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1 great

1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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[ɡreit]
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut

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great

[greɪt]

I. adj

1. (very big) groß, riesig

it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekanntzugeben

it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist

I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir

a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel

a \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld

to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen

a \great joy eine große Freude

the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute

a \great many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen

a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit

2. (famous) groß; (important) bedeutend; (outstanding) überragend

the \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Show

a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit

3. (wonderful) großartig, wunderbar

we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert

it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren

\great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron fam

the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... fam

the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit

to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein

he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen fam

▪ to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können

my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball

4. inv (for emphasis) ausgesprochen

\great fool Volltrottel m fam

\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin

as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde fam

5. (very good) hervorragend, toll fam

she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren

he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler

to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen

to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen

6. (enthusiastic) begeistert

our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger

7.

▶ to be going \great guns ( dated fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein fam

▶ \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] ( prov hum) große Geister denken gleich prov hum, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke prov hum

▶ to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein

I'm no \great shakes as a cook/at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister

▶ to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) genial [o großartig] sein

▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam

II. adv inv (extremely) sehr

\great big riesengroß

a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne

a \great long queue [or AM line] eine riesenlange Schlange fam

III. n (person) Größe f; (in titles)

Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große

the \great and the good die Prominenz

an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star

to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein

one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen

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[greɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc groß

with a great effort — mit großer Mühe or Anstrengung

a great variety of opinions — viele ganz unterschiedliche Ansichten

there is a great need for economic development — wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist dringend nötig

of no great importance — ziemlich unwichtig

at a great pace — in or mit schnellem Tempo

x is greater/not greater than 10 (Math) —

great good fortune with great good humour — großes Glück sehr gut gelaunt

in great detail — ganz ausführlich

with great care — mit großer Vorsicht

I'll take great care of it — ich werde sehr gut darauf aufpassen

to take a great interest in sth — sich sehr für etw interessieren

he did not live to a great age — er erreichte kein hohes Alter

with great difficulty — mit großen Schwierigkeiten

a player of great ability — ein sehr or ausgesprochen fähiger Spieler

to a great extent — in hohem Maße

it was great fun — es hat großen Spaß gemacht

a great many, a great number of — sehr viele

a great many people — sehr viele or eine Menge (inf) Leute

See:

→ also deal

2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc groß

his greatest work — sein Hauptwerk nt

to think great thoughts —

the great thing is to... — das Wichtigste ist zu...

great minds think alike — große Geister denken gleich

Alexander the Great — Alexander der Große

3)

(= strong, enthusiastic) he was a great friend of my father — er war mit meinem Vater sehr gut befreundet

he is a great admirer of British orchestras — er bewundert britische Orchester sehr

I'm a great lover of or a great one for cakes — ich esse für mein Leben gern Kuchen

she's a great one for punctuality — sie legt großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit

he's a great one for criticizing others — im Kritisieren anderer ist er (ganz) groß

to be a great believer in sth — sehr viel von etw halten

to be a great believer in doing sth — grundsätzlich dafür sein, etw zu tun

he was a great womanizer — er stellte ständig den Frauen nach

4) (inf: terrific) person, idea toll (inf), prima (inf)

I think she's great — ich finde sie toll (inf) or prima (inf)

this cookbook is great for desserts — in diesem Kochbuch findet man besonders gute Nachspeisen

this whisk is great for sauces — dieser Schneebesen eignet sich besonders gut für Soßen

to be great at football/at singing — ein großer Fußballspieler/Sänger sein

to be great on jazz — ein großer Jazzkenner sein

to feel great — sich toll or prima fühlen (inf)

my wife isn't feeling so great —

Great Scott or Heavens! (dated) — (ach du) großer Gott or lieber Himmel!

5) (= excellent, outstanding) ausgezeichnet, großartig

one of the great footballers of our generation — einer der großen Fußballspieler unserer Generation

2. interj (inf)
toll (inf), super (inf)
oh great (iro) — na wunderbar

if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch

3. adv

1) (inf

= well) she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte

everything's going great — alles läuft nach Plan

2)

great big (emph inf) — riesengroß

I want to give you a great big kiss —

a great big wedding — eine Hochzeit im großen Stil

he's a great big softie — er ist ein ganz großer Softie

4. n

1) pl

the great — die Großen pl

the great and the good — die Prominenz

2) usu pl (= person) Größe f

one of the all-time greats —

the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen

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great [ɡreıt]

A adj (adv → greatly)

1. groß, beträchtlich (auch Anzahl), (Nachfrage etc) stark:

of great popularity sehr beliebt;

a great many sehr viele, eine große Anzahl;

the great majority die große oder überwiegende Mehrheit;

in great detail in allen Einzelheiten

2. lang (Zeit):

a great while ago vor langer Zeit

3. hoch (Alter):

live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden

4. groß:

a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen

5. groß (Buchstabe):

a great Z

6. groß, Groß…:

Great Britain

7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)

8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:

the great attraction die Hauptattraktion

9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:

a great poet ein großer Dichter;

a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;

the Great Duke Beiname des Herzogs von Wellington (1769-1852);

Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große

10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:

the great world die vornehme Welt;

a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie

11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)

12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:

be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein

13. groß (in hohem Maße):

a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;

a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer

14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):

it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein

15. (nur präd) umg

a) groß, gut, sehr geschickt ( alle:

at, in in dat):

he is great at chess er spielt sehr gut Schach, er ist ein großer Schachspieler vor dem Herrn;

he’s great at drinking im Trinken ist er groß

b) interessiert (on für):

be great on sth sich für etwas begeistern

c) sehr bewandert (on in dat)

16. umg eifrig, begeistert (Leser etc)

17. umg großartig, herrlich, wunderbar, famos:

we had a great time wir haben uns großartig amüsiert, es war toll;

wouldn’t that be great? wäre das nicht herrlich?

18. (in Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen)

a) Groß…

b)( vor grand…) Ur…

B s

1. the great koll die Großen pl, die Prominenten pl

2. great and small Groß und Klein, die Großen pl und die Kleinen pl

C adv umg prima, bestens

gt abk great

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1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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adj.

bedeutend adj.

groß adj.

English-german dictionary > great
2 chess

ჭადრაკი

a chess piece ჭადრაკის ფიგურა

playing chess is his favorite pastime ჭადრაკის თამაშში უყვარს დროს გატარება

he spent his spare time playing chess თავისუფალ დროს ჭადრაკის თამაშში ატარებდა

do you know all the moves in chess? ყველა საჭადრაკო სვლა იცი?

chess tournament საჭადრაკო ტურნირი

I'm fond of playing chess ჭადრაკის თამაში მიყვარს

he derives great pleasure from playing chess ჭადრაკის თამაში დიდ სიამოვნებას ჰგვრის / ანიჭებს

chess player მოჭადრაკე

chess competition საჭადრაკო მატჩი

English-Georgian dictionary > chess
3 play

plei
1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jugar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jugar (a)

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar

2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up

play¹ n

1. obra de teatro

there's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad

2. juego

play is important for learning el juego es importante para aprender

play² vb

1. jugar

he is playing with his friends está jugando con sus amigos

she plays tennis and squash juega a tenis y a squash

2. tocar

he plays the trumpet toca la trompeta

play

tr[pleɪ]

noun

1 (recreation) juego

■ all work and no play mucho trabajo y nada de diversión

■ children at play niños jugando

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (action) juego; (match) partido; (move) jugada

■ rain has stopped play la lluvia ha interrumpido el juego

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)

4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego

5 (action, effect, interaction) juego

transitive verb

1 (game, sport) jugar a

■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol

■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover

■ Arsenal are playing Manchester tomorrow el Arsenal juega contra el Manchester mañana

■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

■ she plays the piano toca el piano

■ play us something on the guitar tócanos algo a la guitarra

noun

1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer

■ they played a dirty trick on me me jugaron una mala pasada

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (part) hacer el papel de, hacer de; (play) representar, dar

■ she plays the part of Juliet hace de Julieta

■ they're playing King Lear at the Royal representan el Rey Lear en el Royal

2 (record, song, tape) poner

3 (direct - light, water) dirigir

intransitive verb

1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar

■ he plays for England juega con la selección inglesa

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (cast) actuar, trabajar; (show) ser representado,-a

4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a

■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

6 (move) recorrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a play on words un juego de palabras

to be in play estar dentro de juego

to be out of play estar fuera de juego

to be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to come into play entrar en juego

to give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algo

to make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguien

to play by ear (music) tocar de oído

to play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-a

to play for time tratar de ganar tiempo

to play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesante

to play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguien

to play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisar

to play it cool hacer como si nada

to play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartas

to play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

to play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tonto

to play the game jugar limpio

to play truant hacer novillos, hacer campana

to play with an idea dar vueltas a una idea

to play with fire jugar con fuego

fair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucio

play ['pleɪ] vi

1) : jugar

to play with a doll: jugar con una muñeca

to play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea

2) fiddle, toy: jugar, juguetear

don't play with your food: no juegues con la comida

3) : tocar

to play in a band: tocar en un grupo

4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)

play vt

1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)

2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)

3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)

she plays the lead: hace el papel principal

play n

1) game, recreation: juego m

children at play: niños jugando

a play on words: un juego de palabras

2) action: juego m

the ball is in play: la pelota está en juego

to bring into play: poner en juego

3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)

4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

5) slack: juego m

there's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficiente

play

n.

• drama s.m.

• holgura s.f.

• huelgo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• obra dramática s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• recreo s.m. (A role)

v.

• desempeñar v. (An instrument)

v.

• tocar v. (To drum)

v.

• tañer v.

v.

• divertirse v.

• jugar v.

• juguetear v.

• representar v.

• reproducir (Electrónica) v.

• sonar v.

pleɪ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

[pleɪ]
1. N

1) (=recreation) juego m

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida f

neat play — una bonita jugada

a clever piece of play — una hábil jugada

play began at three o'clock — el partido empezó a las tres

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f
plays teatro msing
the plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
radio
4) (Tech etc) juego m

there's not enough play in the rope — la cuerda no da lo suficiente

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

5) (fig) (=interaction)

the play of light on the water — el rielar de la luz sobre el agua

the play of light and dark in this picture — el efecto de luz y sombra en este cuadro

the free play of market forces — la libre interacción de los mercados

the play of ideas in the film is fascinating — el abanico de ideas en la película es fascinante

6) (figurative phrases)

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

to make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

2. VT

1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputar

do you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?

what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

they played him in goal — lo pusieron en la portería

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

to play a game of cards (with sb) — echar una partida de cartas (con algn)

the children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

- play the field

- play the game

2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contra

I played him twice — jugué contra él dos veces

last time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

I'll play you for the drinks — quien pierde paga

3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

- play one's cards right or well

- he played his ace

- play ball

4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar en

what part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?

when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"

when I played Hamlet — cuando hice el papel de Hamlet

we shall be playing the West End — pondremos la obra en el West End

when we last played Blackpool — cuando actuamos la última vez en Blackpool

let's play it for laughs — hagámoslo de manera burlesca

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

- play it cool

- play it safe
book 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)
5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocar

to play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

I can't play a note — no tengo ni idea de música

6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigir

to play hoses on a fire — dirigir mangueras sobre un incendio

to play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector

3. VI

1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetear

to go out to play — salir a jugar

to play with a stick — juguetear con un palo

to play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea

to play with one's food — comiscar

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

he's got money to play with — tiene dinero de sobra

how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?

he's just playing with you — se está burlando de ti

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugar

play! — ¡listo!

who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?

are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?

I've not played for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no juego

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

they're playing at soldiers — están jugando a (los) soldados

he's just playing at it — lo hace para pasar el tiempo nada más

the little girl plays at being a woman — la niña juega a ser mujer

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for money — jugar por dinero

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

- play for time

- play into sb's hands

- play to one's strengths

3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonar

do you play? — ¿sabes tocar?

a record was playing in the background — de fondo sonaba un disco

when the organ plays — cuando suena el órgano

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuar

to play in a film — trabajar en una película

we have played all over the South — hemos representado en todas partes del Sur

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

- play hard to get

- play dead
gallery
5) (=move about, form patterns) correr

the sun was playing on the water — rielaba el sol sobre el agua

a smile played on his lips — una sonrisa le bailaba en los labios

6) [fountain] correr, funcionar

4.

CPD

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play in

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play over

- play up

- play upon

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[pleɪ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

English-spanish dictionary > play
4 play

1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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play

[pleɪ]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

10.

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen

to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen

3. actor spielen

‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘

to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen

to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen

Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft

4. (musician) spielen; instrument ertönen

5. (move)

the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassade

we watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser

she could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern

a smile \played across [or on] [or over] his lips ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

6. (gamble) spielen

to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen

to \play for money um Geld spielen

7. ( fam: be received)

how will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?

8. usu neg (cooperate) mitmachen

9. + adj (pretend)

to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen

10.

▶ to \play fast and loose with sb/sth mit jdm/bei etw dat ein falsches Spiel spielen

▶ to not be \playing with a full deck AM ( fam) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fam

▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej

▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten

▶ to \play safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \play sth game etw spielen; position

Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger

to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen

2. (compete against)

▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielen

James will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten

3. (strike)

▪ to \play the ball den Ball spielen; (execute)

to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßen

to \play a stroke schlagen

4. (adopt)

to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen

to \play an important part in sth bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen

5. (act)

▪ to \play sb/sth jdn/etw spielen; ( fig)

don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig

to \play the fool [or clown] herumalbern, rumspinnen pej fam, sich akk zum Narren machen

6. (function as)

to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein

to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten

7. (perform)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!

to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen

to \play it by ear ( fig fam) improvisieren

to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben

8. (perform on)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

to \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen

9. (perform at)

to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen

10. (listen to)

▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen

to \play the radio Radio hören

must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?

to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam

11. (watch)

to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen; (insert) eine Videokassette einlegen

12. (broadcast)

they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik

13. (gamble)

to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten

to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen

to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren

14. (perpetrate)

to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen

he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl

15. (direct)

▪ to \play sth on [or onto] [or over] sth etw auf etw akk richten

the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifen

16. CARDS (show)

to \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen

to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen

17. angler

to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)

18. (treat)

▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln

19.

▶ to \play ball [with sb] ( fam) [mit jdm] mitziehen [o mitspielen]

▶ to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest ( fam) seine Karten nicht offenlegen fig

▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren

▶ to \play it cool ( fam) den Unbeteiligten spielen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sth BRIT (money) etw verprassen; (plans) etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sb BRIT jdn schlecht behandeln

▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehen

▶ to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to \play the field ( fam) sich akk umsehen

the firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen

▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam

▶ to \play the game BRIT sich akk an die [Spiel]regeln halten

▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam

▶ to \play hard to get ( fam) sich akk unnahbar zeigen, einen auf unnahbar machen usu pej sl

▶ to \play hardball esp AM ( fam) andere Saiten aufziehen fig

▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play [merry] hell with sth ( fam) etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play hook[e]y esp AM, AUS ( fam) blaumachen fam, schwänzen fam

▶ to \play a [or one's] hunch aus dem [hohlen] Bauch heraus agieren sl, seiner Nase folgen

▶ to \play possum (sleeping) sich akk schlafend stellen; (ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen

▶ to \play it safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play silly buggers BRIT (sl) sich akk wie ein Idiot aufführen

▶ to \play truant [from school] BRIT schwänzen fam

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[pleɪ]
1. n

1) (= amusement, gambling) Spiel nt

to be at play — beim Spielen sein

to do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen

play on words — Wortspiel nt

children at play —

children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren

2) (SPORT) Spiel nt

to abandon play — das Spiel abbrechen

because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden

in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug

there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen

to be in play/out of play (ball) — im Spiel/im Aus sein

to kick the ball out of play — den Ball aus or ins Aus schießen

3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt

1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel

4) (THEAT) (Theater)stück nt; (RAD) Hörspiel nt; (TV) Fernsehspiel nt

the plays of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Dramen

5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt

6)

(fig phrases) to come into play — ins Spiel kommen

to give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen

the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie

to bring or call sth into play — etw aufbieten or einsetzen

the play of opposing forces — das Widerspiel der Kräfte

the free play of market forces — das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte

to make great play of sth (Brit) — viel Aufhebens von etw machen

to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun

to make a play for sb — sich um jdn bemühen

to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben

2. vt

1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzen

to play sb (at a game) — gegen jdn (ein Spiel) spielen

to play ball (with sb) — (mit jdm) mitspielen

to play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen

to play the company game — sich in der Firma profilieren wollen

they're all playing the game — die machen doch alle mit

See:

→ card

2) (THEAT fig) part spielen; (= perform in) town spielen in (+dat)

to play it safe — auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)

to play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen

to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln

he was playing the jealous lover — er spielte den eifersüchtigen Liebhaber

See:

→ cool

3) instrument, record, tune spielen

to play the piano — Klavier spielen

to play sth through/over — etw durchspielen

4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten

5) (FISHING) drillen

3. vi

1) (esp child) spielen

to go out to play —

run away and play! — geh spielen!

can Johnny come out to play? — darf Johnny zum Spielen rauskommen?

he wouldn't play (fig inf) — er wollte nicht mitspielen (inf)

2) (SPORT at game = gamble) spielen

England plays against Scotland next week — England spielt nächste Woche gegen Schottland

he plays for Celtic — er spielt für Celtic

to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen

to play at being a fireman — Feuerwehrmann spielen

he was playing at being angry — seine Wut war gespielt

play! — Anspiel!

to play in defence — in der Abwehr spielen

to play in goal — im Tor stehen

he's just playing at it — er tut nur so

what are you playing at? (inf) — was soll (denn) das? (inf)

to play for money — um Geld spielen

to play for time (fig) — Zeit gewinnen wollen

to play into sb's hands (fig) — jdm in die Hände spielen

to play to one's strengths — seine Stärken ausspielen

3) (MUS) spielen

to play to sb — jdm vorspielen

4) (= move about, form patterns) (sun, light, water) spielen; (fountain) tanzen

a smile played on his lips — ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet

the searchlights played over the roofs — die Suchscheinwerfer strichen über die Dächer

5) (THEAT) (= act) spielen; (= be performed) gespielt werden

6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassen

the pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht

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play [pleı]

A s

1. (Glücks-, Wett-, Unterhaltungs) Spiel n ( auch SPORT)

2. Spiel(en) n:

children at play spielende Kinder;

watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;

be at play

a) spielen,

b) Kartenspiel: am Ausspielen sein,

c) Schach: am Zug sein;

it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;

in (out of) play SPORT (noch) im Spiel (im Aus) (Ball);

keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;

the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;

hold in play fig beschäftigen;

have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben

3. Spiel(weise) n(f):

that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);

fair play faires Spiel, a. fig Fairness f, Fairplay n, Anständigkeit f; → foul play

4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:

a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel

5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m

6. Scherz m, Spaß m:

in play im Scherz

7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück n

b) Vorstellung f:

go to a play ins Theater gehen;

(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant

8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m

9. (Liebes) Spiel(e) n(pl), (erotisches) Spiel

10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):

play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel

11. (flinke) Handhabung (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → swordplay

12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:

bring ( oder put) into play

a) in Gang bringen,

b) ins Spiel oder zur Anwendung bringen, all seine Routine etc aufbieten;

come into play ins Spiel kommen;

make play

a) Wirkung haben,

b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;

make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;

make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;

in full play in vollem Gange;

lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie

13. a) TECH Spiel n:

give the rope some play das Seil locker lassen

b) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:

full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;

allow ( oder give) full ( oder free) play to einer Sache, seiner Fantasie etc freien Lauf lassen

14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:

make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)

15. US sl

a) Beachtung f

b) Publizität f, Propaganda f

B v/i

1. a) spielen ( auch MUS, SPORT, THEAT und fig)( for um Geld etc)

b) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):

play at Ball, Karten etc spielen; fig sich nur so nebenbei mit etwas beschäftigen;

play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;

play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;

play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;

play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;

play to win auf Sieg spielen;

what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;

play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;

play with spielen mit (a. fig einem Gedanken, jemandes Gefühlen etc; a. engS. herumfingern an);

play up to jemandem schöntun, sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln;

play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair¹ B 4, false B, gallery 3 a

2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielen

b) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:

white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge

3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsieren

b) Unsinn treiben

c) scherzen

4. a) sich tummeln

b) flattern, gaukeln

c) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)

d) schillern (Farbe)

e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)

5. a) schießen

b) spritzen

c) strahlen, streichen:

play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)

6. TECH

a) Spiel (-raum) haben

b) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)

7. be playing well SPORT gut bespielbar sein (Platz)

C v/t

1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:

play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;

play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;

play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;

play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;

play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;

play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;

play it low down sl ein gemeines Spiel treiben (on mit jemandem);

play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;

played out fig

a) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,

b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),

c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. SPORT

a) antreten oder spielen gegen:

play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielen

b) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmen

3. a) eine Karte ausspielen (auch fig)

b) eine Schachfigur ziehen

4. spielen oder Vorstellungen geben in (dat):

play the larger cities

5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):

play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;

play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen

6. FUSSB the ball played him das war angeschossene Hand

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1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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(theatre) n.

