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21 он всегда недоволен
General subject: he can never let well alone, he is always complainingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > он всегда недоволен
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22 персона, преуспевающая в стрессовых ситуациях
Special term: stress puppy (A person who seems to thrive on stress, but is always complaining about it.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > персона, преуспевающая в стрессовых ситуациях
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23 С-344
КАК (ЧТО) СЛОНУ ДРОБИНА (ДРОБИНКА) (кому) coll (как etc + NP these forms only subj-compl with быть» ( subj: concr, usu. a noun denoting a small quantity of food or drink) fixed WOsth. is insufficient in quantity for s.o.: X (Y-y) \С-344 - X is like buckshot to an elephantX is a drop in the bucket (for Y) (of food only) X is not enough to make a dent in Y's appetite X isn't enough to fill a cavity (of a drink only) X is not enough to wet Y4s whistle....Тоненько закрученные сигаретки джойнтов он купил, раскрутил, смешал с обычным сигарным табаком и курил... Конечно, было понятно теперь, почему марихуана не действовала на него, он жаловался на это всё время. «Это же как слону дробинка, курить-то нужно именно эту тоненькую, уже готовую сигаретку, ни с чем не смешивая» (Лимонов 1)....He bought joints that had been rolled into nice slim cigarettes, unrolled them, mixed them with ordinary cigar tobacco, and then smoked them. Now it was clear, of course, why marijuana didn't affect himhe was always complaining about it. 'That's like buckshot to an elephant. You're supposed to smoke that nice slim ready-made cigarette without mixing it with anything" (1a). -
24 как слону дробина
[ как etc + NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, usu. a noun denoting a small quantity of food or drink); fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is insufficient in quantity for s.o.:- [of food only] X is not enough to make a dent in Y's appetite;- [of a drink only] X is not enough to wet Y's whistle.♦...Тоненько закрученные сигаретки джойнтов он купил, раскрутил, смешал с обычным сигарным табаком и курил... Конечно, было понятно теперь, почему марихуана не действовала на него, он жаловался на это всё время. "Это же как слону дробинка, курить-то нужно именно эту тоненькую, уже готовую сигаретку, ни с чем не смешивая" (Лимонов 1)....He bought joints that had been rolled into nice slim cigarettes, unrolled them, mixed them with ordinary cigar tobacco, and then smoked them. Now it was clear, of course, why marijuana didn't affect him; he was always complaining about it. that's like buckshot to an elephant. You're supposed to smoke that nice slim ready-made cigarette without mixing it with anything" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как слону дробина
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25 как слону дробинка
[ как etc + NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, usu. a noun denoting a small quantity of food or drink); fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is insufficient in quantity for s.o.:- [of food only] X is not enough to make a dent in Y's appetite;- [of a drink only] X is not enough to wet Y's whistle.♦...Тоненько закрученные сигаретки джойнтов он купил, раскрутил, смешал с обычным сигарным табаком и курил... Конечно, было понятно теперь, почему марихуана не действовала на него, он жаловался на это всё время. "Это же как слону дробинка, курить-то нужно именно эту тоненькую, уже готовую сигаретку, ни с чем не смешивая" (Лимонов 1)....He bought joints that had been rolled into nice slim cigarettes, unrolled them, mixed them with ordinary cigar tobacco, and then smoked them. Now it was clear, of course, why marijuana didn't affect him; he was always complaining about it. that's like buckshot to an elephant. You're supposed to smoke that nice slim ready-made cigarette without mixing it with anything" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как слону дробинка
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26 что слону дробина
