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he has the patience of Job

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1 Job

noun

1) (piece of work)

job [of work] — Arbeit, die

I have a little job for you — ich habe eine kleine Aufgabe od. einen kleinen Auftrag für dich

do a job for somebody — für jemanden etwas erledigen

you're doing an excellent job — Sie machen das ausgezeichnet

2) (position of employment) Stelle, die; Anstellung, die; Job, der (ugs.)

he is only doing his job! — er tut schließlich nur seine Pflicht

he knows his job — er versteht sein Handwerk

job vacancies — offene Stellen; (in newspaper) "Stellenangebote"

have job security — einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz haben

just the job — (fig. coll.) genau das richtige; die Sache (ugs.)

on the job — bei der Arbeit

out of a job — arbeitslos; ohne Stellung

3) (sl.): (crime) [krummes] Ding (ugs.)

4) (result of work) Ergebnis, das

make a [good] job of something — bei etwas gute Arbeit leisten

5) (coll.): (difficult task) [schönes] Stück Arbeit

I had a [hard or tough] job convincing or to convince him — es war gar nicht so einfach für mich, ihn zu überzeugen

6) (state of affairs)

a bad job — eine schlimme od. üble Sache

give somebody/something up as a bad job — see academic.ru/31228/give_up">give up 2. 1)

a good job — ein Glück

we've finished, and a good job too! — wir sind fertig, zum Glück

it's a good job he doesn't know about it! — nur gut, dass er nichts davon weiß!
•• Cultural note:
jobseeker's allowance

Eine staatliche Beihilfe, die Arbeitssuchenden in Großbritannien gewährt wird, wenn sie nachweisen können, dass sie sich um eine Anstellung bemühen

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[‹ob]
noun

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) die Arbeit

2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) die Aufgabe

•

- give up as a bad job
- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job
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job

[ʤɒb, AM ʤɑ:b]

I. n

1. (employment) Stelle f, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Anstellung f, Job m fam

250 \jobs will be lost if the factory closes wenn die Fabrik schließt, gehen 250 Arbeitslätze verloren

it's more than my \job's worth to give you the file BRIT ( fam) ich riskiere meinen Job, wenn ich dir die Akte gebe

full-time/part-time \job Vollzeit-/Teilzeitstelle f

he has a part-time \job [working] in a bakery er arbeitet halbtags in einer Bäckerei

holiday/Saturday job Ferien-/Samstagsjob m

nine-to-five \job Achtstundentag m

steady \job feste Stelle

to apply for a \job [with sb/sth] sich akk um eine Stelle [bei jdm/etw] bewerben

to be out of a \job arbeitslos sein

to create new \jobs neue Arbeitsplätze [o Stellen] schaffen

to get a \job as sth eine Stelle [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Anstellung] als etw bekommen

to give up one's \job kündigen

to hold down a regular \job einer geregelten Arbeit nachgehen

to know one's \job sein Handwerk verstehen

to lose one's \job seinen Arbeitsplatz [o seine Stelle] verlieren

on the \job während [o bei] der Arbeit

2. (piece of work) Arbeit f; (task) Aufgabe f

the living room badly needs a paint \job ( fam) das Wohnzimmer müsste dringend gestrichen werden

will you be able to carry the shopping home, or will it have to be a car \job? ( fam) kannst du die Einkäufe nach Hause tragen, oder brauchst du das Auto?

[to be] just the man/woman for the \job genau der/die Richtige dafür [sein]

breast \job ( fam: enlargement) Brustvergrößerung f

to have a breast \job ( fam) sich dat den Busen vergrößern lassen

nose \job ( fam) Nasenkorrektur f

to have a nose \job ( fam) sich dat die Nase operieren [o fam machen] lassen

to make a bad/good \job of doing sth bei etw dat schlechte/gute/hervorragende Arbeit leisten

they've made a terrible \job of the bath room sie haben beim Bad unheimlich gepfuscht

he's made a poor \job of promoting her course er hat nicht gut für den Kurs geworben

he's made an excellent \job of convincing her er hat bei ihr hervorragende Überzeugungsarbeit geleistet

to do a good \job gute Arbeit leisten

good \job! gute Arbeit!, gut gemacht!

to have an important \job to do etwas Wichtiges zu erledigen haben

3. ( fam: object) Ding nt fam

my car's that red sports \job mein Wagen ist der rote Flitzer dort

4. (sl: crime) Ding nt fam

to do [or pull] a \job ein Ding drehen fam

5. no pl (duty) Aufgabe f

she's only doing her \job sie tut nur ihre Pflicht

that's not my \job das ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dafür bin ich nicht zuständig

concentrate on the \job in hand konzentriere dich auf deine momentane Aufgabe

it's not my \job to tell you how to run your life, but... es geht mich zwar nichts an [o es ist deine Sache], wie du dein Leben regelst, aber...

6. no pl (problem)

it is [quite] a \job doing [or to do] sth es ist [gar] nicht [so] einfach, etw zu tun

it was quite a \job das war gar nicht so einfach

▪ to have [quite] a \job doing sth [ziemliche] Schwierigkeiten [damit] haben, etw zu tun

I had [quite] a \job taking die alternator out es war [gar] nicht [so] einfach, die Lichtmaschine auszubauen

you'll have a \job das wird nicht einfach

7. COMM (order) Auftrag m

8. COMPUT Job m fachspr

9.

▶ \job for the boys BRIT ( pej fam) unter der Hand vergebene Arbeit

▶ to do the \job den Zweck erfüllen

this bag should do the \job diese Tasche müsste es tun fam

▶ to do a big/little \job ( childspeak) ein großes/kleines Geschäft machen euph fam

▶ to do a \job on sb ( fam) jdn reinlegen [o übers Ohr hauen] fam

▶ to give sth/sb up as a bad \job ( fam) etw/jdn aufgeben

▶ what [or it is] a good \job that... ( fam) so ein Glück [o nur gut], dass...

that's a good \job! ( fam) so ein Glück!

▶ to be just the \job BRIT ( fam) genau das Richtige sein

▶ to be on the \job BRIT (sl) eine Nummer schieben sl

II. vt

<- bb->

1. AM ( fam: cheat)

▪ to \job sb jdn reinlegen [o übers Ohr hauen] fam

2. STOCKEX

to \job stocks mit Aktien handeln

III. vi

<- bb->

1. (do casual work) jobben fam

2. STOCKEX als Broker tätig sein

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[dZəʊb]
n (BIBL)
Hiob m, Job m
the Book of Job — das Buch Hiob

he has the patience of Job — er hat eine Engelsgeduld

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Job [dʒəʊb] Eigenn BIBEL Hiob m, Job m:

(the Book of) Job (das Buch) Hiob m oder Job m;

you need the patience of Job man braucht eine Engelsgeduld ( to do sth um etwas zu tun);

that would try the patience of Job das würde selbst einen Engel zur Verzweiflung treiben;

be (as) patient as Job eine Engelsgeduld haben;

Job’s comforter jemand, der durch seinen Trost alles nur noch schlimmer macht

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noun

1) (piece of work)

job [of work] — Arbeit, die

I have a little job for you — ich habe eine kleine Aufgabe od. einen kleinen Auftrag für dich

do a job for somebody — für jemanden etwas erledigen

you're doing an excellent job — Sie machen das ausgezeichnet

2) (position of employment) Stelle, die; Anstellung, die; Job, der (ugs.)

he is only doing his job! — er tut schließlich nur seine Pflicht

he knows his job — er versteht sein Handwerk

job vacancies — offene Stellen; (in newspaper) "Stellenangebote"

have job security — einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz haben

just the job — (fig. coll.) genau das richtige; die Sache (ugs.)

on the job — bei der Arbeit

out of a job — arbeitslos; ohne Stellung

3) (sl.): (crime) [krummes] Ding (ugs.)

4) (result of work) Ergebnis, das

make a [good] job of something — bei etwas gute Arbeit leisten

5) (coll.): (difficult task) [schönes] Stück Arbeit

I had a [hard or tough] job convincing or to convince him — es war gar nicht so einfach für mich, ihn zu überzeugen

6) (state of affairs)

a bad job — eine schlimme od. üble Sache

give somebody/something up as a bad job — see give up 2. 1)

a good job — ein Glück

we've finished, and a good job too! — wir sind fertig, zum Glück

it's a good job he doesn't know about it! — nur gut, dass er nichts davon weiß!
•• Cultural note:
jobseeker's allowance

Eine staatliche Beihilfe, die Arbeitssuchenden in Großbritannien gewährt wird, wenn sie nachweisen können, dass sie sich um eine Anstellung bemühen

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-s s news n.

Hiobsbotschaft f.

English-german dictionary > Job
2 job

noun

1) (piece of work)

job [of work] — Arbeit, die

I have a little job for you — ich habe eine kleine Aufgabe od. einen kleinen Auftrag für dich

do a job for somebody — für jemanden etwas erledigen

you're doing an excellent job — Sie machen das ausgezeichnet

2) (position of employment) Stelle, die; Anstellung, die; Job, der (ugs.)

he is only doing his job! — er tut schließlich nur seine Pflicht

he knows his job — er versteht sein Handwerk

job vacancies — offene Stellen; (in newspaper) "Stellenangebote"

have job security — einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz haben

just the job — (fig. coll.) genau das richtige; die Sache (ugs.)

on the job — bei der Arbeit

out of a job — arbeitslos; ohne Stellung

3) (sl.): (crime) [krummes] Ding (ugs.)

4) (result of work) Ergebnis, das

make a [good] job of something — bei etwas gute Arbeit leisten

5) (coll.): (difficult task) [schönes] Stück Arbeit

I had a [hard or tough] job convincing or to convince him — es war gar nicht so einfach für mich, ihn zu überzeugen

6) (state of affairs)

a bad job — eine schlimme od. üble Sache

give somebody/something up as a bad job — see academic.ru/31228/give_up">give up 2. 1)

a good job — ein Glück

we've finished, and a good job too! — wir sind fertig, zum Glück

it's a good job he doesn't know about it! — nur gut, dass er nichts davon weiß!
•• Cultural note:
jobseeker's allowance

Eine staatliche Beihilfe, die Arbeitssuchenden in Großbritannien gewährt wird, wenn sie nachweisen können, dass sie sich um eine Anstellung bemühen

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[‹ob]
noun

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) die Arbeit

2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) die Aufgabe

•

- give up as a bad job
- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job
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job

[ʤɒb, AM ʤɑ:b]

I. n

1. (employment) Stelle f, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Anstellung f, Job m fam

250 \jobs will be lost if the factory closes wenn die Fabrik schließt, gehen 250 Arbeitslätze verloren

it's more than my \job's worth to give you the file BRIT ( fam) ich riskiere meinen Job, wenn ich dir die Akte gebe

full-time/part-time \job Vollzeit-/Teilzeitstelle f

he has a part-time \job [working] in a bakery er arbeitet halbtags in einer Bäckerei

holiday/Saturday job Ferien-/Samstagsjob m

nine-to-five \job Achtstundentag m

steady \job feste Stelle

to apply for a \job [with sb/sth] sich akk um eine Stelle [bei jdm/etw] bewerben

to be out of a \job arbeitslos sein

to create new \jobs neue Arbeitsplätze [o Stellen] schaffen

to get a \job as sth eine Stelle [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Anstellung] als etw bekommen

to give up one's \job kündigen

to hold down a regular \job einer geregelten Arbeit nachgehen

to know one's \job sein Handwerk verstehen

to lose one's \job seinen Arbeitsplatz [o seine Stelle] verlieren

on the \job während [o bei] der Arbeit

2. (piece of work) Arbeit f; (task) Aufgabe f

the living room badly needs a paint \job ( fam) das Wohnzimmer müsste dringend gestrichen werden

will you be able to carry the shopping home, or will it have to be a car \job? ( fam) kannst du die Einkäufe nach Hause tragen, oder brauchst du das Auto?

[to be] just the man/woman for the \job genau der/die Richtige dafür [sein]

breast \job ( fam: enlargement) Brustvergrößerung f

to have a breast \job ( fam) sich dat den Busen vergrößern lassen

nose \job ( fam) Nasenkorrektur f

to have a nose \job ( fam) sich dat die Nase operieren [o fam machen] lassen

to make a bad/good \job of doing sth bei etw dat schlechte/gute/hervorragende Arbeit leisten

they've made a terrible \job of the bath room sie haben beim Bad unheimlich gepfuscht

he's made a poor \job of promoting her course er hat nicht gut für den Kurs geworben

he's made an excellent \job of convincing her er hat bei ihr hervorragende Überzeugungsarbeit geleistet

to do a good \job gute Arbeit leisten

good \job! gute Arbeit!, gut gemacht!

to have an important \job to do etwas Wichtiges zu erledigen haben

3. ( fam: object) Ding nt fam

my car's that red sports \job mein Wagen ist der rote Flitzer dort

4. (sl: crime) Ding nt fam

to do [or pull] a \job ein Ding drehen fam

5. no pl (duty) Aufgabe f

she's only doing her \job sie tut nur ihre Pflicht

that's not my \job das ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dafür bin ich nicht zuständig

concentrate on the \job in hand konzentriere dich auf deine momentane Aufgabe

it's not my \job to tell you how to run your life, but... es geht mich zwar nichts an [o es ist deine Sache], wie du dein Leben regelst, aber...

6. no pl (problem)

it is [quite] a \job doing [or to do] sth es ist [gar] nicht [so] einfach, etw zu tun

it was quite a \job das war gar nicht so einfach

▪ to have [quite] a \job doing sth [ziemliche] Schwierigkeiten [damit] haben, etw zu tun

I had [quite] a \job taking die alternator out es war [gar] nicht [so] einfach, die Lichtmaschine auszubauen

you'll have a \job das wird nicht einfach

7. COMM (order) Auftrag m

8. COMPUT Job m fachspr

9.

