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1 object

I 'ob‹ikt noun
1) (a thing that can be seen or felt: There were various objects on the table.) objeto, cosa

2) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) objetivo, objeto, fin, propósito

3) (the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb: He hit me; You can eat what you like.) complemento

II əb'‹ekt verb
(often with to) to feel or express dislike or disapproval: He wanted us to travel on foot but I objected (to that). objetar

- objection
- objectionable
- objectionably

object¹ n

1. objeto

I saw a strange luminous object in the sky vi un extraño objeto luminoso en el cielo

2. objetivo / propósito

I shall not stop until I have achieved my object no pararé hasta conseguir mi objetivo

3. complemento

direct and indirect objects complementos directos e indirectos

object² vb oponerse / no estar de acuerdo

local residents objected to the nuclear power station los vecinos se opusieron a la central nuclear

object

tr[ (n) 'ɒbʤekt; (vb) əb'ʤekt]

noun

1 (thing) objeto, cosa

2 (aim, purpose) objetivo, objeto, fin nombre masculino, propósito

3 (focus of feelings) objeto

■ he was an object of ridicule fue objeto de burlas

■ she was an object of pity daba lástima

4 (obstacle) inconveniente nombre masculino

5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL complemento

■ direct/indirect object complemento directo/indirecto

transitive verb

1 objetar

■ she objected that... objetó que...

intransitive verb

1 (oppose) oponerse (to, a), poner reparos (to, a)

■ I object to the use of the term "chairman' me opongo al uso del término "presidente"

2 (disapprove, mind) molestar

■ do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL protestar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

object glass / object lens objetivo

object lesson ejemplo práctico, perfecta demostración nombre femenino

object [əb'ʤɛkt] vt

: objetar

object vi

: oponerse, poner reparos, hacer objeciones

object ['ɑbʤɪkt] n

1) : objeto m

2) objective, purpose: objetivo m, propósito m

3) : complemento m (en gramática)

object

n.

• artículo s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• fin s.m.

• materia s.f.

• objeto s.m.

• propósito s.m.

v.

• objetar v.

• oponerse v.

I 'ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt
noun

1)

a) ( thing) objeto m

b)

no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa

c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m

he was the object of a smear campaign — fue objeto de una campaña de difamación

2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin m

with this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito

3) ( Ling) complemento m

direct/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto

II
1. əb'dʒekt
intransitive verb

a) (express objection, oppose)

to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)

I object! — protesto!

to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta

b) (disapprove, mind)

if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna

to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel

2.

vt objetar

she objected that he was too young — objetó que era demasiado joven

I ['ɒbdʒɪkt]
1. N

1) (=item) objeto m

I was forbidden to lift heavy objects — tenía prohibido levantar objetos pesados
sex 3.
2) (=focus) objeto m

the economy was the object of heated discussion — la economía fue el objeto de una acalorada discusión

the object of her hatred/love — el objeto de su odio/su amor

she was an object of pity to all — era objeto de conmiseración para todos

he became an object of ridicule — quedó en ridículo

3) (=aim) objetivo m

their main object was to make money — su principal objetivo era hacer dinero

what's the object of doing that?, what object is there in doing that? — ¿de qué sirve hacer eso?

• the object of the exercise is to raise money for charity — lo que se persigue con esto es recaudar dinero con fines benéficos

that's the whole object of the exercise — de eso precisamente se trata

• with this object in mind or in view — con este objetivo or propósito en mente

4) (=obstacle)

• I want the best, money is no object — quiero lo mejor, no importa cuánto cueste

I want to have a great holiday, money is no object — quiero tirarme unas vacaciones estupendas, el dinero no es problema

money is no object to him — el dinero no es problema or obstáculo para él

5) (Gram) complemento m

• direct/ indirect object — complemento m directo/indirecto

2.

CPD

object clause N — (Gram) proposición f en función de complemento

object language N — (Comput) lengua f objeto

object lesson N (fig) —

it was an object lesson in how not to drive a car — fue un perfecto ejemplo de cómo no conducir un coche

object pronoun N — (Gram) pronombre m que funciona como objeto

direct/indirect object pronoun — pronombre m que funciona como objeto directo/indirecto

II [ǝb'dʒekt]
1.

VT objetar

"you can't do that," he objected — -no puedes hacer eso -objetó

he objected that there wasn't enough time — puso la objección de que or objetó que no tenían suficiente tiempo

2. VI

1) (=disapprove) oponerse

I won't go if you object — no iré si te opones

if you don't object — si no tiene inconveniente

to object to sth: a lot of people will object to the book — mucha gente se opondrá al libro

I wouldn't object to a bite to eat — no diría que no a algo que comer

to object to sb: she objects to my friends — no le gustan mis amigos

I would object to Paul but not to Robert as chairman — me opondría a que Paul fuera presidente, pero no a que lo fuera Robert

to object to sb doing sth: he objects to her drinking — no le gusta que beba

do you object to my smoking? — ¿le molesta que fume?

do you object to my going? — ¿te importa que vaya?

2) (=protest) oponerse, poner objeciones

he didn't object when... — no su opuso or no puso objeciones cuando...

he objected in the strongest possible terms — se opuso de la manera más enérgica

I object! — frm ¡protesto!

we objected strongly but were outvoted — nos opusimos enérgicamente pero perdimos la votación

I object to that remark! — ¡ese comentario no lo tolero!

3) (Jur)

the prosecution objects to splitting the cases — la acusación se opone a dividir los casos

the defence can object to three jurors — la defensa puede objetar a tres miembros del jurado

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I ['ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt]
noun

1)

a) ( thing) objeto m

b)

no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa

c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m

he was the object of a smear campaign — fue objeto de una campaña de difamación

2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin m

with this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito

3) ( Ling) complemento m

direct/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto

II
1. [əb'dʒekt]
intransitive verb

a) (express objection, oppose)

to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)

I object! — protesto!

to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta

b) (disapprove, mind)

if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna

to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel

2.

vt objetar

she objected that he was too young — objetó que era demasiado joven

English-spanish dictionary > object
2 object **** ob·ject

I ['ɒbdʒɪkt] n
1) (gen) oggetto

she was an object of ridicule — era oggetto di scherno

2) (aim) scopo, intento, obiettivo

the object of the exercise — lo scopo dell'esercizio

with this object in view or in mind — in vista di questo scopo

with the object of doing — al fine di fare

what's the object of doing that? — a che serve farlo?

expense is no object — non si bada a spese

3) Gram complemento

direct/indirect object — complemento oggetto/indiretto
II [əb'dʒɛkt]
1. vt

to object that — obiettare che

2. vi

avere da obiettare su

if you don't object — se non hai obiezioni

to object to sb doing sth — disapprovare che qn faccia qc

she objects to my behaviour — lei disapprova il mio comportamento

a lot of people objected to the proposal — molti hanno obiettato alla proposta

do you object to my smoking? — la disturba se fumo?

I object! frm — mi oppongo!

English-Italian dictionary > object **** ob·ject
3 object

object

1. noun

   a. ( = thing) objet m

• object of pity/ridicule objet m de pitié/de risée

   b. ( = aim) but m

• with this object in view dans ce but

• with the object of clarifying the situation dans le but de clarifier la situation

• money is no object to him l'argent n'est pas un problème pour lui

   c. [of verb] complément m d'objet

2. intransitive verb

soulever une objection

• he didn't object when... il n'a soulevé aucune objection quand...

• I object! je proteste !

• if you don't object si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient

• I object to that remark je proteste contre cette remarque

• I don't object to helping you je veux bien vous aider

• she objected to him as spokesperson elle s'opposait à ce qu'il soit porte-parole

• they objected to him because he was too young ils lui ont objecté son jeune âge

3. transitive verb

• to object that... objecter que...

4. compounds

► object lesson noun

• it was an object lesson in good manners c'était une démonstration de bonnes manières ► object-oriented adjective (Computing) orienté objet

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✦ Lorsque object est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈɒbdʒɪkt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: əbˈdʒekt.

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1. ['ɒbdʒɪkt]
noun

1) ( item) objet m

2) ( goal) but m (of de)

with the object of doing — dans le but de faire

3) ( focus)

to be the object of — être l'objet de

4) Linguistics complément m d'objet
2. [əb'dʒekt]
transitive verb objecter ( that que)
3. [əb'dʒekt]
intransitive verb soulever des objections

‘I object!’ — ‘je proteste!’

to object to — s'opposer à [plan, law]; se plaindre de [noise]; récuser [witness, juror]

to object strongly to — s'opposer catégoriquement à

to object to somebody on grounds of sex/age — objecter à quelqu'un son sexe/âge

to object to somebody('s) doing — s'opposer à ce que quelqu'un fasse

do you object to my ou me smoking? — est-ce que cela vous ennuie que je fume?

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money is no object — l'argent n'est pas un problème

English-French dictionary > object
4 ridicule

1. noun
Spott, der

hold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben
2. transitive verb
verspotten; spotten über (+ Akk.)

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['ridikju:l]

verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) verspotten

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ridi·cule

[ˈrɪdɪkju:l]

I. n no pl Spott m, Hohn m

object of \ridicule Zielscheibe f des Gespötts [o ÖSTERR bes Spotts]

he was regarded as an object of \ridicule because of his eccentric ideas concerning sexuality seine exzentrischen Vorstellungen über Sexualität machten ihn zum Gespött der Leute

to lay oneself open to \ridicule sich akk lächerlich machen

to hold sb/sth up to \ridicule sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machen

II. vt

▪ to \ridicule sb/sth jdn/etw verspotten

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['rIdɪkjuːl]
1. n
Spott m
to hold sb/sth up to ridicule — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen

she's an object of ridicule — alles macht sich über sie lustig

to become an object of ridicule — der Lächerlichkeit preisgegeben werden

2. vt
verspotten, verlachen
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ridicule [ˈrıdıkjuːl]

A s Verspottung f, Spott m:

for fear of ridicule aus Angst, sich lächerlich zu machen;

hold up to ridicule → B;

lay o.s. open to ridicule sich der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben;

turn (in)to ridicule ins Lächerliche ziehen

B v/t lächerlich machen, verspotten

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1. noun
Spott, der

hold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben
2. transitive verb
verspotten; spotten über (+ Akk.)

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n.

Spott nur sing. m. v.

verhöhnen v.

verspotten v.

English-german dictionary > ridicule
5 object

Ⅰ.

object¹ ['ɒbdʒɪkt]

noun

(a) (thing) objet m, chose f;

∎ an unidentified object un objet non identifié

(b) (aim) objet m, but m, fin f;

∎ the real object of his visit le véritable objet de sa visite;

∎ with the sole object of pleasing you dans le seul but de ou à seule fin de vous plaire;

∎ with this object in mind or in view dans ce but, à cette fin;

∎ that's the (whole) object of the exercise c'est (justement là) le but de l'opération;

∎ money is no object peu importe le prix, le prix est sans importance;

∎ money is no object to them ils n'ont pas de problèmes d'argent;

∎ time is no object peu importe le temps que cela prendra

(c) (focus) objet m;

∎ an object of ridicule/interest un objet de ridicule/d'intérêt;

∎ the object of his love l'objet m de son amour;

∎ object of study objet m ou sujet m d'étude

(d) Grammar (of verb) complément m d'objet; (of preposition) objet m;

∎ direct/indirect object complément m d'objet direct/indirect

(e) Computing (in document) objet m

►► object ball (in snooker, pool, billiards) bille f visée;

object glass objectif m;

object language Linguistics (metalanguage) métalangage m; Computing langage m objet;

object lesson (example) démonstration f, illustration f (d'un principe); School leçon f de choses;

∎ it was an object lesson in how to lose votes ce fut une illustration (parfaite) de la façon dont il faut s'y prendre pour perdre des voix;

∎ it was an object lesson in persistence ce fut un parfait exemple de persévérance;

Computing object program programme m objet

Ⅱ.

object² [əb'dʒekt]

1 intransitive verb

élever une objection; (stronger) protester;

∎ to object to sth faire objection à qch; (of demonstrators etc) protester contre qch;

∎ many groups objected to the new law de nombreux groupes ont protesté contre ou se sont opposés à la nouvelle loi;

∎ I object to being treated like a child je n'aime pas qu'on me prenne pour un gamin;

∎ they object to working overtime ils ne sont pas d'accord pour faire des heures supplémentaires;

∎ if you don't object si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;

∎ you know how your father objects to it! tu sais combien ton père y est opposé!;

∎ I object! je proteste!;

∎ I object strongly to that remark! je proteste vigoureusement contre cette remarque!;

∎ I object strongly to your attitude je trouve votre attitude proprement inadmissible;

∎ I wouldn't object to a cup of tea je ne dirais pas non à ou je prendrais volontiers une tasse de thé;

∎ he objects to her smoking il désapprouve qu'elle fume;

∎ she objects to his coming elle n'est pas d'accord pour qu'il vienne;

∎ why do you object to all my friends? pourquoi cette hostilité à l'égard de tous mes amis?;

∎ it's not her I object to but her husband ce n'est pas elle qui me déplaît, c'est son mari;

∎ if no one objects si personne n'y voit d'objection(s);

∎ Law to object to a witness récuser un témoin

2 transitive verb

objecter;

∎ I objected that it was too late j'ai objecté qu'il était trop tard

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6 ridicule

'ridikju:l

verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) ridiculizar, poner en ridículo

ridicule

tr['rɪdɪkjʊːl]

noun

1 ridículo

transitive verb

1 ridiculizar, poner en ridículo

ridicule ['rɪdə.kju:l] vt, - culed ; - culing : burlarse de, mofarse de, ridiculizar

ridicule n

: burlas fpl

ridicule

n.