Stück -e n.

Theaterstück n. n.

Schauspiel n.

Spiel -e (mechanisch) n.

Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.

Karten spielen ausdr. v.

spielen v.

English-german dictionary > play
5 game

I 1. [geɪm]
nome

1) (activity) gioco m.

to play a game — fare un gioco

to play the game — fig. stare al gioco

don't play games with me! — (tell me the truth) non mi raccontare storie! (don't try to be smart) non cercare di fare il furbo!

2) (match) (of chess, cards, football etc.) partita f.

let's have a game of cowboys — giochiamo ai cowboy?

3) (part of match) (in tennis) gioco m.; (in bridge) manche f.

we're two games all — siamo a due giochi pari

game to Hadman — gioco a Hadman

game, set and match — gioco, set e incontro

4) (skill at playing) gioco m.

she plays a great game of chess — gioca bene a scacchi

5) colloq. (trick, scheme) gioco m., trucco m.

what's your game? — a che gioco stai giocando?

so that's his game! — così è questo il suo giochetto!

6) colloq. spreg. o scherz. (occupation)

the insurance game — il giro o mondo delle assicurazioni

I've been in this game 10 years — sono nel giro da 10 anni

he's new to this game — è nuovo del giro

7) venat. gastr. cacciagione f., selvaggina f.
2.
nome plurale games

1) BE scol. educazione f.sing. fisica, ginnastica f.sing.

2) (anche Games) (sporting event) giochi m.
3.
modificatore

1) [pâté, dish, stew] di selvaggina

2) games BE [teacher, lesson] di educazione fisica

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that's the name of the game — è quello che conta

the game's up — la partita è persa, non c'è più niente da fare

to beat sb. at his, their own game — battere qcn. con le sue stesse armi

to be on the game — BE colloq. fare la vita

to give the game away — tradirsi

two can play at that game — chi la fa l'aspetti
II [geɪm]
aggettivo

1) (willing to try) ardito, risoluto

he's game for anything — è pronto a tutto

she's always game for a laugh — è sempre pronta a ridere

OK, I'm game — d'accordo, ci sto

2) (plucky) coraggioso

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[ɡeim] 1. noun
1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) gioco

2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) gioco

3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) partita

4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) cacciagione; selvaggina
2. adjective
(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) coraggioso

- gamely
- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up
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I 1. [geɪm]
nome

1) (activity) gioco m.

to play a game — fare un gioco

to play the game — fig. stare al gioco

don't play games with me! — (tell me the truth) non mi raccontare storie! (don't try to be smart) non cercare di fare il furbo!

2) (match) (of chess, cards, football etc.) partita f.

let's have a game of cowboys — giochiamo ai cowboy?

3) (part of match) (in tennis) gioco m.; (in bridge) manche f.

we're two games all — siamo a due giochi pari

game to Hadman — gioco a Hadman

game, set and match — gioco, set e incontro

4) (skill at playing) gioco m.

she plays a great game of chess — gioca bene a scacchi

5) colloq. (trick, scheme) gioco m., trucco m.

what's your game? — a che gioco stai giocando?

so that's his game! — così è questo il suo giochetto!

6) colloq. spreg. o scherz. (occupation)

the insurance game — il giro o mondo delle assicurazioni

I've been in this game 10 years — sono nel giro da 10 anni

he's new to this game — è nuovo del giro

7) venat. gastr. cacciagione f., selvaggina f.
2.
nome plurale games

1) BE scol. educazione f.sing. fisica, ginnastica f.sing.

2) (anche Games) (sporting event) giochi m.
3.
modificatore

1) [pâté, dish, stew] di selvaggina

2) games BE [teacher, lesson] di educazione fisica

••

that's the name of the game — è quello che conta

the game's up — la partita è persa, non c'è più niente da fare

to beat sb. at his, their own game — battere qcn. con le sue stesse armi

to be on the game — BE colloq. fare la vita

to give the game away — tradirsi

two can play at that game — chi la fa l'aspetti
II [geɪm]
aggettivo

1) (willing to try) ardito, risoluto

he's game for anything — è pronto a tutto

she's always game for a laugh — è sempre pronta a ridere

OK, I'm game — d'accordo, ci sto

2) (plucky) coraggioso

English-Italian dictionary > game
6 pieza

f.

1 piece (pedazo, parte).

una pieza de ajedrez a chess piece

una pieza de fruta a piece of fruit

un dos piezas a two-piece suit

dejar/quedarse de una pieza to leave/be thunderstruck

pieza de coleccionista collector's item

pieza de museo museum piece, exhibit

pieza de recambio o repuesto spare o replacement part, extra (United States)

2 catch.

3 room.

4 play (obra) (dramática).

5 track.

6 kill, animal killed.

7 chip, piece.

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pieza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) piece; (de un aparato) part

2 MÚSICA piece, piece of music

3 TEATRO play

4 (de un juego de tablero) piece

5 (en caza) piece

6 (habitación) room

7 (de tela) roll; (remiendo) patch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar de una pieza to dumbfound

quedarse de una pieza to be dumbfounded

pieza de recambio spare part

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noun f.

1) piece

2) component, part

•

- pieza de recambio
- pieza de repuesto
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1. SF

1) (=componente)

a) [de rompecabezas, colección] piece

una vajilla de 60 piezas — a 60-piece dinner service

un traje de baño de dos piezas — a two-piece swimsuit

poco a poco fueron encajando todas las piezas del misterio — little by little all the pieces of the mystery fell into place

b) [de una exposición] exhibit

la colección expuesta consta de 30 piezas — the collection on display includes 30 exhibits

una exposición de piezas de cerámica/orfebrería — an exhibition of ceramics/silverware

c) [de mecanismo, motor] part, component

las piezas del motor — the engine parts o components

d)

de una pieza: el capó estaba construido de una pieza — the bonnet was made in one piece

un bañador de una pieza — a one-piece swimsuit

un caballero de una pieza — an upright gentleman

me dejas de una pieza con lo que me acabas de contar — I'm astonished at what you've just told me

me quedé de una pieza — I was totally dumbstruck o gobsmacked *

- ser de una sola pieza

pieza arqueológica — artefact

pieza clave — (lit) essential part; (fig) key element

pieza de convicción — (Jur) piece of evidence

pieza de museo — museum piece

pieza de oro — (=moneda) gold coin, gold piece; (=objeto) gold object

pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto — spare (part), extra (EEUU)

2) (=ejemplar)

a) [de carne, fruta] piece

dos piezas de fruta — two pieces of fruit

vender algo por piezas — to sell sth by the piece

solo vendemos la carne por piezas enteras — we only sell meat in whole cuts

vendemos el queso por piezas — we sell individual cheeses

b) (Arte) example

una pieza única del Románico — a unique example of the Romanesque

c) (tb: pieza de caza) specimen

se cobró dos buenas piezas — he shot two fine specimens

3) (Ajedrez) piece

4) (Cos) (=remiendo) patch; (=rollo de tela) roll

5) esp LAm (=habitación) room

pieza amueblada — furnished room

pieza de recibo — reception room

6) (=obra) (Mús) piece, composition; (Literat) work; (Teat) play

pieza corta — (Mús) short piece; (Teat) playlet

pieza literaria — literary work

pieza musical — piece of music, musical piece

pieza oratoria — speech

7) (Mil)

pieza de artillería — artillery piece

8) (Odontología) tooth

pieza bucal, pieza dental, pieza dentaria — tooth

9) * (=persona)

¡buena pieza estás tú hecho! — you're a fine one!

- ser una pieza para algo

- ser mucha pieza para algn

2.

SMF ** (=camello) pusher *

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femenino

1)

a) (elemento, parte) piece

un bañador de dos piezas — a two-piece bathing suit

la pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I

b) (Tec) part

las piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components

dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless

quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded

ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die

c) ( en ajedrez) piece; (unidad, objeto) piece

ser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)

- pieza de convicción

- pieza dentaria

- pieza de recambio or de repuesto

2) ( en caza) piece, specimen

3) ( de tela) roll

4) (Mús, Teatr) piece

¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?

5) (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom; ( en hotel) room

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= part, building block, workpiece.

Nota: Trozo de materia sobre el que se trabaja.

Ex. Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.

Ex. This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

Ex. This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.

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* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* pieza de carne = cut of meat.

* pieza de recambio = spare part, repair part.

* pieza de repuesto = part, spare part, repair part.

* pieza eléctrica = electrical part.

* pieza estrella = showpiece.

* pieza mecánica = mechanical part.

* pieza musical = piece of music, item, a piece of + music.

* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

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femenino

1)

a) (elemento, parte) piece

un bañador de dos piezas — a two-piece bathing suit

la pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I

b) (Tec) part

las piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components

dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless

quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded

ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die

c) ( en ajedrez) piece; (unidad, objeto) piece

ser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)

- pieza de convicción

- pieza dentaria

- pieza de recambio or de repuesto

2) ( en caza) piece, specimen

3) ( de tela) roll

4) (Mús, Teatr) piece

¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?

5) (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom; ( en hotel) room

* * *

= part, building block, workpiece.

Nota: Trozo de materia sobre el que se trabaja.

Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.

Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.

Ex: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* pieza de carne = cut of meat.

* pieza de recambio = spare part, repair part.

* pieza de repuesto = part, spare part, repair part.

* pieza eléctrica = electrical part.

* pieza estrella = showpiece.

* pieza mecánica = mechanical part.

* pieza musical = piece of music, item, a piece of + music.

* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

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pieza

feminine

A

1 (elemento, parte) piece

una cubertería de 24 piezas a 24-piece cutlery set

una pieza del rompecabezas a piece of the jigsaw puzzle

la pieza clave de su política the key element o feature of their policy

un bañador de dos piezas a two-piece bathing suit

ver tb dos¹ (↑ dos (1))

2 ( Tec) part

las piezas de un reloj/motor/televisor watch/engine/television parts o components

de una (sola) pieza ( fam); dumbstruck, flabbergasted ( colloq)

al verlo se quedó de una (sola) pieza she was (absolutely) flabbergasted o dumbfounded o dumbstruck when she saw him

me lo dijo de una manera que me dejó de una (sola) pieza he said it so rudely that I was left speechless o I was struck dumb o I was completely taken aback

ser de una sola pieza ( AmL); to be as straight as a die, be an upright citizen

ser mucha pieza ( Méx fam); to be very good

Luis es (mucha) pieza para el ajedrez Luis is really good at chess o ( colloq) a pretty nifty chess player

no trates de competir con él, es mucha pieza para ti don't try and compete with him, he's more than a match for you o he's in a different class to o from you o he's out of your league ( colloq)

3 (en ajedrez) piece

4 (unidad, objeto) piece

una pieza de museo a museum piece o exhibit

la colección se compone de 30 piezas the collection is made up of 30 pieces

una pieza arqueológica an archaeological piece

una pieza única a unique piece

venden las manzanas por piezas you can buy apples individually

ser una pieza de museo ( fam); to be a museum piece ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pieza de autos

(papeles) documentary evidence; (objeto) item entered in evidence

● pieza de convicción

piece of evidence

● pieza dentaria

tooth

● pieza de recambio or de repuesto

spare part

B (en caza) piece, specimen

el total de piezas cobradas the total bag

C (de tela) roll

era el final de la pieza it was a remnant o an endpiece o the end of the roll

D ( Mús, Teatr) piece

¿me permite esta pieza? ( ant); may I have the pleasure of this dance?

E ( esp AmL) (dormitorio) bedroom; (en un hotel) room

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pieza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (elemento, parte) piece

b) (de motor, reloj) part;

pieza de recambio or de repuesto spare part;
◊ quedarse de una pieza to be dumbfounded;

ser de una sola pieza (AmL) to be as straight as a die
c) ( en ajedrez) piece;

(unidad, objeto) piece;
◊ ser una pieza de museo (fam) to be a museum piece

d) ( en caza) piece, specimen

2 (Mús, Teatr) piece
3 (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom;
( en hotel) room
pieza sustantivo femenino
1 piece, part
una pieza de repuesto, a spare part
2 Teat Mús piece
3 (en una casa) room
♦ Locuciones: dejar de una pieza, to leave speechless
' pieza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- adelgazar
- componente
- contraste
- desajustar
- desconchada
- desconchado
- desencajar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desencajarse
- ensayar
- habitación
- holgura
- macho
- mira
- obús
- plato
- reemplazar
- romper
- salirse
- tope
- torre
- adaptar
- adelantar
- alojado
- brazalete
- cambiar
- cerámica
- cónico
- correr
- cubierto
- cuña
- desmontable
- desmontar
- encajar
- enganche
- falla
- forjar
- interpretar
- moneda
- mover
- pan
- parte
- practicar
- que
- refacción
- repuesto
- salir
- tocar
English:
casting
- component
- cut
- kill
- lavatory
- man
- office
- part
- piece
- play
- replace
- replacement
- replacement part
- roll
- room
- spare
- bed
- cast
- collector
- each
- individual
- item
- moving
- panel
- peg
- track

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pieza nf

1. [unidad] piece;

una pieza de ajedrez a chesspiece;

una pieza de fruta a piece of fruit;

una pieza dental a tooth;

una vajilla de cien piezas a hundred-piece dinner service;

una pieza de coleccionista a collector's item;

piezas de artillería guns, artillery;

construyó el televisor pieza a pieza he put the television together piece by piece;

Comp
Fam
dejar/quedarse de una pieza to leave/be thunderstruck;

Comp
Am Fam
es de una pieza she's a really decent person

Comp
pieza arqueológica archaeological piece; Fig pieza clave linchpin;
pieza de coleccionista collector's item;

pieza de museo museum piece, exhibit;
Fig
esta máquina de escribir es una pieza de museo this typewriter's a museum piece

2. [de mecanismo] part

Comp
pieza de recambio spare part, US extra;
pieza de repuesto spare part, US extra

3. [de pesca] catch;
[de caza] kill
4. Irónico [persona]
ser una (buena) pieza to be a fine one o Br a right one;

¡menuda pieza está hecha Susana! Susana's a fine one o right one!

5. [parche] patch

6. [obra dramática] play

7. [habitación] room

8. Mús piece

9. Der pieza de convicción piece of evidence [used by the prosecution]

10. [rollo de tela] roll

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pieza

f

1 de un conjunto, MÚS piece; de aparato part;

de dos/tres piezas two-piece/three-piece

2 TEA play

3 ( habitación) room

4 fam

:

quedarse de una pieza be amazed

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pieza nf

1) elemento: piece, part, component

vestido de dos piezas: two-piece dress

pieza de recambio: spare part

pieza clave: key element

2) : piece (in chess)

3) obra: piece, work

pieza de teatro: play

4) : room, bedroom

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pieza n

1. (en general) piece

falta una pieza del puzzle there's a piece of the jigsaw missing

un traje de dos piezas a two piece suit

2. (de un mecanismo) part

piezas de recambio spare parts

Spanish-English dictionary > pieza
7 man

1. noun
, pl. men

1) no art., no pl. (human being, person) Mensch, der; (the human race) der Mensch

man is a political animal — der Mensch ist ein politisches Wesen

what can a man do? — was kann man tun?

every man for himself — rette sich, wer kann

any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...

no man — niemand

[all] to a man — allesamt

the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße

the rights of man — die Menschenrechte

2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, der

every man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle

the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas

make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen

a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann

men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der

be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...

something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht

be one's own man — seine eigenen Vorstellungen haben

men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die

‘Men’ — "Herren"

my [good] man — mein Guter

3) (husband) Mann, der

be man and wife — verheiratet sein

4) (Chess) Figur, die; (Draughts) Stein, der

5) (coll.): (as int. of surprise or impatience, as mode of address) Mensch! (salopp)

6) (type of man) Mann, der; Typ, der

a man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat

7) (manservant) Diener, der
2. transitive verb,
- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]

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[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) der Mann

2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) der Mensch

3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) der Mann

4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) Mensch!

5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) der Soldat

6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) die Figur
2. verb
(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemannen

- academic.ru/114908/-man">-man
- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man
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man

[mæn]

I. n

<pl men>

1. (male adult) Mann m

\man's bicycle Herrenfahrrad nt

men's clothing Herrenkleidung f

men's shoes/gloves Herrenschuhe/-handschuhe pl

the men in white coats die Wärter einer psychiatrischen Anstalt

the men's [room] die Herrentoilette, SCHWEIZ a. Männer-WC nt fam

the men in [grey] suits die so genannten Herren im grauen Anzug (gesichtslose, aber einflussreiche Geschäftsleute)

a \man-to- \man talk ein Gespräch nt unter Männern

a \man's voice eine Männerstimme [o männliche Stimme]

dirty old \man ( pej fam) alter Lustmolch pej, alte Drecksau pej sl

to be a \man's \man sich nur in männlicher Gesellschaft wohl fühlen

\man to \man von Mann zu Mann

to talk [as] \man to \man offen [o ein offenes Wort] miteinander reden

2. (brave person) Mann m

be [or act like] a \man! sei ein Mann!

she's more of a \man than anyone of them sie hat mehr Mumm in den Knochen als sie alle fam

to be \man enough [to do sth] Manns genug sein[, etw zu tun]

to be only half a \man nur ein halber Mann sein

to make a \man [out] of sb einen Mann aus jdm machen

sth separates [or sorts out] the men from the boys ( fam) an etw dat zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl

to take sth like a \man etw wie ein [richtiger] Mann ertragen

3. (person) Mensch m

all men are equal alle Menschen sind gleich

\man overboard! Mann über Bord!

our \man in Washington unser Mann in Washington

a \man could do a lot with 20,000 euros mit 20.000 Euro könnte man viel anfangen

every \man, woman, and child ausnahmslos jeder, alle

to be sb's right-hand \man jds rechte Hand sein

every \man for himself jeder für sich akk

to be one's own \man sein eigener Herr sein

as one \man wie ein Mann

as one \man, the delegates made for the exit geschlossen gingen die Delegierten hinaus

to a [or the last] \man bis auf den letzten Mann

to a \man, we were enthusiastic about the idea wir waren allesamt begeistert von der Idee

4. no pl, no art (mankind) der Mensch, die Menschheit

this is one of the most dangerous substances known to \man das ist eine der gefährlichsten Substanzen, die bisher bekannt sind

the dog is \man's best friend der Hund ist des Menschen bester Freund

Heidelberg \man der Heidelbergmensch

the rights of \man die Menschenrechte

5. (particular type)

he is a \man of his word er ist jemand, der zu seinem Wort steht, er steht zu seinem Wort

he's not a \man to... er ist nicht der Mensch [o Typ], der...

she's the right/wrong \man for the job sie ist die Richtige/Falsche für diesen Job

if you're looking for an expert he's your \man wenn Sie einen Fachmann suchen, ist er genau der Richtige [für Sie]

you've come to the right \man da sind Sie bei mir richtig

he's not a drinking \man er ist kein großer Trinker

I'm not a gambling \man ich mache mir nichts aus Glücksspielen

Ian is an Oxford \man (is from) Ian kommt aus Oxford; (attended university) Ian hat in Oxford studiert

he's a loyal Labour \man er ist ein treuer Anhänger der Labour-Partei

Billy is a \man about town Billy weiß immer, was in der Stadt so los ist

to be a \man of action ein Mann der Tat sein

a \man of the cloth ein Mann m Gottes

a \man Friday ein treuer Helfer

to be a family \man ein Familienmensch m sein

a \man of God ( form: a clergyman) ein Mann m Gottes; (a saint) ein Heiliger

the \man of the house der Herr des Hauses

to be a ladies' \man ein Charmeur m [o Frauenheld m] sein

a \man of letters writer ein Schriftsteller m [o Literat m]; scholar ein Gelehrter m

the \man of the match BRIT SPORT der Held des Tages

to be \man of the moment der richtige Mann am richtigen Ort sein

the \man in the moon der Mann im Mond

the \man on the Clapham omnibus BRIT der Durchschnittsbürger

to be a \man of the people ein Mann m des Volkes sein

to be a \man of straw ein Hochstapler m sein

the \man in the street der kleine Mann

to be a \man of the world ein Mann m von Welt sein

the inner \man das Innere

the odd \man out der Außenseiter

he is the odd \man out of the three because... er ist der Außenseiter unter den dreien, weil...