▶ \job for the boys BRIT ( pej fam) unter der Hand vergebene Arbeit

▶ to do the \job den Zweck erfüllen

this bag should do the \job diese Tasche müsste es tun fam

▶ to do a big/little \job ( childspeak) ein großes/kleines Geschäft machen euph fam

▶ to do a \job on sb ( fam) jdn reinlegen [o übers Ohr hauen] fam

▶ to give sth/sb up as a bad \job ( fam) etw/jdn aufgeben

▶ what [or it is] a good \job that... ( fam) so ein Glück [o nur gut], dass...

that's a good \job! ( fam) so ein Glück!

▶ to be just the \job BRIT ( fam) genau das Richtige sein

▶ to be on the \job BRIT (sl) eine Nummer schieben sl

II. vt

<- bb->

1. AM ( fam: cheat)

▪ to \job sb jdn reinlegen [o übers Ohr hauen] fam

2. STOCKEX

to \job stocks mit Aktien handeln

III. vi

<- bb->

1. (do casual work) jobben fam

2. STOCKEX als Broker tätig sein

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[dZəʊb]
n (BIBL)
Hiob m, Job m
the Book of Job — das Buch Hiob

he has the patience of Job — er hat eine Engelsgeduld

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job [dʒɒb; US dʒɒb]

A s

1. (einzelne) Arbeit:

be on the job

a) bei der Arbeit sein,

b) in Aktion sein (Maschine etc),

c) Br vulg gerade eine Nummer machen oder schieben (koitieren);

do a good job gute Arbeit leisten;

it was quite a job es war eine Heidenarbeit umg;

do a job of work Br umg ganze Arbeit leisten;

I had a job doing ( oder to do) it es war gar nicht so einfach (für mich), das zu tun;

make a good (bad) job of sth etwas gut (schlecht) machen;

job order Arbeitsauftrag m;

job production Einzel(an)fertigung f;

job simplification Arbeitsvereinfachung f;

job ticket Arbeitsauftrag m, -laufzettel m; → odd A 9

2. auch job work WIRTSCH Stück-, Akkordarbeit f:

by the job im Akkord;

job time Akkordzeit f;

job wage(s pl) Akkordlohn m

3. a) Beschäftigung f, Stellung f, Stelle f, Arbeit f, Job m

b) Arbeitsplatz m:

out of a job arbeits-, stellungslos;

job analysis Arbeitsplatzanalyse f;

job centre Br Arbeitsamt n;

job classification US Berufsklassifizierung f;

job control US gewerkschaftliche Einflussnahme auf die Personalpolitik (einer Firma);

job creation Arbeits(platz)beschaffung f, Beschaffung f von Arbeitsplätzen;

job-creation program(me) ( oder scheme) Arbeitsbeschaffungsprogramm n;

job description Tätigkeits-, Arbeits(platz)beschreibung f;

job discrimination Benachteiligung f im Arbeitsleben;

job enlargement Ausweitung f des Tätigkeitsbereiches;

job evaluation (US a. rating) Arbeits(platz)bewertung f;

job interview Einstellungsgespräch n;

job killer Jobkiller m;

computers are job killers Computer vernichten Arbeitsplätze;

job maintenance Erhaltung f der Arbeitsplätze;

job market Arbeits-, Stellenmarkt m;

job opportunities Arbeitsmöglichkeiten;

job profile Anforderungsprofil n;

job rotation Jobrotation f (das Durchlaufen der verschiedenen Arbeitsbereiche eines Unternehmens);

job satisfaction Zufriedenheit f am Arbeitsplatz;

job security Sicherheit f des Arbeitsplatzes;

job seeker → job hunter;

job sharing Jobsharing n (Aufteilung eines Arbeitsplatzes unter mehrere Personen);

job specification US Arbeits(platz)-, Tätigkeitsbeschreibung f;

job tenure Dauer f der Betriebszugehörigkeit;

know one’s job seine Sache verstehen; → boy A 1

4. Sache f:

a) Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is your job (to do it) das ist deine Sache

b) Geschmack m:

this is not everybody’s job das ist nicht jedermanns Sache, das liegt nicht jedem

5. IT Job m (bestimmte Aufgabenstellung)

6. umg Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

that’s a good job! so ein Glück!;

he’s gone, and a good job too! er ist Gott sei Dank weg!;

it’s a good job I saw you wie oder nur gut, dass ich dich sah;

make the best of a bad job

a) gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen,

b) das Beste daraus machen;

give up on sth as a bad job etwas als hoffnungslos aufgeben;

just the job genau das Richtige

7. umg

a) Schiebung f, krumme Tour, besonders Amtsmissbrauch m

b) Ding n, krumme Sache:

bank job Bankraub m, -überfall m;

catch sb on the job jemanden auf frischer Tat ertappen;

do a job on sb

a) jemanden zusammenschlagen,

b) fig jemanden kaputtmachen;

pull a job ein Ding drehen

8. umg

a) Ding n, Apparat m:

that new car of yours is a beautiful job dein neuer Wagen sieht klasse aus umg

b) Nummer f, Typ m (Person):

he is a tough job er ist ein unangenehmer Kerl

9. pl US

a) beschädigte Ware(n pl), besonders Remittenden pl (Bücher)

b) Ladenhüter pl

B v/i

1. Gelegenheitsarbeiten machen, jobben

2. (im) Akkord arbeiten

3. Börse: Br als Jobber tätig sein:

job in handeln mit

4. US an der Börse spekulieren

5. umg schieben, Schiebungen machen, besonders sein Amt oder seine Stellung missbrauchen

C v/t

1. auch job out Arbeit

a) in Auftrag geben,

b) im Akkord vergeben

2. US an der Börse spekulieren mit

3. job sb into a post umg jemandem einen Posten zuschanzen

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noun

1) (piece of work)

job [of work] — Arbeit, die

I have a little job for you — ich habe eine kleine Aufgabe od. einen kleinen Auftrag für dich

do a job for somebody — für jemanden etwas erledigen

you're doing an excellent job — Sie machen das ausgezeichnet

2) (position of employment) Stelle, die; Anstellung, die; Job, der (ugs.)

he is only doing his job! — er tut schließlich nur seine Pflicht

he knows his job — er versteht sein Handwerk

job vacancies — offene Stellen; (in newspaper) "Stellenangebote"

have job security — einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz haben

just the job — (fig. coll.) genau das richtige; die Sache (ugs.)

on the job — bei der Arbeit

out of a job — arbeitslos; ohne Stellung

3) (sl.): (crime) [krummes] Ding (ugs.)

4) (result of work) Ergebnis, das

make a [good] job of something — bei etwas gute Arbeit leisten

5) (coll.): (difficult task) [schönes] Stück Arbeit

I had a [hard or tough] job convincing or to convince him — es war gar nicht so einfach für mich, ihn zu überzeugen

6) (state of affairs)

a bad job — eine schlimme od. üble Sache

give somebody/something up as a bad job — see give up 2. 1)

a good job — ein Glück

we've finished, and a good job too! — wir sind fertig, zum Glück

it's a good job he doesn't know about it! — nur gut, dass er nichts davon weiß!
•• Cultural note:
jobseeker's allowance

Eine staatliche Beihilfe, die Arbeitssuchenden in Großbritannien gewährt wird, wenn sie nachweisen können, dass sie sich um eine Anstellung bemühen

* * *

-s s news n.

Hiobsbotschaft f.

English-german dictionary > job
3 Job

job [dʒɒb]

1. noun

   a. ( = piece of work) travail m

• I've got a little job for you j'ai un petit travail pour vous

• he has made a good job of it il a fait du bon travail

• it's not ideal but it'll do the job (inf) ce n'est pas l'idéal mais cela fera l'affaire

• we could have done a far better job of running the project than they have on aurait pu gérer ce projet beaucoup mieux qu'eux

   b. ( = employment) emploi m

• to get a job trouver un emploi

• to look for a job chercher un emploi

• to lose one's job perdre son emploi

• a job as a librarian un emploi de bibliothécaire

• teaching jobs emplois mpl dans l'enseignement

• he's got a holiday job il a un petit boulot (inf) pour les vacances

• to be out of a job être au chômage

• 7,000 jobs lost 7 000 suppressions d'emplois

• on-the-job training (formal) formation f dans l'entreprise ; (informal) formation f sur le tas

• jobs for the boys (inf) (British) des boulots pour les copains (inf)

   c. ( = duty) travail m

• it's not my job to supervise him ce n'est pas à moi de contrôler ce qu'il fait

• he's only doing his job il ne fait que son travail

• he knows his job il connaît son affaire

• that's not his job ce n'est pas son travail

• I had the job of telling them c'est moi qui ai dû le leur dire

   d. ( = state of affairs) it's a good job he managed to meet you c'est une chance qu'il ait pu vous rencontrer

• and a good job too! à la bonne heure !

• to give sth up as a bad job renoncer à qch en désespoir de cause

• this is just the job (inf) (British) c'est exactement ce qu'il faut

   e. ( = difficult time) to have a job to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch

• you'll have a job to convince him! vous aurez du mal à le convaincre !

   f. ( = robbery) (inf) to do a job faire un coup

• a put-up job un coup monté

2. compounds

► job centre noun (British) ≈ ANPE f, ≈ Agence f nationale pour l'emploi

► job club noun (British) club m d'entraide pour chômeurs

► job creation noun création f d'emplois

► job creation scheme noun plan m de création d'emplois

► job description noun description f de poste

► job lot noun lot m d'articles divers

► job offer noun offre f d'emploi

► job queue noun [of printer] file f d'attente

► job satisfaction noun satisfaction f au travail

► job security noun sécurité f de l'emploi

► job seeker noun (British) demandeur m, - euse f d'emploi

► job seeker's allowance noun (British) allocation f de demandeur d'emploi

► job-share (British) noun partage m de poste intransitive verb

partager un poste

► job sharing noun partage m de poste

► job title noun intitulé m de poste

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[dʒəʊb]
proper noun Bible Job

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to be a Job's comforter — être totalement décourageant

to have the patience of Job — avoir une patience d'ange

English-French dictionary > Job
4 patience

ˈpeɪʃəns сущ.
1) терпеливость, терпение to display, show patience ≈ проявлять терпение to lose one's patience ≈ терять терпение to run out of patience ≈ терять терпение to tax, try smb.'s patience ≈ испытывать чье-л. терпение endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience ≈ бесконечное, неистощимое терпение one's patience wears thin ≈ чье-л. терпение истощается She has endless patience with the children. ≈ Она бесконечно терпелива с детьми. Do you have the patience to do this job? ≈ У тебя хватит терпения сделать эту работу? patience of Job Syn: forbearance, long-suffering, masochism, resignation, stoicism, sufferance, endurance Ant: anger, impatience, militancy, sadism, restiveness
2) а) настойчивость He studied with great patience. ≈ Он учился с большой настойчивостью. б) постоянство, устойчивость Syn: constancy
3) брит., карт. пасьянс play patience Syn: solitaire терпение, терпеливость - I have no * with him (разговорное) он меня выводит из терпения - to be out of * with smb. потерять всякое терпение с кем-либо - to try smb.'s * испытывать чье-либо терпение - his * was severely tried его терпение подверглось жестокому испытанию - to put smb. out of * выводить кого-либо из терпения - to exercise * проявлять терпение, терпеть настойчивость, упорство - to labour with * упорно трудиться( карточное) псьянс - to play * раскладывать пасьянс > the * of Job терпение Иова;
ангельское терпение > * of a monument воплощенное терпение ~ терпение, терпеливость;
I have no patience with him он меня выводит из терпения;
I am out of patience with him я потерял с ним всякое терпение ~ терпение, терпеливость;
I have no patience with him он меня выводит из терпения;
I am out of patience with him я потерял с ним всякое терпение patience настойчивость ~ карт. пасьянс;
to play patience раскладывать пасьянс;
the patience of Job = ангельское терпение ~ терпение, терпеливость;
I have no patience with him он меня выводит из терпения;
I am out of patience with him я потерял с ним всякое терпение ~ карт. пасьянс;
to play patience раскладывать пасьянс;
the patience of Job = ангельское терпение ~ карт. пасьянс;
to play patience раскладывать пасьянс;
the patience of Job = ангельское терпение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > patience
5 patience

['peɪʃ(ə)n(t)s]
сущ.

1) терпеливость, терпение

to display / show patience — проявлять терпение

to lose one's patience — терять терпение

to run out of patience — терять терпение

to tax / try smb.'s patience — испытывать чьё-л. терпение

endless / inexhaustible / infinite patience — бесконечное, неистощимое терпение

one's patience wears thin — чьё-л. терпение истощается

She has endless patience with the children. — Она бесконечно терпелива с детьми.

Do you have the patience to do this job? — У тебя хватит терпения сделать эту работу?

Syn:

forbearance, resignation, stoicism, sufferance, endurance

Ant:

anger, impatience, militancy

2)

а) настойчивость

He studied with great patience. — Он учился с большой настойчивостью.

