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1 wrong

1. adjective
1) (morally bad) unrecht (geh.); (unfair) ungerecht

you were wrong to be so angry — es war nicht richtig von dir, so ärgerlich zu sein

2) (mistaken) falsch

be wrong — [Person:] sich irren

I was wrong about you — ich habe mich in dir geirrt

the clock is wrong — die Uhr geht falsch

the clock is wrong by ten minutes — (fast/slow) die Uhr geht 10 Minuten vor/nach

how wrong can you be or get! — wie man sich irren kann!

3) (not suitable) falsch

give the wrong answer — eine falsche Antwort geben

say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

be the wrong person for the job — für die Stelle ungeeignet sein

take the wrong turning — falsch abbiegen

get hold of the wrong end of the stick — (fig.) alles völlig falsch verstehen

[the] wrong way round — verkehrt herum

4) (out of order) nicht in Ordnung

there's something wrong here/with him — hier/mit ihm stimmt etwas nicht

there's nothing wrong — es ist alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — ist etwas nicht in Ordnung? See also academic.ru/121192/wrong_side">wrong side
2. adverb
falsch

get it wrong — es falsch od. verkehrt machen; (misunderstand) sich irren

I got the answer wrong again — meine Antwort war wieder falsch

get somebody wrong — jemanden falsch verstehen

go wrong — (take wrong path) sich verlaufen; (fig.) [Person:] vom rechten Weg abkommen (fig. geh.); [Maschine, Mechanismus:] kaputtgehen (ugs.); [Angelegenheit:] danebengehen (ugs.)
3. noun
Unrecht, das

two wrongs don't make a right — das gibt nur ein Unrecht mehr

do wrong — unrecht tun

she can do no wrong — sie kann überhaupt nichts Unrechtes tun

be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein
4. transitive verb
wrong somebody — jemanden ungerecht behandeln

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[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) falsch

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) falsch

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) unrecht

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) verkehrt

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) nicht in Ordnung
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) falsch
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) das Unrecht
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) Unrecht tun

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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wrong

[rɒŋ, AM rɑ:ŋ]

I. adj inv

1. (not correct) falsch

your clock is \wrong deine Uhr geht falsch

she's \wrong in thinking that... sie liegt falsch, wenn sie denkt, dass...

he's the \wrong person for the job er ist nicht der richtige Mann für diesen Job

I think we're going the \wrong way ich denke, wir sind falsch fam

it's all \wrong das ist völlig verkehrt

this is the \wrong time to... dies ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt,...

it is \wrong that you always pay es ist nicht in Ordnung, dass du immer bezahlst

what's \wrong with spending Saturday night in the pub? was ist so falsch daran, den Samstagabend im Pub zu verbringen?

sorry, you've got the \wrong number tut mir leid, Sie haben sich verwählt

who was on the phone? — oh, it was just a \wrong number wer war am Telefon? — oh, da hatte sich nur einer verwählt

she got in with the \wrong crowd at university sie ist an der Universität mit den falschen Leuten zusammengekommen

to get sth \wrong sich akk mit etw dat vertun; (misunderstand) etw falsch verstehen

you can't go \wrong with that type of wine! mit diesem Wein können Sie gar nichts falsch machen!

he got the answer \wrong er hat die falsche Antwort gegeben; MATH er hat sich verrechnet

you got three questions \wrong Sie haben drei Fragen falsch beantwortet

to get sb \wrong jdn falsch verstehen

don't get me \wrong versteh mich bitte nicht falsch

to be proved \wrong widerlegt werden

I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me \wrong ich dachte, sie könnte es nicht tun, aber sie bewies mir, dass ich Unrecht hatte

▪ to be \wrong about sth sich akk bei etw dat irren

I was \wrong about her ich habe mich in ihr getäuscht

2. pred (amiss)

is there anything \wrong? stimmt etwas nicht?

what's \wrong with you today? was ist denn heute mit dir los?

3. (morally reprehensible) verwerflich geh

it was \wrong of her to... es war nicht richtig von ihr,...

4. pred (not functioning properly)

something's \wrong with the television irgendetwas stimmt mit dem Fernseher nicht

my car's gone \wrong again mein Auto tut mal wieder nicht fam

my computer goes \wrong every time I... mein Computer stürzt jedes Mal ab, wenn ich...

to find out what is \wrong herausfinden, wo der Fehler liegt

5.

▶ to catch sb on the \wrong foot jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen fam

▶ to fall [or get] into the \wrong hands in die falschen Hände geraten

▶ to get out of bed on the \wrong side [or out of the \wrong side of the bed] mit dem linken Fuß zuerst aufstehen

▶ to get hold of the \wrong end of the stick etw in den falschen Hals bekommen fam

▶ to have/put sth on the \wrong way round [or AM around] etw falsch herum anhaben/anziehen

you've got your skirt on the \wrong way around du hast deinen Rock falsch herum an[gezogen]

II. adv inv

1. (incorrectly) falsch

to spell sth \wrong etw falsch buchstabieren

2. (in a morally reprehensible way) falsch

his mother always said he lived \wrong seine Mutter hat immer gesagt, dass er ein verwerfliches Leben führe

3. (amiss)

to go \wrong things schiefgehen fam; people vom rechten Weg abkommen

III. n

1. no pl (moral reprehensibility)

a sense of right and \wrong ein Gespür nt für Recht und Unrecht

to know right from \wrong richtig und falsch unterscheiden können

2. no pl (unjust action) Unrecht nt, Rechtsverletzung f

to do \wrong Unrecht tun

to do sb a \wrong jdm Unrecht zufügen

to do sb no \wrong jdm kein Unrecht tun

to suffer a \wrong Unrecht erleiden

3.

▶ to be in the \wrong (mistaken) sich akk irren; (reprehensible) im Unrecht sein

IV. vt usu passive ( form: treat unjustly)

▪ to \wrong sb jdm Unrecht tun; (judge character unjustly) jdn falsch einschätzen

I \wronged him when I said that he was a fair-weather friend ich habe ihn falsch eingeschätzt, als ich sagte, er sei ein Freund für schöne Stunden

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[rɒŋ]
1. adj

1) falsch

to be wrong — nicht stimmen; (answer also) falsch sein; (person) unrecht haben; (watch) falsch gehen

it's all wrong — das ist völlig verkehrt or falsch

it's all wrong that I should have to... — das ist doch nicht richtig, dass ich... muss

I was wrong about him — ich habe mich in ihm getäuscht or geirrt

you were wrong in thinking he did it — du hast unrecht gehabt, als du dachtest, er sei es gewesen

how wrong can you get! — falscher gehts (wohl) nicht!

I took a wrong turning — ich habe eine verkehrte or falsche Abzweigung genommen

he went in the wrong direction — er ging in die verkehrte or falsche Richtung

this is the wrong train for Bournemouth — dies ist der falsche Zug, wenn Sie nach Bournemouth wollen

to say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

the wrong side of the fabric — die linke Seite des Stoffes

you live in the wrong part of town — du wohnst nicht im richtigen Stadtteil

he's got the wrong kind of friends — er hat die falschen Freunde

you've come to the wrong man or person/place —

brown is definitely the wrong colour to be wearing this season — Braun ist diese Saison absolut nicht modern

it feels all wrong not working — es ist ganz komisch nicht zu arbeiten

it's the wrong time for jokes — es ist nicht die richtige Zeit für Witze

it's the wrong time and the wrong place for that — das ist weder die Zeit noch der Ort dafür

to do sth the wrong way — etw falsch or verkehrt machen

See:

→ number

2) (morally) schlecht, unrecht; (= unfair) ungerecht, unfair

it's wrong to steal — es ist unrecht zu stehlen, Stehlen ist unrecht

that was very wrong of you — das war absolut nicht richtig von dir

you were wrong to do that — es war falsch or unrecht or nicht richtig von dir, das zu tun

it's wrong of you to laugh — Sie sollten nicht lachen

it's wrong that he should have to ask — es ist unrecht or falsch, dass er überhaupt fragen muss

what's wrong with a drink now and again? — was ist schon (Schlimmes) dabei, wenn man ab und zu einen trinkt?

what's wrong with working on Sundays? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man sonntags arbeitet?

I don't see anything wrong in or with that — ich kann nichts Falsches daran finden, ich finde nichts daran auszusetzen

3) pred

(= amiss) something is wrong — (irgend)etwas stimmt nicht or ist nicht in Ordnung (with mit); (suspiciously) irgendetwas stimmt da nicht or ist da faul (inf)

is anything or something wrong? — ist was? (inf)

there's nothing wrong — (es ist) alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — was ist los?

what's wrong with you? — was fehlt Ihnen?

there's nothing medically wrong with her — medizinisch (gesehen) fehlt ihr nichts

I hope there's nothing wrong at home — ich hoffe, dass zu Hause alles in Ordnung ist

2. adv
falsch
you do him wrong — du tust ihm unrecht

you did wrong to do it — es war falsch or unrecht or nicht richtig von dir, das zu tun

to get sth wrong — sich mit etw vertun

he got the answer wrong — er hat die falsche Antwort gegeben; (Math) er hat sich verrechnet

I think you got things a bit wrong — ich glaube, Sie sehen die Sache or das nicht ganz richtig

to get one's sums wrong — sich verrechnen

you thought wrong — Sie haben sich geirrt

to go wrong (on route) — falsch gehen/fahren; (in calculation) einen Fehler machen; (morally) auf Abwege geraten; (plan etc) schiefgehen; (affair etc) schieflaufen

my washing machine has gone wrong — meine Waschmaschine ist nicht in Ordnung

I hope the television doesn't go wrong — hoffentlich bleibt der Fernseher in Ordnung

you can't go wrong — du kannst gar nichts verkehrt machen

you can't go wrong if you buy him a bottle of whisky — mit einer Flasche Whisky liegst du bei ihm immer richtig

3. n
Unrecht nt no pl
(social) wrongs — (soziale) Ungerechtigkeiten pl

to be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein

two wrongs don't make a right — Unrecht und Unrecht ergibt noch kein Recht

to do sb a great wrong — jdm ein großes Unrecht antun

he can do no wrong — er macht natürlich immer alles richtig

all the little wrongs he'd done her — all die kleinen Kränkungen, die er ihr zugefügt hatte

4. vt

to wrong sb — jdm unrecht tun

to be wronged — ungerecht behandelt werden

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wrong [rɒŋ]

A adj (adv → wrongly)

1. falsch, unrichtig, verkehrt:

a wrong opinion auch eine irrige Meinung;

be wrong

a) falsch sein,

b) unrecht haben, sich irren (Person),

c) falsch gehen (Uhr);

I may be wrong, but … ich kann mich irren oder täuschen, aber …;

you are wrong in believing that … du irrst dich, wenn du glaubst, dass …;

he was wrong to do sth es war falsch, dass er etwas tat;

do the wrong thing das Verkehrte oder Falsche tun;

you’ve got the wrong person Sie haben sich in der Person geirrt;

prove sb wrong

a) beweisen, dass jemand im Irrtum ist,

b) jemandem unrecht geben (Ereignis);

be proved wrong widerlegt werden (Theorie etc); → number A 2

2. verkehrt, falsch:

catch sb on the wrong foot → wrong-foot;

the wrong side

a) die verkehrte oder falsche Seite,

b) die linke Seite (von Stoffen etc);

(the) wrong side out das Innere nach außen (gekehrt) (Kleidungsstück etc);

be on the wrong side of 60 über 60 (Jahre alt) sein;

he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth umg das Lachen wird ihm schon (noch) vergehen;

have got out of bed on the wrong side umg mit dem linken Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein;

get on the wrong side of sb umg sich jemandes Gunst verscherzen, es mit jemandem verderben; → blanket A 1, stick¹ A 5, track A 2

3. nicht in Ordnung:

sth is wrong with it etwas stimmt daran nicht, etwas ist nicht in Ordnung damit;

I wonder what’s wrong with him was hat er nur?;

what’s wrong with …?

a) was gibt es auszusetzen an (dat),

b) umg wie wärs mit …?;

what is wrong with you? was ist los mit dir?, was hast du?

4. unrecht, unbillig:

it is wrong of you to laugh es ist nicht recht von dir zu lachen

B adv

1. falsch, unrichtig, verkehrt:

do sth wrong etwas falsch machen;

don’t get me wrong verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch, missverstehen Sie mich nicht;

go wrong

a) nicht richtig funktionieren oder gehen (Instrument, Uhr etc),

b) fig danebengehen, schiefgehen (Vorhaben etc),

c) fig auf Abwege oder die schiefe Bahn geraten,

d) fig fehlgehen;

where did we go wrong? was haben wir falsch gemacht?;

get in wrong with sb US umg sich jemandes Gunst verscherzen, es mit jemandem verderben;

get sb in wrong US umg jemanden in Misskredit bringen ( with bei)

2. unrecht:

act wrong

C s

1. Unrecht n:

do wrong unrecht tun;

do sb wrong jemandem ein Unrecht zufügen;

two wrongs do not make a right (Sprichwort) es ist nicht recht, Unrecht mit Unrecht zu vergelten

2. Irrtum m, Unrecht n:

be in the wrong unrecht haben;

get o.s. in the wrong with sb sich bei jemandem ins Unrecht setzen;

put sb in the wrong jemanden ins Unrecht setzen

3. Schaden m, Kränkung f, Beleidigung f

4. JUR Rechtsverletzung f, -widrigkeit f

D v/t

1. jemandem (auch in Gedanken etc) unrecht tun, jemanden ungerecht behandeln:

I am wronged mir geschieht Unrecht

2. jemandem schaden, Schaden zufügen, jemanden benachteiligen

3. betrügen (of um)

4. eine Frau

a) entehren

b) verführen

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1. adjective
1) (morally bad) unrecht (geh.); (unfair) ungerecht

you were wrong to be so angry — es war nicht richtig von dir, so ärgerlich zu sein

2) (mistaken) falsch

be wrong — [Person:] sich irren

I was wrong about you — ich habe mich in dir geirrt

the clock is wrong — die Uhr geht falsch

the clock is wrong by ten minutes — (fast/slow) die Uhr geht 10 Minuten vor/nach

how wrong can you be or get! — wie man sich irren kann!

3) (not suitable) falsch

give the wrong answer — eine falsche Antwort geben

say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

be the wrong person for the job — für die Stelle ungeeignet sein

take the wrong turning — falsch abbiegen

get hold of the wrong end of the stick — (fig.) alles völlig falsch verstehen

[the] wrong way round — verkehrt herum

4) (out of order) nicht in Ordnung

there's something wrong here/with him — hier/mit ihm stimmt etwas nicht

there's nothing wrong — es ist alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — ist etwas nicht in Ordnung? See also wrong side
2. adverb
falsch

get it wrong — es falsch od. verkehrt machen; (misunderstand) sich irren

I got the answer wrong again — meine Antwort war wieder falsch

get somebody wrong — jemanden falsch verstehen

go wrong — (take wrong path) sich verlaufen; (fig.) [Person:] vom rechten Weg abkommen (fig. geh.); [Maschine, Mechanismus:] kaputtgehen (ugs.); [Angelegenheit:] danebengehen (ugs.)
3. noun
Unrecht, das

two wrongs don't make a right — das gibt nur ein Unrecht mehr

do wrong — unrecht tun

she can do no wrong — sie kann überhaupt nichts Unrechtes tun

be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein
4. transitive verb
wrong somebody — jemanden ungerecht behandeln

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adj.

falsch adj.

verkehrt adj. adv.

falsch adv. n.

Unrecht -e n.

English-german dictionary > wrong
2 wrong

wrong, US rO ;N

A n

1 ¢ ( evil) mal m ; no sense of right or wrong aucun sens du bien ou du mal ; she could do no wrong elle était incapable de faire du mal ; in their eyes, she could do no wrong pour eux, tout ce qu'elle faisait était parfait ;

2 ( injustice) tort m ; to right a wrong réparer un tort ; to do sb wrong/a great wrong sout faire du tort/beaucoup de tort à qn ; the rights and wrongs of the matter les aspects moraux de la question ;

3 Jur délit m ; private/public wrong délit civil/pénal.

B adj

1 ( incorrect) ( ill-chosen) mauvais ; ( containing errors) [total] erroné ; [note, forecast, hypothesis] faux/fausse, erroné ; in the wrong place at the wrong time au mauvais endroit au mauvais moment ; he picked up the wrong key il a pris la mauvaise clé ; it's the wrong wood/glue for the purpose ce n'est pas le bois/la colle qu'il faut ; she was the wrong woman for you ce n'était pas la femme qu'il te fallait ; to prove to be wrong [forecast, hypothesis] se révéler faux ; to go the wrong way/to the wrong place se tromper de chemin/d'endroit ; to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/train ; to take the wrong turning GB ou turn US ne pas tourner au bon endroit ; to give the wrong password/answer ne pas donner le bon mot de passe/la bonne réponse ; confrontation is the wrong approach l'affrontement n'est pas la bonne méthode ; everything I do is wrong je ne fais jamais rien de bon ; it was the wrong thing to say/do c'était la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; to say the wrong thing faire une gaffe, dire ce qu'il ne faut/fallait etc pas dire ; don't get the wrong idea ne te méprends pas ; you've got the wrong number ( on phone) vous faites erreur ;

2 (reprehensible, unjust) it is wrong to do c'est mal de faire ; it's wrong to cheat c'est mal de tricher ; she hasn't done anything wrong elle n'a rien fait de mal ; it was wrong of me/you to do je/tu n'aurais pas dû faire ; it is wrong for sb to do ce n'est pas juste que qn fasse ; it's wrong for her to have to struggle alone ce n'est pas juste qu'elle soit obligée de lutter seule ; it is wrong that c'est injuste que (+ subj) ; it is wrong that the poor should go hungry c'est injuste que les pauvres aient faim ; there's nothing wrong with ou in sth il n'y a pas de mal à qch ; there's nothing wrong with ou in doing il n'y a pas de mal à faire ; what's wrong with trying? quel mal y a-t-il à essayer? ; (so) what's wrong with that? où est le mal? ;

3 ( mistaken) to be wrong [person] avoir tort, se tromper ; that's where you're wrong c'est là que tu te trompes ; can you prove I'm wrong? est-ce que tu peux prouver que j'ai tort? ; how wrong can you be! comme on peut se tromper! ; I might be wrong il se peut que je me trompe ; to be wrong about se tromper sur [person, situation, details] ; she was wrong about him elle s'est trompée sur son compte ; to be wrong to do ou in doing sout avoir tort de faire ; you are wrong to accuse me vous avez tort de m'accuser ; am I wrong in thinking that…? ai-je tort de penser que…? ; to prove sb wrong donner tort à qn ;

4 ( not as it should be) to be wrong ne pas aller ; there is something (badly) wrong il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas (du tout) ; what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; what's wrong with the machine/clock? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec la machine/pendule? ; there's something wrong with this computer cet ordinateur a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; the wording is all wrong la formulation ne va pas du tout ; what's wrong with your arm/leg? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras/à la jambe? ; what's wrong with you? ( to person suffering) qu'est-ce que tu as? ; ( to person behaving oddly) qu'est-ce qui t'arrive or te prend? ; your clock is wrong votre pendule n'est pas à l'heure ; nothing wrong is there? tout va bien?

C adv to get sth wrong se tromper de qch [date, time, details] ; se tromper dans qch [calculations] ; I think you've got it wrong je pense que tu te trompes ; to go wrong [person] se tromper ; [machine] ne plus marcher ; [plan] ne pas marcher ; what's gone wrong between them? qu'est-ce qui n'a pas marché entre eux? ; you won't go far wrong if… vous ne risquez pas de faire fausse route si… ; you can't go wrong ( in choice of route) tu ne peux pas te tromper ; ( are bound to succeed) tu peux être tranquille.

D vtr

1 ( treat unjustly) faire du tort à [person, family] ;

2 sout ( judge unfairly) mésestimer.