• burla s.f.

• irrisión s.f.

• rechifla s.f.

• ridículo s.m.

v.

• befar v.

• burlar v.

• escarnecer v.

• ridiculizar v.

I 'rɪdəkjuːl, 'rɪdɪkjuːl
mass noun burlas fpl

he's laying himself open to ridicule — se está exponiendo a hacer el ridículo or a que se burlen de él

she became an object of ridicule — se convirtió en el hazmerreír de todos or en el centro de todas las burlas

to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — ridiculizar* algo/a alguien

II

transitive verb ridiculizar*, burlarse or reírse* de

['rɪdɪkjuːl]
1.

N irrisión f, burla f

to expose sb to public ridicule — exponer a algn a la mofa pública

to hold sth/sb up to ridicule — poner algo/a algn en ridículo

to lay o.s. open to ridicule — exponerse al ridículo

2.

VT dejar or poner en ridículo, ridiculizar

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I ['rɪdəkjuːl, 'rɪdɪkjuːl]
mass noun burlas fpl

he's laying himself open to ridicule — se está exponiendo a hacer el ridículo or a que se burlen de él

she became an object of ridicule — se convirtió en el hazmerreír de todos or en el centro de todas las burlas

to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — ridiculizar* algo/a alguien

II

transitive verb ridiculizar*, burlarse or reírse* de

English-spanish dictionary > ridicule
7 ridicule

ridi·cule [ʼrɪdɪkju:l] n

no pl

Spott m, Hohn m;

object of \ridicule Zielscheibe f des Gespötts;

he was regarded as an object of \ridicule because of his eccentric ideas concerning sexuality seine exzentrischen Vorstellungen über Sexualität machten ihn zum Gespött der Leute;

to lay oneself open to \ridicule sich akk lächerlich machen;

to hold sb/sth up to \ridicule sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machen vt

to \ridicule sb/ sth jdn/etw verspotten

English-German students dictionary > ridicule
8 object

I ['ɔbdʒektˌ 'ɔbdʒɪkt] n
1) предмет (физический), вещь, объект

My attention was fixed to this object. — Этот предмет приковал все мое внимание.

He became an object of ridicule. — Он стал объектом насмешек.

- strange object
- flying object
- sacred object
- prehistoric objects
- animate object
- disgusting object
- unidentified flying objects
- household objects
- excavated objects
- objects around us
- object of art
- object worthy of admiration
- names of these objects
- most precious objects in my collection
- see some distant objects
- accompany the object with a written message
- become a popular object of worship
2) круг вопросов, содержание, причина, предмет

- object of discussion
- main object of his interest
- constant object of my worry
- object of pity
- object of public charity
- object of thorough investigation
- make smth the object of thorough investigation
3) конечная цель, мотив, намерение

What is the object of doing it/that? — Зачем это делать?

What was your object? — Какие у вас были мотивы?

- object of one's life
- object for a walk
- original object of the expedition
- main object of the conference
- some hidden object of his visit
- one of the objects of our journey
- with no other object than to help
- with this object in view
- with this object in mind
- with no other object than to warn us
- come with a double object
- achieve one's object
- accomplish one's object
- fail in one's object
- defeat smb's objects
- have no object in life
- have a similar object
4) дополнение (грамматическое)

- direct object
II [əb'dʒekt] v
возражать, быть против, не соглашаться

I strongly object to that remark. — Я решительно возражаю против этого замечания.

It is his manner I object to his maner. — Что мне не нравится, так это его манеры

- object to smth
- object to the plan
- object to doing smth
- if you don't object

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > object
9 ridicule

I ['rɪdɪkjuːl]
nome scherno m., derisione f., ridicolo m.

to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule — mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo
II ['rɪdɪkjuːl]
verbo transitivo ridicolizzare, mettere in ridicolo [ idea]

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['ridikju:l]

verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) ridicolizzare

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ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkju:l/
n. [u]

ridicolo; scherno: to be object of ridicule, essere oggetto di scherno; to hold up sb. [st.] to ridicule, mettere in ridicolo q. [qc.]; to pour ridicule on sb. [st.], gettare il ridicolo su q. [qc.]; His demands were met with ridicule, le sue richieste sono state derise.
(to) ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkju:l/
v. t.

mettere in ridicolo; ridicolizzare.

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I ['rɪdɪkjuːl]
nome scherno m., derisione f., ridicolo m.

to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule — mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo
II ['rɪdɪkjuːl]
verbo transitivo ridicolizzare, mettere in ridicolo [ idea]

English-Italian dictionary > ridicule
10 ridicule

'ridikju:l

verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) latterliggjøre

latterliggjøre
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spott

I
subst. \/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl\/

latterliggjøring, spott, hån

become an object of ridicule eller become a butt for ridicule bli til spott og spe

bring into ridicule eller hold up\/expose to ridicule latterliggjøre, gjøre til latter, gjøre narr av
II
verb \/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl\/

latterliggjøre, gjøre narr av

English-Norwegian dictionary > ridicule
11 ridicule

['rɪdɪkjuːl] 1. n
kpiny pl
2. vt
wyśmiewać (wyśmiać perf)

to be the object of ridicule — być przedmiotem kpin

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['ridikju:l]

verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) wyśmiewać

English-Polish dictionary > ridicule
12 joke

I [dʒəʊk]
nome

1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)

to tell a joke — raccontare una barzelletta

to crack jokes — raccontare barzellette

to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs

2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.

the joke is on you — sei tu a passare per fesso

this is getting beyond a joke — la cosa si sta facendo seria

she can't take a joke — non sa stare allo scherzo

it's no joke doing — non è uno scherzo fare

3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn

4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicola

the exam was a joke — l'esame è stato uno scherzo
II [dʒəʊk]
verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzellette

you must be joking! — stai scherzando! non dirai sul serio!

it's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare

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[‹əuk] 1. noun
1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) barzelletta

2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) cosa ridicola
2. verb
1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) scherzare

2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) scherzare

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- joker
- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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I [dʒəʊk]
nome

1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)

to tell a joke — raccontare una barzelletta

to crack jokes — raccontare barzellette

to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs

2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.

the joke is on you — sei tu a passare per fesso

this is getting beyond a joke — la cosa si sta facendo seria

she can't take a joke — non sa stare allo scherzo

it's no joke doing — non è uno scherzo fare

3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn

4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicola

the exam was a joke — l'esame è stato uno scherzo
II [dʒəʊk]
verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzellette

you must be joking! — stai scherzando! non dirai sul serio!

it's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare

English-Italian dictionary > joke
13 mockery

noun

1)

be a mockery of justice/the truth — der Gerechtigkeit/Wahrheit (Dat.) hohnsprechen (geh.)

make a mockery of something — etwas zur Farce machen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (derision) Spott, der

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noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) der Spott

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mock·ery

[ˈmɒk^əri, AM ˈmɑ:kɚi]

n no pl

1. (ridicule) Spott m, Hohn m

2. (travesty) Farce f

a \mockery of an interview/a trial ein jeder Beschreibung spottendes Interview/Gerichtsverfahren

3.

▶ to make a \mockery of sb/sth jdn/etw zum Gespött machen

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['mɒkərɪ]
n

1) (= derision) Spott m

2) (= object of ridicule) Gespött nt

they made a mockery of him — sie machten ihn zum Gespött der Leute

to make a mockery of sth — etw lächerlich machen

inflation will make a mockery of our budget — durch die Inflation wird unser Haushaltsplan zur Farce

3)

this is a mockery of justice —

it was a mockery of a trial — der Prozess war eine einzige Farce

what a mockery ( this is)! — das ist doch glatter Hohn or der reinste Hohn!

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mockery [ˈmɒkərı; US auch ˈmɑ-] s

1. Spott m, Hohn m, Spötterei f:

hold sb up to mockery jemanden lächerlich machen;

hold sth up to mockery etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen

2. fig Hohn m (of auf akk)

3. Zielscheibe f des Spottes:

make a mockery of

a) jemanden zum Gespött (der Leute) machen,

b) etwas ad absurdum führen,

c) etwas zur Farce machen

4. Nachäffung f

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noun

1)

be a mockery of justice/the truth — der Gerechtigkeit/Wahrheit (Dat.) hohnsprechen (geh.)

make a mockery of something — etwas zur Farce machen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (derision) Spott, der

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n.

Hohn nur sing. m.

Spott nur sing. m.

Spötterei f.

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14 joke

joke

A n

1 ( amusing story) plaisanterie f, blague ○ f (about sur) ; to tell a joke raconter une blague ○ ; to get ○ the joke saisir la plaisanterie ; bad joke plaisanterie nulle ; fig mauvaise plaisanterie ; it's our private joke c'est une plaisanterie entre nous ; to have a joke about sth plaisanter sur qch ; can't you see the joke? tu ne vois pas ce que ça a de drôle? ;

2 ( laughing matter) plaisanterie f ; to do sth as a joke faire qch par plaisanterie ; to turn sth into a joke tourner qch à la plaisanterie ; to carry ou take a joke too far pousser trop loin la plaisanterie ; the joke is on you la plaisanterie se retourne contre toi ; this is getting beyond a joke la plaisanterie a assez duré ; she can't take a joke elle prend mal la plaisanterie ; can't you take a joke? tu ne supportes pas la plaisanterie? ; it's no joke doing ce n'est pas drôle de faire ; it's no joke trying to find a job trouver un emploi n'est pas une mince affaire ; to make a joke of sth prendre qch à la rigolade ○ ;

3 ( prank) tour m, farce f ; to play a joke on sb jouer un tour or faire une farce à qn ;

4 ( object of ridicule) ( person) guignol m pej ; (event, situation) farce f ; the exam was a joke l'examen était une farce.

B vi plaisanter, blaguer ○ ; to joke about sth plaisanter sur qch ; ( maliciously) se moquer de qch ; you must be joking! tu plaisantes! ; tu veux rire! ; I was only joking! ce n'était qu'une plaisanterie!, c'était pour rire! ; I'm not joking! je ne plaisante pas! ; it's no joking matter ça n'a rien de drôle.

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15 joke

joke [dʒəʊk]

1. noun

plaisanterie f

• for a joke pour rire

• to make a joke about sth plaisanter sur qch

• he can't take a joke il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

• it's no joke! ( = it's not easy) ce n'est pas une petite affaire ! ; ( = it's not enjoyable) ce n'est pas drôle

• having pneumonia is no joke une pneumonie, ce n'est pas rien

• what a joke! ce que c'est drôle !

• it's a joke! (inf) ( = useless) c'est de la blague ! (inf)

• the situation is getting beyond a joke (inf) la situation devient alarmante

2. intransitive verb

plaisanter

• you're joking! vous voulez rire !

• I'm not joking je ne plaisante pas

• I was only joking ce n'était qu'une plaisanterie

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[dʒəʊk] 1.
noun

1) ( amusing story) plaisanterie f, blague (colloq) f ( about sur)

to have a joke about something — plaisanter sur quelque chose

2) ( laughing matter) plaisanterie f

the joke is on you — la plaisanterie se retourne contre toi

this is getting beyond a joke — la plaisanterie a assez duré

can't you take a joke? — tu ne supportes pas la plaisanterie?

it's no joke doing — ce n'est pas facile de faire

3) ( prank) farce f

to play a joke on somebody — faire une farce à quelqu'un

4) ( object of ridicule) ( person) guignol m pej; (event, situation) farce f
2.
intransitive verb plaisanter, blaguer (colloq)

you must be joking! — tu veux rire!

it's no joking matter — ça n'a rien de drôle

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16 subject

1. noun
1) (citizen) Staatsbürger, der/-bürgerin, die; (in relation to monarch) Untertan, der/Untertanin, die

2) (topic) Thema, das; (department of study) Fach, das; (area of knowledge) Fach[gebiet], das; (Art) Motiv, das; (Mus.) Thema, das

be the subject of an investigation — Gegenstand einer Untersuchung sein

on the subject of money — über das Thema Geld [reden usw.]; beim Thema Geld [sein, bleiben]

change the subject — das Thema wechseln

3)

be a subject for something — (cause something) zu etwas Anlass geben

4) (Ling., Logic, Philos.) Subjekt, das
2. adjective
1) (conditional)

be subject to something — von etwas abhängig sein od. abhängen

something is subject to alteration — etwas kann geändert werden

2) (prone)

be subject to — anfällig sein für [Krankheit]; neigen zu [Melancholie]

3) (dependent) abhängig

subject to — (dependent on) untertan (+ Dat.) [König usw.]; unterworfen (+ Dat.) [Verfassung, Gesetz, Krone]; untergeben (+ Dat.) [Dienstherrn]
3. adverb
subject to something — vorbehaltlich einer Sache (Gen.)
4. transitive verb
1) (subjugate, make submissive) unterwerfen (to Dat.)