б) постоянство, устойчивость

Syn:

constancy

3) брит.; карт. пасьянс

to play patience — раскладывать пасьянс

Syn:

solitaire

••

the patience of Job — терпение Иова; ангельское терпение (по имени ветхозаветного праведника Иова, претерпевшего много скорбей)

Англо-русский современный словарь > patience
6 Job

[‹ob]
noun

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) služba

2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) opravilo

•

- give up as a bad job
- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job
* * *
[džɔb]
noun

Job

patience of Job — velika potrpežljivost

that would try the patience of Job — to bi privedlo vsakega do obupa

Job's comforter — slab tolažnik

Job's news — žalostna novica

Job's post — glasnik nesreče

botany Job's tears — Jobove solze, mehiška koruzna trava

English-Slovenian dictionary > Job
7 Job

[dʒəʊb]
nome proprio bibl. Giobbe

••

to be a Job's comforter — = essere un pessimo consolatore

to have the patience of Job — avere la pazienza di Giobbe

* * *
[‹ob]
noun

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) lavoro

2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) compito

•

- give up as a bad job
- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job
* * *
Job /dʒəʊb/
n.

( Bibbia) Giobbe

● Job's comforter, chi tenta malamente di consolare; pessimo consolatore.
(First names) Job /dʒəʊb/
m.

Giobbe

* * *
[dʒəʊb]
nome proprio bibl. Giobbe

••

to be a Job's comforter — = essere un pessimo consolatore

to have the patience of Job — avere la pazienza di Giobbe

English-Italian dictionary > Job
8 Job

‹ob
noun

1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) jobb, arbeid

2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) oppgave, ting

•

- give up as a bad job
- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job

arbeid
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jobb
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jobbe
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problem
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spekulere
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yrke

personnavn \/dʒəʊb\/

( bibelsk) Job

have the patience of Job ha en engels tålmodighet

English-Norwegian dictionary > Job
9 try

1. verb
1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) intentar

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) probar

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) juzgar, procesar

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) poner a prueba

2. noun
1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentativa, intento

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ensayo

•

- trier
- trying
- try on
- try out

try¹ n intento / tentativa

after several unsuccessful tries, we gave up después de varios intentos fallidos, nos rendimos

let me have a try deja que lo intente yo / déjame intentarlo a mí

El plural de try se escribe tries

try² vb

1. intentar / tratar de

she tried to escape intentó escaparse

2. procurar

try not to make a noise procura no hacer ruido

3. probar

can I try your fish? ¿puedo probar tu pescado?

El pasado y participio pasado de try se escribe tried; el gerundio se escribe trying

try

tr[traɪ]

noun (pl tries)

1 intento, tentativa

■ why don't you give it a try? ¿por qué no lo pruebas?

■ I think it's worth a try creo que vale la pena probarlo

■ they gave up after a few tries se rindieron después de varios intentos

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (rugby) ensayo

transitive verb (pt & pp tried, ger trying)

1 (attempt) intentar

■ you tried your best hiciste lo que pudiste

2 (test, use) probar, poner a prueba, ensayar; (food) probar

■ have you ever tried caviar? ¿has probado el caviar alguna vez?

■ you must try some of our home-made wine tienes que probar nuestro vino casero

■ why don't we try it with the sofa here and the table over there? ¿por qué no lo probamos con el sofá aquí y la mesa allí?

■ she tried the door but it was locked intentó abrir pero estaba cerrada

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL juzgar, procesar

■ the case was tried before a jury el caso fue juzgado por un jurado

■ he was tried for murder fue procesado por asesinato

4 (be a strain on - eyes) cansar; (- patience, person) poner a prueba

intransitive verb

1 (make an attempt) intentar

■ I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try no sé si podré hacerlo, pero lo intentaré

■ you're not trying no haces ningún esfuerzo

■ he tried to swim the Channel but failed intentó cruzar el Canal de la Mancha nadando pero no lo logró

■ please try to get here on time in future procura llegar puntualmente en el futuro

■ I tried hard not to laugh procuré no reír

■ it's trying to snow quiere nevar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to try it on with somebody ver hasta dónde puede llegar con alguien

to try one's hand at something probar algo por primera vez

to try one's luck probar suerte

to try out for something SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer una prueba para algo

try ['traɪ] v, tried ; trying vt

1) : enjuiciar, juzgar, procesar

he was tried for murder: fue procesado por homicidio

2) : probar

did you try the salad?: ¿probaste la ensalada?

3) test: tentar, poner a prueba

to try one's patience: tentarle la paciencia a uno

4) attempt: tratar (de), intentar

5) or to try on : probarse (ropa)

try vi

: tratar, intentar

try n, pl tries : intento m, tentativa f

try

v.

• enjuiciar v.

• ensayar v.

• esforzarse v.

• experimentar v.

• intentar v.

• probar v.

• tentar v.

• tratar de v.

n.

• conato s.m.

• ensayo s.m.

• prueba s.f.

• tentativa s.f.

traɪ
I

noun (pl tries)

1)

a) c ( attempt) intento m, tentativa f

it's worth a try — vale la pena intentarlo or hacer la tentativa or hacer la prueba

that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado

b) ( trial) (no pl)

we'll give him a try — le daremos una oportunidad

this wine should be worth a try — merece la pena probar este vino

2) c ( in rugby) ensayo m

II
1.

tries, trying, tried transitive verb

1)

a) ( attempt) intentar

to try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

try to o (colloq) try and concentrate — trata de or intenta concentrarte

try not to forget — procura no olvidarte

just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!

it's trying to rain — (colloq) parece que quiere llover (fam)

b) ( attempt to operate)

he tried all the windows — probó a abrir todas las ventanas

she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada

2)

a) ( experiment with) \<\<product/technique/food\>\> probar*

try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito

to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema

b) ( have recourse to)

I'll try his work number — voy a probar a llamarlo al trabajo

I tried several bookshops before I found a copy — busqué en or recorrí varias librerías antes de encontrar un ejemplar

3)

a) ( put to the test) \<\<person/courage\>\> poner* a prueba

to try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo

b) ( put strain on) \<\<patience\>\> poner* a prueba

4) ( Law) \<\<person\>\> procesar, juzgar*; \<\<case\>\> ver*

to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo

2.

vi

you must try harder — tienes que esforzarte más

the team just isn't trying — el equipo no está haciendo ningún esfuerzo

I can't do it: you try — no puedo, prueba or inténtalo tú

to try one's best o hardest — hacer* todo lo posible

she couldn't be hurtful if she tried — es incapaz de herir a nadie

Phrasal Verbs:

- try for

- try on

- try out

[traɪ]
1. N

1) (=attempt) intento m, tentativa f

after several tries they gave up — tras varios intentos or varias tentativas, se dieron por vencidos

it was a good try - better luck next time — no lo conseguiste pero no estuvo mal - otra vez será

nice try Dave, but I know you're lying — no cuela, Dave, sé que estás mintiendo

• to give sth a try — intentar (hacer) algo

she's out at the moment - give her a try in half an hour — en este momento ha salido, pero llámela dentro de media hora

• let me have a try — déjame intentarlo

they're going to have another try at the summit when the weather improves — van a volver a intentar llegar a la cumbre cuando el tiempo mejore

• it's worth a try — vale or merece la pena intentarlo

2) (=trial)

• to give sth a try — [+ product, food, experience] probar algo

you'll never know what snake is like if you don't give it a try — nunca sabrás a qué sabe la serpiente si no la pruebas

to give sb a try — darle una oportunidad a algn, poner a algn a prueba

we'll give her a try for a week — le daremos una semana de prueba

• these new burgers are worth a try — vale or merece la pena probar estas nuevas hamburguesas

3) (Rugby) ensayo m

to score a try — marcar un ensayo

2. VT

1) (=attempt) intentar

you've only tried three questions — solo has intentado hacer tres preguntas

to try to do sth — intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo

he was shot while trying to escape — lo dispararon mientras intentaba escapar or trataba de escapar

• I tried not to think about it — intenté no pensar en ello, traté de no pensar en ello

try not to cough — procura no toser, procura contener la tos

he was trying his best not to laugh — estaba haciendo todo lo posible por no reírse

• it's trying to rain — tiene ganas como de llover

2) (=try out, sample) probar

have you tried these olives? — ¿has probado estas aceitunas?

to try doing sth — probar a hacer algo

have you tried soaking the curtains in vinegar? — ¿has probado a poner las cortinas en remojo con vinagre?

try turning the key — da vuelta a la llave y a ver qué pasa, prueba a or intenta darle la vuelta a la llave

you try bringing up four children on your own! — ¡prueba tú a criar cuatro niños solo!

• I'll try anything once — siempre estoy dispuesto a probarlo todo, al menos una vez

• we've tried everything but the car still won't start — lo hemos intentado or probado todo, pero el coche todavía no arranca
hand 1., 10), size I, 1.
3) (=attempt to work) [+ door handle] tirar de; [+ telephone number] intentar llamar a

he tried the phone but the line was dead — intentó usar el teléfono pero no había línea

he tried the door - to his surprise it opened — intentó abrir la puerta - para su sorpresa se abrió

4) (=inquire at)

we tried three hotels but they had no room — preguntamos en tres hoteles pero no tenían habitación

have you tried the local music shops? — ¿lo has buscado en las tiendas de música del barrio?

5) (=put to the test) [+ person, strength, patience] poner a prueba

why not try him for the job? — ¿por qué no ponerle a prueba en el puesto?

he was tried and found wanting — fue sometido a prueba y resultó ser deficiente

it would try the patience of a saint — pondría a prueba la paciencia de un santo

• to try one's luck — probar suerte

• to try sth on sb — probar algo con algn

they haven't tried the drug on humans yet — todavía no han probado la droga con personas

I tried the idea on a couple of people — le comenté la idea a un par de personas

• they have been sorely tried — liter han sufrido mucho

- these things are sent to try us

6) (Jur)

to try sb (for sth) — procesar or enjuiciar a algn (por algo)

to try a case — ver una demanda

3.

VI

he didn't even try — ni siquiera lo intentó

you're not trying! — ¡no estás poniendo todo tu empeño!

try again! — ¡vuelve a intentarlo!

try as I might I couldn't persuade her — por más que intenté persuadirla no lo conseguí

I couldn't have done that (even) if I'd tried — no podría haber hecho eso ni (siquiera) queriendo

you could do it if you tried — podrías hacerlo si lo intentaras

(just) you try! — ¡hazlo y verás!, ¡atrévete (y verás)!

• to try and do sth * — intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo

I ought to try and get some sleep — debería tratar de or intentar dormir un rato

• to try one's (very) best, try one's (very) hardest — poner todo su empeño, hacer todo lo posible

• it is not for lack or want of trying — no será porque no se ha intentado
succeed 1., 1)
4.

CPD

try line N — (Rugby) línea f de marca

- try for

- try on

- try out

* * *
[traɪ]
I

noun (pl tries)

1)

a) c ( attempt) intento m, tentativa f

it's worth a try — vale la pena intentarlo or hacer la tentativa or hacer la prueba

that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado

b) ( trial) (no pl)

we'll give him a try — le daremos una oportunidad

this wine should be worth a try — merece la pena probar este vino

2) c ( in rugby) ensayo m

II
1.

tries, trying, tried transitive verb

1)

a) ( attempt) intentar

to try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

try to o (colloq) try and concentrate — trata de or intenta concentrarte

try not to forget — procura no olvidarte

just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!

it's trying to rain — (colloq) parece que quiere llover (fam)

b) ( attempt to operate)

he tried all the windows — probó a abrir todas las ventanas

she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada

2)

a) ( experiment with) \<\<product/technique/food\>\> probar*

try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito

to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema

b) ( have recourse to)

I'll try his work number — voy a probar a llamarlo al trabajo

I tried several bookshops before I found a copy — busqué en or recorrí varias librerías antes de encontrar un ejemplar

3)

a) ( put to the test) \<\<person/courage\>\> poner* a prueba

to try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo

b) ( put strain on) \<\<patience\>\> poner* a prueba

4) ( Law) \<\<person\>\> procesar, juzgar*; \<\<case\>\> ver*

to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo

2.

vi

you must try harder — tienes que esforzarte más

the team just isn't trying — el equipo no está haciendo ningún esfuerzo

I can't do it: you try — no puedo, prueba or inténtalo tú

to try one's best o hardest — hacer* todo lo posible

she couldn't be hurtful if she tried — es incapaz de herir a nadie

Phrasal Verbs:

- try for

- try on

- try out

English-spanish dictionary > try
10 have

§ (had, had) 1.ქონა, ყოლა; 2.ვალდებულება - უნდა წავიდე; 3.(იხმარება აგრეთვე როგორც მეშველი ზმნა) სადილობა; ჩაის დალევა.

§

1 ქონა (აქვს), ყოლა (ჰყავს)

we have very little time ძალიან ცოტა დრო გვაქვს

what are we having for dinner today? დღეს სადილად რა გვაქვს?

I have many friends ბევრი მეგობარი მყავს

we had a visitor yesterday გუშინ სტუმარი გვყავდა

2 არის

a day has 24 hours დღეღამეში 24 საათია

the play has three acts პიესაში სამი მოქმედებაა

3 მიღება (მიიღებს)

we had a letter from him მისგან წერილი მივიღეთ

4 ყოფნა (ეყოფა)

he hadn't the courage to refuse უარის სათქმელად გამბედაობა არ ეყო

I have no words to express my gratitude მადლობის გამოსახატავად სიტყვები არ მყოფნის

5 ისურვებს, ინებებს

which ring will you have? რომელ ბეჭედს ინებებთ?

what wine will you have? რომელ ღვინოს ინებებთ / მიირთმევთ

will you have some more coffee? კიდევ ხომ არ გნებავთ ყავა?

6 არდაშვება, არგაშვება

I won't have it! ამას მე არ დავუშვებ! / არ მოვითმენ!

