalt) household

9) (Dynastie)

10)

11) (SchneckenHaus) shell

12)

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Haus n; -es, Häuser

1. house; (Gebäude) building;

im Haus inside, indoors;

im nächsten Haus oder

ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block( of flats) (US the next [apartment] building);

zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, US two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (US buildings) (further) down ( oder up);

Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs;

Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to sb;

von Haus zu Haus gehen etc: from door to door;

jemanden durchs Haus führen show sb (a)round (the house);

Haus und Hof oder

Haus und Herd house and home;

er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange;

ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig he’s got a posting (US transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (US transfer);

es oder

uns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)

2. (Zuhause) home, house, place umg; (Haushalt) household;

das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home;

außer Haus essen eat out;

er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out;

im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house);

im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house);

jemandem das Haus bestellen oder

führen keep house for sb;

ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly;

ein offenes Haus haben keep open house;

das Haus hüten (müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors);

Haus halten → haushalten;

jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow sb in the ( oder one’s) house;

zu jemandem ins Haus kommen Friseur, Lehrer etc: come to the ( oder one’s) house;

das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house;

der/die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he/she will never be welcome in this family;

sich (dat)

einen Hund etc

ins Haus holen take ( oder bring) home a dog etc;

in zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); → einrennen, frei A 10, Herr 3, schneien etc

3.

nach Hause home;

jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb home;

komm du mir nur nach Hause! drohend: just wait till I get you home!;

komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn;

komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant;

den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again;

den Sieg nach Hause fahren SPORT fig come home ( oder back) victorious

4.

zu Hause at home ( auch SPORT);

zu Hause sein auch be in;

wieder zu Hause sein be back home again;

für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him;

er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X;

bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg; (in meiner Heimat etc) where I come from;

wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?;

fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home;

diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home;

in etwas (dat)

zu Hause sein fig (sich auskennen) be well up ( oder at home) in sth;

zu Haus Gebliebene → Zuhause gebliebene

5. für Firma etc: house;

im Hause auf Briefen: in house;

außer Haus geben WIRTSCH contract out, besonders US outsource;

ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?;

ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (besonders US company);

das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc around here;

Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc: our recommendation, the house special; fig bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management

6. THEAT house;

ausverkauftes oder

volles Haus THEAT full house;

immer volles Haus oder

volle Häuser haben always be sold out;

vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty houses

7. (Familie, Herkunft) family, home; (Herrscherhaus) house; (Geschlecht) dynasty;

das Haus Hannover the House of Hanover;

aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family;

von Haus aus by birth; fig (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature;

er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon;

du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus recht? umg, fig I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right

8. in Eigennamen etc:

das Weiße Haus POL, in Washington: the White House;

wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet … according to White House sources;

das Haus Gottes oder

das Haus des Herrn REL, geh the House of God ( oder the Lord);

das Haus des Sports/Handwerks etc the house of sports/craft etc

9. PARL House;

Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!;

die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament;

das Haus ist (nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate

10. umg koll:

das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party;

das (ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down

11. umg, hum (Person):

altes Haus old chap;

fideles etc

Haus cheerful type;

gelehrtes Haus scholarly type

13. ASTROL house;

im siebten Haus in the seventh house

14. der Schnecke etc: shell;

ohne Haus naked

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1) house; (Firmengebäude) building

2) (Heim) home

3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) house

4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)

5) (Firma) firm; business house

6) (geh.): (Parlament)

7) (geh.): (Familie) household

8) (Haushalt) household

9) (Dynastie)

10)

11) (SchneckenHaus) shell

12)

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home n.

house n.

1 to come.

venir a/de hacer algo to come to do something/from doing something

venir de algo to come from something (proceder, derivarse)

venir a alguien con algo to come to somebody with something

no me vengas con exigencias don't come to me making demands

el año que viene next year

Una persona vino A person came.

2 to arrive.

vino a las doce he arrived at twelve o'clock

3 to be.

su foto viene en primera página his photo is o appears on the front page

el texto viene en inglés the text is in English

vienen en todos los tamaños they come in every size

las anchoas vienen en lata anchovies come in tins

Ella venía cantando por la calle She was singing in the street.

4 to receive.

