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he's nothing like his brother

1 nothing

1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nada

2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)

3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of

nothing pron nada

I have nothing to say no tengo nada que decir

for nothing gratis

nothing

tr['nʌɵɪŋ]

noun

1 nada

■ there's nothing left no queda nada

■ it's nothing special no es nada del otro jueves

■ it's nothing more than a cold no es más que un resfriado

■ it's nothing to be ashamed of no es para avergonzarse

■ he's nothing if not cheerful antes que nada es alegre

■ it's nothing short of brilliant es sencillamente brillante

■ there's nothing (else) for it but to leave no me queda más remedio que marchar

■ Magic Johnson's got nothing on you a tu lado Magic Johnson no es nadie

■ the police have got nothing on me la policía no tiene nada contra mí

adverb

1 de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

■ it's nothing like a pheasant no se parece en nada a un faisán

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for nothing familiar gratis

nothing but... únicamente..., solo...

nothing doing familiar ni hablar

nothing else nada más

nothing much nada de interés

there's nothing to it es facilísimo

to say nothing of... por no hablar de...

nothing ['nʌɵɪŋ] adv

1) : de ninguna manera

nothing daunted, we carried on: sin amilanarnos, seguimos adelante

2)

nothing like : no...en nada

he's nothing like his brother: no se parece en nada a su hermano

nothing n

1) nothingness: nada f

2) zero: cero m

3) : persona f de poca importancia, cero m

4) trifle: nimiedad f

nothing pron

: nada

there's nothing better: no hay nada mejor

nothing else: nada más

nothing but: solamente

they mean nothing to me: ellos me son indiferentes

nothing

adv.

• de ninguna manera adv.

• en absoluto adv.

• nada adv.

n.

• cero s.m.

• nada s.f.

• nadería s.f.

pron.

• nada pron.

I 'nʌθɪŋ
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

['nʌθɪŋ]
1.

PRON nada f; (=nought) cero m

I have nothing to give you — no tengo nada que darte

to have nothing to do with — no tener nada que ver con

there's nothing mean about him — no tiene nada de tacaño

• nothing but — solamente

• to come to nothing — parar en nada, quedarse en aguas de borraja

• nothing doing! — ¡de ninguna manera!, ¡ni hablar!

• nothing else — nada más

• there's nothing to fear — no hay de qué tener miedo

• for nothing — (=free) gratis; (=unpaid) sin sueldo; (=in vain) en vano, en balde

it is not for nothing that... — no es sin motivo que..., por algo será que...

• there was nothing for it but to pay — no había más remedio or (LAm) no nos quedaba otra que pagar

• to build up a business from nothing — crear un negocio de la nada

• he is nothing if not careful — es de lo más cauteloso

• there is nothing in the rumours — los rumores no tienen nada de verdad

there's nothing in it for us — de esto no vamos a sacar ningún provecho

there's nothing in it — (in race) van muy iguales

• I could make nothing of what he said — no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo

• a mere nothing — una nimiedad

• it's nothing more than a rumour — es simplemente un rumor

• nothing much — poco, no mucho

there's nothing much to be said — poco hay que decir

• next to nothing — casi nada

• I'm nothing of a swimmer — yo nado bastante mal

• to have nothing on — (=naked) estar desnudo; (=not busy) estar libre

• it's nothing to be proud of — no es motivo para enorgullecerse

• to say nothing of... — sin mencionar..., amén de...

• to get something for nothing — obtener algo gratis

• there's nothing special about it — no tiene nada de particular

• to stop at nothing — no pararse en barras

to stop at nothing to do sth — emplear sin escrúpulo todos los medios para hacer algo

• to think nothing of — tener en poco

he thinks nothing of walking 30km — para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie

think nothing of it! — ¡no hay de qué!, ¡no tiene cuidado! (LAm)

• there's nothing to it! — ¡es facilísimo!

she is nothing to him — ella le es indiferente

it's nothing to me whether he comes or not — no me importa que venga o no

- he has nothing on her
all 2., 4), do with, kind 2., 1), like I, 2., 1), next 2., 4), e), short 1., 3), sort 1., 1)
See:

see cultural note ZERO in zero in on

2.

ADV

• nothing daunted — sin inmutarse

• it's nothing like him — el retrato no se le parece en nada

it was nothing like as expensive as we thought — era mucho menos caro de lo que nos imaginábamos
less 2.
3.

N

a mere nothing — una friolera, una bagatela

to her he was a nothing — para ella él no tenía ningún valor

- whisper sweet nothings to sb

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I ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

English-spanish dictionary > nothing
2 nothing

بتَاتًا \ nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother. \ بِالمرّة \ nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > nothing
3 nothing

['nʌθɪŋ] 1. мест.
ничего, ничто

It's nothing to what I saw in Paris. — Это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Париже.

to come to nothing — кончиться ничем; не иметь последствий

to get for nothing — получить даром

next to nothing — почти ничего; очень мало

nothing but — только; ничего кроме

all to nothing — все ни к чему

nothing to — ничто по сравнению с

- for nothing
- make nothing of smth.
Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]nothing[/ref]

••

nothing very much разг. — ничего особенного

nothing if not — прежде всего; в высшей степени

Nothing venture nothing have. посл. — Волков бояться - в лес не ходить.; Кто не рискует, тот не выигрывает.

Nothing great is easy. посл. — Всё великое даётся нелегко.

no nothing — решительно ничего
2. сущ.
1) мелочь, пустяк

mere nothing — пустяк

little nothings of life — мелочи жизни

2) небытие, нереальность; отсутствие чего-л., пустота

Syn:

unreality, non-existence

3) ноль; пустое место; ничтожество; никчёмный человек

4) мат. ноль
3. нареч.
нисколько, совсем нет

He's nothing like his brother. — Он совсем не похож на брата.

Англо-русский современный словарь > nothing
4 nothing

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > nothing
5 like

like

1. like [laɪk] prep

1) ( similar to) wie;

he looks \like his brother er sieht seinem Bruder ähnlich;

you're acting \like a complete idiot! du benimmst dich wie ein Vollidiot!;

she smokes \like a chimney sie raucht wie ein Schlot ( fig)

it feels \like ages since we last spoke ich habe das Gefühl, wir haben schon ewig nicht mehr miteinander gesprochen;

she is very \like her mother in looks im Aussehen ähnelt sie sehr ihrer Mutter;

\like most people wie die meisten Leute;

what colour did you want? - is it anything \like this? welche Farbe wollten Sie? - ungefähr wie diese hier?;

he's been looking for someone \like her er hat so jemanden wie sie gesucht;

she looked nothing \like Audrey Hepburn sie sah überhaupt nicht wie Audrey Hepburn aus;

there were nothing \like enough people dort waren viel zu wenig Leute;

there's nothing \like a good cup of coffee es geht doch nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffee;

he's nothing \like as fat as his father er ist noch lange nicht so dick wie sein Vater;

what was your holiday \like? wie war dein Urlaub?;

what does it taste \like? wie schmeckt es?;

or something \like that oder etwas in der Richtung;

what's it \like to be a fisherman? wie ist das Leben als Fischer?;

\like father, \like son wie der Vater, so der Sohn;

to grow big \like one's father so groß wie sein Vater werden;

just/ exactly/a lot \like sb/ sth genau wie jd/etw;

that's just \like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!;

you've already got a shirt that's just \like it? du hast genau dasselbe Hemd schon einmal?;

to be \like sb/ sth wie jd/etw sein;

he's \like his brother to look at er sieht wie sein Bruder aus

2) after n ( such as) wie;

natural materials \like cotton and wool Naturmaterialien wie Baumwolle oder Schafwolle;

why are you talking about me \like that? warum sprichst du so mit mir?

3) ( normal for)

to be \like/not be \like sb to do sth;

that's just \like Patricia to turn up half an hour late to her own party! das sieht Patricia wieder ähnlich, zu ihrer eigenen Party eine halbe Stunde zu spät zu kommen!

