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1 send

send [send] (pt & pp sent [sent])

1 transitive verb

(a) (dispatch → gen) envoyer; (→ by post) envoyer, expédier;

∎ to send sb a letter, to send a letter to sb envoyer une lettre à qn;

∎ he sent (us) word that he would be delayed il (nous) a fait savoir qu'il aurait du retard;

∎ he sent word to say he would be late il a fait dire ou savoir qu'il serait en retard;

∎ she sends her love or regards elle vous envoie ses amitiés;

∎ send them our love embrassez-les pour nous;

∎ send them our best wishes faites-leur nos amitiés;

∎ I sent my luggage by train j'ai fait expédier ou envoyer mes bagages par le train;

∎ to send clothes to the laundry donner du linge à blanchir;

∎ images sent by satellite images transmises par satellite;

∎ to send a message over the radio envoyer un message radio;

∎ it's like manna sent from heaven c'est une véritable aubaine;

∎ what will the future send us? que nous réserve l'avenir?;

∎ we sent help to the refugees nous avons envoyé des secours aux réfugiés;

∎ they sent a car to fetch us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher

(b) (cause to go → person) envoyer;

∎ the government sent an ambassador to Mexico le gouvernement envoya un ambassadeur au Mexique;

∎ I was sent to bed/to my room on m'a envoyé me coucher/dans ma chambre;

∎ to send sb home (from school) renvoyer qn chez lui; (from abroad) rapatrier qn; Industry (lay off) mettre qn en chômage technique;

∎ to send sb to prison envoyer qn en prison;

∎ to send sb to school envoyer qn à l'école;

∎ send the children indoors faites rentrer les enfants;

∎ send him to me envoyez-le moi;

∎ send him to my office dites-lui de venir dans mon bureau, envoyez-le moi;

∎ she sent her daughter for the meat or to get the meat elle a envoyé sa fille chercher la viande;

∎ she sent her brother on an errand/with a message elle a envoyé son frère faire une course/porter un message;

∎ the children were sent to say goodnight on envoya les enfants dire bonsoir;

∎ the dogs were sent after him on lança les chiens à sa poursuite ou à ses trousses;

∎ heavy smoking sent him to an early grave il est mort prématurément parce qu'il fumait trop;

∎ familiar to send sb packing or about his business envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses;

∎ figurative don't send a boy to do a man's job il faut que la personne soit à la mesure de la tâche

(c) (propel, cause to move) envoyer;

∎ he sent the ball over the heads of the spectators il envoya le ballon par-dessus la tête des spectateurs;

∎ the collision sent showers of sparks/clouds of smoke into the sky la collision fit jaillir une gerbe d'étincelles/provoqua des nuages de fumée;

∎ it sends a current down the wire il fait passer un courant dans le fil;

∎ the sound sent shivers down my spine le bruit m'a fait froid dans le dos;

∎ I sent the cup flying j'ai envoyé voler la tasse;

∎ the blow sent me flying le coup m'a envoyé rouler par terre;

∎ a gust of wind sent the papers flying across the table un coup de vent balaya les papiers qui se trouvaient sur la table;

∎ a sudden storm sent us all running for shelter un orage soudain nous força à courir nous mettre à l'abri;

∎ the boy sent the marbles rolling across the floor le garçon envoya les billes rouler par terre;

∎ to send profits tumbling faire chuter les bénéfices;

∎ to send prices sky-high faire flamber les prix;

∎ the news sent a murmur of excitement through the hall la nouvelle provoqua un murmure d'agitation dans la salle

(d) (into a specific state) rendre;

∎ the noise is sending me mad or out of my mind le bruit me rend fou;

∎ that sent him into fits of laughter cela l'a fait éclater de rire;

∎ the news sent them into a panic les nouvelles les ont fait paniquer;

∎ to send sb into a rage enrager qn;

∎ to send sb to sleep endormir qn

(e) familiar old-fashioned (thrill) emballer;

∎ his voice really sends me sa voix me fait vraiment craquer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (send word)

∎ he sent to say he couldn't come il nous a fait savoir qu'il ne pouvait pas venir

(b) (for information, equipment)

∎ we sent to Paris for a copy nous avons demandé une copie à Paris

➲ send along separable transitive verb

envoyer;

∎ send him along! envoyez-le-moi

➲ send away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (letter, parcel) expédier, mettre à la poste;

∎ to send a radio away to be repaired expédier une radio chez le réparateur

(b) (dismiss → person) renvoyer, faire partir;

∎ the children were sent away to school les enfants furent mis en pension

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send away for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch;

∎ send away for your free copy now demandez maintenant votre exemplaire gratuit

➲ send back separable transitive verb

(return → books, goods, food in restaurant) renvoyer;

∎ send the chocolates back to the shop renvoyez les chocolats au magasin;

∎ we sent her back to fetch a coat or for a coat nous l'avons renvoyée prendre un manteau

➲ send down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, lift) faire descendre, envoyer en bas;

∎ they sent me down to the cellar ils m'ont fait descendre à la cave;

∎ she was sent down to ask if they wanted coffee on l'a envoyée en bas pour demander s'ils voulaient du café

(b) (cause to fall → prices, temperature) faire baisser, provoquer la baisse de

(c) British University (student) expulser, renvoyer

(d) British familiar (to prison) coffrer;

∎ he was sent down for twenty years il a écopé de vingt ans (de prison), il en a pris pour vingt ans

2 intransitive verb

∎ (by message or messenger) to send down for sth (se) faire monter qch

➲ send for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (doctor, taxi) faire venir, appeler; (mother, luggage) faire venir; (police) appeler; (help) envoyer chercher;

∎ we sent for another bottle (in hotel, restaurant) on a demandé une autre bouteille;

∎ we sent for a couple of pizzas (home delivery) nous nous sommes fait livrer deux pizzas

(b) (by post) se faire envoyer; (by catalogue) commander; (catalogue, price list) demander

➲ send forth inseparable transitive verb literary

(a) (army, messenger) envoyer

(b) (produce → leaves) produire; (→ light) produire, émettre; (→ smell) répandre; (→ cry) pousser

(c) American Politics

∎ the Senate has sent forth the bill to the president le Sénat a transmis le projet de loi au président

➲ send in separable transitive verb

(a) (visitor) faire entrer; (troops, police) envoyer

(b) (submit → bill, report, form) envoyer; (→ suggestions, resignation) envoyer, soumettre;

∎ why don't you send your name in for the competition? pourquoi ne pas vous inscrire au concours?;

∎ to send in a request faire une demande;

∎ please send in a written application veuillez envoyer une demande écrite; (for job) veuillez poser votre candidature par écrit

➲ send off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post) expédier, mettre à la poste

(b) (person) envoyer;

∎ I sent him off home/upstairs je l'ai envoyé chez lui/en haut;

∎ they sent us off to bed/to get washed ils nous ont envoyés nous coucher/nous laver;

∎ they are sent off to school every morning on les envoie à l'école tous les matins

(c) Sport expulser

(d) also figurative to send sb off (to sleep) endormir qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send off for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch

➲ send on separable transitive verb

(a) (mail) faire suivre; (luggage) expédier;

∎ to send a message on to sb faire suivre un message à qn;

∎ my luggage was sent on to New York (in advance) on a expédié mes bagages à New York; (by mistake) mes bagages ont été expédiés à New York par erreur;

∎ if you've forgotten anything, we'll send it on si vous avez oublié quelque chose, nous vous le renverrons

(b) (person)

∎ they sent us on ahead or in front ils nous ont envoyés en éclaireurs;

∎ we sent them on to find a hotel nous les avons envoyés en éclaireurs pour trouver un hôtel;

∎ they sent me on to Dundee (further) ils m'ont envoyé jusqu'à Dundee

(c) Sport (player) faire entrer (sur le terrain)

➲ send out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post → invitations) expédier, poster

(b) (messengers, search party) envoyer, dépêcher; (patrol) envoyer; (outside) envoyer dehors;

∎ we sent her out for coffee nous l'avons envoyée chercher du café;

∎ they sent me out to Burma ils m'ont envoyé en Birmanie;

∎ they sent out a car for us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher;

∎ we sent them all out into the garden on les a tous envoyés dans le jardin;

∎ send the children out to play envoyez les enfants jouer dehors

(c) (transmit → message, signal) envoyer;

∎ a call was sent out for Dr Bramley on a fait appeler le Dr Bramley

(d) (produce, give out → leaves) produire; (→ light, heat) émettre, répandre, diffuser; (→ fumes, smoke) répandre;

∎ the chimney/engine sent out billows of smoke la cheminée/le moteur crachait des tourbillons de fumée

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send out for coffee/sandwiches envoyer quelqu'un chercher du café/des sandwiches

➲ send round separable transitive verb

(a) (circulate → petition) faire circuler;

∎ figurative to send the hat round faire la quête

(b) (dispatch → messenger, repairman) envoyer; (→ message) faire parvenir;

∎ they sent a car round ils ont envoyé une voiture;

∎ her mother sent her round to our house for some sugar sa mère l'a envoyée chez nous demander du sucre

➲ send up separable transitive verb

(a) (messenger, luggage, drinks) faire monter; (rocket, flare) lancer; (plane) faire décoller; (smoke) répandre

(b) (raise → price, pressure, temperature) faire monter

(c) British familiar (ridicule) mettre en boîte, se moquer de^□ ; (parody) parodier^□

(d) American familiar (to prison) coffrer

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2 send

[send]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)

1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]

to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che

2) (cause to move)

the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni

to send share prices soaring — mandare i prezzi delle azioni alle stelle

to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn

3) (cause to become)

to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)

to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie

to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn

4) colloq. (excite)

this music really sends me! — questa musica mi fa impazzire!

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- send around

- send away

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

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to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)

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[send]
past tense, past participle - sent; verb

1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandare, inviare

2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandare, spedire

3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) (provocare)

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- sender
- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business
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send /sɛnd/
n. (naut.)

1 spinta dell'onda

2 beccheggio.
♦ (to) send (1) /sɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. sent)

A v. t.

1 mandare; inviare; spedire; rimettere ( denaro); trasmettere; lanciare: We sent the goods by rail, abbiamo spedito la merce per ferrovia; to send sb. to prison, mandare qualcuno in prigione; They sent me here to help you, mi hanno mandato qui per aiutarvi; to send a radio signal, trasmettere un segnale radio; ( Internet) to send an e-mail, inviare un messaggio di posta elettronica; mandare una mail; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- The best thing is for you to send us an e-mail with your contact details, la cosa migliore è che tu ci mandi una mail con i tuoi recapiti

2 costringere; obbligare; fare (seguito da un inf.): The breakdown sent him looking for help, il guasto meccanico lo costrinse a cercare aiuto; to send the car into a spin, far fare un testa-coda alla vettura

3 far diventare; rendere: She'll send me mad!, mi farà diventare matto; mi farà impazzire!; to send sb. into a terrible temper, fare imbestialire q.

4 (fam.) mandare in estasi (o in visibilio); fare impazzire: This music really sends me, questa musica mi fa impazzire

5 ( radio) trasmettere

B v. i.

inviare un messaggio; mandare a dire: He sent (to say) that he couldn't come, ha mandato a dire che non poteva venire

● to send sb. about his business, dire a q. di farsi i fatti suoi □ to send by book-post, spedire in busta aperta (come stampe) □ to send by sample-post, spedire come campione □ to send sb. flying, mandar q. a gambe levate; mettere in fuga q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, spiazzare il portiere □ (fig. sport) to send sb. to the showers, mandare q. anzitempo negli spogliatoi □ (fig.) to send sb. packing, mandare q. a farsi benedire; mandare q. a quel paese; ( sport) espellere q. □ to send sb. sprawling, mandare q. a gambe levate □ (naut.) to send to the bottom, colare a picco; affondare □ to send under cover, spedire sotto fascia □ to send word, mandare a dire; far sapere.
(to) send (2) /sɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. sent), v. i.

(naut.) beccheggiare: The ship sent violently, la nave beccheggiava violentemente.

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[send]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)

1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]

to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che

2) (cause to move)

the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni

to send share prices soaring — mandare i prezzi delle azioni alle stelle

to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn

3) (cause to become)

to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)

to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie

to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn

4) colloq. (excite)

this music really sends me! — questa musica mi fa impazzire!

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- send around

- send away

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

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to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)

English-Italian dictionary > send
3 send

transitive verb,

sent

1) (cause to go) schicken; senden (geh.)

send somebody to boarding school/university — jemanden ins Internat/auf die Universität schicken

send somebody on a course/tour — jemanden in einen Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken

she sends her best wishes/love — sie lässt grüßen/herzlich grüßen

send [somebody] apologies/congratulations — sich [bei jemandem] entschuldigen lassen/[jemandem] seine Glückwünsche übermitteln

send somebody home/to bed — jemanden nach Hause/ins Bett schicken; see also academic.ru/82903/word">word 1. 6)

2) (propel)

send a rocket into space — eine Rakete in den Weltraum schießen

send up clouds of dust — Staubwolken aufwirbeln

send somebody sprawling/reeling — jemanden zu Boden strecken/ins Wanken bringen; see also fly II 1. 3)

3)

send somebody mad or crazy — jemanden verrückt machen (ugs.)

send somebody to sleep — jemanden zum Einschlafen bringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- send ahead

- send away

- send back

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send up

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[send]
past tense, past participle - sent; verb

1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) schicken

2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) senden

3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) machen

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- sender
- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business
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send

<sent, sent>

[send]

I. vt

1. (forward)

▪ to \send [sb] sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw [zu]schicken

to \send sth by airmail/post etw per Luftpost/mit der Post schicken

to \send cash/a cheque Bargeld/einen Scheck schicken

to \send one's comments about sth etw kommentieren

to \send flowers/a telegram to sb jdm Blumen/ein Telegramm schicken

to \send invitations Einladungen verschicken

to \send sb a message/warning jdm eine Nachricht/Warnung zukommen lassen

to \send a signal to sb jdm etw signalisieren

to \send word [to sb] [that...] ( form liter) [jdm] Mitteilung machen[, dass...] geh

she sent word with her secretary that... sie ließ durch ihre Sekretärin mitteilen, dass...

2. (pass on)

▪ to \send sb sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw übermitteln [lassen]

be sure to \send my compliments to the chef ein Kompliment an den Küchenchef [o die Küche]

Maggie \sends her love and hopes you'll feel better soon Maggie lässt dich grüßen und wünscht dir gute Besserung

be sure to \send them my regrets bitte entschuldige mich bei ihnen

she sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come sie ließ durch John ausrichten, dass sie nicht kommen konnte

to \send one's regards [or respects] [or greetings] Grüße übermitteln [lassen]

3. (dispatch)

▪ to \send sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin schicken

▪ to \send sb to do sth jdn schicken, etw zu tun

▪ to \send sb as sth representative jdn als etw akk schicken

▪ to \send sb for sth jdn nach etw dat [los]schicken

to \send sb to prison jdn ins Gefängnis stecken

to \send reinforcements Verstärkung schicken

to \send sb on a trip jdn auf eine Reise schicken

4. (transmit)

▪ to \send sth etw senden [o übertragen]

to \send a message in Morse code eine Nachricht morsen

to \send a signal ein Signal aussenden

5. (propel)

▪ to \send sth somewhere etw irgendwohin bewegen

the force of the blast sent shock waves in all directions durch die Wucht der Explosion breitete sich in allen Richtungen eine Druckwelle aus

6. (cause)

▪ to \send sth in sth jdn in etw akk versetzen

her jokes sent me into fits of laughter über ihre Witze musste ich schallend lachen

watching television always \sends me to sleep beim Fernsehen schlafe ich immer ein

▪ to \send sb/sth doing sth dazu führen, dass jd/etw etw tut

the dry weather has sent vegetable prices soaring durch das trockene Wetter sind die Gemüsepreise in die Höhe geschnellt

the news sent him running back to the house die Nachricht ließ ihn wieder ins Haus laufen

to \send sb into a panic jdn in Panik versetzen

to \send shivers down sb's spine jdm Schauer über den Rücken jagen

7. BRIT (make)

to \send sb crazy [or mad] /wild jdn verrückt/wild machen

8. ( fam: affect)

▪ to \send sb jdn emotional treffen

9.

▶ to \send sb to Coventry jdn schneiden

▶ to \send sb flying jdn zu Boden schicken

▶ to \send sb packing ( fam) sagen, dass jd verschwinden soll fam

II. vi

we have to \send to Ireland to get a replacement wir müssen Irland informieren, um einen Ersatz zu bekommen

is there any way we can \send to warn him? können wir ihm irgendwie eine Warnung zukommen lassen?