[ как etc + NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, usu. a noun denoting a small quantity of food or drink); fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is insufficient in quantity for s.o.:- [of food only] X is not enough to make a dent in Y's appetite;- [of a drink only] X is not enough to wet Y's whistle.♦...Тоненько закрученные сигаретки джойнтов он купил, раскрутил, смешал с обычным сигарным табаком и курил... Конечно, было понятно теперь, почему марихуана не действовала на него, он жаловался на это всё время. "Это же как слону дробинка, курить-то нужно именно эту тоненькую, уже готовую сигаретку, ни с чем не смешивая" (Лимонов 1)....He bought joints that had been rolled into nice slim cigarettes, unrolled them, mixed them with ordinary cigar tobacco, and then smoked them. Now it was clear, of course, why marijuana didn't affect him; he was always complaining about it. that's like buckshot to an elephant. You're supposed to smoke that nice slim ready-made cigarette without mixing it with anything" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что слону дробина
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27 что слону дробинка
[ как etc + NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, usu. a noun denoting a small quantity of food or drink); fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is insufficient in quantity for s.o.:- [of food only] X is not enough to make a dent in Y's appetite;- [of a drink only] X is not enough to wet Y's whistle.♦...Тоненько закрученные сигаретки джойнтов он купил, раскрутил, смешал с обычным сигарным табаком и курил... Конечно, было понятно теперь, почему марихуана не действовала на него, он жаловался на это всё время. "Это же как слону дробинка, курить-то нужно именно эту тоненькую, уже готовую сигаретку, ни с чем не смешивая" (Лимонов 1)....He bought joints that had been rolled into nice slim cigarettes, unrolled them, mixed them with ordinary cigar tobacco, and then smoked them. Now it was clear, of course, why marijuana didn't affect him; he was always complaining about it. that's like buckshot to an elephant. You're supposed to smoke that nice slim ready-made cigarette without mixing it with anything" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что слону дробинка
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28 Nervensäge
f umg. pain (in the neck), pain in the arse (Am. ass); sie ist eine solche Nervensäge auch she really gets on your nerves, she drives you up the wall* * *die Nervensägehandful (ugs.)* * *Nẹr|ven|sä|gef (inf)pain ( in the neck) (inf)* * *(a person who is constantly annoying: People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.) a pain in the neck* * *Ner·ven·sä·ge* * ** * *sie ist eine solche Nervensäge auch she really gets on your nerves, she drives you up the wall* * ** * *f.pain in the neck expr. -
29 jeśli
conj. 1. (określające warunek) if- pomogę ci, jeśli ładnie poprosisz I’ll help you, if you ask nicely- pójdę z tobą, jeśli chcesz I’ll go with you if you like- jeśli się pośpieszysz, zdążysz na pociąg if you hurry, you’ll catch the train- jeśli to możliwe if it’s possible- czasami, jeśli ma się szczęście … sometimes, if one is lucky a. if you are lucky…- jeśli…, to… if…, then…- nie pójdziesz do kina, jeśli nie odrobisz lekcji you won’t be going to the cinema if you don’t do your homework a. unless you do your homework- kto nam pomoże, jeśli nie on? who’s going to help us, if not him?- większość z nich, jeśli nie wszyscy most of them, if not all (of them)- we środę, jeśli nie wcześniej on Wednesday, if not sooner- (ona) ciągle na coś się skarży, jeśli nie na ból głowy, to na ból brzucha she’s always complaining about aches and pains – if it isn’t a headache it’s a stomach ache- a jeśli what if, supposing- a jeśli powiem nie? what if a. supposing I say no?- jeśli nawet a. nawet jeśli even if- pojadę tam jutro, nawet jeśli miałoby padać I’ll go there tomorrow, even if it’s raining- jeśli się nie mylę if I’m not mistaken, unless I’m mistaken- pan Kowalski, jeśli się nie mylę Mr Kowalski, I believe?- jeśli dobrze pamiętam if I remember rightly- jeśli wolno mi coś radzić… if I may make a suggestion…- jeśli można jej wierzyć if she can be believed- jeśli o mnie chodzi as far as I’m concerned- jeśli chodzi a. idzie o kogoś/coś as regards sb/sth, as far as sb/sth is concerned2. (skoro) if, since- dlaczego sam tego nie zrobisz, jeśli jesteś taki mądry why don’t you do it yourself, if a. since you’re so clever- jeśli nie zadzwonił, to znaczy, że się obraził if he hasn’t phoned, he must be offended3. książk. (o ile) if- jeśli w szkole zachowuje się skandalicznie, to w domu jest wyjątkowo grzeczny if a. while he conducts himself outrageously at school, at home he is exceptionally well-behaved* * *conjifjeśli nie — if not, unless
jeśli będziesz grzeczny, opowiem ci bajkę — if you behave, I'll tell you a story
jeśli dobrze pamiętam... — if I remember rightly...
jeśli nie on, to kto? — if not he lub him, then who?
jeśli idzie o... — as regards...