6. (soldier, worker)

▪ men pl Männer pl, Leute pl

the expedition was made up of 100 officers and men die Expedition bestand aus 100 Offizieren und einfachen Soldaten

7. ( fam: form of address) Mann m fam, Mensch m fam

give me that, \man! gib das her, Mann! fam

my good \man! mein lieber Mann! fam

hey, old \man! he, alter Junge! fam

8. ( old: servant) Diener m

9. ( fam: husband) Mann m; (boyfriend) Freund m, Typ m sl

to live as \man and wife wie Mann und Frau zusammenleben

10. (in board games) [Spiel]figur f; (in draughts) [Spiel]stein m

11. no pl AM (sl)

▪ the \man (the boss) der Boss fam; (white people) die Weißen pl; (the police) die Bullen pl pej fam

12.

▶ \man's best friend der beste Freund des Menschen

▶ \man and boy ( dated) das ganze Leben lang, von Kindesbeinen an

▶ you can't keep a good \man down ( prov) er/sie lässt sich nicht unterkriegen

▶ \man proposes, God disposes ( prov) der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt prov

II. interj ( fam: to emphasize) Mensch fam, Mann fam; (in enthusiasm) Mann fam, Manometer fam; (in anger) Mann fam; (complaining) Menno Kindersprache, na geh' ÖSTERR Kindersprache

\man, we had a good time! Mann, haben wir uns amüsiert! fam

III. vt

<- nn->

1. (be present)

\man the pumps! alle Mann an die Pumpen!

to \man the barricades/a fortress die Barrikaden/eine Festung besetzen

to \man a gun/phone ein Geschütz/Telefon bedienen

2. (staff)

to \man a fortress/a picket eine Stellung/einen Streikposten besetzen

to \man a ship ein Schiff bemannen

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[mn]
1. n pl men

1) (= adult male) Mann m

be a man! — sei ein Mann!

to make a man out of sb — einen Mann aus jdm machen

this incident made a man out of him — dieses Ereignis hat ihn zum Mann gemacht

we'll never make a man out of him — aus ihm wird nie ein Mann

he's only half a man — er ist kein richtiger Mann

I'm only half a man without you — ohne dich bin ich nur ein halber Mensch

he took it like a man — er hat es wie ein Mann or mannhaft ertragen

that's just like a man — das ist typisch Mann (inf)

her man (inf) — ihr Mann

man and boy — von Kindheit/Jugend an

they are man and wife — sie sind Mann und Frau

the man in the street — der Mann auf der Straße, der kleine Mann

the man on the Clapham omnibus (Brit) — der Mann auf der Straße

man of God — Mann m Gottes

man of property — vermögender Mann

you're a man about town, you know where... (Brit) — du kennst dich aus, du weißt, wo...

he used to be something of a man about town (Brit) — er hatte früher ein reges gesellschaftliches Leben

a suit for the man about town (Brit) — ein Anzug für den feinen Herrn

a man of the world — ein Mann m von Welt

as one man to another —

well done, that man! — gut gemacht, alter Junge! (inf)

to be man enough (to do sth) — Manns genug sein(, etw zu tun)

man's bicycle/jacket — Herrenfahrrad nt/-jacke

old man (dated) — alter Junge (dated) or Knabe (dated)

See:

→ good

2) (= human race also Man) der Mensch, die Menschen

that's no use or good to man or beast — das nützt niemandem etwas

3) (= person) man

no man — keiner, niemand

any man — jeder

any man who believes that... — wer das glaubt,...

sometimes a man needs a change (inf) — manchmal braucht man einfach etwas Abwechslung

that man! — dieser Mensch!

that man Jones —

our man in Beirut — unser Mann in Beirut

the strong man of the government — der starke Mann (in) der Regierung

as one man — geschlossen, wie ein Mann

they are communists to a man — sie sind allesamt Kommunisten

4)

(= type) the right/wrong man — der Richtige/Falsche

you've come to the right man — da sind or liegen (inf) Sie bei mir richtig

then I am your man — dann bin ich genau der Richtige (für Sie)

he's not the man for the job — er ist nicht der Richtige für diese Aufgabe

he's not the man to make a mistake like that — so etwas würde ihm bestimmt nicht passieren

he's not a man to... — er ist nicht der Typ, der...

he's not a man to meddle with — mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

he is a Cambridge man — er hat in Cambridge studiert

family man — Familienvater m

it's got to be a local man — es muss jemand von hier or aus dieser Gegend sein

I'm not a drinking man — ich bin kein großer Trinker

I'm a whisky man myself — ich bin mehr für Whisky

he's a leg/tit man (inf) — er steht bei Frauen vor allem auf Beine/Titten (inf)

I'm not a football man — ich mache mir nicht viel aus Fußball

he's a man's man — er bevorzugt Männergesellschaft

5) (inf interj) Mensch (inf), Mann (inf)

you can't do that, man — Mensch or Mann, das kannst du doch nicht machen!

fantastic, man! see you, man! — klasse, Mann! (inf) bis später

are you coming with us, man? — du, kommst du noch mit?

6) (= employee, soldier etc) Mann m; (= servant) Bedienstete(r) m

she has a man to do the garden — sie hat jemanden, der den Garten macht

officers and men — Offiziere und Mannschaften

follow me, men! — mir nach, Leute!

7) (CHESS) Figur f; (in draughts) Stein m

2. vt
ship bemannen; fortress, barricades, checkpoint besetzen; power station, pump, gun, telephone etc bedienen; pickets bewachen
the ship is manned by a crew of 30 — das Schiff hat 30 Mann Besatzung

a fully manned ship —

he left 10 soldiers behind to man the fortress man the guns/pumps! — er ließ 10 Soldaten als Besatzung für die Festung zurück an die Geschütze/Pumpen!

the captain gave the signal to man the guns — der Kapitän gab das Zeichen zur Besetzung der Geschütze

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man [mæn]

A pl men [men] s

1. Mensch m

2. oft Man koll der Mensch, die Menschen pl, die Menschheit:

the rights of man die Menschenrechte;

the history of man die Menschheitsgeschichte

3. Mann m:

is your doctor a man or a woman? haben Sie einen Arzt od eine Ärztin?;

man about town Lebemann;

the man in (US a. on) the street der Mann auf der Straße, der Durchschnittsbürger, der gewöhnliche Sterbliche;

man of all work

a) Faktotum n,

b) Allerweltskerl m;

man of God Diener m Gottes;

man of hono(u)r Ehrenmann;

man of straw fig Strohmann;

man of the world

a) Mann von Welt,

b) Mann mit (sexueller) Erfahrung;

Man of Sorrows REL Schmerzensmann (Christus);

he is a man of his word er steht zu seinem Wort;

he is an Oxford man er hat in Oxford studiert;

I have known him man and boy ich kenne ihn schon von Jugend auf;

be one’s own man sein eigener Herr sein;

he spoke to him as one man to another er sprach mit ihm von Mann zu Mann;

the man Smith (besagter oder dieser) Smith;

a man and a brother Br umg ein patenter Kerl;

my good man! iron mein lieber Herr!;

be man enough to do sth Manns genug sein, etwas zu tun;

a five-man move (besonders Fußball) eine Kombination über fünf Stationen; → action 1, inner man, letter¹ A 5 c, mark¹ B 14 a

4. weitS.

a) Mann m, Person f

b) jemand

c) man:

as a man als Mensch (schlechthin);

any man

a) irgendjemand,

b) jedermann;

be any man’s money für Geld (fast) alles tun;

every man jeder(mann);

few men nur wenige (Menschen);

no man niemand;

50 p per man 50 Pence pro Person oder Mann;

what can a man do in such a case? was kann man da schon machen?;

give a man a chance einem eine Chance geben;

the Man US sl

a) der Weiße,

b) das ( besonders weiße) Establishment,

c) die Bullen pl pej, die Polizei; → jack¹ A 2

5. Mann m:

as one man wie ein Mann, geschlossen;

on this question they were as one man in dieser Frage waren sich alle einig;

man by man Mann für Mann, einer nach dem anderen;

to a man bis auf den letzten Mann;

man on! SPORT Hintermann!

6. (Ehe)Mann m:

man and wife Mann und Frau

7. (der) (richtige) Mann, (der) Richtige:

if you want a guide, he is your man;

I am your man! ich bin Ihr Mann!;

he is not the man to do it er ist nicht der richtige Mann dafür

8. (wahrer oder echter oder richtiger) Mann:

be a man! sei ein Mann!, reiß dich zusammen!

9. koll die Männer pl, der Mann

10. a) Diener m

b) Angestellte(r) m

c) Arbeiter m:

the men are on strike

11. MIL Mann m:

a) Soldat m

b) Matrose m

c) pl Mannschaft f:

man on leave Urlauber m;

20 men zwanzig Mann

12. (als int) auch man alive! Mensch!, Menschenskind!, Mann!:

hurry up, man! Mensch, beeil dich!

13. HIST Lehnsmann m, Untertan m

14. Brettspiele: Stein m, (Schach) Figur f

B v/t

1. SCHIFF, MIL

a) ein Schiff etc bemannen:

manned space flight

b) eine Festung etc besetzen:

man a fort

2. einen Arbeitsplatz etc besetzen

3. fig jemanden stärken:

man o.s. sich ermannen oder aufraffen

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1. noun
, pl. men

1) no art., no pl. (human being, person) Mensch, der; (the human race) der Mensch

man is a political animal — der Mensch ist ein politisches Wesen

what can a man do? — was kann man tun?

every man for himself — rette sich, wer kann

any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...

no man — niemand

[all] to a man — allesamt

the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße

the rights of man — die Menschenrechte

2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, der

every man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle

the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas

make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen

a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann

men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der

be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...

something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht

be one's own man — seine eigenen Vorstellungen haben

men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die

‘Men’ — "Herren"

my [good] man — mein Guter

3) (husband) Mann, der

be man and wife — verheiratet sein

4) (Chess) Figur, die; (Draughts) Stein, der

5) (coll.): (as int. of surprise or impatience, as mode of address) Mensch! (salopp)

6) (type of man) Mann, der; Typ, der

a man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat

7) (manservant) Diener, der
2. transitive verb,
- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]

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n.

(§ pl.: men)

= Mann ¨-- m.

Mannsbild n.

English-german dictionary > man
8 draw

dro:
1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dibujar

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) llevar

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) acercarse

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) cobrar

6) (to open or close (curtains).) descorrer

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atraer

2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atracción

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorteo

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) saque, desenvaine

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out

draw¹ n empate

the match ended in a draw el partido acabó en empate

draw² vb

1. dibujar

he drew a house dibujó una casa

2. sacar / retirar

he drew his gun sacó su pistola

I want to draw some money from my account quiero retirar dinero de mi cuenta

3. empatar

Liverpool drew with Chelsea el Liverpool empató con el Chelsea

to draw the curtains cerrar las cortinas

El pasado de draw es drew y el participio pasado es drawn

draw

tr[drɔː]

noun

1 (raffle, lottery) sorteo

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tie - gen) empate nombre masculino; (- in chess) tablas nombre femenino plural

3 (attraction) atracción nombre femenino, gancho

4 (on cigarette, pipe, etc) calada, chupada

transitive verb (pt drew tr[drʊː], pp drawn tr[drɔːn])

1 (sketch - picture) dibujar; (- line, circle, plans) trazar; (- map) hacer; (describe) pintar

2 (move) llevar

■ she drew me aside me llevó a un lado

3 (pull along - cart, sledge, plough) tirar de; (- train, carriage) arrastrar

4 (curtains - open) descorrer; (- close) correr; (blinds) bajar

5 (pull out, take out - gen) sacar, extraer; (gun) desenfundar, sacar; (sword, dagger) desenvainar, sacar; (bow) tensar

6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (receive - salary, wage, pension) cobrar; (write out - cheque) librar, extender, girar; (withdraw - money) sacar, retirar

■ I need to draw 100 pounds from my account necesito sacar cien libras de mi cuenta

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tie) empatar

8 (attract - crowd, customers, audience) atraer; (- attention) llamar:

■ I must draw your attention to paragraph three les ruego se fijen en el tercer apartado

9 (produce, elicit - response, reaction) provocar, obtener; (- praise) conseguir; (criticism, protest) provocar, suscitar; (applause, laughter) arrancar

■ I won't be drawn into your argument no quiero que me enredéis en vuestra discusión

10 (derive, gain, obtain - support) obtener; (- strength) sacar

■ he drew comfort from his family se consoló con su familia

■ I drew courage from their example su ejemplo me dio ánimo

■ she draws inspiration from her journeys abroad se inspira en sus viajes al extranjero

11 (make somebody say more) sacar información a

12 (choose - gen) escoger; (playing card) sacar; (in contest, tournament) tocar en el sorteo

■ the little girl drew the winning number la niña sacó el número ganador

■ Spain have been drawn against Yugoslavia a España le ha tocado Yugoslavia en el sorteo

13 (formulate, establish - comparison) hacer; (- conclusion) sacar, llegar a; (parallel, distinction, analogy) establecer

■ we drew a valuable lesson from the experience sacamos una lección valiosa de la experiencia

14 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (of ship) tener un calado de

intransitive verb

1 (sketch) dibujar

2 (move) moverse, desplazarse

■ the sports car drew ahead of the others el coche deportivo se adelantó a los otros

■ we drew alongside a Mercedes alcanzamos un Mercedes

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tie - gen) empatar; (- in chess) hacer tablas

■ they drew two all empataron a dos

4 (choose) tirar a suertes

■ we drew to see who would go first tiramos a suertes a ver quién iba primero

5 (take in air - chimney, fireplace) tirar; (cigar, pipe) tirar (at/on, -)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the luck of the draw toca a quien toca, es cuestión de suerte

to be drawn (on something) decir algo (sobre algo)

to be drawn to/towards somebody/something sentirse atraído,-a por/hacia alguien/algo

to be quick on the draw (with gun) ser rápido,-a en desenfundar 2 (with reply) pescarlas al vuelo

to draw a blank seguir sin saber algo

to draw apart separarse ( from, de), alejarse ( from, de), distanciarse ( from, de)

to draw blood hacer sangrar, sacar sangre

to draw breath respirar

to draw close/near acercarse

to draw lots (for something) echar (algo) a suerte

to draw oneself up to one's full height enderezarse totalmente

to draw the line (at something) decir basta (a algo)

to draw to an end/close terminar, finalizar

draw ['drɔ] v, drew ['dru:] ; drawn ['drɔn] ; drawing vt

1) pull: tirar de, jalar, correr (cortinas)

2) attract: atraer

3) provoke: provocar, suscitar

4) inhale: aspirar

to draw breath: respirar

5) extract: sacar, extraer

6) take: sacar

to draw a number: sacar un número

7) collect: cobrar, percibir (un sueldo, etc.)

8) bend: tensar (un arco)

9) tie: empatar (en deportes)

10) sketch: dibujar, trazar

11) formulate: sacar, formular, llegar a

to draw a conclusion: llegar a una conclusión

12)

to draw out : hacer hablar (sobre algo), hacer salir de sí mismo

13)

to draw up draft: redactar

draw vi

1) sketch: dibujar

2) tug: tirar, jalar

3)

to draw near : acercarse

4)

to draw to a close : terminar, finalizar

5)

to draw up stop: parar

draw n

1) drawing, raffle: sorteo m

2) tie: empate m

3) attraction: atracción f

4) puff: chupada f (de un cigarrillo, etc.)

draw

n.

• empate (Deporte) s.m.

• pitada s.f.

• retroceso s.m.

• sorteo s.m.

• tiro s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn) = arrastrar v.

• bosquejar v.

• descorrer v.

• dibujar v.

• diseñar v.

• sacar v.

• tirar v.

• traer v.

(§pres: traigo, traes...) pret: traj-•)

• trazar v.

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1. drɔː
(past drew; past p drawn) transitive verb

1)

a) ( move by pulling) \<\<curtains/bolt\>\> ( open) descorrer; ( shut) correr; \<\<bow\>\> tensar

b) ( in specified direction)

he drew her aside o to one side — la llevó a un lado, la llevó aparte

to draw one's chair up — acerar* or arrimar la silla a la mesa

c) ( pull along) \<\<cart/sled\>\> tirar de, arrastrar

2)

a) ( pull out) \<\<tooth/cork\>\> sacar*, extraer* (frml); \<\<gun\>\> desenfundar, sacar*; \<\<sword\>\> desenvainar, sacar*

b) ( cause to flow) sacar*

to draw blood — sacar* sangre, hacer* sangrar

to draw breath — respirar

to draw water from a well — sacar* agua de un pozo

c) ( Games) \<\<card/domino\>\> sacar*, robar

d) (in contest, tournament)

Italy has been drawn to play France — a Italia le ha tocado en el sorteo jugar contra Francia

3)

a) ( Fin) \<\<salary/pension\>\> cobrar, percibir (frml); \<\<check\>\> girar, librar

to draw money from o out of the bank — retirar or sacar* dinero del banco

b) ( derive) \<\<strength/lesson\>\> sacar*

she drew comfort from the fact that... — se consoló pensando que...

4) ( establish) \<\<distinction/parallel\>\> establecer*

5)

a) ( attract) \<\<customers/crowd\>\> atraer*

to be drawn to somebody/something — sentirse* atraído por alguien/algo

b) ( elicit) \<\<praise\>\> conseguir*; \<\<criticism/protest\>\> provocar*, suscitar

to draw tears/a smile from somebody — hacer* llorar/hacer* sonreír a alguien

I asked him about it, but he wouldn't be drawn — se lo pregunté, pero se negó a decir nada

6) ( sketch) \<\<flower/picture\>\> dibujar; \<\<line\>\> trazar*

7) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar

2.

vi

1) ( move)

to draw close to o near (to) something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/alguien

to draw to an end o a close — terminar, finalizar* (frml)

the train drew out of/into the station — el tren salió de/entró en la estación

to draw ahead of somebody/something — adelantarse a alguien/algo

2) ( Art) dibujar

3) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar; ( in chess game) hacer* tablas

4) ( take in air) \<\<chimney/cigar\>\> tirar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw together

- draw up

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noun

1) ( raffle) sorteo m

a prize draw — un sorteo de premios

2) ( tie) (Games, Sport) empate m

the game ended in a draw — el partido acabó en empate

3) ( attraction) (colloq) gancho m (fam), atracción f

4) ( of handgun)

the fastest draw in Texas — el pistolero más rápido de Texas

to be quick on the draw — ( with gun) ser* rápido en desenfundar; ( with reply) pescarlas* al vuelo (fam)

[drɔː] (vb: pt drew) (pp drawn)
1. N

1) (=lottery) lotería f ; (=picking of ticket) sorteo m

the draw takes place on Saturday — el sorteo es el sábado

it's the luck of the draw — es la suerte

2) (=equal score) empate m ; (Chess) tablas fpl

the match ended in a draw — el partido terminó en empate

3) (=attraction) atracción f

4)

• to beat sb to the draw — (lit) desenfundar más rápido que algn; (fig) adelantarse a algn

• to be quick on the draw — (lit) ser rápido en sacar la pistola; (fig) ser muy avispado

5) [of chimney] tiro m

2. VT

1) (=pull) [+ bolt, curtains] (to close) correr; (to open) descorrer; [+ caravan, trailer] tirar, jalar (LAm)

she drew him to one side — lo llevó a un lado

she drew him towards her — lo atrajo hacia sí

we drew him into the plan — le persuadimos para que participara en el proyecto

• to draw a bow — tensar un arco

• he drew his finger along the table — pasó el dedo por la superficie de la mesa

• to draw one's hand over one's eyes — pasarse la mano por los ojos

• he drew his hat over his eyes — se caló el sombrero hasta los ojos

2) (=extract) [+ gun, sword, confession, tooth] sacar; [+ cheque] girar; [+ salary] cobrar; [+ number, prize] sacarse; [+ trumps] arrastrar; (Culin) [+ fowl] destripar; (Med) [+ boil] hacer reventar

• to draw a bath — preparar el baño

• to draw blood — sacar sangre

• to draw (a) breath — respirar

• to draw a card — robar una carta

• to draw comfort from sth — hallar consuelo en algo

• to draw inspiration from sth — encontrar inspiración en algo

• to draw lots — echar suertes

• to draw a smile from sb — arrancar una sonrisa a algn
breath 1., 1)
3) (=attract) [+ attention, crowd, customer] atraer

their shouts drew him to the place — llegó al lugar atraído por sus gritos

• to feel drawn to sb — simpatizar con algn

• he refuses to be drawn — se niega a hablar de ello, se guarda de hacer comentario alguno

4) (=cause) [+ laughter] causar, provocar; [+ applause] despertar, motivar; [+ criticism] provocar

it drew no reply — no hubo contestación a esto

5) (=sketch) [+ scene, person] dibujar; [+ plan, line, circle, map] trazar; (fig) [+ situation] explicar; [+ character] trazar

• to draw a picture — hacer un dibujo

to draw a picture of sb — hacer un retrato de algn

to draw the line at sth —

I draw the line at (doing) that — a (hacer) eso no llego

6) (=formulate) [+ conclusion] sacar ( from de)

• to draw a comparison between A and B — comparar A con B

• to draw a distinction — distinguir ( between entre)

7) (Sport, Games)

to draw a match/game — (gen) empatar un partido; (Chess) entablar

8) (Naut)

the boat draws two metres — el barco tiene un calado de dos metros

9) (Tech) [+ wire] estirar

3. VI

1) (=move)

• he drew ahead of the other runners — se adelantó a los demás corredores

• to draw to an end — llegar a su fin

• the train drew into the station — el tren entró en la estación

• the two horses drew level — los dos caballos se igualaron

• to draw near — acercarse

• the car drew over to the kerb — el coche se acercó a la acera

• he drew to one side — se apartó

• to draw towards — acercarse a

2) (Cards)

to draw for trumps — echar triunfos

3) [chimney etc] tirar

4) (=infuse) [tea] reposar

5) (=be equal) [two teams, players] empatar; (Chess) entablar

we drew two all — empatamos a dos

the teams drew for second place — los equipos empataron en segundo lugar

6) (=sketch) dibujar

- draw ahead

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw forth

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw together

- draw up

- draw upon

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I
1. [drɔː]
(past drew; past p drawn) transitive verb

1)

a) ( move by pulling) \<\<curtains/bolt\>\> ( open) descorrer; ( shut) correr; \<\<bow\>\> tensar

b) ( in specified direction)

he drew her aside o to one side — la llevó a un lado, la llevó aparte

to draw one's chair up — acerar* or arrimar la silla a la mesa

c) ( pull along) \<\<cart/sled\>\> tirar de, arrastrar

2)

a) ( pull out) \<\<tooth/cork\>\> sacar*, extraer* (frml); \<\<gun\>\> desenfundar, sacar*; \<\<sword\>\> desenvainar, sacar*

b) ( cause to flow) sacar*

to draw blood — sacar* sangre, hacer* sangrar

to draw breath — respirar

to draw water from a well — sacar* agua de un pozo

c) ( Games) \<\<card/domino\>\> sacar*, robar

d) (in contest, tournament)

Italy has been drawn to play France — a Italia le ha tocado en el sorteo jugar contra Francia

3)

a) ( Fin) \<\<salary/pension\>\> cobrar, percibir (frml); \<\<check\>\> girar, librar

to draw money from o out of the bank — retirar or sacar* dinero del banco

b) ( derive) \<\<strength/lesson\>\> sacar*

she drew comfort from the fact that... — se consoló pensando que...