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[send] pret, ptp sent
1. vt

1) (= dispatch) schicken; letter, messenger schicken, senden; (= send off) letter abschicken; (RAD) radio wave ausstrahlen; signal, SOS senden; (through wires) übermitteln; data senden, übertragen

the satellite sends signals (to us) — der Satellit sendet Signale aus/sendet uns Signale

it sends the wrong signal or message (fig) — das könnte falsch verstanden werden

to send sb to prison/to his death —

to send sb on a course/tour — jdn auf einen or zu einem Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken

to send sb to university — jdn studieren lassen

to send sb for sth — jdn nach etw schicken

2)

she sends her love/congratulations/apologies etc — sie lässt grüßen/ihre Glückwünsche ausrichten/sich entschuldigen etc

send him my love/best wishes — grüßen Sie ihn von mir

3) (= propel, make go) arrow, ball schießen; (hurl) schleudern; (conveyor belt) leiten, befördern

he/the explosion sent everything crashing to the ground — er/die Explosion ließ alles krachend zu Boden fallen

the blow sent him sprawling —

the fire sent everyone running out of the building the blue ball sent the red across the table — das Feuer ließ alle das Gebäude fluchtartig verlassen die blaue Kugel ließ die rote über den Tisch rollen

the particle is sent off at an angle — das Teilchen fliegt schräg zur Seite weg

his speech sent a wave of excitement through the audience — seine Rede ließ eine Woge der Aufregung durch die Zuschauer gehen

the decision sent shock waves through the motor industry — die Entscheidung hat die Autobranche erschüttert

the explosion had sent the spaceship off course — die Explosion hatte das Raumschiff vom Kurs abgebracht

4)

(= cause to become, cause to go) this sent him into a real fury — das machte ihn fürchterlich wütend

this sent him (off) into fits of laughter — das ließ ihn in einen Lachkrampf ausbrechen

to send prices soaring — die Preise in die Höhe treiben

to send shares soaring — Aktien in die Höhe schnellen lassen

5) (inf) umhauen

that tune/he sends me — der Song/Typ haut mich um (inf), ich bin ganz hin und weg von dem Song/ihm (sl)

See:

→ sent

6) (old) geben

send her victorious — möge sie siegreich sein (liter)

2. vi

she sent to say that... — sie ließ sagen or ausrichten or bestellen, dass...

the mail-order firm suddenly stopped sending — die Versandfirma lieferte plötzlich nicht mehr

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send¹ [send]

A v/t prät und pperf sent [sent]

1. jemanden senden, schicken:

send sb to bed (to school, to prison) jemanden ins Bett (auf eine Schule, ins Gefängnis) schicken;

send sb after sb jemanden jemandem nachschicken;

send sb off the field SPORT jemanden vom Platz stellen;

send sb to buy some cigarettes jemanden zum Zigarettenholen schicken

2. (to) etwas, auch Grüße, Hilfe etc senden, schicken (dat oder an akk), Ware etc versenden, -schicken (an akk)

3. den Ball, eine Kugel etc senden, jagen, schießen

4. jemanden fortjagen, -schicken: → business A 9

5. (mit adj oder ppr) machen:

send sb mad;

send sb reeling jemanden taumeln machen oder lassen; → fly¹ B 3, pack C 6, spin B 2

6. (von Gott, dem Schicksal etc)

a) senden

b) geben, gewähren

c) machen:

God send it may not be so! gebe Gott, es möge nicht so sein!

7. einen Blick etc senden:

send a glance at sb jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen; → send forth

8. ELEK senden, übertragen

9. sl jemanden total anmachen umg (Musik etc)

B v/i

1. send for

a) nach jemandem schicken, jemanden kommen lassen, jemanden holen oder rufen (lassen), jemanden zu sich bitten,

b) sich etwas kommen lassen, etwas anfordern

2. we sent after him wir schickten ihm jemanden nach

3. ELEK senden

send² [send] s

1. SCHIFF Triebkraft f, Druck m (der Wellen)

2. fig Impuls m, Antrieb m

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transitive verb,

sent

1) (cause to go) schicken; senden (geh.)

send somebody to boarding school/university — jemanden ins Internat/auf die Universität schicken

send somebody on a course/tour — jemanden in einen Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken

she sends her best wishes/love — sie lässt grüßen/herzlich grüßen

send [somebody] apologies/congratulations — sich [bei jemandem] entschuldigen lassen/[jemandem] seine Glückwünsche übermitteln

send somebody home/to bed — jemanden nach Hause/ins Bett schicken; see also word 1. 6)

2) (propel)

send a rocket into space — eine Rakete in den Weltraum schießen

send up clouds of dust — Staubwolken aufwirbeln

send somebody sprawling/reeling — jemanden zu Boden strecken/ins Wanken bringen; see also fly II 1. 3)

3)

send somebody mad or crazy — jemanden verrückt machen (ugs.)

send somebody to sleep — jemanden zum Einschlafen bringen

Phrasal Verbs:

- send ahead

- send away

- send back

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send up

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sent)

= abschicken v.

befördern v.

schicken v.

senden v.

(§ p.,pp.: sandte (sendete), gesandt (gesendet))

zusenden v.

English-german dictionary > send
4 send

<sent, sent> [send] vt

1) ( forward)

to \send [sb] sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw [zu]schicken;

to \send sth by airmail/ post etw per Luftpost/mit der Post schicken;

to \send cash/ a cheque Bargeld/einen Scheck schicken;

to \send one's comments about sth etw kommentieren;

to \send flowers/ a telegram to sb jdm Blumen/ein Telegramm schicken;

to \send invitations Einladungen verschicken;

to \send sb a message/ warning jdm eine Nachricht/Warnung zukommen lassen;

to \send a signal to sb jdm etw signalisieren;

to \send word [to sb] [that...] (form, liter) [jdm] Mitteilung machen[, dass...] ( geh)

she sent word with her secretary that... sie ließ durch ihre Sekretärin mitteilen, dass...

2) ( pass on)

to \send sb sth [or to \send sth to sb] jdm etw übermitteln [lassen];

be sure to \send my compliments to the chef ein Kompliment an den Küchenchef [o die Küche];

Maggie \sends her love and hopes you'll feel better soon Maggie lässt dich grüßen und wünscht dir gute Besserung;

be sure to \send them my regrets bitte entschuldige mich bei ihnen;

she sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come sie ließ durch John ausrichten, dass sie nicht kommen konnte;

to \send one's regards [or respects] [or greetings] Grüße übermitteln [lassen]

3) ( dispatch)

to \send sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin schicken;

to \send sb to do sth jdn schicken, etw zu tun;

to \send sb as sth representative jdn als etw akk schicken;

to \send sb for sth jdn nach etw dat [los]schicken;

to \send sb to prison jdn ins Gefängnis stecken;

to \send reinforcements Verstärkung schicken;

to \send sb on a trip jdn auf eine Reise schicken

4) ( transmit)

to \send sth etw senden [o übertragen];

to \send a message in Morse code eine Nachricht morsen;

to \send a signal ein Signal aussenden

5) ( propel)

to \send sth somewhere etw irgendwohin bewegen;

the force of the blast sent shock waves in all directions durch die Wucht der Explosion breitete sich in allen Richtungen eine Druckwelle aus

6) ( cause)

to \send sth in sth jdn in etw akk versetzen;

her jokes sent me into fits of laughter über ihre Witze musste ich schallend lachen;

watching television always \sends me to sleep beim Fernsehen schlafe ich immer ein;

to \send sb/ sth doing sth dazu führen, dass jd/etw etw tut;

the dry weather has sent vegetable prices soaring durch das trockene Wetter sind die Gemüsepreise in die Höhe geschnellt;

the news sent him running back to the house die Nachricht ließ ihn wieder ins Haus laufen;

to \send sb into a panic jdn in Panik versetzen;

to \send shivers down sb's spine jdm Schauer über den Rücken jagen

7) ( Brit) ( make)

to \send sb crazy [or mad] / wild jdn verrückt/wild machen

8) (fam: affect)

to \send sb jdn emotional treffen

PHRASES:

to \send sb to Coventry jdn schneiden;

to \send sb flying jdn zu Boden schicken;

to \send sb packing ( fam) sagen, dass jd verschwinden soll ( fam) vi

we have to \send to Ireland to get a replacement wir müssen Irland informieren, um einen Ersatz zu bekommen;

is there any way we can \send to warn him? können wir ihm irgendwie eine Warnung zukommen lassen?

English-German students dictionary > send
5 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

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

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
6 that

̘. ̈pron. ̆̈pl. thosẽ ̘ˑðæt
1. мест.
1) указ. тот, та, то (иногда этот и пр.) а) указывает на лицо, понятие, событие, предмет, действие, отдаленные по месту или времени б) противополагается this в) указывает на что-л. уже известное говорящему г) заменяет сущ. во избежание его повторения This wine is better than that. ≈ Это вино лучше того. The climate here is like that of France. ≈ Здешний климат похож на климат Франции.
2) (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы) относ. а) который, кто, тот который и т. п. б) часто равно in which, on which, at which, for which и т. д. ∙ by that ≈ тем самым, этим like that ≈ таким образом that's that ≈ ничего не поделаешь;
так-то вот that is ≈ то есть now that ≈ теперь, когда with that ≈ вместе с тем
2. нареч.
1) так, до такой степени He was that angry he couldn't say a word. ≈ Он был до того рассержен, что слова не мог вымолвить. The hair was about that long. ≈ Волосы были примерно такой длины.
2) очень, чрезвычайно, в высшей степени I did not take him that seriously. ≈ Я не воспринимала его всерьез. Syn: very
2., extremely
3. (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма) союз что, чтобы (служит для введения придаточных предложений дополнительных, цели, следствия и др.) I know all that is necessary. ≈ Я знаю все, что нужно. She knew that he was there. ≈ Она знала, что он был там. это - what is *? что это такое? - who is *? кто это? - is * you, John?, (разговорное) * you, John? это ты, Джон? - are those your children? это ваши дети? - is * all the luggage you are taking? это весь ваш багаж? - those are my orders таковы мои распоряжения это, этого и т. д.;
вот что - *'s not fair это несправедливо - *'s just like her это так на нее похоже, в этом она вся - * is what he told me вот что она мне сказал;
это то, что он мне сказал - *'s how I happened to be here вот как я здесь очутился - they all think * они все так думают - have things come to *? неужели до этого дошло? - and so * is setteled итак, это решено - *'s where he lives вот где он живет, он живет здесь ( эмоционально-усилительно) (разговорное) вот - those are something like shoes вот это туфли - good stuff *! вот это правильно!;
вот это да!, вот это я понимаю! в противопоставлении: - this то - this is new and * is old это новое, а то старое - I prefer these to those я предпочитаю эти тем употр. вместо другого слова или словосочетания, упомянутых выше, во избежание повторения: заменяет группу существительного - the climate there is like * of France климат там похож на климат Франции - her eyes were those of a frightened child у нее были глаза испуганного ребенка - a house like * is described here дом, подобный этому, описан здесь - I have only two pairs of shoes and those are old у меня только две пары ботинок, да и те поношенные заменяет группу глагола, эмоц. - усил. - they must be very curious creatures. - They are * это, должно быть, очень странные создания. - Так оно и есть - it was necessary to act and * promptly нужно было действовать и (действовать) быстро - they are fine chaps. - They are * славные это ребята. - Да, правда - he studied Greek and Latin when he was young, and * at Oxford он учил греческий и латынь, когда он был молодым, и учил их он в Оксфорде - will you help me? - T. I will! ты мне поможешь? - Всенепременно! в коррелятивных местоименных сочетаниях: тот (который) - those that I saw те, кого я видел - Fine Art is * in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together искусство - это такая область, где руки, мысли и душа едины - there was * in her which commanded respect в ней было нечто такое, что вызывало невольное уважение - those who wish to go may do so кто хочет, может уйти - one of those who were present один из присутствовавших (эллиптически) тот который - be * thou know'st thou art будь самим собой первое( из вышеупомянутых) - work and play are both necessary to health;
this gives us rest and * gives us energy и труд и развлечение необходимы для здоровья - одно развивает энергию, другое дает отдых который, которая, которые ((обыкн.) следует непосредственно за определяемым словом;
часто может быть опущено) - this is about all * he has to say это в основном все, что он может сказать - the letter * came yesterday то письмо, которое пришло вчера - this is the house * Jack built вот дом, который построил Джек - the man ( *) you were looking for has come (тот) человек, которого вы искали, пришел - during the years ( *) he had spent abroad в течение (тех) лет, что он провел за границей - the envelope ( *) I put it in (тот) конверт, в который я это положил - the man ( *) we are speaking about (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим - this is he * brought the news (книжное) вот тот, кто принес это известие в сочетании со словами, обозначающими время: когда - the night ( *) we went to the theatre в тот вечер, когда мы ходили в театр - it was the year * we went to England это случилось в тот год, когда мы поехали в Англию ( устаревшее) то что, все что, тот кто, всякий кто (определяемое слово подразумевается) - I earn * I eat, get * I wear я сам зарабатываю то, что я ем и что ношу, я сам добываю себе пищу и одежду - I am * I am я остаюсь самим собой во вводных предложениях: как ни, хоть и - wicked man * he was he would not consent to it как ни был он низок, он не соглашался на это в восклицательных предложениях: - wretch * I am! о я несчастный!, несчастный я! - fool * he is! ну и дурак же он!, дурак он несчастный! в грам. знач. прил.: этот, эта, это;
тот, та, то - everybody is agreed on * point по тому вопросу разногласий нет - since * time с того времени - in those days в те времена - who are those people? кто эти люди? - I only saw him * once я его только один раз и видел - * man will get on! этот человек своего добьется! в противопоставлении this: тот, та, то - this book is interesting and * one is not эта книга интересна(я), а та нет в сочетании с here, there: (просторечие) вон - * here chair and * there table вот этот стул и вон тот стол( эмоционально-усилительно) (разговорное) часто в сочетании с собственным именем: этот, эта, это - when you will have done thumping * piano? когда ты кончишь барабанить на этом (твоем) рояле? - he has * confidence in his theory он непоколебимо уверен в правильности своей теории - what is it about * Mrs. Bellew? I never liked her что там с этой миссис Белью? Она никогда мне не нравилась - * fool of a porter! этот дурак носильщик! - how is * leg of yours? ну, как ваша нога? - it's * wife of his who is to blame винить надо (эту) его жену - I don't like * house of here не нравится мне (этот) ее дом (просторечие) эти - * ill manners эти мои дурные манеры (устаревшее) такой, в такой степени - he blushed to * degree that I felt ill at ease он так покраснел, что мне стало неловко в грам. знач. нареч.: (разговорное) так, до такой степени - if he wanted is * much если он так уж сильно хотел этого - I can't walk * far я не могу идти так далеко - when I was * tall когда я был вот такого роста - he was * angry he couldn't say a word он был до того рассержен, что слова не мог вымолвить (диалектизм) (американизм) столько, так - he talk * much! он столько говорит! - he is * sleepy он такой сонный - he was * tall! он был такого огромного роста в грам. знач. определенного артикля: тот, та, то;
этот, эта, это - he lives in * house across the street он живет в (том) доме через дорогу - what was * noise? что это был за шум? в коррелятивных местоименных сочетаниях: тот (который), та (которая), то (которое) - * part which concerns us (та) часть, которая нас касается - * man we are speaking of has come (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим, уже здесь > (and) *'s * так-то вот;
такие-то дела;
ничего не поделаешь;
так вот, значит > (and) *'s * дело с концом;
на этом точка > all * все это, все такое > and all * и все (такое) прочее;
и так далее > it is not so cold as all * и не так уж холодно > after * после того, что;
после того, как > at * после этого;
затем;
(американизм) при всем при том;
к тому же;
сверх того;
на этом > it is only a snapshot and a poor one at * это всего лишь любительский снимок, да еще и плохой к тому же > and usually I leave it at * и на этом я обычно прекращаю разговор > by * к тому времени;
(под) этим > what do you mean by *? что вы этим хотите сказать?, что вы подразумеваете под этим? > upon * когда;
как (только) ;
после этого;
при этом;
с этими словами > with * she took out her handkerchief с этими словами она вынула носовой платок > *'s all вот и все > *'s it это как раз то, что нам надо;
вот именно, правильно > *'s right! правильно! > *'s more like it это другой разговор, это другое дело > *'s * все, решено > well *'s *;
at least I know where I am going ну что ж, решено;
по крайне мере, я знаю, куда еду > *'ll do довольно, хватит;
этого будет достаточно > *'s done it это решило дело;
это переполнило чашу > *'s a good boy!, *'s a dear! вот и хорошо!, правильно!, молодец!, умник! > like * так;
таким образом > why are you crying like *? чего ты так плачешь? > a man like * подобный человек > o *!, would *! о если бы!, хотелось бы мне, чтобы > come out of *! (сленг) убирайся!, выметайся! > take *! на, получай!, вот тебе! (при ударе) > I wouldn't give * for it я даже вот столечко не дал бы за это вводит сказуемое, дополнительные и аппозитивные придаточные предложения: (то) что - * they were brothers was clear то, что они братья, было ясно - it seems * you have forgotten me вы, кажется, забыли меня - I know * it is unjust я знаю, что это несправедливо - I fear * I cannot come боюсь, что не смогу прийти - he made it clear * he did not agree он дал понять, что не согласен - there is no doubt * we were wrong from the start несомненно, мы были не правы с с самого начала - the fact * I am here non факт, что я здесь - the thought * he would be late oppressed him мысль, что он опоздает, угнетала его вводит придаточные дополнительные предложения и сказуемые с причинным оттенком значения: что, так как;
потому что - I'm sorry * this has happened мне очень жаль, что так случилось - if I complain it is * I want you to do better in future если я и жалуюсь, то потому, что хочу, чтобы вы поступали лучше в будущем вводит придаточные цели (часто so *, in order *): так (чтобы) - let's finish now (so) * we can rest tomorrow давайте закончим сейчас, (так) чтобы завтра можно было отдохнуть - come nearer * I may see you подойдите поближе, чтобы я мог увидеть вас - put it there so * it won't be forgotten положи это туда, чтобы не забыть - they kept quiet so * he might sleep они сидели тихо, чтобы дать ему поспать - study * you may learn учись, а то знать ничего не будешь вводит придаточные: результата: что - I am so tired * I can hardly stand я так устал, что еле стою - the light was so bright * it hurt our eyes свет был такой яркий, ято было больно смотреть основания( обыкн. после вопросительного или отрицательного главного предложения): что - who is he * everybody supports him? кто он такой, что все поддерживают его? пояснительные: что - you have well done * you have come вы хорошо сделали, что пришли необходимого следствия или сопровождения (обыкн. после отрицательного главного предложения): (без того) чтобы - never a month goes by * he does not write to us не проходит и месяца, чтобы он не написал нам - I can't speak but * you try to interrupt me как только я начинаю говорить, вы перебиваете меня вводит придаточные предложения в составе эмфатических сложных предложений: - it was there * I first me her здесь я встретил ее впервые - it was because he didn't work * he failed он потерпел неудачу, потому что не работал вводит восклицательные предложения, выражающие удивление, негодование, сильное желание и т. п.: чтобы, что - * he should behave like that! чтобы он себя так вел! - oh * I migth see you once more! о если бы я мог еще раз увидеть вас! - to think * I knew nothing about it! подумать только, (что) я ничего об этом не знал! - * I should live to see such things! дожил, нечего сказать! - * one so fair should be so false! такая краасивая, и такая лгунья! (устаревшее) вводит придаточное предложение, параллельное предшествующему придаточному, употребленному с другим союзом;
переводится как союз первого придаточного - although the rear was attacked and * fifty men were captured несмотря на то, что нападение было произведено с тыла и несмотря на то, что пятьдесят солдат были захвачены в плен( устаревшее) следует за рядом союзов, не изменяя их значения: - because * так как, потому что - if * если - lest * чтобы не - though * хотя в сочетаниях: - not * не то чтобы;
насколько - I wondrr what happened, not * I care хоть мне и все равно, а все-таки интересно, что там случилось - not * it matters, but the letter has not been sent yet я не хочу сказать, что это так уж важно, но письмо все еще не отправлено - in * тем что;
поскольку;
так как - some of his books have become classics in * they are read by most students interested in anthropology некоторые из его книг стали классическими, их читают почти все студенты, интересующиеся антропологией - but * если бы не - I would have gone with you but * I am so busy я бы пошел с вами, если бы не - he is not such a fool but * he can see it он не так глуп, чтобы не видеть этого после отрацательных предложений: что - I don't deny but * he is right я не отрицаю, что он прав не то чтобы - not but * he believed it himself не то чтобы он верил этому сам - except * кроме того, что;
не считая того, что - it is right except * the accents are omitted это правильно, если не считать того, что пропущены ударения - notwithstanding * (устаревшее) хотя, несмотря на то, что and all ~ и тому подобное, и все такое прочее;
by that тем самым, этим;
like that таким образом assumed ~ при допущении, что assumed ~ при предположении, что assuming ~ допуская, что assuming ~ полагая, что believing ~ полагая, что the book ~ I'm reading книга, которую я читаю and all ~ и тому подобное, и все такое прочее;
by that тем самым, этим;
like that таким образом the explosion was so loud ~ he was deafened взрыв был настолько силен, что оглушил его;
oh, that I knew the truth! о, если бы я знал правду! he was ~ angry he couldn't say a word он был до того рассержен, что слова не мог вымолвить I know ~ it was so я знаю, что это было так;
we eat that we may live мы едим, чтобы поддерживать жизнь I went to this doctor and ~ я обращался к разным врачам;
now that теперь, когда;
with that вместе с тем and all ~ и тому подобное, и все такое прочее;
by that тем самым, этим;
like that таким образом that pron rel. который, кто, тот, который;
the members that were present те из членов, которые присутствовали move ~ предлагать ~'s ~ разг. ничего не поделаешь;
так-то вот;
that is то есть;
not that не потому (или не то), чтобы I went to this doctor and ~ я обращался к разным врачам;
now that теперь, когда;
with that вместе с тем on ground ~ на том основании, что provided ~ в том случае, если provided ~ если только provided ~ однако provided ~ при условии, что that pron rel. который, кто, тот, который;
the members that were present те из членов, которые присутствовали ~ так, до такой степени;
that far настолько далеко;
на такое расстояние;
that much столько ~ pron demonstr. тот, та, то (иногда этот и пр.) ;
this: this wine is better than that это вино лучше того ~ pron (pl those) demonstr. тот, та, то (иногда этот и пр.) ~ cj что, чтобы (служит для введения придаточных предложений дополнительных, цели, следствия и др.) this: ~ pron demonstr. (pl these) этот, эта, это that: take this book and I'll take that one возьмите эту книгу, а я возьму ту ~ day тот день;
that man тот человек ~ так, до такой степени;
that far настолько далеко;
на такое расстояние;
that much столько the explosion was so loud ~ he was deafened взрыв был настолько силен, что оглушил его;
oh, that I knew the truth! о, если бы я знал правду! ~'s ~ разг. ничего не поделаешь;
так-то вот;
that is то есть;
not that не потому (или не то), чтобы ~ day тот день;
that man тот человек ~ так, до такой степени;
that far настолько далеко;
на такое расстояние;
that much столько ~'s it! вот именно!, правильно!;
that's all there is to it ну, вот и все;
this and that разные ~'s ~ разг. ничего не поделаешь;
так-то вот;
that is то есть;
not that не потому (или не то), чтобы ~'s it! вот именно!, правильно!;
that's all there is to it ну, вот и все;
this and that разные ~ pron demonstr. тот, та, то (иногда этот и пр.) ;
this: this wine is better than that это вино лучше того I know ~ it was so я знаю, что это было так;
we eat that we may live мы едим, чтобы поддерживать жизнь I went to this doctor and ~ я обращался к разным врачам;
now that теперь, когда;
with that вместе с тем