2) (expose)

subject somebody/something to something — jemanden/etwas einer Sache (Dat.) aussetzen

subject somebody to torture — jemanden der Folter unterwerfen

subject something to chemical analysis — etwas einer chemischen Analyse unterziehen

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1. adjective
((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) abhängig
2. noun
1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) der/die Untertan(in)

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) der Gegenstad

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) das Fach

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) der Gegenstand

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) das Subjekt
3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) unterwerfen

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) aussetzen

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sub·ject

I. n

[ˈsʌbʤɪkt, -ʤekt]

1. (theme, topic) Thema nt

▪ on the \subject of sb/sth über jdn/etw

while we're on the \subject wo wir gerade beim Thema sind

the planes have been the \subject of their concern die Flugzeuge waren Gegenstand ihrer Befürchtungen

the guest lecturer took as her \subject ‘imprisonment in modern society’ die Gastsprecherin hatte ‚die Freiheitsstrafe in der modernen Gesellschaft‘ zu ihrem Thema gewählt

\subject of debate [or discussion] Diskussionsthema nt

the plan has been the \subject of debate recently über den Plan wurde vor Kurzem diskutiert

to change the \subject das Thema wechseln

to wander off the \subject vom Thema abschweifen

2. (person) Versuchsperson f, Testperson f

3. (field) Fach nt; (at school) [Schul]fach nt; (specific research area) Spezialgebiet nt, Fachgebiet nt

he's better at arts \subjects than science in den künstlerischen Fächern ist er besser als in den naturwissenschaftlichen

her \subject is low-temperature physics sie hat sich auf Kältephysik spezialisiert

favourite [or AM favorite] \subject Lieblingsfach nt

4. (under monarchy) Untertan(in) m(f); ( rare: not under monarchy) Staatsbürger(in) m(f)

5. LING Subjekt nt, Satzgegenstand m

II. adj

[ˈsʌbʤɪkt]

1. attr, inv POL (dominated) people unterworfen

2. pred, inv (exposed to)

▪ to be \subject to sth etw dat ausgesetzt sein

these flights are \subject to delay bei diesen Flügen muss mit Verspätung gerechnet werden

the goods are \subject to a 20% discount die Waren sind um 20 % herabgesetzt

to be \subject to colds sich akk leicht erkälten

to be \subject to many dangers vielen Gefahren ausgesetzt sein

to be \subject to depression zu Depressionen neigen

to be \subject to a high rate of tax einer hohen Steuer unterliegen

to be \subject to prosecution LAW offence strafbar sein; person strafrechtlich verfolgt werden

3. (contingent on)

▪ to be \subject to sth von etw dat abhängig sein

to be \subject to approval genehmigungspflichtig sein

\subject to payment vorbehaltlich einer Zahlung, unter dem Vorbehalt einer Zahlung

III. adv

[ˈsʌbʤɪkt]

▪ \subject to wenn

we plan to go on Wednesday \subject to your approval wir haben vor, am Mittwoch zu gehen, wenn du nichts dagegen hast

\subject to your consent vorbehaltlich Ihrer Zustimmung

IV. vt

[səbˈʤekt]

1. (subjugate)

▪ to \subject sb/sth jdn/etw unterwerfen [o geh unterjochen

2. usu passive (cause to undergo)

▪ to \subject sb/sth to sth jdn/etw etw dat aussetzen

▪ to be \subjected to sb/sth jdm/etw ausgesetzt [o unterworfen] sein

everyone interviewed had been \subjected to unfair treatment alle Interviewten waren unfair behandelt worden

to \subject sb/sth to criticism jdn/etw kritisieren

to \subject sb to a lie-detector test jdn einem Lügendetektortest unterziehen

to \subject sb to torture jdn foltern

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['sʌbdZɪkt]
1. n

1) (POL) Staatsbürger(in) m(f); (of king etc) Untertan m, Untertanin f

2) (GRAM) Subjekt nt, Satzgegenstand m

3) (= topic MUS) Thema nt

the subject of the picture is... — das Thema or Sujet (geh)

he paints urban subjects — er malt städtische Motive

to change the subject — das Thema wechseln

on the subject of... — zum Thema (+gen)...

while we're on the subject — da wir gerade beim Thema sind

while we're on the subject of mushrooms — wo wir gerade von Pilzen reden, apropos Pilze

that's off the subject — das gehört nicht zum Thema

4) (= discipline SCH, UNIV) Fach nt; (= specialist subject) (Spezial)gebiet nt

5) (= reason) Grund m, Anlass m (for zu)

6) (= object) Gegenstand m (
of +gen in experiment, = person) Versuchsperson f, Versuchsobjekt nt; (= animal) Versuchstier nt, Versuchsobjekt nt; (ESP MED, for treatment) Typ m
he is the subject of much criticism — er wird stark kritisiert, er ist Gegenstand häufiger Kritik

he's a good subject for treatment by hypnosis — er lässt sich gut hypnotisch behandeln

the survey team asked 100 subjects — die Meinungsforscher befragten 100 Personen

7) (PHILOS: ego) Subjekt nt, Ich nt

8) (PHOT) Objekt nt

2. adj

1) (= conquered) unterworfen

2)

provinces subject to foreign rule — Provinzen pl unter Fremdherrschaft

to be subject to sth (to law, constant change, sb's will) — einer Sache (dat) unterworfen sein; to illness für etw anfällig sein; to consent, approval von etw abhängig sein

northbound trains are subject to delays — bei Zügen in Richtung Norden muss mit Verspätung gerechnet werden

prices/opening times are subject to change or alteration without notice — Preisänderungen/Änderungen der Öffnungszeiten sind vorbehalten

all these plans are subject to last minute changes — all diese Pläne können in letzter Minute noch geändert werden

subject to flooding — überschwemmungsgefährdet

to be subject to taxation — besteuert werden

subject to correction — vorbehaltlich Änderungen

all offers are subject to availability — alle Angebote nur so weit verfügbar

subject to confirmation in writing — vorausgesetzt, es wird schriftlich bestätigt

subject to certain conditions — unter bestimmten Bedingungen

3. vt
[səb'dZekt]
1) (= subjugate) unterwerfen; terrorists, guerrillas zerschlagen

2)

to subject sb to sth (to questioning, analysis, treatment) — jdn einer Sache (dat) unterziehen; to test also jdn einer Sache (dat) unterwerfen; to torture, suffering, heat, ridicule, criticism jdn einer Sache (dat) aussetzen

to subject sb to insults — jdn beschimpfen

to subject sb to criticism — jdn unter Kritik nehmen, jdn kritisieren

4. vr
[səb'dZekt]
to subject oneself to sth (to insults, suffering) — etw hinnehmen; (to criticism, ridicule) sich einer Sache (dat) aussetzen; (to examination, test, questioning) sich einer Sache (dat) unterziehen

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subject [ˈsʌbdʒıkt]

A s

1. (Gesprächs- etc) Gegenstand m, Thema n, Stoff m:

subject of conversation;

a subject for debate ein Diskussionsthema;

change the subject das Thema wechseln, von etwas anderem reden;

don’t change the subject lenk nicht ab!;

on the subject of

a) über (akk), bezüglich (gen),

b) (in Briefen) betrifft, meist abk betr

2. SCHULE, UNIV (Lehr-, Schul-, Studien)Fach n, Fachgebiet n:

the subject of physics;

cooking has never been her subject Kochen war noch nie ihr Fach

3. Grund m, Anlass m ( beide:

for complaint zur Beschwerde)

4. Gegenstand m, Objekt n:

the subject of ridicule der Gegenstand des Spottes

5. MUS Thema n (einer Fuge)

6. KUNST Vorwurf m, Thema n, Sujet n

7. a) Untertan(in)

b) Staatsbürger(in), -angehörige(r) m/f(m):

he is a British subject er hat oder besitzt die britische Staatsangehörigkeit

8. LING Subjekt n, Satzgegenstand m

9. MED etc

a) (Versuchs)Objekt n

b) Versuchsperson f oder -tier n

c) Leichnam m (für Sektionszwecke)

d) Patient(in)

10. (ohne art) die betreffende Person (in Informationen)

11. Logik: Subjekt(sbegriff) n(m)

12. PHIL

a) Substanz f

b) Subjekt n, Ich n:

subject and object Subjekt und Objekt, Ich und Nicht-Ich

B adj

1. untertan, untergeben ( beide:

to dat)

2. abhängig (to von) (Staat etc)

3. ausgesetzt (to dat):

he was subject to ridicule

4. (to) unterworfen, -liegend (dat), abhängig (von), vorbehaltlich (gen):

subject to approval ( oder authorization) genehmigungspflichtig;

be subject to the approval of (erst noch) genehmigt werden müssen von;

“subject to change” „Änderungen vorbehalten“;

“subject to change without notice” WIRTSCH „freibleibend“;

subject to consent vorbehaltlich Ihrer Zustimmung;

subject to duty zollpflichtig;

subject to the laws of nature den Naturgesetzen unterworfen;

“subject to prior sale” WIRTSCH „Zwischenverkauf vorbehalten“

5. anfällig (to für):

he’s subject to headaches er neigt zu Kopfschmerzen

C v/t [səbˈdʒekt]

1. (to) unterwerfen, -jochen, untertan machen (dat), abhängig machen (von)

2. fig unterwerfen, -ziehen, aussetzen ( alle:

to dat):

subject sb to a test jemanden einer Prüfung unterziehen;

subject o.s. to ridicule sich dem Gespött aussetzen

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1. noun
1) (citizen) Staatsbürger, der/-bürgerin, die; (in relation to monarch) Untertan, der/Untertanin, die

2) (topic) Thema, das; (department of study) Fach, das; (area of knowledge) Fach[gebiet], das; (Art) Motiv, das; (Mus.) Thema, das

be the subject of an investigation — Gegenstand einer Untersuchung sein

on the subject of money — über das Thema Geld [reden usw.]; beim Thema Geld [sein, bleiben]

change the subject — das Thema wechseln

3)

be a subject for something — (cause something) zu etwas Anlass geben

4) (Ling., Logic, Philos.) Subjekt, das
2. adjective
1) (conditional)

be subject to something — von etwas abhängig sein od. abhängen

something is subject to alteration — etwas kann geändert werden

2) (prone)

be subject to — anfällig sein für [Krankheit]; neigen zu [Melancholie]

3) (dependent) abhängig

subject to — (dependent on) untertan (+ Dat.) [König usw.]; unterworfen (+ Dat.) [Verfassung, Gesetz, Krone]; untergeben (+ Dat.) [Dienstherrn]
3. adverb
subject to something — vorbehaltlich einer Sache (Gen.)
4. transitive verb
1) (subjugate, make submissive) unterwerfen (to Dat.)

2) (expose)

subject somebody/something to something — jemanden/etwas einer Sache (Dat.) aussetzen

subject somebody to torture — jemanden der Folter unterwerfen

subject something to chemical analysis — etwas einer chemischen Analyse unterziehen

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(grammar) n.

Satzgegenstand f. (one who is submitted to a higher authority) n.

Untertan -en m. (school) n.

Schulfach n. n.

Fach ¨-er n.

Fragenkomplex m.

Gegenstand m.

Lehrfach -¨er n.

Subjekt -e n.

Thema Themen n. v.

unterwerfen v.

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17 get

get [get]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp got, ptp (US) gotten

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1. transitive verb

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► When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, look up the other word.

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   a. ( = have, receive, obtain) avoir

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► avoir covers a wide range of meanings, and like get is unspecific.

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• I go whenever I get the chance j'y vais dès que j'en ai l'occasion

• he got a fine il a eu une amende

• I got a lot of presents j'ai eu beaucoup de cadeaux

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► Some get + noun combinations may take a more specific French verb.

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• it was impossible to get help il était impossible d'obtenir de l'aide

• he got help from the others il s'est fait aider par les autres

• first I need to get a better idea of the situation je dois d'abord me faire une meilleure idée de la situation

• I think he got the wrong impression je pense qu'il s'est fait des idées

• they get lunch at school ils déjeunent à l'école

• if I'm not working I get no pay si je ne travaille pas je ne suis pas payé

• this area doesn't get much rain il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région

• we'll get a sandwich in town on prendra un sandwich en ville

• this room gets a lot of sun cette pièce est très ensoleillée

• he got two years il s'est pris (inf) deux ans de prison

► have/has got

• I've got toothache j'ai mal aux dents

• I have got three sisters j'ai trois sœurs

• how many have you got? combien en avez-vous ?

• I've got it! ( = have safely) (ça y est) je l'ai !

• you're okay, I've got you! ne t'en fais pas, je te tiens !

   b. ( = find) trouver

• he got me a job il m'a trouvé un emploi

• it's difficult to get a hotel room in August c'est difficile de trouver une chambre d'hôtel en août

• you get different kinds of... on trouve plusieurs sortes de...