Idioms

to be in the wrong être dans mon/ton etc tort ; to be wrong in the head ○ être dérangé ○, avoir une case en moins ○ ; don't get me wrong ne le prends pas mal ; to get into the wrong hands tomber dans de mauvaises mains ; to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn ; to go down the wrong way [food, drink] passer de travers ; to jump to the wrong conclusions tirer des conclusions hâtives ; two wrongs don't make a right on ne répare pas une injustice avec une autre ; you've got me all wrong vous ne m'avez pas du tout compris ; ⇒ stick.

Big English-French dictionary > wrong
3 wrong

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = incorrect) [guess] erroné ; [answer, sum] faux ( fausse f)

• the letter has the wrong date on it ils se sont trompés de date sur la lettre

• I'm in the wrong job je ne suis pas fait pour ce travail

• that's the wrong kind of plug ce n'est pas la prise qu'il faut

• you've picked the wrong man if you want someone to mend a fuse vous tombez mal si vous voulez quelqu'un qui puisse réparer un fusible

• you've put it back in the wrong place vous ne l'avez pas remis à la bonne place

• to say the wrong thing dire ce qu'il ne faut pas dire

• he told me the wrong time il ne m'a pas donné la bonne heure

• he got on the wrong train il s'est trompé de train

► to be wrong se tromper

• I was wrong about him je me suis trompé sur son compte

• my watch is wrong ma montre n'est pas à l'heure

• you are wrong to think that tu as tort de penser cela► to get sth/sb wrong

• you've got your facts wrong ce que vous avancez est faux

• he got the figures wrong il s'est trompé dans les chiffres

• he got all his sums wrong toutes ses opérations étaient fausses

• you've got it all wrong (inf) ( = misunderstood) vous n'avez rien compris

• don't get me wrong (inf) comprends-moi bien

   b. ( = bad) mal inv ; ( = unfair) injuste

• it is wrong to lie c'est mal de mentir

• it was wrong of you to hit him tu as eu tort de le frapper

   c. ( = exceptionable) there's nothing wrong with hoping that... il n'y a pas de mal à espérer que...

• there's nothing wrong with (doing) that il n'y a rien de mal à (faire) cela

   d. ( = amiss) something's wrong (with it) il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

• there's something wrong with him il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez lui

• something's wrong with my watch ma montre ne marche pas comme il faut

• something was very wrong quelque chose n'allait vraiment pas

• there's nothing wrong with it [+ plan] c'est tout à fait valable ; [+ machine, car] ça marche très bien

• there's nothing wrong with him il va très bien

► what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que tu as ?

• what's wrong with your arm? qu'est-ce que vous avez au bras ?

• what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture ?

2. adverb

[answer, guess] mal

• you're doing it all wrong vous vous y prenez mal

• you've spelt it wrong vous l'avez mal écrit

• you thought wrong tu t'es trompé

• how wrong can you get! (inf) comme on peut se tromper !

► to go wrong (in calculations, negotiations) faire une erreur ; [plan] mal tourner

• you can't go wrong (in directions) vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper ; (in choice of job, car) (de toute façon) c'est un bon choix

• nothing can go wrong now tout va marcher comme sur des roulettes maintenant

• everything went wrong that day tout est allé de travers ce jour-là

3. noun

   a. ( = evil) mal m

• to do wrong mal agir

• he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait est bien à ses yeux

   b. ( = injustice) injustice f

• to right a wrong réparer une injustice (PROV) two wrongs don't make a right on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre injustice

   c. ► in the wrong

• to be in the wrong avoir tort

• to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort

4. compounds

► wrong-foot transitive verb (Sport) prendre à contre-pied ; (British figurative) prendre au dépourvu

► wrong-headed adjective [person] buté ; [idea, approach] aberrant

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[rɒŋ], US [rɔːŋ] 1.
noun

1) [U] ( evil) mal m

in their eyes, she could do no wrong — pour eux, tout ce qu'elle faisait était parfait

2) ( injustice) tort m

to right a wrong — réparer un tort

the rights and wrongs of the matter — les aspects moraux de la question

3) Law délit m
2.
adjective

1) ( incorrect) ( ill-chosen) mauvais; ( containing errors) erroné

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — ce n'est pas la colle qu'il faut

to prove to be wrong — se révéler faux

to go the wrong way — se tromper de chemin

to take the wrong road — se tromper de route

to take the wrong turning GB ou turn — ne pas tourner au bon endroit

to give the wrong answer — ne pas donner la bonne réponse

everything I do is wrong — je ne fais jamais rien de bien

it was the wrong thing to say — c'était la chose à ne pas dire

to say the wrong thing — faire une gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — ne te méprends pas

don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that he's stupid but... — ne te méprends pas, je ne dis pas qu'il est idiot mais...

don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing you — ne le prends pas mal, je ne te critique pas

you've got the wrong number — vous faites erreur

2) ( reprehensible)

it is wrong to do — c'est mal de faire

she hasn't done anything wrong — elle n'a rien fait de mal

it was wrong of me to do — je n'aurais pas dû faire

it is wrong for somebody to do — ce n'est pas juste que quelqu'un fasse

it is wrong that — c'est injuste que

there's nothing wrong with ou in something — il n'y a pas de mal à quelque chose

what's wrong with trying? — quel mal y a-t-il à essayer?

(so) what's wrong with that? — où est le mal?

3) ( mistaken)

to be wrong — [person] avoir tort, se tromper

that's where you're wrong — c'est là que tu te trompes

how wrong can you be! — comme on peut se tromper!

I might be wrong — il se peut que je me trompe

to be wrong about — se tromper sur

she was wrong about him — elle s'est trompée sur son compte

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ai-je tort de penser que...?

to prove somebody wrong — donner tort à quelqu'un

4) ( not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas (du tout)

there's something wrong with this computer — il y a un problème avec cet ordinateur

what's wrong with your arm? — qu'est-ce que tu as au bras?

what's wrong with you? — ( to person suffering) qu'est-ce que tu as?; ( to person behaving oddly) qu'est-ce qui t'arrive?

nothing wrong is there? — tout va bien?
3.
adverb

to get something wrong — se tromper de quelque chose [date, time, details]; se tromper dans quelque chose [calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — je pense que tu te trompes

to go wrong — [person] se tromper; [machine] ne plus marcher; [plan] ne pas marcher

you won't go far wrong if... — vous ne risquez pas de faire fausse route si...

you can't go wrong — ( in choice of route) tu ne peux pas te tromper; ( are bound to succeed) tu peux être tranquille
4.
transitive verb ( treat unjustly) faire du tort à [person, family]

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to be in the wrong — être dans mon/ton etc tort

to be wrong in the head — (colloq) être dérangé (colloq)

to get into the wrong hands — tomber dans de mauvaises mains

to get on the wrong side of somebody — se faire mal voir de quelqu'un

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] passer de travers

two wrongs don't make a right — on ne répare pas une injustice avec une autre

you've got me all wrong — vous ne m'avez pas du tout compris

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wrong [rɒŋ]

mauvais ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) faux ⇒ 1 (a) erroné ⇒ 1 (a) tort ⇒ 1 (b), 3 (b)-(d) mal ⇒ 1 (d), 2, 3 (a) injuste ⇒ 1 (d) faire du tort à ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (incorrect → address, answer, information) mauvais, faux (fausse), erroné; (→ decision) mauvais; Music (note) faux (fausse); Telecommunications (number) faux (fausse);

∎ to get things in the wrong order mettre les choses dans le mauvais ordre;

∎ these cups are in the wrong place ces tasses ne sont pas à leur place;

∎ they came on the wrong day ils se sont trompés de jour pour leur venue;

∎ to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/de train;

∎ this is the wrong road for Munich ce n'est pas la bonne route pour aller à Munich;

∎ to drive on the wrong side of the road conduire du mauvais côté de la route;

∎ she went to the wrong address elle s'est trompée d'adresse;

∎ you've put your shoes on the wrong feet vous vous êtes trompé (de pied) en mettant vos chaussures;

∎ to be (the) wrong side up être à l'envers;

∎ the biscuit went down the wrong way j'ai avalé le gâteau de travers;

∎ it was a wrong number c'était une erreur;

∎ to dial the wrong number se tromper de numéro;

∎ I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number désolé, vous vous êtes trompé de numéro ou vous faites erreur;

∎ you've got the wrong man, Jack Taylor isn't a murderer vous faites erreur, Jack Taylor n'est pas un meurtrier;

∎ the clock/my watch is wrong le réveil/ma montre n'est pas à l'heure;

∎ the clock has always shown the wrong time la pendule n'a jamais été à l'heure ou n'a jamais indiqué l'heure exacte

(b) (mistaken → person)

∎ to be wrong (about sth) avoir tort ou se tromper (à propos de qch);

∎ you were wrong to lose your temper vous avez eu tort de vous emporter;

∎ you were wrong to accuse him, it was wrong of you to accuse him vous avez eu tort de l'accuser, vous n'auriez pas dû l'accuser;

∎ to be wrong about sb se tromper sur (le compte de) qn;

∎ how wrong can you be! comme quoi on peut se tromper!;

∎ that's just where you are wrong c'est justement ce qui vous trompe, c'est justement là que vous vous trompez;

∎ I hope he won't get the wrong idea about me j'espère qu'il ne se fera pas de fausses idées sur mon compte;

∎ I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but… ne le prends pas mal mais…

(c) (unsuitable) mauvais, mal choisi;

∎ you've got the wrong attitude vous n'avez pas l'attitude qu'il faut ou la bonne attitude;

∎ it was the wrong thing to do/to say ce n'était pas la chose à faire/à dire;

∎ I said all the wrong things j'ai dit tout ce qu'il ne fallait pas dire;

∎ his ideas are all wrong il a des idées tout de travers;

∎ you're going about it in the wrong way vous vous y prenez mal;

∎ it's the wrong way to deal with the situation ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut régler la situation;

∎ to come at the wrong time venir à un mauvais moment ou mal à propos;

∎ he's the wrong man for the job ce n'est pas l'homme qu'il faut pour ce poste;

∎ I'm the wrong person to ask il ne faut pas me demander ça à moi;

∎ I think you're in the wrong job je pense que ce n'est pas le travail qu'il vous faut; humorous vous vous êtes trompé de métier!;

∎ she was wearing the wrong shoes for a long walk elle n'avait pas les chaussures qui conviennent ou elle n'avait pas les bonnes chaussures pour une randonnée;

∎ this village is the wrong place for a nightclub ce village n'est pas l'endroit qui convient ou n'est pas le bon endroit pour une boîte de nuit

(d) (immoral, bad) mal; (unjust) injuste;

∎ cheating is wrong c'est mal de tricher;

∎ slavery is wrong l'esclavage est inacceptable;

∎ it was wrong of him to take the money ce n'était pas bien de sa part de prendre l'argent;

∎ what's wrong with reading comics? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à lire des bandes dessinées?;

∎ what's wrong with that? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à ça?;

∎ there's nothing wrong with it il n'y a rien à redire à cela, il n'y a pas de mal à cela;

∎ it's wrong that anyone should have to live in poverty il est injuste que des gens soient obligés de vivre dans la misère

(e) (amiss)

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with the lamp la lampe ne marche pas bien ou a un défaut;

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with my elbow j'ai quelque chose au coude;

∎ there's something wrong with me (ill) j'ai quelque chose qui ne va pas;

∎ there must be something wrong with me (that people don't like me) il doit y avoir quelque chose qui ne va pas chez moi;

∎ there must be something seriously wrong il doit y avoir un gros problème;

∎ there's something wrong somewhere il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas quelque part;

∎ I hope there's nothing wrong j'espère qu'il n'est rien arrivé;

∎ there's nothing at all wrong with the clock la pendule marche parfaitement bien;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your work votre travail est très bon;

∎ there's nothing wrong with her decision/her reasoning sa décision/son raisonnement est parfaitement valable;

∎ there's nothing wrong about wanting a holiday without the kids il n'y a pas de mal à vouloir des vacances sans les enfants;

∎ there's nothing wrong with you vous êtes en parfaite santé;

∎ there's nothing wrong, thank you tout va bien, merci;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your eyes/your hearing! vous avez de bons yeux/de bonnes oreilles!;

∎ what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;

∎ what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture?;

∎ what's wrong with your elbow? qu'est-ce qu'il a, votre coude?;

∎ what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que vous avez?;

∎ what's wrong with these people? (that they don't understand) qu'est-ce qu'ils ont qui ne va pas, ces gens?;

∎ what's wrong with going to France? quel mal y a-t-il à aller en France?;

∎ there's very little wrong with you dans l'ensemble, vous êtes en très bonne santé;

∎ there wasn't much wrong with the car la voiture n'avait pas grand-chose;

∎ British familiar to be wrong in the head avoir la tête fêlée ou le cerveau fêlé, être fêlé ou timbré

(f) Textiles

∎ the wrong side of the fabric l'envers m du tissu;

∎ wrong side out à l'envers

(g) (idioms)

∎ he got hold of the wrong end of the stick il a tout compris de travers;

∎ British to be caught on the wrong foot être pris au dépourvu;

∎ they got off on the wrong foot ils se sont mal entendus au départ;

∎ British I'm (on) the wrong side of fifty j'ai cinquante ans bien sonnés;

∎ to get out of bed on the wrong side se lever du pied gauche;

∎ to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn

2 adverb

mal;

∎ you did wrong vous avez mal agi;

∎ I guessed wrong je suis tombé à côté, je me suis trompé;

∎ you've spelt the word wrong vous avez mal écrit ou mal orthographié ce mot;

∎ she got the time/address/name wrong (was mistaken about) elle s'est trompée d'heure/d'adresse/de nom; (misunderstood) elle a mal compris l'heure/l'adresse/le nom;

∎ I got the answer wrong je n'ai pas donné la bonne réponse;

∎ to get one's sums wrong Mathematics faire des erreurs dans ses opérations; figurative se tromper dans ses calculs;

∎ she's got her facts wrong elle se trompe, ce qu'elle avance est faux;

∎ you've got it wrong, I never said that vous vous trompez ou vous n'avez pas compris, je n'ai jamais dit cela;

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

∎ you've got her all wrong vous vous trompez complètement sur son compte;

∎ to go wrong (person) se tromper; (plan) mal marcher, mal tourner; (deal) tomber à l'eau; (machine) tomber en panne;

∎ something has gone wrong with the TV la télé est tombée en panne;

∎ something went wrong with her eyesight elle a eu des ennuis avec sa vue;

∎ the space flight went disastrously wrong le vol spatial a tourné à la catastrophe;

∎ we must have gone wrong somewhere nous avons dû nous tromper quelque part;

∎ you can't go wrong vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper, c'est très simple;

∎ you won't go far wrong if you follow her advice vous ne risquez guère de vous tromper si vous suivez ses conseils;

∎ you can't go wrong with a pair of jeans vous êtes tranquille avec un jean;

∎ you can't go wrong with a good book (for reading) vous ne risquez pas de vous ennuyer avec un bon livre; (as present) un bon livre, cela plaît toujours;

∎ where I went wrong was in being too kind to him là où j'ai commis une erreur, c'est en me montrant trop gentil avec lui;

∎ when did things start going wrong? quand est-ce que les choses ont commencé à se gâter?;

∎ she used to be a normal, happy little girl, but something went wrong c'était une petite fille normale et heureuse mais quelque chose a mal tourné;

∎ everything that could go wrong went wrong tout ce qui pouvait aller de travers est allé de travers;

∎ to turn out wrong (event) mal (se) terminer; (calculation) se révéler faux; (person) mal tourner

3 noun

(a) (immorality, immoral act) mal m;

∎ to know the difference between right and wrong savoir distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ I did no wrong je n'ai rien fait de mal;

∎ proverb two wrongs don't make a right = on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre

(b) (harm) tort m, injustice f;

∎ to suffer wrong subir une injustice;

∎ to do sb wrong faire du tort à ou se montrer injuste envers qn;

∎ he did them a great wrong il leur a fait subir une grave injustice, il leur a fait (un) grand tort

(c) (error) tort m, erreur f;

∎ he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait trouve grâce à ses yeux

(d) Law tort m

4 transitive verb

faire du tort à, traiter injustement;

∎ he wronged his wife by accusing her of being unfaithful il a traité injustement sa femme en l'accusant d'infidélité;

∎ she felt deeply wronged elle se sentait gravement lésée;

∎ she has been badly wronged (by words) on a dit à tort beaucoup de mal d'elle; (by actions) on a agi de manière injuste envers elle

5 in the wrong

1 adjective

dans son tort;

∎ to be in the wrong être dans son tort, avoir tort

2 adverb

∎ to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort

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I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesatto

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — non è la colla adatta

to take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata

to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata

everything I do is wrong — tutto ciò che faccio è sbagliato

it was the wrong thing to say — era la cosa da non dire

to say the wrong thing — fare una gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — non farti un'idea sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero

2) (reprehensible, unjust)

it is wrong to do — è sbagliato fare

she hasn't done anything wrong — non ha fatto niente di sbagliato o di male

it was wrong of me to do — ho sbagliato a fare

it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia

it is wrong that — non è giusto che

there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?

3) (mistaken)

to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi

how wrong can you be! — quanto ci si può sbagliare!

I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi

to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?

4) (not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va (affatto)

there's something wrong with this computer — questo computer ha qualcosa che non va

what's wrong with your arm? — che cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?

nothing wrong is there? — va tutto bene?

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to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno

to get into the wrong hands — finire in mani sbagliate

to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
avverbio

to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — penso che ti sbagli

to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli

you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...

you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela

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you've got me all wrong — mi hai completamente frainteso
III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
nome

1) U (evil)

he could do no wrong — era incapace di fare del male

2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.

to right a wrong — riparare un torto

3) dir. illecito m.

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to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto

two wrongs don't make a right — due torti non fanno una ragione
IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]

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[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) sbagliato

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) (che sbaglia)

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) sbagliato

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) sbagliato

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) (che non va)
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) male
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) male
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) offendere, fare torto

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesatto

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — non è la colla adatta

to take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata

to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata

everything I do is wrong — tutto ciò che faccio è sbagliato

it was the wrong thing to say — era la cosa da non dire

to say the wrong thing — fare una gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — non farti un'idea sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero

2) (reprehensible, unjust)

it is wrong to do — è sbagliato fare

she hasn't done anything wrong — non ha fatto niente di sbagliato o di male

it was wrong of me to do — ho sbagliato a fare

it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia

it is wrong that — non è giusto che

there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?

3) (mistaken)

to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi

how wrong can you be! — quanto ci si può sbagliare!

I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi

to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?

4) (not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va (affatto)

there's something wrong with this computer — questo computer ha qualcosa che non va

what's wrong with your arm? — che cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?

nothing wrong is there? — va tutto bene?

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to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno

to get into the wrong hands — finire in mani sbagliate

to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
avverbio

to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — penso che ti sbagli

to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli

you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...

you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela

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you've got me all wrong — mi hai completamente frainteso
III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
nome

1) U (evil)

he could do no wrong — era incapace di fare del male

2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.

to right a wrong — riparare un torto

3) dir. illecito m.