I won't have you leave without dinner უსადილოდ არ გაგიშვებ

7 - have to 1 (როგორც მოდალური ზმნა). იძულებული იქნება, მოუხდება, უნდა

we'll have to get up early ადრე ადგომა მოგვიხდება

I had to go to the dentist იძულებული გავხდი, კბილის ექიმთან წავსულიყავი

7 - have to 2 საჭირო იქნება / არ იქნება

do these trousers have to be pressed? საჭიროა ამ შარვლის დაუთოება?

you don't have to leave so early შენი ასე ადრე წასვლა არ არის საჭირო

8 (აწარმოებს კაუზატივს)

I must have my TV fixed ჩემი ტელევიზორი უნდა შევაკეთებინო

I had my pants shortened შარვალი დავამოკლებინე

9 - had better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია

you had better stay in bed გირჩევნია, იწვე

I'd rather / better do it myself მირჩევნია, თვითონ გავაკეთო

I had better go უმჯობესია, წავიდე

10 (იხმარება დამხმარე ზმნად)

he has gone წასულია /წავიდა

have you seen the movie? ეს ფილმი ნანახი გაქვს?

he must have gone ??

11 ვისიმე იძულება რისამე გასაკეთებლად

I'll have him come ვაიძულებ, რომ მოვიდეს / მოვიყვან

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she had an operation ოპერაცია გაიკეთ

she had breakfast / dinner / supper ისაუზმა / ისადილა / ივახშმა

what will you have to eat / drink? რას მიირთმევთ? / რას დალევთ?

I had my watch stolen საათი მომპარეს

I can't have that! ამას მე ვერ დავუშვებ!

our dog had two puppies yesterday ჩემს ძაღლს გუშინ ორი ლეკვი გაუჩნდა

the papers had it that… გაზეთებში წერენ, რომ…

as Rustaveli has it… როგორც რუსთაველსა აქვს ნათქვამი…

I have no doubt ეჭვი არ მეპარება

I'll let him have it! მე ვაჩვენებ მაგას სეირს!

you can have it your own way რაც გინდა, ის გიქნია!

she has a lively fancy ცოცხალი ფანტაზიის პატრონია

●●he still hasn't woken up to danger ჯერ კიდევ ვერ შეიგნო, თუ რა საფრთხე/ხიფათი მოელის

this book has no counterpart ეს უნიკალური წიგნია

he has a fever სიცხე აქვს

he has it at his fingers ხუთი თითივით იცის

he had a bad fall მაგრად დაეცა

had better სჯობია, უკეთესია, გირჩევნია

he had a brainwave გენიალური აზრი მოუვიდა თავში

I had a lucky break ბედმა გამიღიმა

they had breakfast ისაუზმეს

he had a gun by him რევოლვერი თან ჰქონდა

he had the cheek to say that! ამის სათქმელად თავხედობა ეყო!

she had a child ბავშვი ეყოლა

we had a great time ბრწყინვალე დრო გავატარეთ

we had a good time კარგი დრო გავატარეთ

we had a grand time ჩინებული დრო გავატრეთ

he has had a drop too much მეტი მოუვიდა, დათვრა

he had a tooth extracted კბილი ამოაღებინა

I had a job as a waiter ოფიციანტად ვმუშაობდი

●●she had her hair waved თმა დაიხვია/დაიხუჭუჭა/დაიკულულა

I wish I had known ნეტავი, მცოდნოდა

we had words წავიკამათეთ,წავკინკლავდით, ერთმანეთს წავეკიდეთ

I would help you if I had time დრო რომ მქონდეს, დაგეხმარებოდი

she had a vision that… მას ზმანება ჰქონდა/ეზმანა, რომ...

no sooner had I gone out than it started to rain როგორც კი გავედი, გაწვიმდა

I had my tooth filled კბილი დავაპლომბინე

they have had their say თავიანთი სათქმელი თქვეს

he had enough sense to refuse ჭკუა ეყო, რომ უარი ეთქვა

I had no share in the matter ამ საქმეში მონაწილეობა არ მიმიღია

he had a shave გაიპარსა

if he had known, he wouldn't have come ეს რომ სცოდნოდა, არ მოვიდოდა

if only I had known ნეტავ მცოდნოდა

he swore to his father that he hadn't done it მამას დაუფიცა, ეს არ ჩამიდენიაო

he had next to nothing on თითქმის ტიტველი იყო / არაფერი ეცვა

I didn't notice what he had on ვერ შევნიშნე, თუ რა ეცვა // მის ჩაცმულობას ყურადღება არ მივაქციე

we had a row ვიჩხუბეთ

what had he on? რა ეცვა?

I had a rough passage (გემით, თვითმფრინავით) ძნელი მგზავრობა მქონდა

I had passages with him მასთან შელაპარაკება მომივიდა

have another try კიდევ სცადე

have you seen the new arrivals? ახალჩამოსულები ნახეთ?

I have belief in God ღმერთი მწამს

I have no choice არჩევანი არა მაქვს

let's have a chat ვისაუბროთ

you'll have to face the consequences შედეგზე პასუხს აგებ!

I have nothing to do with him მასთან საერთო არაფერი მაქვს

you must have dreamt it ალბათ დაგესიზმრა

let's have a drink მოდი, დავლიოთ

have you ever been to London? ოდესმე ყოფილხარ ლონდონში?

you have nothing to fear საშიში არაფერია

let's have a quick one! მოდი, თითო-თითო გადავკრათ!

I must have my chest X-rayed გულმკერდი უნდა გავაშუქებინო

I haven't seen him for years მრავალი წელი არ მინახავს

I have a good job კარგი სამსახური მაქვს

I have a job to do საქმე მაქვს გასაკეთებელი

you have it your own way როგორც გინდა ისე მოიქეცი;

those who have tickets may enter ვისაც ბილეთები გაქვთ, შეგიძლიათ შემოხვიდეთ

I must have my hair cut თმა უნდა გავაკრეჭინო

may I have a word with you? შენთან სალაპარაკო / საქმე მაქვს

I have nothing to hide დასამალი არაფერი მაქვს

to have no use for არმოწონება

I have no use for talkative people ლაყბობის მოყვარულებს გავურბივარ

criminals have no vote დამნაშავეებს ხმის უფლება არა აქვთ

if we take 3 from 5 we'll have 2 left ხუთს თუ სამს გამოვაკლებთ, ორი დაგვრჩება

may I have a taste? შეიძლება გავსინჯო?

let me have a try მოდი, მე ვცდი

he may have missed his train იქნებ მატარებელზე დააგვიანდა

I have a mind of my own მე საკუთარი აზრი მაქვს

I have a mind to come მოსვლას ვაპირებ

I have no more patience მოთმინება აღარ მყოფნის

I have nothing to say არაფერი მაქვს სათქმელი

he should have foreseen it უნდა ეფიქრა, რომ ასე მოხდებოდა

I have no strength left ძალა გამომელია

have you anything to suggest? რას გვთავაზობ?

we have such a lot to speak about! იმდენი სალაპარაკო გვაქვს!

it must have been my imagination ალბათ მომეჩვენა

you have my sympathy თანაგიგრძნობ

you needn't have done it ეს არ უნდა გექნა

I have no time არ მცალია

I want to have nothing to do with her მასთან ურთიერთობა არ მსურს

I'd rather have tea ჩაიზე უარს არ ვიტყოდი

you will have everything you require ყველაფერი გექნება, რასაც მოითხოვ

we have him in reserve რეზერვში გვყავს

let's have a rest! დავისვენოთ!

you haven't got me right სწორად ვერ გამიგე

have as much as you please რამდენიც გნებავს, იმდენი მიირთვი

I have no money left ფული აღარ დამრჩა

●●as luck would have it… ბედმა ისე ინება, რომ...

as ill luck would have it… თითქოსდა ჯიბრზე...

she has the best of everything ყველაფერი საუკეთესო აქვს

she has nothing beyond her pension პენსიის გარდა სხვა შემოსავალი არა აქვს

English-Georgian dictionary > have
11 try

try [traɪ]

essayer ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 goûter à ⇒ 1 (c) juger ⇒ 1 (g) éprouver ⇒ 1 (h) essai ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) tentative ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt & pp tried, pl tries)

1 transitive verb

(a) (attempt) essayer;

∎ to try an experiment tenter une expérience;

∎ to try to do or doing sth essayer ou tâcher de faire qch, chercher à faire qch;

∎ I've tried to give up smoking before j'ai déjà essayé d'arrêter de fumer;

∎ try phoning later essaie de rappeler plus tard;

∎ she tried not to think about it elle essaya de ne pas y penser ou d'éviter d'y penser;

∎ I tried hard to understand j'ai tout fait pour essayer de comprendre, j'ai vraiment cherché à comprendre;

∎ to try one's best or hardest faire de son mieux;

∎ he tried his best to explain il a essayé d'expliquer de son mieux;

∎ I'm willing to try anything once! je suis prêt à tout essayer au moins une fois!;

∎ I'd like to see you try it! je voudrais bien t'y voir!;

∎ it's trying to rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ familiar and don't try any funny business! et pas d'entourloupe!;

∎ just you try it! (as threat) essaie un peu pour voir!

(b) (test → method, approach, car) essayer;

∎ have you tried acupuncture? avez-vous essayé l'acupuncture?;

∎ tried and tested (remedy, method, friend) éprouvé, qui a fait ses preuves;

∎ the method has been tried and tested la méthode a fait ses preuves;

∎ he has been tried and found wanting il ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur;

∎ familiar (just) try me! essaie toujours!;

∎ to try one's strength against sb se mesurer à qn;

∎ to try one's luck (at sth) tenter sa chance (à qch)

(c) (sample → recipe, wine) essayer, goûter à; (→ clothes, product) essayer;

∎ try it, you'll like it essayez ou goûtez-y donc, vous aimerez;

∎ just try the dress and see if it suits you essaie donc la robe, pour voir si elle te va;

∎ try this for size (garment) essayez ceci pour voir la taille; (shoe) essayez ceci pour voir la pointure; figurative essayez ceci pour voir si ça va

(d) (attempt to open → door, window) essayer;

∎ we tried the door, but it was locked on a essayé la porte, mais elle était fermée à clé

(e) Telecommunications essayer;

∎ try the number again refaites le numéro;

∎ familiar try him later essayez de le rappeler plus tard

(f) (visit) essayer;

∎ I've tried six shops already j'ai déjà essayé six magasins;

∎ try Jane (ask) demande à Jane;

∎ he tried the embassy first il a d'abord essayé l'ambassade

(g) Law (person, case) juger;

∎ he was tried for murder il a été jugé pour meurtre

(h) (tax, strain → patience) éprouver, mettre à l'épreuve;

∎ these things are sent to try us! c'est le ciel qui nous envoie ces épreuves!;

∎ it's enough to try the patience of a saint même un ange n'aurait pas la patience;

∎ literary or humorous to be sorely tried être durement éprouvé

2 intransitive verb

essayer;

∎ to try and do sth essayer de faire qch;

∎ try again refaites un essai, recommencez;

∎ try later essayez plus tard;

∎ we can but try on peut toujours essayer;

∎ you can do it if you try quand on veut, on peut;

∎ just (you) try! essaie un peu pour voir!;

∎ I'd like to see you try! (answer to threat, challenge) je voudrais bien t'y voir!;

∎ … and she wasn't even trying … et elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort

3 noun

(a) (attempt) essai m, tentative f;

∎ to have a try at sth/at doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;

∎ good try! bel effort!;

∎ it's worth a try cela vaut la peine d'essayer;

∎ I managed it at the first try j'ai réussi du premier coup;

∎ can I have a try? (est-ce que) je peux essayer?;

∎ he had several tries at opening the box il a essayé plusieurs fois d'ouvrir la boîte

(b) (test, turn) essai m;

∎ to give sth a try essayer qch;

∎ do you want a try on my bike? veux-tu essayer mon vélo?

(c) Sport (in rugby) essai m;

∎ to score a try marquer un essai;

∎ Sport the try scorer celui qui a marqué l'essai;

∎ France's leading try scorer celui qui a marqué le plus d'essais pour la France

►► Technology try square équerre f de menuisier, équerre f à chapeau

➲ try for inseparable transitive verb

(attempt to obtain) tâcher d'obtenir;

∎ to try for a job poser sa candidature à un emploi;

∎ he's trying for (a place at) music school il essaie d'obtenir une place à l'école de musique;

∎ she's trying for the record/a gold medal elle essaie de battre le record/décrocher une médaille d'or;

∎ they're trying for a baby ils essaient d'avoir un enfant

➲ try on separable transitive verb

(a) (garment) essayer;

∎ try it on for size essayez-le pour voir la taille

(b) British familiar (idiom)

∎ to try it on with sb essayer de voir jusqu'où on peut pousser qn^□ ; (flirt) essayer de flirter avec qn; (attempt to deceive) essayer d'embobiner qn; (attempt to seduce) faire des avances à qn^□ ; (test someone's tolerance) faire le coup à qn;

∎ he's just trying it on to see how far he can go il essaie juste de voir jusqu'où il peut aller;

∎ don't you try anything on with me! (gen) ne fais pas le malin avec moi!; (flirt) n'essaie pas de flirter avec moi!

➲ try out

1 separable transitive verb

(new car, bicycle) essayer, faire un essai avec; (method, chemical, recipe) essayer; (employee) mettre à l'essai;

∎ to try sth out on sb essayer ou expérimenter qch sur qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ American to try out for a team faire un essai pour se faire engager dans une équipe

➲ try over separable transitive verb

(music) jouer à titre d'essai

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > try
12 quality

1. noun
1) Qualität, die

of good/poor etc. quality — von guter/schlechter usw. Qualität

of the best quality — bester Qualität

2) (characteristic) Eigenschaft, die

possess the qualities of a ruler/leader — eine Führernatur sein

3) (of sound, voice) Klang, der
2. adjective
1) (excellent) Qualitäts-

2) (maintaining quality) Qualitäts[prüfung, -kontrolle]; (denoting quality) Güte[grad, -klasse, -zeichen]

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['kwoləti]
plural - qualities; noun

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) die Qualität,Qualitäts-...