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening tu le trouveras chez lui si tu appelles ce soir

• I've been trying to get you all week ça fait une semaine que j'essaie de t'avoir

• you can get me on the mobile tu peux m'appeler sur mon portable

   c. ( = buy) acheter

• where do they get their raw materials? où est-ce qu'ils achètent leurs matières premières ?

• to get sth cheap acheter qch bon marché

   d. ( = fetch, pick up) aller chercher

• I must go and get some bread il faut que j'aille chercher du pain

• can you get my coat from the cleaners? est-ce que tu peux aller chercher mon manteau au pressing ?

• can I get you a drink? est-ce que je peux vous offrir quelque chose ?

   e. ( = take) prendre

• I'll get the bus je vais prendre le bus

• I don't get the local paper je ne prends pas le journal local

   f. ( = call in) appeler

• we had to get a plumber nous avons dû appeler un plombier

   g. ( = prepare) préparer

• she was getting breakfast elle préparait le petit déjeuner

   h. ( = catch) [+ disease, fugitive] attraper ; [+ name, details] comprendre

• I didn't get your name je n'ai pas compris votre nom

• we'll get them yet! on leur revaudra ça !

• he'll get you for that! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ! (inf)

   i. ( = understand) get it? (inf) t'as pigé ? (inf)

• I don't get it (inf) je ne comprends pas

• you've got it in one! (inf) tu as tout compris !

• I don't get you (inf) je ne vous suis pas

• I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle

• let me get this right, you're saying that... alors, si je comprends bien, tu dis que...

• don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien

   j. ( = answer) can you get the phone? est-ce que tu peux répondre ?

• I'll get it! j'y vais !

   k. ( = annoy) (inf) agacer

• that's what really gets me c'est ce qui m'agace le plus

   l. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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► This construction is often translated by a verb alone. Look up the relevant adjective.

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• to get one's hands dirty se salir les mains

• to get sb drunk soûler qn

• you're getting me worried tu m'inquiètes

► to get sth done (by someone else) faire faire qch

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

• I need to get my car serviced je dois faire réviser ma voiture

• when do you think you'll get it finished? ( = when will you finish it) quand penses-tu avoir fini ?

• you can't get anything done round here ( = do anything) il est impossible de travailler ici► to get sb/sth to do sth

• get him to clean the car fais-lui laver la voiture

• I'll get her to ring you back je lui demanderai de te rappeler

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• we eventually got her to change her mind nous avons finalement réussi à la faire changer d'avis

• I couldn't get the washing machine to work je n'ai pas réussi à faire marcher le lave-linge

• to get sth going [+ machine] faire marcher qch

► to get sb/sth somewhere

• to get sth downstairs descendre qch

• how can we get it home? comment faire pour l'apporter à la maison ?

• threatening me will get you nowhere tu n'obtiendras rien de moi par la menace

• to get sth upstairs monter qch► to get sb/sth + preposition

• to get sb by the arm saisir qn par le bras

• to get sb by the throat prendre qn à la gorge

• he gets a lot of money for his paintings il gagne beaucoup d'argent avec ses tableaux

• he gets his red hair from his mother il a les cheveux roux de sa mère

• the bullet got him in the arm la balle l'a atteint au bras

• he managed to get the card into the envelope il a réussi à faire entrer la carte dans l'enveloppe

• to get o.s. into a difficult position se mettre dans une situation délicate

• we got him on to the subject of the war nous l'avons amené à parler de la guerre

• she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening elle prend beaucoup de plaisir à jardiner

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth je n'ai pas réussi à enlever la tache sur la nappe

• to get sth past the customs réussir à passer qch à la douane

• I'll never get the car through here je n'arriverai jamais à faire passer la voiture par ici

• to get sth to sb faire parvenir qch à qn

• to get a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller( to à, ( from de ) ;) ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = be) être

• how do you get there? comment fait-on pour y aller ?

• can you get there from London by bus? est-ce qu'on peut y aller de Londres en bus ?

• what time do you get to Sheffield? à quelle heure arrivez-vous à Sheffield ?

► to get + adverb/preposition

• you won't get anywhere if you behave like that tu n'arriveras à rien en te conduisant comme ça

• how did that box get here? comment cette boîte est-elle arrivée ici ?

• what's got into him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend ?

• we're getting nowhere fast (inf) on fait du sur place (inf)

• now we're getting somewhere! (inf) enfin du progrès !

• how's your thesis going? -- I'm getting there où en es-tu avec ta thèse ? -- ça avance

• where did you get to? où étais-tu donc passé ?

• where can he have got to? où est-il passé ?

• where have you got to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous ?

• don't let it get to you (inf) ne te fais pas de bile (inf) pour ça

   b. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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► This construction is often translated by a verb alone.

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• I hope you'll get better soon j'espère que tu vas vite te remettre

• things are getting complicated les choses se compliquent

• this is getting expensive ça commence à faire cher

• she's afraid of getting fat elle a peur de grossir

• it's getting late il se fait tard

• I'm getting nervous je commence à avoir le trac

• he's getting old il vieillit il se fait vieux

• this is getting ridiculous ça devient ridicule

• how stupid can you get? il faut vraiment être stupide !

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

► to get + past participle (passive)

he got beaten up il s'est fait tabasser (inf)

• several windows got broken plusieurs fenêtres ont été brisées

• to get paid se faire payer

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► Reflexive verbs are used when the sense is not passive.

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• to get dressed s'habiller

• to get married se marier

• to get washed se laver

► to get to + infinitive

• he's getting to be an old man il se fait vieux

• it's getting to be impossible ça devient impossible

• to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn

• we got to like him in the end nous avons fini par l'apprécier

• students only get to use the library between 2pm and 8pm les étudiants ne peuvent utiliser la bibliothèque qu'entre 14 heures et 20 heures► have got to + infinitive ( = must)

you've got to come il faut que vous veniez subj

• have you got to go and see her? est-ce que vous êtes obligé d'aller la voir ?

• you've got to be joking! tu plaisantes !► to get + -ing ( = begin)

to get going partir

• I got talking to him in the train j'ai parlé avec lui dans le train

• I got to thinking that... (inf) je me suis dit que...

3. compounds

► get-rich-quick scheme (inf) noun

combine pour faire fortune rapidement

► get-together noun réunion f

► get-up-and-go (inf) noun

• he's got lots of get-up-and-go il est très dynamique ► get-well card noun carte f de vœux (pour un prompt rétablissement)

4. Phrasal Verbs

► get about intransitive verb

   a. ( = move about) se déplacer

• he gets about with a stick/on crutches il marche avec une canne/des béquilles

• she gets about quite well despite her handicap elle arrive assez bien à se déplacer malgré son handicap

   b. ( = travel) voyager

• she gets about a lot elle voyage beaucoup

   c. [news] circuler

• the story had got about that... des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles...

• it has got about that... le bruit court que...

• I don't want it to get about je ne veux pas que ça s'ébruite► get above inseparable transitive verb

• to get above o.s. avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• you're getting above yourself! pour qui te prends-tu ?► get across

1. intransitive verb

[person crossing] traverser ; [meaning, message] passer

• the message is getting across that people must... les gens commencent à comprendre qu'il faut...

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person crossing] faire traverser ; [+ ideas, intentions, desires] communiquer ( to sb à qn)

• to get sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn► get ahead intransitive verb

(in race) prendre de l'avance ; (in career) monter en grade

► get along intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller (to à ) ; ( = leave) s'en aller

• I must be getting along il faut que je m'en aille

   b. ( = manage) se débrouiller

• to get along without sth/sb se débrouiller sans qch/qn

   c. ( = progress) [work] avancer ; [student, invalid] faire des progrès

   d. ( = be on good terms) (bien) s'entendre

• I don't get along with him at all je ne m'entends pas du tout avec lui► get around

1. intransitive verb

→ get about

2. separable transitive verb

→ get round

3. inseparable transitive verb

→ get round► get at inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ object, person, place] atteindre

   b. [+ facts, truth] découvrir

   c. ( = suggest) what are you getting at? où voulez-vous en venir ?

   d. (British) ( = attack) s'en prendre à

• she's always getting at her brother elle s'en prend toujours à son frère

• I feel got at je me sens visé

   e. ( = influence) (inf) suborner

• there's a danger witnesses will be got at il y a un risque de subornation de témoins► get away

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) partir

• to get away from a place quitter un endroit

• I usually get away from work at six je quitte généralement (le travail) à 6 heures

• I'll try to get away from work early j'essaierai de rentrer du travail plus tôt

• we are not going to be able to get away this year nous n'allons pas pouvoir partir en vacances cette année

• get away (with you)! (inf) à d'autres !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper

• to get away from [+ people, situation] échapper à ; [+ idea] renoncer à

• he was trying to get away when he was shot il essayait de s'échapper quand on lui a tiré dessus

• she moved here to get away from the stress of city life elle est venue s'installer ici pour échapper au stress de la vie citadine

• he went to the Bahamas to get away from it all il est allé aux Bahamas pour laisser tous ses problèmes derrière lui

• the thief got away with the money le voleur est parti avec l'argent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = take) emmener ; ( = move away) éloigner ; ( = send off) expédier

   b. ( = remove) to get sth away from sb enlever qch à qn► get away with transitive verb

( = suffer no consequences)

she got away with saying some outrageous things elle a tenu impunément des propos choquants

• he broke the law and got away with it il a violé la loi en toute impunité

• you'll never get away with that! on ne te laissera pas passer ça ! (inf)

• he gets away with murder (inf) il peut se permettre de faire n'importe quoi► get back

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = return) revenir

• to get back rentrer chez soi

• life is starting to get back to normal la vie reprend son cours

• to get back to work reprendre le travail

• to get back to the point revenir au sujet

• let's get back to why you didn't come yesterday revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous n'êtes pas venu hier

• to get back to sb (inf) recontacter qn ; (on phone) rappeler qn

• can I get back to you on that? (inf) puis-je vous recontacter à ce sujet ? ; (on phone) puis-je vous rappeler à ce sujet ?

   b. ( = move backwards) reculer

• get back! reculez !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = recover) [+ sth lent, sth lost, stolen] récupérer ; [+ strength] reprendre ; [+ one's husband, partner] faire revenir

• he's trying desperately to get her back il essaie désespérément de la faire revenir

• I won't get my car back until Thursday je ne récupérerai pas ma voiture avant jeudi

• I was afraid I wouldn't get my passport back j'avais peur de ne pas récupérer mon passeport

• to get one's money back se faire rembourser

   b. ( = return) rendre

• I'll get it back to you as soon as I can je vous le rendrai dès que possible► get back at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = retaliate against) prendre sa revanche sur

► get by intransitive verb

   a. ( = pass) passer

   b. ( = manage) arriver à s'en sortir (inf)

• she gets by on very little money elle arrive à s'en sortir (inf) avec très peu d'argent

• he'll get by! il s'en sortira ! (inf)► get down

1. intransitive verb

descendre (from, off de)

• may I get down? (at table) est-ce que je peux sortir de table ?

• to get down on one's knees se mettre à genoux

• get down! ( = climb down) descends ! ; ( = lie down) couche-toi !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (from upstairs, attic) descendre ; (from shelf) prendre

   b. ( = swallow) [+ food, pill] (inf) avaler

   c. ( = make note of) noter

   d. ( = depress) déprimer

• don't let it get you down! ne te laisse pas abattre !► get down to inseparable transitive verb

• to get down to doing sth se mettre à faire qch

• to get down to work se mettre au travail

• you'll have to get down to it il faut vous y mettre

• when you get down to it there's not much difference between them en y regardant de plus près il n'y a pas grande différence entre eux

• to get down to business passer aux choses sérieuses

• let's get down to the details regardons ça de plus près► get in

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] ( = enter) entrer ; ( = be admitted to university, school) être admis

• do you think we'll get in? tu crois qu'on réussira à entrer ?

   b. ( = arrive) [train, bus, plane] arriver

   c. ( = be elected) [member] être élu ; [party] accéder au pouvoir

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ harvest] rentrer

• did you get your essay in on time? as-tu rendu ta dissertation à temps ?

   b. ( = buy) acheter

• to get in supplies s'approvisionner

   c. ( = fit in) glisser

• he got in a reference to his new book il a glissé une allusion à son dernier livre

• it was hard to get a word in c'était difficile de placer un mot

• he managed to get in a game of golf il a réussi à trouver le temps de faire une partie de golf► get into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter) [+ house, park] entrer dans ; [+ car, train] monter dans

• he got into a good university il a été admis dans une bonne université

• to get into politics entrer en politique

• to get into the way of doing sth ( = make a habit of) prendre l'habitude de faire qch

• I don't know what has got into him je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris

   b. [+ clothes] mettre

• I can't get into these jeans any more je ne peux plus rentrer dans ce jean► get in with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = gain favour of) (réussir à) se faire bien voir de

• he tried to get in with the headmaster il a essayé de se faire bien voir du directeur

   b. ( = become friendly with) se mettre à fréquenter

• he got in with local drug dealers il s'est mis à fréquenter les trafiquants de drogue du quartier► get off

1. intransitive verb

   a. (from vehicle) descendre

• to tell sb where to get off (inf) envoyer promener qn (inf)

   b. ( = depart) [person] partir ; [car] démarrer ; [plane] décoller

• to get off to a good start [project, discussion] bien partir

• to get off to sleep s'endormir

   c. ( = escape) s'en tirer

• to get off with a reprimand en être quitte pour une réprimande

   d. ( = leave work) finir ; ( = take time off) se libérer

• we get off at 5 o'clock nous finissons à 5 heures

• I can't get off early today je ne peux pas m'en aller de bonne heure aujourd'hui

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ bus, train] descendre de

   b. [+ clothes, shoes] enlever

   c. ( = dispatch) I'll phone you once I've got the children off to school je t'appellerai une fois que les enfants seront partis à l'école

• to get a child off to sleep faire dormir un enfant

   d. ( = save from punishment) faire acquitter

• a good lawyer will get him off un bon avocat le fera acquitter

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. to get off a bus/a bike descendre d'un bus/de vélo

• they got off the boat ils sont descendus à terre

• he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval

• get off the floor! levez-vous !