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > that
7 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > get
8 so

səu 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

da
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så

I
subst. \/səʊ\/

( musikk) sol
II
adv. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) så, i slik (en) grad

• it is not so cold as yesterday

det er ikke så kaldt som i går

• I was so tired that...

jeg var så trøtt at...

2) så, mye, meget, veldig

• it is impossible to say after so short a period

det er umulig å avgjøre etter så kort tid

• it is so kind of you

det er svært vennlig av deg

• why do you irritate me so?

hvorfor irriterer du meg så forferdelig?

• I so wanted to go to the party

jeg ville så (veldig) gjerne gå på festen

• be so fortunate as to get away

være så heldige å komme seg unna

• would you be so kind as to help him?

vil du være så snill og hjelpe ham?

3) så, slik, således, sånn, som, på den måten, på en slik måte

• so, and so only, can it be done

sånn, og bare sånn, kan det gjøres

• it was better so

det var bedre slik

• don't behave so!

oppfør deg ikke på den måten!

• we have so arranged matters that...

vi har ordnet det slik at...

• as you treat me, so I'll treat you

som du behandler meg, vil jeg behandle deg

4) ( med pronominell funksjon) det

• I'm afraid so

jeg er redd for det

• I believe so

jeg tror det

• you did so!

det gjorde du visst!

• you don't say so

nei, du sier ikke det

• I told you so!

det var jo det jeg sa!

• I could scarcely believe it, but it was so

jeg kunne nesten ikke tro det, men det var slik

• this was especially so with him

dette gjaldt særskilt ham

5) derfor, følgelig

• she is ill, and so cannot come to the party

6) ( som svar) (ja) det

• it was cold yesterday. - So it was

det var kaldt i går. - Ja, det var det

7) det...også, det... med, på samme måte

• he is old and so am I

han er gammel og det er jeg også

• he says I'm poor, and so I am

han sier jeg er fattig, og det er jeg også

8) ( gammeldags) så

• if you are content, so

hvis du er fornøyd, så (la det være så)

9) (amer., slang) bare så innmari, så utrolig, så veldig

• I so don't want to go to this party!

jeg har bare så innmari lite lyst til å gå på den festen!

and so on\/forth og så videre

and so on and so forth og så videre i all evighet

even so enda, likevel

ever so ( hverdagslig) veldig, utrolig, mye, kjempe-, fantastisk

• we were ever so happy

vi var hoppende glade

how so? hvordan det (da)?, hvordan har det seg?

if so i så fall, om så er, om så var

it so happens that... se ➢ happen

is that so? er det slik det har seg?, virkelig?, er det sant?

just so nettopp slik, akkurat på den måten

just so! akkurat det (ja)!, helt riktig!, nemlig!

not so! så visst ikke!

or so eller så, eller deromkring, omtrent

• a mile or so

en mil eller så

quite so! helt riktig!, javisst!

so? jasså?, sier du det?, virkelig? ; nei, men hva er det du sier?

so as to for (på den måten) å

so be it så la det skje, slik får det bli

so far så langt, hittil, så vidt, til nå, til da

so late as så sent som

• so late as 1980

så sent som 1980

so long morn så lenge!, ha det!

so many så og så mange

so much så og så mye

so much as så mye som

• he sat down without so much as a word

so much for det var det\/den, over og ut med, ferdig med

• so much for charity!

det var den nestekjærligheten!

(rather) so so ( hverdagslig) sånn passe

so that for at

• he died so that we might live

slik at

• he tied me up so that I couldn't move

that's so! det stemmmer!, just det!, akkurat!, nettopp!

the more so så mye mer som

why so? hvorfor det?, hvordan det?
III
konj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) slik (at)

• check carefully so any mistakes will be found

2) så (derfor), og derfor, hvorfor

• she asked me to go, so I went

3) ( i utrop) så, jasså, altså

• so you're back again!

jasså, du er tilbake igjen!

4) (gammeldags, høytidelig) hvis bare, forutsatt at, såfremt, så sant, så lenge som

• let it be any place you choose, so it is not too far

so please you om du tillater uttrykket

so that's that! ( hverdagslig) sånn er\/var det\/den saken!

so there! så det så!, slik er\/var det med det\/den saken! se så!

so what? og så da? hva så?
IV
interj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

bare i uttrykk

so! så!, såja!, stopp!

English-Norwegian dictionary > so
9 that

1. [ðæt (полная форма); ðət,ðt (редуцированные формы)] pron (pl those)
А demonstr

1. 1) это

what is that? - что это такое?

who is that? - кто это?

is that you, John?, разг. that you, John? - это ты, Джон?

are those your children? - это ваши дети?

is that all the luggage you are taking? - это весь ваш багаж?

those are my orders - таковы /вот/ мои распоряжения

2) это, этого и т. д.; вот что

that's not fair - это несправедливо

that's just like her - это так на неё похоже, в этом она вся

that is what he told me - вот что он мне сказал; это то, что он мне сказал

that's how I happened to be here - вот как я здесь очутился

they all think that - они все так /это/ думают

have things come to that? - неужели до этого дошло?

and so that is settled - итак, это решено

that's where he lives - вот где он живёт, он живёт здесь

3) эмоц.-усил. разг. вот

those are something like shoes - вот это туфли

good stuff that! - вот это правильно /здорово/!; ≅ вот это да!, вот это я понимаю!

4) в противопоставлении this то

this is new and that is old - это новое, а то старое

I prefer these to those - я предпочитаю эти тем

2. употр. вместо другого слова или словосочетания, упомянутых выше, во избежание повторения

1) заменяет группу существительного:

the climate there is like that of France - климат там похож на климат Франции

her eyes were those of a frightened child - у неё были глаза испуганного ребёнка

a house like that is described here - дом, подобный этому, описан здесь

I have only two pairs of shoes and those are old - у меня только две пары ботинок, да и те поношенные

2) заменяет группу глагола, эмоц.-усил.:

they must be very curious creatures. - They are that - это, должно быть, очень странные создания. - Так оно и есть

it was necessary to act and that promptly - нужно было действовать и (действовать) быстро

they are fine chaps. - They are that [That they are not] - славные это ребята. - Да, правда /действительно/ [Вот уж нет]

he studied Greek and Latin when he was young, and that at Oxford - он учил греческий и латынь, когда он был молодым, и учил их он в Оксфорде

will you help me? - That I will! - ты мне поможешь? - Всенепременно! /А как же!/

3. 1) в коррелятивных местоименных сочетаниях тот (который)

those that I saw - те, кого я видел

Fine Art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together - искусство - это такая область, где руки, мысли и душа едины

there was that in her which commanded respect - в ней было нечто такое, что вызывало невольное уважение

those who wish to go may do so - кто хочет, может уйти

one of those who were present - один из присутствовавших

2) эллипт. тот который

be that thou know'st thou art - будь самим собой

4. первое ( из вышеупомянутых)

work and play are both necessary to health; this gives us rest and that gives us energy - и труд и развлечение необходимы для здоровья - одно /первое/ развивает энергию, другое /последнее/ даёт отдых

Б rel

1. 1) который, которая, которые (обыкн. следует непосредственно за определяемым словом; часто может быть опущено)

this is about all that he has to say - это в основном всё, что он может сказать

the letter that came yesterday - то письмо, которое пришло вчера

this is the house that Jack built - вот дом, который построил Джек

the man (that) you were looking for has come - (тот) человек, которого вы искали, пришёл

during the years (that) he had spent abroad - в течение (тех) лет, что он провёл за границей

the envelope (that) I put it in - (тот) конверт, в который я это положил

the man (that) we are speaking about - (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим

this is he that brought the news - книжн. вот тот, кто принёс это известие

2) в сочетании со словами, обозначающими время когда

the night (that) we went to the theatre - в тот вечер, когда мы ходили в театр

it was the year that we went to England - это случилось в тот год /это был тот год/, когда мы поехали в Англию

3) поэт., уст. то что, всё что, тот кто, всякий кто ( определяемое слово подразумевается)

I earn that I eat, get that I wear - я сам зарабатываю то, что я ем и что ношу, я сам добываю себе пищу и одежду

I am that I am - я остаюсь самим собой

2. 1) во вводных предложениях как ни, хоть и

wicked man that he was he would not consent to it - как ни был он низок /хоть и дурной человек он был/, он не соглашался на это

2) в восклицательных предложениях:

wretch that I am! - о я несчастный!, несчастный я!

fool that he is! - ну и дурак же он!, дурак он несчастный!

В в грам. знач. прил.

1. 1) этот, эта, это; тот, та, то

everybody is agreed on that point - по тому /этому/ вопросу разногласий нет

since that time [moment, day, year] - с того /с этого/ времени [момента, дня, года]

in those days - в те времена

who are those people? - кто эти люди?

I only saw him that once - я его только один раз /тогда/ и видел

that man will get on! - этот человек своего добьётся!

2) в противопоставлении this тот, та, то

this book is interesting and that one is not - эта книга интересна(я), а та нет

3) в сочетании с here, there прост. вон

that here chair and that there table - вот этот стул и вон тот стол

2. эмоц.-усил. разг.

1) часто в сочетании с собственным именем этот, эта, это

when you will have done thumping that piano? - когда ты кончишь барабанить на этом (твоём) рояле?

he has that confidence in his theory - он непоколебимо уверен в правильности своей теории

what is it about that Mrs. Bellew? I never liked her - что там с этой миссис Белью? Она никогда мне не нравилась

that fool of a porter! - этот дурак носильщик!

how is that leg of yours? - ну, как ваша нога?

it's that wife of his who is to blame - винить надо (эту) его жену

I don't like that house of hers - не нравится мне (этот) её дом

2) (вм. those) прост. эти

that ill manners - эти мои дурные манеры

3. уст. такой, в такой степени

he blushed to that degree that I felt ill at ease - он так /до такой степени/ покраснел, что мне стало неловко

Г в грам. знач. нареч.