Me vino un telegrama I received a telegram.

5 to come up, to blow up.

6 to be the host for.

Nos vinieron tres personas We were the host for three people.

7 to come to.

Nos vino una idea An idea came to us.

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Present Indicative

vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen.

Past Indicative

vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron.

Future Indicative

vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán.

Conditional

vendría, vendrías, vendría, vendríamos, vendríais, vendrían.

Present Subjunctive

venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

viniera, vinieras, viniera, viniéramos, vinierais, vinieran;

viniese, vinieses, viniese, viniésemos, vinieseis, viniesen.

Future Subjunctive

viniere, vinieres, viniere, viniéremos, viniereis, vinieren.

Imperative

ven (tú), venga (él/Vd.), vengamos (nos.), venid (vos.), vengan (ellos/Vds.).

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1) to come

2) arrive

3) fit

4) follow, come after

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- venirse abajo

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1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (a un lugar) to come

2) (=volver)

3) (=estar) to be

4) (=ocurrir) to come

- estar a verlas venir

- venga lo que venga

- venir rodado

- las desgracias nunca vienen solas

5) venir de (=provenir) to come from

6) (=sobrevenir)

- como te o le venga en gana

7) (=quedar)

8) por venir

9) (como auxiliar)

a)

b) [+ gerund]

c) [+ participio]

10) ¡venga!

venirse

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

b) ( volver) to come back

c) ( salir)

d) ( sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

2)

a) ( tener lugar)

b) ( indicando procedencia)

c) ( indicando presentación) to come

d) ( estar incluido)

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( quedar) (+ compl)

b) ( convenir) (+ compl)

4) (como aux)

a)

b)

venirse v pron (enf)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

b) ( volver) to come back

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= come.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado came, participio come.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

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* ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = be a blessing in disguise.

* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* no venir mal + Infinitivo = not hurt to + Infinitivo.

* que viene = incoming.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sistema + venirse abajo = system + crash.

* ven aquí = come over here.

* venir a continuación de + Nombre = come in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.

* venir al mundo = come into + the world.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* venir aquí = come over.

* venir a ser lo mismo que = amount to + the same thing as.

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

* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir con = come with.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir en son de paz = come in + peace.

* venir instintivamente a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* venir por naturaleza a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venirse abajo = break down, tumble down, tumble, fall + apart.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

b) ( volver) to come back

c) ( salir)

d) ( sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

2)

a) ( tener lugar)

b) ( indicando procedencia)

c) ( indicando presentación) to come

d) ( estar incluido)

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( quedar) (+ compl)

b) ( convenir) (+ compl)

4) (como aux)

a)

b)

venirse v pron (enf)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

b) ( volver) to come back

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= come.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado came, participio come.

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venir [ I31 ]

1 (a un lugar) to come

vine en tren/avión I came by train/plane

¿puedes venir un momento? can you come here a second?

casi nos matamos viniendo or al venir de Medellín we nearly got killed on our way from o coming from Medellín

¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around o ( BrE) round for?

¿ha venido el electricista? has the electrician been?

¡que venga el encargado! I want to see the person in charge!

vengo de parte del Sr Díaz Mr Díaz sent me, I'm here on behalf of Mr Díaz

¿vienes solo? — no, con un amigo have you come on your own? — no, with a friend

vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey

viene furiosa she's furious

venir POR algn to come for sb, come to pick sb up

vienen por mí a las ocho they're coming for me o they're picking me up at eight

venir ( A) POR algo to come for sth, come to pick sth up

vinieron (a) por el pan they came for o came to pick up the bread

ven a ver esto come and see this

vienen a pasar unos días con nosotros they're coming to spend a few days with us

a las siete me vienen a buscar they're coming to pick me up at seven

el que venga detrás que arree ( fam); let the next person sort things out

2 (volver) to come back

no vengas tarde don't be late home o back, don't come home o back late

ahora vengo I'll be back in a moment

vino muy cansado del viaje he was very tired when he got back from his trip, he came back very tired from his trip