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) die Eigenschaft

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qual·ity

[ˈkwɒləti, AM ˈkwɑ:lət̬i]

I. n

1. (standard) Qualität f, Güte f, Wert m; MECH, TECH Gütegrad m fachspr

\quality of life Lebensqualität f

of high/low \quality von hoher/minderer Qualität, hochwertig/minderwertig

first/second \quality erste/zweite Qualität [o Wahl] [o Klasse]

to vary in \quality sich akk qualitätsmäßig unterscheiden

2. (character) Art f, Beschaffenheit f, Natur f

the unique \quality of their relationship die Einzigartigkeit ihrer Beziehung

3. (feature) Eigenschaft f, Merkmal nt

artistic \quality künstlerisches Merkmal

managerial qualities Führungsqualitäten pl, Führungseigenschaften pl

the school has many excellent qualities die Schule hat viele Vorzüge

this cheese has a rather rubbery \quality to it dieser Käse hat etwas ziemlich Gummiartiges an sich

4. ( dated or hum: high rank) Rang m, hohes Ansehen

to be a person of \quality jd von Rang [und Namen] sein

II. n modifier [qualitativ] hochwertig, Qualitäts-

\quality assessment Qualitätsprüfung f

\quality control COMPUT Qualitätskontrolle f

\quality goods/products Qualitätswaren pl/Qualitätserzeugnisse pl; ( fam)

that's a real \quality job you've done there das hast du wirklich toll gemacht fam

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['kwɒlItɪ]
1. n

1) (= degree of goodness) Qualität f; (COMM, categorized) Güteklasse f, Qualität f; (of justice, education etc) (hoher) Stand

of the best quality — von bester Qualität

of good/poor quality — von guter/schlechter Qualität, qualitativ gut/schlecht

quality matters more than quantity — Qualität geht vor Quantität

they vary in quality — sie sind qualitativ verschieden

the excellent quality of her mind — ihr hervorragender Verstand

quality of life — Lebensqualität f

2) (= characteristics of person, thing) Eigenschaft f

he has the quality of great patience — er hat viel or große Geduld, er ist sehr geduldig

3) (= nature) Art f

because of the unique quality of the relationship — da es eine einzigartige Beziehung war

4) (of voice, sound) Klangfarbe f; (LING) Qualität f; (of colour) Farbqualität f

5) (old, hum: high rank) vornehmer Stand

the quality — die Oberschicht, die vornehme Welt

people of quality — Leute pl von Rang und Namen

a lady of quality — eine vornehme Dame

2. attr

1) Qualitäts-

quality goods — Qualitätsware f

quality mark — Gütezeichen nt

2) (inf: good) erstklassig (inf); newspaper angesehen, seriös

the quality press (Brit) — die seriöse Presse

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quality [ˈkwɒlətı; US ˈkwɑ-] s

1. Eigenschaft f:

(good) quality gute Eigenschaft;

in the quality of (in der Eigenschaft) als

2. Beschaffenheit f, (Eigen)Art f, Natur f

3. besonders WIRTSCH

a) Qualität f:

in quality qualitativ;

of low ( oder poor) quality minderer Qualität;

quality of life SOZIOL Lebensqualität;

quality of sound TV etc Tonqualität;

quality time ausschließlich der Familie gewidmete Zeit

b) (gute) Qualität, Güte f:

quality control Qualitätskontrolle f;

quality factor Gütefaktor m; (Radiologie) Bewertungs-, Qualitätsfaktor m;

quality goods Qualitätswaren;

quality management Qualitätsmanagement n;

quality (news)paper seriöse Zeitung

c) Güte(sorte) f, Klasse f

4. Erstklassigkeit f, Klasse f

5. Talent n, Fähigkeit f:

qualities of leadership Führungsqualitäten

6. obs Vornehmheit f, vornehmer Stand:

person of quality Standesperson f;

the people pl of quality die vornehme Welt

7. LING, MUS Klangfarbe f

8. PHIL Qualität f

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1. noun
1) Qualität, die

of good/poor etc. quality — von guter/schlechter usw. Qualität

of the best quality — bester Qualität

2) (characteristic) Eigenschaft, die

possess the qualities of a ruler/leader — eine Führernatur sein

3) (of sound, voice) Klang, der
2. adjective
1) (excellent) Qualitäts-

2) (maintaining quality) Qualitäts[prüfung, -kontrolle]; (denoting quality) Güte[grad, -klasse, -zeichen]

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n.

Beschaffenheit f.

Eigenschaft f.

Güte -n f.

Qualität -en f.

English-german dictionary > quality
13 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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14 take

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

8 ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend] ; [horse] sauter [fence] ;

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idioms

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

Phrasal verbs

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

Big English-French dictionary > take
15 snap

1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120803/snap_at">snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

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[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) schnappen

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zerbrechen

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) (zu)schnappen

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) hervorstoßen

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) knipsen
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) der Knacks

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) der Schnappschuß, das Foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) das Schnipp-Schnapp
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) schnell

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up
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snap

[snæp]

I. n

1. usu sing (act) Knacken nt; (sound) Knacks m

2. (photograph) Schnappschuss m

3. AM (snap fastener) Druckknopf m

4. METEO

cold \snap Kälteeinbruch m

5. AM ( fam: very easy)

to be a \snap ein Kinderspiel sein

6. no pl BRIT (games) Schnippschnapp nt

II. interj ( fam: games) schnippschnapp!; ( fig)

\snap! we're wearing the same shirts! Volltreffer! wir tragen das gleiche Hemd!

III. vi

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly) auseinanderbrechen; (with less force) entzweigehen

her patience finally \snapped ( fig) ihr riss schließlich der Geduldsfaden

2. (spring into position) einrasten, einschnappen

to \snap to attention MIL [zackig] Haltung annehmen

to \snap back zurückschnellen

to \snap shut zuschnappen; mouth zuklappen

3. (make a whip-like motion) peitschen

broken cables were \snapping back and forth in the wind abgerissene Kabel peitschten im Wind hin und her

4. (sudden bite) schnappen

▪ to \snap at sb/sth nach jdm/etw schnappen

to \snap at sb's heels nach jds Fersen schnappen; ( fig) jdm auf den Fersen sein

5. (speak sharply) bellen fam

to \snap [back] that... [zurück]schnauzen, dass... fam

▪ to \snap at sb jdn anfahren fam

there's no need to \snap at me like that du brauchst mich nicht gleich so anzufahren

6. (take many photographs)

▪ to \snap away drauflos fotografieren, knipsen fam

7.

▶ \snap to it! ein bisschen dalli! fam

IV. vt

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly)

▪ to \snap sth etw entzweibrechen

▪ to \snap sth ⇆ off etw abbrechen

2. (close sharply)

to \snap sth shut etw zuknallen; book etw zuklappen

3. (attract attention)

to \snap one's fingers mit den Fingern schnippen

she just has to \snap her fingers and he'll do whatever she wants ( fig) sie muss nur mit den Fingern schnippen und er macht, was sie will

4. (crack a whip)

to \snap a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

5. (speak unreasonably sharply)

to \snap sb's head off jdm den Kopf abreißen fam

6. (take a photograph)

to \snap a/sb's picture ein Bild/ein Bild von jdm schießen

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[snp]
1. n

1) (= sound) Schnappen nt; (with fingers) Schnippen nt, Schnalzen nt; (of sth breaking) Knacken nt; (= click) Klicken nt; (of whip) Knall m

2) (= fastener) Druckknopf m

3) (PHOT) Schnappschuss m

4) (CARDS) ≈ Schnippschnapp nt

5) (inf: vigour) Schwung m

put a bit of snap into it — mach ein bisschen zackig! (inf)

6) (Brit: biscuit) Plätzchen nt

7)

cold snap — Kälteeinbruch m

8) (US inf

= cinch) it's a snap — das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks (inf)

2. adj

1) attr plötzlich, spontan

snap vote — Blitzabstimmung f

2) (US inf = easy) kinderleicht

3. adv

4. interj

I bought a green one – snap! ( Brit inf ) — ich hab mir ein grünes gekauft – ich auch!

5. vt

1) fingers schnipsen or schnalzen mit; whip knallen mit

to snap a book shut — ein Buch zuklappen

to snap a purse shut — ein Portemonnaie zuschnappen lassen

he snapped the lid down — er ließ den Deckel runterklappen

to snap sth into place — etw einschnappen lassen

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth (fig) — auf jdn/etw pfeifen (inf)

2) (= break) zerbrechen, entzweibrechen; bone brechen

3) (also snap out)

to snap an order — bellend etwas befehlen

she snapped a few words at the children — sie pfiff die Kinder an

4) (PHOT) knipsen

6. vi

1) (= click) (zu)schnappen, einschnappen; (= crack, break) entzweibrechen, zerbrechen; (of whip) knallen

to snap shut — zuschnappen

my patience finally snapped — dann ist mir aber der Geduldsfaden gerissen

2) (= speak sharply) bellen (inf), schnappen (inf)

to snap at sb — jdn anpfeifen or anschnauzen (inf)

there's no need to snap — du brauchst nicht gleich so zu schnauzen!

3) (of dog, fish etc fig) schnappen (at nach)

4)

to snap to attention — zackig Haltung annehmen

snap to it! — mach 'n bisschen zackig! (inf)

5) (inf: crack up) durchdrehen (inf)

something snapped (in him) — da hat (bei ihm) etwas ausgehakt (inf)

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snap [snæp]

A v/i

1. snap at

a) nach jemandem schnappen,

b) nach einer Sache schnappen oder hastig greifen:

snap at the chance zugreifen, die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen

c) → B 8:

snap out fig aufbrausen

2. knallen (Peitsche etc)

3. auf- oder zuschnappen (Verschluss etc), klicken

4. zerkrachen, brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, entzweigehen:

his nerves snapped seine Nerven versagten;

my patience snapped mir riss die Geduld oder der Geduldsfaden

5. schnellen:

snap to attention MIL Männchen bauen, Haltung annehmen;

snap to it! umg mach fix!

6. blitzen (vor Zorn):

her eyes snapped

7. FOTO umg knipsen

B v/t

1. beißen:

snap off abbeißen; → head Bes Redew, nose Bes Redew

2. hastig greifen nach, schnappen nach:

snap sb’s bag from them jemandem die Tasche entreißen

3. snap up

a) auf-, wegschnappen,

b) (gierig) an sich reißen:

snap up an offer ein Angebot schnell annehmen

4. mit den Fingern schnalzen:

snap one’s fingers at fig jemanden, etwas nicht ernst nehmen, jemanden auslachen

5. mit einer Peitsche etc knallen

6. einen Verschluss etc auf- oder zuschnappen lassen

7. snap up

a) jemanden barsch unterbrechen,

b) jemanden kurz abfertigen

8. jemanden anschnauzen, anfahren

9. auch snap out ein Kommando etc bellen

10. zerknicken, -knacken, -brechen, -reißen:

snap off abbrechen

11. umg knipsen, einen Schnappschuss machen von

C adj

1. Schnapp…

2. Schnell…:

snap judg(e)ment (vor)schnelles Urteil;

a snap vote eine Blitzabstimmung

3. kinderleicht

D adv

1. krachend, klickend

2. knallend

E s

1. Knacken n, Krachen n, Knacks m, Klicken n:

close a book with a snap ein Buch zuklappen

2. (Peitschen- etc) Knall m

3. Reißen n, (Zer)Brechen n

4. (Zu)Schnappen n, Biss m:

make ( oder take) a snap at schnappen nach

5. umg → snapshot A

6. a) → snap catch

b) → snap lock

7. fig umg Schmiss m, Schwung m

8. barsches Wort

9. umg (ein) bisschen:

I don’t care a snap das ist mir völlig schnuppe

10. besonders US umg

a) leichter, einträglicher Job

b) Kinderspiel n, Klacks m umg

c) todsichere Sache

11. besonders Br (knuspriges) Plätzchen:

lemon snap

12. kurze Zeit:

in a snap im Nu

13. (Art) Schnippschnapp n (ein Kartenspiel)

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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

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adj.

schnappen adj. v.

ermitteln v.

knipsen v.

schnappen v.

English-german dictionary > snap
16 test

test
1. noun
1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) prueba, examen, test

2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prueba, examen, test; análisis (de sangre)

3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prueba

4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) ensayo, prueba

5) (a test match.) partido internacional

2. verb
(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) probar, examinar; hacer un análisis

- test match
- test pilot
- test-tube

test¹ n examen / prueba

a maths test un examen de mates

she failed her driving test suspendió el examen de conducir

test² vb testar / probar / comprobar

scientists are testing the new drug los científicos están testando el nuevo medicamento

test sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ tests) test;
un examen tipo test a multiple-choice exam
test sustantivo masculino test
test de calidad, quality test ' test' also found in these entries: Spanish: alcoholemia - análisis - control - ensayar - ensayo - evaluación - examen - graduar - lección - negativa - negativo - positiva - positivo - probar - probeta - prueba - psicotécnica - psicotécnico - suficiencia - testar - verificación - admisión - bebé - citología - comprobación - convivencia - dar - ejercicio - interrogación - Papanicolau - piloto - resistencia - seguro - sondeo - tentar - verificar English: accurately - acid test - aptitude test - attest - blood test - breath test - detest - driving test - ease - polygraph - protest - protester - review - score - smear test - test - test case - test drive - test pilot - test run - test-tube baby - testament - testicle - testify - testimonial - testimony - worried - answer - blood - blow - Breathalyzer - dope - driving - endurance - fail - full - go - grade - graduated - litmus - means - multiple - Pap smear - pass - pilot - positive - quiz - remote - screen - set

test

tr[test]

noun

1 (trial) prueba

2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (gen) examen nombre masculino, prueba; (multiple choice) test nombre masculino

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL análisis nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) probar

■ our products are not tested on animals nuestros productos no se prueban con animales

2 (patience, loyalty) poner a prueba

3 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL hacerle una prueba a

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL analizar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to stand the test of time resistir el paso del tiempo

to take a car for a test drive probar un coche en carretera

test case caso que sienta jurisprudencia

test flight vuelo de prueba

test match partido internacional

test pilot piloto de pruebas

test tube probeta

test ['tɛst] vt

: examinar, evaluar

test vi

: hacer pruebas

test n

: prueba f, examen m, test m

to put to the test: poner a prueba

test

n.

