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to [tu:, tə]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg apply to, set to, look up the verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, of help to, look up the adjective or noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (direction, movement) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to it ( = there) y• I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice j'ai aimé l'exposition, j'y suis allé deux foisb. ( = towards) versc. (home, workplace) chez► to + feminine country/area en• to England/France en Angleterre/France• to Brittany/Provence en Bretagne/Provence• to Sicily/Crete en Sicile/Crète• to Louisiana/Virginia en Louisiane/Virginie━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► en is also used with masculine countries beginning with a vowel.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to Iran/Israel en Iran/Israël► to + masculine country/area au• to Japan/Kuwait au Japon/Koweït• to the Sahara/Kashmir au Sahara/Cachemire► to + plural country/group of islands aux• to the United States/the West Indies aux États-Unis/Antilles► to + town/island without article à• to London/Lyons à Londres/Lyon• to Cuba/Malta à Cuba/Malte• is this the road to Newcastle? est-ce que c'est la route de Newcastle ?• it is 90km to Paris ( = from here to) nous sommes à 90 km de Paris ; ( = from there to) c'est à 90 km de Paris• planes to Heathrow les vols mpl à destination de Heathrow► to + masculine state/region/county dans• to Texas/Ontario dans le Texas/l'Ontario• to Sussex/Yorkshire dans le Sussex/le Yorkshire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dans is also used with many départements.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to the Drôme/the Var dans la Drôme/le Vare. ( = up to) jusqu'àf. ► to + person (indirect object) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When a relative clause ends with to, a different word order is required in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When translating to + pronoun, look up the pronoun. The translation depends on whether it is stressed or unstressed.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━h. (in ratios) he got a big majority (twenty votes to seven) il a été élu à une large majorité (vingt voix contre sept)i. ( = concerning) that's all there is to it ( = it's easy) ce n'est pas plus difficile que ça• you're not going, and that's all there is to it ( = that's definite) tu n'iras pas, un point c'est toutj. ( = of) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► A preposition may be required with the French infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb or adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The French verb may take a clause, rather than the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• well, to sum up... alors, pour résumer...• we are writing to inform you... nous vous écrivons pour vous informer que...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he'd like me to come, but I don't want to il voudrait que je vienne mais je ne veux pas• yes, I'd love to oui, volontiers2. adverb( = shut) to push the door to pousser la porte3. compounds(plural to-dos)• he made a great to-do about lending me the car il a fait toute une histoire pour me prêter la voiture ► to-ing and fro-ing noun allées et venues fpl* * *1. [tə], devant une voyelle [tʊ, tuː], emphatique [tuː]1) ( expressing purpose) pour2) ( linking consecutive acts)he looked up to see... — en levant les yeux, il a vu...
3) ( after superlatives) àthe youngest to do — le or la plus jeune à faire
‘did you go?’ - ‘no I promised not to’ — ‘tu y es allé?’ - ‘non j'avais promis de ne pas le faire’
‘are you staying? ’ - ‘I want to but...’ — ‘tu restes?’ - ‘j'aimerais bien mais...’
it is difficult to do something — il est difficile de faire quelque chose; ( expressing wish)
2.oh to be able to stay in bed! — hum ô pouvoir rester au lit!
1) ( in direction of) à [shops, school]; ( with purpose of visiting) chez [doctor's, dentist's]; ( towards) vers2) ( up to) jusqu'àto the end/this day — jusqu'à la fin/ce jour
3) ( in telling time)4) ( introducing direct or indirect object) [give, offer] àto me/my daughter it's just a minor problem — pour moi/ma fille ce n'est qu'un problème mineur
5) (in toasts, dedications) àto prosperity — à la prospérité; ( on tombstone)
6) ( in accordance with)7) (in relationships, comparisons)8) ( showing accuracy)9) ( showing reason)10) ( belonging to) depersonal assistant to the director — assistant/-e m/f du directeur
11) ( on to) [tied] à; [pinned] à [noticeboard etc]; sur [lapel, dress]12) ( showing reaction) à3. [tuː]to his surprise/dismay — à sa grande surprise/consternation
••that's all there is to it — ( it's easy) c'est aussi simple que ça; ( not for further discussion) un point c'est tout
what a to-do! — (colloq) quelle histoire! (colloq)
what's it to you? — (colloq) qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?