4) ( establish) \<\<distinction/parallel\>\> establecer*

5)

a) ( attract) \<\<customers/crowd\>\> atraer*

to be drawn to somebody/something — sentirse* atraído por alguien/algo

b) ( elicit) \<\<praise\>\> conseguir*; \<\<criticism/protest\>\> provocar*, suscitar

to draw tears/a smile from somebody — hacer* llorar/hacer* sonreír a alguien

I asked him about it, but he wouldn't be drawn — se lo pregunté, pero se negó a decir nada

6) ( sketch) \<\<flower/picture\>\> dibujar; \<\<line\>\> trazar*

7) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar

2.

vi

1) ( move)

to draw close to o near (to) something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/alguien

to draw to an end o a close — terminar, finalizar* (frml)

the train drew out of/into the station — el tren salió de/entró en la estación

to draw ahead of somebody/something — adelantarse a alguien/algo

2) ( Art) dibujar

3) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar; ( in chess game) hacer* tablas

4) ( take in air) \<\<chimney/cigar\>\> tirar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw together

- draw up

II

noun

1) ( raffle) sorteo m

a prize draw — un sorteo de premios

2) ( tie) (Games, Sport) empate m

the game ended in a draw — el partido acabó en empate

3) ( attraction) (colloq) gancho m (fam), atracción f

4) ( of handgun)

the fastest draw in Texas — el pistolero más rápido de Texas

to be quick on the draw — ( with gun) ser* rápido en desenfundar; ( with reply) pescarlas* al vuelo (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > draw
9 едва

1. (с усилие) with great difficulty

едва изкарвам прехраната си, едва преживявам pick up a scanty livelihood

едва прочитам книга wade through a book

едва се отървах от него I had a hard time getting rid of him, I got rid of him with great difficulty

едва-едва кретам labour (along)

2.(слабо, почти не, за малко да не) hardly, barely, scarcely, only just, just about

тя едва може да чете she can hardly/barely read

едва можех да говоря I could scarcely speak

едва се движех I could hardly/scarcely move

едва го изядох I could hardly manage to eat it

едва се вижда/чува one can hardly/barely see/hear it, it is barely visible/audible

едва го познавам I barely/scarcely know him

едва имах време да I had barely time to

едва не умря he barely escaped death

едва изкарах изпита I (only) just scraped through

едва хванахме влака we all but missed the train

едва успях да се приготвя I just about managed to get ready

едва-едва only just, by/with the skin of o.'s teeth, by a finger's nail

едва се спасихме it was a narrow escape/squeak, it was a narrow/a close shave

едва излизам от криза come narrowly out of a crisis

едва спечелвам (избори и пр.) win by a narrow margin/majority

едва спечелена победа a narrow victory

едва доловима усмивка a scarcely perceptible/an almost imperceptible smile, a ghost of a smile

едва не nearly, almost, very nearly, all but

едва не се сбиха they nearly/all but had a fight

едва не се изсмях I nearly laughed out loud

едва не се разплаках I came near to crying

едва не се удави he nearly drowned

3. (чак) only, not until

едва когато only when ( с инверсия)

едва сега only now ( с инверсия)

едва тогава only then ( с инверсия)

едва сега си дадоха сметка за това only then/not till then did they realize it

едва по-късно not till later ( с инверсия)

едва догодина not until next year

едва вчера only yesterday

едва през XVIII век not until the XVIII c., only in the XVIII с., as late as the XVIII с.

роклята ще бъде свършена едва следващата седмица the dress won't be finished till next week

той писа едва след два месеца it took him two months to write

4. (веднага щом, току-що) just, only just, scarcely ( с перфектно време)

едва...когато no sooner... than, scarcely/barely... when

(с инверсия, когато е в началото на изречението)

едва бе изгряло слънцето, когато hardly/scarcely had the sun risen when, no sooner had the sun risen when, the sun had scarcely/hardly risen when

едва що only just

едва що съм станал I've only just got up

едва на десет години barely ten years old. ли hardly, scarcely, it is hardly likely/probable, it is unlikely

едва е казвал такова нещо he can scarcely have said that

едва ще го повярваш you'll hardly/scarcely believe-it

едва ще дойде he is not likely to come, it is hardly likely/probable that he will/should come

той едва знае/иска I don't suppose he knows/wants

едва е необходимо да ви казвам I need hardly tell you, I needn't tell you

едва не almost, all but; little short of

едва не е гений he is little short of a genius

той е едва не най-добрият шахматист в страната he is probably the best chess-player in the country

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едва̀,

нареч.

1. (с усилие) with great difficulty; \едва-\едва кретам labour (along); \едва изкарвам прехраната си pick up a scanty livelihood; \едва прочитам книга wade through a book; \едва се отървах от него I had a hard time getting rid of him;

2. ( слабо, почти не; за малко да не) hardly, barely, scarcely, only just, just about; \едва доловима усмивка scarcely perceptible/almost imperceptible smile, a flicker of a smile; \едва-\едва only just, by/with the skin of o.’s. teeth, by a finger’s nail; \едва изкарах изпита I (only) just scraped through; \едва не nearly, almost, very nearly, all but; \едва не се разплаках I came near to crying; \едва не умря he barely escaped death; \едва се държа hang on by the eyelids; \едва се спасихме it was a narrow escape/squeak; \едва спечелвам ( избори и пр.) win by a narrow margin/majority; \едва спечелена победа narrow victory; \едва хванахме влака we all but missed the train; тя \едва не падна she was as near as she could to falling down;

3. ( чак) only, not until; \едва когато only when (с инверсия); \едва по-късно not till later (с инверсия); \едва през ХIX век as late as the XIX c.; \едва сега only now (с инверсия); \едва сега осъзнаха това only then/not till then did they realize it; \едва тогава only then (с инверсия); той писа \едва след два месеца it took him two months to write;

4. ( веднага-щом, току-що) just, only just, scarcely (с перфектно време); (с инверсия, когато е в началото на изречението); \едва бе влязъл в стаята, когато … hardly/scarcely had he entered the room when …, no sooner had he entered the room when …; \едва … когато no sooner … than, scarcely/barely … when; \едва-що only just; \едва-що пристигнах I’ve only just arrived; • \едва на десет години barely ten years old.

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barely ; faintly: She can едва hear you. - Тя едва те чува.; just ; lightly ; narrowly ; scarcely

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1. (веднага щом, току-що) just, only just, scarcely (с перфектно време) 2. (с инверсия, когато е в началото на изречението) 3. (с усилие) with great difficulty 4. (слабо, почти не 5. (чак) only, not until 6. ЕДВА - ЕДВА only just, by/with the skin of o.'s teeth, by a finger's nail 7. ЕДВА - ЕДВА кретам labour (along) 8. ЕДВА...когато no sooner... than, scarcely/barely... when 9. ЕДВА бе изгряло слънцето, когато hardly/scarcely had the sun risen when, no sooner had the sun risen when, the sun had scarcely/hardly risen when 10. ЕДВА вчера only yesterday 11. ЕДВА го изядох I could hardly manage to eat it 12. ЕДВА го познавам I barely/scarcely know him 13. ЕДВА догодина not until next year 14. ЕДВА доловима усмивка a scarcely perceptible/an almost imperceptible smile, a ghost of a smile 15. ЕДВА е казвал такова нещо he can scarcely have said that 16. ЕДВА е необходимо да ви казвам I need hardly tell you, I needn't tell you 17. ЕДВА изкарах изпита I (only) just scraped through 18. ЕДВА изкарвам прехраната си, ЕДВА преживявам pick up a scanty livelihood 19. ЕДВА излизам от криза come narrowly out of a crisis 20. ЕДВА имах време да I had barely time to 21. ЕДВА когато only when (с инверсия) 22. ЕДВА можех да говоря I could scarcely speak 23. ЕДВА на десет години barely ten years old.ли hardly, scarcely, it is hardly likely/probable, it is unlikely 24. ЕДВА не almost, all but;little short of 25. ЕДВА не nearly, almost, very nearly, all but 26. ЕДВА не е гений he is little short of a genius 27. ЕДВА не се изсмях I nearly laughed out loud 28. ЕДВА не се разплаках I came near to crying 29. ЕДВА не се сбиха they nearly/all but had a fight 30. ЕДВА не се удави he nearly drowned 31. ЕДВА не умря he barely escaped death 32. ЕДВА по-късно not till later (с инверсия) 33. ЕДВА през XVIII век not until the XVIII c., only in the XVIII с., as late as the XVIII с. 34. ЕДВА прочитам книга wade through a book 35. ЕДВА се вижда/ чува one can hardly/barely see/hear it, it is barely visible/audible 36. ЕДВА се движех I could hardly/scarcely move 37. ЕДВА се отървах от него I had a hard time getting rid of him, I got rid of him with great difficulty 38. ЕДВА се спасихме it was a narrow escape/squeak, it was a narrow/a close shave 39. ЕДВА сега only now (с инверсия) 40. ЕДВА сега си дадоха сметка за това only then/not till then did they realize it 41. ЕДВА спечелвам (избори и np.) win by a narrow margin/majority 42. ЕДВА спечелена победа a narrow victory 43. ЕДВА тогава only then (с инверсия) 44. ЕДВА успях да се приготвя I just about managed to get ready 45. ЕДВА хванахме влака we all but missed the train 46. ЕДВА ще го повярваш you'll hardly/scarcely believe-it 47. ЕДВА ще дойде he is not likely to come, it is hardly likely/probable that he will/should come 48. ЕДВА що only just 49. ЕДВА що съм станал I've only just got up 50. за малко да не) hardly, barely, scarcely, only just, just about 51. роклята ще бъде свършена ЕДВА следващата седмица the dress won't be finished till next week 52. той ЕДВА знае/иска I don't suppose he knows/wants 53. той е ЕДВА не най-добрият шахматист в страната he is probably the best chess-player in the country 54. той писа ЕДВА след два месеца it took him two months to write 55. тя ЕДВА може да чете she can hardly/barely read

Български-английски речник > едва
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I [pleɪ]
nome

1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.

a radio play — un dramma radiofonico

2) (amusement)

the sound of children at play — il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play — imparare giocando

3) sport

play starts at 9 — la partita comincia alle 9

there was no play today — oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play — la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

the ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona

there was some fine play from the Danish team — si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4) fig. gioco m., azione f.

to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo

to bring new factors into play — tirare in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water — il gioco di luci sull'acqua

the free play of the imagination — il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

a play on words — un gioco di parole

5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.

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all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
II 1. [pleɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (for amusement)

to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino

to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.

to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn

2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]

he will play a nationwide tour — sarà in tournée in tutto il paese

he's playing the jazz club on Monday — suonerà al jazz club lunedì

3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)

to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in

4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]

play me the record — fammi sentire il disco

to play music — mettere un po' di musica

5) sport

to play goal — giocare in porta

to play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn

6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]

7) econ.

to play the stock market — giocare in Borsa
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) giocare

to play at keeping shop — giocare al negozio

2) fig.

to play at being an artist — atteggiarsi ad artista

what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?

3) sport giocare

Spain is playing against Ireland — la Spagna gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Milan — gioca per il Milan

to play fair — giocare correttamente

to play into the net — mandare la palla in rete

4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonare

to play to large audiences — suonare per un vasto pubblico

5) cinem. teatr. [ play] andare in scena; [ film] essere in programma; [ actor] recitare

she's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"

6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare

a record played softly in the background — si sentiva un disco in sottofondo

I could hear music playing in the next room — sentivo la musica nella stanza accanto

7) (move lightly)

sunlight played over the water — la luce del sole giocava sull'acqua

a smile played on her lips — un sorriso errava sulle sue labbra

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- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

- play with

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to play for time — cercare di guadagnare tempo

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) giocare

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) giocare

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) suonare

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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I [pleɪ]
nome

1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.

a radio play — un dramma radiofonico

2) (amusement)

the sound of children at play — il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play — imparare giocando

3) sport

play starts at 9 — la partita comincia alle 9

there was no play today — oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play — la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

the ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona

there was some fine play from the Danish team — si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4) fig. gioco m., azione f.

to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo

to bring new factors into play — tirare in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water — il gioco di luci sull'acqua

the free play of the imagination — il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

a play on words — un gioco di parole

5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.

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all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
II 1. [pleɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (for amusement)

to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino

to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.

to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn

2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]

he will play a nationwide tour — sarà in tournée in tutto il paese

he's playing the jazz club on Monday — suonerà al jazz club lunedì

3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)

to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in

4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]

play me the record — fammi sentire il disco

to play music — mettere un po' di musica

5) sport

to play goal — giocare in porta

to play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn

6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]

7) econ.

to play the stock market — giocare in Borsa
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) giocare

to play at keeping shop — giocare al negozio

2) fig.

to play at being an artist — atteggiarsi ad artista

what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?

3) sport giocare

Spain is playing against Ireland — la Spagna gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Milan — gioca per il Milan

to play fair — giocare correttamente

to play into the net — mandare la palla in rete

4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonare

to play to large audiences — suonare per un vasto pubblico

5) cinem. teatr. [ play] andare in scena; [ film] essere in programma; [ actor] recitare

she's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"

6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare

a record played softly in the background — si sentiva un disco in sottofondo

I could hear music playing in the next room — sentivo la musica nella stanza accanto

7) (move lightly)

sunlight played over the water — la luce del sole giocava sull'acqua

a smile played on her lips — un sorriso errava sulle sue labbra

•

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

- play with

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to play for time — cercare di guadagnare tempo

English-Italian dictionary > play
11 match

I 1. noun
1) (equal) Ebenbürtige, der/die

be no match for somebody — sich mit jemandem nicht messen können

she is more than a match for him — sie ist ihm mehr als gewachsen

find or meet one's match — (be defeated) seinen Meister finden

2) (somebody/something similar or appropriate)

be a [good etc.] match for something — [gut usw.] zu etwas passen

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Football, Tennis, etc. also) Match, das; (Boxing) Kampf, der; (Athletics) Wettkampf, der

4) (marriage) Heirat, die

make a good match — eine gute Partie machen
2. transitive verb
1) (equal)

match somebody at chess/in originality — es mit jemandem im Schach/an Originalität (Dat.) aufnehmen [können]

2) (pit)

match somebody with or against somebody — jemanden jemandem gegenüberstellen

be matched against somebody — gegen jemanden antreten

3)

be well matched — [Mann u. Frau:] gut zusammenpassen; [Spieler, Mannschaften:] sich (Dat.) ebenbürtig sein

4) (harmonize with) passen zu

match each other exactly — genau zueinander passen
3. intransitive verb
(correspond) zusammenpassen

with a scarf etc. to match — mit [dazu] passendem Schal usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89023/match_up">match up
II noun
(for lighting) Streichholz, das; Zündholz, das (südd., österr.)

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[mæ ] I noun
(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) das Streichholz

- matchbox
II 1. noun
1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) der Wettkampf

2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) das Passende

3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) der/die/das Ebenbürtige

4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) die Heirat
2. verb
1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) passen zu

2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) ausspielen

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- matched
- matchless
- matchmaker
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match¹

<pl -es>

[mætʃ]

n Streichholz nt, Zündholz nt SCHWEIZ

a box of \matches eine Schachtel Streichhölzer

to put a \match to sth etw anzünden

to strike a \match ein Streichholz anzünden

match²

[mætʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. SPORT Spiel nt ( against gegen + akk, with mit + dat); CHESS Partie f ( against gegen + akk, with mit + dat)

▪ a \match with [or against] sb ein Spiel mit jdm [o gegen jdn]

boxing \match Boxkampf m

cricket \match Kricketmatch nt

football \match Fußballspiel nt

to lose/win a \match ein Spiel verlieren/gewinnen

to play in a \match mitspielen

tennis \match Tennismatch nt, Tennisspiel nt

2. usu sing (complement)

the new tablecloth is a perfect \match for the carpet die neue Tischdecke passt ideal zum Teppich

to be a good \match gut zusammenpassen

3. (one of pair) Gegenstück nt

4. usu sing (equal) ebenbürtiger Gegner/ebenbürtige Gegnerin ( for für + akk)

a good \match ein ebenbürtiger Gegner/eine ebenbürtige Gegnerin

to meet one's \match (meet equal) einen ebenbürtigen Gegner/eine ebenbürtige Gegnerin finden; (lose) seinen Meister finden

to be more than a \match for sb/sth jdm/etw [haushoch] überlegen sein

to be no \match for sb/sth sich akk mit jdm/etw nicht messen können, jdm/etw nicht gewachsen sein

5. (marriage) Ehe f; (couple) Paar nt; (person) Partie f

theirs is a \match made in heaven sie sind wie für einander geschaffen

they are a perfect \match die beiden sind ein Traumpaar

to be a good \match for sb eine gute Partie für jdn sein

to make a good \match (be good prospect) eine gute Partie sein; (find good partner) eine gute Partie machen

6. COMPUT (search result) Treffer m

7.

▶ to have a shouting [or BRIT slanging] \match sich akk gegenseitig anschreien pej [o lautstark streiten

II. vi (harmonize) zusammenpassen; (make pair) zusammengehören

a dress with accessories to \match ein Kleid mit dazu passenden Accessoires

III. vt

1. (complement)

▪ to \match sth zu etw dat passen

does this shirt \match these trousers? passt das Hemd zu der Hose?