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to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto

two wrongs don't make a right — due torti non fanno una ragione
IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]

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[rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] adj

inv

1) ( not correct) falsch;

your clock is \wrong deine Uhr geht falsch;

she's \wrong in thinking that... sie liegt falsch, wenn sie denkt, dass...;

he's the \wrong person for the job er ist nicht der richtige Mann für diesen Job;

I think we're going the \wrong way ich denke, wir sind falsch ( fam)

it's all \wrong das ist völlig verkehrt;

this is the \wrong time to... dies ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt,...;

it is \wrong that you always pay es ist nicht in Ordnung, dass du immer bezahlst;

what's \wrong with spending Saturday night in the pub? was ist so falsch daran, den Samstagabend im Pub zu verbringen?;

sorry, you've got the \wrong number tut mir leid, Sie haben sich verwählt;

who was on the phone? - oh, it was just a \wrong number wer war am Telefon? - oh, da hatte sich nur einer verwählt;

she got in with the \wrong crowd at university sie ist an der Universität mit den falschen Leuten zusammengekommen;

to get sth \wrong sich akk mit etw dat vertun;

( misunderstand) etw falsch verstehen;

you can't go \wrong with that type of wine! mit diesem Wein können Sie gar nichts falsch machen!;

he got the answer \wrong er hat die falsche Antwort gegeben; math er hat sich verrechnet;

you got three questions \wrong Sie haben drei Fragen falsch beantwortet;

to get sb \wrong jdn falsch verstehen;

don't get me \wrong versteh mich bitte nicht falsch;

to be proved \wrong widerlegt werden;

I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me \wrong ich dachte, sie könnte es nicht tun, aber sie bewies mir, dass ich Unrecht hatte;

to be \wrong about sth sich akk bei etw dat irren;

I was \wrong about her ich habe mich in ihr getäuscht

2) pred ( amiss)

is there anything \wrong? stimmt etwas nicht?;

what's \wrong with you today? was ist denn heute mit dir los?

3) ( morally reprehensible) verwerflich ( geh)

it was \wrong of her to... es war nicht richtig von ihr,...

4) pred ( not functioning properly)

something's \wrong with the television irgendetwas stimmt mit dem Fernseher nicht;

my car's gone \wrong again mein Auto tut mal wieder nicht ( fam)

my computer goes \wrong every time I... mein Computer stürzt jedes Mal ab, wenn ich...;

to find out what is \wrong herausfinden, wo der Fehler liegt

PHRASES:

to get out of bed on the \wrong side [or out of the \wrong side of the bed] mit dem linken Fuß zuerst aufstehen;

to get hold of the \wrong end of the stick etw in den falschen Hals bekommen ( fam)

to catch sb on the \wrong foot jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen ( fam)

to fall [or get] into the \wrong hands in die falschen Hände geraten;

to have/put sth on the \wrong way round [or (Am) around] etw falsch herum anhaben/anziehen;

you've got your skirt on the \wrong way around du hast deinen Rock falsch herum an[gezogen] adv

inv

1) ( incorrectly) falsch;

to spell sth \wrong etw falsch buchstabieren

2) ( in a morally reprehensible way) falsch;

his mother always said he lived \wrong seine Mutter hat immer gesagt, dass er ein verwerfliches Leben führe

3) ( amiss)

to go \wrong things schiefgehen ( fam) people vom rechten Weg abkommen n

1) no pl ( moral reprehensibility)

a sense of right and \wrong ein Gespür nt für Recht und Unrecht;

to know right from \wrong richtig und falsch unterscheiden können

2) no pl ( unjust action) Unrecht nt;

to do \wrong unrecht tun;

to do sb a \wrong jdm Unrecht zufügen;

to do sb no \wrong jdm kein unrecht tun;

to suffer a \wrong Unrecht erleiden

PHRASES:

to be in the \wrong ( mistaken) sich akk irren;

( reprehensible) im unrecht sein vt usu passive (form: treat unjustly)

to \wrong sb jdm unrecht tun;

( judge character unjustly) jdn falsch einschätzen;

I \wronged him when I said that he was a fair-weather friend ich habe ihn falsch eingeschätzt, als ich sagte, er sei ein Freund für schöne Stunden

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[rɒŋ]
1. adj

1) (morally) sbagliato (-a), riprovevole, (unfair) ingiusto (-a), sbagliato (-a), (wicked) cattivo (-a)

it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — non si deve rubare

lying is wrong — non si dicono le bugie

you were wrong to do that — hai sbagliato a fare così

what's wrong with a drink now and again? — che c'è di male nel bere un bicchierino ogni tanto?

2) (incorrect) sbagliato (-a), errato (-a)

to be wrong — (answer) essere sbagliato (-a), (in doing, saying) avere torto, sbagliarsi

I was wrong in thinking that... — avevo torto a pensare che...

you are wrong about that — ti sbagli

the information they gave us was wrong — le informazioni che ci hanno dato erano sbagliate

the wrong answer — la risposta sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — ha sbagliato numero

3) (improper, not sought, not wanted) sbagliato (-a), inadatto (-a)

to say/do the wrong thing — dire/fare qc che non va

4)

(amiss) is anything or something wrong? — c'è qualcosa che non va?

what's wrong (with you)? — che cos'hai?, cosa c'è che non va?

what's wrong with her? — cos'ha?

there's nothing wrong — va tutto bene

sth must be wrong — dev'esserci qc che non va

there is something wrong with my lights — le luci non funzionano bene

what's wrong with your arm? — cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with the car? — cos'ha la macchina che non va?

to be wrong in the head fam — essere un po' tocco (-a)

2. adv

(spell, pronounce) in modo sbagliato, erroneamente

to do sth wrong — sbagliare

you've done it wrong — hai sbagliato

you're doing it all wrong — stai sbagliando tutto

you did wrong to do it — hai fatto male agendo così

to get sth wrong — sbagliare qc

don't get me wrong fam — non fraintendermi

to go wrong — (on route) sbagliare strada, (in calculation) sbagliarsi, commettere un errore, (morally) prendere una cattiva strada, (plan etc) andare male, fallire

the robbery went wrong and they got caught — la rapina è andata male e li hanno presi

something went wrong with the brakes — è successo qualcosa ai freni

you can't go wrong — non puoi sbagliarti

you won't go far wrong if you follow his advice — non rischi più di tanto a seguire il suo consiglio

3. n

1) (evil) male m

to do wrong — far (del) male

he can do no wrong in her eyes — ai suoi occhi lui è perfetto

2) (unjust act) torto

to do sb a wrong — fare un torto a qn

to be in the wrong — avere torto

to put sb in the wrong — mettere qn dalla parte del torto

to right a wrong — riparare a un torto

to suffer a wrong — subire un torto

4. vt

fare (un) torto a

English-Italian dictionary > wrong ****
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roŋ
1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) equivocado, erróneo, incorrecto

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) equivocado

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) malo

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) inadecuado, impropio, inoportuno

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) que no va bien, que no funciona

2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) mal, incorrectamente

3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal

4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ser injusto con, juzgar, agraviar

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong

wrong¹ adj

1. incorrecto / erróneo

the wrong answer la respuesta incorrecta

2. equivocado / mal / que no es

this is the wrong house esta casa no es

they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era

3. malo

stealing is wrong robar es malo

wrong² adv mal

I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal

to get something wrong equivocarse

to go wrong estropearse / averiarse

the TV went wrong se estropeó la tele

wrong³ n mal

the difference between right and wrong la diferencia entre el bien y el mal

wrong

tr[rɒŋ]

adjective

1 (erroneous) erróneo,-a, equivocado,-a, incorrecto,-a

a wrong answer una respuesta incorrecta

we're going the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

my watch is wrong mi reloj anda mal

they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era, detuvieron al hombre equivocado

he was driving on the wrong side of the road conducía por el carril contrario

she played a wrong note tocó una nota falsa

2 (mistaken) equivocado,-a

we proved him wrong demostramos que estaba equivocado

that's just where you're wrong ahí es donde te equivocas

I was wrong about you te había juzgado mal

you're wrong in thinking that... te equivocas si piensas que...

3 (evil, immoral) malo,-a; (unacceptable, unfair) injusto,-a

stealing is wrong robar es malo

I've done nothing wrong no he hecho nada malo

you were wrong not to tell me hiciste mal en no decírmelo

it seems all wrong to me a mí me parece injusto

4 (amiss) mal

something's wrong here aquí pasa algo

what's wrong? ¿qué pasa?

is anything wrong? ¿pasa algo?

what's wrong with him? ¿qué le pasa?

5 (unsuitable) inadecuado,-a, impropio,-a; (time) inoportuno,-a

she's the wrong person for the job no es la persona adecuada para el puesto

I think I said the wrong thing creo que he dicho algo no debía

he was in the wrong place at the wrong time estaba en el sitio equivocado en el momento inoportuno

adverb

1 mal, incorrectamente, equivocadamente

you've spelt it wrong lo has escrito mal

I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal

you're doing it wrong lo estás haciendo mal

noun

1 (evil, bad action) mal nombre masculino

children know right from wrong los niños saben distinguir entre el bien y el mal

she can do no wrong in his eyes para él, todo lo que ella hace está bien

2 (injustice) injusticia; (offence) agravio

many wrongs have been done in the name of the church se han cometido muchas injusticias en nombre de la iglesia

transitive verb

1 (treat unfairly) ser injusto,-a con; (judge unfairly) juzgar mal; (offend) agraviar

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to be from the wrong side of the tracks ser de los barrios bajos

to be in the wrong (mistaken) estar equivocado,-a 2 (at fault) tener la culpa

to be on the wrong side of forty «(fifty etc)» tener cuarenta (cincuenta etc) años bien cumplidos

to be wrong (person) estar equivocado,-a, no tener razón, equivocarse

to have/get the wrong number (tel) confundirse de número, equivocarse de número

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick coger el rábano por las hojas

to get somebody wrong malinterpretar a alguien

to get something wrong equivocarse, no acertar

to go down the wrong hole/way atragantarse

to go wrong (things in general) salir mal 2 (make a mistake) equivocarse 3 (go wrong way) equivocarse de camino; (machine, device) romperse, estropearse; (plan) fallar, fracasar

to right a wrong deshacer un entuerto

two wrongs don't make a right no se subsana un error cometiendo otro

wrong side out al revés

you can't go wrong (giving directions) no tiene pérdida

wrong ['rɔŋ] vt, wronged ; wronging : ofender, ser injusto con

wrong adv

: mal, incorrectamente

wrong adj, wronger ['rɔŋər] ; wrongest ['rɔŋəst]

1) evil, sinful: malo, injusto, inmoral

2) improper, unsuitable: inadecuado, inapropiado, malo

3) incorrect: incorrecto, erróneo, malo

a wrong answer: una mala respuesta

4)

to be wrong : equivocarse, estar equivocado

wrong n

1) injustice: injusticia f, mal m

2) offense: ofensa f, agravio m (en derecho)

3)

to be in the wrong : haber hecho mal, estar equivocado

wrong

v.

• agraviar v.

• injuriar v.

• ofender v.

adj.

• desacertado, -a adj.

• equivocado, -a adj.

• erróneo, -a adj.

• incorrecto, -a adj.

• inexacto, -a adj.

• injusto, -a adj.

• mal adj.

adv.

• injustamente adv.

• mal adv.

n.

• agravio s.m.

• daño s.m.

• entuerto s.m.

• error s.m.

• injuria s.f.

• injusticia s.f.

• mal s.m.

• perjuicio s.m.

• sinrazón s.m.

• tuerto s.m.

I rɔːŋ, rɒŋ
adjective

1)

a) (incorrect, inappropriate)< answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) ( mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) ( morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) ( amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) ( reverse)

the wrong side — el revés

II

adverb < answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino

III

noun

a) u c ( immoral action) mal m; ( injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

two wrongs don't make a right — con un error no se subsana otro

b) c ( Law) agravio m

IV

transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

[rɒŋ]
1. ADJ

1) (morally) (=bad) malo; (=unfair) injusto

it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — robar está mal

• there's nothing wrong in that — no hay nada malo en eso

• that was very wrong of you — ahí or en eso has hecho muy mal

• you were wrong to do that — hacer eso estuvo mal por tu parte

• what's wrong with a drink now and again? — ¿qué tiene de malo tomarse una copa de vez en cuando?

there's nothing wrong with that — no hay nada malo en eso

2) (=incorrect, mistaken) [answer] incorrecto; [calculation, belief] equivocado

the wrong answer — la respuesta incorrecta

he made a number of wrong assumptions — se equivocó al hacer ciertas suposiciones

to be wrong — [person] equivocarse, estar equivocado

that is wrong — eso no es exacto or cierto

the information they gave us was wrong — la información que nos dieron era incorrecta

• you're wrong about that — ahí or en eso estás equivocado

• that clock is wrong — ese reloj anda or marcha mal

• the letter has the wrong date on it — la carta tiene la fecha equivocada

• you've opened the packet at the wrong end — has abierto el paquete por el lado que no es, has abierto el paquete al revés

• I was wrong in thinking that... — me equivoqué al pensar que...

• I'm in the wrong job — tengo un puesto que no me conviene

• he's got the wrong kind of friends — no tiene los amigos apropiados

that's the wrong kind of plug — se necesita otro tipo de enchufe

• she married the wrong man — se equivocó al casarse con él

• to play a wrong note — tocar una nota falsa

• you have the wrong number — (Telec) se ha equivocado de número

• it's the wrong one — no es el/la que hace falta

• I think you're talking to the wrong person — creo que no es conmigo con quien debería hablar

• it's in the wrong place — está mal situado, está mal colocado

• is this the wrong road? — ¿nos habremos equivocado de camino?

• wrong side — [of cloth] revés m, envés m

he was driving on the wrong side (of the road) — iba por el carril contrario

• to say/do the wrong thing — decir/hacer algo inoportuno

• at the wrong time — inoportunamente

• we were on the wrong train — nos habíamos equivocado de tren

• the wrong way round — al revés

to go the wrong way — (on route) equivocarse de camino

that's the wrong way to go about it — esa no es la forma de enfocarlo

a piece of bread went down the wrong way — se me fue un pedazo de pan por el otro camino or por el camino viejo
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3) (=amiss)

is anything or something wrong? — ¿pasa algo?

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?

what's wrong with the car? — ¿qué le pasa al coche?

nothing's wrong, there's nothing wrong — no pasa nada

there's nothing wrong with it/him — no le pasa nada

something's wrong, there's something wrong — hay algo mal or que no está bien

there's something wrong with my lights, something's wrong with my lights — algo les pasa a mis faros

something was very wrong — había algo que no iba nada bien

4)

to be wrong in the head * — estar chiflado *

2.

ADV mal

• to answer wrong — contestar mal, contestar incorrectamente

• you did wrong to insult him — hiciste mal en insultarle

• you're doing it all wrong — lo estás haciendo todo mal

• you've done it wrong — lo has hecho mal

• to get sth wrong — equivocarse en algo

the accountant got his sums wrong * — el contable se equivocó al hacer las cuentas

don't get me wrong * — no me malinterpretes

you've got it all wrong * — (=misunderstood) no has entendido nada

• to go wrong — [person] (on route) equivocarse de camino; (in calculation) equivocarse; (morally) ir por el mal camino; [plan] salir mal, malograrse (Peru), cebarse (Mex) *; (Mech) fallar, estropearse

the robbery went wrong and they got caught — el atraco fracasó y los pillaron

something went wrong with the gears — las marchas empezaron a funcionar mal

something went wrong with their plans — algo falló en sus planes

you can't go wrong — (with choice) no te equivocarás, puedes estar seguro ( with con); (in directions) no tiene pérdida

well, in that case you thought wrong — bueno, en ese caso pensaste mal

3.

N mal m

• to do sb a wrong — hacer mal a algn

he can do no wrong — es incapaz de hacer mal a nadie

he did her wrong — se portó mal con ella

• to be in the wrong — (=guilty) obrar mal; (=mistaken) estar equivocado

to put sb in the wrong — dejar en mal lugar a algn, poner en evidencia a algn

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, acabar con un abuso

- two wrongs don't make a right
right 3., 1)
4.

VT ser injusto con

you wrong me — eso no es justo

to feel that one has been wronged — sentirse agraviado

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I [rɔːŋ, rɒŋ]
adjective

1)

a) (incorrect, inappropriate)< answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) ( mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) ( morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) ( amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) ( reverse)

the wrong side — el revés

II

adverb < answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino

III

noun

a) u c ( immoral action) mal m; ( injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

two wrongs don't make a right — con un error no se subsana otro

b) c ( Law) agravio m

IV

transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

English-spanish dictionary > wrong
9 wrong

خَطَأٌ \ amiss: wrong; out of order: There’s something amiss with this telephone. error: mistake. fault: sth. that is wrong; a weakness: The lights have gone out; there must be an electrical fault. mistake: an incorrect act or thought: It was a mistake to lend him money. Your English is full of mistakes. wrong: not right; unjust; against custom; against the law: It is wrong to tell lies or to steal, not correct; mistaken; unsuitable That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding, (a) wrong action, a crime; an injustice If you do no wrong, you will not be punished.

Arabic-English glossary > wrong
10 get wind of sth

اِكْتَشَفَ \ detect: to discover; notice (sth. wrong; sb. doing wrong): Your employer has detected two mistakes in your accounts. discover: to find (sth.) that was not known before: Columbus discovered America. find out: to learn by inquiry: Please find out what happened. get wind of sth.: to hear about sth. secret: We got wind of their attack, and prepared our defences. spot: to notice: She spotted several mistakes in the accounts. strike: to find (by search or thought): We struck oil in the desert. I struck upon a new way of making soap.

Arabic-English glossary > get wind of sth
11 mal

adj.

1 bad, evil.

2 bad, poor.

3 bad, deficient, low-quality.

adv.

1 wrong (incorrectamente).

hacer algo mal to do something wrong

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wrong

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him

portarse mal to behave badly

2 badly (inadecuadamente).

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly

mal vestido badly dressed

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly

Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!

3 hardly.

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him

4 barely, hardly.

Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.

m.

1 harm, damage (daño).

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while

mal de ojo evil eye

2 illness.

mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sickness

el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease

3 evil.

4 wrong.

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mal

► nombre masculino

1 evil

■ el bien y el mal good and evil

■ luchar contra el mal to fight against evil

2 (daño) harm

3 (enfermedad) sickness

► adjetivo

1 (forma apocopada de malo) bad

■ este ha sido mal año de fresas this has been a bad year for strawberries

► adverbio

1 (no adecuadamente) badly

■ se portó mal con nosotros he treated us badly

2 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well

3 (incorrectamente) wrong

■ lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely

■ veo muy mal desde aquí I can hardly see from here

5 (desagradablemente) bad

■ aquí huele mal it smells bad in here

■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble

6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly

■ la película no está mal the film's not bad

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a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

de mal en peor from bad to worse

estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

mal que bien one way or another

mal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or not

menos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on forever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de altura altitude sickness

mal de ojo evil eye

mal de la rosa pellagra

mal de la tierra homesickness

mal francés syphilis

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1. adv.
1) badly, poorly

2) hardly

3) wrong
2. noun m.
1) evil

2) wrong

3) harm

4) misfortune

5) illness, disease
3. adj.
(see malo. Used before masculine singular nouns)

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1. ADV

1) (=imperfectamente) badly

el negocio les va mal — their business is doing badly

está muy mal escrito — it's very badly written

han escrito mal mi apellido — they've spelt my surname wrong

me entendió mal — he misunderstood me

creo que me expliqué mal — I don't think I explained what I meant properly

oigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well

lo hice lo menos mal que pude — I did it as well as I could

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly

mal puedo hablar yo de este asunto — I'm hardly the right person to talk to about this

2) (=reprobablemente)

se portó muy mal con su mejor amiga — she behaved very badly towards her best friend

• hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie

3) (=insuficientemente) poorly

la habitación estaba mal iluminada — the room was poorly lit

este disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales

sus hijos estaban mal alimentados — her children were underfed

un trabajo mal pagado — a badly paid job

• comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurant

la niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food

por falta de dinero comemos mal — we aren't able to eat properly because we don't have enough money

4) (=sin salud) ill

su padre está bastante mal — her father's pretty ill

encontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill

5) (=desagradablemente)

lo pasé muy mal en la fiesta — I had a very bad time at the party

les fue muy mal en Inglaterra — things went very badly for them in England

¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!

no estaría mal ir mañana de excursión — I wouldn't mind going on a trip tomorrow

• caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend

• decir o hablar mal de algn — to speak ill of sb

• llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him

los dos hermanos se llevan muy mal — the two brothers don't get on at all

• oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)

• pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb

• saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice

6) [otras locuciones]

• estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb

• ¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!

menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...