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f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
3 tipo
m.1 guy, chap, fellow, character.2 type, category, kind, class.Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.3 letter type, type.* * *1 (clase) type, kind2 FINANZAS rate5 (en impresión) type\aguantar el tipo figurado to keep cool, keep calmdar el tipo figurado to fit a description, fit the billjugarse el tipo figurado to risk one's necktodo tipo de all kind of, all kinds oftipo bancario FINANZAS bank ratetipo de cambio FINANZAS rate of exchangetipo de descuento FINANZAS bank ratetipo de interés FINANZAS rate of interesttipo raro weirdo, oddball* * *1. noun m.1) type2) kind, sort3) style•2. (f. - tipa)nounguy / gal* * *tipo, -a1.SM / F * (=individuo) (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) chick *, bird *, dame (EEUU) *tipa¿quién es ese tipo? — who's that guy o bloke? *
2. SM1) (=clase) type, kind, sortun coche de otro tipo pero del mismo precio — a different type o kind o sort of car but for the same price
todo tipo de... — all sorts o kinds of...
tuvimos todo tipo de problemas — we had all sorts o kinds of problems
2) (Bot, Literat, Zool) type3) (Com, Econ) ratetipo bancario, tipo base — base rate
4) (=figura, cuerpo) [de hombre] build; [de mujer] figuretener buen tipo — [hombre] to be well built; [mujer] to have a good figure
5) (Tip) type3. ADJ INV1) (=similar a)2) (=típico) average, typicaldos conductores tipo — two average o typical drivers
* * *I- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) womanII1) ( clase) kind, type, sort2)a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physiquejugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
b) ( aspecto) appearancedar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type
3) (Fin) rate4) (Impr) type5) (como adj inv) typicaluna serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series
6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about* * *I- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) womanII1) ( clase) kind, type, sort2)a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physiquejugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
b) ( aspecto) appearancedar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type
3) (Fin) rate4) (Impr) type5) (como adj inv) typicaluna serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series
6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about* * *tipo11 = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.
Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.* almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.* de tipo general = broad scoped.* de tipo medio = middle-range.* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.* de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].* diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.* el tipo de = the range of.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* examen tipo test = multiple choice test.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.* índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.* mismo tipo de = same range of.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.* Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.* tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.* tipo de interés = interest rate.* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de persona = public.* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.* tipo de servicio = style of service.* tipo fiscal = tax rate.* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo noticias = news-type.* tipo preferencial = preferential rate.* tipo preferente = preferential rate.* tipo publicitario = display type.* tipos como = the likes of.* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.* tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.* tipo televisor = television-type.* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* un tipo de = a kind of.* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.tipo22 = font, face, type, fount.Nota: Un grupo de caracteres tipográficos de un tamaño determinado, como por ejemplo Roman 8.Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.Ex: Incunabulists, indeed, work on the assumption that a fount belonging to a fifteenth-century printer was unique to him, which is likely to be true enough of the fount as cast, but is not necessarily true of its punches.* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.* diseñador de tipos = type designer.* diseño de tipos = type design [type-design].* fundición de tipos = typefounding.* fundidor de tipos = punch-cutter [punchcutter], type-founder [typefounder], cutter of type.* fundir tipos = cast + type.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry.* tipo autoespaciador = self-spacing type.* tipo decorativo = display type.* tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* tipo fundido = cast type.* tipo movible = punch.* tipo movible de acento = accent punch.* tipo móvil = moveable type.* tipos móviles = movable type.tipo33 = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.Nota: Coloquial.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.