PHRASES:

it looks \like rain/snow es sieht nach Regen/Schnee aus;

to do sth \like crazy [or mad] etw wie verrückt tun;

she's working \like crazy sie arbeitet wie verrückt;

no, it's more \like cheese nein, es ist eher wie Käse;

that's more \like it! das ist schon besser!;

\like anything ( fam) wie verrückt ( fam) conj fam

1) ( the same as) wie;

\like I said wie ich schon sagte;

just \like... genau[so] wie;

you laugh just \like your brother does du lachst genau wie dein Bruder

2) ( as if) als ob;

it sounds to me \like you ought to change jobs das hört sich für mich so an, als solltest du den Job wechseln;

you look \like you've just got out of bed du siehst aus, als wärst du gerade aufgestanden;

it looks \like it's going to rain es sieht nach Regen aus ( fam);

she acts \like she's stupid sie benimmt sich wie eine Verrückte;

he spoke \like he was foreign er sprach als wäre er ein Ausländer n so jemand;

( thing) so etwas;

I have not seen his \like for many years [so] jemanden wie ihn habe ich schon seit vielen Jahren nicht mehr gesehen;

have you ever seen the \like hast du so was schon gesehen?;

I don't like smokers and their \like ich kann Raucher und dergleichen nicht leiden ( fam);

you'll never be able to go out with the \likes of him! mit so einem wie ihm wirst du nie ausgehen! adj

1) attr ( similar) ähnlich;

in \like manner auf gleiche Weise, gleichermaßen;

to be of [a] \like mind gleicher Meinung sein

2) pred ( bearing resemblance) ähnlich; statue, picture naturgetreu

PHRASES:

to be \like [or as \like as] two peas in a pod sich dat wie ein Ei dem anderen gleichen adv

inv sl

1) ( somehow) irgendwie;

if there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's \like - why bother? also, warum sich aufregen, wenn man die Situation sowieso nicht ändern kann? ( fam)

2) ( more or less) -ähnlich

3) ( think) sagen [o meinen],...;

everybody called her Annie and my mom was \like, it's Anne alle sagten zu ihr Annie, aber meine Mutter sagte, sie heißt Anne

4) (sl: be)

to be \like...;

he was \like, totally off his rocker and I told him so er war wie völlig neben der Kappe, und ich hab's ihm auch gesagt

PHRASES:

to do sth [as] \like as not etw sehr wahrscheinlich tun

2. like [laɪk] vt

1) ( find enjoyable)

to \like sb/ sth jdn/etw mögen;

how do you \like my new shoes? wie gefallen dir meine neuen Schuhe?;

to \like doing [or to do] sth etw gern machen [o tun];

I \like it when a book is so good that you can't put it down ich hab's gern [o mag es], wenn ein Buch so gut ist, dass man es gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann;

(iron: find unpleasant) etw [wirklich] gernhaben;

I \like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! das hab' ich ja vielleicht gern! - wir sollen ihm zuhören, aber was andere sagen, das geht ihm zum einen Ohr rein und zum anderen wieder raus ( iron) ( fam) ( iron)

I \like that! na, das hab' ich gern! ( iron)

2) ( want)

to \like sth etw wollen;

sb would [or should] \like sth jd hätte [o möchte] gern[e] etw;

I should really \like to see you again ich möchte dich wirklich gern[e] wiedersehen;

I'd \like to go to Moscow for my holidays ich würde gern[e] nach Moskau in Urlaub fahren;

I'd \like one of the round loaves, please ( form) ich hätte gern[e] eines von den runden Broten, bitte;

I'd \like you to send this for me first class, please ( form) könnten Sie das bitte als Sonderzustellung für mich verschicken?;

I would \like the whole lot finished by the weekend ( form) ich hätte das Ganze gern[e] bis zum Wochenende fertig;

would you \like a drink? ( form) möchten Sie etwas trinken?;

would you \like to join us for dinner tonight? ( form) möchten Sie heute Abend mit uns essen?;

would you \like me to take you in the car? ( form) kann ich Sie ein Stück mitnehmen?;

I'd \like to see him bring up children and go to work at the same time ich möchte wirklich [ein]mal sehen, wie er das machen würde - die Kinder großziehen und dann auch noch zur Arbeit gehen;

you can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd \like to see that! du kannst einen halben Liter in zwei Sekunden austrinken? na, das möchte ich [doch mal] sehen!

3) ( prefer) mögen;

he \likes his steak rare er isst sein Steak gern englisch;

how do you \like your tea? wie magst du deinen Tee?, wie trinken Sie Ihren Tee?;

she \likes her men big sie mag [lieber] große Männer

4) ( feel about) gefallen;

how would you \like to have a big boy pull your hair and push you over? wie würde es dir denn gefallen, wenn ein großer Junge dich am Haar ziehen und umstoßen würde? vi mögen;

we can leave now if you \like wir können jetzt gehen, wenn du möchtest;

as you \like wie Sie wollen [o möchten];

if you \like wenn Sie wollen [o möchten];

I'm not sure if I have the confidence, the nerve if you \like, to apply for the job ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ich das Selbstvertrauen oder die Nerven - wenn Sie so wollen - habe, um mich um die Stelle zu bewerben n

\likes pl Neigungen fpl;

sb's \likes and dislikes jds Vorlieben [o Neigungen] und Abneigungen

English-German students dictionary > like
6 like

like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !

• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?

• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !

• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...

• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like

• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?

• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?

• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?

3. adverb

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !

4. conjunction

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. noun

( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes

• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   c. ( = want, wish) vouloir

• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► would + like (in offers, requests)

would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?

• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?

• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?

• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.

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• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?

• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?

8. compounds

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

3) ( typical of)

it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

English-French dictionary > like
7 like

I 1. adjective
1) (resembling) wie

your dress is like mine — dein Kleid ist so ähnlich wie meins

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

in a case like that — in so einem Fall

there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

what's he like to talk to? — wie redet es sich mit ihm?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher

they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich

nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...

2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]

it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!

3) (similar) ähnlich

be as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern

like father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
2. preposition
(in the manner of) wie

[just] like that — [einfach] so
3. conjunction
(coll.)

1) (in same or similar manner as) wie

he is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher

2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise
4. noun
1) (equal)

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen

2) (similar things)

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen
II 1. transitive verb
(be fond of, wish for) mögen

like it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück

I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören

I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
2. noun, in pl.
likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen

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I 1. adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) wie
2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) wie
3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) der/die/das Gleiche
4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) so wie

- academic.ru/43012/likely">likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story! - as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) mögen

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) mögen

•

- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to
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like¹

[laɪk]

I. prep

1. (similar to) wie

\like most people wie die meisten Leute

\like father, \like son wie der Vater, so der Sohn

she smokes \like a chimney sie raucht wie ein Schlot fam

what was your holiday \like? wie war dein Urlaub?

what does it taste \like? wie schmeckt es?

what's it \like to be a fisherman? wie ist das Leben als Fischer?

you're acting \like a complete idiot! du benimmst dich wie ein Vollidiot!

it feels \like ages since we last spoke ich habe das Gefühl, wir haben schon ewig nicht mehr miteinander gesprochen

he looks \like his brother er sieht seinem Bruder ähnlich

he's going to grow big \like his father er wird so groß wie sein Vater werden

he's been looking for someone \like her er hat so jemanden wie sie gesucht

she looked nothing \like the Queen sie sah überhaupt nicht wie die Queen aus

he's nothing \like as fat as his father er ist noch lange nicht so dick wie sein Vater

there were nothing \like enough people dort waren viel zu wenig Leute

there's nothing \like a good cup of coffee es geht doch nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffee

or something \like that oder etwas in der Richtung

just \like sb/sth genau wie jd/etw

that's just \like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!

you've already got a shirt that's just \like it? du hast genau dasselbe Hemd schon einmal?

▪ to be \like sb/sth wie jd/etw sein

what colour did you want? — is it anything \like this? welche Farbe wollten Sie? — ungefähr wie diese hier?

2. (such as) wie

natural materials \like cotton and wool Naturstoffe wie Baumwolle oder Schafwolle

why are you talking to me \like that? warum sprichst du so mit mir?