1) разг. так, до такой степени

if he wanted it that much - если он так уж сильно хотел этого

I can't walk that far - я не могу идти так далеко

when I was that tall - когда я был вот такого роста

he was that angry he couldn't say a word - он был до того рассержен, что слова не мог вымолвить

2) диал., амер. столько, так

he talks that much! - он столько говорит!

he is that sleepy - он такой сонный

he was that tall! - он был такого огромного роста /такой высокий/!

Д в грам. знач. определённого артикля

1. тот, та, то; этот, эта, это

he lives in that house across the street - он живёт в (том) доме через дорогу

what was that noise? - что это был за шум?

2. в коррелятивных местоимённых сочетаниях тот (который), та (которая), то (которое)

that part which concerns us - (та) часть, которая нас касается

that man we are speaking of has come - (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим, уже здесь /уже пришёл/

♢

(and) that's that - а) так-то вот; такие-то дела; ничего не поделаешь; так вот, значит; б) дело с концом; на этом точка

all that - всё это, всё такое

and all that - и всё (такое) прочее; и так далее

it is not so cold as all that - и не так уж холодно

after that - после того, что; после того, как

at that - а) после этого; затем; б) амер. при всём при том; к тому же; сверх того; it is only a snapshot and a poor one at that - это всего лишь любительский снимок, да ещё и плохой к тому же; в) на этом; and usually I leave it at that - и на этом я обычно прекращаю разговор

by that - а) к тому времени; б) (под) этим

what do you mean by that? - что вы этим хотите сказать?, что вы подразумеваете под этим?

upon /with/ that - а) когда; как (только); после этого, б) при этом; в) с этими словами; with that she took out her handkerchief - с этими словами она вынула носовой платок

that's all - вот и всё

that's it - это как раз то, что нам надо; вот именно, правильно

that's right! - правильно!

that's more like it - это другой разговор, это другое дело

that's that - всё, решено

well that's that; at least I know where I am going - ну что ж, решено; по крайней мере, я знаю, куда еду

that'll do - довольно, хватит; этого будет достаточно

that's done it - это решило дело; это переполнило чашу

that's a good boy!, that's a dear! - вот и хорошо!, правильно!, молодец!, умник!

like that - так; таким /подобным/ образом

why are you crying like that? - чего ты так плачешь?

a man like that - подобный человек

o that!, would that! - о если бы!, хотелось бы мне, чтобы

come out of that! - сл. убирайся!, выметайся!

take that! - на, получай!, вот тебе! ( при ударе)

this and that см. this ♢

I wouldn't give that for it - я даже вот столечко не дал бы за это
2. [ðæt (полная форма); ðət (редуцированная форма)]cj
1. вводит сказуемые, дополнительные и аппозитивные придаточные предложения (то) что

that they were brothers was clear - то, что они братья, было ясно

it seems that you have forgotten me - вы, кажется, забыли меня

I know [say] that it is unjust - я знаю [говорю], что это несправедливо

I fear that I cannot come - боюсь, что не смогу прийти

he made it clear that he did not agree - он дал понять, что не согласен

there is no doubt that we were wrong from the start - несомненно, мы были не правы с самого начала

the fact that I am here - тот факт, что я здесь

the thought that he would be late oppressed him - мысль, что он опоздает, угнетала его

2. вводит придаточные дополнительные предложения и сказуемые с причинным оттенком значения что, так как; потому что

I'm sorry that this has happened - мне очень жаль, что так случилось

if I complain it is that I want you to do better in future - если я и жалуюсь, то потому, что хочу, чтобы вы поступали лучше в будущем

3. вводит придаточные цели ( часто so that, in order that) так (чтобы)

let's finish now (so) that we can rest tomorrow - давайте закончим сейчас, (так) чтобы завтра можно было отдохнуть

come nearer that I may see you - подойдите поближе, чтобы я мог увидеть вас

put it there so that it won't be forgotten - положи это туда, чтобы не забыть

they kept quiet so that he might sleep - они сидели тихо, чтобы дать ему поспать

study that you may learn - ≅ учись, а то знать ничего не будешь

4. вводит придаточные

1) результата (обыкн. с so, such в главном предложении) что

I am so tired that I can hardly stand - я так устал, что еле стою

the light was so bright that it hurt our eyes - свет был такой яркий, что было больно смотреть

2) основания (обыкн. после вопросительного или отрицательного главного предложения) что

who is he that everybody supports him? - кто он такой, что все поддерживают его?

3) пояснительные что

you have well done that you have come - вы хорошо сделали, что пришли

4) необходимого следствия или сопровождения (обыкн. после отрицательного главного предложения) (без того) чтобы

never a month goes by that he does not write to us - не проходит и месяца, чтобы он не написал нам

I can't speak but that you try to interrupt me - как только я начинаю говорить, вы перебиваете меня

5. вводит придаточные предложения в составе эмфатических сложных предложений:

it was there that I first met her - здесь я встретил её впервые

it was because he didn't work that he failed - он потерпел неудачу, потому что не работал

6. вводит восклицательные предложения, выражающие удивление, негодование, сильное желание и т. п. чтобы, что

that he should behave like that! - чтобы он себя так вёл!

oh that I might see you once more! - о если бы я мог ещё раз увидеть вас!

to think that I knew nothing about it! - подумать только, (что) я ничего об этом не знал!

that I should live to see such things! - дожил, нечего сказать!

that one so fair should be so false! - такая красивая, и такая лгунья!

7. уст. вводит придаточное предложение, параллельное предшествующему придаточному, употреблённому с другим союзом; переводится как союз первого придаточного

although the rear was attacked and that fifty men were captured - несмотря на то, что нападение было произведено с тыла и несмотря на то, что пятьдесят солдат были захвачены в плен

8. уст. следует за рядом союзов, не изменяя их значения:

because that - так как, потому что

if that - если

lest that - чтобы не

though that - хотя

9. в сочетаниях:

not that - а) не то чтобы; б) насколько; wonder what happened, not that I care - ≅ хоть мне и всё равно, а всё-таки интересно, что там случилось; not that it matters, but the letter has not been sent yet - я не хочу сказать, что это так уж важно, но письмо всё ещё не отправлено

in that - тем что; поскольку; так как

some of his books have become classics in that they are read by most students interested in anthropology - некоторые из его книг стали классическими, их читают почти все студенты, интересующиеся антропологией

but that - а) если бы не; I would have gone with you but that I am so busy - я бы пошёл с вами, если бы я не был так занят; б) чтобы не; he is not such a fool but that he can see it - он не так глуп, чтобы не видеть этого; в) после отрицательных предложений что; I don't deny [doubt] but that he is right - я не отрицаю [сомневаюсь], что он прав; г) не то чтобы; not but that he believed it himself - не то чтобы он верил этому сам

except that - кроме того, что; не считая того, что

it is right except that the accents are omitted - это правильно, если не считать того, что пропущены ударения

save that - уст. = except that [см. except II 2]

notwithstanding that - уст. хотя, несмотря на то, что

НБАРС > that
10 for

1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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[fo:] 1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) nach

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) für

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür

10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) für

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz
2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn

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for

[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]

I. conj ( liter or dated) denn

II. prep

1. (intended to be given to) für + akk

I bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauft

this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich

there are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat

2. (in support of) für + akk

to vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmen

they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen

▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw sein

his followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer

to be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck sein

to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk sein

to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird

are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?

3. (regarding sb) für + akk

I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat

you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagen

the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark

luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle

the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen

is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?

I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leid

to feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden

▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt sein

to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen

as \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]

Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats

4. (regarding sth) für + akk

how are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

\for my part was mich betrifft

\for all I know möglicherweise

\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassen

to be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich sein

to prepare \for sth sich akk auf etw akk vorbereiten

5. (comparing) für + akk

the summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer

▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw sein

she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reif

the weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mild

he's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll

6. (to get, have)

oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!

oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!

he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden

even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihn

she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist

demand \for money Bedarf m an Geld

to send \for the doctor den Arzt holen

to apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

to have a need \for sth etw brauchen

to look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tun

to ask \for sth um etw akk bitten

7. (on behalf of, representing) für + akk

he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler

next time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehst

the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dort

to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun

to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun

8. (as ordered by) für + akk

▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tun

they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigen

I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machen

9. (employed by) bei + dat

she is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversität

to work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeiten

10. (purpose, aim) für + akk

what's that \for? wofür ist das?

that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernen

that's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essen

a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger

\for your information zu Ihrer Information

\for the record der Ordnung halber

the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheit

for rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufen

bikes \for rent Räder zu vermieten

to be not \for sale unverkäuflich sein

to wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw warten

to wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tun

what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?

what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?

he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz

you need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kann

11. (because of) wegen + gen; (out of) aus + dat; (with) vor + dat

I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch

I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!

he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung

Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus

how are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!

I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen

if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier

\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat

\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat

to be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werden

\for that [or this] reason aus diesem Grund

to be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt sein

to love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk lieben

she loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er ist

12. (as destination) nach + dat

this train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham

he made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hause

just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadt

to go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehen

to run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufen

I had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen

13. (meaning)

to be \for sth für etw akk stehen

A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘

to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen

what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?

what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?

14. (in return, exchange) für + akk

she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt

that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!

how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?

a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfund

not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt

I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehen

to do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machen

to buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufen

you can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfund

to trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschen

15. (with a period of time) für + akk; (ongoing) seit + dat

I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen

he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis

my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren

\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen

\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weile

play here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!

I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeit

this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig

\for the moment im Augenblick

\for a time eine Zeit lang

\for a long time seit Langem

I hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte

\for some time seit Längerem

\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend

16. (a distance of)

\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meile

he always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück

17. (at a certain date, time, occasion) für + akk

he booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr

they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September fest

I need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abend

what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?

he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessen

to invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen

\for the first time zum ersten Mal

\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal

\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf

18. (despite) trotz + gen

, ungeachtet +gen geh

\for all that trotz alledem

\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlag

19. (per) für + akk

there is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer

\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tag

to repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen

20. (the duty of)

▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tun

it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat

the decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihm

21. (as) für + akk

she thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichts

I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk

22.

▶ \for Africa SA ( fam) Unmengen + gen

I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben fam

▶ to be [in] \for it ( fam) Schwierigkeiten bekommen

you're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam

▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen

▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge

▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!

that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!

▶ that's/there's sth \for you ( pej)

there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! fam

there's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam

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I [fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (intention) für; (purpose) zu, für; (destination) nach

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

clothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

2)

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

3)

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault

she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank

4) (= in defence, in favour of) für

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

5)

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

6) (= because of) aus

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

do it for me — tu es für mich

7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

8) (= in exchange) für

to pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

9)

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) für

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

11)

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

12)

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

See:

→ vbs

13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) für

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

14)

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

15)

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

you're (in) for it! (inf) — jetzt bist du dran! (inf)

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

2. conj
denn
for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

3. adj pred
(= in favour) dafür
17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
II abbr frei Bahn
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for [fɔː(r); unbetont fə(r)]

A präp

1. allg für:

it is good (bad) for him;

it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;

he spoilt their holidays (bes US vacation) for them er verdarb ihnen den ganzen Urlaub;

she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift

2. für, zugunsten von:

a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;

this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;

for and against für und wider; → academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for 1

3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):

apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;

die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;

come for dinner zum Essen kommen

4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):

a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;

the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;

call for sb nach jemandem rufen;

wait for sth auf etwas warten;

oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!

5. a) (passend oder geeignet) für

b) (bestimmt) für oder zu:

tools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;

the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten

6. (Mittel) gegen:

a remedy for lumbago;

he took a couple of aspirins for his headache;

treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;

there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben

7. (als Belohnung) für:

a medal for bravery

8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:

I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund

9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:

I exchanged the knife for a pencil

10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):

a postal order for £2

11. (Grund) aus, vor (dat), wegen:

for this reason aus diesem Grund;

die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;

weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;

I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;

she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen

12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:

he was punished for theft

13. dank, wegen:

were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;

if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte

14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:

he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;

it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;

for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englisch

15. (Begabung, Neigung) für, (Hang) zu:

an eye for beauty Sinn für das Schöne

16. (zeitlich) für, während, auf (akk), für die Dauer von, seit:

for a week eine Woche (lang);

come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;

for hours stundenlang;

for a ( oder some) time past seit längerer Zeit;

for a long time past schon seit Langem;

not for a long time noch lange nicht;

the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;

for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)

17. (Strecke) weit, lang:

run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen

18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):

the train for London der Zug nach London;

the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;

start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;

now for it! Br umg jetzt (nichts wie) los oder drauf!, jetzt gilt’s!

19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:

he appeared for his brother

20. für, in Vertretung oder im Auftrag oder im Namen von (oder gen):

act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln

21. für, als:

books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;

they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;

take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort

22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):

for all that trotz alledem;

for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;

for all you may say sage, was du willst

23. as for was … betrifft:

as for me was mich betrifft oder an(be)langt;

as for that matter was das betrifft;

for all I know soviel ich weiß;

for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus

24. nach adj und vor inf:

it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;

it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;

it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen

25. mit s oder pron und inf:

it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;

it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;

it is not for you to inf

a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,

b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;

he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;

don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;

there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen

26. (ethischer Dativ):

that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein

27. US nach:

he was named for his father

B konj denn, weil, nämlich

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1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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conj.

als konj.

denn konj.

für konj.

nach konj.

zu konj.

English-german dictionary > for
11 go

ɡəu
1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) enviar, tramitar, pasar

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) vender(se), darse

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir, llevar

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir, acudir

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) desaparecer, destruir, demoler

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) ir, desarrollarse

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) irse, partir, marcharse

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) desaparecer, esfumarse

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir a

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) averiarse

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ir bien, funcionar

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) volverse, ponerse

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) ir, ponerse, guardarse, colocarse

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) pasar, transcurrir

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) valer, estar permitido, ser aceptable

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) hacer

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ser, estar, tener

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gastarse, utilizarse, usarse

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser, decir

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) funcionar, triunfar, salir bien

2. noun
1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) intento

2) (energy: She's full of go.) energía, empuje

•

- going

3. adjective
1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) próspero, que funciona bien

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual, del momento

•

- go-ahead

4. noun
(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) luz verde, visto bueno

- go-getter
- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go

go¹ n

1. turno

whose go is it? ¿a quién le toca?

2. intento

can I have a go? ¿puedo intentarlo yo?

go² vb

1. ir / irse

they went to the park fueron al parque

let's go home vámonos a casa

they've gone shopping se han ido de compras

who did you go with? ¿con quién fuiste?

2. salir

the coach goes at half past one el autocar sale a la una y media

3. ir / salir

the exam went very well el examen me fue muy bien

4. funcionar

does this clock go? ¿funciona este reloj?

5. volverse / quedarse

he went deaf se quedó sordo

she's going grey le están saliendo canas

6. desaparecer

my wallet has gone! ¡ha desaparecido mi cartera!

7. terminarse / acabarse

all the cheese has gone se ha terminado el queso / no queda nada de queso

has the pain gone? ¿se te ha pasado el dolor?

8. pasar

time goes quickly when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo pasa rápido cuando te lo pasas bien

to be going to do something ir a hacer algo

I think it's going to snow creo que va a nevar

I'm going to buy that bicycle voy a comprar esa bicicleta

El pasado de go es went y el participio pasado es gone; el gerundio se escribe going

go

tr[gəʊ]

noun

1 (energy) energía, empuje nombre masculino

■ they're always on the go no paran nunca

2 (turn) turno

■ it's my go me toca a mí

3 (try) intento

■ I'd like to have a go at hang gliding me gustaría intentar vuelo con ala delta

4 (start) principio

■ we knew from the word go lo sabíamos desde el principio

intransitive verb (pt went tr[went], pp gone tr[gɒn], ger going)

1 (gen) ir

■ you can come and go as you please puedes ir y venir a tu antojo

■ to go by underground ir en metro

■ to go for a walk dar un paseo

■ to go on holiday irse de vacaciones

2 (leave) marcharse, irse; (bus, train, etc) salir

■ let's go! ¡vámonos!