* * *masculine, feminineme parece una tipa sensacional I think she's an amazing woman¿pero qué se habrá creído este tipo? but who does this guy o character think he is?tipo2A (clase) kind, type, sorttiene todo tipo de herramientas en el taller he has all kinds of tools in his workshop¿qué tipo de música te gusta más? what sort of music do you like best?es muy simpático, pero no es mi tipo he's very nice, but he's not my typeC1 (figura — de una mujer) figure; (de un hombre) physiqueaguantar or mantener el tipo ( Esp); to put on a brave facejugarse el tipo ( Esp); to risk one's necklucir el tipo ( Esp); to parade around2 (aspecto) appearanceserá conde, pero no tiene tipo de aristócrata he may well be a count, but he doesn't look like an aristocratuna mujer de tipo distinguido a distinguished-looking womandar el tipo ( Esp); to be the typeno parece que dé el tipo he doesn't seem the typeD ( Fin) rateCompuestos:exchange ratecross exchange rate● tipo de interés preferencial or preferenteprime rateE ( Impr) typeF ( como adj inv) typicalel/la profesional tipo the typical o average professional personexámenes tipo specimen papersuna serie tipo Dallas a Dallas-type seriesvénganse tipo cuatro come around o about four o'clock* * *
tipo 1
(f) woman
tipo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( clase) kind, type, sort;
no es mi tipo he's not my type
2 ( figura — de mujer) figure;
(— de hombre) physique
3 ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about;
tipo sustantivo masculino
1 (modelo, clase) type, kind, sort: María no es mi tipo, Maria isn't my type
me gusta ese tipo de gente, I like that kind of people
no es de ese tipo de personas, he's not that sort of person
ese tipo de coche, that type o kind of car
2 fam (individuo) guy, bloke, fellow
tipo raro, weirdo
un buen tipo, a good sort
un tipo simpático, a nice chap
3 (constitución física) build, physique
(de mujer) figure: tiene buen tipo, she has a good figure
4 Econ rate
tipo de cambio, exchange rate
tipo de descuento, bank rate
tipo de interés, interest rate
5 Tip (de letra) type
Tip Inform font
♦ Locuciones: dar el tipo, to live up to other people's expectations
figurado jugarse el tipo, to risk one's neck
mantener o aguantar el tipo, to keep one's cool
' tipo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- callada
- callado
- cambiar
- catalogar
- clase
- cuidada
- cuidado
- delgada
- delgado
- desbordar
- determinada
- determinado
- elemento
- especie
- estaquilla
- fibra
- fiebre
- género
- índole
- lectura
- macanuda
- macanudo
- más
- mina
- naturaleza
- orden
- puñetera
- puñetero
- scud
- sedán
- silueta
- speed
- suerte
- tan
- antipático
- corriente
- cuate
- divertido
- forma
- fresco
- fulano
- grande
- individuo
- interés
- interesar
- loco
- particular
- pata
- pesado
English:
ale
- all
- arrogant
- bloke
- boogie
- brand
- build
- chap
- class
- clause
- crook
- current
- delicatessen
- deposit
- description
- duck
- dude
- exchange rate
- figure
- flaky
- flat
- form
- freely
- going
- guy
- high tops
- individual
- interest rate
- kid
- kind
- lending
- LIBOR
- marmalade
- muffin
- neck
- neither
- nut
- open
- prime rate
- rate
- send down
- shapely
- sort
- suited
- survey
- tax bracket
- tough
- trim
- type
- typeface
* * *tipo, -a♦ nm,fFam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl♦ nm1. [clase] type, sort;no es mi tipo he's not my type;todo tipo de all sorts of;vinieron personas de todo tipo all sorts of people came;no me gustan las películas de ese tipo I don't like movies like that o those sorts of movies2. [cuerpo] [de mujer] figure;[de hombre] build;tiene muy buen tipo she has a very good body;Famjugarse el tipo to risk one's neck;Famdar el tipo to be up to standard o scratch3. Econ ratetipo básico [de interés] base rate; [de impuestos] basic rate;tipo de cambio exchange rate, rate of exchange;tipo de descuento discount rate;tipo impositivo tax rate;tipo de interés interest rate;tipo de interés bancario bank rate;tipo de interés fijo fixed interest rate;tipo de interés hipotecario mortgage rate;tipo de interés variable variable o floating interest rate;tipo marginal marginal rate;tipo mínimo minimum rate;tipo preferencial prime (lending) rate4. Imprenta type5. Biol type♦ adj inv1. [estándar]el boliviano/la dieta tipo the average Bolivian/diet2.un pantalón tipo pitillo a pair of drainpipe trousers;una película tipo Rambo a Rambo-style movie♦ advRP Fam [aproximadamente] like;llegaron tipo nueve they arrived at, like, nine o'clock;se casó hace tipo cinco años she got married something like five years ago* * *m1 type, kind;no es mi tipo he’s not my type2 fampersona guy fam3 COM rate4:jugarse el tipo fam risk one’s neck;mantener oaguantar el tipo fam keep one’s cool* * *tipo nm1) clase: type, kind, sort2) : figure, build, appearance3) : ratetipo de interés: interest rate4) : (printing) type, typeface5) : style, modelun vestido tipo 60's: a 60's-style dress* * *tipo n1. (clase) type / kind / sort¿qué tipo de coche quieres? what sort of car do you want?2. (de mujer) figurees modelo, tiene buen tipo she's a model, she's got a good figure3. (de hombre) body4. (individuo) guy / bloke -
4 cœur
kœʀ
1.