2. (find complement)

▪ to \match sth [with [or to] sth] etw [auf etw akk] abstimmen

I'm trying to \match the wallpaper with the curtains ich versuche eine Tapete zu finden, die zu den Gardinen passt

I'm trying to \match the names on the list with the faces on the photograph ich versuche die Namen auf dieser Liste den Gesichtern auf dem Foto zuzuordnen

our aim is to \match the applicant to the job unser Ziel ist es, den passenden Kandidaten für diese Stelle zu finden

to \match colours [or AM colors] Farben aufeinander abstimmen

3. (equal)

▪ to \match sb/sth jdm/etw gleichkommen

you can't \match Jones & Son for quality was die Qualität angeht, ist Jones & Son unerreicht

it would be difficult to \match the service this airline provides es wäre schwierig, dem [hervorragenden] Service dieser Fluggesellschaft Konkurrenz zu machen

4. usu passive (in contest)

▪ to be \matched against sb gegen jdn antreten

5. (correspond to)

▪ to \match sth etw dat entsprechen, zu etw dat passen

he \matches the description the victim gave us die Beschreibung des Opfers trifft auf ihn zu

6. (compare)

▪ to \match sth [against sth] etw [mit etw dat] vergleichen, etw [an etw dat] messen

7. ELEC

▪ to \match sth [with [or to] sth] impedances etw [mit etw dat] abgleichen

8. COMPUT (in database)

▪ to \match sth [with [or to] sth] etw [mit etw dat] vergleichen

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I [mtʃ]
n
Streichholz nt, Zündholz nt II
1. n

1)

(= sb/sth similar, suitable etc) to be or make a good match — gut zusammenpassen

the skirt is a good match for the sweater — der Rock passt gut zum Pullover

I want a match for this yellow paint — ich möchte Farbe in diesem Gelbton

this chair is a match for that one — dieser Stuhl ist das Gegenstück zu dem

2)

he's a match for anybody — er kann es mit jedem aufnehmen

A was more than a match for B — A war B weit überlegen

to meet one's match — seinen Meister finden

3) (= marriage) Heirat f

who thought up this match? — wer hat die beiden zusammengebracht?

she made a good match — sie hat eine gute Partie gemacht

he's a good match — er ist eine gute Partie

4) (SPORT) (general) Wettkampf m; (= team game) Spiel nt; (TENNIS) Match nt, Partie f; (BOXING, FENCING) Kampf m; (= quiz) Wettkampf m, Wettbewerb m

athletics match — Leichtathletikkampf

I'll give you a match — ich werde einmal gegen Sie spielen

we must have another match some time —

that's match (Tennis) — Match!, damit ist das Match entschieden

2. vt

1) (= pair off) (einander) anpassen

match each diagram with its counterpart — ordnen Sie die Schaubilder einander zu

2) (= equal) gleichkommen (+dat) (in an +dat)

A doesn't quite match B in originality — A kann es an Originalität nicht mit B aufnehmen

nobody can match him in argument — niemand kann so gut argumentieren wie er

a quality that has never been matched since — eine Qualität, die bislang unerreicht ist or noch ihresgleichen sucht

no knight could match him in battle — kein Ritter konnte sich mit ihm messen

I can't match him in chess —

that sort of easy self-confidence which is not matched by any great degree of intelligence — jene Selbstsicherheit, die nicht mit der entsprechenden Intelligenz gepaart ist

match that if you can! — das soll erst mal einer nachmachen, das macht so leicht keiner nach!

three kings! match that! — drei Könige! kannst du da noch mithalten?

this climate/whisky can't be matched anywhere in the world — so ein Klima/so einen Whisky gibt es nicht noch einmal

3) (= correspond to) entsprechen (+dat)

the results did not match our hopes — die Ergebnisse entsprachen nicht unseren Hoffnungen

match case (Comput) — Groß-/Kleinschreibung beachten

matching words — Wortentsprechungen pl

4) (clothes, colours) passen zu

she matched the carpet with a nice rug —

can you match this fabric? — haben Sie etwas, das zu diesem Stoff passt?

to match textures and fabrics so that... — Strukturen und Stoffe so aufeinander abstimmen, dass...

his face matched the red of his sweater — sein Gesicht war so rot wie sein Pullover

5)

(= pit) he decided to match his team against or with the champions — er beschloss, seine Mannschaft gegen die Meister antreten zu lassen

to be matched against sb — gegen jdn antreten

to match one's wits against sb — sich geistig mit jdm messen

to match one's strength against sb — seine Kräfte mit jdm messen

3. vi
zusammenpassen
it doesn't match — das passt nicht (zusammen)

with a skirt to match — mit (dazu) passendem Rock

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match¹ [mætʃ]

A s

1. (der, die, das) Gleiche oder Ebenbürtige:

his match

a) seinesgleichen,

b) sein Ebenbild,

c) jemand, der es mit ihm aufnehmen kann,

d) seine Lebensgefährtin;

find ( oder meet) one’s match seinen Meister finden ( in sb in jemandem);

be a (no) match for sb jemandem (nicht) gewachsen sein;

be no match for sb auch gegen jemanden nicht ankommen, es nicht mit jemandem aufnehmen können, sich nicht mit jemandem messen können;

be more than a match for sb jemandem überlegen sein

2. (dazu) passende Sache oder Person, Gegenstück n:

I can’t find a match for this carpet ich finde nichts, was zu diesem Teppich passt

3. (zusammenpassendes) Paar, Gespann n (auch fig):

they are an excellent match sie passen ausgezeichnet zueinander oder zusammen

4. WIRTSCH Artikel m gleicher Qualität

5. SPORT (Fußball- etc) Spiel n, (Tennis) Match n, (Box- etc) Kampf m:

the match for third place das Spiel um den dritten Platz

6. a) Heirat f:

make a match eine Ehe stiften;

make a match of it heiraten

b) (gute etc) Partie:

she is a good match;

make a good match eine gute Partie machen

B v/t

1. a) jemanden passend verheiraten (to, with mit)

b) Tiere paaren

2. einer Person oder Sache etwas Gleiches gegenüberstellen, jemanden oder etwas vergleichen ( with mit):

match one’s skill with sich messen mit;

match one’s strength against sb(’s) seine Kräfte mit jemandem messen

3. jemanden ausspielen ( against gegen)

4. passend machen, anpassen (to, with an akk)

5. jemandem oder einer Sache (auch farblich etc) entsprechen, passen zu:

the carpet does not match the wallpaper der Teppich passt nicht zur Tapete;

a shirt to match his suit ein zu seinem Anzug passendes Hemd; → well-matched 2

6. zusammenfügen

7. etwas Gleiches oder Passendes auswählen oder finden zu:

can you match this velvet for me? haben Sie etwas Passendes zu diesem Samt(stoff)?

8. ELEK angleichen, anpassen

9. (for, in) jemandem ebenbürtig oder gewachsen sein (in dat), es mit jemandem oder einer Sache aufnehmen können (in dat), einer Sache gleichkommen:

no one can match her in cooking niemand kann so gut kochen wie sie;

match that if you can mach das erst einmal nach, wenn du kannst!;

… can’t be matched … ist oder sind unerreicht oder nicht zu überbieten;

the teams are well matched die Mannschaften sind gleich stark

10. US umg

a) eine Münze hochwerfen

b) mit jemandem knobeln

C v/i

1. obs sich verheiraten ( with mit)

2. zusammenpassen, übereinstimmen ( beide:

with mit), entsprechen (to dat):

the carpet and the wallpaper don’t match der Teppich und die Tapete passen nicht zusammen;

she bought a brown coat and gloves to match sie kaufte einen braunen Mantel und dazu passende Handschuhe;

he had nothing to match er hatte dem nichts entgegenzusetzen;

match up to sb’s expectations jemandes Erwartungen entsprechen

match² [mætʃ] s

1. Zünd-, Streichholz n

2. Zündschnur f

3. HIST

a) Zündstock m

b) Lunte f

* * *
I 1. noun
1) (equal) Ebenbürtige, der/die

be no match for somebody — sich mit jemandem nicht messen können

she is more than a match for him — sie ist ihm mehr als gewachsen

find or meet one's match — (be defeated) seinen Meister finden

2) (somebody/something similar or appropriate)

be a [good etc.] match for something — [gut usw.] zu etwas passen

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Football, Tennis, etc. also) Match, das; (Boxing) Kampf, der; (Athletics) Wettkampf, der

4) (marriage) Heirat, die

make a good match — eine gute Partie machen
2. transitive verb
1) (equal)

match somebody at chess/in originality — es mit jemandem im Schach/an Originalität (Dat.) aufnehmen [können]

2) (pit)

match somebody with or against somebody — jemanden jemandem gegenüberstellen

be matched against somebody — gegen jemanden antreten

3)

be well matched — [Mann u. Frau:] gut zusammenpassen; [Spieler, Mannschaften:] sich (Dat.) ebenbürtig sein

4) (harmonize with) passen zu

match each other exactly — genau zueinander passen
3. intransitive verb
(correspond) zusammenpassen

with a scarf etc. to match — mit [dazu] passendem Schal usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- match up
II noun
(for lighting) Streichholz, das; Zündholz, das (südd., österr.)

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: matches)

= Gegenstück n.

Kampf ¨-e (Sport) m.

Spiel -e n.

Streichholz n.

Wachsstreichholz n.

Wettkampf m.

Zündholz -¨er n.

dazu passende Person f.

dazu passende Sache f. v.

gleichkommen v.

sich messen mit v.

übereinstimmen (Muster) v.

übereinstimmen v.

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12 play

play ⇒ Games and sports, Musical instruments

A n

1 Theat pièce f (about sur) ; the characters in a play les personnages d'une pièce ; a radio play, a play for radio une pièce radiophonique ; a one-/five-act play une pièce en un acte/en cinq actes ;

2 (amusement, recreation) the sound of children at play le bruit d'enfants en train de jouer ; the rich at play les riches dans leurs moments de loisir ; to learn through play apprendre par le jeu ;

3 Sport, Games play starts at 11 la partie commence à 11 heures ; there was no play today il n'y a pas eu de partie aujourd'hui ; rain stopped play la partie a dû être arrêtée à cause de la pluie ; one evening's play ( in cards) une soirée de jeu ; the ball is out of play/in play la balle est hors jeu/en jeu ; there was some good defensive play la défense a été bonne ; there was some fine play from the Danish team l'équipe danoise a bien joué ;

4 (movement, interaction) jeu m ; to come into play entrer en jeu ; it has brought new factors into play cela a introduit de nouveaux éléments ; the play of light on the water/of shadows against the wall le jeu de la lumière sur la surface de l'eau/des ombres contre le mur ; the play of forces beyond our comprehension le jeu de forces qui dépassent notre compréhension ; the free play of the imagination le libre jeu de l'imagination ;

5 ( manipulation) jeu m ; a play on words un jeu de mots ; a play on the idea of reincarnation un jeu sur la notion de la réincarnation ;

6 US ( in football) tactique f ;

7 Mech ( scope for movement) jeu m (between entre ; in dans) ; there's some play in the lock il y a du jeu dans la serrure ;

8 Fishg to give a line more/less play donner du mou à/tendre une ligne.

B vtr

1 ( for amusement) to play football/bridge jouer au football/au bridge ; to play cards/a computer game jouer aux cartes/à un jeu électronique ; to play sb at chess/at tennis, to play chess/tennis with sb jouer aux échecs/au tennis avec qn ; to play a game of chess/of tennis with sb jouer une partie d'échecs/de tennis avec qn ; I'll play you a game of chess on peut faire une partie d'échecs si tu veux ; she plays basketball for her country elle est dans l'équipe nationale de basketball ; to play shop/hide and seek jouer à la marchande/ à cache-cache ; to play a joke on sb jouer un tour à qn ;

2 Mus jouer [symphony, chord] ; to play the guitar/the piano jouer de la guitare/du piano ; to play a tune on a clarinet jouer un air à la clarinette ; to play a piece to ou for sb jouer un morceau à qn ; play them a tune joue-leur un air ; they will play a nationwide tour ils vont en tournée dans tout le pays ; they're playing the jazz club on Saturday ils jouent au club de jazz samedi ;

3 ( act out) Theat interpréter, jouer [role] ; to play (the part of) Cleopatra interpréter or jouer (le rôle de) Cléopâtre ; Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor Cléopâtre, interprétée or jouée par Elizabeth Taylor ; he plays a young officer il joue un jeune officier ; to play the diplomat/the sympathetic friend fig jouer au diplomate/à l'ami compatissant ; to play a leading role in public affairs jouer un rôle déterminant dans les affaires publiques ; to play a significant part in the creation of a clean environment jouer un rôle important dans la création d'un environnement propre ; I'm not sure how to play things je ne sais pas trop comment procéder ; that's the way I play things ○ c'est ma façon de faire ; to play a line for laughs dire une réplique de façon à faire rire tout le monde ;

4 Audio mettre [tape, video, CD] ; play me the record mets-moi le disque ; to play music écouter de la musique ; the tape was played to the court on a fait entendre la bande au tribunal ; let me play the jazz tape for you je vais vous faire entendre la cassette de jazz ;

5 Sport ( in a position) [coach, manager] faire jouer [player] ; to play goal/wing être gardien de but/ailier ; he plays goal for Fulchester il est gardien de but dans l'équipe de Fulchester ;

6 Sport (hit, kick) [golfer, tennis player] envoyer [ball] ; [basketball player] lancer [ball] ; to play the ball over the goal tirer le ballon par-dessus la cage ; to play the ball to sb passer la balle à qn ; to play a forehand délivrer un coup droit ;

7 Games (in chess, draughts) déplacer [piece] ; ( in cards) jouer [card] ; to play a club jouer du trèfle ; to play the tables ( in roulette) miser ;

8 Fin to play the stock market boursicoter ○ ;

9 Fishg épuiser [fish].

C vi

1 [children] jouer (with avec) ; to play together jouer ensemble ; can Rosie come out to play? est-ce que Rosie peut venir jouer? ; to play at soldiers/at keeping shop jouer aux soldats/à la marchande ; to play at hide and seek jouer à cache-cache ;

2 fig she's only playing at her job elle ne travaille pas vraiment ; to play at being a manager/an artist jouer au directeur/à l'artiste ; what does he think he's playing at ○ ? GB qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ○ ? ;

3 Sport, Games jouer ; do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer? ; have you played yet? avez-vous joué? ; to play out of turn jouer avant son tour ; I've seen them play ( team) je les ai vus jouer ; England is playing against Ireland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Irlande ; he plays for Liverpool il joue dans l'équipe de Liverpool ; she played for her club in the semifinal elle a joué dans l'équipe de son club en demi-finale ; to play in goal être dans les buts ; to play for money [cardplayer] jouer pour de l'argent ; to play fair jouer franc jeu ;

4 Sport (hit, shoot) to play into a bunker/the net envoyer la balle dans un bunker/le filet ; to play to sb's backhand jouer sur le revers de qn ;

5 Mus [musician, band, orchestra] jouer (for pour) ; to play on the flute/on the xylophone jouer de la flûte/du xylophone ; to play to large audiences/to small groups jouer devant un grand public/pour de petits groupes ;

6 Cin, Theat [play] se jouer ; [film] passer ; [actor] jouer ; ‘Macbeth’ is playing at the Gate ‘Macbeth’ se joue au Gate ; she's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ elle joue avec lui dans ‘Macbeth’ ; he's playing to packed houses il joue devant des salles combles ;

7 ( make noise) [fountain, water] couler, jaser littér ; a record played softly in the background un disque jouait doucement en arrière-fond ; I could hear music/the tape playing in the next room j'entendais de la musique/la bande dans la pièce à côté ;

8 ( move lightly) sunlight played over the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau ; a breeze played across the lake une brise effleurait la surface du lac ; a smile played around ou on her lips un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres.

Idioms

to play for time essayer de gagner du temps ; we have everything to play for rien n'est encore gagné ; to play sb false ne pas jouer franc jeu avec qn ; they played to her strengths ( in interview) il ne lui ont rien demandé de difficile ; he doesn't play to his own strengths il n'utilise pas ses capacités ; all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie ; to make a play for sb ○ draguer qn ○ ; to make great play of sth/of the fact that accorder beaucoup d'importance à qch/au fait que.

Phrasal verbs

■ play along

1 ( acquiesce) entrer dans le jeu ; to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn ;

2 ( accompany) I'll sing, you play along on the piano je chante et tu m'accompagnes au piano ; to play along with sb/with a song accompagner qn/une chanson.

■ play around ○

1 ( be promiscuous) coucher à droite et à gauche ○ ;

2 ( act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; to play around with (rearrange, juggle) changer [qch] de place [chairs, ornaments] ; jongler avec [dates, figures] ; ( fiddle) jouer avec [paperclips, pens] ; to play around with the idea of doing caresser vaguement l'idée de faire ; how much time/money do we have to play around with? combien de temps/d'argent avons-nous à notre disposition?

■ play back:

▶ play [sth] back, play back [sth] rejouer [qch] du début [song] ; repasser [film, video] ; to play sth back to sb faire réentendre qch à qn [record, music] ; repasser qch à qn [video, film].

■ play down:

▶ play down [sth] minimiser [defeat, disaster, effects].

■ play off: to play sb off against sb monter qn contre qn (pour en tirer avantage) ; they can play the companies/buyers off against each other ils peuvent créer une concurrence entre les sociétés/acheteurs.

■ play on:

▶ play on

1 [musicians, footballers] continuer à jouer ;

2 ( in cricket) envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet ;

▶ play on [sth] exploiter [fears, prejudices] ; jouer avec [idea].

■ play out:

▶ play out [sth] vivre [fantasy] ; their love affair was played out against a background of war leur histoire d'amour s'est déroulée sur un fond de guerre ; the drama which is being played out in India le drame qui se joue aux Indes.

■ play up:

▶ play up ○ [computer, person] commencer à faire des siennes ○ ; the children are playing up again les enfants recommencent à en faire des leurs ○ ; my rheumatism is playing up mes rhumatismes me taquinent ;

▶ play up [sth] mettre l'accent sur [dangers, advantages, benefits] ; to play up a story Journ monter une histoire en épingle.

■ play upon = play on.

■ play with:

▶ play with [sth]

1 ( fiddle) jouer avec [pen, food, paperclip] ; to play with oneself ○ euph ( masturbate) se tripoter ○ ;

2 ( toy) to play with words jouer avec les mots ; to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn ;

3 ( be insincere) to play with sb jouer avec qn.