* * *conj.if; jeśli nie unless; jeśli chcesz, pójdziemy do kina we can go to the movies if you like; jeśli mnie pamięć nie myli if my memory serves me; jeśli można if I may; if that's OK (with you); jeśli nie będzie padać unless it rains; jeśli pani pozwoli if you don't mind; jeśli wcześniej skończę pracę, zadzwonię do ciebie if I finish work earlier, I'll call you; któż, jeśli nie on? if not him, who?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jeśli
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30 uendelig
no end (of), infinite* * *adj infinite ( fx distance, number, time, patience, kindness),( uden grænser) boundless ( fx desert, ocean, energy, optimism);( som aldrig får ende) unending, endless,F interminable ( fx discussions);sb (mat.) infinity;adv infinitely;[ i det uendelige] indefinitely ( fx it may be prolonged indefinitely),(neds) for ever ( fx it seemed to last for ever), for ages ( fxwe waited for ages); perpetually, eternally ( fx they wereeternally postponing it);[ han beklager sig i det uendelige] he is always complaining;[ uendelig lille] infinitesimal;[ uendelig mange] an infinite number of, countless,T any amount of;[ uendelig stor] infinite, infinitely great. -
31 cuando
adv.when.cuando me agacho, me duele la espalda when o whenever I bend down, my back hurtscuando quieras whenever you likede cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando from time to time, now and againcuando más at the mostcuando menos at leastcuando quiera que wheneverconj.1 if.cuando tú lo dices será verdad it must be true if you say sono será tan malo cuando ha vendido tantas copias it can't be that bad if it's sold so many copies2 even though (contrast indicates).no tiene muchos amigos, cuando en realidad es una persona muy agradable he doesn't have a lot of friends, even though he's actually a very nice person* * *► adverbio1 (tiempo) when1 (temporal) when, whenever2 (condicional) if3 (causal) since1 during, at the time of\cuando más at the mostcuando menos at leastcuando mucho at the mostcuando quiera que wheneverde cuando en cuando / de vez en cuando now and then, from time to timehasta cuando until* * *1. prep.1) during2) if2. conj.1) when2) if* * *1. CONJ1) [con valor temporal] [en un momento concreto] when; [en cualquier momento] whenevercuando iba allí lo veía — whenever I went there I saw him, I used to see him when(ever) I went there
2) [con valor condicional, causal] ifcuando él lo dice, será verdad — if he says so, it must be true
cuando no te ha dicho nada todavía, es que no piensa invitarte — if he hasn't said anything yet, that means he isn't thinking of inviting you
3) [con valor adversativo] whenaun 3)yo lo hago todo, cuando es él quien debería hacerlo — I'm the one that does it all, when it should be him
2. ADV1)fue entonces cuando comprendí la importancia del problema — it was then that o that was when I understood the seriousness of the problem
en abril es cuando más casos hay — April is when there are most cases, it's in April that there are most cases
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de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando — from time to time, now and again, every so often2)• cuando más — at (the) most
tardaremos, cuando más, una semana — it will take us a week at (the) most o at the outside
esperamos llegar, cuando menos, a las semifinales — we are hoping to reach the semifinals, at least
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cuando no — if notdocenas, cuando no cientos, de películas — dozens, if not hundreds, of films
3.PREPcuando niño yo era muy travieso — as a child o when I was a child I was very naughty
* * *I1) conjuncióna) ( con valor temporal) whencuando éramos pequeños — when we were young; (+ subj)
ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like
b) ( referido al futuro) (+ subj) when2)a) (si) ifb) ( con valor adversativo) when3) (en locs)cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every so often
IIcuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside
preposición (fam)* * *= at the time (that/of), when, where, at what point.Ex. This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).Ex. When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.----* aun cuando = even if, even though, even when.* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.* como y cuando = as and when.* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience, at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando a uno le venga bien = at leisure.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* cuando el río suena agua lleva, donde hay humo hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.* cuando era niño = as a boy.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* cuando quieras = anytime.* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.* cuando sea pertinente = where applicable, where appropriate.* cuando se está en + Nombre = when in + Nombre.* cuando se le antoje a Uno = on a whim.* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request, upon + request.* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* para cuando = by the time.* siempre y cuando = on the condition that, with the condition that, if and when.* siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.* * *I1) conjuncióna) ( con valor temporal) whencuando éramos pequeños — when we were young; (+ subj)
ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like
b) ( referido al futuro) (+ subj) when2)a) (si) ifb) ( con valor adversativo) when3) (en locs)cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every so often
IIcuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside
preposición (fam)* * *= at the time (that/of), when, where, at what point.Ex: This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).
Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.* aun cuando = even if, even though, even when.* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.* como y cuando = as and when.* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience, at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando a uno le venga bien = at leisure.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* cuando el río suena agua lleva, donde hay humo hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.* cuando era niño = as a boy.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* cuando quieras = anytime.* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.* cuando sea pertinente = where applicable, where appropriate.* cuando se está en + Nombre = when in + Nombre.* cuando se le antoje a Uno = on a whim.* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request, upon + request.* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* para cuando = by the time.* siempre y cuando = on the condition that, with the condition that, if and when.* siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.* * *A conjunction [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]; whena las siete es cuando me viene mejor seven o'clock is the best time for mecuando estoy solo when I'm alonejusto cuando la fiesta empezaba a animarse just as o just when the party was beginning to liven up¿te acuerdas de cuando éramos pequeños? do you remember when we were young?(+ subj): cuando se entere me mata when he finds out he'll kill me!ven cuando quieras come when o whenever you likeB1(si): cuando él lo dice será verdad if he says so then it must be truecuando yo te digo que es un fresco … didn't I tell you he had a nerve?2 (con valor adversativo) whense ha molestado cuando soy yo la que debería sentirse ofendida he's upset when really I'm the one who ought to feel offended¿por qué me voy a preocupar cuando a él no le importa? why should I worry if o when he doesn't care?C ( en locs):cada cuando every so often, from time to time, now and thende vez en cuando from time to time, every so often, now and thencuando más or mucho at (the) most, at the outsidecuando menos at leastcuando quiera whenevercuando quiera que ocurren estas tragedias … whenever these tragedies occur …( fam):nos conocimos cuando la mili we met when we were doing our military service, we met during our military serviceyo estaba allí cuando la explosión I was there when the explosion happened o at the time of the explosionuna ermita de cuando los moros a hermitage dating from Moorish times* * *
Multiple Entries:
cuando
cuándo
cuando conjunción
◊ ven cuándo quieras come when o whenever you like;
cuándo se mejore when she gets better;
ahora es cuándo me viene mejor now is the best time for meb) (si) if;
c) ( en locs)◊ cada cuando (esp AmL) every so often;
de vez en cuando from time to time, every so often
cuándo adverbio
when;◊ ¿de cuándo es esa foto? when was that photo taken?;
¿desde cuándo lo sabes? how long have you known?;
¿desde cuándo? since when?;
¡cuándo no! (AmL) as usual!
cuando
I adverbio (de tiempo) when
II conj
1 (temporal) when: cuando quieras, whenever you want
cuando termines, when you finish
2 (condicional) (si) if
3 (concesiva) (aunque) (aun) cuando, even if
III preposición during, at the time of
cuando la guerra, during the war
cuando joven, when young
♦ Locuciones: cuando más/mucho, at the most
cuando menos, at least
cuando quiera que, whenever
de cuando en cuando/de vez en cuando, from time to time
cuándo adverbio interr when?
¿desde cuándo?, since when?
¿para cuándo vienes?, when are you coming?
' cuándo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- acertar
- achantarse
- ahorcarse
- antojarse
- apéndice
- asesinar
- asomar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aun
- avisar
- baja
- bajo
- balón
- bastante
- bien
- bisbiseo
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boca
- caer
- caerse
- calmarse
- campante
- casarse
- cerca
- cerdo
- cien
- codazo
- comecome
- como
- cómo
- componenda
- cónclave
- contra
- cordera
- cordero
- corta
- corto
- cota
- cuando
- dejarse
- delirio
- demasiada
- demasiado
- demonio
- derrumbarse
- desconectarse
- desde
English:
accustom
- add in
- admit
- advise
- again
- agree
- alter
- alternate
- antidepressant
- appreciate
- apron
- as
- ashen
- ask
- averse
- away
- baby
- back
- back off
- bed
- beeline
- behave
- blow
- blue
- bluff
- blunt
- blur
- boo
- bow out
- buckle
- burglar alarm
- burst
- by-election
- cat
- catch
- clean
- come on
- come out
- composure
- console
- crack
- crop up
- cry out for
- dare
- deadline
- delay
- devil
- dicey
- dinner
- dishearten
* * *♦ advwhen;cuando llegue el verano iremos de viaje when summer comes we'll go travelling;cuando me agacho, me duele la espalda when o whenever I bend down, my back hurts;se marchó cuando mejor lo estábamos pasando she left just when we were having a really good time;acababa de cerrar la puerta, cuando estalló la bomba I had just closed the door when the bomb went off;fue entonces cuando comprendí el problema it was then that I realized the problem;para cuando llegamos, la fiesta ya había acabado by the time we arrived the party was already over;ven a visitarnos cuando quieras come and stay with us whenever you like;cambia mucho de cuando está de buen humor a cuando está enfadado he's very different when he's in a good mood to when he's angry;¿te acuerdas de cuando nos dieron el premio? do you remember when o the time they gave us the prize?;apenas se marchó el