3 (con excusas, exigencias) venir CON algo:

no me vengas ahora con exigencias don't start making demands now

no me vengas con cuentos I don't want (to hear) any excuses, don't give me any excuses

y ahora viene con que necesita el doble and now he says he needs double

4 (sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

me vino una gripe I came o went down with flu

me vinieron unas ganas de reír … I felt like bursting out laughing

(tener lugar): ahora viene esa escena que te conté that scene I told you about is coming up now

entonces vino la guerra then the war came

¿qué viene ahora después de las noticias? what's on after the news?

vino una ola de frío inesperada there was an unexpected cold spell

ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get better

2 (indicando procedencia) venir DE algo to come FROM sth

una tela que viene de la India a cloth that's made in o that comes from India

esa palabra viene del griego that word comes from Greek

la enfermedad le viene de familia the illness runs in his family

el problema viene ya de lejos the problem goes back a long way

de ahí viene que tenga tantas deudas that's why he has so many debts

¿a qué viene/vienen …?: ¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?

¿a qué vienen esos gritos? what's all the shouting about o ( colloq) in aid of?, why all the shouting? ( colloq) what's with all the shouting? ( colloq)

(indicando presentación): el folleto viene en inglés y en francés the brochure is available in English and in French, you can get the brochure in English and in French

viene en tres tamaños it comes in three sizes

así venía, yo no lo he tocado it came like that, I haven't touched it

(estar incluido): su foto viene en la primera página her picture is on the front page

no viene nada sobre la manifestación de ayer there's nothing about yesterday's demonstration

(quedar) «falda/traje» (+ compl): esa camisa te viene ancha that shirt's too big for you

ese abrigo te viene mal that coat doesn't suit you o doesn't look right on you

el cargo le viene grande the job's too much for him, he isn't up to the job

estas cajas me vendrán muy bien para la mudanza these boxes will be useful o ( colloq) will come in handy when I move

¿te viene bien a las ocho? is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?, does eight o'clock suit you?

el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good o not a good day for me, I can't make Thursday

no me vendrían mal unas vacaciones I could do with a vacation

D venir en ( Der):

los abajo firmantes venimos en declarar que … we, the undersigned, hereby declare that …

E ( como aux)

1 venir A + INF:

esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this serves to confirm my suspicions, this confirms my suspicions

vendrá a tener unos 30 años she must be about 30

el precio viene a ser el mismo the price works out (about) the same, they're around the same price

2 venir + GER:

lo venía diciendo yo desde hace mucho tiempo I'd been saying so for ages

viene utilizando nuestros servicios desde hace muchos años he has been using our services for many years

A ( enf)

1 (a un lugar) to come

se han venido desde Málaga a vernos they've come (all the way) from Malaga to see us

¿te vienes al parque? are you coming to the park?

venirse abajo «persona» to go to pieces;

«techo» to fall in, collapse; «estante» to collapse; «ilusiones» to go up in smoke, fall apart; «proyectos» to fall through, go up in smoke

2 (volver) to come back

estaban de vacaciones pero tuvieron que venirse they were on vacation but they had to come back o come home

B ( arg) (en sentido sexual) to come ( colloq)

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a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ vine en tren I came by train;

b) ( volver) to come back;

◊ ahora vengo I'll be back in a moment;

c) ( salir):

◊ me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse;

a) ( tener lugar):

◊ ahora viene esa escena que te conté that scene I told you about is coming up now;

b) ( indicando procedencia) venir de algo to come from sth;

◊ viene de la India it comes from India;

c) ( indicando presentación) to come;

◊ viene en tres tamaños it comes in three sizes

d) ( estar incluido):

◊ viene en primera página it's on the front page;

◊ estas cajas me vendrían muy bien these boxes would come in handy;

◊ esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this confirms my suspicions;

a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ se vinieron a pie they came on foot;

b) ( volver) to come back

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♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, aproximarse] to come;

ayer vino a casa she came to visit us yesterday;

¿de dónde vienes? where have you been?;

vengo del mercado I've come from o been to the market;

venir a/de hacer algo to come to do sth/from doing sth;