■ we'd better be going now más vale que nos vayamos ya

3 (vanish) desaparecer

■ my car has gone mi coche ha desaparecido

4 (function) funcionar, marchar

■ his business is going very well su negocio marcha muy bien

■ he can't get the engine to go no le arranca el motor

5 (become) volverse, ponerse, quedarse

■ to go deaf volverse sordo,-a

6 (fit) entrar, caber

■ the bed won't go into the room la cama no cabrá en la habitación

7 (break) romperse, estropearse; (yield) ceder; (blow) fundirse

8 (be kept) guardarse

■ the knives and forks go here los cuchillos y los tenedores se guardan aquí

9 (sell) venderse

■ clothes are going cheap at the moment la ropa se está vendiendo barata actualmente

10 (progress) ir, marchar, andar

■ the party went well la fiesta fue un éxito

■ things aren't going too well for him no le van muy bien las cosas

11 (be spent on) irse, gastarse

■ all his money goes on records se gasta todo el dinero en discos

12 (be available) quedar, haber

■ there are very few good jobs going hay muy pocos empleos buenos

■ is there any more meat going? ¿queda algo de carne?

13 (be acceptable) valer

■ almost anything goes to win para ganar, casi todo vale

14 (make a noise, gesture, etc) hacer

■ go like this with your head haz así con la cabeza

15 (time - pass) pasar; (- be remaining) faltar

■ the years went by slowly los años pasaron lentamente

■ only two weeks to go sólo faltan dos semanas

■ it's just gone ten acaban de dar las diez

16 (say) decir

■ as the saying goes según el dicho

■ there she goes again otra vez con el mismo rollo, otra vez con la misma canción

transitive verb

1 (make a noise) hacer

■ it goes tick-tock hace tic-tac

2 (travel) hacer, recorrer

■ they had only gone a mile when the car stopped sólo habían recorrido una milla cuando se les paró el coche

interjection go!

1 (starting races) ¡ya!

■ ready, steady, go! ¡preparados, listos, ya!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

go on! (incredulity) ¡no me digas!, ¡vaya!, ¡anda ya! 2 (coaxing) ¡venga!, ¡adelante!

it's no go es inútil, no hay nada que hacer

to be all the go estar muy de moda

to go about one's business ocuparse de sus asuntos

to be going to estar a punto de

■ they were just going to start, when it started to rain estaban a punto de empezar, cuando la lluvia hizo acto de presencia

to go one better than somebody superar a alguien

to go too far ir demasiado lejos, pasarse de la raya, pasarse

to go to sleep dormirse

to have a go at somebody criticar a alguien, meterse con alguien

to make a go of something tener éxito en algo

go ['go:] v, went ['wɛnt] ; gone ['gɔn 'gɑn] ; going ; goes ['go:z] vi

1) proceed: ir

to go slow: ir despacio

to go shopping: ir de compras

2) leave: irse, marcharse, salir

let's go!: ¡vámonos!

the train went on time: el tren salió a tiempo

3) disappear: desaparecer, pasarse, irse

her fear is gone: se le ha pasado el miedo

my pen is gone!: ¡mi pluma desapareció!

4) extend: ir, extenderse, llegar

this road goes to the river: este camino se extiende hasta el río

to go from top to bottom: ir de arriba abajo

5) function: funcionar, marchar

the car won't go: el coche no funciona

to get something going: poner algo en marcha

6) sell: venderse

it goes for $15: se vende por $15

7) progress: ir, andar, seguir

my exam went well: me fue bien en el examen

how did the meeting go?: ¿qué tal la reunión?

8) become: volverse, quedarse

he's going crazy: está volviéndose loco

the tire went flat: la llanta se desinfló

9) fit: caber

it will go through the door: cabe por la puerta

10)

anything goes! : ¡todo vale!

11)

to go : faltar

only 10 days to go: faltan sólo 10 días

12)

to go back on : faltar uno a (su promesa)

13)

to go bad spoil: estropearse, echarse a perder

14)

to go for : interesarse uno en, gustarle a uno (algo, alguien)

I don't go for that: eso no me interesa

15)

to go off explode: estallar

16)

to go with match: armonizar con, hacer juego con

go v aux

to be going to : ir a

I'm going to write a letter: voy a escribir una carta

it's not going to last: no va a durar

go n, pl goes

1) attempt: intento m

to have a go at: intentar, probar

2) success: éxito m

3) energy: energía f, empuje m

to be on the go: no parar, no descansar

go

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: went, gone) = andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• caminar v.

• correr v.

• funcionar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• marchar v.

I
1. gəʊ
1) (3rd pers sing pres goes; past went; past p gone) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (move, travel) ir*

there she goes — allá va

who goes there? — ( Mil) ¿quién va?

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

b) (start moving, acting)

go when the lights turn green — avanza or (fam) dale cuando el semáforo se ponga verde

ready, (get) set, go! — preparados or en sus marcas, listos ya!

let's go! — vamos!

here goes! — allá vamos (or voy etc)!

there you go — (colloq) ( handing something over) toma or aquí tienes; ( something is ready) ya está or listo

don't go telling everybody — (colloq) no vayas a contárselo a todo el mundo

3) (past p gone/been)

a) ( travel to) ir*

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

to go by car/bus/plane — ir* en coche/autobús/avión

to go on foot/horseback — ir* a pie/a caballo

to go for a walk/drive — ir* a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

they've gone to see the exhibition — (se) han ido a ver la exposición

they've been to see the exhibition — han visitado la exposición, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

go and see what she wants — anda or vete a ver qué quiere

b) ( attend) ir*

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

4) (attempt, make as if to)

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

Sense II

5) (leave, depart) \<\<visitor\>\> irse*, marcharse (esp Esp); \<\<busain\>\> salir*

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

to leave go — soltar*; let II 1) c)

6)

a) ( pass) \<\<time\>\> pasar

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

it's just gone nine o'clock — (BrE) son las nueve pasadas

the time goes quickly — el tiempo pasa volando or rápidamente

b) ( disappear) \<\<headache/fear\>\> pasarse or irse* (+ me/te/le etc); \<\<energy/confidence\>\> desaparecer*

has the pain gone? — ¿se te (or le etc) ha pasado or ido el dolor?

c) \<\<money/food\>\> ( be spent) irse*; ( be used up) acabarse

what do you spend it all on? - I don't know, it just goes — ¿en qué te lo gastas? - no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone — se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

7)

a) ( be disposed of)

that sofa will have to go — nos vamos (or se van etc) a tener que deshacer de ese sofá

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

b) ( be sold) venderse

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

8)

a) (cease to function, wear out) \<\<bulb/fuse\>\> fundirse; \<\<thermostat/fan/exhaust\>\> estropearse

her memory/eyesight is going — está fallándole or está perdiendo la memoria/la vista

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

b) ( die) (colloq) morir*

9) to go

a) ( remaining)

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

I still have 50 pages to go — todavía me faltan or me quedan 50 páginas

b) ( take away) (AmE)

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

Sense III

10)

a) ( lead) \<\<path/road\>\> ir*, llevar

b) (extend, range) \<\<road/railway line\>\> ir*

it only goes as far as Croydon — sólo va or llega hasta Croydon

to go from... to... — \<\<prices/ages/period\>\> ir* de... a... or desde... hasta...

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

11)

a) ( have place) ir*; ( fit) caber*; see also go in, go into

b) ( be divisible)

5 into 11 won't o doesn't go — 11 no es divisible por 5

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

Sense IV

12)

a) ( become)

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go mouldy — (BrE) enmohecerse*

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

b) (be, remain)

to go barefoot/naked — ir* or andar* descalzo/desnudo

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

13) (turn out, proceed, progress) ir*

how are things going? — ¿cómo van or andan las cosas?

so it goes — así son las cosas

14)

a) ( be available) (only in -ing form)

I'll take any job that's going — estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea or cualquier trabajo que me ofrezcan

is there any coffee going? — (BrE) ¿hay café?

b) ( be in general)

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

Sense V

15)

a) (function, work) \<\<heater/engine/clock\>\> funcionar

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a lot going for one — tener* muchos puntos a favor

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

b)

to get going: the car's OK once it gets going el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca; I find it hard to get going in the mornings me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: we tried to get a fire going tratamos de hacer fuego; we need some music to get the party going hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta; to get somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

c)

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

16) (continue, last out) seguir*

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

we can go for weeks without seeing a soul — podemos estar or pasar semanas enteras sin ver un alma

17)

a) ( sound) \<\<bell/siren\>\> sonar*

b) (make sound, movement) hacer*

18)

a) ( contribute)

to go to + inf: everything that goes to make a good school todo lo que contribuye a que una escuela sea buena; that just goes to prove my point eso confirma lo que yo decía or prueba que tengo razón; it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own — está visto que no los podemos dejar solos

b) ( be used)

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

19) (run, be worded) \<\<poem/prayer\>\> decir*

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

20)

a) ( be permitted)

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

b) (be necessarily obeyed, believed)

what the boss says goes — lo que dice el jefe, va a misa

c) (match, suit) pegar*, ir*

that shirt and that tie don't really go — esa camisa no pega or no va or no queda bien con esa corbata; see also go together, go with

21) ( have turn) ( Games) ir*, jugar*

2.

vt ( say) (colloq) ir* y decir* (fam)

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

3.

v aux (only in -ing form)

to be going to + inf

a) ( expressing intention) ir* a + inf

I was just going to make some coffee — iba a or estaba por hacer café

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

b) (expressing near future, prediction) ir* a + inf

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

Phrasal Verbs:

- go about

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go on

- go out

- go out to

- go over

- go past

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

II

noun (pl goes)

1) c

a) ( attempt)

he emptied the bottle at o in one go — vació la botella de un tirón or de una sentada (fam)

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

go at something/-ing: it's my first go at writing for radio es la primera vez que escribo para la radio; I want to have a go at learning Arabic quiero intentar aprender árabe; have a go prueba a ver, inténtalo; I've had a good go at the kitchen le he dado una buena pasada or un buen repaso a la cocina; it's no go es imposible; to give something a go (BrE) intentar algo; to have a go at somebody (colloq): she had a go at me for not having told her se la agarró conmigo por no habérselo dicho (fam); to make a go of something — sacar* algo adelante

b) ( turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

c) ( chance to use)

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

2) u (energy, drive) empuje m, dinamismo m

(to be) on the go: I've been on the go all morning no he parado en toda la mañana; he's got three jobs on the go — (BrE) está haciendo tres trabajos a la vez

III

adjective (pred)

all systems go — todo listo or luz verde para despegar

[ɡǝʊ] (vb: pt went) (pp gone) (N: pl goes) When go is part of a set combination such as go cheap, go far, go down the tube, look up the other word.
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=move, travel) ir

she was going too fast — iba demasiado rápido

• to go and do sth — ir a hacer algo

I'll go and see — voy a ver

I'll go and fetch it for you — te lo voy a buscar

he went and shut the door — cerró la puerta

now you've gone and done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena!

to go and see sb, go to see sb — ir a ver a algn

• to go along a corridor — ir por un pasillo

• we can talk as we go — podemos hablar por el camino

add the sugar, stirring as you go — añada el azúcar, removiendo al mismo tiempo, añada el azúcar, sin dejar de remover

• to go at 30 mph — ir a 30 millas por hora

• to go by car/bicycle — ir en coche/bicicleta

• the train goes from London to Glasgow — el tren va de Londres a Glasgow

• to go home — irse a casa

• to go on a journey — ir de viaje

• there he goes! — ¡ahí va!

• to go to a party — ir a una fiesta

to go to the doctor('s) — ir al médico

she's gone to the optician('s) for a sight test — ha ido al oculista a graduarse la vista

she went to the headmaster — fue a ver al director

the child went to his mother — el niño fue a or hacia su madre

to go to sb for advice — consultar a algn

• where do we go from here? — (fig) ¿qué hacemos ahora?

• halt, who goes there? — alto, ¿quién va or vive?

2) (=depart) [person] irse, marcharse; [train, coach] salir

I'm going now — me voy ya, me marcho ya

"where's Judy?" - "she's gone" — -¿dónde está Judy? -se ha ido or se ha marchado

"food to go" — (US) "comida para llevar"

3) euph (=die) irse

after I've gone — cuando yo me haya ido

4) (=disappear) [object] desaparecer; [money] gastarse; [time] pasar

• the cake is all gone — se ha acabado todo el pastel

• gone are the days when... — ya pasaron los días cuando...

• that sideboard will have to go — tendremos que deshacernos de ese aparador

• military service must go! — ¡fuera con el servicio militar!

• there goes my chance of promotion! — ¡adiós a mi ascenso!

• only two days to go — solo faltan dos días

eight down and two to go — ocho hechos y dos por hacer
missing 1., 1)
5) (=be sold) venderse ( for por, en)

it went for £100 — se vendió por or en 100 libras

it's going cheap — se vende barato

going, going, gone! — (at auction) ¡a la una, a las dos, a las tres!

6) (=extend) extenderse, llegar

• the garden goes down to the lake — el jardín se extiende or llega hasta el lago

a huge sweater that goes down to my knees — un jersey enorme que me llega hasta las rodillas

• money doesn't go far nowadays — hoy día el dinero apenas da para nada

• he went up to £1,000 — (at auction) llegó a las 1.000 libras

7) (=function) [machine] funcionar

it's a magnificent car but it doesn't go — es un coche magnífico, pero no funciona

I couldn't get the car to go at all — no podía arrancar el coche

the washing machine was going so I didn't hear the phone — la lavadora estaba en marcha, así es que no oí el teléfono

to make sth go, to get sth going — poner algo en marcha

8) (=endure) aguantar

I don't know how much longer we can go without food — no sé cuánto tiempo más podremos aguantar sin comida

to go hungry/thirsty — pasar hambre/sed

9) (with activities, hobbies)

to go fishing/riding/swimming — ir a pescar/montar a caballo/nadar

• to go for a walk — dar un paseo

to go for a swim — ir a nadar or a bañarse

10) (=progress) ir

the meeting went well — la reunión fue bien

• how did the exam go? — ¿cómo te fue en el examen?

how's it going? * —

how goes it? * —

what goes? — (US) * ¿qué tal? *, ¿qué tal va? *, ¡qué hubo! (Mex, Chile) *

we'll see how things go * — veremos cómo van las cosas

• to make a party go (with a swing) — dar ambiente a una fiesta

• the day went slowly — el día pasó lentamente

• all went well for him until... — todo le fue bien hasta que...

11) (=match, combine with) [colours, clothes] hacer juego, pegar * ( with con)

mustard and lamb don't go, mustard doesn't go with lamb — la mostaza no va bien con el cordero, la mostaza no pega con el cordero *

cava goes well with anything — el cava va bien or combina con todo

12) (=become)
For phrases with go and an adjective, such as to go bad, go soft, go pale, you should look under the adjective.
it's just gone seven — acaban de dar las siete

to go red/green — ponerse rojo/verde

you're not going to go all sentimental/shy/religious on me! — ¡no te me pongas sentimental/tímido/religioso! *, ¡no te hagas el sentimental/tímido/religioso conmigo!

to go communist — [constituency, person] volverse comunista

• to go mad — (lit, fig) volverse loco

• to go to sleep — dormirse

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

13) (=fit) caber

it won't go in the case — no cabe en la maleta

4 into 3 won't go — 3 entre 4 no cabe

4 into 12 goes 3 times — 12 entre cuatro son tres, 12 dividido entre cuatro son tres

14) (=be accepted) valer

• anything goes * — todo vale

• that goes for me too — (=applies to me) eso va también por mí; (=I agree) yo también estoy de acuerdo
say
15) (=fail) [material] desgastarse; [chair, branch] romperse; [elastic] ceder; [fuse, light bulb] fundirse; [sight, strength] fallar

this jumper has gone at the elbows — este jersey se ha desgastado por los codos

• his health is going — su salud se está resintiendo

• his hearing/ mind is going — está perdiendo el oído/la cabeza

• his nerve was beginning to go — estaba empezando a perder la sangre fría

• her sight is going — le está empezando a fallar la vista

• my voice has gone — me he quedado afónico

16) (=be kept) ir

where does this book go? — ¿dónde va este libro?

17) (=be available)

there are several jobs going — se ofrecen varios puestos

there's a flat going here — aquí hay un piso libre

is there any tea going? — (=is there any left?) ¿queda té?; (=will you get me one?) ¿me haces un té?

I'll take whatever is going — acepto lo que sea

18) (=get underway)

whose turn is it to go? — (in game) ¿a quién le toca?, ¿quién va ahora?

go! — (Sport) ¡ya!

• all systems go — (Space) (also fig) todo listo

- from the word go

- there you go again!