• ir de mal en peor — to go from bad to worse

• mal que bien — more or less, just about

mal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it

mal que bien vamos tirando — we're just about managing to get by

• tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way

2.

CONJ

mal que le pese — whether he likes it or not

3.

ADJ ver malo 1.

4. SM

1) (=maldad)

el mal — evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil

caer en el mal — to fall into evil ways

combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil

echar algo a mal — to despise sth

2) (=perjuicio) harm

no le deseo ningún mal — I don't wish him any harm o ill

hacer mal a algn — to do sb harm

el mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now

no hay ningún mal — there's no harm done

¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!

• dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer

• darse mal — to torment o.s.

• un mal menor — the lesser of two evils

rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils

esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse

• parar en mal — to come to a bad end

- no hay mal que por bien no venga

- mal de muchos consuelo de tontos

3) (=problema) ill

los males de la economía — the ills afflicting the economy

4) (Med) disease, illness

mal caduco — epilepsy

mal de altura — altitude sickness

mal de amores — lovesickness

sufre mal de amores — she's lovesick

mal de Chagas — Chagas' disease

mal de la tierra — homesickness

mal de mar — seasickness

mal francés — ( Hist) syphilis

5)

mal de ojo — evil eye

le echaron el mal de ojo — they gave him the evil eye

6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *

mal¹

adjective

ver malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

mal²

adj inv

A

1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)

me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me

2

(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable there

B ( fam) ( en frases negativas)

(refiriéndose al atractivo sexual): no está nada mal he's/she's not at all bad ( colloq)

C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad

aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in here

no sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o off

D

(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out right

estoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a million

E (incorrecto) wrong

la fecha está mal the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help him

F (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:

estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of rice

mal³

adverb

A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badly

canta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly

de mal en peor from bad to worse

B

(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very well

C (desfavorablemente) badly, ill

no hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyone

D

1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly

2 (de manera reprensible) badly

obró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

E

(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

F ( en locs):

hacer mal ( AmL) (a la salud): los fritos hacen mal al hígado fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

ver tb mal⁴ m B. (↑ mal (4))

mal que bien or ( Chi) mal que mal ( fam); somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing o ( BrE) a good job she didn't find out! ( colloq)

estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart

traer vt B. (↑ traer)

Compuesto:

mal nacido, mal nacida

masculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado¹ (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado² (↑ maleducado (2))

mal⁴

masculine

A ( Fil) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

líbranos del mal deliver us from evil

B

(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

ver tb mal³ adv F. (↑ mal (3))

C

(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

Compuesto:

mal menor

(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evils

eso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killed

D ( Med)

1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness

2

(epilepsia): el mal (enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal when she has a fit

Compuestos:

● mal de Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease

● mal de amores

( fam):

tiene mal de amores he's lovesick

● mal de Chagas

Chagas' disease

● mal de (las) altura(s)

altitude sickness, mountain sickness

● mal de ojo

evil eye

le echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eye

● mal de Parkinson

Parkinson's disease

● mal francés

( euf); syphilis

E (pena) trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles

* * *

mal adjetivo: ver
◊ malo

■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
◊ andar mal del estómago to have trouble with one's stomach;

¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):
◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
◊ le queda mal ese color that color doesn't suit her

4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
◊ le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly;

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;
◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb

3
a) ( de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly;

◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;

te entendí mal I misunderstood you
b) ( de manera reprensible) ‹obrar/partarse› badly;

◊ haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her;

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

5 ( en locs)
◊ hacer mal (AmL) ( a la salud): esto hace mal al hígado this is bad for the liver;

el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

2 (daño, perjuicio):
◊ el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
◊ los males sociales the social ills;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;
◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;

mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder

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mal

♦ adj
ver malo
♦ nm

1. [maldad]
el mal evil;
Literario
las fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil

2. [daño] harm, damage;

nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;

¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;

todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeply

Comp
mal de ojo evil eye;
echarle o CSur [m5] hacerle (el) mal de ojo a alguien to give sb the evil eye;
Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc
3. [enfermedad] illness;
Fig
esto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;

tener mal de amores to be lovesick

Comp
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;
mal de montaña mountain sickness;
Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease
4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;

el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;

entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;

un mal necesario a necessary evil

5. Comp

del mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;

la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;

Prov

a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;

Prov

mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

Prov

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

♦ adv

1. [incorrectamente] wrong;

obrar mal to do wrong;

portarse mal to behave badly;

juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;

está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;
[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;
eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;

está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;

hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;

está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself

2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;

creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;

el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;

calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;

canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;

andar mal de dinero to be short of money;

andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;

la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;

va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;

le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;

el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;

ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;

la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;

me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;

la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure

3. [desagradablemente, desfavorablemente]
encontrarse mal [enfermo] to feel ill;
[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable;
estar mal [de salud] to be o feel ill;
[de calidad] to be bad;
hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;

oler mal to smell bad;

¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;
Fam Fig
esto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;

pasarlo mal to have a bad time;

pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;

saber mal to taste bad;
Fig
me supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;

me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;

sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb
4. [difícilmente] hardly;

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?

5. Comp

estar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;

ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;

no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;

tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way

♦ mal que loc conj

although, even though;

mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;

mal que bien somehow or other

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mal

I adj → malo

II adv badly;

mal que bien one way or the other;

¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;

¡menos mal! thank goodness!;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;

hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;

ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;

estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;

poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;

ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;

tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;

ponerse mal get sick

III m MED illness;

el mal menor the lesser of two evils

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mal adv

1) : badly, poorly

baila muy mal: he dances very badly

2) : wrong, incorrectly

me entendió mal: she misunderstood me

3) : with difficulty, hardly

mal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you

4)

de mal en peor : from bad to worse

5)

menos mal : it could have been worse

mal adj malo

mal nm

1) : evil, wrong

2) daño: harm, damage

3) desgracia: misfortune

4) enfermedad: illness, sickness

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mal¹ adj bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un mal día a bad day

mal² adv

1. (en general) badly [comp. worse; superl. worst]

jugaron muy mal they played very badly

se portó mal he behaved badly

2. (de manera desagradable) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

lo pasé muy mal I had a terrible time

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

me encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill

4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

5. (en frases negativas) bad

el piso no está mal the flat isn't bad

andar mal de algo to be short of something

ir de mal en peor to get worse and worse

mal³ n

1. (daño) harm / wrong

el mal ya está hecho the harm's already been done

2. (maldad) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil

3. (problema) problem

se pasa el día quejándose de sus males she moans about her problems all day long

Spanish-English dictionary > mal
12 know

1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88563/know_about">know about

- know of

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[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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know

[nəʊ, AM noʊ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have information/knowledge)

▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!

— don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht

for all I \know soweit ich weiß

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)

you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam

... I \know what... ich weiß was

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl

▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...

▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt

▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können

▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen

to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2. (be certain)

▪ to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3. (be acquainted with)

▪ to \know sb jdn kennen

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam

to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen

to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden

to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4. (have understanding)

▪ to \know sth etw verstehen

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5. (experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6. (recognize)

▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist

▪ to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen

to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7. (be able to differentiate)

▪ to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können

Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8. passive (well-known)

▪ to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...

to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

9.

▶ to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam

▶ to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen

▶ to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam

▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht

▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!

▶ to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will

▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht

▶ to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam

▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl

▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird

▶ to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam

▶ to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen

▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen

▶ to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

▶ to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam

▶ what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid

where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung

are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht

you never \know man kann nie wissen

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?

who \knows? wer weiß?

how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?

2. ( fam: understand) begreifen

“I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3. (said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß

the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4. ( fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5. (conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

6.

▶ to \know better:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt

▶ to \know better than:

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft

▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen

III. NOUN

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

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[nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

he might even be dead for all I know — vielleicht ist er sogar tot, was weiß ich

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

THAT'S what I'd like to know — das möchte ich wirklich wissen

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

do you know him to speak to? —

we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

he didn't want to know me — er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

3) = recognize erkennen

to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

would you know him again? — würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?

he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

this is the end of the welfare system as we know it — das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems

4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

don't you know your right from your left? — können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?

you wouldn't know him from his brother — Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden

do you know the difference between...? —

to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

he wouldn't know the difference — das merkt er nicht

he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

5) = experience erleben

I've never known it to rain so heavily — so einen starken Regen habe ich noch nie erlebt

I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
wissen
who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

he just didn't want to know — er wollte einfach nicht hören

afterwards they just didn't want to know — nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen

I wouldn't know (inf) — weiß ich (doch) nicht (inf)

don't you know? — weißt du das denn nicht?

how should I know? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how was I to know? — wie sollte ich das wissen?

I'm damned if I know (inf) — ich habe echt keinen Schimmer

the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

3. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.
when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

I don't know how you can say that! — wie kannst du das nur sagen!

you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

I know better than to say something like that —

he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun

you ought to know better at your age — in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen

they don't know any better — sie kennens nicht anders

he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

it's raining, you know —

then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

(if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

to be known (to sb) — (jdm) bekannt sein

it is (well) known that... —

is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

he is known as Mr Smith — man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith

she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

to make oneself known — sich melden (to sb bei jdm)

to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

4. NOUN
__diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)
the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

5. PHRASAL VERBS

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know [nəʊ]

A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]

1. allg wissen:

he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;

I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;

know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;

don’t I know it!

a) und ob ich das weiß!,

b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;

I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;

I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;

he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);

I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;

what do you know! umg na so was!;

and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; → answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew

2. a) können:

he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; → business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc

b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:

do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;

he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;

do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;

he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren

3. kennen:

a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):

do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?

b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:

know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen

c) bekannt sein mit:

I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;

after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; → Adam, get C 2

4. erfahren, erleben:

he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;

I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt

5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):

I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;

before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;

I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde

b) unterscheiden (können):

know apart auseinanderhalten;

know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können

6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen

B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):

I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;

I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;

you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;

know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;

he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;

not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;

do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;

you know wissen Sie;

this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;

he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;

you never know man kann nie wissen;

I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid

C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein

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1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- know about

- know of

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)

= kennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)

wissen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

English-german dictionary > know
13 Licht

Adj.

1. geh. (hell) light, bright; Farbe: light; bei lichtem Tage / am lichten Tage in broad daylight; lichter werden become lighter ( oder brighter); lichter Augenblick oder Moment fig. lucid moment (auch iro.)

2. (spärlich) Haar, Wald: thin, sparse; (kahl) Stelle: bare; am Kopf: auch bald; im Wald: clear; licht(er) werden thin (out)

3. TECH.: lichte Breite / Höhe clear breadth / clear height, headroom; lichte Weite inside width; Durchfahrt: clearance width

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das Licht

light

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Lịcht [lɪçt]
nt -(e)s, -er or (rare) -e

1) no pl light

das Licht brennt or ist an — the light is on or is burning; (Kerze) the candle is burning

das Licht des Tages/der Sonne — the light of day/the sun

ich möchte es noch bei Licht fertig bekommen — I'd like to get it finished in daylight or while it's still light

Licht ins Zimmer lassen — to let light into the room

in der ganzen Stadt fiel das Licht aus — all the lights in the town went out

hier gehen bald die Lichter aus (fig) — we're about to hit troubled waters

etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

gegen das Licht fotografieren — to take a photograph into the light

bei Lichte besehen or betrachtet (lit) — in the daylight; (fig) in the cold light of day

das ist nicht das richtige Licht — that's not the right sort of light

das Bild hängt hier nicht im richtigen Licht — the light is wrong for the picture here

du nimmst mir das ganze Licht weg — you're in the or my light

jdm im Licht stehen (lit) — to stand in sb's light

(jdm) aus dem Licht gehen — to move or get out of the or sb's light

Licht und Schatten — light and shade (auch Art)

wo Licht ist, ist auch Schatten (Prov) — there's no joy without sorrow (prov)

das Licht der Welt erblicken (geh) — to ( first) see the light of day

das Licht scheuen (lit) —

Geschäfte, die das Licht scheuen — shady deals

grünes Licht ( für etw) geben — to give the green light (to or for sth)

Licht am Ende des Tunnels sehen (fig) —

sein Licht leuchten lassen (fig) — to shine

See:

→ Scheffel

2) (fig) light; (= Könner) genius

das Licht der Wahrheit/Erkenntnis etc — the light of truth/knowledge etc

Licht in eine (dunkle) Sache bringen — to cast or shed some light on a matter

im Licht(e) unserer Erfahrungen — in the light of our experiences

etw ans Licht bringen/zerren — to bring/drag sth out into the open

ans Licht kommen — to come or get out, to come to light

jdn hinters Licht führen — to pull the wool over sb's eyes, to lead sb up (Brit) or down (US) the garden path

mir geht ein Licht auf(, warum...) —

etw in milderem Licht sehen — to see sth in a more favourable (Brit) or favorable (US) light

ein schiefes/schlechtes or kein gutes Licht auf jdn/etw werfen — to show sb/sth in the wrong/a bad light

das wirft ein bezeichnendes Licht auf seinen Charakter — that shows him for what he really is

in ein schiefes or falsches Licht geraten — to be seen in the wrong light

etw ins rechte Licht rücken or setzen — to show sth in a favourable (Brit) or favorable (US) light

etw ins falsche Licht rücken or setzen — to show sth in an unfavourable (Brit) or unfavorable (US) light

3) (= Lichtquelle) light; (= Kerze) candle

die Lichter der Großstadt —

Lichter führen (Naut) — to display or show lights

jdm ein Licht aufstecken or aufsetzen (fig inf) — to put sb wise (inf)

4) (HUNT) eye (of deer etc)

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das

1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) light

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) light

3) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) light

4) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) light

5) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) thin

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Licht

<-[e]s, -er o (veraltet o liter) -e>

[lɪçt]

nt

1. kein pl PHYS (Strahlung) light

helles/künstliches/natürliches \Licht bright/artificial/natural light

2. kein pl (Schein) light; (Helligkeit a.) brightness

es werde \Licht! und es ward \Licht let there be light: and there was light

\Licht in etw akk bringen to shed [some] light on sth

das \Licht der Erkenntnis (fig) the light of knowledge

etw ins falsche \Licht rücken (fig) to show sth in a false light

jdn hinters \Licht führen (fig) to take sb in, to hoodwink sb; (belügen a.) to pull the wool over sb's eyes

aus dem/jdm aus dem \Licht gehen to move [or get] out of the/sb's light

das göttliche \Licht (fig) divine light

etw gegen das \Licht halten to hold sth up to the light

etw in einem milderen \Licht sehen (fig) to take a more lenient view of sth

jdm das \Licht nehmen to take sb's light

jdn/etw ins rechte \Licht rücken [o setzen] [o stellen] (fig) to show sb/sth in his/her/its correct light

sich akk ins rechte \Licht rücken [o setzen] [o stellen] (fig) to appear in the correct light

etw in rosigem [o im rosigsten] \Licht sehen (fig) to see sth through rose-coloured [or AM -ored] spectacles

jdm im \Licht stehen to stand in sb's light

sich dat selbst im \Licht stehen (fig) to do oneself harm

[etwas] \Licht auf jdn/etw werfen (fig) to throw [or cast] [or shed] [some [or a little]] light on sb/sth

ein günstiges/ungünstiges Licht auf jdn/etw werfen (fig) to throw [or cast] [or shed] a favourable/an unfavourable light on sb/sth, to cast sb/sth in a favourable/an unfavourable light

3. kein pl (Tageslicht)

▪ [das] \Licht daylight, light

bei \Licht besehen [o betrachtet] (fig) [when] seen in the light of day, on closer consideration

etw ans \Licht bringen [o holen] [o zerren] [o ziehen] (fig) to bring sth to light

\Licht am Ende des Tunnels [sehen] (fig) [to see] light at the end of the tunnel

ans \Licht gehen to go and stand in the light

ans \Licht kommen (fig) to come to light

etw bei [o am] \Licht sehen to see sth in daylight

das \Licht des Tages the light of day

ans \Licht treten (fig geh) to appear, to emerge

4. kein pl (Beleuchtung) light

das \Licht brennt the light is [or lights are] on

\Licht lights!

bei diesem \Licht kann man nicht sehen you can't see anything in this light

das \Licht brennen lassen to leave on sep the light[s]

elektrisches \Licht electric light[ing]

[jdm] \Licht machen to switch [or turn] [or put] on sep the light [for sb]

5. (Lampe) light

das \Licht brennt the light is on

irgendwo gehen die \Lichter aus (fig) it looks bleak for somewhere

das \Licht ausschalten [o (fam) ausknipsen] to turn out [or switch off] sep the light

das ewige \Licht REL the Sanctuary Lamp

offenes \Licht naked flame

6.

<pl - er o -e>

(Kerze) candle

jdm geht ein \Licht auf (fig fam) now sb sees, it suddenly dawns on sb

jdm ein \Licht aufstecken (fig fam) to enlighten sb

ein kleines \Licht (fig fam) nobody of importance

kleine \Lichter small fry + sing/pl vb

sein \Licht leuchten lassen to show one's ability/knowledge at its best

sein \Licht [nicht] unter den Scheffel stellen to [not] hide one's light under a bushel

7. kein pl (veraltend fam: Strom) electricity

8. bes KUNST (Glanzlicht) highlight

9. usu pl JAGD (Augen)

▪ \Lichter eyes

10. usu pl DIAL (fam: Nasenschleim) string of snot fam

11.

▶ in einem guten/schlechten \Licht erscheinen [o stehen] to appear in a good/bad light

etw in einem anderen \Licht erscheinen lassen to show sth in a different light

▶ kein [o nicht gerade ein] großes \Licht sein (fam) to be no great genius

▶ grünes \Licht [für etw akk] geben to give the green light [or fam go-ahead] [for sth]

▶ wo [viel] \Licht ist, ist auch [viel] Schatten (prov) every light has its shadow, there's no joy without sorrow

▶ das \Licht scheuen to shun publicity

das \Licht der Öffentlichkeit scheuen to shun publicity

▶ das \Licht der Welt erblicken (geh) to [first] see the light of day

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das; Licht[e]s, Lichter

1) o. Pl. light

das Licht des Tages — the light of day

etwas gegen das Licht halten — hold something up to the light

bei Licht besehen — (fig.) seen in the light of day

jemandem im Licht stehen — stand in somebody's light

das Licht der Welt erblicken — (geh.) see the light of day; (fig.)

ein zweifelhaftes/ungünstiges Licht auf jemanden werfen — throw a dubious/unfavourable light on somebody

Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen — shed some light on something

jemanden hinters Licht führen — fool somebody; pull the wool over somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas/sich ins rechte Licht rücken od. setzen od. stellen — show somebody/something in the correct light/appear in the correct light

in einem guten od. günstigen/schlechten Licht erscheinen — appear in a good or a favourable/a bad or an unfavourable light

in ein falsches Licht geraten — give the wrong impression

das Licht scheuen — shun the light

ans Licht kommen — come to light; be revealed

2) (elektrisches Licht) light

das Licht anmachen/ausmachen — switch or turn the light on/off

3) Plural auch

Lichte — (Kerze) candle; (fig.)

kein od. nicht gerade ein großes Licht sein — (ugs.) be no genius; be not exactly brilliant

mir ging ein Licht auf — (ugs.) it dawned on me; I realized what was going on

sein Licht [nicht] unter den Scheffel stellen — [not] hide one's light under a bushel

4) o. Pl. (ugs.): (Strom) electricity

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Licht n; -(e)s, -er

1. light; (Helle) brightness; (Beleuchtung) lighting; (Lampe) lamp; (Verkehrslicht) light; (Tageslicht) daylight;

bei Licht in daylight;

offenes Licht an open flame;

Licht machen turn on the light(s);

gegen das Licht halten hold up to the light;

jemandem im Licht stehen stand in the ( oder sb’s) light;

jemandem aus dem Licht gehen get out of the ( oder sb’s) light;

es werde Licht BIBEL etc hum let there be light;

das ewige Licht KATH the Eternal Light;

wo (viel) Licht ist, ist auch (viel) Schatten sprichw there’s no joy without sorrow

2. fig, in Wendungen:

ans Licht bringen/kommen bring/come to light;

das Licht der Welt erblicken see the light of day;

im Lichte dieser Tatsachen etc in the light of (besonders US in light of) these facts etc;

Licht bringen in (+akk) oder

ein Licht werfen auf (+akk) shed ( oder throw) light on;

ein schlechtes Licht werfen auf (+akk) throw a bad light on, reflect badly on;

in einem schlechten Licht zeigen show in a bad light;

ein neues Licht werfen auf (+akk) show in a new light, put a new complexion on;

etwas ins rechte Licht rücken vorteilhaft: put ( oder show) sth in a favo(u)rable light; richtig: put ( oder show) sth in its true light;

etwas in einem günstigen/ungünstigen Licht erscheinen lassen show sth in a favo(u)rable/an unfavo(u)rable light;

in ein schiefes oder

falsches Licht geraten (come to) give the wrong impression;

etwas in ein schiefes oder

falsches Licht rücken oder

ein schiefes Licht auf etwas werfen put a wrong complexion on sth, show sth in the wrong light;

bei Lichte besehen (bei näherer Betrachtung) on closer inspection; (nüchtern betrachtet) (seen) in the cold light of day;

das Licht scheuen have something to hide;

jemanden hinters Licht führen pull the wool over sb’s eyes, lead sb up the garden path;

sich im wahren Lichte zeigen appear in one’s true colo(u)rs;

in X gehen die Lichter aus things are beginning to look pretty grim in X;

es ging mir ein Licht auf the truth began to dawn on me;

jemandem ein Licht aufstecken umg put sb in the picture;

er ist kein großes Licht umg he’s no genius;

sein Licht leuchten lassen not hide one’s light under a bushel; → grün 5; Scheffel

3. umg (Strom) electricity;

Licht legen put in electric wiring

4.