• I wish he would get off my back! (inf) si seulement il pouvait me ficher la paix (inf) !

• we've rather got off the subject nous nous sommes plutôt éloignés du sujet

   b. ( = be excused) (inf) to get off gym se faire dispenser des cours de gym► get off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) lever (inf !)

► get on

1. intransitive verb

   a. (on to bus, bike) monter ; (on to ship) monter à bord

   b. ( = advance, make progress) avancer

• how are you getting on? comment ça marche ? (inf)

• how did you get on? comment ça s'est passé ?

• to be getting on (inf) ( = getting old) se faire vieux

• he's getting on for 40 il approche de la quarantaine

• it's getting on for 3 o'clock il n'est pas loin de 3 heures

• I must be getting on now il faut que j'y aille

• this will do to be getting on with ça ira pour le moment

• there were getting on for 100 people il y avait pas loin de 100 personnes

   c. ( = succeed) réussir

• if you want to get on, you must... si tu veux réussir, tu dois...

   d. ( = agree) s'entendre

• we don't get on nous ne nous entendons pas

• I get on well with her je m'entends bien avec elle

2. separable transitive verb

( = put on) [+ clothes, shoes] mettre

3. inseparable transitive verb

• to get on a horse monter sur un cheval

• to get on a bicycle monter sur sa bicyclette

• to get on a train monter dans un train

• to get back on one's feet se remettre debout► get on to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = get in touch with) se mettre en rapport avec ; ( = speak to) parler à ; ( = ring up) téléphoner à

   b. ( = start talking about) aborder

• we got on to (the subject of) money nous avons abordé la question de l'argent► get on with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• while they talked she got on with her work pendant qu'ils parlaient, elle a continué à travailler

• get on with it! (working) allez, au travail ! ; (telling sth) accouche ! (inf)

   b. ( = start on) se mettre à

• I'd better get on with the job! il faut que je m'y mette !► get out

1. intransitive verb

   a. sortir (of de ) ; (from vehicle) descendre (of de)

• get out! sortez !

• let's get out of here! sortons d'ici !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

• to get out of [+ task, obligation] échapper à ; [+ difficulty] surmonter

• you'll have to do it, you can't get out of it il faut que tu le fasses, tu ne peux pas y échapper

• some people will do anything to get out of paying taxes certaines personnes feraient n'importe quoi pour éviter de payer des impôts

• he's trying to get out of going to the funeral il essaie de trouver une excuse pour ne pas aller à l'enterrement

   c. [news] se répandre ; [secret] être éventé

• wait till the news gets out! attends que la nouvelle soit ébruitée !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = bring out) [+ object] sortir

• he got his diary out of his pocket il a sorti son agenda de sa poche

   b. ( = remove) [+ nail, tooth] arracher ; [+ stain] enlever

• I can't get it out of my mind je n'arrive pas à chasser cela de mon esprit

   c. ( = free) [+ person] faire sortir

• it gets me out of the house ça me fait sortir► get over

1. intransitive verb

( = cross) traverser ; [message, meaning] passer (inf) ; [speaker] se faire entendre

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ road] traverser ; [+ obstacle, difficulty] surmonter ; [+ problem] résoudre

   b. ( = recover from) to get over an illness se remettre d'une maladie

• to get over sb's death se remettre de la mort de qn

• I can't get over it je n'en reviens pas

• I can't get over the fact that... je n'en reviens pas que... + subj

• I can't get over how much he's changed je n'en reviens pas de voir combien il a changé

• she never really got over him (inf) elle ne l'a jamais vraiment oublié

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, animal, vehicle] faire passer

   b. ( = communicate) faire comprendre ; [+ ideas] communiquer► get over with separable transitive verb

( = have done with) en finir

• let's get it over with finissons-en

• I was glad to get the injections over with j'étais content d'en avoir fini avec ces piqûres► get round

1. intransitive verb

= get about

2. separable transitive verb

• to get sb round to one's way of thinking rallier qn à son point de vue

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ obstacle, difficulty, law] contourner

   b. [+ person] amadouer► get round to (inf) inseparable transitive verb

• to get round to doing sth trouver le temps de faire qch

• I don't think I'll get round to it before next week je ne pense pas trouver le temps de m'en occuper avant la semaine prochaine► get through

1. intransitive verb

   a. [news] parvenir (to à ) ; [signal] être reçu

• I think the message is getting through to him je pense qu'il commence à comprendre

   b. ( = be accepted, pass) [candidate] être reçu ; [motion, bill] passer

• to get through to the third round [team] se qualifier pour le troisième tour

   c. (on phone) obtenir la communication

• I phoned you several times but couldn't get through je t'ai appelé plusieurs fois mais je n'ai pas pu t'avoir

   d. ( = communicate with) to get through to sb communiquer avec qn

• he can't get through to his son at all il n'arrive pas du tout à communiquer avec son fils

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ hole, window] passer par ; [+ hedge] passer à travers ; [+ crowd] se frayer un chemin à travers

   b. ( = do) [+ work] faire ; [+ book] lire (en entier)

• we've got a lot of work to get through nous avons beaucoup à faire

• he got through a lot of work il a abattu beaucoup de travail

   c. ( = use) [+ supplies] utiliser ; [+ money] dépenser ; [+ food] manger ; [+ drink] boire

• we get through £150 per week nous dépensons 150 livres par semaine

   d. ( = survive) how are they going to get through the winter? comment vont-ils passer l'hiver ?

• we couldn't get through a day without arguing pas un jour ne se passait sans que nous ne nous disputions

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, object] faire passer

• we couldn't get the sofa through the door on n'a pas pu faire passer le sofa par la porte

• to get the message through to sb that... faire comprendre à qn que...

   b. to get a bill through faire adopter un projet de loi► get together

1. intransitive verb

se réunir

• let's get together on Thursday retrouvons-nous jeudi

• this is the only place where villagers can get together c'est le seul endroit où les gens du village peuvent se réunir

2. separable transitive verb

[+ people, ideas, money] rassembler ; [+ group] former

• let me just get my things together je rassemble mes affaires et j'arrive

► get under

1. intransitive verb

( = pass underneath) passer par-dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

• to get under a fence/a rope passer sous une barrière/une corde

► get up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = rise) [person] se lever ( from de ) ; [wind] se lever

• what time did you get up? à quelle heure t'es-tu levé ?

   b. (on a chair, on stage) monter

2. inseparable transitive verb

• he couldn't get up the tree il n'a pas réussi à monter à l'arbre

3. separable transitive verb

   a. we eventually got the truck up the hill on a finalement réussi à faire monter le camion jusqu'en haut de la côte

• to get up speed prendre de la vitesse

   b. (from bed) [+ person] faire lever ; ( = wake) réveiller► get up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = catch up with) rattraper

   b. ( = reach) arriver à

• I've got up to page 17 j'en suis à la page 17

• where did we get up to last week? où en sommes-nous arrivés la semaine dernière ?

   c. ( = be involved in) (inf) to get up to mischief faire des bêtises

• you never know what he'll get up to next on ne sait jamais ce qu'il va inventer

• do you realize what they've been getting up to? tu sais ce qu'ils ont trouvé le moyen de faire ?

• what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?

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Note: This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner

get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get lost etc) where the appropriate entry would be lost

Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc)

When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc)

For examples and further uses of get see the entry below
[get] 1.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( receive) recevoir [letter, grant]; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension]; Television, Radio capter [channel]

did you get much for it? — est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent?

what did you get for your car? — combien as-tu revendu ta voiture?

we get a lot of rain — il pleut beaucoup ici

our garden gets a lot of sun — notre jardin est bien ensoleillé

we get a lot of tourists — nous avons beaucoup de touristes

you get what you pay for — si on veut de la qualité il faut y mettre le prix

he's getting help with his science — il se fait aider en sciences

2) ( inherit)

to get something from somebody — lit hériter quelque chose de quelqu'un [article, money]; fig tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [trait, feature]

3) ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, licence]; trouver [job]; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber]; appeler [taxi]; ( by buying) acheter [item] ( from chez); avoir [ticket]

to get something for nothing/at a discount — avoir quelque chose gratuitement/avec une réduction

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — ( by buying) acheter quelque chose à quelqu'un

I'll get something to eat at the airport — je mangerai quelque chose à l'aéroport

4) ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper]

5) ( acquire) se faire [reputation]

6) ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer]

he got it right — ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat; ( of answer) il a répondu juste

7) ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help]

go and get a chair — va chercher une chaise

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — aller chercher quelque chose pour quelqu'un

can I get you your coat? — est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau?

8) (manoeuvre, move)

to get somebody/something upstairs/downstairs — faire monter/descendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

I'll get them there somehow — je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre

can you get between the truck and the wall? — est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur?

9) ( help progress)

is this discussion getting us anywhere? — est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile?

I listened to him and where has it got me? — je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé?

10) ( contact)

did you get Harry on the phone? — tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone?

11) ( deal with)

I'll get it — ( of phone) je réponds; ( of doorbell) j'y vais

12) ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc]

13) ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by par)

I've got you, don't worry — je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas

to get something from ou off — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]

to get something from ou out of — prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, cupboard]

14) (colloq) ( oblige to give)

to get something from ou out of somebody — faire sortir quelque chose à quelqu'un [money]; fig obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [truth]

15) (colloq) ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee]

got you! — gen je t'ai eu!; ( caught in act) vu!

16) Medicine attraper [disease]

he got measles from his sister — sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole

17) ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train]

18) ( have)

to have got — avoir [object, money, friend etc]

I've got a headache — j'ai mal à la tête

19) ( start to have)

to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that — se mettre dans la tête que

20) ( suffer)

to get a surprise — être surpris

to get a shock — avoir un choc

to get a bang on the head — recevoir un coup sur la tête

21) ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc]; avoir [fine]

22) ( hit)

to get somebody/something with — toucher quelqu'un/quelque chose avec [stone, arrow]

got it! — ( of target) touché!

23) (understand, hear) comprendre

now let me get this right... — alors si je comprends bien...

‘where did you hear that?’ - ‘I got it from Paul’ — ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’ - ‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’

get this! he was arrested this morning — tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin

24) (colloq) (annoy, affect)

what gets me is... — ce qui m'agace c'est que...

25) (learn, learn of)

to get to do — (colloq) finir par faire

to get to like somebody — finir par apprécier quelqu'un

how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? — comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation?

we got to know them last year — on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière

26) ( have opportunity)

to get to do — avoir l'occasion de faire, pouvoir faire

27) ( start)

to get (to be) — commencer à devenir

to get to doing — (colloq) commencer à faire

then I got to thinking that... — puis je me suis dit que...

we'll have to get going — il va falloir y aller

28) ( must)

to have got to do — devoir faire [homework, chore]

it's got to be done — il faut le faire

you've got to realize that... — il faut que tu te rendes compte que...

there's got to be a reason — il doit y avoir une raison

29) ( persuade)

to get somebody to do — demander à quelqu'un de faire

I got her to talk — j'ai réussi à la faire parler

did you get anything out of her? — est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler?

30) ( have somebody do)

to get something done — faire faire quelque chose

to get the car repaired — faire réparer la voiture

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

how do you ever get anything done? — comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler?

31) ( cause)

to get the car going — faire démarrer la voiture

as hot as you can get it — aussi chaud que possible

to get one's socks wet — mouiller ses chaussettes

to get one's finger trapped — se coincer le doigt
2.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( become) devenir [suspicious, old]

how lucky/stupid can you get! — il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides!

it's getting late — il se fait tard

how did he get like that? — comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là?