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13 set

set
1. сущ.
1) некоторая совокупность вещей, составляющих целое а) комплект, набор б) собрание сочинений, коллекция в) гарнитур, сервиз г) прибор (туалетный и т. п.) ∙ to break, break up a set ≈ разрознить/нарушить комплект to make up a set ≈ составлять комплект carving set ≈ набор инструментов для резьбы по дереву chemistry set ≈ набор химикатов tea set ≈ чайный сервиз a set of Shakespeare's plays ≈ собрание произведений Шекспира
2) цикл, серия( лекций, докладов и т. п.), ряд( домов и т. п.)
3) круг людей, связанных общими интересами: группа, компания, шайка и т. п. jet set ≈ элита, сливки общества;
'денежные мешки' smart set ≈ фешенебельное общество Syn: clique
4) (радио) приемник;
телевизор radio set ≈ радиоприемник television set, TV set ≈ телевизор
5) декорации;
съемочная площадка
6) сет( в теннисе) to play a set ≈ сыграть сет to lose a set ≈ проиграть сет to win a set ≈ выиграть сет
7) общие очертания, конфигурация, строение;
осанка I don't like the set of his coat. ≈ Мне не нравится, как на нем сидит пальто.
8) направление( течения, ветра)
9) направление, направленность, тенденция
10) поэт. закат
11) псих. настрой
12) а) саженец;
посадочный материал б) молодой побег( растения)
13) укладка (волос)
14) стойка (собаки)
15) горн. оклад крепи
16) тех. ширина развода (пилы)
17) строит. осадка
18) тех. остаточная деформация
19) тех. обжимка
20) текст. съем ∙ make a dead set
2. прил.
1) неподвижный, застывший( о взгляде, улыбке, лице)
2) а) обдуманный( о намерении) б) заранее приготовленный, составленный( о речи) Syn: ready
3) а) установленный, назначенный;
предписанный б) заранее установленный, оговоренный в) установившийся;
постоянный, неизменный set fair ≈ установившийся (о погоде)
4) настойчивый, решительный, твердый;
упрямый
5) разг. решившийся достичь( чего-л.), горящий желанием (сделать что-л.)
6) построенный, встроенный
3. гл.
1) ставить, класть;
расставлять, размещать, располагать Set the package on the table. ≈ Поставь пакет на стол. Syn: put, place
2) а) налаживать, устанавливать б) пригонять;
вправлять, прикреплять ∙ Syn: fix, adjust, regulate
3) точить, разводить( пилу)
4) а) сажать (растение) б) сажать (курицу на яйца)
5) вставлять в раму или оправу;
оправлять( драгоценные камни)
6) направлять, поворачивать to set one's mind/brain on/to smth. ≈ сосредоточить мысль на чем-л.
7) двигаться в определенном направлении;
иметь склонность
8) подносить, приближать, приставлять
9) садиться, заходить (о солнце, луне;
тж. перен.) His star has set. ≈ Eго звезда закатилась.
10) назначать, устанавливать, определять (цену, время и т. п.)
11) ставить (задачу, цель и т. п.) ;
задавать( работу, задание и т. п.)
12) подавать (пример) to set a good (bad) example to smb. ≈ показывать хороший (плохой, дурной) пример кому-л.
13) затвердевать, застывать;
делаться густым, прочным;
схватываться( о цементе, бетоне) Let the pudding set. ≈ Пусть пуддинг затвердеет. Syn: harden, become hard or firm
14) застывать в стойке (о собаке)
15) укладывать (волосы), делать укладку
16) стискивать, сжимать( зубы) ;
становиться неподвижным (о лице, взгляде и т. п.)
17) оформиться, сложиться;
принять определенные очертания
18) сидеть (о платье)
19) положить на музыку (тж. set to music) to be set to music ≈ сочинить музыку к (стихам и т. п.), положить на музыку (стихи и т. п.)
20) завязываться( о плоде)
21) в сочетании с прилагательным, наречием или предложным оборотом означает: приводить в какое-л. состояние: to set in motion ≈ приводить в движение to set free ≈ освобождать to set one's hat (tie, etc.) straight/right ≈ поправить шляпу (галстук и т. п.) to set on fire ≈ поджигать The news set her heart beating. ≈ При этом известии у нее забилось сердце. The answer set the audience in a roar.≈ Услышав ответ, все присутствующие разразились хохотом. to set fire/light/a match to smth. ≈ поджечь что-л. to set measures to smth. ≈ ограничивать что-л. We have to set measures to our spending if we are to save for our old age. ≈ Коль скоро нужно откладывать на старость, мы должны ограничить себя в тратах. set at rest set right
22) мор. пеленговать
23) мор. тянуть (такелаж)
24) полигр. набирать
25) строит. производить кладку ∙ set about set above set against set ahead set apart set aside set at set back set before set beside set by set down set forth set forward set in set off set on set out set over set straight set to set up set upon set with to set up home/house ≈ заводить свое хозяйство комплект, набор;
коллекция - in *s в комплектах, в наборах - a * of chessmen шахматы - a * of stamps комплект марок - a * of sails( морское) комплект парусов - well-chosen * хорошо подобранная коллекция сервиз - a * of china фарфоровый сервиз гарнитур - a * of furniture гарнитур мебели прибор - toilet /dressing table/ * туалетный прибор - writing /desk/ * письменный прибор - razor * бритвенный прибор (полный) комплект издания - a * of Dickens (полное) собрание сочинений Диккенса серия, ряд - a * of houses ряд домов - a * of lectures цикл лекций - a * of rules список правил совокупность - a * of observations совокупность наблюдений группа (лиц) ;
состав - a * of men группа людей - a poor * of players плохая команда, плохие игроки - four *s of dancers /partners/ четыре пары танцоров набор, состав (учащихся, студентов и т. п.) компания, круг - the political * политические круги общество - gambling * картежники, завсегдатаи игорных домов - they have got into a bad * они попали в плохую компанию банда, шайка - a * of hooligans банда хулиганов - a * of thieves шайка воров (театроведение) (кинематографический) декорация - * designer художник по декорациям;
художник кинофильма - * dresser( кинематографический) декоратор( кинематографический) съемочная площадка - on the * на съемочной площадке (специальное) прибор, аппарат;
установка, агрегат приемник - radio * радиоприемник - TV * телевизор фигура( в танце) ;
последовательность фигур - a * of quadrilles (все) фигуры кадрили завивка и укладка волос сюита духовной музыки (месса и т. п.) (редкое) меблированная квартира( дорожностроительное) брусчатка, каменная шашка( спортивное) партия (часть матча) ;
сет (теннис) (спортивное) расстановка игроков (геология) свита( пород) (горное) оклад крепи (математика) множество - theory of *s теория множеств( математика) семейство( кривых) (полиграфия) гарнитура шрифта;
набор (карточное) недобор взяток (бридж) (тк. в ед. ч.) общие очертания, линия - the * of the drapery линия драпировки строение;
конфигурация;
(тело) сложение - a * of the features черты лица - the * of smb.'s head посадка головы - of a manly * мужественного телосложения направление;
направленность;
тенденция - the * of a tide направление прилива (психологическое) направленность, установка (на принятие наркотика) наклон, отклонение - a * to the right отклонение /наклон/ вправо заход, закат ( солнца) - at the * of sun на заходе солнца - the * of day конец дня - at the * of life на склоне лет музыкальный вечер( особ. джазовой музыки) (садоводчество) молодой побег (растения) ;
завязь( плода) - a * of blackthorn побег терна (сельскохозяйственное) (ботаника) лук-севок (Allium cepa) (сельскохозяйственное) посадочный материал( клубни картофеля и т. п.) (охота) стойка (техническое) разводка для пил, развод зубьев пилы, ширина развода (строительство) осадка (сооружений) (техническое) остаточная деформация( техническое) обжимка, державка( полиграфия) толщина (литеры) > to be at a dead * завязнуть, застрять неподвижный;
застывший - * smile застывшая улыбка - * stare неподвижный взор определенный, твердо установленный, постоянный - * price твердая цена - * hand установившийся почерк неизменный, постоянный;
незыблемый - * pattern штамп - a very * creed крайний догматизм - * rules незыблемые правила шаблонный, стереотипный - * phrase клише установленный (законом, традицией) - a * form of oath установленная форма присяги заранее установленный, оговоренный - at a * time в (заранее) назначенное время - at * hours в установленные часы - * speech заранее подготовленная речь упрямый, настойчивый;
упорный - * rains непрекращающиеся /упорные/ дожди - * mouth упрямо сжатый рот умышленный, преднамеренный - of * purpose с умыслом - on * purpose (устаревшее) нарочно( разговорное) готовый, горящий желанием ( сделать что-л.) - all * в полной боевой готовности - is everyone *? все готовы? встроенный, прикрепленный > * affair вечеринка с очень хорошим угощением > * dinner званый обед;
обед за общим столом (в ресторане) ;
общий обед, не включающий порцционные блюда (в ресторане) > to be keen * on страстно желать( чего-л.) > to be hard * находиться в затруднительном положении /в стесненных обстоятельствах/ > to be hard * for money крайне нуждаться в деньгах > to be sharp * быть голодным, проголодаться > to get * толстеть, терять стройность ставить, помещать, класть;
положить, поставить - to * a cup (down) on the table (по) ставить чашку на стол - to * the suitcase down опустить чемодан( на землю) - to * a trap /snare/ поставить силки - to * poison for rats положить отраву для крыс - to * an ambush( военное) устроить засаду - to * a crown on smb.'s head возложить корону на чью-л. голову - to * smb. on a pedestal возвести кого-л. на пьедестал - he took off his hat and * it on the floor он снял шляпу и положил ее на пол ставить на какое-л. место;
придавать( то или иное) значение - to * Vergil before Homer ставить /считать/ Вергилия выше Гомера - to * smb.'s good advice at naught пренебречь чьим-л. разумным советом - to * much /a great deal/ on smth. придавать чему-л. большое значение обыкн. pass помещаться, располагаться - a house * in a beautiful garden дом, стоящий в прекрасном саду - a little town * north of London маленький городок, расположенный к северу от Лондона - a little door * in a wall маленькая дверь в стене сажать, усаживать - to * smb. by the fire усадить кого-л. у камина /у костра/ - to * smb. on horseback посадить кого-л. на лошадь - to * a king on a throne посадить /возвести/ короля на трон насаживать, надевать - to * the wheel on the axle насадить колесо на ось - to * a butterfly наколоть бабочку на булавку (in) вставлять - to * glass in a window вставлять стекло (в окно) - to * one's foot in the stirrup вложить ногу в стремя направлять;
поворачивать - to * one's face towards the sun повернуться лицом к солнцу - to * a map ориентировать карту - to * against the wind идти против ветра иметь (то или иное) направление, (ту или иную) тенденцию - public opinion is *ing with him общественное мнение за него, общественное мнение складывается в его пользу подготавливать;
снаряжать;
приводить в состояние готовности - to * a palette подготовить палитру - to * a piano настроить пианино - *! (спортивное) внимание!, приготовиться! устанавливать, определять, назначать - to * standards устанавливать нормы (диалектизм) часто( ироничное) идти, быть к лицу - do you think this bonnet *s me? как вы думаете, идет мне эта шляпка? (редкое) сидеть (о платье) - to * well хорошо сидеть( на ком-л.) - the jacket *s badly жакет плохо сидит (техническое) устанавливать, регулировать - to * a tool устанавливать резец - to * the camera lens to infinity (фотографическое) устанавливать объектив на бесконечность - to * the spark-gap( автомобильное) отрегулировать искровой промежуток - to * the pace регулировать скорость( морское) пеленговать (строительство) производить кладку садиться, заходить (о небесных светилах) - the sun is *ting солнце заходит - his star has /is/ * (образное) его звезда закатилась - the glory of Troy had * слава Трои померкла ставить (стрелку, часы и т. п.) - to * a clock /a watch/, to * the hands of a clock (по) ставить часы (правильно) - to * one's watch by the town clock ставить свои часы по городским - to * an alarm-clock поставить /завести/ будильник - to * the speedometer to zero (автомобильное) установить спидометр на нуль часы по моим ставить (задачи, цели и т. п.) - to * a goal поставить цель - to * a task поставить задачу - to * oneself an ideal создать себе идеал задавать (уроки, вопросы и т. п.) - to * a sum задать задачу - to * the lessons for tomorrow задать уроки на завтра подавать (пример) - to * good examples подавать хорошие примеры вводить( моду) - to * the fashion быть законодателем мод вводить, внедрять (модель и т. п.) - to * a new model внедрять новую модель /-ый образец/ стискивать, сжимать( зубы, губы) - to * one's teeth стискивать зубы;
принять твердое решение;
упрямо стоять на своем, заупрямиться - he * his teeth doggedly он упрямо стиснул зубы застывать, становиться неподвижным (о лице, глазах и т. п.) - his face * его лицо окаменело твердеть( о гипсе) (строительство) схватываться( о цементе, бетоне) - the mortar joining these bricks hasn't * yet известковый раствор, скрепляющий эти кирпичи, еще не затвердел застывать (о желе, креме) - the jelly has * желе застыло заставлять твердеть или застывать (известь и т. п.) загустеть;
свертываться( о крови, белке) ;
створаживаться( о молоке) сгущать (кровь и т. п.) ;
створаживать (молоко) оформиться, сформироваться( о фигуре, характере) - her figure is hardly * yet у нее еще не оформилась фигура формировать( характер и т. п.) ;
развивать( мускулатуру) ставить (рекорд) - he * a record for the half mile он установил рекорд (в беге) на полмили накрывать( на стол - he quickly * the table (for three) он быстро накрыл стол (на три персоны) - the table was * for dinner стол был накрыт к обеду - the hostess ordered to have a place * for the guest хозяйка распорядилась поставить прибор для (нового) гостя вправлять (кости, суставы) - to * a bone вправить кость - to * a broken leg вправить ногу срастаться( о кости) вставлять в оправу( драгоценные камни) - a ring * with rubies кольцо с рубинами - a ruby * in gold рубин в золотой оправе приводить в порядок, поправлять( шляпу, платок, галстук, волосы) - to * one's cap поправить кепку - * your hat straight поправьте вашу шляпу укладывать( волосы) ;
сделать укладку - to * one's hair делать прическу, укладывать волосы положить (слова на музыку или музыку на слова) - to * a song to music класть песню на музыку - to * music to words писать музыку на слова (музыкальное) аранжировать подавать (сигнал) точить (нож, бритву и т. п.) - to * a razor править бритву - to * a saw разводить пилу выставлять( часовых и т. п.) - to * the guard( военное) выставлять караул - to * guards расставить караульных высаживать( на берег, остров и т. п.;
тж. * ashore) - to * troops on shore высаживать войска на берег возлагать (надежды) - to * one's hopes on smb. возлагать надежды на кого-л. накладывать (запрет, наказание и т. п.) - to * a veto on smth. наложить запрет на что-л. - to * a punishment накладывать взыскание ставить, прикладывать (печать) - to * a seal поставить печать;
наложить отпечаток - it * a seal on all his life это наложило отпечаток на всю его жизнь сажать (растения, семена) - to * seed сажать семена - the young plants should be * (out) at intervals of six inches молодые растения следует высаживать на расстоянии шести дюймов друг от друга приниматься( о деревьях) (ботаника) завязываться, образовывать завязи (о плодах, цветах) - fruit *s плоды завязываются разрабатывать, составлять ( экзаменационные материалы) - they had to * fresh papers им пришлось составлять новую письменную работу определиться( о направлении ветра, течения и т. п.) - the tide *s to the west течение идет на запад - the wind *s from the south ветер дует с юга - the tide has * in his favour его акции поднимаются заставлять двигаться (в каком-л. направлении) - the current * them northward течение понесло их на север( редкое) устанавливаться( о погоде) (специальное) растягивать( кожу) (полиграфия) набирать (шрифт;
тж. * up) налаживать (станок) (техническое) осаживать( заклепку) в сочетании с последующим прилагательным, наречием или предложным оборотом означает приведение в какое-л. состояние - to * free освободить - to * the dog loose спустить собаку в сочетании с герундием или предложным оборотом означает побуждение к какому-л. действию - to * the company вызвать всеобщих смех > to * foot somewhere ходить куда-л., появляться где-л. > he was forbidden to * foot there ему запретили туда ходить > not to * foot in smb.'s house не переступать порога чьего-л. дома > to * foot on shore ступить на землю /на берег/ > to * one's feet on the path пуститься в путь /дорогу/ > to * one's heart on smth. стремиться к чему-л., страстно желать чего-л. > to * one's heart on doing smth. стремиться сделать что-л. > he * his heart on going to the South он очень хотел /твердо решил/ поехать на юг > he has * his heart on seeing Moscow его заветной мечтой было повидать Москву > why should it be that man she has * her heart upon? почему она полюбила именно этого человека? > to * one's wits to smb.'s (wits) поспорить /помериться силами/ с кем-л. > to * one's wits to smth. пытаться( раз) решить что-л.;
шевелить мозгами > to * one's wits to work ломать себе голову над чем-л. > to * people by the ears /at variance, at loggerheads/ ссорить, натравливать людей друг на друга > he likes to * people by the ears он любит ссорить людей между собой > to * (one's life) on a chance ставить (жизнь) на карту > to * an axe to приниматься за уничтожение( чего-л.) > to * smth. on fire, to * fire /a light/ to smth. сжечь /поджечь, зажечь/ что-л. > to have smb. * схватить кого-л. за горло, прижать кого-л. к стенке > to * the law at defiance бросать вызов закону > the scene was * for the tragedy все предвещало трагедию alphabetic character ~ вчт. набор буквенных символов alphanumeric character ~ вчт. набор буквенно-цифровых символов the answer ~ the audience in a roar услышав ответ, все присутствующие разразились хохотом;
to set a machine going пускать машину attainable ~ вчт. достижимое множество be ~ вчт. быть установленным board ~ вчт. набор плат carry ~ вчт. есть перенос cataloged data ~ вчт. каталогизированный набор данных change ~ вчт. массив изменений character ~ алфавит character ~ вчт. множество символов character ~ набор знаков ~ набор, комплект;
a chess set шахматы;
a set of golf-clubs комплект клюшек для гольфа;
a dressing-table set туалетный прибор chip ~ вчт. микропроцессорный набор coin box ~ копилка constraint ~ вчт. множество ограничений data ~ вчт. комплект данных data ~ вчт. набор данных data ~ вчт. файл данных delete ~ вчт. набор исключений ~ набор, комплект;
a chess set шахматы;
a set of golf-clubs комплект клюшек для гольфа;
a dressing-table set туалетный прибор exhaustive ~ вчт. полное множество extremal ~ экстремальное множество feasible ~ допустимое множество feature ~ вчт. набор признаков file ~ вчт. набор файлов ~ off выделять(ся) ;
оттенять;
the frame sets off the picture картина в этой раме выигрывает full ~ полное множество fuzzy ~ нечеткое множество he ~ people at once on their ease with him людям в его присутствии сразу становилось легко ~ up тренировать;
физически развивать;
set up for выдавать себя( за кого-л.) ;
he sets up for a scholar он претендует на ученость ~ сложенный;
a heavy set man человек плотного сложения ~ оформиться, сложиться;
принять определенные очертания;
his character has (или is) set у него уже вполне сложившийся характер ~ садиться, заходить (о солнце, луне;
тж. перен.) ;
his star has set его звезда закатилась I don't like the ~ of his coat мне не нравится, как на нем сидит пальто imprimitive ~ импримитивное множество imprimitive ~ циклическое множество information ~ информационное множество instruction ~ вчт. система команд ~ твердеть, застывать, затвердевать;
схватываться (о цементе, бетоне) ;
the jelly has (или is) set желе застыло to ~ laughing рассмешить;
to set on fire поджигать;
the news set her heart beating при этом известии у нее забилось сердце nonempty ~ непустое множество nonvoid ~ непустое множество not to ~ foot in (smb.'s) house не переступать порога (чьего-л.) дома numeric character ~ вчт. набор цифр ~ саженец;
посадочный материал;
onion sets лук-саженец open ~ открытое множество ~ двигаться в известном направлении;
иметь склонность;
to set course лечь на курс;
opinion is setting against it общественное мнение против этого optimal ~ оптимальное множество order ~ вчт. набор команд ordered ~ упорядоченное множество permissible ~ допустимое множество power ~ множество всех подмножеств primitive ~ ациклическое множество primitive ~ примитивное множество priority ~ вчт. система приоритетов quasi-ordered ~ полуупорядоченное множество rain ~ in пошел обложной дождь;
установилась дождливая погода;
winter has set in наступила зима reference ~ вчт. множество элементарных событий response ~ вчт. множество ответных реакций set аренда ~ внедрять ~ вправлять (кость) ~ вставлять в раму или оправу;
оправлять (драгоценные камни) ~ двигаться в известном направлении;
иметь склонность;
to set course лечь на курс;
opinion is setting against it общественное мнение против этого ~ декорации;
съемочная площадка ~ делать стойку (о собаке) ~ делать твердым, густым, прочным;
to set milk for cheese створаживать молоко для сыра ~ завязываться (о плоде) ~ задавать (работу, задачу) ;
to set to work усадить за дело;
you have set me a difficult job вы задали мне трудную задачу ~ поэт. закат ~ заранее приготовленный, составленный (о речи) ~ затвердевший( о цементе) ~ зашедший( о солнце) ~ комплект ~ конфигурация, очертания;
строение;
линии;
осанка;
the set of one's shoulders линия плеч;
the set of one's head посадка головы ~ коробиться ~ круг людей, связанных общими интересами;
the smart set фешенебельное общество;
the fast set картежники ~ вчт. множество ~ молодой побег (растения) ~ полигр. набирать ~ набор, комплект;
a chess set шахматы;
a set of golf-clubs комплект клюшек для гольфа;
a dressing-table set туалетный прибор ~ вчт. набор ~ назначать, устанавливать, определять (цену, время и т. п.) ;
to set the value( of smth.) at a certain sum оценить( что-л.) ;
установить цену (чего-л.) ~ направление (течения, ветра) ~ направленность, тенденция ~ психол. настрой ~ неподвижный, застывший (о взгляде, улыбке) ~ обдуманный (о намерении) ;
of set purpose с умыслом;
предумышленный ~ тех. обжимка ~ горн. оклад крепи ~ стр. осадка ~ тех. остаточная деформация ~ оформиться, сложиться;
принять определенные очертания;
his character has (или is) set у него уже вполне сложившийся характер ~ мор. пеленговать ~ повернуть, направить;
to set one's face towards the sun повернуться лицом к солнцу ~ подавать (пример) ~ подносить, приставлять, приближать;
to set a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам;
to set a pen to paper начать писать;
to set aseal to ставить печать ~ положить на музыку (тж. set to music) ~ помещать ~ посадить (курицу на яйца) ~ построенный ~ приводить в определенное состояние;
to set in motion приводить в движение;
to set in order приводить в порядок ~ приводить в состояние готовности ~ пригонять;
вправлять, прикреплять ~ стр. производить кладку ~ пускать в действие ~ радиоприемник;
телевизор ~ решившийся достичь (on, upon - чего-л.) ~ садиться, заходить (о солнце, луне;
тж. перен.) ;
his star has set его звезда закатилась ~ сажать (растение) ~ саженец;
посадочный материал;
onion sets лук-саженец ~ свернувшийся( о молоке) ~ сет (в теннисе) ~ сидеть (о платье) ~ сложенный;
a heavy set man человек плотного сложения ~ ставить, класть, помещать;
расставлять, устанавливать;
располагать, размещать;
to set foot (on smth.) наступить( на что-л.) ~ ставить ~ стискивать, сжимать (зубы) ~ стойка (собаки) ~ текст. съем ~ твердеть, застывать, затвердевать;
схватываться (о цементе, бетоне) ;
the jelly has (или is) set желе застыло ~ твердый, решительный, непоколебимый ~ точить, разводить (пилу) ~ мор. тянуть (такелаж) ~ укладка (волос) ~ укладывать (волосы) ~ устанавливать, налаживать;
to set the hands of a clock установить стрелки часов;
to set a razor править бритву ~ устанавливать ~ установившийся;
set fair установившийся (о погоде) ~ установленный, назначенный;
предписанный ~ тех. ширина развода (пилы) ~ подносить, приставлять, приближать;
to set a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам;
to set a pen to paper начать писать;
to set aseal to ставить печать the answer ~ the audience in a roar услышав ответ, все присутствующие разразились хохотом;
to set a machine going пускать машину ~ подносить, приставлять, приближать;
to set a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам;
to set a pen to paper начать писать;
to set aseal to ставить печать ~ устанавливать, налаживать;
to set the hands of a clock установить стрелки часов;
to set a razor править бритву ~ about напасть, начать драку ( с кем-л.) ~ about начинать, приступать( к чему-л.) ~ about побуждать( кого-л.) начать ~ about распространять (слух) ~ against восстанавливать( против кого-л.) ~ against противопоставлять ~ подносить, приставлять, приближать;
to set a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам;
to set a pen to paper начать писать;
to set aseal to ставить печать ~ at нападать, набрасываться на ~ at натравливать на to ~ (smb.) at (his) ease успокоить, ободрить( кого-л.) to ~ at rest уладить (вопрос) ;
to set at variance поссорить;
вызвать конфликт;
to set free освобождать;
to set loose отпускать to ~ at rest успокоить to ~ at rest уладить( вопрос) ;
to set at variance поссорить;
вызвать конфликт;
to set free освобождать;
to set loose отпускать variance: to be at ~ быть в ссоре;
to set at variance вызывать конфликт, приводить к столкновению;
ссорить ~ back переводить назад стрелки часов;
set before представлять, излагать (факты) ;
set by откладывать, приберегать ~ back препятствовать, задерживать ~ back переводить назад стрелки часов;
set before представлять, излагать (факты) ;
set by откладывать, приберегать to ~ bounds (to) ограничивать;
to set a limit (to) положить предел, пресечь ~ back переводить назад стрелки часов;
set before представлять, излагать (факты) ;
set by откладывать, приберегать ~ двигаться в известном направлении;
иметь склонность;
to set course лечь на курс;
opinion is setting against it общественное мнение против этого ~ down высаживать (пассажира) ~ down заносить в список дел к слушанию ~ down записывать, письменно излагать ~ down класть ~ down разг. осадить, обрезать( кого-л.) ~ down отложить ~ down положить, бросить( на землю) ~ down приписывать( to - чему-л.) ~ down ставить ~ down as считать (чем-л.) this man will never ~ the Thames on fire = этот человек пороха не выдумает;
to set eyes on увидеть ~ установившийся;
set fair установившийся (о погоде) ~ ставить, класть, помещать;
расставлять, устанавливать;
располагать, размещать;
to set foot (on smth.) наступить (на что-л.) ~ forth выставлять (напоказ) ~ forth излагать, объяснять ~ forth отправляться ~ forward выдвигать (предложение) ~ forward отправляться;
set in начинаться;
наступать;
устанавливаться;
the tide set in начался прилив ~ forward отправляться;
set in начинаться;
наступать;
устанавливаться;
the tide set in начался прилив ~ in наступать ~ in начинаться ~ приводить в определенное состояние;
to set in motion приводить в движение;
to set in order приводить в порядок to ~ laughing рассмешить;
to set on fire поджигать;
the news set her heart beating при этом известии у нее забилось сердце to ~ much (by smth.) (высоко) ценить( что-л.) ;
to ~ little (by smth.) быть невысокого мнения( о чем-л.) to ~ at rest уладить (вопрос) ;
to set at variance поссорить;
вызвать конфликт;
to set free освобождать;
to set loose отпускать ~ делать твердым, густым, прочным;
to set milk for cheese створаживать молоко для сыра to ~ much (by smth.) (высоко) ценить (что-л.) ;
to ~ little (by smth.) быть невысокого мнения (о чем-л.) a ~ of false teeth вставные зубы;
вставная челюсть;
a set of Shakespeare's plays собрание произведений Шекспира ~ набор, комплект;
a chess set шахматы;
a set of golf-clubs комплект клюшек для гольфа;
a dressing-table set туалетный прибор ~ of inequalities система неравенств ~ of monetary policy instruments набор средств денежной политики ~ of observations набор наблюдений ~ конфигурация, очертания;
строение;
линии;
осанка;
the set of one's shoulders линия плеч;
the set of one's head посадка головы ~ конфигурация, очертания;
строение;
линии;
осанка;
the set of one's shoulders линия плеч;
the set of one's head посадка головы ~ of preferences вчт. набор предпочтений a ~ of false teeth вставные зубы;
вставная челюсть;
a set of Shakespeare's plays собрание произведений Шекспира ~ of statistical data совокупность статистических данных ~ of strategies вчт. множество стратегий ~ of tools вчт. инструментарий ~ of variables вчт. совокупность переменных ~ off выделять(ся) ;
оттенять;
the frame sets off the picture картина в этой раме выигрывает ~ off выделять ~ off засчитывать сумму ~ off компенсировать ~ off начинать ~ off откладывать ~ off отмечать;
размечать ~ off отправлять(ся) ~ off побудить( к чему-л.) ;
to set off laughing рассмешить ~ off побуждать ~ off противопоставлять ~ off пускать (ракету) ~ off уравновешивать ~ off побудить (к чему-л.) ;
to set off laughing рассмешить ~ on навести( на след) ~ on нападать ~ on подстрекать;
натравливать ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with усыпать( блестками, цветами и т. п.) to ~ oneself against (a proposal, etc.) решительно воспротивиться( принятию предложения и т. п.) ;
to set on foot пустить в ход, начать, организовать to ~ (smb.) on his feet поставить (кого-л.) на ноги;
помочь( кому-л.) в делах;
to set one's mind (on smth.) страстно желать (чего-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.) to ~ to zero привести к нулю;
to set on stake ставить на карту;
to set one's name (или hand) to a document поставить свою подпись под документом ~ повернуть, направить;
to set one's face towards the sun повернуться лицом к солнцу to ~ right выводить из заблуждения;
to set one's hat (tie, etc.) straight (или right) поправить шляпу (галстук и т. п.) to ~ one's hopes (on smb., smth.) возлагать надежды (на кого-л., что-л.) ;
to set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью to ~ one's hopes (on smb., smth.) возлагать надежды (на кого-л., что-л.) ;
to set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью to ~ (smb.) on his feet поставить (кого-л.) на ноги;
помочь (кому-л.) в делах;
to set one's mind (on smth.) страстно желать (чего-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.) to ~ one's mind (или brain) (on (или to) smth.) сосредоточить мысль (на чем-л.) to ~ to zero привести к нулю;
to set on stake ставить на карту;
to set one's name (или hand) to a document поставить свою подпись под документом ~ to браться за( работу, еду) ;
to set oneself (to smth.) приниматься (за что-л.) to ~ oneself a task поставить перед собой задачу to ~ oneself against (a proposal, etc.) решительно воспротивиться (принятию предложения и т. п.) ;
to set on foot пустить в ход, начать, организовать ~ out выставлять на продажу ~ out выставлять напоказ ~ out излагать ~ out намереваться;
set over ставить во главе ~ out отправиться, выехать, вылететь ~ out помещать ~ out раскладывать товары ~ out ставить ~ out намереваться;
set over ставить во главе to ~ right выводить из заблуждения;
to set one's hat (tie, etc.) straight (или right) поправить шляпу (галстук и т. п.) to ~ right приводить в порядок, исправлять ~ устанавливать, налаживать;
to set the hands of a clock установить стрелки часов;
to set a razor править бритву to ~ sail пускаться в плавание;
to set the signal подать, установить сигнал;
to set the table накрывать на стол to ~ sail пускаться в плавание;
to set the signal подать, установить сигнал;
to set the table накрывать на стол ~ назначать, устанавливать, определять (цену, время и т. п.) ;
to set the value (of smth.) at a certain sum оценить (что-л.) ;
установить цену (чего-л.) ~ to браться за (работу, еду) ;
to set oneself (to smth.) приниматься (за что-л.) ~ to вступать в бой ~ задавать (работу, задачу) ;
to set to work усадить за дело;
you have set me a difficult job вы задали мне трудную задачу work: in ~ имеющий работу;
out of work безработный;
to set (smb.) to work дать работу, засадить за работу to set (или to get) to ~ приняться за дело;
to have one's work cut out for one иметь много дел, забот, работы to ~ to zero привести к нулю;
to set on stake ставить на карту;
to set one's name (или hand) to a document поставить свою подпись под документом to ~ to zero установить на нуль ~ up возвысить(ся) (over - над кем-л.) ~ up воздвигать ~ up восстанавливать силы, оживлять ~ up выдвигать (теорию) ~ up вызывать (что-л.) ;
причинять (боль и т. п.) ~ up класть ~ up полигр. набирать ~ up обеспечивать ~ up основывать, открывать( дело, предприятие и т. п.) ~ up основывать ~ up открывать дело ~ up поднимать (шум) ~ up поднимать ~ up помещать ~ up снабжать, обеспечивать (in, with - чем-л.) ~ up снабжать ~ up ставить ~ up тренировать;
физически развивать;
set up for выдавать себя (за кого-л.) ;
he sets up for a scholar он претендует на ученость ~ up вчт. устанавливать ~ up вчт. установить ~ up учреждать ~ up тренировать;
физически развивать;
set up for выдавать себя (за кого-л.) ;
he sets up for a scholar он претендует на ученость ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with усыпать( блестками, цветами и т. п.) ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with усыпать (блестками, цветами и т. п.) ~ круг людей, связанных общими интересами;
the smart set фешенебельное общество;
the fast set картежники smart: ~ щеголеватый;
нарядный;
модный;
the smart set разг. фешенебельное общество;
a smart few довольно много solution ~ множество решений test ~ вчт. набор тестов this man will never ~ the Thames on fire = этот человек пороха не выдумает;
to set eyes on увидеть ~ forward отправляться;
set in начинаться;
наступать;
устанавливаться;
the tide set in начался прилив universal ~ генеральная совокупность rain ~ in пошел обложной дождь;
установилась дождливая погода;
winter has set in наступила зима working ~ рабочее множество ~ задавать (работу, задачу) ;
to set to work усадить за дело;
you have set me a difficult job вы задали мне трудную задачу