Lichter pl JAGD eyes

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das; Licht[e]s, Lichter

1) o. Pl. light

das Licht des Tages — the light of day

etwas gegen das Licht halten — hold something up to the light

bei Licht besehen — (fig.) seen in the light of day

jemandem im Licht stehen — stand in somebody's light

das Licht der Welt erblicken — (geh.) see the light of day; (fig.)

ein zweifelhaftes/ungünstiges Licht auf jemanden werfen — throw a dubious/unfavourable light on somebody

Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen — shed some light on something

jemanden hinters Licht führen — fool somebody; pull the wool over somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas/sich ins rechte Licht rücken od. setzen od. stellen — show somebody/something in the correct light/appear in the correct light

in einem guten od. günstigen/schlechten Licht erscheinen — appear in a good or a favourable/a bad or an unfavourable light

in ein falsches Licht geraten — give the wrong impression

das Licht scheuen — shun the light

ans Licht kommen — come to light; be revealed

2) (elektrisches Licht) light

das Licht anmachen/ausmachen — switch or turn the light on/off

3) Plural auch

Lichte — (Kerze) candle; (fig.)

kein od. nicht gerade ein großes Licht sein — (ugs.) be no genius; be not exactly brilliant

mir ging ein Licht auf — (ugs.) it dawned on me; I realized what was going on

sein Licht [nicht] unter den Scheffel stellen — [not] hide one's light under a bushel

4) o. Pl. (ugs.): (Strom) electricity

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-er n.

light n.

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14 falsch

I Adj.

1. (verkehrt) wrong; (nicht wahr) untrue; Annahme, Ton: false; Antwort, Bezeichnung: auch incorrect; Darstellung, Information, Interpretation etc.: auch mis...; falsche Bezeichnung auch misnomer; da bist du an den Falschen geraten you’ve come to the wrong place ( oder person) for that; es wäre falsch zu glauben, dass... it would be wrong to think that...; Hals

2. Bart, Zähne etc.: false; (künstlich) auch artificial; Perlen etc.: imitation, fake; (gefälscht) false, forged; Geld: auch counterfeit; Spielkarte: marked; Würfel: loaded; falscher Name false ( oder assumed) name; unter falschem Namen under a false name; falsche Schildkrötensuppe GASTR. mock turtle soup; falscher Hase GASTR. meat loaf

3. pej. (gelogen) untrue; (unehrlich) auch two-faced; (unaufrichtig) false, insincere; Eid: false; falsch gegen jemanden oder gegenüber jemandem sein play false with s.o.; er ist ein ganz falscher Typ he’s so false; falscher Prophet false prophet; Schlange 1, Vorspiegelung etc.

4. (unangebracht) Scham, Bescheidenheit etc.: false; Rücksichtnahme etc.: misplaced; ein falsches Wort a word out of place

5. ANAT.: falsche Rippe floating rib

II Adv. wrong(ly); falsch abbiegen take the wrong turning (Am. turn); etw. falsch anpacken go about s.th. the wrong way; falsch antworten give the wrong answer, get the answer wrong; etw. falsch beantworten answer s.th. wrong, give the wrong answer to s.th.; etw. falsch auffassen misunderstand s.th., get s.th. wrong; falsch aussagen make a false statement; falsch aussprechen pronounce wrong(ly), mispronounce; falsch gehen Uhr: be wrong; falsch herum the wrong way (a)round; falsch liegen im Bett: lie the wrong way; fig. be mistaken ( mit in), be on the wrong track; da liegst du falsch you’re mistaken ( oder wrong) about that; falsch schreiben misspell, spell wrong(ly); falsch singen sing out of tune; falsch spielen MUS. play a ( oder the) wrong note; pej. (betrügen) cheat; falsch verbunden am Telefon: sorry, wrong number; ich glaube, Sie sind falsch verbunden I think you’ve got the wrong number; falsch verstandene Ehre wrong idea of hono(u)r, misconceived sense of hono(u)r; jemanden / etw. falsch verstehen misunderstand s.o. / s.th.; etw. falsch wiedergeben misquote s.th.

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(gefälscht) phony; bogus; phoney;

(irrig) erroneous; mistaken;

(nicht richtig) false; wrong; incorrect; amiss;

(unaufrichtig) sly; insincere;

(unwahr) untrue; untruthful; false

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Fạlsch [falʃ]
m (old)

ohne Falsch sein — to be without guile or artifice

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1) (impure: a corrupt form of English.) corrupt

2) (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) double

3) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) fake

4) fallacious

5) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) false

6) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) false

7) (not loyal: false friends.) false

8) (not genuine; fake; false: a phoney French accent.) phoney

9) (not genuine; fake; false: a phoney French accent.) phony

10) (decitful: a two-faced person.) two-faced

11) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) wrong

12) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) wrong

13) (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) wrong

14) (incorrectly: The letter was wrongly addressed.) wrongly

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falsch

[falʃ]

I. adj

1. (verkehrt) wrong

einen \falschen Ton anschlagen to hit a wrong note

\falsche Vorstellung wrong idea, misconception

bei jdm an den F\falschen/die F \falsche geraten to pick the wrong person in sb

Sie sind hier falsch (Ort) you are in the wrong place; (am Telefon) you have the wrong number

wie man's macht, ist es \falsch! (fam) [regardless of] whatever I/you etc. do, it's [bound to be] wrong!

2. (unzutreffend) false

eine \falsche Anschuldigung a false accusation

einen \falschen Namen angeben to give a false name

3. (unecht, nachgemacht) fake, imitation attr

\falscher Schmuck fake [or paste] jewellery [or AM jewelry]; (gefälscht) forged, fake

\falsches Geld counterfeit money

\falsche Würfel loaded dice

4. (pej: hinterhältig) two-faced

ein \falscher Hund/eine \falsche Schlange a snake in the grass, two-faced git [or scumbag

5. (unaufrichtig, unangebracht) false

\falsches Pathos (geh) false pathos, bathos

\falscher Scham false shame

II. adv wrongly

etw \falsch aussprechen/schreiben/verstehen to pronounce/spell/understand sth wrongly, to mispronounce/misspell/misunderstand sth

jdn \falsch informieren to misinform sb, to give sb wrong information

alles \falsch machen to do everything wrong

\falsch singen to sing out of tune

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (unecht, imitiert) false <teeth, plait>; imitation < jewellery>

falscher Hase — (Kochk.) meat loaf

2) (gefälscht) counterfeit, forged < banknote>; false, forged < passport>; assumed < name>

3) (irrig, fehlerhaft) wrong < impression, track, pronunciation>; wrong, incorrect < answer>

logisch falsch sein — be logically false

an den Falschen geraten — come to the wrong man

etwas in die falsche Kehle od. den falschen Hals bekommen — (fig. ugs.) take something the wrong way

4) (unangebracht) false <shame, modesty>

5) (irreführend) false <statement, promise>

unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen — under false pretences

6) (abwertend): (hinterhältig) false < friend>

ein falscher Hund — (salopp) a two-faced so-and-so (sl.)

eine falsche Schlange — (fig.) a snake in the grass

ein falsches Spiel [mit jemandem] treiben — play false with somebody
2.
adverbial

1) (fehlerhaft) wrongly; incorrectly

falsch singen — sing wrongly

falsch gehen/fahren — go the wrong way

etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand something

die Uhr geht falsch — the clock is wrong

falsch informiert od. unterrichtet sein — be misinformed

falsch herum — (verkehrt) back to front; the wrong way round; (auf dem Kopf) upside down; (links) inside out

falsch liegen — (ugs.) be mistaken

2) (irreführend)

falsch schwören — lie on oath

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falsch

A. adj

1. (verkehrt) wrong; (nicht wahr) untrue; Annahme, Ton: false; Antwort, Bezeichnung: auch incorrect; Darstellung, Information, Interpretation etc: auch mis…;

falsche Bezeichnung auch misnomer;

da bist du an den Falschen geraten you’ve come to the wrong place ( oder person) for that;

es wäre falsch zu glauben, dass … it would be wrong to think that …; → Hals

2. Bart, Zähne etc: false; (künstlich) auch artificial; Perlen etc: imitation, fake; (gefälscht) false, forged; Geld: auch counterfeit; Spielkarte: marked; Würfel: loaded;

falscher Name false ( oder assumed) name;

unter falschem Namen under a false name;

falsche Schildkrötensuppe GASTR mock turtle soup;

falscher Hase GASTR meat loaf

3. pej (gelogen) untrue; (unehrlich) auch two-faced; (unaufrichtig) false, insincere; Eid: false;

falsch gegen jemanden oder

gegenüber jemandem sein play false with sb;

er ist ein ganz falscher Typ he’s so false;

falscher Prophet false prophet; → Schlange 1, Vorspiegelung etc

4. (unangebracht) Scham, Bescheidenheit etc: false; Rücksichtnahme etc: misplaced;

ein falsches Wort a word out of place

5. ANAT:

falsche Rippe floating rib

B. adv wrong(ly);

falsch abbiegen take the wrong turning (US turn);

etwas falsch anpacken go about sth the wrong way;

falsch antworten give the wrong answer, get the answer wrong;

etwas falsch beantworten answer sth wrong, give the wrong answer to sth;

etwas falsch auffassen misunderstand sth, get sth wrong;

falsch aussagen make a false statement;

falsch aussprechen pronounce wrong(ly), mispronounce;

falsch gehen Uhr: be wrong;

falsch herum the wrong way (a)round;

falsch liegen im Bett: lie the wrong way;

falsch schreiben misspell, spell wrong(ly);

falsch singen sing out of tune;

falsch spielen MUS play a ( oder the) wrong note;

falsch verbunden am Telefon: sorry, wrong number;

ich glaube, Sie sind falsch verbunden I think you’ve got the wrong number;

falsch verstandene Ehre wrong idea of hono(u)r, misconceived sense of hono(u)r;

jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen misunderstand sb/sth;

etwas falsch wiedergeben misquote sth; → falschgewickelt, falschliegen etc

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (unecht, imitiert) false <teeth, plait>; imitation < jewellery>

falscher Hase — (Kochk.) meat loaf

2) (gefälscht) counterfeit, forged < banknote>; false, forged < passport>; assumed < name>

3) (irrig, fehlerhaft) wrong <impression, track, pronunciation>; wrong, incorrect < answer>

logisch falsch sein — be logically false

an den Falschen geraten — come to the wrong man

etwas in die falsche Kehle od. den falschen Hals bekommen — (fig. ugs.) take something the wrong way

4) (unangebracht) false <shame, modesty>

5) (irreführend) false <statement, promise>

unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen — under false pretences

6) (abwertend): (hinterhältig) false < friend>

ein falscher Hund — (salopp) a two-faced so-and-so (sl.)

eine falsche Schlange — (fig.) a snake in the grass

ein falsches Spiel [mit jemandem] treiben — play false with somebody
2.
adverbial

1) (fehlerhaft) wrongly; incorrectly

falsch singen — sing wrongly

falsch gehen/fahren — go the wrong way

etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand something

die Uhr geht falsch — the clock is wrong

falsch informiert od. unterrichtet sein — be misinformed

falsch herum — (verkehrt) back to front; the wrong way round; (auf dem Kopf) upside down; (links) inside out

falsch liegen — (ugs.) be mistaken

2) (irreführend)

falsch schwören — lie on oath

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adj.

counterfeit adj.

fake adj.

false adj.

improper adj.

incorrect adj.

insincere adj.

invalid adj.

nonfactual adj.

phoney* adj.

phony adj.

wrong adj. adj

counterfeit adj adv.

falsely adv.

insincerely adv.

phonily adv.

wrong adv.

wrongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > falsch
15 ver

v.

1 to perceive.

Veo a tu hermana muy cansado I see your sister very tired.

2 to have eyesight.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

3 to understand.

4 to be witness of, to witness.

5 to see, to look at, sight, to view.

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad

Ellos ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

Ellas ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

María ve la gravedad del asunto Mary sees the seriousness of the situation.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

Veo a tu hermano muy cansado I see your brother very tired.

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VER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven.

Past Indicative

vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

viera, vieras, viera, viéramos, vierais, vieran;

viese, vieses, viese, viésemos, vieseis, viesen.

Future Subjunctive

viere, vieres, viere, viéremos, viereis, vieren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vea (él/Vd.), veamos (nos.), ved (vos.), vean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

visto,-a.

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verb

1) to see

2) understand

3) examine

4) visit

5) witness

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Para las expresiones ver visiones, no ver tres en un burro, ver el sustantivo.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir)

a) [+ persona, objeto] to see

te vi en el parque — I saw you in the park

desde aquí lo verás mejor — you can see it better from here

lo he visto con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own eyes

me acuerdo como si lo estuviera viendo — I remember it as if I were seeing it now, I remember it as if it were yesterday

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¡hubieran visto qué casa! — (Méx) you should have seen the house!

• dejarse ver, este año Pedro no se ha dejado ver por aquí — we haven't seen much of Pedro this year

- no veo ni jota

si te he visto no me acuerdo —

le pedí que me ayudara, pero si te he visto no me acuerdo — I asked him to help me but he (just) didn't want to know

ver algn/algo venir —

-¿que ha dimitido? -eso ya lo veía venir — "he's resigned?" - "well, you could see it coming"

ya te veo venir, ¿a que quieres que te preste el coche? — I know what you're after, you want to borrow the car, don't you?

b) [+ gerund]

los vi paseando por el parque — I saw them walking in the park

c) [+ infin]

la vi bajar la escalera — I saw her come downstairs

eso lo he visto hacer aquí muchas veces — I have often seen that done here

d) [+ adj]

te veo muy triste — you look very sad

esta casa la veo pequeña para tanta gente — I think this house is too small for so many people

2) (=mirar) [+ televisión, programa, partido] to watch

anoche vi una película en la tele — I saw o watched a film on TV last night

• es (digno) de ver — it's worth seeing

no poder (ni) ver a algn —

no lo puedo (ni) ver — I can't stand him

3) (en saludos)

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

¡hasta más ver! — see you again!

4) (=visitar) to see

ayer fui a ver a tu hermano — I went to see your brother yesterday

tendré que ir a ver al abogado — I shall have to go to o and see my solicitor

el médico todavía no la ha visto — the doctor hasn't seen her yet

5) (=imaginar) to see, imagine

lo estoy viendo de almirante — I can just see o imagine him as an admiral

6) (=vivir) to live through

yo he visto dos guerras mundiales — I have lived through two world wars

y usted que lo vea, y tú que lo veas —

-¡a celebrarlo con salud el año próximo! - ¡y usted que lo vea! — "many happy returns!" - "thank you!"

7) (=examinar) to look at

este tema lo veremos en la próxima clase — we'll be looking at this subject in the next lesson

8) (=comprobar) to see

•¡verás como al final te caerás! — you'll fall, you just wait and see!

ya verás como al final tengo que hacerlo yo — I'll end up doing it myself, you'll see

• habrá que ver, habrá que ver lo que les habrá contado — we'll have to see what he's told them

• voy a ver si está en su despacho — I'll see if he's in his office

9) (=notar) to see

no veo la diferencia entre uno y otro — I can't see the difference between them

ya veo que tendré que hacerlo yo solo — I can see I'll have to do it myself

-¿ves que no son iguales? -pues, no lo veo — "can't you see they're not the same?" - "no, I can't"

-gana más de cien mil al mes -¡ya ves! — "she earns more than 100,000 a month" - "well, there you go!"

• dejarse ver, los efectos de la crisis se dejaron ver meses después — the effects of the crisis were felt months later

la preocupación se dejaba ver en su cara — the worry showed in his face

• echar de ver algo — to notice sth

• por lo que veo — from what I can see

10) (=entender) to see

ahora veo la importancia del problema — I see how serious the problem is now

¿no ves que...? — don't o can't you see that...?

no veo muy claro para qué lo quiere — I can't really see what he wants it for

• hacer ver algo a algn — to point sth out to sb

11) (=encontrar) to see

no veo nada en contra de eso — I see nothing against it

no le veo solución al conflicto — I can't see a solution to the conflict

yo este tema no lo veo así — I don't see this issue that way

12) (Jur) [+ pleito] to hear, try

el proceso se verá en mayo — the case will be heard in May

13) tener que ver

-es demasiado pequeño -¿y eso qué tiene que ver? — "it's too small" - "what's that got to do with it?"

esto tiene que ver con lo que estudiamos ayer — this has to do with what we were looking at yesterday

yo no tuve nada que ver en la venta del terreno — I had nothing to do with the sale of the land

14) a ver

a ver niños, ¿cuál es la capital de Francia? — now, children, what is the capital of France?

-mira, tú sales en la foto -¿a ver? — "look, you're in the photo" - "let's have a look" o"let's see"

a ver ese niño, que no se quede solo — don't leave that child on his own

a ver qué dicen las noticias sobre el robo — let's see if there's anything about the robbery on the news

a ver qué está pasando — let's see what's happening

-estás estudiando mucho -¡a ver, no queda más remedio! — "you're doing a lot of studying" - "well, I haven't got much choice!"

¡a ver, cállate ya! — shut up, will you!

¿a ver? — (And) (Telec) hello?

• a ver si..., a ver si acabas pronto — see if you can finish this off quickly

¡a ver si te crees que no lo sé! — surely you don't think I don't know about it!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir) to see

no veo muy bien con el ojo derecho — I can't see very well with my right eye

como vimos ayer en la conferencia — as we saw in the lecture yesterday

como veremos más adelante — as we shall see later

• eso está por ver — that remains to be seen

que no veo * —

tengo un hambre que no veo — I'm famished!

que no veas * —

hay un ruido que no veas — there's a hell of a racket! *

un coche que no veas — an amazing car

ver y callar —

no digas nada, tú solo ver y callar — you'd better keep your mouth shut about this

- ver para creer

2) (=comprobar) to see

según voy viendo... — as I am beginning to see...