profesor, cuando todos los alumnos se pusieron a hablar no sooner had the teacher left than all the pupils started talking;de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again;cuando más, cuando mucho at (the) most;cuando más, te ayudaré un rato I'll help you for a short while, but no longer;cuando menos at least;nos harán falta cuando menos cinco personas we'll need at least five people;cuando quiera que me lo encuentro, siempre me sonríe whenever I meet him he smiles at me♦ conj1. [si] if;cuando tú lo dices será verdad it must be true if you say so;cuando no te ha llegado la invitación, será porque no te quieren ver if you haven't received an invitation, it must be because they don't want to see you;no será tan malo cuando ha vendido tantas copias it can't be that bad if it's sold so many copies2. [después de “aun”] [aunque]no mentiría aun cuando le fuera en ello la vida she wouldn't lie even if her life depended on it3. [indica contraste]no tiene muchos amigos, cuando en realidad es una persona muy agradable he doesn't have a lot of friends, even though he's actually a very nice person4. [introduce valoración negativa] when, even though;siempre está protestando, cuando es el que más oportunidades recibe he's always complaining even though o when he's the one who gets more chances than anyone else♦ prepquemaron ese colegio cuando la guerra that school was burned down during the war;son restos de cuando los romanos they are remains from Roman times;cuando niño, solía bañarme en este río when I was a boy I used to swim in this river* * *I conj when; condicional if;cuando quieras whenever you wantII adv when;de cuando en cuando from time to time;cuando menos at least;cuando más, cuando mucho at (the) most* * *cuándo adv & conj1) : when¿cuándo llegará?: when will she arrive?no sabemos cuándo será: we don't know when it will be2)¿de cuándo acá? : since when?, how come?cuando conj1) : whencuando llegó: when he arrived2) : since, ifcuando lo dices: if you say so3)cuando más : at the most4)de vez en cuando : from time to timecuando prep: during, at the time ofcuando la guerra: during the war* * *cuando adv when -
32 protesta
f.1 protest.2 outcry.3 promise, oath, vow, adjuration.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: protestar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: protestar.* * *1 protest2 DERECHO objection\en protesta por in protest against, as a protest againstmovimiento de protesta protest movement* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=queja) protestlos gritos de protesta fueron silenciados con aplausos — shouts of protest were drowned by the applause
déjate de protestas porque no pienso dejarte ir — you can stop protesting because I'm not going to let you go
en señal de protesta contra o por algo — in protest against sth
2) frm (=declaración) protestation* * *1)a) ( queja) protesthacer una protesta — to make o lodge a protest
b) ( manifestación) demonstration, protest march (o rally etc)* * *= cry, protestation, protest, uproar, contestation, cri de coeur.Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.Ex. From 1982 however economy measures were introduced and the libraries adjusted to this under protest.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.Ex. It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.----* canción de protesta = protest song.* canción protesta = protest song.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* hacer una protesta = make + protest.* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.* protesta clamorosa = outcry.* protesta generalizada = public outcry.* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.* protesta pacífica = peaceful protest, peaceful protest.* protesta popular = street protest.* protesta pública = public protest.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* * *1)a) ( queja) protesthacer una protesta — to make o lodge a protest
b) ( manifestación) demonstration, protest march (o rally etc)* * *= cry, protestation, protest, uproar, contestation, cri de coeur.Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.Ex: From 1982 however economy measures were introduced and the libraries adjusted to this under protest.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.Ex: It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.* canción de protesta = protest song.* canción protesta = protest song.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* hacer una protesta = make + protest.* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.* protesta clamorosa = outcry.* protesta generalizada = public outcry.* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.* protesta pacífica = peaceful protest, peaceful protest.* protesta popular = street protest.* protesta pública = public protest.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* * *A1 (queja) protestacallaron la protesta they silenced the protesthacer una protesta to make o lodge a protestuna campaña de protesta a protest campaignno acudió a la reunión en señal de protesta she did not attend the meeting in protesthizo protestas de su inocencia he protested his innocence ( frml)bajo protesta under protest2 (manifestación) demonstration, protest march ( o rally etc)cumplieron con su protesta they kept their promise o wordle tomaron la protesta al nuevo presidente the new president was sworn inrendir protesta to take an oathbajo protesta under oath* * *
Del verbo protestar: ( conjugate protestar)
protesta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