nom masculin1) Anatomie heartserrer quelqu'un sur or contre son cœur — to hold somebody close
en forme de cœur — heart-shaped (épith)
avoir mal au cœur — to feel sick GB ou nauseous US
lever or soulever le cœur de quelqu'un — to make somebody feel sick GB ou nauseous US; accrocher, joie, loin
2) Culinaire heart3) fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwoodau cœur de — (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, problème, système) at the heart of
au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit — in the dead of winter/night
4) ( personne)5) ( siège des émotions) heartaller droit au cœur de quelqu'un — [attentions, bienveillance] to touch somebody deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut somebody to the quick
mon cœur se serre quand... — I feel a pang when...
problème de cœur — emotional problem; gros
6) ( être intime) heart7) ( siège de la bonté)une personne de cœur — a kind-hearted person; fortune
8) ( courage) courage9) ( énergie) heartmettre tout son cœur dans quelque chose/à faire — to put one's heart into something/into doing
10) ( envie) moodje n'ai plus le cœur à rien — I don't feel like doing anything any more; ouvrage
trois/dame de cœur — three/Queen of hearts
2.
à cœur locution adverbialefait or moelleux à cœur — [fromage] fully ripe
prendre quelque chose à cœur — ( être résolu) to take something seriously
3.
de bon cœur locution adverbiale willingly‘merci!’ - ‘c'est de bon cœur’ — ‘thank you!’ - ‘you're welcome’
4.
par cœur locution adverbiale by heart••avoir du cœur au ventre — (colloq) to be brave
être beau or joli comme un cœur — to be as pretty as a picture
il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça — (colloq) he's very big-hearted
avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre — to have a heart of stone
il ne le porte pas dans son cœur — he's not his favourite [BrE] person euph
le cœur n'y est pas — my/your etc heart isn't in it
* * *kœʀ nm1) ANATOMIE (= organe) heartcontre son cœur; sur son c\(oe)ur [serrer, tenir] — to one's breast
2) fig (= milieu)La cathédrale se trouve au cœur de la ville. — The cathedral is right in the middle of the town.
Ceci est au cœur de notre stratégie. — This is at the heart of our strategy.
4) CUISINEen avoir le cœur net — to be clear in one's own mind, to be clear in one's own mind about it
cela lui tient à cœur — that's close to his heart, that's very close to his heart
être de tout cœur avec qn (dans une épreuve douloureuse, un décès) — to share sb's sorrow
Nous sommes de tout cœur avec vous dans cette épreuve. — Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
en plein cœur; recevoir une balle en plein c\(oe)ur — to get a bullet through the heart
un bel immeuble situé en plein cœur du Marais — a lovely building in the very heart of the Marais district
* * *A nm1 Anat heart; il a le cœur malade, il est malade du cœur he has a heart condition; ‘qu'est-ce qu'il a?’-‘c'est le cœur’ ‘what's wrong with him?’-‘it's his heart’; opération à cœur ouvert open-heart surgery; être opéré à cœur ouvert to have ou undergo open-heart surgery; cellules prélevées sur un cœur de veau cells taken from the heart of a calf; je la tenais pressée sur mon cœur I held her close; serrer qn sur or contre son cœur to hold sb close; porter la main à son cœur ( en signe de bonne foi) to put one's hand on one's heart; en forme de cœur heart-shaped ( épith); avoir mal au cœur to feel sick GB ou nauseous US; donner mal au cœur à qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; lever or soulever le cœur de qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; ⇒ accrocher, joie, loin;2 Culin heart; cœur d'agneau/de porc/de veau lamb's/pig's/calf's heart; cœur de bœuf ox heart; cœurs de poulets chicken hearts; cœur de palmier palm heart;3 fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, débat, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwood; au cœur de (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, débat, problème, système) at the heart of; au