-¿quién ha venido? -no sé, voy a ver — "who is it?" -"I don't know, I'll go and see"

- al final siempre me toca hacerlo a mi -ya veo — "in the end it's always me that has to do it" - "so I see"

3) (=entender) to see

¿ves?, así es mucho más fácil — you see? it's much easier like this

a mi modo de ver — as I see it, the way I see it

¿viste? — ( Cono Sur) right?, are you with me?

4)

• ver de hacer algo — to see about doing sth, try to do sth

tenemos que ver de solucionar este problema — we must try to o and find a solution to this problem

veremos de salir temprano — we'll see if we can leave early, we'll try to o and leave early

5) (otras locuciones)

•¡hay que ver!, ¡hay que ver lo que te pareces a tu madre! — gosh! how like your mother you are o look!

¡hay que ver lo que ha cambiado la ciudad! — it's incredible o you wouldn't believe how much the town has changed!

•¡ para que veas!, ha aprobado todas las asignaturas, ¡para que veas! — she passed all her exams, how about that!

no solo no perdí, sino que arrasé, ¡para que veas! — not only did I not lose, but I won by a mile, so there!

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• lo dijo de por ver — ( Cono Sur) he was just trying it on *

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todo quedó en veremos — it was all left in the air

eso está o queda en veremos — it's not certain yet

• vamos a ver — let's see..., let me see...

-¿esto tiene arreglo? -no sé, vamos a ver — "can this be repaired?" - "I don't know, let's see o let me see"

¿por qué no me llamaste, vamos a ver? — why didn't you call me, I'd like to know?

•ya veremos — we'll see

-¿podré ir a la fiesta? -ya veremos — "can I go to the party?" - "we'll see"

3.

See:

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I
masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

* * *

= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex. He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex. We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

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* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

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masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

* * *

= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *

ver¹

masculine

A

(aspecto): aún está de buen ver he's still good-looking o attractive, he still looks good

no es de mal ver she's not bad-looking

B

(opinión): a mi/su ver in my/his view, as I see/he sees it

ver² [ E29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ver (verbo transitivo)

A

1 percibir con la vista

2 mirar

3 imaginar

B

1 entender, notar

2 echar de ver

C

1 constatar, comprobar

2 ser testigo de

D a ver

E

1 estudiar

2 examinar: médico

3 Derecho

F

1 juzgar, considerar

2 encontrar

G visitar, entrevistarse con

H en el póquer

I tener... que ver

■ ver (verbo intransitivo)

A percibir con la vista

B constatar

C estudiar, pensar

D a ver

E ver de

■ verse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 percibirse

2 imaginarse

B

1 hallarse

2 ser

C parecer

D encontrarse

vt

A

1 (percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves el letrero allí enfrente? can o do you see that sign opposite?

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own eyes

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

enciende la luz que no se ve nada switch on the light, I can't see a thing

tú ves visiones, allí no hay nada you're seeing things, there's nothing there

se te ve la combinación your slip is showing

me acuerdo perfectamente, es como si lo estuviera viendo I remember it perfectly, as if I were seeing it now

ver algo/a algn + INF/GER:

la vi bailar en Londres hace años I saw her dance in London years ago

la vi metérselo en el bolsillo I saw her put it into her pocket

los vieron salir por la puerta trasera they were seen leaving by the back door

lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her

ahí donde lo/la ves: ahí donde la ves tiene un genio … incredible though it may seem, she has a real temper …

aquí donde me ves, tengo 90 años cumplidos believe it or not, I'm ninety years old

no ver ni tres en un burro or ni un burro a tres pasos or ni jota ( fam): sin gafas no veo ni jota I can't see a thing without my glasses, without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat

si te he visto no me acuerdo ( fam): en cuanto le pedí un favor, si te he visto no me acuerdo as soon as I asked a favor of him, he just didn't want to know

ver venir algo/a algn: el fracaso se veía venir it was obvious o you could see it was going to fail

te veía venir, ya sabía lo que me ibas a pedir I thought as much, I knew what you were going to ask me for

ya lo veo venir, seguro que quiere una semana libre I know what he's after, I bet he wants a week off ( colloq)

¡y tú que lo veas!: ¡que cumplas muchos más! — ¡y tú que lo veas! many happy returns! — thank you very much

van a bajar los impuestos — ¡y tú que lo veas! ( iró); they're going to cut taxes — do you think you'll live long enough to see it? ( iro)

2 (mirar) to watch

estaba viendo la televisión I was watching television

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before

¿te has hecho daño?, déjame ver have you hurt yourself? let me see

un espectáculo que hay que ver a show which you must see o which is not to be missed o ( colloq) which is a must

no poder (ni) ver a algn: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver he can't stand her, he can't stand the sight of her

no lo puedo ver ni pintado or ni en pintura ( fam); I can't stand the sight of him

3 (imaginar) to see, imagine, picture

yo no la veo viviendo en el campo I can't see o imagine o picture her living in the country

ya la veo tumbada en la arena sin hacer nada … I can see o picture her now lying on the sand doing nothing …

B

1 (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves que la situación es grave? don't o can't you see how serious the situation is?

¿ves qué amargo es? you see how bitter it is?

no quiere ver la realidad he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara I can tell by your face

se le ve que disfruta con su trabajo you can see o tell she enjoys her work

te veo preocupado ¿qué te pasa? you look worried, what's the matter?

la veo muy contenta she looks o seems very happy

es un poco complicado, ¿sabes? — ya se ve it's a bit complicated, you know — so I (can) see

ya veo/ya se ve que no tienes mucha práctica en esto I can see o it's obvious you haven't had much practice at this, you obviously haven't had much practice at this

hacerse ver ( RPl); to show off

2

echar de ver to realize, notice

pronto echó de ver que le faltaba dinero he soon realized o noticed that some of his money was missing

se echa de ver que está muy contento it's obvious he's very happy

C

1 (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es go and see who it is

¡ya verás lo que es bueno si no me haces caso! you'll see what you get if you don't do as I say

habrá que ver si cumple su promesa it remains to be seen o we'll have to see whether he keeps his promise

verás como no viene he won't come, wait and see o you'll see

ya no funciona ¿lo ves? or ¿viste? te dije que no lo tocaras now, it's not working any more. You see? I told you not to touch it

¡eso ya se verá! we'll see

¡eso está por ver! we'll see about that!

¡para que veas! ¡tú que decías que no iba a ser capaz! see? I did it! and you said I wouldn't be able to!

gané por tres sets a cero ¡para que veas! I won by three sets to love, so there!

2 (ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas they saw their suspicions confirmed, their suspicions were confirmed

¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!

¡habráse visto semejante desfachatez! what a nerve! ( colloq)

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras … she's so pretty, you should see her

¡vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron …! ( AmL); you should have seen the fright they got!

tenías que haber visto lo furioso que se puso you should have seen how angry he got

¡hombre! ¿tú por aquí? — ya ves, no tenía otra cosa que hacer hello, what are you doing here? — well, I didn't have anything else to do

pensaba tomarme el día libre pero ya ves, aquí me tienes I intended taking the day off but … well, here I am

¡hay que ver! ¡lo que son las cosas! well, well, well! o I don't know! would you believe it?

¡hay que ver! hasta se llevaron el dinero de los niños would you believe it! they even took the children's money

¡hay que ver lo que ha crecido! wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver qué bien se portaron they behaved really well, it's amazing how well they behaved

hay que ver lo grosera que es she's incredibly rude

que no veas ( Esp fam): me echó una bronca que no veas she gave me such an earful! ( colloq), you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! ( colloq)

tenía una borrachera que no veas he was absolutely blind drunk

tienen una cocina que no veas they have an incredible kitchen

que no veo ( AmL fam): tengo un hambre que no veo ( fam); I'm absolutely starving ( colloq), I'm so hungry I could eat a horse ( colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

D

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right o well, now, what's the problem?

a ver, el fórceps, rápido give me the forceps, quickly

aquí está en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see

¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see o show me what you've got there, what have you got there?

aprieta el botón a ver qué pasa press the button and let's see what happens

a ver si me entienden (justificando) don't get me wrong; (explicando) let me make myself clear

a ver si arreglas esa lámpara when are you going to fix that light?

a ver si escribes pronto write soon, make sure you write soon

¡cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you

¡a ver si ahora se cree que se lo robé yo! I hope he doesn't think that I stole it!

a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos come and see us soon/one of these days

¡a ver! (AmC, Col) (al contestar el teléfono) hello?

E

1

(estudiar): esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better look at this o see this o have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out o see how I can fix it

aún no lo sé, ya veré qué hago I still don't know, I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase we didn't look at o study o do that topic in class

2

«médico» (examinar): ¿la ha visto ya un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?, has she seen a doctor yet?

¿por qué no te haces ver por un especialista? ( AmS); why don't you see a specialist?

3 ( Derecho) ‹causa› to try, hear

F

1

(juzgar, considerar): yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera everybody has their own point of view, everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver to my way of thinking, the way I see it

2 (encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esta situación I can't see any way out of this situation

¿tú le ves algún inconveniente? can you see any drawbacks to it?

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't find it funny

no le veo nada de malo I can't see anything wrong in it

no veo por qué no I don't see why not

G

(visitar, entrevistarse con): es mejor que vea a su propio médico it's better if you go to o see your own doctor

hace tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for some time

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see ( colloq)

aún no he ido a ver a la abuela I still haven't been to see o visit grandmother

ahora que vive lejos lo vemos menos we don't see so much of him now that he lives so far away

H

(en el póquer): las veo I'll see you

I

tener … que ver: eso no tiene nada que ver con lo que estamos discutiendo that has nothing to do with what we are discussing

es muy joven — ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? he's very young — and what does that have to do with it?

no tengo nada que ver con esa compañía I have nothing to do with that company, I have no connection with that company

¿tuviste algo que ver en ese asunto? did you have anything to do with o any connection with that business?, were you involved in that business?

¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?

¿tendrán algo que ver con los Icasuriaga de Zamora? are they related in any way to the Icasuriagas from Zamora?

■ ver

vi

A (percibir con la vista) to see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted

enciende la luz que no veo turn on the light, I can't see

B

(constatar): ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? — voy a ver is Juan in? — I'll go and see

verás, no quería engañarte pero … look, I wasn't trying to deceive you, it's just that …

pues verás, la cosa empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …

ver para creer seeing is believing

C (estudiar, pensar) to see

vamos a veror veamos, ¿dónde le duele? let's see now, where does it hurt?

¿vas a decir que sí? — ya veré, déjame pensarlo un poco are you going to accept? I'll see, let me think about it

estar/seguir en veremos ( AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything, we're still in the dark

D

a ver see ver² vt D.

E ver de (procurar) to try

vean de que no se dé cuenta try to make sure he doesn't notice

vamos a ver de hacerlo lo más rápido posible let's try to get it done o let's see if we can get it done as quickly as possible

■ verse

v pron

A ( refl)

1 (percibirse) to see oneself

¿te quieres ver en el espejo? do you want to see yourself o look at yourself in the mirror?

se vio reflejado en el agua he saw his reflection in the water

2 (imaginarse) to see oneself

¿tú te ves viviendo allí? can you see yourself living there?

B

1 (hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi obligado a despedirlo I was obliged to dismiss him, I had no choice but to dismiss him

se vio en la necesidad de pedir dinero prestado he found himself having to borrow money

me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot

vérselas venir ( fam): me las veía venir por eso tomé precauciones I saw it coming so I took precautions

vérselas y deseárselas: me las vi y me las deseé estudiando y trabajando durante cinco años it was really tough o hard o it was a real struggle studying and working for five years

verse venir algo to see sth coming

2 ( frml)

(ser): este problema se ha visto agravado por … this problem has been made worse by …

las cifras se ven aumentadas al final del verano the figures rise at the end of the summer

el país se verá beneficiado con este acuerdo the country will benefit from this agreement

C ( esp AmL) (parecer) to look

me veo gordísima con esta falda I look really fat in this skirt

D ( recípr) (encontrarse) to meet

se veían un par de veces al mes they used to see each other o meet a couple of times a month

nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven

es mejor que no nos veamos durante un tiempo we'd better not see each other for a while

¡nos vemos! ( esp AmL); see you!, I'll be seeing you!

verse CON algn to see sb

ya no me veo con ellos I don't see them any more

vérselas con algn: tendrá que vérselas conmigo como se atreva a molestarte he'll have me to deal with if he dares to bother you

* * *

ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):
◊ ser de buen ver to be good-looking o attractive

2 ( opinión):
◊ a mi/su ver in my/his view

ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( percibir con la vista) to see;

◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
b) ( mirar) ‹programa/partido› to watch;

◊ ver (la) televisión to watch television;

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ver a algn: no la puede ver he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;
◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;

se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ver (RPl) to show off
3
a) (constatar, comprobar) to see;

◊ ve a ver quién es go and see who it is;

¡ya verás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se verá! we'll see
b) ( ser testigo de) to see;

◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4
◊ a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;

está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5
a) ( estudiar):

◊ esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better have a look at this;

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya veré qué hago I'll decide what to do later
b) [ médico] ( examinar) to see;

◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?

6
a) (juzgar, considerar):

◊ yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right;

a mi modo or manera de ver the way I see it
b) ( encontrar) to see;

◊ no le veo salida a esto I can't see any way out of this;

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;
◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!

8
◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?;

no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
◊ así no veo I can't see like this;

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):
◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;

pues verás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
◊ ya veré I'll see;

estar/seguir en veremos (AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
◊ me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot;

me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
◊ se ve bien con esa falda she looks good in that skirt;

no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
a) ( encontrarse) to meet;

◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;

¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
b) (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other;

◊ nos vemos a menudo we see each other often;

verse con algn to see sb
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
' ver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abundante
- acabar
- aclararse
- aconsejar
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actual
- actualmente
- acuerdo
- adentro
- adición
- advertir
- agradecer
- aguantar
- aguardar
- ahora
- alegre
- almuerzo
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- amarilla
- amarillo
- americanada
- amplia
- amplio
- añadir
- anexa
- anexo
- añorar
- apartamento
- apellido
- apetecer
- apreciar
- arrepentirse
- arriesgarse
- atreverse
- aún
- ausente
- ayudar
- bajar
- bastante
- burra
- burro
- cachorra
- cachorro
- caliente
English:
able
- add
- add up
- addition
- advertising
- afloat
- afraid
- afternoon
- aghast
- ajar
- akin
- alight
- alike
- alive
- all
- allow
- alone
- already
- although
- among
- amongst
- and
- another
- apartment
- appear
- appendix
- arouse
- as
- ashamed
- asleep
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- associate
- attorney
- averse
- awake
- awaken
- aware
- bar
- barrister
- bath
- be
- beat
- beer
- beg
- benefit
- between
- billion
- bite

* * *

ver

♦ nm

1. [aspecto]
estar de buen ver to be good-looking

2. [opinión]
a mi ver the way I see it

♦ vt

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;
[mirar] to look at; [televisión, programa, espectáculo deportivo] to watch; [película, obra, concierto] to see;
¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

yo no veo nada I can't see a thing;

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work;

¿vemos la tele un rato? shall we watch some TV?;

esta serie nunca la veo I never watch this series;

¿has visto el museo? have you been to the museum?;

yo te veo más delgada you look thinner to me;
Méx Fam
¿qué me ves? what are you looking at?;

este edificio ha visto muchos sucesos históricos this building has seen a lot of historic events;

los jubilados han visto aumentadas sus pensiones pensioners have had their pensions increased;

ver a alguien hacer algo to see sb doing sth;

los vi actuar en el festival I saw them acting at the festival;

te vi bajar del autobús I saw you getting off the bus;

los vieron discutir o [m5] discutiendo they were seen arguing;

¡nunca o [m5] jamás he visto cosa igual! I've never seen the like of it!;

¡si vieras qué bien lo pasamos! if only you knew what a good time we had!;

¡si vieras qué cara se le puso! you should have seen her face!;

Comp

ver venir algo/a alguien: este problema ya lo veía venir I could see this problem coming;

lo veo venir I can see what he's up to;

Comp

verlas venir: él prefiere quedarse a verlas venir he prefers to wait and see;

Comp

¡quién lo ha visto y quién lo ve! it's amazing how much he's changed!;

Comp

si no lo veo, no lo creo I'd never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes;

Comp

si te he visto no me acuerdo: pero ahora, si te he visto, no me acuerdo but now he/she/ etc doesn't want to know

2. [entender, apreciar, considerar] to see;

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood;

¿no ves que trata de disculparse? can't you see o tell she's trying to apologize?;

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?;

ahora lo veo todo claro now I understand everything;

a todo le ve pegas he sees problems in everything;

yo no le veo solución a este problema I can't see a solution to this problem;

¿tú cómo lo ves? how do you see it?;

yo lo veo así I see it this way o like this;

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it;

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad;

ahí donde la ves, era muy guapa de joven she was very pretty when she was young, you know;

dejarse ver (por un sitio) to show one's face (somewhere);

¿te gusta? – ¡a ver! do you like it? – of course I do!;

Comp

¡habráse visto!: ¡habráse visto qué cara dura/mal genio tiene! you'd never believe what a cheek/temper he has!;

Comp

¡hay que ver! [indica sorpresa] would you believe it!;
[indica indignación] it makes me mad!;
¡hay que ver qué lista es! you wouldn't believe how clever she is!;

¡hay que ver cuánto se gasta estando de vacaciones! it's amazing how much you spend when you're on Br holiday o US vacation!;

Comp

para que veas: no le tengo ningún rencor, ¡para que veas! I don't bear him any hard feelings, in case you were wondering;

Comp
Fam
no poder ver a alguien (ni en pintura): no lo puedo ver I can't stand (the sight of) him

3. [imaginar] to see;

ya veo tu foto en los periódicos I can (just) see your photo in the newspapers;

francamente, yo no la veo casada to be honest, I find it hard to see her getting married

4. [comprobar] to see;

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on;

ve a ver si quedan cervezas go and see if o have a look if there are any beers left;

veré qué puedo hacer I'll see what I can do;

queda por ver si ésta es la mejor solución it remains to be seen whether this is the best solution;

eso está por ver, eso habrá que verlo that remains to be seen;

veamos let's see

5. [tratar, estudiar] [tema, problema] to look at;

el lunes veremos la lección 6 we'll do lesson 6 on Monday;

como ya hemos visto en anteriores capítulos… as we have seen in previous chapters…

6. [reconocer] [sujeto: médico, especialista] to have o take a look at;

necesitas que te vea un médico, Andes, RP [m5] hazte ver por un médico you ought to see a doctor;
Andes, RP
el televisor no funciona, tengo que hacerlo ver the television's not working, I must get someone to have a look at it o get it seen to

7. [visitar, citarse con] to see;

tienes que ir a ver al médico you ought to see the doctor;

ven a vernos cuando quieras come and see us any time you like;

mañana vamos a ver a mis padres we're seeing my parents tomorrow;

hace siglos que no la veo I haven't seen her for ages;

últimamente no los veo mucho I haven't seen much of them recently

8. Der [juzgar]
ver un caso to hear a case

9. [en juegos de naipes] to see;

las veo I'll see you

♦ vi

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;

ver bien/mal to have good/poor eyesight;

no veo bien de cerca/de lejos I'm long-sighted/short-sighted;

¿ves bien ahí? can you see all right from there?;

Comp
Fam
que no veo: tengo un hambre/sueño que no veo I'm incredibly hungry/tired;

Comp
Fam
que no veas: hace un frío/calor que no veas it's incredibly cold/hot;

los vecinos arman un ruido que no veas the neighbours are unbelievably noisy;

Comp

hasta más ver [adiós] see you soon

2. [hacer la comprobación] to see;

la casa está en muy buenas condiciones – ya veo the house is in very good condition – so I see;

es muy sencillo, ya verás it's quite simple, you'll see;

creo que me queda uno en el almacén, iré a ver I think I have one left in the storeroom, I'll just go and see o look;

vendrá en el periódico – voy a ver it'll be in the newspaper – I'll go and see o look;

tú sigue sin estudiar y verás you'll soon see what happens if you carry on not studying;

¿ves?, te lo dije (you) see? I told you so;

Comp

ver para creer seeing is believing

3. [decidir]
¿lo harás? – ya veré will you do it? – I'll see;

ya veremos we'll see

4. [en juegos de naipes]
¡veo! I'll see you!