• ensayo s.m.

• examen s.m.

• piedra de toque s.f.

• probatura s.f.

• prueba s.f.

• tanteo s.m.

• test s.m.

v.

• ensayar v.

• examinar v.

• experimentar v.

• probar v.

• tantear v.

• verificar v.

test
I

noun

1)

a) ( Educ) prueba f; ( multiple-choice type) test m

to do o take a test — hacer* una prueba/un test

to give o set somebody a test — hacerle* or ponerle* a alguien una prueba/un test

b) (of machine, drug) prueba f

to put something to the test — poner* algo a prueba

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo; (before n) <run, flight> experimental, de prueba

c) (analysis, investigation)

blood/urine test — análisis m de sangre/orina

to have an eye/a hearing test — hacerse* un examen de la vista/del oído

he had an AIDS test — se le hizo la prueba del sida

2) ( Sport) partido m internacional

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<student/class\>\> examinar, hacerle* una prueba a; \<\<knowledge/skill\>\> evaluar*

to test somebody ON something — examinar a alguien sobre algo

b) test (out) \<\<product/vehicle/weapon\>\> probar*, poner* a prueba

these cosmetics have not been tested on animals — no se han utilizado animales en las pruebas de laboratorio de estos cosméticos

c) \<\<friendship/endurance\>\> poner* a prueba

d) \<\<blood/urine\>\> analizar*; \<\<sight/hearing/reflexes\>\> examinar; \<\<hypothesis\>\> comprobar*

you need your eyes tested — tienes que hacerte examinar la vista

to test somebody for something: she was tested for AIDS se le hizo un análisis para determinar si tenía el sida; to test something FOR something: the eggs were tested for salmonella — los huevos fueron analizados para determinar si estaban infectados de salmonela

2.

vi ( carry out a test) hacer* pruebas; ( Med) hacer* análisis

just testing! — (hum) era sólo para ver qué decías

she tested positive — su análisis dio positivo

[test]
1. N

1) (Scol, Univ) examen m ; (multiple-choice) test m ; (esp for job) prueba f

we've got a maths test tomorrow — mañana tenemos (un) examen de matemáticas

• to do a test — (Scol, Univ) hacer un examen; (multiple choice) hacer un test; (for job) hacer una prueba

• to fail a test — (Scol, Univ) suspender un examen; (multiple choice) suspender un test; (for job) no pasar una prueba

• to give sb a test (in sth) — examinar a algn (de algo), poner a algn un examen (de algo)

• an oral test — un examen oral

• to pass a test — (Scol, Univ) aprobar un examen; (multiple choice) aprobar un test; (for job) pasar una prueba

• to take a test — (Scol, Univ) hacer un examen; (multiple choice) hacer un test; (for job) hacer una prueba

• a written test — un examen oral/escrito
aptitude, intelligence
2) (Aut) (also: driving test) examen m de conducir

• to fail one's test — suspender el examen de conducir

• to pass one's test — aprobar el examen de conducir

• to take one's test — hacer el examen de conducir

3) (Med) [of organs, functioning] prueba f ; [of sample, substance] análisis m inv

• AIDS test — prueba f del sida

• blood test — análisis m inv de sangre

• eye test — revisión f de la vista

• it was sent to the laboratory for tests — lo mandaron al laboratorio para que lo analizaran

• hearing test — revisión f del oído

• medical test — examen m médico

• pregnancy test — prueba f del embarazo

• urine test — análisis m inv de orina
breath, fitness, litmus, smear
4) (=trial) [of aircraft, new product, drug] prueba f

• nuclear test — prueba f nuclear

• they want to ban cosmetics tests on animals — quieren prohibir las pruebas de cosméticos en animales
flight I, 1., 1), screen 3.
5) (fig) prueba f

he now faces the toughest test of his leadership — ahora se enfrenta a la prueba más difícil durante su periodo como líder

holidays are a major test of any relationship — irse de vacaciones es una de las pruebas más difíciles a la que se somete cualquier relación

• to put sth to the test — poner or someter algo a prueba

• to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo
acid, endurance
6) (Cricket, Rugby) (also: test match) partido m internacional

2. VT

1) [+ student, pupil] examinar; [+ candidate] (for job) hacer una prueba a; [+ knowledge] evaluar; [+ understanding] poner a prueba

• to test sb on sth — (Scol, Univ) examinar a algn de algo; (esp for job) hacer una prueba de algo a algn; (for revision) hacer preguntas de algo a algn (para repasar)

she was tested on her computer skills — le hicieron una prueba de informática

can you test me on my French/spelling? — ¿me haces preguntas de francés/ortografía?

2) (Med) [+ blood, urine, sample] analizar

• to have one's eyes tested — hacerse una revisión de la vista

• to test sb/sth for sth, to test sb for AIDS — hacer la prueba del SIDA a algn

to test sb for drugs — (gen) realizar pruebas a algn para comprobar si ha consumido drogas; [+ athlete, sportsperson] realizar el control antidoping a algn

my doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes — mi médico quiere que me haga un análisis para ver or frm determinar si tengo diabetes

the urine is tested for protein — se hace un análisis de orina para determinar el contenido de proteínas

3) (=conduct trials on) [+ aircraft, weapon, new product, drug] probar

the drug was tested in clinical trials — se sometió el medicamento a pruebas clínicas

• all our products are tested for quality — probamos la calidad de todos nuestros productos

• to test sth on sth/sb — probar algo con or en algo/algn

none of our products are tested on animals — ninguno de nuestros productos se prueba con or en animales

test the cream on an unaffected area of skin — pruebe la crema sobre una zona cutánea no afectada

4) (=check) probar

test the water temperature with your elbow — pruebe la temperatura del agua con el codo

he tested the ice with a stick — usó un palo para comprobar la solidez del hielo

- test the waters

5) (fig) (=put to the test) [+ person, courage] poner a prueba

his resolve will be tested to the limits this week — su resolución se pondrá a prueba al máximo esta semana

to test sb's patience — poner a prueba la paciencia de algn

3.

VI (=conduct a test)

testing, testing... — (Telec) probando, probando...

• it is a method used to test for allergies — es un método utilizado en pruebas de alergia

• just testing! — hum ¡por si acaso pregunto!

• to test negative/ positive (for sth) — dar negativo/positivo (en la prueba de algo)

4.

CPD

(nuclear) test ban N — prohibición f de pruebas nucleares

test ban treaty N — (also: nuclear test ban treaty) tratado m de prohibición de pruebas nucleares

test bed N — banco m de pruebas

test card N — (TV) carta f de ajuste

test case N — (Jur) juicio m que sienta jurisprudencia

test cricket N — críquet m a nivel internacional

test data NPL — resultados mpl de prueba

test drive N — (by potential buyer) prueba f en carretera; (by mechanic, technician) prueba f de rodaje

to take sth for a test drive — probar algo en carretera
test-drive
test flight N — vuelo m de prueba, vuelo m de ensayo

test marketing N — pruebas de un producto nuevo en el mercado

test marketing has already shown the product to be a great success — las pruebas realizadas en el mercado ya han mostrado que el producto tiene un éxito tremendo

test match N — (Cricket, Rugby) partido m internacional

test paper N — (Scol, Univ) examen m ; (multiple-choice) test m ; (Chem) papel m reactivo

test pattern N (US) (TV) — = test card

test piece N — (Mus) pieza f elegida para un certamen de piano

test pilot N — piloto mf de pruebas

test run N — (lit) vuelta f de prueba, prueba f ; (fig) puesta f a prueba

test tube N — probeta f, tubo m de ensayo

test tube baby N — bebé mf probeta

- test out

* * *
[test]
I

noun

1)

a) ( Educ) prueba f; ( multiple-choice type) test m

to do o take a test — hacer* una prueba/un test

to give o set somebody a test — hacerle* or ponerle* a alguien una prueba/un test

b) (of machine, drug) prueba f

to put something to the test — poner* algo a prueba

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo; (before n) <run, flight> experimental, de prueba

c) (analysis, investigation)

blood/urine test — análisis m de sangre/orina

to have an eye/a hearing test — hacerse* un examen de la vista/del oído

he had an AIDS test — se le hizo la prueba del sida

2) ( Sport) partido m internacional

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<student/class\>\> examinar, hacerle* una prueba a; \<\<knowledge/skill\>\> evaluar*

to test somebody ON something — examinar a alguien sobre algo

b) test (out) \<\<product/vehicle/weapon\>\> probar*, poner* a prueba

these cosmetics have not been tested on animals — no se han utilizado animales en las pruebas de laboratorio de estos cosméticos

c) \<\<friendship/endurance\>\> poner* a prueba

d) \<\<blood/urine\>\> analizar*; \<\<sight/hearing/reflexes\>\> examinar; \<\<hypothesis\>\> comprobar*

you need your eyes tested — tienes que hacerte examinar la vista

to test somebody for something: she was tested for AIDS se le hizo un análisis para determinar si tenía el sida; to test something FOR something: the eggs were tested for salmonella — los huevos fueron analizados para determinar si estaban infectados de salmonela

2.

vi ( carry out a test) hacer* pruebas; ( Med) hacer* análisis

just testing! — (hum) era sólo para ver qué decías

she tested positive — su análisis dio positivo

English-spanish dictionary > test
17 end

1. noun
1) (farthest point) Ende, das; (of nose, hair, tail, branch, finger) Spitze, die

that was the end — (coll.) (no longer tolerable) da war Schluss (ugs.); (very bad) das war das Letzte (ugs.)

at an end — zu Ende

come to an end — enden ( see also 1. 7))

my patience has come to or is now at an end — meine Geduld ist jetzt am Ende

look at a building/a pencil end on — ein Gebäude von der Schmalseite/einen Bleistift von der Spitze her betrachten

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

keep one's end up — (fig.) seinen Mann stehen

make [both] ends meet — (fig.) [mit seinem Geld] zurechtkommen

no end — (coll.) unendlich viel

there is no end to something — (coll.) etwas nimmt kein Ende

put an end to something — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende machen

2) (of box, packet, tube, etc.) Schmalseite, die; (top/bottom surface) Ober-/Unterseite, die

on end — (upright) hochkant

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

3) (remnant) Rest, der; (of cigarette, candle) Stummel, der

4) (side) Seite, die

be on the receiving end of something — etwas abbekommen od. einstecken müssen

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei dir aus?

5) (half of sports pitch or court) Spielfeldhälfte, die

6) (of swimming pool)

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

7) (conclusion, lit. or fig.) Ende, das; (of lesson, speech, story, discussion, meeting, argument, play, film, book, sentence) Schluss, der; Ende, das

by the end of the week/meeting — als die Woche herum war/als die Versammlung zu Ende war

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

that's the end of that — (fig.) damit ist die Sache erledigt

be at an end — zu Ende sein

bring a meeting etc. to an end — eine Versammlung usw. beenden

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

have come to the end of something — mit etwas fertig sein

in the end — schließlich

on end — ununterbrochen (see also academic.ru/4773/b">b)

8) (downfall, destruction) Ende, das; (death) Ende, das (geh. verhüll.)

meet one's end — den Tod finden (geh.)

somebody comes to a bad end — es nimmt ein böses od. schlimmes Ende mit jemandem

9) (purpose, object) Ziel, das; Zweck, der

be an end in itself — (the only purpose) das eigentliche Ziel sein

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck
2. transitive verb
1) (bring to an end) beenden; kündigen [Abonnement]

end one's life/days — (spend last part of life) sein Leben/seine Tage beschließen

2) (put an end to, destroy) ein Ende setzen (+ Dat.)

end it [all] — (coll.): (kill oneself) [mit dem Leben] Schluss machen (ugs.)

3) (stand as supreme example of)

a feast/race etc. to end all feasts/races — etc. ein Fest/Rennen usw., das alles [bisher Dagewesene] in den Schatten stellt
3. intransitive verb
enden

where will it all end? — wo soll das noch hinführen?

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

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[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) das Ende, End-...