protesta
protestar
protesta sustantivo femenino
1
2 (Méx)
◊ cumplieron con su protesta they kept their promise o wordb) See Also→
protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo
protesta CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth
protesta POR or DE algo to complain about sth
protesta sustantivo femenino
1 protest: la subida del transporte produjo una protesta general, there was a general protest against the public transportion price increase
2 Jur objection
protestar verbo intransitivo
1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
3 Jur to object
4 Com to protest
' protesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denuncia
- encabezar
- encierro
- fija
- fijo
- pataleo
- patear
- pitada
- queja
- reprimir
- sofocar
- aire
- desencadenar
- enérgico
- grito
- masivo
- pitar
- sentada
- si
- sumar
English:
fuss
- heckling
- jeer
- mass
- mount
- occupy
- outcry
- peaceful
- protest
- public outcry
- register
- representation
- squash
- sweep aside
- vociferous
- march
- objection
- out
- up
- walk
* * *protesta nf1. [queja] protest;se manifestaron en protesta por la realización de pruebas nucleares they demonstrated in protest at the nuclear tests;bajo protesta under protest;en señal de protesta in protest2. [manifestación] protest3. Der objection;se admite la protesta objection sustained;protesta denegada objection overruled* * *f1 protest2 Méxpromesa promise;cumplir con su protesta keep one’s promise* * *protesta nf1) : protest* * *protesta n protest -
33 escucharse
1 to speak in an affected way* * *VPR* * *vprparece que se escucha cuando habla he likes the sound of his own voice* * *v/r like the sound of one’s own voice* * *vr -
34 quejicoso
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35 continuellement
continuellement [kɔ̃tinyεlmɑ̃]adverb( = sans interruption) continuously ; ( = très fréquemment) continually* * *kɔ̃tinɥɛlmɑ̃adverbe continually* * *kɔ̃tinɥɛlmɑ̃ adv* * *continuellement adv continually.[kɔ̃tinɥɛlmɑ̃] adverbe1. [de façon ininterrompue] continually -
36 faire
faire [fεʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 60━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est suivi d'un nom dans une locution comme faire une faute, se faire des idées, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est utilisé pour parler d'une activité non précisée, ou qu'il remplace un verbe plus spécifique, il se traduit par to do. Lorsque faire veut dire créer, préparer, fabriquer, il se traduit souvent par to make.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• que fais-tu ce soir ? what are you doing tonight?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what can be done about it?• faire 100 km/h to do 100km/h• je n'en ferai rien ! I'll do nothing of the sort!► faire de ( = utiliser) to do with• qu'avez-vous fait de votre sac ? what have you done with your bag?► ne faire quec. ( = créer, préparer, fabriquer) to maked. ( = constituer) c'est ce qui fait tout son charme that's what makes him so charming• faire du piano/du violon to play the piano/the violing. (Medicine) [+ diabète, attaque] to haveh. ( = chercher dans) il a fait toute la ville pour en trouver he's been all over town looking for somei. ( = vendre) nous ne faisons pas cette marque we don't stock that make• je vous le fais à 700 € I'll let you have it for 700 eurosj. ( = mesurer, peser, coûter) to be• combien fait cette chaise ? how much is this chair?• ça fait 130 € that's 130 euros• cela fait combien en tout ? how much is that altogether?k. ( = agir sur, importer) ils ne peuvent rien me faire they can't do anything to me• on ne me la fait pas à moi ! (inf) I wasn't born yesterday!• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien te faire ? what's it to you?• cela ne vous ferait rien de sortir ? would you mind leaving the room?• ne fais pas l'enfant/l'idiot don't be so childish/so stupid• tu fais l'arbitre ? will you be referee?• quel imbécile je fais ! what a fool I am!n. ( = dire) to say• « vraiment ? » fit-il "really?" he saido. (Grammar) « canal » fait »canaux » au pluriel the plural of "canal" is "canaux"2. <• as-tu payé la note ? -- non, c'est lui qui l'a fait did you pay the bill? -- no, he did• puis-je téléphoner ? -- faites, je vous en prie could I use the phone? -- yes, of courseb. ( = agir) faire vite to act quickly• faites vite ! be quick!c. ( = paraître) to look3. <► il fait━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► cela or ça fait... que• cela fait très longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for a very long time it's a long time since I saw him• ça fait que... that means...4. <a. ( = pousser à) to make• faire faire qch par qn to get sth made (or done) by sb• faire faire qch à qn to get sb to do (or to make) sth ; (en le forçant) to make sb do (or make) sthc. ( = laisser) faire entrer qn (qn que l'on attendait) to let sb in ; (qn que l'on n'attendait pas) to ask sb in5. <► se fairea. (pour soi)b. ( = être fait) si ça doit se faire, ça se fera sans moi if it's going to happen, it'll happen without mec. ( = être convenable, courant) ça se fait d'offrir des fleurs à un homme ? is it OK to give flowers to a man?d. (locutions)• se faire beau to make o.s. look nice• sa voix se fit plus douce his voice became softer► se faire + infinitif• faut se le faire ! (inf!) he's a real pain in the neck! (inf)► se faire à ( = s'habituer à) to get used to• il ne s'en fait pas ! he's got a nerve!► il se fait que• comment se fait-il qu'il soit absent ? how come he's not here? (inf)* * *fɛʀ
1.