5. [como muletilla]
verás, tengo algo muy importante que decirte listen o look, I've got something very important to say to you;

¿qué ha pasado? – pues, verás, yo estaba… what happened? – well, you see, I was…

6.
a ver: a ver cuánto aguantas en esa postura let's see how long you can hold that position;

a ver cuándo vienes a vernos you must come and see us some time;

no subas al tejado, a ver si te vas a caer don't go up on the roof, you might fall;

¡a ver si tienes más cuidado con lo que dices! you should be a bit more careful what you say!;

¿a ver? [mirando con interés] let me see, let's have a look;
Col
¡a ver! [al teléfono] hello?;

a ver, ¿qué te pasa? let's see, what's wrong?;

a ver, antes de empezar… let's see, right, before starting…;

vamos a ver let's see

♦ See also the pronominal verb verse

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ver

<part visto>

I v/t

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look at; televisión watch

2 see;

sin ser visto unseen, without being seen;

la vi ayer en la reunión I saw her yesterday at the meeting;

no puede verla fig he can’t stand the sight of her;

tengo un hambre que no veo fam I’m starving o

ravenous;

me lo veía venir I could see it coming;

te veo venir fig I know what you’re after

3 ( visitar)

:

fui a ver al médico I went to see the doctor

4 ( opinar)

:

¿cómo lo ves? what do you think?

5 ( entender)

:

me hizo ver que estaba equivocado she made me see that I was wrong;

¿(lo) ves? (do) you see?

6 JUR pleito hear

7

:

no tiene nada que ver con it doesn’t have anything to do with

II v/i

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look;

ve aquí dentro look in here

2 see;

no veo bien sin gafas I don’t see too well without my glasses

3 ( considerar)

:

está por ver that remains to be seen;

ya veremos we’ll see;

vamos a ver let’s see;

a ver let’s see, now then

4 locuciones

:

¡hay que ver! would you believe it!;

¡para que veas! so there!

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ver {88} vt

1) : to see

vimos la película: we saw the movie

2) entender: to understand

ya lo veo: now I get it

3) examinar: to examine, to look into

lo veré: I'll take a look at it

4) juzgar: to see, to judge

a mi manera de ver: to my way of thinking

5) visitar: to meet with, to visit

6) averiguar: to find out

7)

a ver or

vamos a ver : let's see

ver vi

1) : to see

2) enterarse: to learn, to find out

3) entender: to understand

♦ See also the reflexive verb verse

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ver vb

1. (en general) to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no veo nada I can't see a thing

ya he visto esta película I've already seen this film

voy a ver quién es I'll go and see who it is

2. (mirar) to watch

están viendo la tele they're watching TV

3. (parecer) to look

lo veo muy feliz he looks very happy

4. (considerar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

veo difícil que mi equipo gane la liga I don't think my team will win the league

a ver let's see

a ver si I hope

no poder ver a alguien not to be able to stand someone

no puede ver a su vecino she can't stand her neighbour

veamos let's see

Spanish-English dictionary > ver
16 mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

2. <

   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

3. <

   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

4. <

► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal abr nf
Maison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

[mal] ( pluriel maux [mo]) nom masculin

1. [souffrance physique] pain

avoir mal: où as-tu mal? where does it hurt?, where is the pain?

j'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful here

j'ai mal aux dents I've got toothache (UK) ou a toothache (US)

j'ai mal aux oreilles I've got earache (UK) ou an earache (US)

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

avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

il a mal au ventre he has stomachache (UK) ou a stomachache

faire (du) mal à to hurt

ça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?

aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!

se faire mal to hurt oneself

je me suis fait mal à la main I've hurt my hand

mal de dents toothache

mal de dos backache

mal de gorge sore throat

mal de tête headache

maux d'estomac stomach pains

ça me ferait mal au ventre (familier) it would make me sick

ça me ferait mal aux seins (très familier) it would really piss me off (très familier)

ça va faire mal! (familier & figuré) watch it, we're in for it now!

il n'y a pas de mal!

a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!

b. [après une erreur] no harm done!

mettre quelqu'un à mal ou à mal quelqu'un (soutenu) to manhandle ou to maltreat somebody

2. [maladie, malaise] illness, sickness, disease

tu vas attraper ou prendre du mal (familier) watch you don't get a cold

mal de l'air airsickness

mal blanc whitlow

mal de mer seasickness

avoir le mal de mer

a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasickness

b. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick

3. [dommage, tort] harm

le mal est fait the damage is done (now)

faire du mal à quelque chose to do harm to something, to harm ou to damage something

vouloir du mal à quelqu'un to wish somebody ill ou harm

il n'y a pas de mal à demander there's no harm in asking

et si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?

dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody

penser du mal de quelqu'un to think ill of somebody

mal lui en a pris he's had cause to regret it

4. [douleur morale] pain

faire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody suffer

quand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about it

n'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset you

5. [affliction, inconvénient] ill, evil

c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

avoir le mal de vivre to be tired of life

entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evils

6. [difficulté, tracas] trouble (substantif non comptable), difficulty (substantif non comptable)

avoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing something

j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names

donner du mal à quelqu'un to give somebody trouble

se donner du mal: il a réussi sans se donner de mal he succeeded without much trouble

ne vous donnez pas tant de mal pour moi please don't go to all this trouble on my behalf

7. [par opposition au bien]

le mal evil

le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil

faire le mal pour le mal to commit evil for evil's sake

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[mal] adverbe

1. [désagréablement] wrong

tout va mal everything's going wrong

ça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad start

ça va finir mal ou mal finir

a. [généralement] it'll end in disaster

b. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tears

il sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate

tu tombes mal you've come at a bad time

2. [en mauvaise santé]

aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health

3. [défavorablement] badly

elle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advice

ne le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...

être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebody

4. [de façon incompétente ou imparfaite] badly, not properly

c'est du travail mal fait it's a shoddy piece of work

être mal fait (de sa personne) to be misshapen

cette veste lui va mal that jacket doesn't suit him

ça lui va mal de donner des conseils he's hardly in a position to hand out advice

je le connais mal I don't know him very well

s'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!

je dors mal I have trouble sleeping

il mange mal

a. [salement] he's a messy eater

b. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enough

c. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properly

il parle mal he can't talk properly

elle parle mal l'allemand her German isn't very good

tu te tiens mal

a. [tu es voûté] you've got poor posture

b. [à table] you don't have any table manners

vivre mal quelque chose to have a bad time with something

je la vois mal en bermuda I can't quite see her in shorts

elle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking him

s'y prendre mal: je m'y prends mal I'm not going about it the right way

elle s'y prend mal avec les enfants she's not very good with children

mal élevé bad-mannered, impolite

5. [insuffisamment] badly, poorly

vivre mal to have trouble making ends meet

être mal nourri

a. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourished

b. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food

6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly

mal tourner to turn out badly

7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortably

être mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable

on dort mal dans ton canapé-lit your sofa bed isn't very comfortable

8. (locution)

ça la fiche (familier) ou fout (très familier) mal it doesn't look good (très familier)

si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go

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[mal] adjectif invariable

1. [immoral] wrong

c'est mal de tricher it's wrong to cheat

je n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong

2. [malade] ill, unwell, not well

se trouver mal [s'évanouir] to faint, to pass out, to swoon (soutenu)

3. [peu satisfaisant]

ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad

4. (familier) [fou] mad, crazy

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au plus mal locution adjectivale

1. [très malade] very sick, desperately ill, critical

2. [fâché]

être au plus mal avec quelqu'un to be at loggerheads with somebody

de mal en pis locution adverbiale

from bad to worse

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en mal de locution prépositionnelle

être en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for love

être en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspiration

mal à l'aise locution adjectivale

uncomfortable, ill at ease

je suis mal à l'aise devant elle I feel ill at ease with her

mal à propos locution adverbiale

at the wrong time

faire une intervention mal à propos to speak out of turn

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mal portant ( féminin mal portante) locution adjectivale

unwell, in poor health

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mal

17 sollen

Modalv.; soll, sollte, hat sollen

1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc.: be to, be supposed to; Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (Am. mom) says you’re to come home; er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up; ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first; sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy; ich soll dir ausrichten, dass... I’m to tell you that...; ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards; du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago; er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two; er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (Am. auch would) become a doctor

2. in Fragen: soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?; ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg. I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)

3. befehlend: du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!; wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?; du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!; du sollst nicht töten BIBL. thou shalt not kill

4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem: hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) here; er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow; das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this; meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was); es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again

5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc.: be supposed to, be said to; sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich; er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it; er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject

6. bei einer bestimmten Vorstellung: was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?; es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present; es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke; soll das ein Witz sein? umg., ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?; wozu soll das gut sein? umg. what’s that in aid of?

7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc.: dann soll er’s ( von mir aus) haben umg. then he shall have it (for all I care); er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants; das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us; niemand soll sagen, dass... I don’t want it to be said that..., never let it be said that...; der soll nur kommen! umg. just let him come!; soll er es doch versuchen! umg. just let him try!; das sollst du mir büßen! umg. I’ll make you pay for that; das soll dir noch Leid tun you’ll be sorry for this; das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg. I’d like to see anyone do better

8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc.: should, ought to; du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it; du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it; man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told; das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that); ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known; du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home; sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (Am. get) my degree first; so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be; so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this; warum sollte ich ( auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should

9. bei Unentschlossenheit: was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?; er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do; sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?; ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest

10. bei einer Möglichkeit: falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes; falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems; sollte es nicht klappen, dann... if it all goes wrong, (then)...; sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?; man sollte annehmen,... you would think...

11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to; er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case; sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer; es hat nicht sein sollen oder umg. sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be; ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before; es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently; er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)

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sollen2

v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg.

1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go; wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc. to put it?; du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away

2. was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, Am. auch what are you up to?; was soll der Quatsch oder Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?; was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?; was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?; soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care; was soll’s? so what?, who cares?

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must; shall; to be due to; to have to; should; ought to

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sọl|len ['zɔlən]
1. HILFSVERB
pret so\#llte, ['zɔltə] ptp so\#llen
1)

Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

soll ich Ihnen helfen? — can I help you?

soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen — it won't happen again

er soll reinkommen — tell him to come in

der soll nur kommen! — just let him come!

und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Renate bestellen — Renate asked me to give you her best wishes

du sollst nicht töten (Bibl) — thou shalt not kill

so soll es sein — that's how it should be

das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

das Gebäude soll ein Museum werden — the building is (meant) to become a museum

2)

konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

so etwas sollte man nicht tun — one shouldn't do that, one oughtn't to do that (esp Brit)

das hättest du nicht tun sollen — you shouldn't have or oughtn't to have (esp Brit) done that

das hättest du sehen sollen! — you should have seen it!

er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

3)

konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

4) Vermutung, Erwartung to be supposed or meant to

er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

er soll angeblich sehr reich sein — he's supposed to be very rich

Xanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen sein — Xanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsome

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein — they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

wer soll das sein? — who is that supposed or meant to be?

5)

= können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me

so etwas soll es geben — these things happen

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das möglich sein? — is that possible?

6)

in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

es hat nicht sollen sein — it wasn't to be

Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt] (= bewirken, bedeuten in Fragen)
was soll das? — what's all this?

was solls! (inf) — what the hell! (inf)

was soll der Quatsch or Mist? (inf) — what's this stupid nonsense? (inf)

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

3. TRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt]
das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

das hast du nicht gesollt — you shouldn't have done that

was man nicht alles soll or sollte! (inf) — the things you're expected to do!

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(used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) shall

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sol·len

[ˈzɔlən]

I. AUXILIARVERB

1.

< sollen>

im Präsens (Befehl, Verpflichtung)

▪ jd soll etw tun sb is to do sth

sie soll am Tag zwei Tabletten einnehmen she's to [or she must] take two pills a day

er soll sofort kommen he is to come immediately

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... I am [or I've been asked] to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Richard bestellen Richard asked me to give you his best wishes

[sagen Sie ihr,] sie soll hereinkommen tell her to come in

du sollst sofort damit aufhören! you're to stop that at once!

du sollst das lassen! stop it [or that]!

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst! you know that you shouldn't do that!

du sollst herkommen, habe ich gesagt! I said [you should] come here!

du sollst nicht töten REL thou shalt not kill liter

du sollst Vater und Mutter ehren REL honour thy father and thy mother liter

2.

< sollen>

im Präsens (eigentlich müssen)

▪ jd soll etw tun sb is [supposed [or meant]] to do sth

ich soll morgen einen Bericht abgeben, aber er ist noch nicht fertig I'm supposed to hand in a report tomorrow, but it's not yet finished

was ich [nicht] alles tun/wissen soll! the things I'm meant [or supposed] to do/know!

3.

< sollte>

in der Vergangenheit (Verpflichtung)

▪ jd sollte etw tun sb was [supposed [or meant]] to do sth

sie sollte gestern zum Arzt gehen she was [supposed] to go to the doctor yesterday

solltest du nicht bei ihr anrufen? weren't you supposed to ring her?

du solltest ihn gestern anrufen you were meant to phone him yesterday

wie sollte ich das wissen? how was I to know that?

er ärgerte sich, weil er draußen warten sollte he was annoyed because he was to wait outside

4.

<sollte, sollen>

im Präsens, Konditional II, in der Vergangenheit (Absicht, Wunsch)

so soll[te] es sein that's how it should be

das soll[te] dich nicht stören don't let it bother you

du sollst [o solltest] dir deswegen keine Gedanken machen you shouldn't worry about it

du sollst dein Geld zurückbekommen you shall get your money back

du sollst dich ganz wie zu Hause fühlen! [just] make yourself at home!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen! it won't [or shan't] happen again!

niemand soll sagen, dass... let no one say that..., no one shall say that...

wozu soll denn das gut sein? what's the good of that?

das soll sie erst mal tun! just let her try!

mir soll es gleich sein it's all the same to me

der soll [mir] nur kommen! just let him come!

das sollte ein Witz sein that was meant to be a joke

5.

< sollen>

im Präsens (etw ist geplant)

▪ jd/etw soll etw tun sb/sth is to do sth

ich soll die Stelle übernehmen I am to take over the job

hier soll ein Einkaufszentrum entstehen an arcade is to be built here

das Zimmer soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden the room [is meant] to be painted next week

6.

< sollen>

im Präsens (bei Ratlosigkeit)

▪ was soll ich/er tun? what shall [or should] I/he do?, what am I/is he to do?; (was ist geplant a.) what am I/is he meant to do?

kannst du mir helfen? — natürlich, was soll ich tun? can you help me? — of course, what shall I do?

soll ich dir helfen? shall [or can] I help you?

soll ich dir noch etwas Wein nachschenken? shall [or can] I give you some more wine?

was \sollen wir machen? what shall we do?

was soll ich nur machen? what am I to do?

was soll man da machen? what is one to do?, what shall I/we do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? what is to become of him?

ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll I don't know what I should do [or what to do]

sie weiß nicht, wie sie das Problem lösen soll she doesn't know how to solve the problem

man hat mir gesagt, ich soll Sie fragen I was told to ask you

7. im Konjunktiv II (Rat)

▪ jd sollte etw tun sb should [or ought to] do sth

da solltest du mitfahren! you ought to come along!

das solltest du unbedingt sehen! you have to see this!, come and look at this!

du solltest dich schämen! you should [or ought to] be ashamed [of yourself]

so etwas sollte man nicht tun one shouldn't do that

mit deiner Erkältung solltest du besser zu Hause bleiben with your cold you had better stay at home

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen it would be better if you came early

was sollte ich deiner Meinung nach tun? what do you think I should [or ought to] do?

8. im Konjunktiv II (Rat im Nachhinein)

▪ jd hätte etw tun \sollen sb should have done sth

du hättest dort hingehen \sollen you should have gone there

du hättest sie anrufen \sollen you should have phoned her

du hättest ihr das nicht erzählen \sollen you shouldn't have told her that

das hättest du sehen \sollen! you should have seen it!

das hätte er nicht sagen \sollen he shouldn't have said that

das hättest du besser nicht tun \sollen it would have been better if you hadn't done that

das hätte nicht vorkommen \sollen it should not have [or ought not to have] happened

was hätte ich tun \sollen? what should I [or ought I to] have done?

9.

< sollte>

in der Vergangenheit (schicksalhaft)

▪ jd/etw sollte etw sein/tun sb/sth was to be/do sth

sie sollten Rom nie erreichen they were never to reach Rome

es sollte ganz anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently

dieser Schicksalsschlag sollte nicht der letzte sein this stroke of fate was not to be the last

es sollten viele Jahre vergehen, bevor... many years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... it was not to be long until...

es hat nicht sein \sollen, es hat nicht \sollen sein it was not to be

es hat nicht sein \sollen, dass die beiden sich je wiedertreffen the two were destined never to meet again

10.

< sollen>

im Präsens (angeblich)

▪ jd/etw soll etw sein/tun sb/sth is supposed to be/do sth

sie soll sehr reich sein she is supposed [or said] to be very rich

sie soll heute kommen she's supposed to come today

er soll eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen he's supposed to be getting a pay rise

sie soll geheiratet haben I've heard she has got married

der Sommer soll heiß werden they say we're going to have a hot summer

soll das [schon] alles [gewesen] sein? is that [supposed to be] all?

so etwas soll es geben these things happen

das soll vorkommen things like that can happen

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? what's that supposed to mean?, what are you/is he/she etc. getting at?

was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed [or meant] to represent?

wer soll das sein? who's that [supposed [or meant] to be]?

11. im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das möglich sein? is that [or can that be] possible?

sollte sie mich belogen haben? does that mean [or are you saying] [that] she lied to me?

sollte ich mich so getäuscht haben? could I have been so wrong?

man sollte glauben, dass... you would think that...

12. im Konditionalsatz (falls)

▪ sollte jd etw tun,... should sb do sth,...

sollte sie anrufen,..., falls sie anrufen sollte,... should she ring up,...

sollte das passieren,... if that should happen,..., should that happen,...

wenn du sie sehen solltest, sag ihr bitte... if you should see her, please tell her...

sollte es regnen, [dann] bleibe ich zu Hause if it should rain, I will stay at home

sollte ich einen Fehler gemacht haben, tut es mir leid if [or should] I have made a mistake, I'm sorry

ich werde es versuchen, und sollte ich auch verlieren I'll try, even though I may lose

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<sollte, gesollt>

(eigentlich müssen)

soll ich? — ja, du sollst! should I? — yes, you should!

soll er reinkommen? — ja, er soll should he come in? — yes, he should

das sollst [o solltest] du nicht you shouldn't do that

du sollst sofort nach Hause you should go home at once

du solltest jetzt ins Bett you should go to bed now

immer soll ich! it's always me [who has to do it]!

und warum soll ich das? and why am I to do that?

was man nicht alles soll! the things one has to do!, the things you're meant to!

sie hätte eigentlich in die Schule gesollt she should have gone to school

das hast du nicht gesollt you shouldn't have done that

2.

<sollte, gesollt>

(bedeuten)

was soll der Blödsinn? what's all this nonsense about?

was soll das? what's that supposed to mean?; (warum denn das?) what's that for?

was soll ich dort? what would I do there?

was soll's? (fam) who cares?, what the heck? fam

soll er doch! (fam) [just] let him/her!