3. (normal for)

▪ to be \like/not be \like sb to do sth:

that's just \like Patricia to be late! das sieht Patricia wieder ähnlich, zu spät zu kommen!

4.

▶ \like anything ( fam) wie verrückt fam

▶ to do sth \like crazy [or mad] ( fam) etw wie verrückt tun fam

▶ it looks \like rain/snow es sieht nach Regen/Schnee aus

▶ that's more \like it! das ist schon besser!

II. conj ( fam)

1. (the same as) wie

\like I said wie ich schon sagte

do it \like I do mach es so wie ich

let's go swimming in the lake \like we used to lass uns im See schwimmen gehen wie früher

2. (as if) als ob

it sounds to me \like you ought to change jobs das hört sich für mich so an, als solltest du den Job wechseln

you look \like you've just got out of bed du siehst aus, als wärst du gerade aufgestanden

it looks \like it's going to rain es sieht nach Regen aus

she acts \like she's the boss sie tut so, als sei sie die Chefin

he spoke \like he was foreign er sprach, als wäre er ein Ausländer

III. n

▪ the/sb's \like (person) so jemand; (thing) so etwas

I have not seen his \like for many years [so] jemanden wie ihn habe ich schon seit vielen Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

have you ever seen the \like? hast du so was schon gesehen?

I don't like politicians and their \like ich kann Politiker und dergleichen nicht ausstehen; ( fam)

you'll never be able to go out with the \likes of him! mit so einem wie ihm wirst du nie ausgehen!

IV. adj inv

1. attr (similar) ähnlich

in \like manner auf gleiche Weise, gleichermaßen

to be of [a] \like mind gleicher Meinung sein

2. pred true to original ähnlich; statue, painting naturgetreu

V. adv inv

1. (sl: somehow) irgendwie

it was kind of funny \like es war irgendwie schon komisch, ne

if there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's \like... why bother? also, warum sich aufregen, wenn man die Situation sowieso nicht ändern kann? fam

2. (sl: in direct speech)

everybody called her Annie and my mom was \like “it's Anne” alle sagten zu ihr Annie, aber meine Mutter meinte: „sie heißt Anne!“

I was like, “what are you guys doing here?” ich sagte nur, „was macht ihr hier eigentlich?“

3. (sl: filler)

he was \like, totally off his rocker er stand völlig neben sich fam, er war so total neben der Kappe BRD sl

4.

to do sth [as] \like as not etw sehr wahrscheinlich tun

like²

[laɪk]

I. vt

1. (enjoy)

▪ to \like sb/sth jdn/etw mögen

how do you \like my new shoes? wie gefallen dir meine neuen Schuhe?

I \like it when... ich hab's gern [o mag es], wenn...

▪ to \like doing [or to do] sth etw gern tun; ( iron: dislike) etw [wirklich] gernhaben iron fam

I \like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! das hab ich ja vielleicht gern! — wir sollen ihm zuhören, aber was andere sagen, das geht ihm zum einen Ohr rein und zum anderen wieder raus

I \like that! na, das hab ich gern! iron

2. (want)

wether you like it or not ob es dir passt oder nicht, ob du willst oder nicht

▪ sb would/should \like sth jd hätte gerne etw

I would \like the salad, please ich hätte gerne den Salat, bitte

would you \like a drink? möchten Sie etwas trinken?

▪ sb would/should \like to do sth jd möchte etw tun [o hätte gern[e] etw getan]

I should really \like to see you again ich möchte dich wirklich gern[e] wiedersehen

I'd \like to go to Moscow for my holidays ich würde gern[e] nach Moskau in Urlaub fahren

would you \like to join us for dinner tonight? möchten Sie heute Abend mit uns essen?

I'd \like to see him bring up children and go to work at the same time ich möchte wirklich [ein]mal sehen, wie er das machen würde — die Kinder großziehen und dann auch noch zur Arbeit gehen

you can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd \like to see that! du kannst einen halben Liter in zwei Sekunden austrinken? na, das möchte ich [doch mal] sehen!

▪ sb would/should \like sb to do sth jd möchte, dass jd etw tut

I'd \like you to send this for me first class könnten Sie das als Sonderzustellung für mich verschicken?

would you \like me to take you in the car? kann ich Sie ein Stück mitnehmen?

▪ sb would/should \like sth done jd möchte, dass etw getan wird

I would \like the whole lot finished by the weekend ich hätte das Ganze gern[e] bis zum Wochenende fertig

3. (prefer)

he \likes his steak rare er isst sein Steak gern englisch

how do you \like your tea? wie magst du deinen Tee?/wie trinken Sie Ihren Tee?

I \like to get up early ich stehe gerne früh auf

she \likes her men big sie mag [lieber] große Männer

4. (feel)

how would you \like to have a big boy pull your hair? wie würde es dir denn gefallen, wenn ein großer Junge dich am Haar ziehen würde?

II. vi

as you \like wie Sie wollen [o möchten]

you can do as you \like du kannst machen was du möchtest

if you \like wenn Sie wollen [o möchten]

we can leave now if you \like wir können jetzt gehen, wenn du möchtest

III. n

▪ \likes pl Neigungen pl

sb's \likes and dislikes jds Vorlieben [o Neigungen] und Abneigungen

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I [laɪk]
1. adj

1) (= similar) ähnlich

the two boys are very like — die beiden Jungen sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich

2)

(= same) of like origin — gleicher Herkunft

2. prep
wie
to be like sb — jdm ähnlich sein

they are very like each other — sie sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich

to look like sb —

who(m) is he like? — wem sieht er ähnlich?, wem gleicht er?

what's he like? — wie ist er?

he's just bought a new car - what is it like? —

what's your new coat like? — wie sieht dein neuer Mantel aus?

she was like a sister to me — sie war wie eine Schwester zu mir

that's just like him! — das sieht ihm ähnlich!, das ist typisch!

it's not like him — es ist nicht seine Art

I never saw anything like it — so ( et)was habe ich noch nie gesehen

that's just like a woman! — typisch Frau!

that's more like it! — so ist es schon besser!

it's on company advice - orders, more like (inf) — es ist auf Anraten der Firma - besser gesagt auf Anordnung

that hat's nothing like as nice as this one — der Hut ist bei Weitem nicht so hübsch wie dieser

there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! — es geht nichts über eine schöne Tasse Tee!

there's nothing like it — das ist einmalig

is this what you had in mind? – it's something/nothing like it —

that's something like a steak! — das ist vielleicht ein Steak!, das nenne ich ein Steak!

the Americans are like that — so sind die Amerikaner

people like that — solche Leute

a car like that — so ein Auto, ein solches Auto

I found one like it — ich habe ein Ähnliches gefunden

one exactly like it — eines, das genau gleich ist

it will cost something like £10 — es wird etwa or so ungefähr £ 10 kosten

I was thinking of something like a doll — ich habe an so etwas wie eine Puppe gedacht

that sounds like a good idea — das hört sich gut an

like a man — wie ein Mann

like anything (inf) — wie verrückt (inf) or wild (inf)

like that — so

it wasn't like that at all — so wars doch gar nicht

he thinks like us —

A, like B, thinks that... — A wie (auch) B meinen, dass...

3. adv (inf)

it's nothing like — es ist nichts dergleichen

(as) like as not, very like, like enough — höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich

I found this money, like (dial) — ich hab da das Geld gefunden, nich (sl) or wa (dial) or gell (S Ger)

4. conj (strictly incorrect)

like I said — wie ich schon sagte, wie gesagt

it's just like I say — das sage ich ja immer

like we used to (do) — wie früher

do it like I do — mach es so wie ich

5. n
(= equal etc)
we shall not see his like again — einen Mann or so etwas (inf) wie ihn bekommen wir nicht wieder

did you ever see the like? (inf) — hast du so was schon gesehen?

and the like, and such like — und dergleichen

the like(s) of which — dergleichen

I've met the likes of you before — solche wie dich kenne ich schon

I've no time for the likes of him (inf) — mit solchen Leuten gebe ich mich nicht ab (inf)

like attracts like — Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern (prov)
II
1. n usu pl
(= taste) Geschmack m
she tried to find out his likes and dislikes — sie wollte herausbekommen, was er mochte und was nicht

when it comes to food he has far too many likes and dislikes — beim Essen ist er viel zu wählerisch

2. vt

1) person mögen, gernhaben

don't you like me a little bit? — magst du mich nicht ein kleines bisschen?

how do you like him? — wie gefällt er dir?