1) ( produire) to make2) ( façonner) to shape [histoire, période]3) ( étudier) to do [licence, sujet]faire du violon — to study ou play the violin
4) ( préparer) to make [soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]5) ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures]7) ( cultiver)faire des céréales — [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals
8) ( se fournir en)faire de l'eau — Nautisme, Chemin de Fer to take on water
faire (de) l'essence — (colloq) Automobile to get petrol GB ou gas US
9) ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do (colloq) [région, musées]10) ( souffrir de) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]11) ( demander un prix)faire quelque chose à 30 francs — to sell something for 30 francs, to charge 30 francs for something
12) ( servir de) to serve as13) (user, disposer de) to doje n'en ai rien à faire — (colloq) I couldn't care less
14) ( avoir un effet)que veux-tu que j'y fasse? — what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?
ça y fait — (colloq) it has an effect
pour ce que ça fait! — (colloq) for all the good it does!
qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? — (colloq) what is it to you?
15) (entraîner, causer)l'explosion a fait 12 morts — the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead
ça ne fait rien! — ( pas grave) it doesn't matter!
ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié — (colloq) as a result I forgot
16) ( transformer) to makefaire d'un garage un atelier — to make ou turn a garage into a workshop
17) ( proclamer)18) ( imiter)19) ( tenir le rôle de) to be20) ( dans un souhait)mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! — God, please let him succeed!
21) (colloq) ( tromper)22) ( dire) to say‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle — ‘of course,’ she said
le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ — the duck says ou goes ‘quack’
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( agir) to do, to actvas-y, mais fais vite! — go, but be quick about it!
fais comme chez toi — lit, iron make yourself at home
2) ( paraître) to look3) (colloq) ( être) to be4) ( durer) to last5) ( valoir)6) ( pour les besoins naturels) to go7) (colloq)faire avec — ( se contenter de) to make do with; ( supporter) to put up with
3.
se faire verbe pronominal1)combien se fait-il (colloq) par mois? — how much does he make a month?
2) ( devenir) to get, to become3) ( se rendre)4) ( s'inquiéter)il ne s'en fait pas! — ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!
5) ( s'habituer)se faire à — to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]
6) ( être d'usage)7) ( être à la mode) to be in (fashion)ça ne se fait plus — it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion
8) ( être produit)9) ( emploi impersonnel)comment se fait-il que...? — how is it that...?
10) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature11) (colloq)il faut se le faire, son copain! — his/her mate is a real pain! (colloq)
12) ( avec infinitif)
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Un très grand nombre de tournures et locutions contenant ce verbe sont traitées ailleurs, généralement sous le terme qui suit faire, en particulier- les expressions décrivant les tâches domestiques, agricoles (faire la cuisine/moisson), les occupations manuelles (faire du tricot/bricolage), les activités professionnelles ou de loisir (faire du théâtre/de la photo), les types d'études ( faire médecine). Pour ce qui est des jeux, sports et loisirs, voir également la note d'usage correspondante- les locutions décrivant un mouvement, l'expression, un comportement (faire un geste/une grimace/le pitre)- les expressions dans lesquelles faire signifie ‘formuler’ (faire une promesse/offre etc)- les expressions décrivant la qualité de la lumière (il fait jour/sombre) ou l'état du temps- les expressions contenant une mesure (faire 20 mètres de long/15 kilos/20°/15 kilomètres à l'heure etc) pour lesquelles on consultera les notes d'usage- les expressions décrivant une démarche de l'esprit (se faire une opinion/du souci etc)- les expressions indiquant l'effet produit (faire peur/mal/plaisir/du tort etc, faire cuire/sécher/tomber etc)- les locutions telles que faire semblant/exprès, se faire avoir etc- une activité sportive (faire du tennis/de la marche/du parapente)la consultation des notes d'usage vous fournira des traductions utiles. Voir la listeEn outre, certaines entrées telles que combien, ce, que, comment, laisser, rien, mieux, bien etc fourniront également des traductions utilesTo make ou to do?Les principales traductions de faire sont to make et to do mais elles ne sont pas interchangeablesto make traduit faire + objet dénotant ce qui est créé, confectionné, composé, réalisé, obtenu; l'objet est le résultat de l'action: faire son lit/des confitures = to make one's bed/jam; faire un discours/une faute/un bénéfice = to make a speech/a mistake/a profit; je me suis fait un café = I made myself a coffeeto do a le sens plus