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen

1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Herrn Meier bestellen — Herr Meier asked me to give you or sends his best wishes

2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

3) (bei Ratlosigkeit)

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

4) (Notwendigkeit ausdrückend)

man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)

das Restaurant soll sehr teuer sein — the restaurant is supposed or said to be very expensive

9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

10) (können)

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

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sollen¹ v/mod; soll, sollte, hat sollen

1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc: be to, be supposed to;

Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (US mom) says you’re to come home;

er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up;

ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first;

sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy;

ich soll dir ausrichten, dass … I’m to tell you that …;

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards;

du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago;

er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two;

er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (US auch would) become a doctor

2. in Fragen:

soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?;

ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)

3. befehlend:

du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!;

wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?;

du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!;

du sollst nicht töten BIBEL thou shalt not kill

4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem:

hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) here;

er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow;

das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this;

meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was);

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again

5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc: be supposed to, be said to;

sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich;

er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it;

er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject

6. bei einer bestimmten Vorstellung:

was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?;

es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present;

es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke;

soll das ein Witz sein? umg, ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?;

wozu soll das gut sein? umg what’s that in aid of?

7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc:

dann soll er’s (von mir aus) haben umg then he shall have it (for all I care);

er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants;

das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us;

niemand soll sagen, dass … I don’t want it to be said that …, never let it be said that …;

der soll nur kommen! umg just let him come!;

soll er es doch versuchen! umg just let him try!;

das sollst du mir büßen! umg I’ll make you pay for that;

das soll dir noch leidtun you’ll be sorry for this;

das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg I’d like to see anyone do better

8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc: should, ought to;

du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it;

du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it;

man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told;

das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that);

ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known;

du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home;

sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (US get) my degree first;

so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be;

so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this;

warum sollte ich (auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should

9. bei Unentschlossenheit:

was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?;

er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do;

sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry;

was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?;

ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest

10. bei einer Möglichkeit:

falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes;

falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems;

sollte es nicht klappen, dann … if it all goes wrong, (then) …;

sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?;

man sollte annehmen, … you would think …

11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to;

er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case;

sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer;

es hat nicht sein sollen oder umg

sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be;

ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before;

es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently;

er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)

sollen² v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg

1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go;

wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc to put it?;

du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away

2.

was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, US auch what are you up to?;

was soll der Quatsch oder

Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?;

was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?;

was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?;

soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care;

was soll’s? so what?, who cares?

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen

1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Herrn Meier bestellen — Herr Meier asked me to give you or sends his best wishes

2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

3) (bei Ratlosigkeit)

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

4) (Notwendigkeit ausdrückend)

man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)

das Restaurant soll sehr teuer sein — the restaurant is supposed or said to be very expensive

9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

10) (können)

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: sollte, gesollt)

= ought aux.

should modal

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sollen

18 Ordnung

f

1. (das Ordnen) sorting, arrangement; von Akten etc.: organization; (Regelung) settlement; von Verkehr: regulation: von Finanzen, Angelegenheiten: putting in order

2. (bestimmter Zustand) order; die öffentliche Ordnung law and order; die göttliche Ordnung the divine order; zur Ordnung rufen call to order (auch PARL.)

3. (Ordentlichsein) order, tidiness; der Ordnung halber for form’s sake; Ordnung halten keep things in order; sehr auf Ordnung halten oder sehen be very keen on tidiness; für Ordnung sorgen maintain order; Ordnung schaffen sort things out; im Zimmer etc.: tidy up; Ordnung muss sein! you have to have order; Ordnung ist das halbe Leben Sprichw. keeping things in order is half the battle

4. (Gesundsein, Funktionieren) order; in Ordnung bringen (reparieren) fix; (erledigen) settle, umg. fix; (Problem etc.) sort out; in Ordnung sein umg. be all right; der Motor etc. ist nicht in Ordnung umg. there’s something wrong with the engine etc.; er ist nicht in Ordnung umg., gesundheitlich: he’s not well

5. umg., in Wertungen: sie ist in Ordnung there’s nothing wrong with her, she’s a nice person; ( das ist) in Ordnung! oder geht in Ordnung! (that’s) all right, (that’s) okay; es ist alles in bester oder schönster Ordnung everything’s just fine; das finde ich nicht in Ordnung I don’t think that’s right; ich finde sein Verhalten nicht in Ordnung I find his behavio(u)r out of order

6. (Vorschriften) rules Pl., regulations Pl.; ein Verstoß gegen die geltende Ordnung an offence against current regulations

7. (geordnete Lebensweise) routine; jedes Kind braucht seine Ordnung every child needs a routine

8. (Rang) order (auch BIO.); ... erster Ordnung... of the first order, auch first-class ( oder -rate)...; Stern erster Ordnung ASTRON. star of the first magnitude; ein Misserfolg erster Ordnung umg., fig. a resounding failure

9. (Anordnung) arrangement, order; (System) auch system; die Stichwörter erscheinen in alphabetischer Ordnung the headwords are arranged in alphabetical order

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die Ordnung

(Aufstellung) array; arrangement;

(Vorschrift) rules; regulations;

(Zustand) tidiness; order

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Ọrd|nung ['ɔrdnʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) (= das Ordnen) ordering

bei der Ordnung der Papiere — when putting the papers in order

2) (= geordneter Zustand) order

Ordnung halten — to keep things tidy

du musst mal ein bisschen Ordnung in deinen Sachen halten — you must keep your affairs a bit more in order, you must order your affairs a bit more

in dem Aufsatz sehe ich keine Ordnung — I can see no order or coherence in the essay

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — to sort things out, to put things in order, to tidy things up

seid ruhig, sonst schaff ich gleich mal Ordnung (inf) — be quiet or I'll come and sort you out (inf)

Sie müssen mehr für Ordnung in Ihrer Klasse sorgen — you'll have to keep more discipline in your class, you'll have to keep your class in better order

auf Ordnung halten or sehen — to be tidy

etw in Ordnung halten — to keep sth in order; Garten, Haus etc auch to keep sth tidy

ich finde es ( ganz) in Ordnung, dass... — I think or find it quite right that...

ich finde es nicht in Ordnung, dass... — I don't think it's right that...

(das ist) in Ordnung! (inf) — (that's) OK (inf) or all right!

geht in Ordnung (inf) — sure (inf), that's all right or fine or OK (inf)

Ihre Bestellung geht in Ordnung — we'll see to your order, we'll put your order through

der ist in Ordnung (inf) — he's OK (inf) or all right (inf)

da ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong there

mit ihm/der Maschine ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong or there's something the matter with him/the machine

die Maschine ist ( wieder) in Ordnung — the machine's fixed or in order or all right (again)

das kommt schon wieder in Ordnung (inf) — that will soon sort itself out

es ist alles in bester or schönster Ordnung — everything's fine, things couldn't be better

jetzt ist die/seine Welt wieder in Ordnung — all is right with the/his world again

jdn zur Ordnung rufen — to call sb to order

jdn zur Ordnung anhalten — to tell sb to be tidy

jdn zur Ordnung erziehen — to teach sb tidy habits

Ordnung muss sein! — we must have order!

Ordnung ist das halbe Leben (Prov) — a tidy mind or tidiness is half the battle

hier or bei uns herrscht Ordnung — we like to have a little order around here

hier herrscht ja eine schöne Ordnung (iro) — this is a nice mess

See:

→ Ruhe

3) (= Gesetzmäßigkeit) routine

alles muss (bei ihm) seine Ordnung haben (räumlich) — he has to have everything in its right or proper place; (zeitlich) he does everything according to a fixed schedule

das Kind braucht seine Ordnung — the child needs a routine

4) (= Vorschrift) rules pl

sich an eine Ordnung halten — to stick or keep to the rules

ich frage nur der Ordnung halber — it's only a routine or formal question, I'm only asking as a matter of form

der Ordnung gemäß — according to the rules or the rule book

5) (=Rang AUCH BIOL) order

Straße erster Ordnung — first-class road

das war ein Skandal erster Ordnung (inf) — that was a scandal of the first water (Brit inf) or first order

ein Stern fünfter Ordnung — a star of the fifth magnitude

die Ordnung der Nagetiere — the order of rodents

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die

1) (a regulation or order: school rules.) rule

2) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) order

3) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) order

4) tidiness

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Ord·nung

<-, -en>

[ˈɔrdnʊŋ]

f

1. kein pl (das Sortieren)

▪ die \Ordnung von etw dat arranging [or ordering] sth

bei der \Ordnung der Dokumente when putting the papers in order

2. kein pl (geordneter, ordentlicher Zustand) order no art, no pl

das nennst du \Ordnung? you call that tidy?

bei uns herrscht \Ordnung we like things tidy [or a little order] here

überall herrscht eine wunderbare \Ordnung everywhere is wonderfully neat and tidy

hier herrscht ja eine schöne \Ordnung! (iron) this is a nice mess!

jdn zur \Ordnung anhalten to urge sb to be tidy [or to encourage tidy habits in sb]

\Ordnung in etw akk bringen to put sth in order

es wäre Zeit, dass du \Ordnung in dein Leben bringst it's time you put your life in order

\Ordnung in die Papiere bringen to put the papers into order

etw in \Ordnung bringen (aufräumen) to tidy [or clear] sth up sep, to sort sth out sep fam; (reparieren) to fix sth; (Probleme bereinigen) to sort sth out sep

das Auto springt nicht an, kannst du es in \Ordnung bringen? the car won't start, can you fix it?

\Ordnung halten to keep things tidy [or in order]

sehr auf \Ordnung halten to set great store by tidiness

[jdm] etw in \Ordnung halten to keep sth in order [for sb]; Wohnung etc. to keep sth tidy [for sb]

\Ordnung schaffen, für \Ordnung sorgen to tidy things up sep, to sort things out sep; s.a. Ruhe

3. kein pl (Disziplin) order no art, no pl

Sie müssen für mehr \Ordnung in Ihrer Klasse sorgen you must keep more discipline in your class [or keep your class in better order]

benehmt euch, sonst schaff ich gleich mal \Ordnung behave yourself or I'll come and sort you out

hier herrscht \Ordnung we have some discipline here

sich akk an \Ordnung gewöhnen to get used to discipline

\Ordnung halten Lehrer to keep order

\Ordnung muss sein! we must have order!

jdn zur \Ordnung rufen to call sb to order

4. kein pl (Routine) order no art, no pl, routine

ich muss meine \Ordnung haben I like to keep to a routine

ein Kind braucht seine \Ordnung a child needs routine

5. kein pl (System von Normen) rules pl

die \Ordnung einer Gemeinschaft the rules of a community

der \Ordnung gemäß according to the rules [or the rule book]

der \Ordnung halber as a matter of form

ich frage nur der \Ordnung halber it's only a routine question, I'm only asking as a matter of form

sich akk an eine \Ordnung halten to keep [or stick] to the rules

die öffentliche \Ordnung public order

6. BIOL, CHEM order

die \Ordnung der Primaten the order of primates

7. kein pl TRANSP

eine Straße erster/zweiter \Ordnung a first/second-class road

8. kein pl MATH order; (in der Mengenlehre) ordered set

9.

▶ es ist alles in bester [o schönster] \Ordnung everything's fine, things couldn't be better

▶ erster Ordnung of the first order

er ist ein Snob erster \Ordnung he's a snob of the first order

das war ein Reinfall erster \Ordnung that was a disaster of the first order

▶ es [ganz] in \Ordnung finden, dass... to think [or find] it [quite] right that...

er scheint es ganz in \Ordnung zu finden, dass... he doesn't seem to mind at all that...

▶ es nicht in \Ordnung finden, dass... to not think it's right that...

▶ geht in \Ordnung! that's all right [or fam OK]

das geht schon in \Ordnung that'll be OK fam

Ihre Bestellung geht in \Ordnung we'll see to your order [or put your order through]

▶ \Ordnung ist das halbe Leben (prov) a place for everything and everything in its place prov

▶ in \Ordnung! all right! [or OK!] fam

▶ etw ist mit jdm/etw nicht in \Ordnung there's sth wrong with sb/sth

mit ihr/dem Auto ist etwas nicht in \Ordnung there's something wrong [or the matter] with her/the car

▶ [wieder] in \Ordnung kommen (Angelegenheit) to turn out all right [or fam OK]; (Gerät) to start working again

▶ in \Ordnung sein (fam) to be all right [or fam OK]

das ist in \Ordnung! that's all right [or fam OK]!

Anne ist in \Ordnung Anne's all right [or fam OK]

das Auto ist wieder in \Ordnung the car's fixed

ich bin jetzt wieder in \Ordnung I'm better [or all right] now

▶ nicht in \Ordnung sein (nicht funktionieren) to not be working properly; (sich nicht gehören) to not be right

der Fisch ist nicht mehr ganz in \Ordnung the fish has started to go bad

da ist etwas nicht in \Ordnung there's something wrong there

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die; Ordnung, Ordnungen

1) o. Pl. (ordentlicher Zustand) order; tidiness

Ordnung halten — keep things tidy

hier herrscht Ordnung — everything is neat and tidy here

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — sort things out

etwas in Ordnung bringen — sort something out

ist dein Pass in Ordnung? — is your passport in order?

hier ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong here

mit ihr ist etwas nicht in Ordnung, sie ist nicht in Ordnung — (ugs.) there's something wrong or the matter with her

sie ist in Ordnung — (ugs.): (ist nett, verlässlich o. ä.) she's OK (coll.)

alles [ist] in schönster od. bester Ordnung — everything's [just] fine; [things] couldn't be better

[das] geht [schon] in Ordnung — (ugs.) that'll be OK (coll.) or all right

2) o. Pl. (geregelter Ablauf) routine

3) o. Pl. (System [von Normen]) order; (Struktur) structure

4) o. Pl. (Disziplin) order

hier herrscht Ordnung — we have some discipline here

Ordnung halten — <teacher etc.> keep order

5) (Formation) formation

6) (Biol.) order

7) o. Pl. (Rang)

eine Straße zweiter Ordnung — a second-class road

ein Reinfall erster Ordnung — (fig. ugs.) a disaster of the first order or water

8) o. Pl. (Math.) order

9) (Mengenlehre) ordered set

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Ordnung f

1. (das Ordnen) sorting, arrangement; von Akten etc: organization; (Regelung) settlement; von Verkehr: regulation: von Finanzen, Angelegenheiten: putting in order

2. (bestimmter Zustand) order;

die öffentliche Ordnung law and order;

die göttliche Ordnung the divine order;

zur Ordnung rufen call to order ( auch PARL)

3. (Ordentlichsein) order, tidiness;

der Ordnung halber for form’s sake;

Ordnung halten keep things in order;

sehr auf Ordnung halten oder

sehen be very keen on tidiness;

für Ordnung sorgen maintain order;

Ordnung schaffen sort things out; im Zimmer etc: tidy up;

Ordnung muss sein! you have to have order;

Ordnung ist das halbe Leben sprichw keeping things in order is half the battle

4. (Gesundsein, Funktionieren) order;

in Ordnung bringen (reparieren) fix; (erledigen) settle, umg fix; (Problem etc) sort out;

in Ordnung sein umg be all right;

der Motor etc

ist nicht in Ordnung umg there’s something wrong with the engine etc;

er ist nicht in Ordnung umg, gesundheitlich: he’s not well

5. umg, in Wertungen:

sie ist in Ordnung there’s nothing wrong with her, she’s a nice person;

(das ist) in Ordnung! oder

geht in Ordnung! (that’s) all right, (that’s) okay;

es ist alles in bester oder

schönster Ordnung everything’s just fine;

das finde ich nicht in Ordnung I don’t think that’s right;

ich finde sein Verhalten nicht in Ordnung I find his behavio(u)r out of order

6. (Vorschriften) rules pl, regulations pl;

ein Verstoß gegen die geltende Ordnung an offence against current regulations

7. (geordnete Lebensweise) routine;

jedes Kind braucht seine Ordnung every child needs a routine

8. (Rang) order ( auch BIOL);

… erster Ordnung … of the first order, auch first-class ( oder -rate) …;

Stern erster Ordnung ASTRON star of the first magnitude;

ein Misserfolg erster Ordnung umg, fig a resounding failure

9. (Anordnung) arrangement, order; (System) auch system;

die Stichwörter erscheinen in alphabetischer Ordnung the headwords are arranged in alphabetical order

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die; Ordnung, Ordnungen

1) o. Pl. (ordentlicher Zustand) order; tidiness

Ordnung halten — keep things tidy

hier herrscht Ordnung — everything is neat and tidy here

Ordnung schaffen, für Ordnung sorgen — sort things out

etwas in Ordnung bringen — sort something out

ist dein Pass in Ordnung? — is your passport in order?

hier ist etwas nicht in Ordnung — there's something wrong here

mit ihr ist etwas nicht in Ordnung, sie ist nicht in Ordnung — (ugs.) there's something wrong or the matter with her

sie ist in Ordnung — (ugs.): (ist nett, verlässlich o. ä.) she's OK (coll.)

alles [ist] in schönster od. bester Ordnung — everything's [just] fine; [things] couldn't be better

[das] geht [schon] in Ordnung — (ugs.) that'll be OK (coll.) or all right

2) o. Pl. (geregelter Ablauf) routine

3) o. Pl. (System [von Normen]) order; (Struktur) structure

4) o. Pl. (Disziplin) order

hier herrscht Ordnung — we have some discipline here

Ordnung halten — <teacher etc.> keep order

5) (Formation) formation

6) (Biol.) order

7) o. Pl. (Rang)

eine Straße zweiter Ordnung — a second-class road

ein Reinfall erster Ordnung — (fig. ugs.) a disaster of the first order or water

8) o. Pl. (Math.) order

9) (Mengenlehre) ordered set

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-en (Mathematik) f.

order n. -en f.

arrangement n.

order n.

orderliness n.

tidiness n.

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19 Mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

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   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

3. <

   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

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► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

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adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal abr nf
Maison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

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20 convencer

v.

to convince.

convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of something

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party

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convencer

Conjugation model [ MECER], like link=mecer mecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade

■ lo convencieron de su error they convinced him of his mistake

■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant

2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on

■ la película no me convenció I didn't like the film very much

■ ese color no me acaba de convencer I'm not sure about that colour

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be convincing

■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing

► verbo pronominal convencerse

1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself

■ se convenció de que era guapo he convinced himself that he was good-looking

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verb

to convince, persuade

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1. VT

1)

convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)

me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence

al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true

no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise

2)

convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)

me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them

no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)

3) (=satisfacer)

no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing

ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me

su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me

el torero convenció a su afición — the bullfighter did not disappoint his fans

parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him

su intervención no convenció a los votantes — his speech failed to win over the voters

2.

See:

convencerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

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= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

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* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

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= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

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convencer [E2 ]

vt

A

1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sth

la convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take action

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwise

los convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was serious

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were true

me costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong

2 (para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into it

convencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INF

a ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motion

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

B ( en frases negativas)

(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure about

no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the idea

la explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing

me cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was after

será muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that role

■ convencerse

v pron

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it

¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse DE algo:

¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?

te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right

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convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
a) (de hecho, idea) to convince;

◊ no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced;

la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade;

no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
c) ( en frases negativas) ( satisfacer):

◊ no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure about the idea;

su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;
◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;

convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle

' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come

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convencer

♦ vt

1. [persuadir] to convince;

si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;

convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;

no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;

quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him

2. [satisfacer]
me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;

su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;

esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;

es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;

tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends

♦ vi

su explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;

allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;

a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress

♦ See also the pronominal verb convencerse

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convencer

v/t convince

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convencer {86} vt

: to convince, to persuade

♦ See also the reflexive verb convencerse

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convencer vb

1. (de algo) to convince

me convenció de su inocencia he convinced me of his innocence

2. (persuadir) to persuade

la convencí para que se quedara I persuaded her to stay

3. (agradar) to like

la exposición no me acabó de convencer I didn't like the exhibition very much

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