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) das Ende

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) der Tod

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) das Ziel

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) der Rest, der Stummel
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (be)enden

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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end

[end]

I. n

1. (last, furthest point) Ende nt

at our/your \end ( fam) bei uns/euch

from \end to \end von einem Ende zum anderen

2. (final part, finish) Ende nt, Schluss m

\end of the exchange session STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

\end of the quarter Quartalsende nt

\end of the term Laufzeitende nt

on \end ununterbrochen

for hours on \end stundenlang

3. (limit) Ende nt

to be at the \end of one's patience mit seiner Geduld am Ende sein

no \end of trouble reichlich Ärger

4. (completion) Schluss m

there's an \end of it! Schluss jetzt!

her career is now at an \end ihre Karriere ist jetzt zu Ende

to come to an \end zu Ende gehen

to make an \end of sth mit etw dat Schluss machen

to put an \end to sth etw dat ein Ende setzen

to read a story to the \end eine Geschichte zu Ende lesen

at the \end of next week Ende nächster Woche

at the \end of six months nach Ablauf von sechs Monaten

without \end unaufhörlich

5. (exhaustion) Ende nt

to be at an \end fertig sein fam; ( fig) pleite sein fam

6. (surface bounding extremities) Ende nt; TECH Stirnseite f, Stirnfläche f

\end to \end der Länge nach

\end on:

the table faced him \end on er stand vor der kurzen Tischkante

place the table \end on against the wall stell den Tisch mit der schmalen Seite an die Wand

on \end hochkant

my hair stood on \end mir standen die Haare zu Berge

7. usu pl (aims) Ziel nt, Absicht f; (purpose) Zweck m

for commercial \ends zu kommerziellen Zwecken

to achieve one's \ends seine Ziele erreichen

to this \end zu diesem Zweck

8. ( fig: matter of concern) Teil m

I'm taking care of my \end of the plan and hope he's taking care of his ich kümmere mich um meinen Teil des Plans und hoffe, dass er sich um seinen kümmert

you take care of the business \end of things du kümmerst dich um das Geschäftliche

9. (result) Ergebnis nt

the \end of all that was that... das Ende vom Lied war, dass...

10. (death) Ende nt, Tod m

sudden/untimely \end plötzliches/vorzeitiges Ende

to meet one's \end den Tod finden geh

sb is nearing his/her \end mit jdm geht es zu Ende

11. (small leftover piece) Rest m, Ende nt; of a candle, cigarette Stummel m

12. (share in a business transaction) Anteil m, SCHWEIZ a. Betreffnis nt

13. SPORT (either half of a pitch) [Spielfeld]hälfte f; (player in American Football) den Seitenlinien am nächsten stehender Spieler

14. COMPUT (button on keyboard) ‚Ende‘

15. ( fam: the worst)

it's the \end das ist das Letzte fam

16. esp AM ( fam: the best)

it's the \end das ist das Größte fam

17.

▶ all \ends up völlig

▶ to become an \end in itself [zum] Selbstzweck werden

▶ to come to a bad [or BRIT sticky] \end ein schlimmes Ende nehmen

▶ at the \end of the day (when everything is considered) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ to go off the deep \end hochgehen fam

▶ to hold [or keep] one's \end up sich akk nicht unterkriegen lassen fam

▶ in the \end (when everything is considered) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ the \end justifies the means ( prov) der Zweck heiligt die Mittel prov

▶ to make [both] \ends meet mit seinem Geld zurechtkommen, über die Runden kommen fam

▶ no \end außerordentlich

that would please Granny no \end darüber würde Oma sich irrsinnig freuen fam

▶ to put an \end to oneself [or it all] Selbstmord begehen

▶ to reach the \end of the line [or road] am Ende sein

▶ \end of story Schluss, aus, fertig fam

he deserved to be punished, \end of story er hat die Strafe verdient und Schluss fam

▶ [and] that's the \end of the story [or matter] und jetzt Schluss damit!

▶ to be at the \end of one's tether [or AM rope] am Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein

▶ to throw sb in at the deep \end jdn ins kalte Wasser werfen fig

▶ it's not the \end of the world davon geht die Welt nicht unter

II. vt

1. (finish)

▪ to \end sth etw beenden [o zu Ende bringen

2. (make stop)

▪ to \end sth etw beenden, etw dat ein Ende setzen [o machen

3. (outdo)

a film to \end all films der beste Film aller Zeiten

4.

▶ to \end it all Selbstmord begehen

III. vi

1. (result in)

▪ to \end in sth in etw dat enden

to \end in divorce mit der Scheidung enden

to \end in a draw unentschieden ausgehen

2. (finish) enden

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[end]
1. n

1) Ende nt; (of finger) Spitze f

at the end of the procession — am Schluss or Ende der Prozession

our house is the fourth from the end — unser Haus ist das viertletzte

to the ends of the earth — bis ans Ende der Welt

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

who'll meet you at the other end? — wer holt dich ab, wenn du ankommst?

Lisa's on the other end (of the phone) — Lisa ist am Telefon

to stand on end (barrel, box etc) — hochkant stehen; (hair) zu Berge stehen

for hours on end —

the ships collided end on (Brit) — die Schiffe fuhren aufeinander auf

end to end — mit den Enden aneinander

to change ends (Sport) — die Seiten wechseln

to make (both) ends meet (fig) — zurechtkommen (inf), sich über Wasser halten

to see no further than the end of one's nose — nicht weiter sehen als seine Nase (reicht)

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei Ihnen aus?

we've got some problems at this end — wir haben hier or bei uns einige Probleme

to have one's end away ( Brit sl ) — kräftig durchziehen (sl)

See:

→ rope, tether

2) (= remnant of rope) Ende nt, Rest m; (of candle, cigarette) Stummel m

just a few odd ends left — nur noch ein paar Reste

3) (= conclusion) Ende nt

at the end — schließlich

the end of the month — das Monatsende

at/toward(s) the end of December — Ende/gegen Ende Dezember

at the end of (the) winter/the war — am Ende des Winters/des Krieges

at the end of the opera/the book — am Schluss der Oper/des Buches

at the end of three weeks — nach drei Wochen

they'll be paid at the end of the job — sie werden bezahlt, wenn sie mit der Arbeit fertig sind

at the end of the day (fig) — letzten Endes, schließlich und endlich

until or to the end of time — bis ans Ende aller Tage

is there no end to this? — hört das denn nie auf?

as far as I'm concerned, that's the end of the matter! — für mich ist die Sache erledigt

we shall never hear the end of it — das werden wir noch lange zu hören kriegen

to be at an end — zu Ende sein

to be at the end of one's patience/strength — mit seiner Geduld/seinen Kräften am Ende sein

to watch a film to the end —

to read a book to the end — ein Buch bis zu Ende lesen

that's the end of him — er ist erledigt or fertig (inf)

that's the end of that — das ist damit erledigt

to bring to an end — zu Ende bringen, beenden; relations ein Ende setzen (+dat), beenden

to come to an end — zu Ende gehen

to get to the end of the road/book — ans Ende der Straße/zum Schluss des Buches kommen

this is the end of the road for the government —

at the end of the road or line many businesses will go bankrupt — letzten Endes werden viele Firmen Pleite machen (inf)

in the end — schließlich, zum Schluss

to put an end to sth — einer Sache (dat) ein Ende setzen

to come to a bad end — ein böses Ende nehmen

to meet one's end — den Tod finden

he met a violent end —

were you with him at the end? — warst du zum Schluss or am Ende bei ihm?

4)

(inf phrases) we met no end of famous people (esp Brit) — wir trafen viele berühmte Leute

to think no end of sb (esp Brit) — große Stücke auf jdn halten

it pleased her no end (esp Brit) — das hat ihr maßlos or irrsinnig (inf)

you're the end (Brit) (= annoying) (= funny) — du bist der letzte Mensch (inf) du bist zum Schreien (inf)

5) (= purpose) Ziel nt, Zweck m

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to what end? (form) — zu welchem Zweck?

an end in itself — Selbstzweck no art

the end justifies the means (prov) — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel (prov)

2. adj attr
letzte(r, s)
the end house — das Endhaus, das letzte Haus

3. vt
beenden; speech, one's days also beschließen
the novel to end all novels — der größte Roman aller Zeiten

the deal to end all deals — das beste Geschäft aller Zeiten

4. vi
enden
we'll have to end soon — wir müssen bald Schluss machen

we ended with a song — zum Schluss sangen wir ein Lied

to be ending — zu Ende gehen

to end by doing sth — schließlich etw tun

where's it all going to end? — wo soll das nur hinführen?

to end in an "s" —

each leg ends in a claw — jedes Bein läuft in einer Klaue aus

an argument which ended in a fight — ein Streit, der mit einer Schlägerei endete

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end [end]

A v/t

1. auch end off beenden, zu Ende bringen oder führen, einer Sache ein Ende machen:

end it all umg Schluss machen (sich umbringen)

2. töten, umbringen

3. a) auch end up etwas ab-, beschließen ( beide:

with mit)

b) den Rest seiner Tage zu-, verbringen, seine Tage beschließen

4. übertreffen:

the dictionary to end all dictionaries das beste Wörterbuch aller Zeiten;

he’s a husband to end all husbands er ist ein absoluter Mustergatte

B v/i

1. enden, aufhören, zu Ende kommen, schließen:

when the war ended bei Kriegsende;

all’s well that ends well Ende gut, alles gut;

where is all this going to end? wo soll das alles nur hinführen?

2. auch end up enden, ausgehen ( beide:

by, in, with damit, dass):

the story ends happily die Geschichte geht gut aus;

end in disaster ( oder a fiasco) mit einem Fiasko enden;

it ended with ( oder in) sb getting hurt schließlich führte es dazu, dass jemand verletzt wurde;

he will end by marrying her er wird sie schließlich heiraten

3. sterben

4. end up

a) enden, landen umg ( beide:

in prison im Gefängnis),

b) enden (as als):

he ended up as an actor er wurde schließlich Schauspieler

C s

1. (örtlich) Ende n:

at the end of the back straight SPORT eingangs der Zielkurve;

begin at the wrong end am falschen Ende anfangen;

from one end to another, from end to end von einem Ende zum anderen, vom Anfang bis zum Ende

2. Ende n, (entfernte) Gegend:

to the end of the world bis ans Ende der Welt;

the other end of the street das andere Ende der Straße

3. Ende n, Endchen n, Rest m, Stück(chen) n, Stummel m, Stumpf m

4. Ende n, Spitze f (eines Bleistifts etc)

5. SCHIFF (Kabel-, Tau) Ende n

6. auch TECH Stirnseite f, -fläche f, Ende n:

the two trains hit each other end on die beiden Züge stießen frontal zusammen;

put two tables end to end zwei Tische mit den Schmalseiten oder Enden aneinanderstellen

7. (zeitlich) Ende n, Schluss m:

“the end” (FILM etc) „Ende“;

in the end am Ende, schließlich;

at the end of May Ende Mai;

at the end of the season am Saisonende;

to the end of time bis in alle Ewigkeit;

without end unaufhörlich, endlos, immer und ewig;

there is no end in sight es ist kein Ende abzusehen;

there is no end to it es hat oder nimmt kein Ende

8. Tod m, Ende n, Untergang m:

be near one’s end dem Tod nahe sein;

you will be the end of me! du bringst mich noch ins Grab!

9. Resultat n, Ergebnis n, Folge f:

the end of the matter was that … die Folge (davon) war, dass …

10. meist pl Absicht f, (End)Zweck m, Ziel n:

end in itself Selbstzweck;

the end justifies ( oder sanctifies) the means der Zweck heiligt die Mittel;

to this end zu diesem Zweck;

gain one’s ends sein Ziel erreichen;

for one’s own end zum eigenen Nutzen;

private ends Privatinteressen;

to no end vergebensBesondere Redewendungen: no end of applause umg nicht enden wollender Beifall;

no end of trouble umg endlose Scherereien;

he is no end of a fool umg er ist ein Vollidiot;

we had no end of fun umg wir hatten einen Mordsspaß;

no end disappointed umg maßlos enttäuscht;

on end

a) ununterbrochen, hintereinander,

b) aufrecht stehend, hochkant for hours on end stundenlang;

place ( oder put) sth on (its) end etwas aufrecht oder hochkant stellen;

hy hair stood on end mir standen die Haare zu Berge;

end to end der Länge nach, hintereinander;

at our ( oder this) end umg hier bei uns;

at your end umg bei Ihnen, dort, in Ihrer Stadt;

how are things at your end? umg was tut sich bei Ihnen?;

be at an end

a) zu Ende sein, aus sein,

b) mit seinen Mitteln oder Kräften am Ende sein my patience is at an end meine Geduld ist zu Ende;

you are the (absolute) end umg

a) du bist (doch) das Letzte,

b) du bist (echt) zum Brüllen that’s the (absolute) end umg

a) das ist (doch) das Letzte,

b) das ist (einfach) sagenhaft iron. bring to an end eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to an end ein Ende nehmen oder finden, zu Ende gehen;

come to a bad end ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen, bös enden;

you’ll come to a bad end mit dir wird es (noch einmal) ein schlimmes Ende nehmen;

get one’s end away Br vulg sl bumsen (Geschlechtsverkehr haben);

go off (at) the deep end umg hochgehen, wütend werden;

have an end ein Ende haben oder nehmen;

have sth at one’s finger’s end umg etwas aus dem Effeff beherrschen, etwas (Kenntnisse) parat haben;

keep one’s end up umg

a) seinen Mann stehen,

b) sich nicht unterkriegen lassen make (both) ends meet durchkommen, (finanziell) über die Runden kommen ( beide:

on mit);

make an end of ( oder put an end to) sth Schluss machen mit etwas, einer Sache ein Ende setzen;

put an end to o.s. seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen; → loose A 3 b, sharp A 1

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1. noun
1) (farthest point) Ende, das; (of nose, hair, tail, branch, finger) Spitze, die

that was the end — (coll.) (no longer tolerable) da war Schluss (ugs.); (very bad) das war das Letzte (ugs.)

at an end — zu Ende

come to an end — enden (see also 1. 7))

my patience has come to or is now at an end — meine Geduld ist jetzt am Ende

look at a building/a pencil end on — ein Gebäude von der Schmalseite/einen Bleistift von der Spitze her betrachten

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

keep one's end up — (fig.) seinen Mann stehen

make [both] ends meet — (fig.) [mit seinem Geld] zurechtkommen

no end — (coll.) unendlich viel

there is no end to something — (coll.) etwas nimmt kein Ende

put an end to something — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende machen

2) (of box, packet, tube, etc.) Schmalseite, die; (top/bottom surface) Ober-/Unterseite, die

on end — (upright) hochkant

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

3) (remnant) Rest, der; (of cigarette, candle) Stummel, der

4) (side) Seite, die

be on the receiving end of something — etwas abbekommen od. einstecken müssen

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei dir aus?