2) ( forming passive)

to get (oneself) killed — se faire tuer

to get hurt — être blessé

3) ( become involved in)

to get into — (colloq) ( as hobby) se mettre à; ( as job) commencer dans; fig

to get into a fight — se battre

4) ( arrive)

to get there — arriver

to get to the airport — arriver à l'aéroport

how did your coat get here? — comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là?

how did you get here? — ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu?

where did you get to? — où est-ce que tu étais passé?

we've got to page 5 — nous en sommes à la page 5

5) ( progress)

it got to 7 o'clock — il était 7 heures

I'd got as far as the title — j'en étais au titre

I'm getting nowhere with this essay — je n'avance pas dans cette dissertation

now we're getting somewhere — il y a du progrès

6) (colloq) ( put on)

to get into — mettre, enfiler (colloq) [pyjamas, overalls]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away from

- get back

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get in

- get into

- get off

- get on

- get onto

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

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get along with you! — (colloq) ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you! — (colloq) arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! (colloq)

get him in that hat! — regarde-le avec ce chapeau!

I'll get you (colloq) for that — je vais te le faire payer (colloq)

I'm getting there — je progresse

he's got it bad — (colloq) il est vraiment mordu

I've got it — j'ai compris

to get above oneself — commencer à avoir la grosse tête (colloq)

to get it together — (colloq) se ressaisir

to tell somebody where to get off — envoyer promener quelqu'un

to get with it — (colloq) se mettre dans le coup (colloq)

what's got into her? — qu'est-ce qui lui a pris?

you've got me there! — alors là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > get
18 open

{'oupən}
I. 1. отворен, открит, разтворен (to)
OPEN account открита/текуша сметка
in the OPEN air на открито
OPEN cheque небариран чек
OPEN circuit ел. прекъсната/отворена верига
OPEN country открито поле
OPEN river река без лед, свободна за корабоплаване
road OPEN to traffic път, открит за движение
OPEN warfare воен. подвижна война
to keep the bowels OPEN прочиствам червата, разхлабвам, поддържам стомаха редовен
there was no course OPEN to me but to нямах друг избор/изход освен да
to keep OPEN door/house гостоприемен съм, живея на широка нога
it is OPEN to you to object имате право да си направите възраженията
2. открит, явен, общодостъпен, неограничен, свободен, обществен, публичен
OPEN trial публичен пронес
OPEN season ловeн сезон
fact OPEN to аll всеизвестен факт
OPEN letter отворено писмо
OPEN secret публична/общоизвестна тайна
OPEN University университет за задочно следване посредством лекции и пр. по радиото и телевизията
3. открит, изложен
незащитен (и с to), податлив, склонен, непредубеден
OPEN city/town открит град
OPEN to advice готов/склонен да приеме чужди съвети
OPEN to ridicule който може да възбуди присмех
to be OPEN pity лесно се смилявам
to keep an OPEN mind on a question не вземам становище/страна, оставам непредубеден по даден въпрос
4. открит, висящ, иеразрешен, вакантен
OPEN verdict юр. акт (при предварителното следствие), с който се установява смъртта, без да се посочва причината
to keep an offer OPEN не оттеглям предложение
5. прям, открит, откровен, явен, отявлен
OPEN vote явно гласоподаване
to be OPEN with someone откровен съм с някого
6. разгънат, който не е стегнат/сбит/плътен
OPEN soil рохкава/пръхкава пръст
OPEN fence ограда с решетки
in OPEN order/formation воен. в разгънат строй
7. фон. отворен (за гласна, сричка), фрикативен, проходен (за съгласна)
8. ам. разг. без (законни) ограничения
OPEN town град, в който е разрешен хазартът
OPEN winter/weather мека зима/време
II. 1. the OPEN открито пространство/поле/море
in the OPEN на открито, под открито небе
2. сп. състезание, открито за професионалисти и аматъори
to come into the OPEN разкривам намеренията си, ставам обществено достояние, излизам наяве
III. 1. отварям (се), правя отвор/разрез, прокарвам (път и пр.), разработвам (мина), разпечатвам (плик)
отварям, разгръщам (вестник и пр.), to OPEN one's heart/mind to доверявам се на (някого), споделям чувствата/мислите си с (някого)
to OPEN one's eyes прен. зяпвам от изненада
to OPEN someone's eyes to прен. отварям някому очите за (нещо)
2. ел. прекъсвам (верига), изключвам (ток)
3. разтварям
разкривам (се) (за гледки, перспективи) (и с out) (и прен.)
4. мор. виждам, съзирам
5. виждам се, разкривам се пред погледа
6. разхлабвам, прочиствам (червата)
7. разоравам
to OPEN new land for settlement усвоявам нови земи за заселване
8. откривам (заседание, магазин, изложба, сметка и пр.), започвам, откривам се
to OPEN fire воен. откривам огън/стрелба
9. Отварям се, гледам (за врата, прозорец) (into, onto, out, to)
rooms that OPEN out of one another/OPENing into each other стаи с врати помежду си/които са свързани помежду си
10. юр. откривам (заседание), връщам (дело) за ново разглеждане
11. воен. разгръщам
the soldiers OPENed their ranks войниците се разгърнаха във верига
12. ам. отпускам се, започвам да говоря
open out разширявам се (за път и пр.), разгръщам (карта и пр.), разкривам се, разгръщам се (за гледка и пр.), развивам се, разтварям се, разцъфвам се, отпускам се, отварям се, ставам по-общителен (за човек)
open up отварям вратата (и на полиция), отварям, развръзвам (пакет и пр.), отключвам, отварям се (за рана), проправям (път и пр.), усвоявам (нови земи и пр.), откривам (магазин и пр.), разработвам (мина и пр.), прен. разкривам, рагръщам, развивам, сп. активизирам се, разг. разприказвам се, говоря свободно, воен. откривам огън/стрелба, почвам сражение
open out
ам. sl. доноснича
ам. sl. оперирам, отварям (някого), увеличавам скоростта (и на превозно средство)

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{'oupъn} I. а 1. отворен, открит, разтворен (to); open account откр(2) {'oupъn} v 1. отварям (се); правя отвор/разрез; прокарвам (п

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фрикативен; явен; склонен; свободен; общодостъпен; отворен; открит; отварям; откровен; обществен; откривам; пробивам; вакантен; разтворен; разтварям; проправям; публичен; прям; разгъвам; разгънат; разкривам; разгръщам; започвам; изложен; неразрешен; незащитен; непредупреден; неограничен;

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1. 1 ам. отпускам се, започвам да говоря 2. 1 воен. разгръщам 3. fact open to аll всеизвестен факт 4. i. отворен, открит, разтворен (to) 5. ii. the open открито пространство/поле/море 6. iii. отварям (се), правя отвор/разрез, прокарвам (път и пр.), разработвам (мина), разпечатвам (плик) 7. in open order/formation воен. в разгънат строй 8. in the open air на открито 9. in the open на открито, под открито небе 10. it is open to you to object имате право да си направите възраженията 11. open account открита/текуша сметка 12. open cheque небариран чек 13. open circuit ел. прекъсната/отворена верига 14. open city/town открит град 15. open country открито поле 16. open fence ограда с решетки 17. open letter отворено писмо 18. open out 19. open out разширявам се (за път и пр.), разгръщам (карта и пр.), разкривам се, разгръщам се (за гледка и пр.), развивам се, разтварям се, разцъфвам се, отпускам се, отварям се, ставам по-общителен (за човек) 20. open river река без лед, свободна за корабоплаване 21. open season ловeн сезон 22. open secret публична/общоизвестна тайна 23. open soil рохкава/пръхкава пръст 24. open to advice готов/склонен да приеме чужди съвети 25. open to ridicule който може да възбуди присмех 26. open town град, в който е разрешен хазартът 27. open trial публичен пронес 28. open university университет за задочно следване посредством лекции и пр. по радиото и телевизията 29. open up отварям вратата (и на полиция), отварям, развръзвам (пакет и пр.), отключвам, отварям се (за рана), проправям (път и пр.), усвоявам (нови земи и пр.), откривам (магазин и пр.), разработвам (мина и пр.), прен. разкривам, рагръщам, развивам, сп. активизирам се, разг. разприказвам се, говоря свободно, воен. откривам огън/стрелба, почвам сражение 30. open verdict юр. акт (при предварителното следствие), с който се установява смъртта, без да се посочва причината 31. open vote явно гласоподаване 32. open warfare воен. подвижна война 33. open winter/weather мека зима/време 34. road open to traffic път, открит за движение 35. rooms that open out of one another/opening into each other стаи с врати помежду си/които са свързани помежду си 36. the soldiers opened their ranks войниците се разгърнаха във верига 37. there was no course open to me but to нямах друг избор/изход освен да 38. to be open pity лесно се смилявам 39. to be open with someone откровен съм с някого 40. to come into the open разкривам намеренията си, ставам обществено достояние, излизам наяве 41. to keep an offer open не оттеглям предложение 42. to keep an open mind on a question не вземам становище/страна, оставам непредубеден по даден въпрос 43. to keep open door/house гостоприемен съм, живея на широка нога 44. to keep the bowels open прочиствам червата, разхлабвам, поддържам стомаха редовен 45. to open fire воен. откривам огън/стрелба 46. to open new land for settlement усвоявам нови земи за заселване 47. to open one's eyes прен. зяпвам от изненада 48. to open someone's eyes to прен. отварям някому очите за (нещо) 49. Отварям се, гледам (за врата, прозорец) (into, onto, out, to) 50. ам. sl. доноснича 51. ам. sl. оперирам, отварям (някого), увеличавам скоростта (и на превозно средство) 52. ам. разг. без (законни) ограничения 53. виждам се, разкривам се пред погледа 54. ел. прекъсвам (верига), изключвам (ток) 55. мор. виждам, съзирам 56. незащитен (и с to), податлив, склонен, непредубеден 57. отварям, разгръщам (вестник и пр.), to open one's heart/mind to доверявам се на (някого), споделям чувствата/мислите си с (някого) 58. откривам (заседание, магазин, изложба, сметка и пр.), започвам, откривам се 59. открит, висящ, иеразрешен, вакантен 60. открит, изложен 61. открит, явен, общодостъпен, неограничен, свободен, обществен, публичен 62. прям, открит, откровен, явен, отявлен 63. разгънат, който не е стегнат/сбит/плътен 64. разкривам (се) (за гледки, перспективи) (и с out) (и прен.) 65. разоравам 66. разтварям 67. разхлабвам, прочиствам (червата) 68. сп. състезание, открито за професионалисти и аматъори 69. фон. отворен (за гласна, сричка), фрикативен, проходен (за съгласна) 70. юр. откривам (заседание), връщам (дело) за ново разглеждане
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open[´oupən] I. adj 1. отворен, открит, разтворен (to); \open account открита (текуща) сметка; in the \open air на открито; на въздух; \open cheque небариран чек; an \open flower разпукнало (разцъфнало) цвете; \open grave разкопан гроб; \open river река без лед, свободна за корабоплаване; with \open arms с отворени обятия; road \open for traffic път, открит за движение; to keep the bowels \open прочиствам червата, разхлабвам; there was no course \open to me but... нямах друг избор (изход), освен...; to keep o.'s eyes ( ears) \open отварям си очите, внимавам; to keep \open door ( house) гостоприемен съм; it is \open to you to object имате право да направите възраженията си; to force an \open door изисквам настоятелно (нахално) от и без това благоразположен дарител (спонсор и пр.); 2. открит, явен; общодостъпен, неограничен, свободен; обществен, публичен; \open champion победител в открито състезание; \open event сп. открито състезание; ( the) \open court юрид. открито съдебно заседание, при открити врата; \open trial публичен процес; a fact \open to all общоизвестен, ноторен факт; \open scholarship стипендия без ограничения за кандидатите; 3. открит, изложен; незащитен (и с to); податлив, склонен, непредубеден; \open city незащитен град; \open to suggestions готов, склонен да приеме чужди предложения; \open to ridicule който може да предизвика присмех; to be \open to pity милостив съм; to keep an \open mind on a question не вземам становище (страна), оставам неубеден по даден въпрос; to lay o.s. \open (to) излагам се (на); 4. открит, неразрешен (за въпрос); вакантен; \open question спорен, висящ, неразрешен въпрос; the position is no longer \open постът вече не е свободен; to keep an offer \open не оттеглям предложение; 5. прям, открит, откровен; явен; to be \open with s.o. откровен съм с някого, говоря откровено; an \open enemy отявлен враг; 6. разгънат, рехав, нестегнат; \open soil рохкава (пръхкава) пръст; \open fence ограда с решетки; in \open order воен. в разгънат строй; 7. щедър; либерален; an \open hand щедрост; 8. ез. отворен (за гласна, сричка); фрикативен, проходен (за съгласна); • \open winter мека зима; II. v 1. отварям (се); пробивам отвор, правя разрез; откривам (се) (магазин, парламент и пр.); разпечатвам ( плик); ел. прекъсвам ( ток); to \open o.'s eyes прен. зяпвам от изненада; the door won't \open вратата не може (не ще) да се отвори; 2. разтварям; разкривам (се) (за гледки, перспективи); мор. разкри ми се пътят до, стигам до; to \open the bowels ходя по нужда; разхлабвам, прочиствам черва; to \open ground разоравам целина; прен. подготвям почвата; to \open o.'s heart ( mind) to доверявам се някому, споделям чувствата (мислите) си с; to \open s.o.'s eyes to прен. отварям някому очите; to \open the door to откривам възможности за; 3. започвам, откривам (дебати, сметки); to \open the budget представям, внасям бюджета (в парламента); the play \opens with... пиесата започва с...; 4. отварям се към (за врата) (с into, on, to, out); rooms that \open out of one another, \opening into each other стаи с междинна врата, които са свързани помежду си; 5. воен. разгръщам; the soldiers \opened their ranks войниците се разгърнаха във верига; III. n: the \open открито пространство (поле, море); in the \open на открито, под открито небе, на въздух; to come into the \open не държа нещо в тайна, разкривам намеренията си, откровен съм.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > open
19 get

get

❢ This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner. get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get stuffed etc) where the appropriate entry would be stuff. Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc). When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc). For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

A vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( receive) recevoir [letter, school report, grant] ; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension] ; TV, Radio capter [channel, programme] ; did you get much for it? est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent? ; what did you get for your car? combien as-tu revendu ta voiture? ; we get a lot of rain il pleut beaucoup ici ; our garden gets a lot of sun notre jardin est bien ensoleillé ; we get a lot of tourists nous avons beaucoup de touristes ; you get lots of attachments with this cleaner il y a beaucoup d'accessoires fournis avec cet aspirateur ; you get what you pay for il faut y mettre le prix ; he's getting help with his science il se fait aider en sciences ;

2 ( inherit) to get sth from sb lit hériter qch de qn [article, money] ; fig tenir qch de qn [trait, feature] ;

3 ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, custody, licence] ; trouver [job] ; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber, accountant] ; appeler [taxi] ; ( by buying) acheter [food item, clothing] (from chez) ; avoir [theatre seat, ticket] ; to get something for nothing/at a discount avoir qch gratuitement/avec une réduction ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb ( by buying) acheter qch à qn ; I'll get sth to eat at the airport je mangerai qch à l'aéroport ;

4 ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper] ;

5 ( acquire) se faire [reputation] ; he got his money in oil il s'est fait de l'argent dans le pétrole ;

6 ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer] ; he got it right ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat ; ( of answer) il a répondu juste ; how many do I need to get? ( when scoring) il me faut combien? ; he's got four more points to get il faut encore qu'il obtienne quatre points ;

7 ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help] ; go and get a chair/Mr Matthews va chercher une chaise/M. Matthews ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb aller chercher qch pour qn ; get her a chair va lui chercher une chaise ; can I get you your coat? est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau? ;

8 (manoeuvre, move) to get sb/sth upstairs/downstairs faire monter/descendre qn/qch ; a car to me is just something to get me from A to B pour moi une voiture ne sert qu'à aller de A à B ; I'll get them there somehow je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre ; can you get between the truck and the wall? est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur? ;

9 ( help progress) is this discussion getting us anywhere? est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile? ; I listened to him and where has it got me? je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé? ; this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous avance à rien ; where will that get you? à quoi ça t'avancera? ;

10 ( contact) did you manage to get Harry on the phone? tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone? ;

11 ( deal with) I'll get it ( of phone) je réponds ; ( of doorbell) j'y vais ;

12 ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc] ;

13 ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by à) ; I've got you, don't worry je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas ; to get sth from ou off prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; to get sth from ou out of prendre qch dans [drawer, cupboard] ;

14 ○ ( oblige to give) to get sth from ou out of sb faire sortir qch à qn [money] ; fig obtenir qch de qn [truth] ;

15 ○ ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee] ; got you! gen je t'ai eu! ; ( caught in act) vu! ; a shark got him un requin l'a eu ; when I get you, you won't find it so funny quand tu auras affaire ○ à moi, tu trouveras ça moins drôle ;

16 Med attraper [disease] ; he got the measles from his sister sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole ;

17 ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train] ;

18 ( have) to have got avoir [object, money, friend etc] ; I've got a headache/bad back j'ai mal à la tête/au dos ;

19 ( start to have) to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that se mettre dans la tête que ;

20 ( suffer) to get a surprise être surpris ; to get a shock avoir un choc ; to get a bang on the head recevoir un coup sur la tête ;

21 ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc] ; avoir [fine] ; to get (a) detention être collé ○ ;

22 ( hit) to get sb/sth with toucher qn/qch avec [stone, arrow, ball] ; got it! ( of target) touché! ; the arrow got him in the heel la flèche l'a touché au talon ;

23 (understand, hear) comprendre ; I didn't get what you said/his last name je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit/son nom de famille ; did you get it? tu as compris? ; now let me get this right… alors si je comprends bien… ; ‘where did you hear that?’-‘I got it from Paul’ ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’-‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’ ; get this! he was arrested this morning tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin ;

24 ○ (annoy, affect) what gets me is… ce qui m'agace c'est que… ; what really got me was… ce que je n'aimais pas c'était… ;

25 (learn, learn of) to get to do ○ finir par faire ; to get to like sb finir par apprécier qn ; how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation? ; we got to know them last year on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière ;

26 ( have opportunity) to get to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; do you get to use the computer? est-ce que tu as l'occasion d'utiliser l'ordinateur? ; it's not fair, I never get to drive the tractor ce n'est pas juste, on ne me laisse jamais conduire le tracteur ; when do we get to eat the cake? quand est-ce qu'on va pouvoir manger le gâteau? ;

27 ( start) to get (to be) commencer à devenir ; he's getting to be proficient ou an expert il commence à devenir expert ; it got to be quite unpleasant ça a commencé à devenir plutôt désagréable ; he's getting to be a big boy now c'est un grand garçon maintenant ; to get to doing ○ commencer à faire ; we got to talking/dreaming about the holidays on a commencé à parler/rêver des vacances ; then I got to thinking that puis je me suis dit que ; we'll have to get going il va falloir y aller ;

28 ( must) to have got to do devoir faire [homework, chore] ; it's got to be done il faut le faire ; you've got to realize that il faut que tu te rendes compte que ; if I've got to go, I will s'il faut que j'y aille, j'irai ; there's got to be a reason il doit y avoir une raison ;

29 ( persuade) to get sb to do demander à qn de faire ; I got her to talk about her problems j'ai réussi à la faire parler de ses problèmes ; did you get anything out of her? est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler? ;

30 ( have somebody do) to get sth done faire faire qch ; to get the car repaired/valeted faire réparer/nettoyer la voiture ; to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; how do you ever get anything done? comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler? ;

31 ( cause) to get the car going faire démarrer la voiture ; to get the dishes washed faire la vaisselle ; this won't get the dishes washed! la vaisselle ne se fera pas toute seule! ; to get sb pregnant ○ mettre qn enceinte ○ ; as hot/cold as you can get it aussi chaud/froid que possible ; to get one's socks wet mouiller ses chaussettes ; to get one's finger trapped se coincer le doigt.

B vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( become) devenir [suspicious, rich, old] ; how lucky/stupid can you get! il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides! ; it's getting late il se fait tard ; how did he get like that? comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là? ;

2 ( forming passive) to get (oneself) killed/trapped se faire tuer/coincer ; to get hurt être blessé ;

3 ( become involved in) to get into ○ ( as hobby) se mettre à [astrology etc] ; ( as job) commencer dans [teaching, publishing] ; fig to get into a fight se battre ;

4 ( arrive) to get there arriver ; to get to the airport/Switzerland arriver à l'aéroport/en Suisse ; to get (up) to the top ( of hill etc) arriver au sommet ; how did your coat get here? comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là? ; how did you get here? ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là? ; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu? ; where did you get to? où est-ce que tu étais passé? ; we've got to page 5 nous en sommes à la page 5 ;

5 ( progress) it got to 7 o'clock il était plus de 7 heures ; I'd got as far as underlining the title j'en étais à souligner le titre ; I'm getting nowhere with this essay je n'avance pas dans ma dissertation ; are you getting anywhere with your investigation? est-ce que votre enquête avance? ; now we're getting somewhere ( making progress) on avance vraiment ; ( receiving fresh lead) voilà quelque chose d'intéressant ; it's a slow process but we're getting there c'est un processus lent, mais on avance ; it's not perfect yet but we're getting there ce n'est pas encore parfait mais on avance ;

6 ○ ( put on) to get into mettre [pyjamas, overalls].

Idioms

get ○ ! fiche-moi le camp ○ ! ; get along with you ○ ! ne sois pas ridicule! ; get away with you ○ ! arrête de raconter n'importe quoi ○ ! ; get her ○ ! regarde-moi ça! ; get him ○ in that hat! regarde-le avec ce chapeau! ; he got his ○ ( was killed) il a cassé sa pipe ○ ; I'll get you ○ for that je vais te le faire payer ○ ; I'm getting there je progresse ; it gets me right here! tu vas me faire pleurer! ; I've/he's got it bad ○ je suis/il est vraiment mordu ; I've got it je sais ; to get above oneself commencer à avoir la grosse tête ○ ; to get it together ○ se ressaisir ; to get it up ● bander ●, avoir une érection ; to get one's in ○ US prendre sa revanche ; to tell sb where to get off envoyer qn promener ; to get with it ○ se mettre dans le coup ○ ; what's got into her/them? qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris? ; where does he get off ○ ? pour qui se prend-il? ; you've got me there! alors là tu me poses une colle ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ get about

1 ( manage to move) se déplacer (by doing en faisant) ; she doesn't get about very well now elle a du mal à se déplacer maintenant ;

2 ( travel) voyager, se déplacer ; do you get about much in your job? vous voyagez beaucoup pour votre travail? ; he gets about a bit ( travels) il voyage pas mal ; ( knows people) il connaît du monde ;

3 ( be spread) [news] se répandre ; [rumour] courir, se répandre ; it got about that la nouvelle s'est répandue que, le bruit a couru que.

■ get across:

▶ get across

1 ( pass to other side) traverser ;

2 ( be communicated) [message] passer ;

▶ get across [sth] ( cross) traverser [river, road etc] ;

▶ get [sth] across

1 ( transport) how will we get it across? (over stream, gap etc) comment est-ce qu'on le/la fera passer de l'autre côté? ; I'll get a copy across to you (in separate office, building etc) je vous en ferai parvenir un exemplaire ;

2 ( communicate) faire passer [message, meaning] (to à) ;

▶ get across [sb] ○ US ( annoy) se mettre [qn] à dos ○ [person].

■ get ahead

1 ( make progress) [person] progresser ; to get ahead of prendre de l'avance sur [competitor] ;

2 ( go too fast) let's not get ahead of ourselves n'anticipons pas.

■ get along

1 ( progress) how's the project getting along? comment est-ce que le projet se présente? ; how are you getting along? ( in job) comment ça se passe? ; ( to sick or old person) comment ça va? ; ( in school subject) comment est-ce que ça se passe? ;

2 ( cope) s'en sortir ; we can't get along without a computer/him on ne s'en sortira pas sans ordinateur/lui ;

3 ( be suited as friends) bien s'entendre (with avec) ;

4 (go) I must be getting along il faut que j'y aille.

■ get around:

▶ get around

1 (move, spread) = get about ;

2 to get around to doing: she'll get around to visiting us eventually elle va bien finir par venir nous voir ; I must get around to reading his article il faut vraiment que je lise son article ; I haven't got around to it yet je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de m'en occuper ;

▶ get around [sth] ( circumvent) contourner [problem, law] ; there's no getting around it il n'y a rien à faire.

■ get at ○:

▶ get at [sb /sth]

1 ( reach) atteindre [object] ; arriver jusqu'à [person] ; fig découvrir [truth] ; let me get at her ( in anger) laissez-moi lui régler son compte ○ ;

2 ( spoil) the ants have got at the sugar les fourmis ont attaqué le sucre ;

3 ( criticize) être après [person] ;

4 ( intimidate) intimider [witness] ;

5 ( insinuate) what are you getting at? où est-ce que tu veux en venir?

■ get away:

▶ get away

1 ( leave) partir ;

2 ( escape) [person] s'échapper ; the fish got away le poisson s'est échappé ;

3 fig ( escape unpunished) to get away with a crime échapper à la justice ; you'll never get away with it! tu ne vas pas t'en tirer comme ça! ; he mustn't be allowed to get away with it il ne faut pas qu'il s'en tire à si bon compte ; she can get away with bright colours elle peut se permettre de porter des couleurs vives ;

▶ get [sb/sth] away ( for break) emmener [qn] se changer les idées ; to get sb away from a bad influence tenir qn à l'écart d'une mauvaise influence ; to get sth away from sb retirer qch à qn [weapon, dangerous object].

■ get away from:

▶ get away from [sth]

1 ( leave) quitter [town] ; I must get away from here ou this place! il faut que je parte d'ici! ; ‘get away from it all’ ( in advert) ‘évadez-vous de votre quotidien’ ;

2 fig ( deny) nier [fact] ; there's no getting away from it on ne peut pas le nier ;

3 fig ( leave behind) abandonner [practice, method] ;

▶ get away from [sb] lit, fig échapper à.