I don't like him — ich kann ihn nicht leiden, ich mag ihn nicht

he is well liked here — er ist hier sehr beliebt

2)

(= find pleasure in) I like black shoes — ich mag schwarze Schuhe, mir gefallen schwarze Schuhe

I like it — das gefällt mir

I like chocolate — ich mag Schokolade, ich esse gern Schokolade

I like dancing — ich tanze gern

I like this translation — ich finde diese Übersetzung gut

we like it here — es gefällt uns hier

that's one of the things I like about you — das ist eines der Dinge, die ich an dir mag

how do you like your coffee? — wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee?

I like wine but wine doesn't like me (inf) — ich trinke gern Wein, aber er bekommt mir nicht

how do you like Cádiz? — wie gefällt Ihnen Cádiz?

how would you like to go for a walk? — was hältst du von einem Spaziergang?

how would you like a black eye? —

your father won't like it — deinem Vater wird das nicht gefallen

well, I like that! (inf) — das ist ein starkes Stück! (inf)

(well) how do you like that? (inf) — wie findest du denn das? (inf)

3)

(= wish, wish for) I'd like an explanation — ich hätte gerne eine Erklärung

I should like more time — ich würde mir gerne noch etwas Zeit lassen

they would have liked to come — sie wären gern gekommen

I should like to know why — ich wüsste (gerne), warum

I should like you to do it — ich möchte, dass du es tust

I like to be obeyed — ich erwarte Gehorsam

whether he likes it or not — ob es ihm passt oder nicht, ob er will oder nicht

I didn't like to disturb him — ich wollte ihn nicht stören

what would you like? — was hätten or möchten Sie gern?, was darf es sein?

would you like a drink? —

would you like to go to Seville? — würden Sie gern nach Sevilla fahren?

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Allan — ich möchte diese Gelegenheit ergreifen, um Dr. Allan willkommen zu heißen

3. vi

he is free to act as he likes — es steht ihm frei, zu tun, was er will

as you like — wie Sie wollen

if you like — wenn Sie wollen

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like¹ [laık]

A adj

1. gleich (dat), wie:

she is just like her sister sie ist geradeso wie ihre Schwester;

a man like you ein Mann wie du;

what is he like? wie ist er?;

he is like that er ist nun einmal so;

he was not like that before so war er doch früher nicht;

what does it look like? wie sieht es aus?;

what will the weather be like tomorrow? wie wird das Wetter morgen?;

a fool like that ein derartiger oder so ein Dummkopf;

he felt like a criminal er kam sich wie ein Verbrecher vor;

that’s more like it umg das lässt sich (schon) eher hören; → master A 5 c, nothing C und Bes Redew, something B 1

2. ähnlich (dat), bezeichnend für:

that is just like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!;

that’s not like him das ist nicht seine Art

3. in besonders Verbindungen mit folgendem Substantiv oder Gerundium:

it is like having children es ist (so), als ob man Kinder hätte; → feel B 5

4. gleich (Betrag etc):

in like manner

a) auf gleiche Weise,

b) gleichermaßen;

of like mind gleich gesinnt;

like signs MATH gleiche Vorzeichen;

like terms MATH gleichnamige Glieder;

like unto his brethren BIBEL seinen Brüdern gleich

5. ähnlich:

the portrait is not like;

the two signs are very like;

he is very much like his father er sieht seinem Vater sehr ähnlich;

they are (as) like as two eggs, they are (as) like as two peas (in a pod) sie gleichen sich wie ein Ei dem anderen, sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich

6. ähnlich, gleichartig, derartig:

… and other like problems … und andere derartige Probleme

7. umg wahrscheinlich

B präp (siehe auch adv und adv, die oft wie eine präp gebraucht werden) wie:

sing like a nightingale;

do not shout like that schrei nicht so;

a thing like that so etwas

C adv (siehe auch präp)

1. (so) wie:

like every teacher he has … so wie jeder Lehrer hat auch er …;

I cannot play like you (do) ich kann nicht so gut spielen wie du

2. umg wahrscheinlich:

like enough, as like as not, very like höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich

3. sl irgendwie, merkwürdig, ziemlich

4. obs so:

like as so wie

D konj

1. umg wie, (eben)so wie

2. dial als ob:

he trembled like he was afraid

E s (der, die, das) Gleiche, (etwas) Gleiches:

his like seinesgleichen;

did you ever see the like(s) of that girl? hast du jemals so etwas wie dieses Mädchen gesehen?;

the likes of me umg meinesgleichen, unsereiner, Leute wie ich;

like attracts like gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern;

the like dergleichen;

peas, beans, and the like Erbsen, Bohnen und dergleichen;

cocoa or the like Kakao oder so etwas (Ähnliches);

he will never do the like again so etwas wird er nie wieder tun; → such C 1

like² [laık]

A v/t gernhaben, (gern) mögen, (gut) leiden können, gern tun, essen, trinken etc:

I like it ich habe oder mag es gern, es gefällt mir;

I don’t like it when … ich mag es nicht, wenn …;

I like him ich mag ihn gern, ich kann ihn gut leiden, er ist mir sympathisch;

how do you like it? wie gefällt es dir?, wie findest du es?;

how do you like London? wie gefällt es dir in London?;

what I like about him is … was ich an ihm mag, ist …;

I like that! iron das oder so was hab ich gern!;

do you like oysters? mögen Sie Austern (gern)?;

I should much like to come ich würde sehr gern kommen;

he likes playing ( oder to play) tennis er spielt gern Tennis;

I should ( oder would) like to know ich möchte gerne wissen;

what do you like better? was hast du lieber?, was gefällt dir besser?;

I do not like such things discussed ich habe es nicht gern, dass solche Dinge erörtert werden;

he doesn’t like to be kept waiting er hat es nicht gern, wenn man ihn warten lässt;

I like whisky, but it does not like me umg ich trinke gern Whisky, aber er bekommt mir nicht;

(much) liked (sehr) beliebt

B v/i

1. wollen:

as often as I liked sooft ich wollte;

(just) as you like (ganz) wie du willst, (ganz) nach Belieben;

do as you like mach, was du willst;

if you like

a) wenn du willst,

b) wenn Sie so wollen;

I am stupid if you like but ich bin vielleicht dumm, aber

2. obs gefallen

3. obs gedeihen

C s Neigung f, Vorliebe f:

likes and dislikes Neigungen und Abneigungen;

I know his likes and dislikes ich weiß, was er mag und was nicht

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I 1. adjective
1) (resembling) wie

your dress is like mine — dein Kleid ist so ähnlich wie meins

your dress is very like mine — dein Kleid ist meinem sehr ähnlich

in a case like that — in so einem Fall

there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares

what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?

what's he like to talk to? — wie redet es sich mit ihm?

more like twelve — eher zwölf

that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher

they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich

nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...

2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]

it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!

3) (similar) ähnlich

be as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern

like father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
2. preposition
(in the manner of) wie

[just] like that — [einfach] so
3. conjunction
(coll.)

1) (in same or similar manner as) wie

he is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher

2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise
4. noun
1) (equal)

his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen

the likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen

2) (similar things)

the like — so etwas

and the like — und dergleichen
II 1. transitive verb
(be fond of, wish for) mögen

like it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht

like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen

like doing something — etwas gern tun

would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?

would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?