19) (=be destined) [inheritance] pasar; [fund] destinarse

• all his money goes on drink — se le va todo el dinero en alcohol

• the inheritance went to his nephew — la herencia pasó a su sobrino

the money goes to charity — el dinero se destina a obras benéficas

the prize went to Fiona Lilly — el premio fue para Fiona Lilly

the qualities which go to make him a great writer — las cualidades que le hacen un gran escritor

• the money will go towards the holiday — el dinero será para las vacaciones

20) (=sound) [doorbell, phone] sonar

21) (=run)

how does that song go? — [tune] ¿cómo va esa canción?; [words] ¿cómo es la letra de esa canción?

the tune goes like this — la melodía va así

the story goes that... — según dicen...

22) (=do) hacer

go like that (with your right hand) — haz así (con la mano derecha)

23) * (=go to the toilet) ir al baño

I need to go — tengo que ir al baño

24) (in set expressions)

• it's a fairly good garage as garages go — es un garaje bastante bueno, para como son normalmente los garajes

he's not bad, as estate agents go — no es un mal agente inmobiliario, dentro de lo que cabe

• let's get going! — (=be on our way) ¡vamos!, ¡vámonos!, ¡ándale! (Mex); (=start sth) ¡manos a la obra!, ¡adelante!

to get going on or with sth — ponerse con algo

I've got to get going on or with my tax — tengo que ponerme con los impuestos

once he gets going... — una vez que se pone..., una vez que empieza...

• to keep going — (=moving forward) seguir; (=enduring) resistir, aguantar; (=functioning) seguir funcionando

to keep sb going: this medicine kept him going — esta medicina le daba fuerzas para seguir

a cup of coffee is enough to keep him going all morning — una taza de café le basta para funcionar toda la mañana

enough money to keep them going for a week or two — suficiente dinero para que pudiesen tirar * or funcionar una o dos semanas

• to keep sth going, the workers are trying to keep the factory going — los trabajadores están intentando mantener la fábrica en funcionamiento or en marcha

• to let sb go — (=release) soltar a algn; euph (=make redundant) despedir a algn

let (me) go! — ¡suéltame!

we'll let it go at that — por esta vez pase

you're wrong, but we'll let it go — no llevas razón, pero vamos a dejarlo así

to let o.s. go — (physically) dejarse, descuidarse; (=have fun) soltarse el pelo *

• to let go of sth/sb — soltar algo/a algn
far 1., 2)
2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=travel) [+ route] hacer

which route does the number 29 go? — ¿qué itinerario hace el 29?

which way are you going? — ¿por dónde vais a ir?, ¿qué camino vais a tomar?

he went his way — siguió su camino

we had only gone a few kilometres when... — solo llevábamos unos kilómetros cuando...

to go it —

the car was really going it * — el coche iba a una buena marcha *
distance 1., 1)
2) (=make) hacer

the car went "bang!" — el coche hizo "bang"

3) * (=say) soltar *

"shut up!" he goes — -¡cállate! -suelta

he goes to me, "what do you want?" — va y me dice or me suelta: -¿qué quieres? *

4) (Gambling) (=bet) apostar

he went £50 on the red — apostó 50 libras al rojo

I can only go £15 — solo puedo llegar a 15 libras

5) *

- go one better

- go it alone

3.

MODAL VERB ir

I'm going/I was going to do it — voy/iba a hacerlo

it's going to rain — va a llover

there's going to be trouble — se va a armar un lío *, va a haber follón *
to go doing sth
don't go getting upset * — venga, no te enfades

to go looking for sth/sb — ir a buscar algo/a algn

4. NOUN

1) (=turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your go — te toca a ti

2) (=attempt) intento m

• to have a go (at doing sth) — probar (a hacer algo)

shall I have a go? — ¿pruebo yo?, ¿lo intento yo?

to have another go — probar otra vez, intentarlo otra vez

• at or in one go — de un (solo) golpe

3) * (=bout)

he's had a bad go of flu — ha pasado una gripe muy mala

they've had a rough go of it — lo han pasado mal, han pasado una mala racha

4) * (=energy) empuje m, energía f

• to be full of go — estar lleno de empuje or energía

• there's no go about him — no tiene empuje or energía

5) * (=success)

• to make a go of sth — tener éxito en algo

6)

- it's all go

- it's all the go

- have a go at sb

- it's no go

on the go —

he's always on the go — nunca para

to keep sb on the go — tener a algn siempre en danza

I've got two projects on the go — tengo dos proyectos en marcha

5.

ADJECTIVE
(Space)
you are go for moon-landing — estás listo para alunizar

all systems are go — (lit, fig) todo listo

See:

COME, GO in come

- go about

- go across

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go back to

- go before

- go below

- go beyond

- go by

- go down

- go down as

- go down on

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go in with

- go off

- go on

- go on for

- go out

- go out of

- go over

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go toward

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

* * *

I
1. [gəʊ]
1) (3rd pers sing pres goes; past went; past p gone) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (move, travel) ir*

there she goes — allá va

who goes there? — ( Mil) ¿quién va?

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

b) (start moving, acting)

go when the lights turn green — avanza or (fam) dale cuando el semáforo se ponga verde

ready, (get) set, go! — preparados or en sus marcas, listos ya!

let's go! — vamos!

here goes! — allá vamos (or voy etc)!

there you go — (colloq) ( handing something over) toma or aquí tienes; ( something is ready) ya está or listo

don't go telling everybody — (colloq) no vayas a contárselo a todo el mundo

3) (past p gone/been)

a) ( travel to) ir*

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

to go by car/bus/plane — ir* en coche/autobús/avión

to go on foot/horseback — ir* a pie/a caballo

to go for a walk/drive — ir* a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

they've gone to see the exhibition — (se) han ido a ver la exposición

they've been to see the exhibition — han visitado la exposición, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

go and see what she wants — anda or vete a ver qué quiere

b) ( attend) ir*

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

4) (attempt, make as if to)

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

Sense II

5) (leave, depart) \<\<visitor\>\> irse*, marcharse (esp Esp); \<\<bus/train\>\> salir*

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

to leave go — soltar*; let II 1) c)

6)

a) ( pass) \<\<time\>\> pasar

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

it's just gone nine o'clock — (BrE) son las nueve pasadas

the time goes quickly — el tiempo pasa volando or rápidamente

b) ( disappear) \<\<headache/fear\>\> pasarse or irse* (+ me/te/le etc); \<\<energy/confidence\>\> desaparecer*

has the pain gone? — ¿se te (or le etc) ha pasado or ido el dolor?

c) \<\<money/food\>\> ( be spent) irse*; ( be used up) acabarse

what do you spend it all on? - I don't know, it just goes — ¿en qué te lo gastas? - no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone — se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

7)

a) ( be disposed of)

that sofa will have to go — nos vamos (or se van etc) a tener que deshacer de ese sofá

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

b) ( be sold) venderse

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

8)

a) (cease to function, wear out) \<\<bulb/fuse\>\> fundirse; \<\<thermostat/fan/exhaust\>\> estropearse

her memory/eyesight is going — está fallándole or está perdiendo la memoria/la vista

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

b) ( die) (colloq) morir*

9) to go

a) ( remaining)

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

I still have 50 pages to go — todavía me faltan or me quedan 50 páginas

b) ( take away) (AmE)

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

Sense III

10)

a) ( lead) \<\<path/road\>\> ir*, llevar

b) (extend, range) \<\<road/railway line\>\> ir*

it only goes as far as Croydon — sólo va or llega hasta Croydon

to go from... to... — \<\<prices/ages/period\>\> ir* de... a... or desde... hasta...

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

11)

a) ( have place) ir*; ( fit) caber*; see also go in, go into

b) ( be divisible)

5 into 11 won't o doesn't go — 11 no es divisible por 5

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

Sense IV

12)

a) ( become)

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go mouldy — (BrE) enmohecerse*

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

b) (be, remain)

to go barefoot/naked — ir* or andar* descalzo/desnudo

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

13) (turn out, proceed, progress) ir*

how are things going? — ¿cómo van or andan las cosas?

so it goes — así son las cosas

14)

a) ( be available) (only in -ing form)

I'll take any job that's going — estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea or cualquier trabajo que me ofrezcan

is there any coffee going? — (BrE) ¿hay café?

b) ( be in general)

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

Sense V

15)

a) (function, work) \<\<heater/engine/clock\>\> funcionar

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a lot going for one — tener* muchos puntos a favor

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

b)

to get going: the car's OK once it gets going el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca; I find it hard to get going in the mornings me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: we tried to get a fire going tratamos de hacer fuego; we need some music to get the party going hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta; to get somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

c)

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

16) (continue, last out) seguir*

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

we can go for weeks without seeing a soul — podemos estar or pasar semanas enteras sin ver un alma

17)

a) ( sound) \<\<bell/siren\>\> sonar*

b) (make sound, movement) hacer*

18)

a) ( contribute)

to go to + inf: everything that goes to make a good school todo lo que contribuye a que una escuela sea buena; that just goes to prove my point eso confirma lo que yo decía or prueba que tengo razón; it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own — está visto que no los podemos dejar solos

b) ( be used)

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

19) (run, be worded) \<\<poem/prayer\>\> decir*

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

20)

a) ( be permitted)

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

b) (be necessarily obeyed, believed)

what the boss says goes — lo que dice el jefe, va a misa

c) (match, suit) pegar*, ir*

that shirt and that tie don't really go — esa camisa no pega or no va or no queda bien con esa corbata; see also go together, go with

21) ( have turn) ( Games) ir*, jugar*

2.

vt ( say) (colloq) ir* y decir* (fam)

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

3.

v aux (only in -ing form)

to be going to + inf

a) ( expressing intention) ir* a + inf

I was just going to make some coffee — iba a or estaba por hacer café

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

b) (expressing near future, prediction) ir* a + inf

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

Phrasal Verbs:

- go about

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go on

- go out

- go out to

- go over

- go past

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

II

noun (pl goes)

1) c

a) ( attempt)

he emptied the bottle at o in one go — vació la botella de un tirón or de una sentada (fam)

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

go at something/-ing: it's my first go at writing for radio es la primera vez que escribo para la radio; I want to have a go at learning Arabic quiero intentar aprender árabe; have a go prueba a ver, inténtalo; I've had a good go at the kitchen le he dado una buena pasada or un buen repaso a la cocina; it's no go es imposible; to give something a go (BrE) intentar algo; to have a go at somebody (colloq): she had a go at me for not having told her se la agarró conmigo por no habérselo dicho (fam); to make a go of something — sacar* algo adelante

b) ( turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

c) ( chance to use)

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

2) u (energy, drive) empuje m, dinamismo m

(to be) on the go: I've been on the go all morning no he parado en toda la mañana; he's got three jobs on the go — (BrE) está haciendo tres trabajos a la vez

III

adjective (pred)

all systems go — todo listo or luz verde para despegar

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1. adj

цей, ця, це; той, та, те

since that time (day) — з того (з цього) часу (дня)

this book is interesting and that one is not — ця книжка цікава, а та — ні

how is that leg of yours? — ну, як ваша нога?

2. adv розм.

так, до такої міри

that much — стільки

that far — так далеко

I can't walk that far — я не можу йти так далеко

he was that angry he couldn't say a word — він був такий сердитий, що не міг вимовити й слова

3. pron (pl those)

1) це

what is that? — що це таке?

who is that? — хто це (такий)?

2) ось що

that is what she told me — ось що вона мені сказала

3) те

this is new and that is old — це нове, а те старе

4) який, яка, які

the letter that came yesterday — той лист, який прийшов учора

the man that we are speaking about — це та людина, про яку ми говоримо

5) коли

the night that we went to the theatre — в той вечір, коли ми ходили до театру

6) він, вона; той, та

I am that I am — я залишаюся самим собою

4. conj

що; щоб; так, щоб

that they were sisters was clear — те, що вони сестри, було ясно

I'm sorry that this has happened — мені шкода, що так сталося

come nearer that I may see you — підійдіть ближче, щоб я міг побачити вас

oh that I might see you once more! — о, коли б я міг ще раз побачити вас!

because that — тому що

but that — коли б (якби, якщо б) не

I would have gone with you but that I am so busy — я б пішов з вами, якби я не був такий зайнятий

if that — якщо

in that — оскільки, бо

lest that — щоб не

though that — хоч

and all that — і тому подібне

by that — тим самим, цим

like that — таким чином

that's that — розм. нічого не вдієш; ось так

that is (to say) — тобто

not that — не те щоб

that'Н do — досить, достатньо

that won't do — так справа не піде; так не годиться

this and that — різне

now that — тепер, коли

with that — разом з тим

notwithstanding that — незважаючи на те, що

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I
pron (pl those) А dem

1) це

what is that — є що це таке?; that you, John? це ти, Джон?; are those your children є це ваші дітиє; це, цього е т. д.; от що

that's not fair — це несправедливо

that's just like her — це так на неї схоже, у цьому вона вся

have things come to that — є невже до цього дійшло?; and so that is settled отже, це вирішено; эмоц.- підсил. ось, от

those are something like shoes — ось це туфлі

good stuff that! — от це правильно /здброво/!; = от це я розумію!; у протиставленні this те

this is new and that is old — це нове, а те старе

2) викор. замість іншого слова або словосполучення, згаданих вище, щоб уникнути повторення заміняє групу іменника

the climate there is like that of France — клімат там схожий на клімат Франції

I have only two pairs of shoes and those are old — у мене тільки дві пари черевик, та е ті поношені; заміняє групу дієслова, эмоц.- підсил.

they must be very curious creatures.- They are that — це, мабуть, дуже дивні створіння. - Так воно, є

3) у корелятивних займенникових сполученнях той ( який)

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together — мистецтво - це така область, де руки, думки е душа єдині

those who wish to go may do so — хто хоче, може піти; эліпт. той який

be that thou know'st thou art — будь самим собою

4) перше ( з вищезгаданих)

work and play are both necessary to health. this gives us rest and that gives us energy, — праця е розвага необхідні для здоров'я - одне /перше/ розвиває енергію, інше /останнє/ дає відпочинок Б rel

5) який, яка, які (звичн. йде безпосередньо за обумовленим словом; часто може бути опущене)

this is about all that he has to say — це в основному все, що він може сказати

the letter that came yesterday — той лист, що прийшов вчора

the man (that) you were looking for has come — (т людина, яку ви шукали, прийшла)

during the years (that) he had spent abroad — протягом ( тих) років, що він провів за кордоном

the envelope (that) I put it in — ( той) конверт, у який я це поклав

this is he that brought the news — от той, хто приніс цю звістку; у сполученні зі словами, що позначають час коли

the night (that) we went to the theatre — у той вечір, коли ми ходили в театр; пoeт.; icт. те що, всі що, той хто, усякий хто ( обумовлене слово мається на увазі)

I am that I am — я залишаюся самим собою

6) у ввідних реченнях як не, хоч е

wicked man that he was he would not consent to it — хоч, дурний він був, він не погоджувався на це; в окличних реченнях

wretch that I am! — о я нещасний!, нещасний я!

fool that he is! — ну е дурень же він!, дурень він нещасний! В пpикм.