■ get back:

▶ get back

1 ( return) gen rentrer ; ( after short time) revenir ; when we get back à notre retour ;

2 ( move backwards) reculer ; get back! reculez! ;

3 ( take revenge) to get back at se venger de [aggressor] ;

▶ get back to [sth]

1 ( return to) rentrer à [house, city] ; revenir à [office, centre, point] ; we got back to Belgium nous sommes rentrés en Belgique ; when we get back to London à notre retour à Londres ;

2 ( return to former condition) revenir à [teaching, publishing] ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to get back to normal redevenir normal ;

3 ( return to earlier stage) revenir à [main topic, former point] ; to get back to your problem,… pour en revenir à votre problème,… ;

▶ get back to [sb]

1 ( return to) revenir à [group, person] ;

2 ( on telephone) I'll get right back to you je vous rappelle tout de suite ;

▶ get [sb/sth] back

1 ( return) ( personally) ramener [object, person] ; ( by post etc) renvoyer ; Sport ( in tennis etc) renvoyer [ball] ; when they got him back to his cell quand ils l'ont ramené dans sa cellule ;

2 ( regain) récupérer [lost object, loaned item] ; fig reprendre [strength] ; she got her money back elle a été remboursée ; she got her old job back on lui a redonné son travail ; he got his girlfriend back il s'est remis avec sa petite amie ○.

■ get behind:

▶ get behind ( delayed) prendre du retard ;

▶ get behind [sth] se mettre derrière [hedge, sofa etc].

■ get by

1 ( pass) passer ;

2 ( survive) se débrouiller (on, with avec) ; we'll never get by without him/them nous ne nous en sortirons jamais sans lui/eux.

■ get down:

▶ get down

1 ( descend) descendre (from, out of de) ;

2 ( leave table) quitter la table ;

3 ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher ; ( to crouching position) se baisser ; to get down on one's knees s'agenouiller ; to get down to ( descend to reach) arriver à [lower level etc] ; atteindre [trapped person etc] ; ( apply oneself to) se mettre à [work] ; to get down to the pupils' level fig se mettre à la portée des élèves ; let's get down to business parlons affaires ; when you get right down to it quand on regarde d'un peu plus près ; to get down to doing se mettre à faire ;

▶ get down [sth] descendre [slope] ; if we get down the mountain alive si nous arrivons vivants en bas de la montagne ; when we got down the hill quand nous nous sommes retrouvés en bas de la colline ;

▶ get [sth] down, get down [sth]

1 ( from height) descendre [book, jar etc] ;

2 ( swallow) avaler [medicine, pill] ;

3 ( record) noter [speech, dictation] ;

▶ get [sb] down

1 ( from height) faire descendre [person] ;

2 ○ ( depress) déprimer [person].

■ get in:

▶ get in

1 lit ( to building) entrer ; ( to vehicle) monter ;

2 fig ( participate) to get in on réussir à s'introduire dans [project, scheme] ; to get in on the deal ○ faire partie du coup ;

3 ( return home) rentrer ;

4 ( arrive at destination) [train, coach] arriver ;

5 ( penetrate) [water, sunlight] pénétrer ;

6 Pol [Labour, Tories etc] passer ; [candidate] être élu ;

7 Sch, Univ [applicant] être admis ;

8 ( associate) to get in with se mettre bien avec [person] ; he's got in with a bad crowd il traîne avec des gens peu recommandables ;

▶ get [sth] in, get in [sth]

1 ( buy in) acheter [supplies] ;

2 ( fit into space) I can't get the drawer in je n'arrive pas à faire rentrer le tiroir ;

3 Agric ( harvest) rentrer [crop] ;

4 Hort ( plant) planter [bulbs etc] ;

5 (deliver, hand in) rendre [essay, competition entry] ;

6 ( include) (in article, book) placer [section, remark, anecdote] ; he got in a few punches il a distribué quelques coups ;

7 ( fit into schedule) faire [tennis, golf] ; I'll try to get in a bit of tennis ○ j'essayerai de faire un peu de tennis ;

▶ get [sb] in faire entrer [person].

■ get into:

▶ get into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [building] ; monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be admitted) ( as member) devenir membre de [club] ; ( as student) être admis à [school, university] ; I didn't know what I was getting into fig je ne savais pas dans quoi je m'embarquais ;

3 ( squeeze into) rentrer dans [garment, size] ; ⇒ debt, habit, trouble ;

▶ get [sb/sth] into faire entrer [qn/qch] dans [good school, building, room, space].

■ get off:

▶ get off

1 ( from bus etc) descendre (at à) ;

2 ( start on journey) partir ;

3 ( leave work) finir ;

4 ○ ( escape punishment) s'en tirer (with avec) ;

5 to get off to partir pour [destination] ; did they get off to school OK? est-ce qu'ils sont partis sans problèmes pour l'école? ; ( make headway) to get off to a good/poor start prendre un bon/mauvais départ ; to get off to sleep s'endormir ; to get off on doing ○ péj ( get buzz from) prendre plaisir à faire ; to get off with, GB rencontrer, ramasser ○ pej [person] ;

▶ get off [sth]

1 ( climb down from) descendre de [wall, ledge] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [bus etc] ;

3 ( remove oneself from) get off my nice clean floor/the grass ne marche pas sur mon sol tout propre/la pelouse ;

4 fig ( depart from) s'écarter de [subject] ;

▶ get off ○ [sb] ( leave hold) get off me! lâche-moi! ;

▶ get [sb/sth] off

1 ( lift down) descendre [object] ; faire descendre [person] ;

2 ( dispatch) envoyer [parcel, letter, person] ; I've got the children off to school j'ai envoyé les enfants à l'école ;

3 ( remove) enlever [stain] ;

4 ○ ( send to sleep) endormir [baby].

■ get on:

▶ get on

1 ( climb aboard) monter (at à) ;

2 ( work) get on a bit faster/more sensibly travaille un peu plus vite/plus sérieusement ;

3 ( continue with work) let's get on! continuons! ;

4 GB ( like each other) bien s'entendre ;

5 ( fare) how did you get on? comment est-ce que ça s'est passé? ;

6 ( cope) how are you getting on? comment est-ce que tu t'en sors? ;

7 GB ( approach) he's getting on for 40 il approche des quarante ans ; it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit ; there are getting on for 80 people ○ il y a presque 80 personnes ;

8 ( grow late) time's getting on le temps passe ;

9 ( grow old) to be getting on a bit commencer à vieillir ;

▶ get on [sth] ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

▶ get [sth] on, get on [sth] ( put on) mettre [boots, clothing] ; monter [tyre] ; mettre [lid, tap washer etc].

■ get onto:

▶ get onto [sth]

1 ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be appointed) être nommé à [Board] ;

3 ( start to discuss) arriver à parler de [topic, subject] ;

4 GB ( contact) contacter ; I'll get on to the authorities je contacterai les autorités.

■ get on with:

▶ get on with [sth] ( continue to do) to get on with one's work/with preparing the meal continuer à travailler/à préparer le repas ; let's get on with the job! au travail! ;

▶ get on with [sb] GB s'entendre avec [person].

■ get out:

▶ get out

1 ( exit) sortir (through, by par) ; get out and don't come back! va-t'en et ne reviens pas! ; they'll never get out alive ils ne s'en sortiront jamais vivants ;

2 ( make social outing) sortir ; you should get out more tu devrais sortir plus ;

3 (resign, leave) partir ;

4 ( alight) descendre ;

5 ( be let out) [prisoner] être libéré ; he gets out on the 8th il sera libéré le 8 ;

6 ( leak) [news] être révélé ;

▶ get [sth] out, get out [sth]

1 ( bring out) sortir [handkerchief, ID card] ;

2 ( extract) retirer [cork, stuck object] ; extraire [tooth] ;

3 ( erase) enlever [stain] ;

4 ( take on loan) emprunter [library book] ;

5 ( produce) sortir [plans, product] ;

6 ( utter) I couldn't get the words out les mots ne voulaient pas sortir ;

7 ( solve) faire [puzzle] ;

▶ get [sb] out ( release) faire libérer [prisoner] ; to get sb out of sth ( free from detention) ( personally) libérer qn de qch ; ( by persuasion) faire libérer qn de qch [prisoner] ; to get sth out of sth ( bring out) sortir qch de qch [handkerchief etc] ; ( find and remove) récupérer qch dans qch [required object, stuck object] ; I can't get it out of my mind je ne peux pas l'effacer de mon esprit.

■ get out of:

▶ get out of [sth]

1 ( exit from) sortir de [building, bed] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [vehicle] ;

3 ( leave at end of) sortir de [meeting] ;

4 ( be freed from) être libéré de [prison] ;

5 ( withdraw from) quitter [organization] ; échapper à [responsibilities] ; he's got out of oil ○ ( as investment) il a vendu toutes ses actions dans le pétrole ;

6 ( avoid doing) s'arranger pour ne pas aller à [appointment, meeting] ; I'll try to get out of it j'essaierai de me libérer ; I accepted the invitation and now I can't get out of it j'ai accepté l'invitation et maintenant je ne peux pas me défiler ○ ; to get out of doing s'arranger pour ne pas faire ;

7 ( no longer do) perdre [habit] ;

8 ( gain from) what do you get out of your job? qu'est-ce que ton travail t'apporte? ; what will you get out of it? qu'est-ce que vous en retirerez?

■ get over:

▶ get over ( cross) passer ;

▶ get over [sth]

1 ( cross) traverser [bridge, stream] ;

2 ( recover from) se remettre de [illness, shock] ; to get over the fact that se remettre du fait que ; I can't get over it ( in amazement) je n'en reviens pas ; I couldn't get over how she looked ça m'a fait un choc de la voir comme ça ; I can't get over how you've grown je n'en reviens pas de ce que tu as grandi ;

3 ( surmount) surmonter [problem] ; to get sth over with en finir avec qch ; let's get it over with finissons-en ;

4 ( stop loving) oublier ; she never got over him elle ne l'a jamais oublié ;

▶ get [sb/sth] over

1 ( cause to cross) faire passer [injured person, object] ; faire passer [qn/ qch] au-dessus de [bridge, wall etc] ;

2 ( cause to arrive) get the plumber over here at once faites venir tout de suite le plombier ;

3 ( communicate) faire passer [message].

■ get round GB:

▶ get round = get around ;

▶ get round [sth] = get around [sth] ;

▶ get round ○ [sb] persuader [qn], avoir [qn] au sentiment ○ ; can't you get round him? est-ce que tu ne peux pas le persuader? ; she easily gets round her father elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de son père.

■ get through:

▶ get through

1 ( squeeze through) passer ;

2 Telecom to get through to sb avoir qn au téléphone ; I couldn't get through je n'ai pas réussi à l'avoir ;

3 to get through to ( communicate with) convaincre [person] ;

4 ( arrive) [news, supplies] arriver ;

5 ( survive) s'en sortir (by doing en faisant) ;

6 Sch, Univ [examinee] réussir ;

▶ get through [sth]

1 ( make way through) traverser [checkpoint, mud] ;

2 ( reach end of) terminer [book, revision] ; finir [meal, task] ; [actor] finir [performance] ;

3 ( survive mentally) I thought I'd never get through the week j'ai cru que je ne tiendrais pas la semaine ;

4 ( complete successfully) [candidate, competitor] réussir à [exam, qualifying round] ; I got through the interview l'entretien s'est bien passé ;

5 (consume, use) manger [supply of food] ; boire [supply of drink] ; dépenser [money] ; I get through two notebooks a week il me faut or j'use deux carnets par semaine ;

▶ get [sb/sth] through

1 ( squeeze through) faire passer [car, object, person] ;

2 ( help to endure) [pills, encouragement, strength of character] aider [qn] à continuer ; her advice/these pills got me through the day ses conseils/ces comprimés m'ont aidé à tenir le coup ○ ;

3 ( help through frontier etc) faire passer [person, imported goods] ;

4 Sch, Univ ( help to pass) permettre à [qn] de réussir [candidate] ;

5 Pol faire passer [bill].

■ get together:

▶ get together ( assemble) se réunir (about, over pour discuter de) ;

▶ get [sb/sth] together, get together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) réunir [different people, groups] ;

2 ( accumulate) réunir [money] ; rassembler [food parcels, truckload] ;

3 ( form) former [company, action group].

■ get under:

▶ get under passer en-dessous ;

▶ get under [sth] passer sous [barrier, floorboards etc].

■ get up:

▶ get up

1 (from bed, chair etc) se lever (from de) ; get up off the grass! ne reste pas sur l'herbe! ;

2 (on horse, ledge etc) monter ; how did you get up there? comment est-ce que tu es monté là-haut? ;

3 Meteorol [storm] se préparer ; [wind] se lever ;

4 to get up to ( reach) arriver à [page, upper floor] ; what did you get up to? fig ( sth enjoyable) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? ; ( sth mischievous) qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ○ ? ;

▶ get up [sth]

1 arriver en haut de [hill, ladder] ;

2 ( increase) augmenter [speed] ;

3 (start, muster) former [group] ; faire [petition] ; obtenir [support, sympathy] ;

▶ get [sth] up organiser ;

▶ get [oneself] up ○ in mettre [outfit].

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20 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

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[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

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I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

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