I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück

I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören

I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)

how do you like it? — wie gefällt es dir?

how does he like living in America? — wie gefällt es ihm in Amerika?

how would you like an ice cream? — was hältst du von einem Eis?

if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
2. noun, in pl.
likes and dislikes — Vorlieben und Abneigungen

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(Poles, electricity) adj.

gleichnamig (Pole) adj. adj.

gernhaben adj.

gleich adj.

wie adv.

ähnlich adj. v.

gernhaben v.

lieben v.

mögen v.

(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht)

English-german dictionary > like
8 ♦ like

♦ like (1) /laɪk/
A a.

simile; somigliante; similare; uguale; pari; medesimo, stesso: The two signatures are very like, le due firme sono molto simili; They are as like as two peas ( in a pod), si somigliano come due gocce d'acqua; (mat.) like quantities, quantità uguali; (mat.) like signs, segni uguali; a cup of sugar and a like amount of flour, una tazzina di zucchero e la stessa quantità di farina; in a like manner, in modo simile; to be of like mind, pensarla allo stesso modo; avere le stesse idee

B prep.

1 come; nello stesso modo di; alla maniera di; da: She sings like a bird, canta come un uccello; They are behaving like children, si comportano da bambini

2 caratteristico, tipico di; proprio da; in carattere: It's not like you to swear, non è da te imprecare; It was like him to think of himself last, è stato tipico di lui pensare a sé per ultimo

C n.

1 (l') uguale; (il) pari; (il) simile: When shall we see his like again?, quando rivedremo il suo pari (o un uomo come lui)?

2 cosa simile (o uguale); cosa del genere: I've never heard ( o seen) the like!, non s'è mai sentita (o vista) una cosa del genere!

D avv.

1 ( slang) per così dire; ( come intercalare) come dire: His face is all swollen, like, ha la faccia gonfia come un pallone, per così dire; He's, like, so cute!, è, come dire, così carino!

2 (dial.) alquanto; piuttosto

E cong.

1 (fam.; invece di as) come: It was just like you said, era proprio come dicevi tu NOTA D'USO: - as o such as?-

2 (dial.; invece di as if) come se: They treated me like I was a king, mi hanno trattato come un re

● like anything (o like blazes), a più non posso; in fretta e furia: He ran away like anything, corse via a più non posso (o a gambe levate) □ like crazy, come un pazzo; all'impazzata; a velocità (o con energia) pazzesca: He works like crazy, lavora come un matto □ (fam.) like enough, probabilmente; quasi di sicuro □ ( anche comm.) like-for-like, (agg.) alla pari; (avv.) a pari condizioni □ (fam.) like hell, moltissimo, a più non posso, a rotta di collo: It hurts like hell, fa un male del diavolo! □ ( slang) Like hell!, col cavolo!; un corno! neanche per sogno! □ like mad = like crazy ► sopra □ like-minded, che ha le stesse idee, gli stessi gusti (di q.); che la pensa allo stesso modo □ like-mindedness, il pensarla allo stesso modo; affinità; stessa mentalità □ (fam.) the likes of me, i pari miei; quelli come me □ (fam.) the likes of you, i pari tuoi; quelli come te □ (fig.) like a shot, in un lampo; in un battibaleno □ like so, in questo modo; così: You pull the lever like so, la leva si tira così □ like that, così, in questo modo; fatto così, siffatto: Don't speak to me like that, non parlarmi in questo modo!; I admire people like that, ammiro quel tipo di persone □ like this, in questo modo; così: Do it like this, fallo così! □ and the like, e simili; e così via; ecc.: He studies biology, zoology and the like, studia biologia, zoologia, e simili □ anything like it, qualcosa di simile: I'd never seen anything like it, non avevo mai visto niente di simile □ (fam.) as like as not, probabilmente; quasi di sicuro □ to drink like a fish, bere come una spugna □ more like, piuttosto; meglio; vorrai dire: «It will take an hour» «More like two!», «Ci vorrà un'ora» «Vorrai dire due!» □ nothing like, non… affatto, per nulla; che non somiglia nemmeno di lontano (a qc.): It's nothing like as expensive as I thought, non è per nulla caro come credevo □ There is nothing like a good sleep, non c'è niente di meglio d'una buona dormita □ to smoke like a chimney, fumare come un turco □ something like, qualcosa come; circa; a un dipresso: It cost me something like 300 euros, m'è costato circa 300 euro □ DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- What's it like?, com'è? □ What is your boyfriend like?, com'è (o che aspetto ha, che tipo è) il tuo ragazzo? □ DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- «What's your boss like?» DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- «She's quite easy-going», «Che tipo è il tuo capo?» «È molto tranquilla» □ What was the film like?, com'era il film? □ (prov.) Like father, like son (o like master, like man), tale il padre, tale il figlio □ (prov.) Like attracts like, chi s'assomiglia si piglia NOTA D'USO: - like o as?-.
like (2) /laɪk/
n.

– nella loc.: likes and dislikes, simpatie e antipatie

● (market.) the likes and dislikes of the public, i gusti del pubblico.
♦ (to) like /laɪk/
A v. t.

1 piacere (impers.); gradire; amare; desiderare; preferire; trovare attraente; avere simpatia per (q.): I don't like you ( o your) staying out late, non mi piace che tu stia fuori fino a tardi; How would you like it if he yelled at you instead of me?, come ti sentiresti se sgridasse te invece di me?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- Do you like your job?, ti piace il tuo lavoro?; I like to see them now and then, mi piace vederli di quando in quando; I like swimming ( USA: I like to swim) in a pool, mi piace nuotare in piscina; I like you to be within call, desidero che tu resti a portata di voce; I like poetry, amo la poesia, How do you like your coffee, with or without sugar?, come ti piace il caffè, con lo zucchero o senza?; How do you like my new dress?, ti piace il mio vestito nuovo?; I like him better than his brother, mi è più simpatico lui di suo fratello; I don't like him at all, mi è proprio antipatico; DIALOGO → - New flame- I really like her, lei mi piace davvero NOTA D'USO: - piacere e to like-

2 (spec. al condiz.) volere; piacere (impers.): I'd like a glass of wine, vorrei un bicchiere di vino; I'd like my steak rare, (vorrei) la bistecca al sangue, per piacere; I shouldn't like him to meet you, non vorrei (o mi dispiacerebbe) che ti incontrasse; I'd like it mended for tomorrow, vorrei che fosse riparato entro domani; favorisca ripararlo per domani; DIALOGO → - Offering a drink1- Would you like a cup of tea?, vorresti una tazza di tè?

3 (in frasi neg.) dispiacere (impers.); non volere: I don't like to disturb you, but I can't help it, mi dispiace (o non vorrei) disturbarti, ma non posso evitarlo; I didn't like to interrupt him, mi dispiaceva (o non volli) interromperlo

B v. i.

volere; desiderare: Do as you like, fa' (un po') come vuoi; if you like, se lo desideri; You may go whenever you like, puoi andartene quando vuoi (o quando ti pare e piace)

● to like better, preferire ( tra due) □ to like best, preferire ( tra più di due) □ if you like, ( anche) se vuoi; se si vuole: She's naive, if you like, but not stupid, è ingenua, se vuoi, ma non stupida □ whether you like ( he likes, etc.) it or not, volente o nolente □ I like his cheek!, che faccia tosta!; che sfacciato! □ Well! I like that!, questa è bella!; questa è grossa! □ (fam.; irritati) How do you like that!, ma ti pare?; ma dì un po' su!; ma che roba! □ (fam.) I like onions but they don't like me, le cipolle mi piacciono, ma mi fanno male □ ( slang) Like it or lump it!, volente o nolente!; che ti piaccia o no! NOTA D'USO: - to dislike o not to like?-.
NOTA D'USO: - to like-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ like
9 like

I
1.
adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) parecido, igual

2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como

3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) cosa igual

4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como

- likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely!
II
verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gustar

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gustar

•

- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to

like¹ prep como / igual que

he sings like Pavarotti canta igual que Pavarotti

his car is like new su coche está como nuevo

do it like this hazlo así

like² vb gustar

I don't like yoghurt no me gusta el yogur

do you like swimming? ¿te gusta nadar?

like

tr[laɪk]

preposition

1 (the same as) como

■ the flat looks like new el piso está como nuevo

■ what's the new boss like? ¿cómo es el nuevo jefe?