5) (half of sports pitch or court) Spielfeldhälfte, die

6) (of swimming pool)

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

7) (conclusion, lit. or fig.) Ende, das; (of lesson, speech, story, discussion, meeting, argument, play, film, book, sentence) Schluss, der; Ende, das

by the end of the week/meeting — als die Woche herum war/als die Versammlung zu Ende war

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

that's the end of that — (fig.) damit ist die Sache erledigt

be at an end — zu Ende sein

bring a meeting etc. to an end — eine Versammlung usw. beenden

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

have come to the end of something — mit etwas fertig sein

in the end — schließlich

on end — ununterbrochen (see also b)

8) (downfall, destruction) Ende, das; (death) Ende, das (geh. verhüll.)

meet one's end — den Tod finden (geh.)

somebody comes to a bad end — es nimmt ein böses od. schlimmes Ende mit jemandem

9) (purpose, object) Ziel, das; Zweck, der

be an end in itself — (the only purpose) das eigentliche Ziel sein

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck
2. transitive verb
1) (bring to an end) beenden; kündigen [Abonnement]

end one's life/days — (spend last part of life) sein Leben/seine Tage beschließen

2) (put an end to, destroy) ein Ende setzen (+ Dat.)

end it [all] — (coll.): (kill oneself) [mit dem Leben] Schluss machen (ugs.)

3) (stand as supreme example of)

a feast/race etc. to end all feasts/races — etc. ein Fest/Rennen usw., das alles [bisher Dagewesene] in den Schatten stellt
3. intransitive verb
enden

where will it all end? — wo soll das noch hinführen?

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

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(cigarette) n.

Zigarettenkippe f.

Zigarettenstummel m. n.

Ende -n n.

Schluss ¨-e m.

Ziel -e n.

Zweck -e m. v.

beenden v.

beendigen v.

enden v.

English-german dictionary > end
18 give

1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden

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give

[gɪv]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, given>

1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss² I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.

2. (hand over)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw geben

to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiraten

she gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne

3. (administer)

▪ to \give sb sth medicine jdm etw geben

to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben

4. (as present)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schenken; (donate) jdm etw spenden

this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt

please \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spenden

to \give sb a present jdm etwas schenken

to \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken

5. (offer)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen

to \give sb food jdm zu essen geben

to \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbieten

to \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten

they gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch

\given the choice wenn ich die Wahl hätte; see also example 1, strength 12, support II. 2, 4

6. (entrust)

to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen

to \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. (sacrifice)

I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein

8. (sell, pay)

to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen

to \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen

how much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?

I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!

9. (cause)

▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufen

sth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen

to \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to \give sb to understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht

that will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!

what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 4

10. (grant)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen

\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

to \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigen

to \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]

11. (impart)

to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben

to \give a decision court ein Urteil fällen

to \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilen

can you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?

she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt

he couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...

\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus

\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 2

12. (assign)

to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen

the teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben

13. usu imper (connect with)

\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith

14. (allow)

▪ to \give sb sth time jdm etw geben

just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra

I'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen

\give or take mehr oder weniger

he came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs

15. (predict)

to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben

16. (present)

to \give a concert ein Konzert geben

to \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten

\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!

17. (host)

to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang geben

18. (utter, emit)

to \give a bark bellen

to \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen

to \give a noise ein Geräusch von sich dat geben; see also laugh I. 1, sigh I.

19. (like best)

\give me PONS every time [or any day] es geht doch nichts über PONS!

20. (value)

to not \give much [or anything] for sth nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam

21. (devote)

to \give one's life to sth etw dat sein Leben widmen

22. ( fam: punish)

I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!

23. (produce)

▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergeben

to \give milk/light Milch/Licht geben

to \give warmth Wärme spenden

24. (do)

to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drücken

to \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen

to \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken

25. (admit/grant)

she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie

I'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen

26. ( form: prone to)

▪ to be \given to sth zu etw dat neigen

27. (toast)

to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen

I \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident

28.

▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam

▶ I don't \give a damn ( fam) [or (fam!) a shit] [or ( vulg) a fuck] das ist mir scheißegal! derb

▶ to \give a dog a bad name BRIT ( saying) alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen

▶ don't \give me that! komm mir doch nicht damit! fam

▶ you just have to \give it a go du musst es einfach versuchen! fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, -n>

1. (donate)

▪ to \give to sth charity für etw akk spenden

to \give of one's best sein Bestes geben

to \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern

to \give generously großzügig spenden

to \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen

2. (bend, yield) rope reißen; bed federn; knees weich werden

▪ to \give [under [or with] sth] weight [unter etw dat] nachgeben

3. (collapse) bridge einstürzen; seam platzen

you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl

4. (be at an end)

▪ sth \gives patience mit etw dat ist es vorbei; nerves, voice etw versagt

5. ( fam: what's happening)

what \gives? was gibt's Neues?

what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam

6. (tell)

\give! erzähl' schon! fam

7.

▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov

▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten

III. NOUN

no pl Nachgiebigkeit f; (elasticity) Elastizität f; of bed Federung f

to [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein

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[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.
1) geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw geben

they gave us food and drink — sie gaben uns zu essen und zu trinken

the teacher gave us three exercises — der Lehrer hat uns drei Übungen gegeben or (as homework)

we were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben

they gave us roast beef for lunch — sie servierten uns Roastbeef zum (Mittag)essen

I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —

what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein

to give sb one's cold (inf) — jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to give as good as one gets — sich kräftig wehren

he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus

what will you give me for it? — was gibst du mir dafür?

how much did you give for it? — wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr

six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß

2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw schenken

it was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen

he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk

3) with abstract nouns trouble machen; one's love, attention schenken; hospitality gewähren

he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre

to give sb help — jdm helfen or Hilfe leisten

to give sb support —

(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!

give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)

to be given a choice — die Wahl haben

to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln

to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen

this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte

who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?

what gives you that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst

I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst

give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —

give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten

I'm not going to give way on this — ich werde in dieser Sache nicht nachgeben

to give way to pressure — unter Druck nachgeben

don't give way to despair — überlass dich nicht der Verzweiflung

she gave way to tears — sie ließ den Tränen freien Lauf

to give way to sth — von etw abgelöst werden

tears gave way to smiles — die Tränen machten einem Lächeln Platz

radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road

give way to oncoming traffic — der Gegenverkehr hat Vorfahrt

who has to give way here? — wer hat hier Vorfahrt?

I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen

"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"

4) = cause, cause to feel pleasure, joy machen, bereiten; pain bereiten

to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten

it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...

to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...

I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...

5) = punish with erteilen

he gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps

or sentences (US) — er gab ihr 100 Zeilen als Strafarbeit auf

to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen

he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen

6)

= utter to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen

7) = yield, produce milk, warmth, light etc geben; results (er)bringen; answer liefern

our satellite dish gives a very good picture — unsere Parabolantenne gibt ein sehr gutes Bild

8) = allow time geben

they gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen

give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen

give yourself half an hour — rechnen Sie mit einer halben Stunde

I always give myself an extra hour in bed — ich genehmige mir eine Extrastunde im Bett

how long do you give that marriage? (inf) — wie lange gibst du dieser Ehe? (inf)

it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein

he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut

9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilen

the court hasn't given a decision yet — das Gericht hat noch kein Urteil gefällt

he wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen

they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen

give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus

give her my thanks — richten Sie ihr meinen Dank aus

to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten

to give sb a warning — jdn warnen

his letter gave us the latest news —

she was given the news by John — John hat ihr das mitgeteilt

he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen

who gave you that information? — wer hat Ihnen das gesagt or die Auskunft gegeben or erteilt?

10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)

give us a song —

I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort

11)

= do the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung

he gave a shrug of his shoulders — er zuckte mit den Schultern

12) = devote widmen (
to +dat)
he has given himself entirely to medicine —

he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassen

when you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)

2) = bend, be flexible nachgeben; (bed) federn; (dress) sich dehnen or weiten

3) = give money etc geben, spenden

it is more blessed to give than to receive (Bibl) — Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen

you have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können

4)

= be the matter esp US inf what gives? — was gibts? (inf), was ist los? (inf)

what gives with him? — was ist los mit ihm? (inf)

what gives in this town? — was ist hier (in der Stadt) los? (inf)

5)

= tell US inf OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

3. NOUN
Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f
this elastic hasn't got much give left — dieses Gummiband ist nicht mehr sehr elastisch

it has a lot of give — es gibt sehr stark nach

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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give [ɡıv]

A s

1. Elastizität f, (des Bodens etc) Federung f:

there is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)

2. fig

a) Elastizität f, Flexibilität f

b) Nachgiebigkeit f:

there is no give in him er gibt nie nach

B v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]

1. a) geben:

give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;

give or take plus/minus;

he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angesteckt

b) schenken:

he gave his son a watch;

she gave him a daughter

c) Blut etc spenden

2. geben, reichen:

give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben

3. einen Brief etc (über)geben

4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:

how much did you give for that coat?;

give as good as one gets ( oder takes) mit gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:

give a description eine Beschreibung geben (of gen oder von)

6. sein Wort geben

7. widmen:

give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmen

8. sein Leben hingeben, opfern ( beide:

for für)

9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:

give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben

10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:

give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);

give sb until …

a) jemandem bis … Zeit geben oder lassen ( to do zu tun),

b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;

I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;

give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;

give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;

it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun

11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen

12. Hilfe gewähren, leisten, Schutz bieten

13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen

14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen

15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen

16. Grüße etc übermitteln:

give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir

17. übergeben, einliefern:

give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen

18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen

19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

20. a) von sich geben, äußern: → cry A 1, laugh A 1, shout C 1, sign A 6, smile C 1, start A 6

b) eine Erklärung etc abgeben

c) eine Rede etc halten

21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:

give a reason einen Grund angeben;

don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;

this clock gives the right time diese Uhr zeigt die richtige Zeit an; → name Bes Redew

22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen

23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:

give a dinner ein Essen geben;

give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen

24. bereiten, verursachen:

give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;

give sb many problems jemandem viele Probleme aufgeben; → pain A 1, A 2, pleasure A 1

25. (er)geben:

give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben

26. geben, hervorbringen:

cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;

the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht

27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):

I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen

28. geben, zuschreiben:

I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre

29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:

she gave me her bag to carry;

I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …

30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:

give attention achtgeben (to auf akk);

give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;

give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

C v/i

1. geben, spenden (to dat):

give generously;

give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein

2. nachgeben (auch Preise):

give under great pressure;

the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;

the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;

his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten

3. what gives? sl was gibts?;

what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?

4. nachlassen, schwächer werden

5. versagen (Nerven etc)

6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federn

b) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)

7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

8. a) führen ( into in akk; on[to] auf akk, nach) (Straße etc)

b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)

9. US umg

a) sprechen:

come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!

b) aus sich herausgehen

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1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(a lecture, etc.) v.

abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

= bereiten v.

eingeben v.

geben v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

hingeben v.

verursachen v.

widmen v.

English-german dictionary > give
19 take

take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse
2.
transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

to take something from — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]; prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, box]

to take something out of — sortir quelque chose de [pocket]

to take somebody by the hand/throat — prendre quelqu'un par la main/à la gorge

to take a knife to somebody — attaquer quelqu'un avec un couteau

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

to take somebody something —

to take something to somebody — apporter quelque chose à quelqu'un

did he take an umbrella (with him)? — est-ce qu'il a emporté un parapluie?

to take a letter to the post office — porter une lettre à la poste

to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose

to take the car to the garage — emmener la voiture au garage

he took her some flowers — il lui a apporté des fleurs

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

to take somebody to — [bus, road] conduire quelqu'un à [place]

to take somebody to school/work — emmener quelqu'un à l'école/au travail

I'll take you up to your room — je vais vous conduire à votre chambre

you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!

I'll take you through the procedure — je vous montrerai comment on procède

his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents

what took you to Brussels? — qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles?

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

we take the Gazette — nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat — asseyez-vous

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

will you take £10 for the radio? — je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it! — c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it! — le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

I find their attitude hard to take — je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized — il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it — elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke — il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

I can't take any more! — je n'en peux plus!

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

it takes patience to do — il faut de la patience pour faire

it takes three hours to get there — il faut trois heures pour y aller

it won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her ten minutes to repair it — elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build — le mur sera vite construit

to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)

that'll take some doing! — ce ne sera pas facile!

she'll take some persuading — ce sera difficile de la convaincre

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

to take things one step at a time — prendre les choses une par une

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose

what do you take me for? — pour qui est-ce que tu me prends?

what do you take this poem to mean? — comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème?

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

take Jack (for example), he has brought a family up by himself — prends Jack, il a élevé une famille tout seul

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

to take somebody's measurements — ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de quelqu'un

to take a reading — lire les indications

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans cette valise

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

to take somebody for Geography — faire cours de géographie à quelqu'un

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

what size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faîtes-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, quelle pointure faîtes-vous?

I take a size 5 — ( in shoes) je chausse du 38

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]
3.
intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to take it upon oneself to do — prendre sur soi de faire

to take somebody out of themselves — changer les idées à quelqu'un

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

English-French dictionary > take
20 resign

verb

1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) tage sin afsked

2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) affinde sig

•

- resignation
- resigned
* * *

verb

1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) tage sin afsked

2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) affinde sig

•

- resignation
- resigned

English-Danish dictionary > resign

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