7) цей, ця, це; той, та, те

since that time [moment, day, year] — з того /із цього/ часу [моменту, дня, року]

in those days y — ті часи

that man will get on! — ця людина свого доможеться!; у протиставлення this той, та, те

this book is interesting and that one is not — ця книга цікава(я), а та ні; у сполученні з here, there прост ось, он

that here chair and that there table — ось цей стілець, он той стіл

8) эмоц.- підсил. часто в сполученні із власним ім'ям цей, ця, це

how is that leg of yours — є ну, як ваша ногає

I don't like that house of hers — не подобається мені ( цей) її будинок; (зам. those) ці

that ill manners — ці мої дурні манери

9) icт. такий, настільки, так

he blushed to that degree that I felt ill at ease — він так /настільки / почервонів, що мені стало ніяково Г пpиcл. так, настільки

I can't walk that far — я не можу йти так далеко; дiaл., aмep. стільки, так

he talks that much! — він стільки говорить!

he is that sleepy — він такий сонний Д визначеного артикля

10) той, та, те; цей, ця, це

what was that noise — є що це був за шумє

11) у корелятивних займенникових сполученнях той ( який), та (як, те (яке))

that part which concerns us — (т частина, що нас стосується)

(and) that 's that — так-то от; такі-то справи; нічого не поробиш; отож, значить; на цьому крапка

and all that, — все ( таке) інше;, так далі

after that — після того, що; після того, як

at that — після цього; потім; aмep. при всьому при тому; до того ж; поверх того на цьому

and usually I leave it at that, — на атом я звичайно припиняю розмову

by that — на той час; ( під) цим

what do you mean by that — є що ви цим хочете сказати?

upon /with/that — коли; як ( тільки); після цього; при цьому; з цими словами

with that she took out her handkerchief — з цими словами вона вийняла носову хустинку

that 's all that — все

that's a good boy!, that's a dear! — от, добре, правильно!, молодець!, розумник!

like that — так; таким /подібним/ чином

why are you crying like that — є чого ти так плачеш?

a man like that — подібна людина

come out of that! — cл. забирайся!, вимітайся!

take that! — на, тримай!, от тобі! ( при ударі)

this and that — див. this
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cj

1) вводить присудкові, додаткові е аппозитивні придаткові речення (те) що

that they were brothers was clear — те, що вони брати, було ясно

the thought that he would be late oppressed him — думка, що він спізниться, гнітила його

2) вводить придаткові додаткові реченяя е присудки із причинним відтінком значення що, тому що; тому що

I'm sorry that this has happened — мені дуже шкода, що так трапилося

3) вводить придаткову мету (часто so that, in order that) так ( щоб)

let's finish now (so) that we can rest tomorrow — давайте закінчимо зараз, ( так) щоб завтра можна було відпочити

they kept quiet so that he might sleep — вони сиділи тихо, щоб дати йому поспати

4) вводить підрядне результату (звичн. з so, such y головному реченні) що

I am so tired that I can hardly stand — я так стомився, що ледве стою; причини (звичн. після питального або заперечувального головного речення) що

who is he- everybody supports him — є хто він такий, що всі підтримують йогоє; з'ясувальні що

you have well done that you have come — ви добре зробили, що прийшли; необхідного наслідку або супроводу (звичн. після заперечувального головного речення) (без того) щоб

never a month goes by that he does not write to us — не проходить, місяця, щоб він не написав нам

5) вводить підрядні речення в склад емфатичних складних речень

it was there that I first met her — тут Я зустрів її вперше

6) вводить окличні речення, що виражають подив, обурення, сильне бажання щоб, що

that he should behave like that! — щоб він себе так вів!

that one so fair should be so false! — така гарна, така брехуха!

7) icт. вводить підрядне речення, паралельне попередньому підрядному, вжитому з іншим союзом; перекладається як союз першого підрядного

although the rear was attacked and that fifty men were captured — незважаючи на те, що атака був проведена з тилу е незважаючи на те, що п'ятдесят солдатів були захоплені в полон

8) icт. йде за рядом союзів, не змінюючи їхнього значення

because that — тому що, тому що

if that — якщо

lest that — щоб не

though that — хоча

9) у сполученнях

not that — не те щоб; наскільки

not that it matters, but the letter has not been sent yet — я не хочу сказати, що це так вже, важливо, але лист усе ще не відправлений

in that — тим що; оскільки; тому що

some of his books have become classics in that they are read by most students interested in anthropology — деякі з його книг стали класичними, їх читають майже всі студенти, що цікавляться антропологією

but that — якби не

I would have gone with you but that I am so busy — я б пішов з вами, якби я не був так зайнятий; щоб не

he is not such a fool but-that he can see it — він не так дурний, щоб не бачити цього; після негативних речень що

I don't deny [doubt]bat that he is right — я не заперечую [сумніваюся], що він правий; не те щоб

not but that he believed it himself — не те щоб він вірив цьому сам

except that — крім того, що; не вважаючи того, що

save that — icт. = except that [див. except 2]

notwithstanding that — icт. хоча, незважаючи на те, що

English-Ukrainian dictionary > that
13 FOR

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

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

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

ABBR
= free on rail franco en ferrocarril
* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > FOR
14 wish

wiʃ
1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desear (que)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) querer, desear

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desear

2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) deseo

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) deseo

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) deseo, saludo, recuerdo

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

wish¹ n deseo

the genie granted him three wishes el genio le dio tres deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

best wishes un abrazo

to make a wish pedir un deseo / pensar un deseo

El plural de wish se escribe wishes

wish² vb

1. querer

I wish to speak to the manager quisiera hablar con el director

2. desear

she wished me happy birthday me deseó un feliz cumpleaños

3. ojalá

I wish I had a lot of money ojalá tuviera mucho dinero

I wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

wish

tr[wɪʃ]

transitive verb

1 (want) querer, desear

■ she wishes she were on holiday quisiera estar de vacaciones

■ I wish I was rich! ¡ojalá fuera rico!

■ I wish I hadn't drunk so much ojalá no hubiese bebido tanto

■ I wish it would stop raining ojalá dejara de llover

2 formal use (demand, want) querer

■ I wish to make a complaint quisiera formular una queja

3 (hope) desear

■ we wish you a Merry Christmas te deseamos una Feliz Navidad

■ they wished us luck nos desearon buena suerte

intransitive verb

1 desear ( for, -)

■ everything one could wish for todo lo que uno pudiera desear

2 formal use (want) querer

■ as you wish como quiera

noun

1 deseo

you have three wishes tienes tres deseos

you went against my wishes obraste contra mis deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

plural noun wishes

1 (greeting) deseos nombre masculino plural; (in letter) saludos nombre masculino plural, recuerdos nombre masculino plural

with best wishes for the future con mis mejores deseos para el futuro

with best wishes from... saludos cordiales de..., recuerdos de...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a wish pedir un deseo

to wish somebody well / wish somebody all the best desear buena suerte a alguien

wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

your wish is my command sus deseos son órdenes para mí

wish ['wɪʃ] vt

1) want: desear, querer

2)

to wish (something) for : desear

they wished me well: me desearon lo mejor

wish vi

1) : pedir (como deseo)

2) : querer

as you wish: como quieras

wish n

1) : deseo m

to grant a wish: conceder un deseo

2) wishes npl

: saludos mpl, recuerdos mpl

to send best wishes: mandar muchos recuerdos

wish

v.

• dar los buenos días v.

• desear v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

n.

• anhelo s.m.

• desear s.m.

• deseo s.m.

• voto s.m.

wɪʃ
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

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1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

[wɪʃ]
1. N

1) (=desire, will) deseo m

they are sincere in their wish to make amends for the past — son sinceros en su deseo de enmendar el pasado

their wish for peace is sincere, they are sincere in their wish for peace — son sinceros en sus deseos de paz

it has long been my wish to do that — desde hace mucho tiempo vengo deseando hacer eso

• he did it against my wishes — lo hizo en contra de mis deseos or mi voluntad

to go against sb's wishes — ir en contra de los deseos or la voluntad de algn

• his wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad

• your wish is my command — sus deseos son órdenes para mí

• it is her dearest wish to go there one day — su mayor deseo es ir allí un día

• his dying wish was to be buried here — su última voluntad fue que lo enterraran aquí

• she expressed a wish that the money be donated to charity — manifestó su deseo de que el dinero se donara a instituciones benéficas

• the fairy granted her three wishes — el hada le concedió tres deseos

• I have no great wish to go — no tengo muchas ganas de ir, no me apetece mucho ir

• you shall have or get your wish — tu deseo se hará realidad, tu deseo se cumplirá

• to make a wish — pedir un deseo

- if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
death 2.
2) (in letters, greetings)

(with) best wishes — saludos, recuerdos

with best wishes from Peter — recuerdos de Peter

best wishes or all good wishes for a happy birthday — te deseamos un feliz cumpleaños, nuestros mejores deseos para un feliz cumpleaños

(with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year — (con) nuestros mejores deseos or frm augurios para la Navidad y el Año Nuevo

please give him my best wishes — dale recuerdos míos

I went to give him my best wishes — fui a darle la enhorabuena

the Prime Minister has sent a message of good wishes to the French president — el Primer Ministro ha mandado un mensaje de buena voluntad al presidente francés

2. VT

1)

I wish (=if only) —

a) (in unrealizable or unlikely situations)

I wish I were rich — ojalá fuese rico

I wish it weren't true — ojalá no fuera así

I only wish I'd known that before — ojalá lo hubiera sabido antes

I wish I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

"did you go?" - "I wish I had" — -¿fuiste? -¡ya me hubiera gustado! or -¡ojalá!

I wish I hadn't said that — siento haber dicho eso, ojalá no hubiera dicho eso

b) (when change is possible)

I wish you'd hurry up — a ver si te das prisa

I do wish you'd let me help — ¿por qué no me dejas que te ayude?

I wish you wouldn't shout — me gustaría que no gritaras, a ver si dejas de gritar

2) (other subjects, other tenses)

she wishes that she could go to school like other children — le gustaría poder ir a la escuela como otros niños

I bet you wish you were still working here! — ¡apuesto a que te gustaría seguir trabajando aquí todavía!

3)

to wish sb sth: to wish sb good luck/a happy Christmas — desear buena suerte/felices pascuas a algn

wish me luck! — ¡deséame suerte!

I wish you all possible happiness — os/te deseo la más completa felicidad

to wish sb good morning — dar los buenos días a algn

to wish sb goodbye — despedirse de algn

• to wish sb well/ ill, we wish her well in her new job — le deseamos todo lo mejor en su nuevo trabajo

I don't wish her ill or any harm — no le deseo ningún mal

4)

• to wish sth on sb — desear algo a algn

I wouldn't wish that on anybody — eso no se lo desearía a nadie

5) frm (=want) querer, desear frm

I do not wish it — no lo quiero, no lo deseo frm

to wish to do sth — querer or frm desear hacer algo

I wish to be alone — quiero or frm deseo estar solo

I wish to be told when he comes — quiero or frm deseo que se me avisen cuando llegue

I don't wish to sound mean, but... — no quisiera parecer tacaño, pero...

without wishing to be unkind, you must admit she's not the most interesting company — sin ánimo de ser cruel, tienes que admitir que no es una persona muy interesante

to wish sb to do sth — querer or frm desear que algn haga algo

what do you wish me to do? — ¿qué quieres or frm deseas que haga?

3. VI

1) (=make a wish) pedir un deseo

• to wish for sth — desear algo

she has everything she could wish for — tiene todo lo que pudiera desear

what more could one wish for? — ¿qué más se puede pedir or desear?

I couldn't have wished for a nicer birthday — no podía haber soñado con un día de cumpleaños mejor

• "of course you're earning a lot, aren't you?" - "I wish!" — -claro que ganas un montón, ¿verdad? -¡ojalá!

2) frm (=want)

• (just) as you wish — como quieras, como usted desee frm

you may stay here as long as you wish — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo que quieras or desees

4.

CPD

wish fulfilment N —

daydreams are a sort of wish fulfilment — las fantasías son una especie de satisfacción de los deseos

wish list N — lista f de deseos

top of my wish list is... — mi deseo principal es...

- wish away

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[wɪʃ]
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

English-spanish dictionary > wish
15 that

that [ðæt, ðət]

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1. demonstrative adjective

2. demonstrative pronoun

3. relative pronoun

4. conjunction

5. adverb

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(plural those)

1. demonstrative adjective

   a. (unstressed) ce ; (masculine before vowel and silent "h") cet, cette f ces mfpl

• that noise ce bruit

• that man cet homme

• that idea cette idée

• those books ces livres

• those houses ces maisons

• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?

   b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là

• I mean THAT book c'est de ce livre-là que je parle

• I like that photo better than this one je préfère cette photo-là à celle-ci

• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...

► that one, those ones celui-là m celle-là f ceux-là mpl celles-là fpl

• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là

• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère

• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là

• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much

• I can't carry that much je ne peux pas porter tout ça

2. demonstrative pronoun

   a. (singular) ( = that thing, event, statement, person) cela, ça ce

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► ça is commoner and less formal than cela; ce is used as a pronoun only as the subject of être.

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• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?

• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?

• that's enough! ça suffit !

• that's fine! c'est parfait !

• that's what they've been told c'est ce qu'on leur a dit

• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...

• who's that? qui est-ce ? ; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil ?

• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?

• that's the boy I told you about c'est le garçon dont je t'ai parlé

► that which ( = what) (subject of clause) ce qui ; (object of clause) ce que

• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait

   b. ( = that one, those ones) celui-là m, celle-là f ceux-là mpl, celles-là fpl

• a recession like that une récession comme celle-là

• a recession like that of 1973-74 une récession comme celle de 1973-74

• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas

• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?

• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales

► that which ( = the one which) celui qui m celle qui f

• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those which are here ceux qui sont ici► those who ( = the ones who) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those who came ceux qui sont venus

• there are those who say... certains disent...

   c. (set structures)

► at that!

• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that

• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit

► that's just it c'est bien le problème

• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça

• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?

• and so that was that et les choses en sont restées là► with that sur ce

• with that she burst into tears en disant cela elle a éclaté en sanglots

3. relative pronoun

   a. (subject of clause) qui ; (object of clause) que

• the man that came to see you l'homme qui est venu vous voir

• the letter that I sent yesterday la lettre que j'ai envoyée hier

   b. ► that... + preposition lequel m laquelle f lesquels mpl lesquelles fpl

• the pen that she was writing with le stylo avec lequel elle écrivait

• the box that you put it in la boîte dans laquelle vous l'avez mis

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► à + lequel, lesquels and lesquelles combine to give auquel, auxquels and auxquelles.

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• the problem that we are faced with le problème auquel nous sommes confrontés

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► When that + preposition refers to people, preposition + qui can also be used.

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• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait

• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé

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• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé

4. conjunction

que

• he said that he had seen her il a dit qu'il l'avait vue

• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine

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► que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.

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• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait

► in that dans la mesure où

• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que

• not that I want to do it non que je veuille le faire

5. adverb

   a. ( = so) si

• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)

• I couldn't go that far je ne pourrais pas aller si loin

   b. ( = so very) (inf) tellement

• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !

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1. [ðæt, ðət]
determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces

that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas

I said that dress! — j'ai dit cette robe-là!

you can't do it that way — tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça

he went that way — il est allé par là

those patients (who are) able to walk — les patients qui sont capables de marcher

that train crash last year — la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier

that lazy son of yours — ton paresseux de fils
2. [ðæt]
demonstrative pronoun (pl those)

1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là

we prefer this to that — nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là

2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce

what's that? — qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?

who's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?

is that John? — c'est John?

who told you that? — qui t'a dit ça?

that's how he did it — c'est comme ça qu'il l'a fait

what did he mean by that? — qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là?

that's bureaucrats for you! — c'est ça les bureaucrates!

before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres

3) ( before relative pronoun)

those who... — ceux qui...
3. [ðət]
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles

the woman that won — la femme qui a gagné

the book that I bought — le livre que j'ai acheté

the house that they live in — la maison dans laquelle ils vivent

the man that I received the letter from — l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre

the day that she arrived — le jour où elle est arrivée
4. [ðət]
conjunction

1) gen que

he said that he had finished — il a dit qu'il avait fini

it's likely that they are out — il est probable qu'ils sont sortis

2) ( expressing wish)

oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça!

that it should come to this! — comment peut-on en arriver là!
5. [ðæt]
adverb ( to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — c'est à peu près épais comme ça

she's that much smaller than me — elle est plus petite que moi de ça

I can't do that much work in one day — je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée

he can't swim that far — il ne peut pas nager aussi loin

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...and (all) that —...et tout ça

...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!

I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!

at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti

with that he got up and left — sur ce il s'est levé et est parti

that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...

that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — je ne veux pas te revoir point final!

well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!

English-French dictionary > that
16 go

ɡəu 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) gå, dra, reise

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) bli sendt, skulle sendes

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) gå (til); bli solgt

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) gå, føre

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) gå på

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) bli fjernet

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) gå, forløpe, utvikle seg

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) dra, gå

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) forsvinne

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) skal gjøre (noe)

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ryke, gå

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) virke

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) bli (fordervet, osv.)