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > set
14 небольшой

прил. small;
not great;
short( о расстоянии, сроке) сорок с небольшим

небольш|ой -
1. (по величине, размерам) (rather) small;
(о расстоянии) (rather) short;
~ая комната room of modest size;
~ая глубина comparative shallowness;
~ая высота low altitude;
~ая сумма денег moderate/small sum of money;
~ тираж small/limited circulation;

2. (непродолжительный по времени) brief, short;

3. (незначительный) small;
у меня к вам ~ая просьба I have a small request to make of you;

4. (не имеющий веса в обществе) minor;
of no great importance после сущ. ;

5.: я ~ любитель шахмат I don`t care much for chess, I`m not particularly keen on chess;
с ~им a little over, odd;
ему было лет 20 с ~им he was a little over twenty;
дело за ~им one small thing is lacking.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > небольшой
15 play

1. [pleı] n
1. 1) игра; забава

boy's plays - мальчишеские игры

equestrian plays - спорт. конные игры

actual play - спорт. игра со счётом (очков) /на счёт/

loose play - спорт. свободная игра ( без счёта) [см. тж. 4)]

to be at play - играть

to bring the ball into play - спорт. ввести мяч в игру

children are fond of play - дети любят игры /забавы/

in play! - спорт. в игре!

out of play - спорт. вне игры! [см. тж. 9]

the ball is in [out of] play - спорт. мяч в игре [вне игры]

2) спорт. манера, стиль игры, игра

fair play - игра по правилам, честная игра

foul play - игра с нарушением правил, грубая игра [см. тж. 9,2)]

fine [brilliant, rough] play - красивая [блестящая, грубая] игра

to win a match by good play - выиграть матч благодаря хорошей игре

to see that fair play is observed - следить за соблюдением правил

3) спорт. комбинация

tip-off play - комбинация, начинающаяся начальным броском

make plays - разыгрывать комбинации

4) спорт. борьба; бой

loose play - учебно-тренировочный бой [см. тж. 1)]

2. азартная игра

high play - крупная игра

low play - игра по маленькой

to lose money at play - проигрывать деньги (в карты)

the play runs high - идёт крупная игра

3. 1) шутка

in play - в шутку

out of mere play - ради шутки, в шутку

to do [to say] smth. in play - сделать [сказать] что-л. в шутку

he answered part in earnest and part in play - он ответил полушутя, полусерьёзно

I am not in the humour /mood/ for play - я не намерен шутить

2) каламбур

play on words - игра слов, каламбур

play upon the meaning of the word - обыгрывание значения слова

4. 1) пьеса, драма

the plays of Shakespeare - пьесы Шекспира

2) представление, спектакль

broadcast play - радиопостановка

to give a play - давать представление /пьесу/

to go to the play - идти в театр

5. владение, умение обращаться (с оружием, инструментом и т. п.)

sword play - владение мечом

to make play with one's stick - вертеть (свою) трость, играть тростью

his play was very correct, and his parries neat - он очень ловко владел шпагой и точно парировал

6. движение

child full of play - живой /резвый, подвижный/ ребёнок

play of muscles - игра мышц

7. переливы, игра

play of sunlight upon leaves [upon water] - игра солнечных бликов на листьях [на воде]

iridescent play of colours - радужные переливы красок

play of the waves - игра /плеск/ волн

the play of the diamond - игра бриллианта

the play of expression in smb.'s face - смена выражений на чьём-л. лице

8. свобода, простор

to give /to allow/ free play to one's fancy [one's emotion] - дать простор /волю/ (своему) воображению [чувству]

he gave free play to his faculties - его способности полностью раскрылись

give the rope more /let the rope have some/ play! - не натягивай верёвку!

the (lively) play of fancy [of mind] - (живая) игра воображения [ума]

9. 1) действие, деятельность

in full play - в действии, в разгаре

out of play - в бездействии [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to come into play - начать действовать

to bring /to call, to put/ into play - приводить в действие, пускать в ход

to bring the guns into play - пустить в ход пушки

2) действия, поведение (в какой-л. ситуации); игра

double play - двойная игра

fair play - а) игра по правилам; б) честная игра; честность; справедливость

foul play - а) нечестная игра; б) подлое поведение; обман; жульничество [см. тж. 1, 2)]

to rule out foul play - исключить возможность грубой игры или жульничества

10. тк. sing ход, очередь, подача ( в игре)

it's your play - ваш ход

11. диал.

1) забастовка

2) каникулы, свободное от занятий время

12. ухаживание; свадебный танец ( у самцов)

13. проигрывание ( пластинки)

the record got scratched after a few plays - на пластинке появились царапины после того, как её несколько раз проиграли

14. «пресса», освещение в прессе

the birth of the baby elephant got a big play - все газеты сообщали о рождении слонёнка

15. тех.

1) зазор

2) игра, люфт, свободный ход; шатание (части механизма, прибора)

admissible /permissible/ play - допустимый люфт /ход, зазор/

16. авт. болтанка

♢ child's play - пустяк, ерунда; «детские игрушки»

as good as a play - очень забавно /интересно/

gallery play - стремление к дешёвой популярности; «работа на публику»

grandstand play - выступление, рассчитанное на эффект

to keep /to hold/ smb. in play - а) завалить кого-л. работой, не давать кому-л. передышки; б) спорт. держать противника в напряжении, не давать противнику передышки

to make play (with) - а) сл. действовать; making play with both hands - действуя обеими руками; б) спорт. держать противника в напряжении; не давать противнику передышки; в) спорт. наносить сильные и точные удары; г) действовать энергично; д) добиваться результатов; е) заострять внимание; обыгрывать (факт, имя и т. п.)

she made great play with his disappointed expectations - она вволю поиздевалась над его несбывшимися надеждами

to make a play for - а) пустить в ход свои чары, очаровывать; б) сделать всё возможное, чтобы добиться своего; в) ухаживать

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - посл. ≅ Джек в дружбе с делом, в ссоре с бездельем - бедняга Джек не знаком с весельем

turn about is fair play - посл. везёт и не везёт всем по очереди
2. [pleı] v
1. 1) играть, резвиться, забавляться

to play with a child [a doll] - играть с ребёнком [с куклой]

my daughter will play by herself for hours - моя дочка может часами играть одна

2) сыграть шутку; разыграть

to play a joke /a prank/ on smb. - подшутить над кем-л.

he played a practical joke on us - он здорово подшутил над нами

3) (with) шутить; дурачиться

to play with fire [with one's health] - шутить с огнём [со здоровьем]

I recommend you not to play with the captain - советую вам не шутить с капитаном

4) каламбурить, обыгрывать значение слова

to play upon words - каламбурить

5) поступать, вести себя легкомысленно

6) (with) флиртовать; ухаживать, заводить любовную интрижку

7) австрал. разг. разыгрывать

2. играть (во что-л.), участвовать в игре

to play (at) tennis [hockey, chess, cards] - играть в теннис [в хоккей, в шахматы, в карты]

to play a game of tennis - сыграть партию в теннис

to play for championship - участвовать в чемпионате

to play smb. for championship - играть с кем-л. за звание чемпиона

to play smb. at chess - играть с кем-л. в шахматы

to play school - играть классически

to play right back [goalkeeper] - играть правым защитником [вратарём]

to play at robbers [at hide-and-seek] - играть в разбойники [в прятки]

to play at shopkeeping - играть в магазин

to play politics - вести политическую игру

to play over - переиграть; сыграть снова

3. 1) делать ход, бросок и т. п.; ходить (картой, шашкой и т. п.)

to play a pawn - пойти пешкой

to play white [black] - шахм. играть белыми [чёрными]

to play a stroke - сделать удар

to play one's ball into the pocket - послать шар в лузу

play! - играю! ( восклицание подающего в теннисе)

play your cards carefully - карт. ходи осторожно

he played the card reluctantly - он неохотно бросил карту

2) спорт. отбивать, подавать мяч

3) использовать в игре, выставлять, заявлять ( игрока)

the team were playing three reserves - команда использовала трёх запасных игроков

4) вводить в игру ( игрока)

4. 1) притворяться, прикидываться

to play the fool /the idiot/ - валять дурака

to play the host - разыгрывать (из себя) хозяина

to play the great man - строить /корчить/ из себя великого человека

he is merely playing business - он лишь притворяется, что занят делом

2) поступать, действовать (каким-л. образом)

to play the man - поступать, как подобает мужчине

to play safe - действовать наверняка

to play fair - поступать честно

to play foul /foully/ - а) поступать нечестно, жульничать; б) предавать

to play on a hunch - действовать по интуиции

to play smb. false, to play false with smb. - арх. обманывать, подводить, предавать кого-л.

if my memory does not play me false - если мне не изменяет память

to play it cool - амер. вести себя спокойно, не суетиться; не терять головы; сохранять спокойствие /достоинство/; не проявлять эмоции

to play hard - амер. поступать /вести себя/ нечестно или жестоко; быть неразборчивым в средствах

3) стравливать, натравливать (обыкн. play off)

to play off one person against another - натравливать одного на другого

4) рассматривать

to play with a new idea - рассмотреть новую мысль /идею/

5. подходить для игры

the lawn /the ground/ plays well - спортивная площадка в хорошем состоянии

the piano plays well - у этого рояля хороший звук

the piece plays well - эта пьеса очень музыкальна

6. 1) играть в азартные игры; быть игроком

to play for money - играть на деньги

to play high [low], to play for high [for low] stakes - играть по большой [по маленькой]

2) играть на тотализаторе или на скачках (тж. to play horses)

3) делать ставки, ставить

to play 5 dollars - поставить 5 долларов

4) играть ( на бирже)

7. 1) исполнять (музыкальное произведение и т. п.); играть

to play a piece - сыграть музыкальную пьесу

to play a symphony - исполнить симфонию

to play by ear - подбирать мелодию на слух [ср. тж. ♢ ]

2) исполнять, играть роль (тж. to play a part)

to play Hamlet - играть (роль) Гамлета

3) сниматься ( в фильме); участвовать, играть ( в спектакле)

to play in a film - участвовать /играть/ в фильме

8. 1) играть ( на музыкальном инструменте)

to play the piano [the violin, the flute] - играть на рояле [на скрипке, на флейте]

2) играть (о музыке или муз. инструменте)

the organ was playing - играл орган

just then the music began to play - в этот момент заиграла музыка

3) сопровождать музыкой

the band played them out of town - они уходили из города под звуки оркестра

the organist was playing the congregation out - органист заиграл, и прихожане стали выходить из церкви

9. 1) давать представление; исполнять пьесу

to play a tragedy - ставить трагедию

an old comedy is being played again - снова играют старую комедию

2) амер. гастролировать

to play the larger cities - гастролировать в крупных городах

3) refl, pass исполняться

a waltz was being played on the radio - по радио передавали вальс

4) демонстрировать ( фильм)

5) идти (на экране, в театре)

a new film is playing tonight - сегодня вечером идёт новый фильм

what's playing at the theatre? - что идёт в театре?