cœur de l'été in the height of summer; au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit in the dead of winter/night; ils ont pu pénétrer jusqu'au cœur de la centrale nucléaire they got to the very heart of the nuclear power station;4 ( personne) un cœur simple a simple soul; un cœur fidèle a faithful friend; un cœur généreux a generous spirit; mon (petit) cœur dear heart, sweetheart;5 ( siège des émotions) heart; le cœur d'une mère a mother's heart; agir selon son cœur to follow one's heart; écouter son cœur to go with one's feelings; avoir le cœur léger to be light-hearted; avoir le cœur triste to be sad at heart; gagner or conquérir le cœur de qn to win sb's heart; trouver un mari selon son cœur to find the man of one's dreams; aller droit au cœur de qn [attentions, bienveillance, sympathie, spectacle] to touch sb deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut sb to the quick; ce tailleur est un coup de cœur de notre magazine we on the magazine have chosen this suit as our special favouriteGB; avoir un coup de cœur pour qch to fall in love with sth; faire mal au cœur to be heartbreaking; ça me fait mal au cœur de voir it makes me sick at heart to see; ça me réchauffe le or fait chaud au cœur de voir it's heartwarming to see, it does my heart good to see; mon cœur se serre or j'ai le cœur serré quand… I feel a pang when…; fendre or briser or déchirer le cœur à or de qn to break sb's heart; avoir le cœur pur to be guileless; la noirceur de son cœur the evil within him/her; problème de cœur emotional problem; ⇒ gros, net;6 ( être intime) heart; ouvrir son cœur à qn to open one's heart to sb; venir du cœur to come from the heart; du fond du cœur from the bottom of one's heart; je suis de tout cœur avec vous/elle my heart goes out to you/her; de tout son cœur with all one's heart; aimer qn de tout son cœur to love sb dearly; je t'embrasse de tout mon cœur ≈ with all my love; parler à cœur ouvert to speak openly;7 ( siège de la bonté) avoir du or bon or grand cœur to be kind-hearted; avoir un cœur en or d'or to have a heart of gold; ton bon cœur te perdra your generosity will be the end of you; ‘à votre bon cœur messieurs-dames’ ‘can you spare some change?’; ne pas avoir de cœur, être sans cœur to be heartless; avoir le cœur dur or sec to be hard-hearted; faire appel au bon cœur de qn to appeal to sb's better nature; fermer son cœur à qch to harden one's heart to sth; une personne de cœur a kind-hearted person; ⇒ fortune;8 ( courage) courage; le cœur m'a manqué my courage failed me; avoir le cœur de faire qch to have the courage to do sth; redonner du cœur à qn to give sb new heart; je n'aurai jamais le cœur de me débarrasser du chaton I'll never have the heart to get rid of the kitten; tu n'auras pas le cœur de leur dire la vérité you won't have the heart to tell them the truth;9 ( énergie) heart; mettre tout son cœur dans qch/à faire to put one's heart into sth/into doing;10 ( envie) mood; avoir le cœur à faire to be in the mood for doing; je n'ai pas le cœur à plaisanter I'm not in the mood for jokes; je n'ai plus le cœur à rien I don't feel like doing anything any more; ⇒ ouvrage;11 Jeux ( carte) heart; ( couleur) hearts (pl); jouer (du) cœur to play hearts; trois/dame de cœur three/ Queen of hearts.B à cœur loc adv fait or moelleux à cœur [fromage] fully ripe; grillé à cœur [café] roasted all the way through; prendre or avoir à cœur de faire to be intent on doing; prendre qch à cœur ( se vexer) to take sth to heart; ( être résolu) to take sth seriously; cela me tient à cœur it's close to my heart.C de bon cœur loc adv willingly; faire qch de bon cœur to do sth willingly; il me l'a prêté mais ce n'était pas de bon cœur he lent it to me, but rather unwillingly; ‘merci de m'avoir prêté votre voiture’-‘c'est de bon cœur’ ‘thank you for lending me your car’-‘you're welcome’; il brossait le sol et y allait de bon cœur he was scrubbing the floor with a will; rire de bon cœur to laugh heartily.D par cœur loc adv by heart; savoir/apprendre qch par cœur