■ do it like this hazlo así

■ that'll cost something like eighty euros eso costará unos ochenta euros

2 (typical of) propio,-a de

■ it isn't like her to make a scene no es propio de ella armar un escándalo

3 familiar como

■ we had to run like hell tuvimos que correr como locos

adjective

1 (such as) como

2 formal use semejante, parecido,-a

adverb

1 familiar (as it were) pues

■ so I thought, like, what'll happen next? y yo pensé, pues, ¿qué pasará ahora?

conjunction

1 familiar como

noun

1 algo parecido

■ I've never seen the like of it nunca he vista cosa igual

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and the like y cosas así

(as) like as not familiar seguramente

to be as like as two peas in a pod ser como dos gotas de agua

like enough familiar seguramente

like father, like son de tal palo tal astilla

that's more like it! familiar ¡eso está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!

to look like somebody parecerse a alguien

to look like something parecer algo

■ it looks like rain parece que va a llover

something like that algo así, algo por el estilo

to be of like mind formal use ser del mismo parecer

to feel like tener ganas de

■ I don't feel like going no me apetece ir

like poles SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL polos nombre masculino plural iguales

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like

tr[laɪk]

transitive verb

1 (enjoy) gustar

■ I like wine me gusta el vino

■ he likes skiing le gusta esquiar

■ how do you like Barcelona? ¿te gusta Barcelona?

2 (want) querer, gustar

■ I'd like a cup of coffee me gustaría tomar un café

■ would you like me to leave? ¿quieres que me vaya?

■ how would you like your egg, boiled or fried? ¿cómo quieres el huevo, pasado por agua o frito?

intransitive verb

1 querer

■ if you like si quieres

plural noun likes

1 gustos nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I like that! familiar ironic ¡pues mira qué bien!

to like something better preferir algo

whether you like it or not quieras o no (quieras), a la fuerza

like ['laɪk] v, liked ; liking vt

1) : agradar, gustarle (algo a uno)

he likes rice: le gusta el arroz

she doesn't like flowers: a ella no le gustan las flores

I like you: me caes bien

2) want: querer, desear

I'd like a hamburger: quiero una hamburguesa

he would like more help: le gustaría tener más ayuda

like vi

: querer

do as you like: haz lo que quieras

like adj

: parecido, semejante, similar

like n

1) preference: preferencia f, gusto m

2)

the like : cosa f parecida, cosas fpl por el estilo

I've never seen the like: nunca he visto cosa parecida

like conj

1) as if: como si

they looked at me like I was crazy: se me quedaron mirando como si estuviera loca

2) as: como, igual que

she doesn't love you like I do: ella no te quiere como yo

like prep

1) : como, parecido a

she acts like my mother: se comporta como mi madre

he looks like me: se parece a mí

2) : propio de, típico de

that's just like her: eso es muy típico de ella

3) : como

animals like cows: animales como vacas

4)

like this, like that : así

do it like that: hazlo así

like

adj.

• parecido, -a adj.

• parejo, -a adj.

• semejante adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

adv.

• como adv.

• del mismo modo adv.

n.

• semejante s.m.

v.

• bienquerer v.

(§pret: -quis-) fut/c: -querr-•)

• gustar v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

I
1. laɪk
transitive verb

1) (enjoy, be fond of)

I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis

she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere

I like that one best — el que más me gusta es ése

how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?

how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?

orchids like a damp climate — las orquídeas prefieren un clima húmedo

I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!

I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!

as much as you like — todo lo que quieras

do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando

2) (in requests, wishes) querer*

we would just like to say how grateful we are — queríamos decirle lo agradecidos que estamos

would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?

I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor

2.

vi querer*

if you like — si quieres, si te parece

II

noun

1) ( something liked)

her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta

2) (similar thing, person)

the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros

III

adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similar

people of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea

IV

preposition

1)

a) ( similar to) como

I want a hat like this one — quiero un sombrero como éste

I heard a noise like (that of) a woman crying — me pareció oír a una mujer llorando

she's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre

that photo isn't like you at all! — estás completamente distinta en esa foto

try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa

come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!

what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?

she's always like that — siempre es así

it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo

I've never known anything like it! — nunca he visto cosa igual!

b) ( typical of)

that's not like her — es muy raro en ella

it's not like him to forget — qué raro que se le haya olvidado!

it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!

2) ( indicating manner)

like this/that — así

to run like mad — correr como un loco

3) (such as, for example) como

don't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo

V

conjunction (crit)

a) ( as if)

she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace

they stared at him like he was crazy — se quedaron mirándolo como si estuviera loco

b) (as, in same way) como

you don't know him like I do — tú no lo conoces como yo

VI

adverb

a) ( likely)

as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga

b) ( nearly)

this film is nothing like as good as the first — esta película no es tan buena como la primera ni mucho menos

I [laɪk]
1.

ADJ frm (=similar) parecido, semejante

snakes, lizards and like creatures — serpientes fpl, lagartos mpl y criaturas fpl parecidas or semejantes

• to be of like mind — tener ideas afines

she and a group of friends of like mind — ella y un grupo de amigos con ideas afines

he was very intolerant towards people not of a like mind — era muy intransigente con las personas que no le daban la razón

- they are as like as two peas

2. PREP

1) (=similar to) como

what's he like? — ¿cómo es (él)?

you know what she's like — ya la conoces, ya sabes cómo es

what's Spain like? — ¿cómo es España?

what's the weather like? — ¿qué tiempo hace?

a house like mine — una casa como la mía, una casa parecida a la mía

I found one like it — encontré uno parecido or igual

she was like a sister to me — fue (como) una hermana para mí

we heard a noise like someone sneezing — nos pareció oír a alguien estornudar, oímos como un estornudo

• I never saw anything like it — nunca he visto cosa igual or semejante

• what's he like as a teacher? — ¿qué tal es como profesor?

• to be like sth/sb — parecerse a algo/algn, ser parecido a algo/algn

you're so like your father — (in looks, character) te pareces mucho a tu padre, eres muy parecido a tu padre

this portrait is not like him — en este retrato no parece él

• it was more like a prison than a house — se parecía más a una cárcel que a una casa

the figure is more like 300 — la cifra se acerca más bien a 300

why can't you be more like your sister? — ¿por qué no aprendes de tu hermana?

that's more like it! * — ¡así está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!

• there's nothing like real silk — no hay nada como la seda natural

• something like that — algo así, algo por el estilo

I was thinking of giving her something like a doll — pensaba en regalarle algo así como una muñeca, pensaba en regalarle una muñeca o algo por el estilo

they earn something like £50,000 a year — ganan alrededor de 50.000 libras al año

• people like that can't be trusted — esa clase or ese tipo de gente no es de fiar
feel 2., 3), look 2., 4), smell 3., 1), sound I, 3., 2), a), taste 3.
2) (=typical of)

it's not like him to do that — no es propio de él hacer eso

isn't it just like him! — ¡no cambia!, ¡eso es típico de él!

(it's) just like you to grab the last cake! — ¡qué típico que tomes or (Sp) cojas tú el último pastelito!

3) (=similarly to) como

he thinks like us — piensa como nosotros

like me, he is fond of Brahms — igual que a mí, le gusta Brahms

• she behaved like an idiot — se comportó como una idiota

• just like anybody else — igual que cualquier otro

• like this/ that — así

it wasn't like that — no fue así, no ocurrió así

I'm sorry to intrude on you like this — siento importunarte de este modo

stop pacing like that — deja de dar vueltas

he got up and left, just like that — se levantó y se marchó, así, sin más

- like father like son
anything, crazy 1., 1), hell 1., 2), mad 1., 1), b)
4) (=such as) como

large cities like New York — las grandes urbes como Nueva York

the basic necessities of life, like food and drink — las necesidades básicas de la vida, como la comida y la bebida

3. ADV

1) (=comparable)

• on company advice, well, orders, more like — siguiendo los consejos de la empresa, bueno, más bien sus órdenes

• it's nothing like as hot as it was yesterday — no hace tanto calor como ayer, ni mucho menos

£500 will be nothing like enough — 500 libras no serán suficientes, ni mucho menos

2) (=likely)

• (as) like as not, they'll be down the pub (as) like as not — lo más probable es que estén en el bar

4. CONJ
*
1) (=as) como

like we used to (do) — como solíamos (hacer)

do it like I do — hazlo como yo

it's just like I say — es como yo digo *

- tell it like it is

2) (=as if) como si

he behaved like he was afraid — se comportaba como si tuviera miedo

you look like you've seen a ghost — parece que acabas de ver un fantasma

5.