6) играть, работать (о радио, магнитофоне, пластинке и т. п.)

his radio is playing - у него работает радио

10. играть (чем-л.); вертеть (что-л. в руках)

to play with one's stick [with one's fan] - играть палкой [веером]

to play the ball too high - подбросить мяч слишком высоко

11. (on, upon) играть (на чём-л.), воспользоваться (чем-л.)

to play upon smb.'s credulity [feelings] - играть на чьей-л. доверчивости [чьих-л. чувствах]

the noise played on his nerves - шум действовал ему на нервы

12. 1) порхать, носиться, танцевать

to allow one's fancy to play round smth. - ≅ дать волю своей фантазии

butterflies played among the flowers - среди цветов порхали бабочки

the wind played in her hair - ветер трепал её волосы

2) переливаться, играть; мелькать

lightnings played in the sky - в небе сверкали молнии

a smile played on her lips - на её губах играла улыбка

the searchlight began to play a dazzling ripple - замелькали ослепительные вспышки прожектора

3) дрожать, трепетать

a breeze played on the water - сильный ветер рябил воду

leaves play in the wind - листья трепещут на ветру

13. бить (о струе и т. п.)

the fountains will play on Sunday - в воскресенье будут бить фонтаны /пустят фонтаны/

14. 1) (обыкн. on, upon, over) направлять

to play a searchlight upon a boat - направить луч прожектора на лодку

to play a hose on a fire - направить на огонь струю из брандспойта

to play guns upon the fort - обстреливать форт из пушек

to play bullets upon smb. - обстреливать кого-л.

2) стрелять

they continued playing the battery - их батарея продолжала вести огонь

15. приводить в действие, пускать (тж. play off)

to play a record [a tape] - поставить /проиграть/ пластинку [плёнку]

to play the record-player - включить проигрыватель, послушать пластинки

the engine was played off - запустили мотор

16. тех. иметь люфт; шататься

17. диал.

1) бастовать

2) быть на каникулах

18. водить, вываживать ( рыбу)

19. амер. сл.

1) опекать, покровительствовать

2) сотрудничать

20. проф. помещать, располагать (статью, фотографию и т. п.) на определённом месте (в газете, журнале)

play it on page 3 - помести это на третьей странице

♢ to play ball - амер. начинать

to play ball with smb., to play catch with smb. - амер. а) вести себя честно; сотрудничать с кем-л.; б) задабривать, умасливать кого-л.

to play the game - поступать честно, порядочно

to play a loosing game - вести безнадёжную игру

to play a waiting game - выжидать, использовать выжидательную тактику

to play a winning game - играть /бить/ наверняка

to play games with smb. - амер. а) обманывать кого-л., мошенничать; б) натравливать друг на друга

to play the dozens - амер. поносить /порочить/ родителей

to play silly buggers, to play the (giddy) goat - дурачиться, идиотничать

to play the old soldier - а) строить из себя бывалого человека; б) прикидываться больным, немощным; в) клянчить (деньги, выпивку)

to play it by ear - принимать решение на месте; действовать /поступать/ в зависимости от обстоятельств [ср. тж. 7, 1)]

to play jackal to smb. - выполнять за кого-л. чёрную работу

to play one's cards well - поступать умно; хорошо использовать (свои) возможности /обстоятельства/

to play the wrong card - сделать неверный ход

to play for time - пытаться выиграть время; тянуть /оттягивать/ время

to play into the hands of smb. - сыграть кому-л. на руку

to play havoc /hell, the devil, the deuce, the dickens, Old Harry, the bear, the mischief/ - а) сеять панику /смуту/; причинять вред; б) опустошать, разорять, губить, коверкать, разрушать; ≅ испортить всю музыку; перевернуть всё вверх дном

to play to the gallery - работать на публику, искать дешёвую популярность

to play with edged tools - ≅ играть с огнём

to play a trick on smb. - надуть /обмануть/ кого-л.; скверно поступить с кем-л.

to play tricks with - вмешаться и испортить

to play it low on smb. - поступить по отношению к кому-л. низко /бесчестно, подло/

to play fast and loose - действовать безответственно; быть ненадёжным

to play (a good) knife and fork - уст. есть с аппетитом

to play both ends against the middle - а) натравливать (две) соперничающие группы друг на друга в собственных интересах; б) рисковать

НБАРС > play
16 peón

m.

1 unskilled laborer, labourer, laborer, day laborer.

2 pawn, chess pawn.

3 farm-hand, ranch hand.

4 top, spinning top.

5 mine prop.

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peón

► nombre masculino

1 (trabajador) unskilled labourer (US laborer)

2 (agrícola) farm hand, farm worker

3 (en el ajedrez) pawn

4 (peonza) top, spinning top

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FRASEOLOGÍA

peón caminero road mender

peón de albañil building labourer (US laborer)

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SM

1) (Téc) labourer, laborer (EEUU); esp LAm (Agr) farm labourer, farmhand; (Taur) assistant; Méx (=aprendiz) apprentice; (=ayudante) assistant

peón caminero — navvy, roadmender

peón de albañil — bricklayer's mate

2) (Ajedrez) pawn

3) (Mil, Hist) infantryman, foot-soldier

4) (=peonza) spinning top

5) (Mec) spindle, shaft

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masculino

1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker

- peón albañil

- peón caminero

2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)

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= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.

Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.

Ex. But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.

Ex. The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.

Ex. School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.

Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.

Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.

Ex. So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.

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* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.

* peón caminero = road worker.

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masculino

1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker

- peón albañil

- peón caminero

2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)

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= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.

Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.

Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.

Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.

Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.

Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.

Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.

Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.

* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.

* peón caminero = road worker.

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peón

masculine

A

1 ( Const) laborer*

2 ( esp AmL) ( Agr) agricultural laborer*, farm worker, ranch hand

Compuestos:

● peón albañil

(bricklayer's) laborer*, building laborer*

● peón caminero

road worker, roadmender, navvy ( BrE colloq)

● peón de brega

bullfighter's assistant ( who draws the bull to the picador)

B ( Jueg)

1 (en ajedrez) pawn; (en damas) piece, checker ( AmE), draughtsman ( BrE)

2 (trompo) spinning top

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peón sustantivo masculino
1 (Const) laborer^{( conjugate laborer)};
(Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer^{( conjugate laborer)}, farm worker;
◊ peón albañil (building) laborer^{( conjugate laborer)};

peón caminero road worker
2 ( en ajedrez) pawn;
( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
peón sustantivo masculino
1 unskilled labourer o US laborer
2 Ajedrez pawn
' peón' also found in these entries:
English:
farmhand
- labourer
- pawn
- farm
- hand
- laborer

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peón nm

1. [obrero] unskilled labourer

Comp
Taurom peón de brega bullfighter's assistant;
peón caminero roadworker, Br navvy

2. [en granja] farmhand, farm worker

3. [en ajedrez] pawn

4. [peonza] (spinning) top

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peón

m

1 en ajedrez pawn

2 trabajador laborer, Br

labourer

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peón nm, pl peones

1) : laborer, peon

2) : pawn (in chess)

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peón n

1. (obrero) labourer

2. (en ajedrez) pawn

Spanish-English dictionary > peón
17 force

force [fɔʀs]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = vigueur) strength

• avoir de la force to be strong

• je n'ai plus la force de parler I have no strength left to talk

• à la force du poignet [obtenir qch, réussir] by the sweat of one's brow

• c'est une force de la nature he's a real Goliath

• dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life

• c'est ce qui fait sa force that is where his great strength lies

• être en position de force to be in a position of strength

• coup de force takeover by force

• affirmer avec force to state firmly

• insister avec force sur un point to emphasize a point strongly

• vouloir à toute force to want at all costs

   b. ( = violence) force

• recourir à la force to resort to force

   c. ( = ressources physiques) forces strength

• reprendre des forces to get one's strength back

• c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me

• frapper de toutes ses forces to hit as hard as one can

• désirer qch de toutes ses forces to want sth with all one's heart

   d. [de coup, vent] force ; [d'argument, sentiment, alcool, médicament] strength

• vent de force 4 force 4 wind

• la force de l'habitude force of habit

• par la force des choses by force of circumstance ; ( = nécessairement) inevitably

• les forces vives du pays the lifeblood of the country

• avoir force de loi to have force of law

   e. (Military) forces forces

• d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police

   f. (Physics) force

• force de gravité force of gravity

   g. (locutions)

► à force

• à force de chercher on va bien trouver if we keep on looking we'll find it eventually

• à force, tu vas le casser you'll end up breaking it► de force

• faire entrer qch de force dans qch to force sth into sth► en force

• arriver or venir en force to arrive in force

• passer en force [+ projet] to force through

2. compounds

► les forces armées the armed forces

► force de caractère strength of character

► force de dissuasion deterrent power

► force de frappe strike force

► force d'inertie force of inertia

► forces d'intervention rapid deployment force

► forces de maintien de la paix peace-keeping forces

► les forces de l'ordre the police

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fɔʀs
1.

nom féminin

1) ( de personne)

forces — strength [U]

avoir de la force — to be strong

ne plus avoir de force — to have no strength left

la force de marcher — the strength to walk

mes forces m'abandonnent — I'm getting weak

être à bout de forces — to feel drained

c'est au-dessus de mes forces — it's too much for me

de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart

dans la force de l'âge — in the prime of life

avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly

2) ( contrainte) force

force armée — armed force

de force — by force

faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un de force — to force somebody to do something

entrer de force dans un lieu — to force one's way into a place

par la force des choses — through force of circumstance

coup de force — Armée strike

3) ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur, personne) strength; ( d'expression) force

c'est ce qui fait leur force — that's where their strength lies

ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui — you're no match for him

revenir en force, faire un retour en force — to make a strong comeback

4) ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force

5) Physique, fig force

les forces du mal — the forces of evil

6) ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength

7) ( ensemble humain) force

forces d'opposition — opposition forces

arriver en force — to arrive in force

8) Armée ( corps) force; ( effectifs)

forces — forces

forces navales — navy (sg)

forces terrestres — army (sg)

d'importantes forces de police — large numbers of police

2.

à force (colloq) locution adverbiale

à force, elle l'a cassé — she ended up breaking it

3.

à force de locution prépositive

réussir à force de travail — to succeed by dint of hard work

à force d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter — by saving very hard, she was able to buy it

il est aphone à force de crier — he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice

à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer — if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it

Phrasal Verbs:

- force de dissuasion

- force de frappe

- force d'interposition

- force d'intervention

- force de la nature

- force publique

- forces de l'ordre

- forces vives

- Force ouvrière

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fɔʀs
1. nf

1) [personne, membre] strength

Je n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. — I haven't got much strength in my arms.

avoir de la force — to be strong

être à bout de force — to have no strength left

à la force du poignet fig — by one's own efforts

s'élever à la force du poignet — to work one's up by one's own efforts

la force de volonté — will power

2) (pour résoudre un conflit) force

Ils ont eu recours à la force. — They had to use force.

de force — forcibly, by force

Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. — They took the gun from him by force.

par la force — using force

3) PHYSIQUE, MÉCANIQUE force

force d'inertie — force of inertia

4) (= puissance) (surnaturelle) power

les forces des ténèbres — the powers of darkness

5) (autres locutions)

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

par la force des choses — by force of circumstances

c'est une force de la nature — he's larger than life

à force de faire — by doing, by dint of doing

Il a grossi à force de manger autant. — He got fat by eating so much.

arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force

à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs

faire force de rames — to ply the oars

faire force de voiles — to pile on sail

de première force — first class

cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God

2. forces nfpl

1) (physiques) strength sg

de toutes mes/ses forces — with all my/his strength

2) MILITAIRE forces

3) (= effectifs)

d'importantes forces de police — large contingents of police

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force

A nf

1 ( de personne) ( robustesse) strength ¢; ( capacités physiques) forces strength; force musculaire/morale muscular/moral strength; force de caractère strength of character; avoir de la force to be strong; ne plus avoir de force to have no strength left; avoir de la force dans les jambes to have strength in one's legs; avoir/trouver/donner la force de faire to have/find/give the strength to do; je n'ai plus la force de marcher I no longer have the strength to walk; mes forces m'abandonnent I'm getting weak; reprendre des forces to regain one's strength; ça te donnera des forces it will build up your strength; être à bout de forces to feel drained; c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me; de toutes ses forces [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart; dans la force de l'âge in the prime of life; avec force [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly; faire force de rames to pull hard on the oars; faire force de voiles to crowd on sail;

2 ( contrainte) force; force armée armed force; recourir à la force to resort to force; être converti/emmené de force to be converted/taken away by force; être marié de force to be forced into marriage; faire faire qch à qn de force to force sb to do sth; entrer de force dans un lieu to force one's way into a place; jouer en force Sport to play flat out; par la force des choses through force of circumstance; vouloir à toute force to want at all costs; force est/m'est de faire there is/I have no choice but to do; coup de force Mil strike;

3 ( puissance) (de pays, groupe, secteur) strength; fig ( d'expression) force; ( de personne) strength; la force militaire/économique du pays the country's military/economic strength; c'est ce qui fait leur force that's where their strength lies; ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs they are evenly matched at chess; être de force à faire to be up to doing; tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui you're no match for him; joueur/traducteur de première force top-flight ou top-quality player/translator; revenir en force, faire un retour en force to make a strong comeback;

4 ( poids) (d'argument, accusation, de conviction) force; la force de l'habitude force of habit; avoir force de loi to have the force of law;

5 Phys, fig force; force d'attraction force of attraction; force centrifuge centrifugal force; forces naturelles/occultes natural/occult forces; les forces de marché Écon market forces; les forces du mal the forces of evil;

6 ( intensité) (de choc, séisme, vent) force; (de désir, sentiment) strength; vent de force 1 à 3 breeze blowing at force 1 to 3; vent de force 4 à 7 wind force 4 to 7; vent de force 8 à 10 force 8 to 10 gale;

7 ( ensemble humain) force; force de vente sales force; force d'alternance alternative force; forces productives productive forces; forces d'opposition opposition forces; être/arriver en force to be present/to arrive in force;

8 Mil ( corps) force; ( effectifs) forces forces; force multinationale multinational force; forces aériennes air force; forces navales navy; forces terrestres army; forces armées/intégrées/d'occupation armed/integrated/occupying forces; d'importantes forces de police large numbers of police.

B †adv donner force exemples to give many an example; avec force excuses/remerciements with profuse apologies/thanks.

C à force de loc prép réussir à force de patience/travail to succeed by dint of patience/hard work; à force d'économies or d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter by saving very hard, she was able to buy it; il est aphone à force de crier he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice; à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it; à force○, elle l'a cassé she ended up breaking it.

Composés

force d'action rapide Mil rapid reaction force; force d'âme fortitude; force de dissuasion Mil deterrent force; fig deterrent; force de frappe ( arme nucléaire) nuclear weapons (pl); ( groupe) strike force; force d'interposition Mil peacekeeping force; force d'intervention Mil task force; force de la nature (real) Goliath; force de pénétration Tech penetration; force publique police force; forces de l'ordre forces of law and order; forces vives life blood ¢; Force ouvrière, FO Pol French trade union; Forces françaises de l'intérieur, FFI Hist Resistance forces operating in France during the Second World War; Forces françaises libres, FFL Hist Free French Forces.

[fɔrs] nom féminin

1. [puissance - d'une tempête, d'un coup] strength, force ; [ - d'un sentiment] strength ; [ - d'une idée, d'un argument] strength, power

avec force forcefully

un vent (de) force 7 MÉTÉOROLOGIE a force 7 wind

les forces du mal the forces of evil

‘la force tranquille’slogan used by François Mitterrand in his successful election campaign of 1981

2. [vigueur physique] strength

avoir beaucoup de force to be very strong

avoir la force de faire quelque chose to have the strength to do something

il sent sa force l'abandonner avec l'âge he feels himself growing weaker with age

il est sans force he has no strength

reprendre des forces to regain one's strength

c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's beyond me

de toutes mes/ses forces with all my/his strength, with all my/his might

je le veux de toutes mes forces I want it with all my heart

être une force de la nature to be a mighty force

être dans la force de l'âge to be in the prime of life

les forces vives de la nation the nation's resources

3. [contrainte, autorité] force

vaincre par la force to win by (using) force

avoir recours à la force to resort to force

nous ne céderons pas à la force we will not yield to force

avoir force exécutoire to be enforceable

avoir force de loi to have the force of law

force majeure DROIT force majeure

c'est un cas de force majeure it's completely unavoidable

il y a (cas de) force majeure there are circumstances beyond my/our etc. control

un coup de force POLITIQUE & ÉCONOMIE a takeover by force

4. [puissance morale] strength

ce qui fait sa force, c'est sa conviction politique his political commitment is his strength

force d'âme spiritual strength

force de caractère strength of character

[groupe de personnes]

force de vente sales force

5. ADMINISTRATION & MILITAIRE

la force nucléaire stratégique ou la force de frappe ou la force de dissuasion de la France France's nuclear strike capacity

Force d'action rapide section of the French armed forces responding immediately in emergencies

les forces armées the (armed) forces

force d'intervention task force

les forces navales/aériennes the naval/air forces

la force publique, les forces de l'ordre the police

6. [suprématie] strength, might

occuper une position de force to be in a position of strength

7. PHYSIQUE force

force centrifuge/centripète centrifugal/centripetal force

force électromotrice electromotive force

force d'inertie force of inertia

8. POLITIQUE

Force ouvrière trade union

9. NAUTIQUE

faire force de rames to ply the oars

faire force de voiles to cram on sail

10. (locution)

force est de (soutenu) : force est de constater que... there is no choice but to accept that...

par la force des choses/de l'habitude by force of circumstance/of habit

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[fɔrs] adverbe

(littéraire & humoristique) many

je le lui ai expliqué avec force exemples I explained it to him by giving numerous examples

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à force locution adverbiale

(familier)

tu vas le casser, à force! you'll break it if you go on like that!

à force, je suis fatigué I'm getting tired

à force de locution prépositionnelle

by dint of

à force de parler by dint of talking

à la force de locution prépositionnelle

by the strength of

grimper à la force des bras to climb by the strength of one's arms

s'élever à la force du poignet (figuré) to go up in the world by the sweat of one's brow

à toute force locution adverbiale

at all costs

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de force locution adverbiale

by force

il est entré de force he forced his way in

on les a fait sortir de force they were made to leave

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en force locution adverbiale

1. [en nombre] in force, in large numbers

ils sont arrivés en force they arrived in force ou in great numbers

2. SPORT [sans souplesse]

faire quelque chose en force to do something by brute force

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par force locution adverbiale

par force nous nous sommes résignés à son départ we were forced to accept ou we had to resign ourselves to his departure

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > force
18 take

I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- 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 take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio

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take /teɪk/
n.

1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.
♦ (to) take /teɪk/
(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!
NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-
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I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- 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 take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

English-Italian dictionary > take
19 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

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what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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das pron.

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English-german dictionary > what
20 figu|ra

f 1. (rzeźba) figure, statue
- kamienna figura a stone figure

- figura świętego a statue of a saint

- figura woskowa a waxwork
2. (kształt ciała) figure, shape
- ma figurę modelki she’s got the figure of a model

- kostium leżał znakomicie na jej dziewczęcej figurze the suit looked great on her girlish figure

- stracić/zachować figurę to lose/keep one’s figure

- odzyskać figurę to get one’s figure back

- kostium dopasowany do figury a close-fitting suit

- chodzić do figury to wear no topcoat
3. (osobistość) figure
- figura urzędowa a public figure

- w tamtych czasach był wielką figurą he was a great man a. a big fish a. big gun in his day pot.

- wpływowa figura an influential figure

- nie był żadną figurą he was a nobody
4. (osoba) character pot., type pot.
- ten facet to jakaś podejrzana figura that guy is a shady character

- był malowniczą figurą he was a colourful character
5. (postać literacka) character
- galeria figur komediowych an array of comical characters
6. Gry (w kartach) court card GB, face card US; (w szachach) (chess) piece
- figura dalekobieżna major (chess) piece
7. Sport, Taniec figure
- walc z figurami waltz with figures

- zrobił pętlę i jeszcze jakieś figury he executed a. performed a loop and some other figures
8. Mat. figure
- figury geometryczne geometric figures

- figura geometryczna płaska a plane figure

- figury (geometryczne) podobne similar figures

- figury (geometryczne) przystające congruent figures

- □ figura retoryczna a. stylistyczna Literat. figure of speech

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