to know/to learn sth by heart; connaître qn par cœur to know sb inside out.tant que mon cœur battra until my dying day; rester sur le cœur de qn [remarque, attitude] to rankle with sb; avoir le cœur au bord de lèvres to be about to be sick; avoir du cœur au ventre to be brave; être beau or joli comme un cœur to be as pretty as a picture; avoir le cœur sur la main to be open-handed; il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça○ he's very big-hearted; avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre to have a heart of stone; il ne le porte pas dans son cœur euph he's not his favouriteGB person euph; le cœur n'y est pas my/your etc heart isn't in it; si le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it; avoir qch sur le cœur to be resentful about sth.[kɶr] nom masculinA.[ORGANE]ça m'a donné ou j'ai eu un coup au cœur it really made me jumpbeau ou joli ou mignon comme un cœur as pretty as a picture2. [estomac]lever ou soulever le cœur à quelqu'un to sicken somebody, to turn somebody's stomachun spectacle à vous lever ou soulever le cœur a nauseating ou sickening sightB.[SYMBOLE DE L'AFFECTIVITÉ]1. [pensées, for intérieur] heart2. [énergie, courage] courageelle adore son travail, elle y met du cœur she loves her work, she really puts her heart (and soul) into itallez, haut les cœurs! come on, chin up!3. [humeur]avoir le cœur à faire quelque chose to be in the mood to do ou to feel like doing somethingils travaillent, mais le cœur n'y est pas they're working but their hearts aren't in itsi le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it, if the fancy takes you4. [charité, bonté]avoir du ou bon cœur to be kind ou kind-heartedtu n'as pas de cœur! you're heartless!, you have no heart!c'était un homme au grand cœur ou de cœur he was a good manavoir le cœur dur ou sec, avoir un cœur de pierre to have a heart of stone5. [siège des émotions, de l'amour] heartc'était à vous briser ou fendre le cœur it was heartbreaking ou heartrendingcela chauffe ou réchauffe le cœur it warms the cockles of your heart, it's heartwarmingavoir le cœur gros to feel sad, to have a heavy heartC.[PERSONNE]1. [personne ayant telle qualité]c'est un cœur dur ou sec ou de pierre he has a heart of stone, he's heartlessD.[CENTRE]1. [d'un chou, d'une salade, d'un fromage] heart[d'un fruit, d'un réacteur nucléaire] core2. [d'un débat] central pointE.[OBJET EN FORME DE CŒUR] JEUXdame/dix de cœur queen/ten of heartsjouer à ou du cœur to play hearts————————à cœur locution adverbiale1. [avec sérieux]2. CUISINE————————à cœur joie locution adverbiales'en donner à cœur joie to have tremendous fun ou a tremendous timeà cœur ouvert locution adjectivale[opération] open-heart (modificateur)à cœur ouvert locution adverbiale————————au cœur de locution prépositionnelleau cœur de la nuit in the ou at dead of nightau cœur de la ville in the centre of town, in the town centre————————de bon cœur locution adverbialea. [en mangeant] he really tucked inb. [en travaillant] he really got stuck in ou he went at it with a willc'est de bon cœur: ne me remerciez pas, c'est de bon cœur (que je vous ai aidé) no need to thank me, it was a pleasure (helping you)————————de tout cœur locution adverbialeje ne pourrai assister à votre mariage mais je serai de tout cœur avec vous I won't be able to attend your wedding but I'll be with you in spirit————————de tout mon cœur locution adverbiale,de tout son cœur etc. locution adverbiale1. [sincèrement - aimer, remercier] with all my/his etc. heart, from the bottom of my/his etc. heart ; [ - féliciter] warmly, wholeheartedlyrire de tout son cœur to laugh heartily ou one's head off2. [énergiquement]————————en cœur locution adjectivale[bouche, pendentif] heart-shaped————————par cœur locution adverbiale[apprendre, connaître] by heart————————sans cœur locution adjectivale————————sur le cœur locution adverbialeses critiques me sont restées ou me pèsent sur le cœur I still haven't got over the way she criticized me
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