N

we shall not see his like again — frm, liter no volveremos a ver otro igual

• the exchange was done on a like- for-like basis — el intercambio se hizo basándose en dos cosas parecidas

• did you ever see the like (of it)? — ¿has visto cosa igual?

I've no time for the likes of him * — no soporto a la gente como él

sparrows, starlings and the like or and such like — gorriones, estorninos y otras aves por el estilo

• to compare like with like — comparar dos cosas semejantes

- like attracts like

II [laɪk]
1. VT

1) (=find pleasant)

I like dancing/football — me gusta bailar/el fútbol

I like bright colours — me gustan los colores vivos

which do you like best? — ¿cuál es el que más te gusta?

your father won't like it — esto no le va a gustar a tu padre

I like oysters but they don't like me * — me gustan las ostras pero no me sientan muy bien

we like it here — nos gusta este sitio

I like him — me cae bien or simpático

I don't like him at all — me resulta antipático, no me cae nada bien

I've come to like him — le he llegado a tomar or (Sp) coger cariño

don't you like me just a little bit? — ¿no me quieres un poquitín?

you know he likes you very much — sabes que te tiene mucho cariño or que te quiere mucho

• I don't think they like each other — creo que no se caen bien

• I don't like the look of him — no me gusta su aspecto, no me gusta la pinta que tiene *

• I like your nerve! * — ¡qué frescura!, ¡qué cara tienes!

• well, I like that! * — iro ¡será posible!, ¡habráse visto!

• she is well liked here — aquí se la quiere mucho

2) (=feel about)

how do you like Cadiz? — ¿qué te parece Cádiz?

how do you like it here? — ¿qué te parece este sitio?

how would you like to go to the cinema? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja ir al cine?

how would you like it if somebody did the same to you? — ¿cómo te sentirías si alguien te hiciera lo mismo?

how do you like that! I've been here five years and he doesn't know my name — ¡qué te parece!, llevo cinco años trabajando aquí y no sabe ni cómo me llamo

3) (=have a preference for)

I like my whisky neat — me gusta el whisky solo

this plant doesn't like sunlight — a esta planta no le gusta la luz

I like to know the facts before I form opinions — me gusta conocer los hechos antes de formarme una opinión

I like to be obeyed — me gusta que me obedezcan

she likes him to be home by ten — le gusta que esté en casa antes de las diez

I like to think I'm not prejudiced — creo que no tengo prejuicios

I like to think of myself as a humanitarian — me considero una persona humanitaria

4) (=want)

I didn't like to say no — no quise decir que no; (because embarrassed) me dio vergüenza decir que no

• take as much as you like — toma or coge todo lo que quieras

he thinks he can do as he likes — cree que puede hacer lo que quiera, cree que puede hacer lo que le de la gana *

• whether he likes it or not — le guste o no (le guste), quiera o no (quiera)

• whenever you like — cuando quieras

5)

• would/ should like —

a) (specific request, offer, desire)

would you like a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

I'd like you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

would you like me to wait? — ¿quiere que espere?

I'd or I would or frm I should like an explanation — quisiera una explicación, me gustaría que me dieran una explicación

I'd like to think we're still friends — quisiera creer que todavía somos amigos

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all — quisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para darles las gracias a todos

I'd like the roast chicken, please — (me trae) el pollo asado, por favor

I'd like three pounds of tomatoes, please — (me da) tres libras de tomates, por favor

b) (wishes, preferences)

I'd like a bigger flat — me gustaría tener un piso más grande

he'd like to have met her — le hubiera gustado conocerla

I should like to have been there, I should have liked to be there — frm me hubiera gustado estar allí

2.

VI querer

• as you like — como quieras

• "shall we go now?" - "if you like" — -¿nos vamos ya? -si quieres

3.

N
likes gustos mpl
• likes and dislikes — aficiones fpl y fobias or manías, cosas fpl que gustan y cosas que no

he has distinct likes and dislikes where food is concerned — con respecto a la comida tiene claras preferencias or sabe muy bien lo que le gusta y lo que no (le gusta)
LIKE
Verb
"Gustar" better avoided ► While gustar is one of the main ways of translating like, its use is not always appropriate. Used to refer to people, it may imply sexual attraction. Instead, use expressions like caer bien or parecer/ resultar simpático/ agradable. These expressions work like gustar and need an indirect object:
I like Francis very much Francis me cae muy bien or me parece muy simpático or agradable
She likes me, but that's all (A ella) le caigo bien, pero nada más
Like + verb ► Translate to like doing sth and to like to do sth using gustar + ((infinitive)):
Doctors don't like having to go out to visit patients at night A los médicos no les gusta tener que salir a visitar pacientes por la noche
My brother likes to rest after lunch A mi hermano le gusta descansar después de comer ► Translate to like sb doing sth and to like sb to do sth using gustar + que + ((subjunctive)):
My wife likes me to do the shopping A mi mujer le gusta que haga la compra
I don't like Irene living so far away No me gusta que Irene viva tan lejos
"How do you like...?" ► Use qué + parecer to translate how do/ did you like when asking someone's opinion:
How do you like this coat? ¿Qué te parece este abrigo?
How did you like the concert? ¿Qué te ha parecido el concierto? ► But use cómo + gustar when using how do you like more literally:
How do you like your steak? ¿Cómo le gusta la carne?
Would like ► When translating would like, use querer with requests and offers and gustar to talk about preferences and wishes:
Would you like a glass of water? ¿Quiere un vaso de agua?
What would you like me to do about the tickets? ¿Qué quieres que haga respecto a los billetes?
I'd very much like to go to Spain this summer Me gustaría mucho ir a España este verano Literal translations of I'd like are better avoided when making requests in shops and restaurants. Use expressions like the following:
I'd like steak and chips ¿Me pone un filete con patatas fritas?, (Yo) quiero un filete con patatas fritas For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) (enjoy, be fond of)

I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis

she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere

I like that one best — el que más me gusta es ése

how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?

how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?

orchids like a damp climate — las orquídeas prefieren un clima húmedo

I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!

I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!

as much as you like — todo lo que quieras

do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando

2) (in requests, wishes) querer*

we would just like to say how grateful we are — queríamos decirle lo agradecidos que estamos

would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?

I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor

2.

vi querer*

if you like — si quieres, si te parece

II

noun

1) ( something liked)

her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta

2) (similar thing, person)

the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros

III

adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similar

people of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea

IV

preposition

1)

a) ( similar to) como

I want a hat like this one — quiero un sombrero como éste

I heard a noise like (that of) a woman crying — me pareció oír a una mujer llorando

she's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre

that photo isn't like you at all! — estás completamente distinta en esa foto

try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa

come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!

what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?

she's always like that — siempre es así

it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo

I've never known anything like it! — nunca he visto cosa igual!

b) ( typical of)

that's not like her — es muy raro en ella

it's not like him to forget — qué raro que se le haya olvidado!

it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!