¿a qué has venido? why have you come?, what have you come for?;

ven a ayudarme come and help me;

voy y vengo I'll be right back;

he venido (a) por Marta I've come for Marta;

vinieron (a) por mí al aeropuerto they picked me up at the airport;

todos veníamos muy cansados we were all very tired;

vino hablando todo el camino she spent the whole journey talking;

el año/mes que viene next year/month;

venir al teléfono to come to the phone

2. [llegar] to arrive;

aún no ha venido [llegado] she hasn't arrived yet;

vendré tarde I'll be late (back);

¿han venido los del gas? has the gas man come yet?;

cuando venga el verano when summer arrives

3. [pasar, ocurrir]

¿qué viene ahora? what comes next?;

después de este programa viene una película after this programme there's a movie

4. [proceder, derivarse]

viene de familia rica she's from o she comes from a rich family;

el talento para la música le viene de familia the gift for music runs in the family;

¿de qué árbol viene el caucho? from what tree do we get rubber?;

de ahí viene que te duela la espalda that's why your back is hurting;

viniendo de ella no me sorprende it doesn't surprise me, coming from her

5. Fam [decir, soltar]

no me vengas con exigencias don't come to me making demands;

¡no me vengas con ésas! don't give me that!;

vino con que le hacía falta el dinero he said he needed the money

6. [hallarse] to be;

su foto viene en primera página his photo is o appears on the front page;

¿dónde viene la sección de deportes? where's the sports section?;

el texto viene en inglés the text is in English;

vienen en todos los tamaños they come in every size;

las anchoas vienen en lata anchovies come in cans o Br tins

7. [acometer, sobrevenir]

me venían ganas de vomitar I kept wanting to be sick;

le vinieron ganas de reír he was seized by a desire to laugh;

me ha venido el periodo my period has started;

le vino una tremenda desgracia he suffered a great misfortune

8. [ropa, calzado]

el abrigo le viene pequeño the coat is too small for her;

este trabajo le viene un poco ancho o [m5] grande he's not really up to this job

9. [convenir]

el diccionario me vendrá muy bien the dictionary will come in very useful;

¿qué tal te viene el lunes? how's Monday for you?, how does Monday suit you?;

mañana no me viene bien tomorrow isn't a good day for me, I can't make it tomorrow;

no te vendrían mal unas vacaciones you could use a Br holiday o US vacation

10. [indica aproximación o resultado]

esto viene a significar… this effectively means…;

¿cómo has venido a parar aquí? how did you end up here?;

venir a ser to amount to;

viene a ser lo mismo it doesn't make much difference;

venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;

son una familia venida a menos they're a family which has gone down in the world

11. Fam [orgasmo]

12.

¿a qué viene tanta amabilidad? why all this kindness?, what's all this kindness in aid of?

♦ v aux

1. [antes de gerundio] [haber estado]

vengo diciéndolo desde hace tiempo I've been saying so for some time now;

las peleas vienen sucediéndose desde hace tiempo fighting has been going on for some time;

el desempleo viene siendo el mayor problema unemployment has been the major problem

2. [antes de participio] [haber sido]

un espectáculo que viene precedido de gran polémica a show which has been surrounded by controversy

♦ See also the pronominal verb venirse

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1 come;

venir de Lima come from Lima;

venir por o fam

a por algo come for sth, come to collect sth;

viene a ser lo mismo it comes down to the same thing;

venir a menos come down in the world;

le vino una idea an idea occurred to him

venir bien/mal be convenient/ inconvenient

3 ( sentar)

el vestido me viene estrecho this dress is too tight for me

viene en la página 3 it’s on page 3

¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?;

no me vengas ahora con … I don’t want to hear your…

el año que viene next year, the coming year, the year to come

¡venga! venga aquí, no seas pesado come on!

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venir {87} vi

1) : to come

lo vi venir: I saw him coming

¡venga!: come on!

2) : to arrive

vinieron en coche: they came by car

3) : to come, to originate

sus zapatos vienen de Italia: her shoes are from Italy

4) : to come, to be available

viene envuelto en plástico: it comes wrapped in plastic

5) : to come back, to return

6) : to affect, to overcome

me vino un vahído: a dizzy spell came over me

7) : to fit

te viene un poco grande: it's a little big for you

8) (with the present participle) : to have been

viene entrenando diariamente: he's been training daily

venir a (with the infinitive) : to end up, to turn out

viene a ser lo mismo: it comes out the same