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) være, gå

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) høre hjemme, ha sin plass

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) gå

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) bli brukt på/til

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) være lov

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) lage en lyd, si

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) lyde

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) gå bra, være en suksess
2. noun
1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) forsøk

2) (energy: She's full of go.) futt, fart, pågangsmot

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- going
3. adjective
1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) vellykket

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) eksisterende, nåværende, vanlig

•

- go-ahead
4. noun
(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) klarsignal, grønt lys

- go-getter
- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go

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kjøre
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reise

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subst. \/ɡəʊ\/

1) ( hverdagslig) hendelse, sak, historie

2) omgang, runde, kule

• a go of influenza

• it was a tough go

3) futt, tæl, pågangsmot, krutt, smell, sving, klem

• there's no go in him

han eier ikke tæl

• music without go

musikk uten futt

4) ( hverdagslig) forsøk

5) ( hverdagslig) glass, runde

• two goes of rum

to glass rom, takk

6) ( hverdagslig) suksess

7) porsjon, dose

all the go eller quite the go eller the go siste skrik, trendy, på moten

• these hats are all the go now

disse hattene er på moten nå

at one go på første forsøk, på én gang, i strekk

• he blew out all the candles at one go

han blåste ut alle lysene på én gang

be on the go ( hverdagslig) være på farten, være i gang, være i bevegelse

• she has been on the go all day

hun har vært på farten hele dagen

be (all) the go være motebevisst, følge siste mote

from go to whoa fra begynnelse til slutt

from the word go se ➢ word, 1

full of go eller have plenty of go full av fart

• she is full of go

det er fart i henne

have a go at something forsøke seg på noe, gjøre et forsøk på noe

• let me have a go at opening the tin

la meg forsøke å åpne boksen

• have a go yourself

prøv selv

make a go of something lykkes med noe, ha fremgang med noe

• it is difficult to make a go of a new business

det er vanskelig å få et nytt firma til å lykkes

a near go nære på, på håret

no go ( sport) tjuvstart ( overført) ingen vits i, nytteløst, feilslått, mislykket

a rum go tøff behandling, hard medfart ( foreldet) en overraskende begivenhet, et merkelig utfall, en snodig affære

that's a go eller here's a go litt av en røre, litt av en suppe
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verb ( went - gone) \/ɡəʊ\/

1) dra, reise, gå, kjøre, ferdes

• people were coming and going all the time

folk kom og gikk ustanselig

• let's go for a drink

la oss gå ut og ta et glass

2) gå på, delta i, være medlem av

• she goes to school

• I go to aerobics classes twice a week

jeg går på aerobics to ganger i uken

3) gå omkring (og være), forbli

• the boy went hungry

gutten gikk ofte uten mat

• he went in constant fear of his life

han gikk i konstant frykt for livet sitt

4) begi seg, dra av gårde, gå

• I'm going home

jeg skal hjem \/ jeg går hjem

• I must be going

jeg må gå

• he has gone and got married

han har gått hen og giftet seg

5) ( særlig om noe negativt) bli, endre tilstand

• I thought I was going insane

jeg trodde jeg skulle bli gal

• the food had gone bad

maten hadde blitt dårlig

6) strekke seg, lede, føre til, gå til

• is this the road that goes into town?

7) ( om tid) gå, passere, forløpe

• three years went much quicker than I had expected

8) ( om utfallet av noe) gå, lykkes

• how did your application go?

9) være på farten, jobbe, stå på

• I've been going hard all day

• she can really go some

skal si hun har fart på seg

10) gjøre

• when you draw a bow you go like this...

når du skal spenne buen gjør du slik...

11) sette i gang, begynne

• go when you hear the bell!

12) harmonere, passe til, passe sammen

• the necklace and the scarf don't really go

13) ( om maskiner e.l.) funksjonere, gå, være i gang

• the car won't go

14) ( om gjenstander) høre til, høre hjemme, ha sin plass, være, stå, ligge, henge

• I don't know what goes where in your kitchen

• where do you want your piano to go?

15) ( hverdagslig) gå på do

• please, Sir! I have to go!

16) bli solgt for

• the house went for a song

huset gikk for en slikk og ingenting

17) gå tom for, slippe opp for, ta slutt, gå unna, bruke opp

• we'll have to stop at the next service station, the petrol's nearly gone

vi må stoppe på neste bensinstasjon, det er nesten tomt for bensin

• all his savings went on computer games

han brukte alle sparepengene på dataspill

18) forsvinne, gå tapt, ryke, gå i vasken

• there went all my money

der forsvant alle pengene mine

• there goes my last chance

der røk min siste sjanse

19) avskaffes, oppheves, oppgis, ofres

• this law has got to go

det må bli slutt på denne loven

20) opphøre, ta slutt, gå over, gi seg

• I wish this pain would go

jeg skulle ønske denne smerten ville gi seg

21) avskjediges, slutte, måtte gå

• some of the staff will have to go

22) gå konkurs, gå over ende

• the bank may go any day

23) avta, svikte, gi etter

• the old teacher's eyesight is going

24) dø, gå bort

• the old man went peacefully at 3 a.m.

den gamle mannen døde fredelig klokken tre om natten

25) få plass, romme, gå ned, gå inn i

• these shoes will go in the bag

• the letter won't go into the envelope

26) ( matematikk) gå opp i

• 3 into 16 won't go

3 i 16 går ikke

27) ( om lyd) gå, lyde, kime, si, smelle

• the gun went bang!

28) (om tekster, dikt, sanger e.l.) lyde, sies, gå

• the story goes that...

det sies at...

• can you remember how that song goes?

kan du huske hvordan den sangen var?

29) ( om valuta) være gangbar, være gyldig, gå

• American dollars go almost everywhere

amerikanske dollar går\/er gyldige nesten overalt

30) være akseptabelt, være tillatt, være lov

• anything goes

alt er lov

31) ha det siste ordet

• what I say goes

når jeg sier det, blir det slik

32) gjøre, foreta, gjennomføre

• go a journey

33) (amer., hverdagslig) strekke seg til

• I'll go $500 for a suit but no more

jeg kan strekke meg til 500 dollar for en dress, men ikke mer

34) (amer., hverdagslig) vedde, sette, melde

• I'll go $5 on the queen of hearts

jeg setter 5 dollar på hjerterdame

• I'll go to two spades

jeg melder to spar

35) (amer., hverdagslig) holde ut

• I can't go his preaching

jeg holder ikke ut prekingen hans

36) (amer., hverdagslig) smake, ha lyst på

• I could go a glass of beer now

nå skulle det smake godt med et glass øl

37) (hverdagslig, ofte i indirekte tale) si

• so I go, what'd you do that for?

og så sier jeg bare, hvorfor gjorde du det, 'a?

as something goes hva angår

• she is not very old, as grandmothers go

as things go som vanlig

come and go se ➢ come, 2

go about ( om rykter e.l.) gå, være i omløp, sirkulere, ryktes

• a rumour is going about...

det ryktes at...

ta en omvei

• they went a long way about

de tok en lang omvei

( sjøfart) gå baut, stagvende gå i gang med, sette i gang, gripe noe an

• you go about it the wrong way

du begynner i feil ende

utføre, skjøtte, passe

• she generally went about her own business and bothered no one

hun passet som regel sine egne saker og plaget ingen

go about with gå sammen med, henge sammen med, være sammen med

• he's going about with that French girl now

go after gå etter, løpe etter

• she's going after that handsome bloke

forsøke å få tak i, forsøke å skaffe seg, være ute etter

• she always went after perks

hun var alltid ute etter frynsegoder

go against gå imot, motstå

• she didn't have the courage to go against the management

(om følelser, prinsipper) gå på tvers av ( om avgjørelser e.l.) gå imot, være i disfavør

• the jury's verdict went against the accused

go ahead fortsette, gå på sette i gang, starte

• go ahead!

sett i gang! \/ kjør i vei!

gå (fort) fremover, rykke frem, vinne frem, gjøre fremskritt

• he's going ahead fast

han gjør raskt fremskritt

gå i forveien, dra i forveien

• you go ahead and say we're on our way

ta ledelsen, gå forbi, passere

(også overført)

go along with være enig med, si seg enig i

• my father doesn't go along with my decision to live with Paul

go all out ( hverdagslig) ta seg helt ut

go all the way ( ungdomsspråk) ha samleie

go all the way with være helt enig med ( sport) være på høyde med

go around eller go round (spesielt amer., om fly) avbryte et landingsforsøk og prøve på nytt

go around with gå sammen med, henge sammen med

go at gyve løs på

• he went at the task with an admirable eagerness

go back ( om klokken) bli stilt tilbake ha kjent hverandre lenge

• your father and I go back more than twenty years

go back on svikte, gå tilbake på (hva en har sagt)

• you can't go back on your word

go bad bli dårlig, bli bedervet

go from bad to worse gå fra asken til ilden

go down (om skip, fly) gå ned, synke, krasje tape, bli slått

• the home team went down 2-1

bli husket, bli skrevet ned

• his name went down in history

( overført) bli mottatt (av publikum)

• her show went down quite well

bli slukt, bli svelget, gli ned

• a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down

(amer., hverdagslig) skje

• I really don't know what's going down

(britisk, hverdagslig) fullføre studier (særlig ved Oxford eller Cambridge) (britisk, hverdagslig) bli satt i fengsel

go down on somebody (vulgært, slang, om oralsex) sokke noen, suge noen, slikke noen

go down with ( britisk) begynne å bli syk (av en spesifisert sykdom)

• I went down with the flu

go for bestemme seg for, velge

• how I wish he had gone for the other candidate!

ha sansen for

• Agnes went for the silent type

gå inn for (å oppnå noe)

• he went for a position in the Civil Service

angripe, gå løs på

• the dog went for the postman's leg

bli solgt for, gå for

• the property went for a song

gjelde, angå everyone

• everyone listen - that goes for you too, young man!

go for it! ikke gi deg!

go forward ( om klokken) bli stilt frem

go in for delta, melde seg på

• he went in for the competition

han meldte seg på i konkurransen

like, gå på, delta i (regelmessig)

• I don't go in for football

go into kjøre inn i, kollidere gå inn på, undersøke

• there's no reason to go into details

det er ikke nødvendig å gå i detalj

( matematikk) gå (opp) i

• how many times does 3 go into 18?

go off (om våpen, bomber e.l.) eksplodere, antenne ( om alarm) gå

• everybody had to leave the building when the fire alarm went off

alle måtte forlate bygget da brannalarmen gikk

( hverdagslig) miste selvbeherskelsen, «gå i lufta» (spesielt britisk, om mat) bli dårlig, bli bedervet, bli sur (spesielt britisk, hverdagslig) miste lysten på, begynne å mislike

• I went off red meat when I was pregnant

sovne

( om følelse) avta gradvis, gå over

• I had a splitting headache but it's going off now

go on ( ofte med presens partisipp) fortsette

• she couldn't go on working there

hun kunne ikke fortsette å arbeide der snakke ustoppelig, mase

• he went on and on about how I had forgotten his birthday

han maste noe veldig om hvordan jeg hadde glemt fødselsdagen hans

( i gjengitt direkte tale) fortsette (å snakke) etter et kort opphold

• 'I don't think so', she went on

( hverdagslig) kom igjen

• go on, tell him!

hende, finne sted, skje, foregå

• I wonder what's going on

jeg lurer på hva som foregår

( ofte med infinitiv) gå videre, fortsette

• she went on to university

(hverdagslig, ofte negativt) like, ha noe til overs for, synes om

• I heard that song last night and didn't go much on it

jeg hørte den låta i går og syntes ikke noe særlig om den

go out ( om lys e.l.) slukne ( om tidevann) ebbe, avta, bli lavvann gå ut (av huset)

• I'm going out for lunch today

jeg skal spise lunsj ute i dag

være sammen med, ha følge med

• she had been going out with the same boy for ages

føle med

• my heart goes out to the victim's family

( golf) spille de første ni hullene i en omgang på atten ( i kortspill) kaste kortene, kvitte seg med kortene en har på hånden

go over gjennomgå

• can we go over the procedure once more, please

gå over til, endre standpunkt, konvertere

• he went over to the Conservatives

( spesielt om en handling eller opptreden) bli godt mottatt, gå hjem hos (publikum)

• his performance went over well with the audience

opptredenen hans gikk rett hjem hos publikum

go round eller go around ( om hjul e.l.) gå rundt, dreie rundt ( om mat) rekke rundt, være tilstrekkelig

• there was barely enough cake to go round

det var bare såvidt nok kake til alle

( overført) fungere, gå

• money makes the world go round

go through gjennomgå, lide

• we are going through a difficult period

gå igjennom, lete igjennom

• I had to go through the whole stock to find the book you were asking for

jeg måtte lete igjennom hele beholdningen for å finne boken du spurte etter

gjennomføre, fullføre, ferdigstille, avslutte

• the deal is just about to go through

( hverdagslig) bruke (opp)

• I went through my pay in a couple of weeks

( om bøker) bli utgitt (i flere opplag)

• his memoirs went through six editions in four years

(austr., hverdagslig) stikke av (fra en forpliktelse)

go to! ( gammeldags) gi deg!

go under ( om forretning e.l.) gå konkurs ( om person) gå dukken, dø, bryte sammen

go up ( om et byggverk) bli reist eksplodere, antenne (plutselig)

• the entire building went up in flames

(britisk, hverdagslig) begynne ved et universitet (spesielt Oxford eller Cambridge)

go with si seg enig med, gi tillatelse til ha et (seksuelt) forhold til

go without være foruten, klare seg uten, forsake

• he gave his children what they wanted, even if he had to go without
III
adj. \/ɡəʊ\/

(romteknologi, hverdagslig) (start)klar

• all systems (are) go

alt klart til start

English-Norwegian dictionary > go
17 so

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
* * *
[sóu]
I.

adverb

tako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;

1.

so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slabo

so and so — tako ali tako

so as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)

so... as — toliko... kolikor

never before so useful as now — nikoli poprej tako koristen kot zdaj

so be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)

so far — doslej

so far so good — doslej (vse) dobro

so far I haven't heard of him — doslej nimam glasu o njem

so far as (in so far as) I am concerned — kar se mene tiče

so far as I know — kolikor (jaz) vem

so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslej

so far from — nasprotno od, namesto da

so fashion American na ta način, tako

so help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!

so long! colloquially na svidenje!

so many — tako mnogi, toliki

so many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenj

so much — toliko, v tolikšni meri

so much bread — toliko kruha

so much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejena

so much the better (the worse) — toliko bolje (slabše)

so tempting an offer — tako zapeljiva ponudba

so then — torej tako je to; zaradi tega

so to speak — tako rekoč;

2.

and so on, and so forth — in tako dalje

even so — celó tako, celó v tem primeru

ever so — neskončno

he was ever so pleased — preprosto (naravnost) očaran je bil

it was ever so much better as it was before — bilo je neprimerno bolje poprej

every so often — tu pa tam

if so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeru

in so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...

in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedami

Mr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.

not so very bad — ne ravno slabo

or so — približno (toliko)

10 pounds or so — 10 funtov ali kaj takega

quite so — takó je, popolnoma točno

why so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;

3.

I hope so — upam, da

I told so — rekel sem tako (to)

Do you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).

I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.

Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;

4.

I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njim

he is not so rich as his brother — ni tako bogat kot njegov brat

I am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanju

it is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da noče

they climbed like so many monkeys — plezali so kot (prave) opice

it is only so much rubbish — vse to je nesmisel (neumnost)

is that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?

you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še bolj

he was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerje

I found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovi

that is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko bolje

he did not so much as look at me — še (niti) pogledal me ni

as you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spal

and so say all of us — in tega mnenja smo mi vsi

you don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!

all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanje

I told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišeš

I do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);

II.

conjunction colloquially

zaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če le

so, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!

so that — tako da

he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;

III.

interjection

tako! narejeno! opravljeno!

English-Slovenian dictionary > so
18 must

1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) måtte

2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) måtte

3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) måtte, skulle
2. noun
(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) noe en må ha, noe absolutt nødvendig, nødvendighet(er)

- must have

få
--------
måtte

I
subst. \/mʌst\/

(drue)most, druesaft, ugjæret vin
II
subst. \/mʌst\/

mugg, skimmel
III
subst. \/mʌst\/

1) galskap, villskap, raseri

2) rasende elefant, rasende kamel
IV
subst. \/mʌst\/

( hverdagslig) noe man må gjøre, noe man må ha, noe man må være med på, absolutt nødvendighet

a must en absolutt nødvendighet

• that book is a must

den boken må du lese

• that is a must for all tourists

det er noe alle turister må\/bør se
V
verb \/mʌst\/, som trykksvak: \/məst\/, \/məs\/, \/mst\/

1) må, måtte, være tvunget til å

• I must go now

• he said I must go

• I couldn't stand it - I must help her

• well, if you must!

siden du absolutt må så!

2) forklaring: uttrykker nødvendighet eller plikt

• nobody must know this but you

• you must never ask

3) må (nødvendigvis), måtte

• they must have been very old, mustn't they?

de må ha vært svært gamle, ikke sant?

• I must have seen her before

jeg må ha sett henne før

• if she had been there, I must have seen her

hvis hun hadde vært der, burde jeg ha sett henne

• don't bet on horses, you must lose in the long run

ikke vedd på hester, for du kommer helt sikkert til å tape i det lange løp

4) ( spøkefullt) må selvfølgelig, må naturligvis

• he must come and bother me

det er typisk at han skal komme og plage meg

• he must go and break his leg

selvfølgelig gikk han hen og brakk benet akkurat nå

I must say jeg må (virkelig) si

must not eller mustn't må\/måtte ikke

• he said I must not go

• we mustn't be late, must we?

vi må vel ikke komme for sent?

skal ikke, bør ikke

• you mustn't be surprised

since it must be so ettersom det nå skal være slik
VI
adj. \/mʌst\/

gal, vill, rasende

English-Norwegian dictionary > must

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