2) ( indicating manner)

like this/that — así

to run like mad — correr como un loco

3) (such as, for example) como

don't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo

V

conjunction (crit)

a) ( as if)

she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace

they stared at him like he was crazy — se quedaron mirándolo como si estuviera loco

b) (as, in same way) como

you don't know him like I do — tú no lo conoces como yo

VI

adverb

a) ( likely)

as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga

b) ( nearly)

this film is nothing like as good as the first — esta película no es tan buena como la primera ni mucho menos

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I [laɪk]
1. prep

1) (similar to) come, uguale a, (in comparisons) come

to be like sb/sth — essere come qn/qc

they are very like each other — si somigliano molto

a house like mine — una casa come la mia

people like that — tipi del genere

what's he like? — che tipo è?, com'è?

what's the weather like? — che tempo fa?

what was Turkey like? — com'era la Turchia?

this portrait is not like him — questo ritratto non gli somiglia affatto

it's a bit like salmon — assomiglia un po' al salmone

to look like sb — assomigliare a qn

you look like my brother — assomigli a mio fratello

what does she look like? — che aspetto ha?

he thinks like us — la pensa come noi

she behaved like an idiot — si è comportata come una or da cretina

that's just like him — è proprio da lui

it's not like him to do that — non è da lui fare così, non è tipo da fare cose del genere

I never saw anything like it — non ho mai visto una cosa simile, non ho mai visto niente di simile

that's more like it fam — così va meglio

it's fine like that — così va bene

that's nothing like it — non ha niente a che vedere con quello

something like that — qualcosa del genere

don't talk like that — non parlare così

do it like this — fallo così

there's nothing like a holiday — non c'è niente di meglio di una vacanza

it happened like this... — è andata così...

like father like son — tale padre tale figlio

we ran like mad fam — abbiamo fatto una corsa pazzesca

it rained like mad fam — ha piovuto a dirotto

I feel like a drink — avrei voglia di bere qualcosa, berrei volentieri qualcosa

it looks like a diamond — sembra un diamante

2) (such as) come

a city like Paris — una città come Parigi

2. adj

simile, uguale

in like cases — in casi simili or analoghi

rabbits, mice and like creatures — conigli, topi e animali simili

to be as like as two peas (in a pod) — essere come due gocce d'acqua

3. adv

it's nothing like as hot as it was — non fa più così caldo come faceva prima

as like as not — (molto) probabilmente

4. conj

(as) come

like we used to (do) — come facevamo una volta

5. n

we shall not see his like again — non ci sarà mai più uno come lui

did you ever see the like (of it)? — hai mai visto niente del genere?

the like of which I never saw — come non ne avevo mai visti

sparrows, blackbirds and the like — passeri, merli e altri uccelli simili

the likes of him fam — (pej) quelli come lui
II [laɪk]
1. vt

1)

I like swimming/that book/chocolate — mi piace nuotare/quel libro/il cioccolato

I like hats — mi piacciono i cappelli

I don't like dogs — non mi piacciono i cani

I like Mary — Mary mi è simpatica

he likes Mary and wants to ask her out — gli piace Mary e vuole chiederle di uscire con lui

which do you like best? — quale preferisci?

how did you like the trip? — ti è piaciuto il viaggio?

well, I like that! fam — (hum) questa sì che è bella!

2) (want) desiderare, volere

I would like; I'd like — mi piacerebbe, vorrei

would you like...? — vuoi...?

would you like to come? — vuoi venire?

what would you like? — cosa vuoi?

if you like — se vuoi

would you like a coffee? — vuole un caffè?, gradirebbe un caffè?

I'd like an orange juice, please — vorrei un'aranciata, per favore

I'd like to wash my hands — vorrei lavarmi le mani

he'd like to leave early — vorrebbe andarsene presto

I would like more time — vorrei or mi piacerebbe avere più tempo

I should like to know why — vorrei or mi piacerebbe sapere perché

would you like me to wait outside? — vuoi or desideri che aspetti fuori?

I didn't like to (do it) — non volevo (farlo)

as you like — come vuoi

if you like — se vuoi

whenever you like — quando vuoi

2.

likes npl — gusti mpl, preferenze fpl

his likes and dislikes — i suoi gusti

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[laɪk] I 1. прил.
1) аналогичный, подобный, похожий, сходный

like question — подобный вопрос

in (a) like manner — подобным образом

like nothing on earth — ни на что не похожий, странный

It costs something like $ 50. — Стоит около 50 долларов.

What is it like? — Что это? Что это из себя представляет?

It's just like you to do that. — Это очень похоже на вас; это как раз то, чего от вас можно ожидать.

Syn:

similar, resembling

2) идентичный, одинаковый, равный, тождественный

on like occasions — в подобных случаях

- like sum
- like dispositions
Syn:

equal, identical

3) разг. возможный; вероятный

they are like to meet again — они, вероятно, ещё встретятся

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there is nothing like home — нет места лучше, чем дом

that's something like — как раз то, что нужно; вот это прекрасно!

what is he like? — что он собой представляет?, что он за человек?

like father like son, like master like man — яблоко от яблони недалеко падает

- nothing like
2. нареч.
1) подобно, так

like crazy — как сумасшедший

2) вероятно, возможно

like enough, as like as not — очень возможно

very like — весьма вероятно

3) разг. так сказать, как бы
3. предл.
так; как что-л.; подобно чему-л.

like this — так, вот так

He looks like Father Christmas. — Он выглядит как Дед Мороз.

- like a brother
- like an expert
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something like a dinner! разг. — замечательный обед!, вот это обед так обед!

like anything / mad разг. — стремительно; изо всех сил; как не знаю что
4. сущ.
1) нечто подобное, равное, одинаковое

and the like — и тому подобное

Have you ever seen the like? — Видели ли вы когда-нибудь что-либо подобное?

2) подобный человек

the likes of us разг. — такие люди, как мы

We shall not look upon his like again. — Такого человека, как он, нам больше не видать.

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like cures like — клин клином вышибают
II 1. гл.
1) любить, нравиться

to like a great deal / a lot / very much — очень нравиться

He likes to read. — Он любит читать.

I like people to tell me the truth. — Я люблю, когда мне говорят правду.

I like that! — Вот это мне нравится! ( шутливое выражение несогласия)

She likes him but does not love him. — Он ей нравится, но она его не любит.

Syn:

please

2) хотеть, желать

I should / would like — я хотел бы, мне хотелось бы

Do as you like. — Делайте, как вам угодно.

Shall I close the window? - If you like. — Можно я закрою окно? - Как хотите.

We like our friends to be honest. — Мы хотим, чтобы наши друзья были честными.

I'd like you to go. — Я бы хотел, чтобы ты ушёл.

3) предпочитать

How do you like your coffee? — Какой кофе Вы предпочитаете?

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Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]like + to-infinitive or ing-form[/ref]
2. сущ.; мн. likes
влечение, склонность; вкус, пристрастие

likes and dislikes — пристрастия и предубеждения; симпатии и антипатии

I am not much interested in her likes and dislikes. — Меня не особенно интересует, что она любит, а что нет.

Англо-русский современный словарь > like
12 أبدا

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English dictionary > أبدا
13 ever

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > ever
14 far from

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > far from
15 never

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > never
16 none

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

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17 not a bit

أَبَدًا \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English glossary > not a bit
18 بتاتا

بتَاتًا \ nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother.

Arabic-English dictionary > بتاتا
19 مرة

مَرَّة \ once: at one time: I’ve only met him once. He comes here once a week, one single time Once is enough; don’t keep ringing the bell!. time: a particular moment: Last time I saw him (When I last saw him), he looked ill. \ بِالمرّة \ nothing: not at all: He looks nothing like his brother. \ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى \ afresh: again; making a new beginning: Tear up this page and start afresh. again: once more: If you fail, try again, (with not or never) any more Don’t do it again. more: with a stated number of times again: Try once more. \ مَرَّةً ثانية \ any more: ever again: I shan’t go there any more. \ مَرَّةً في الأسبوع \ weekly: once a week; every week: a weekly newspaper; a paper which comes out weekly; a weekly visit. \ مَرَّةً كلّ ثلاثة أشْهُر \ quarterly: once in every three months: He pays a quarterly rent. \ مَرَّةً كلّ... \ every: (with few or a number) again and again with a regular spacing between each time: He visits me every few days (or every third day or every three days).

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c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

2. <

   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

3. <

   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

4. <

plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

5. <

   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

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