vague de se livrer à une activité, s'occuper à quelque chose; l'objet peut préciser la nature de l'activité: faire de la recherche/un exercice/une réparation = to do research/an exercise/a repair job; faire son devoir = to do one's dutyou bien la nature de l'activité reste indéterminée: que fait-il (dans la vie)? = what does he do in life?; qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir? = what are you doing tonight?; la science peut tout faire = science can do anything; j'ai à faire = I have things to doou encore le contexte suggère la nature de l'activité: faire une pièce = to do a room, peut vouloir dire la nettoyer, la ranger, la peindreSi faire remplace un verbe plus précis, on traduira fréquemment par celui-ci: faire une maison/un nid = to build a house/a nest; faire une lettre = to write a letter; faire une visite = to pay a visit; faire un numéro de téléphone = to dial a numberLes périphrases verbales sont parfois rendues par un seul verbe: faire voir (= montrer) = to show; faire du tissage (= tisser) = to weave, mais faire un peu de tissage = to do a bit of weavingFaire + infinitif + quelqu'unfaire + infinitive + quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il agisse d'une certaine manière, se traduit selon le sens de faire, par: to make somebody do something (forcer, être cause que): fais-la lever = make her get up; ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh; ça fait dormir = it makes you sleep; par to get somebody to do something (inciter): fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment; par to help somebody to do something (aider): faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the street; mais faire manger un bébé = to feed a child. Dans l'exemple ça fait dormir on notera qu'en anglais le sujet du verbe est toujours exprimé, ce qui n'est pas le cas en français(se) faire faire quelque chose (par quelqu'un) se traduit par to have something done ou made (by somebody), ou, dans une langue plus familière, to get something done ou made (by somebody): (se) faire construire une maison = to have a house built; faire réparer sa voiture = to have ou get one's car repaired; c'est la table qu'il a fait faire = it's the table he had made; elle fait exécuter les travaux par un ami = she's having the work done by a friendexprime soit la continuité: il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining, it rains all the timesoit la restriction: je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying ordersDans ce cas il sera généralement traduit par to do: ‘je peux regarder? ’ - ‘faites ou faites je vous en prie ’ = ‘may I look?’ - ‘please do’; il souffla, comme il avait vu faire son père = he blew, as he had seen his father do; on veut que je parte, mais je n'en ferai rien = they want me to leave, but I'll do nothing of the sort* * *fɛʀ1. vt1) (= fabriquer) to makeIls font trop de bruit. — They're making too much noise.
2) (= effectuer) to dofaire la vaisselle — to do the dishes, to do the washing up
3) [études, sujet] to doIl fait de l'italien. — He's doing Italian.
4) (pratiquer régulièrement) [musique, rugby] to playIl fait du piano. — He plays the piano.
6) (= visiter)faire l'Europe — to tour Europe, to do Europe
7) (= imiter)8) (= mesurer, totaliser) to be, to make2 et 2 font 4. — 2 and 2 are 4., 2 and 2 make 4.
Ça fait 10 m. — It's 10 m.
Ça fait 15 euros. — It's 15 euros.
Ça fait cinquante-trois euros en tout. — That's fifty-three euros all together., That makes fifty-three euros all together.
Je vous le fais 10 euros. — I'll let you have it for 10 euros.
9) (= dire) to go"Vraiment?" fit-il. — "Really?" he goes.
10) (= souffrir de) [diabète, eczéma] to haveIl regrettait ce qu'il avait fait à son frère. — He was sorry for what he had done to his brother.
faire que (= impliquer que) — to mean that
ce qui fait que... — which means that...
ne faire que (= ne pas arrêter de) Il ne fait que critiquer. — All he ever does is criticize.
2. vi1) (= agir) to actIl faut faire vite. — We must act quickly., It's important to act quickly.
2) (= s'y prendre)comment a-t-il fait pour...? — how did he manage to...?
3) (= paraître) (avec adjectif) to lookTu fais jeune dans cette robe. — That dress makes you look younger.
4) (remplaçant autre verbe) to doNe le casse pas comme je l'ai fait. — Don't break it like I did.
Remets-le en place. - Je viens de le faire. — Put it back in its place.- I just did.
3. vb aux(suivi d'un infinitif) to makefaire tomber qch — to make sth fall, to knock sth over
Le chat a fait tomber le vase. — The cat knocked over the vase.
faire travailler les enfants — to make the children work, to get the children to work
faire réparer qch — to get sth repaired, to have sth repaired
Je dois faire réparer ma voiture. — I've got to get my car repaired.
Elle fait faire des travaux dans sa maison. — She's having some work done on her house.
Il a fait faire son portrait. — He's had his portrait done.
Cela fait faire des économies au consommateur. — This saves the consumer money.
4. vb impers (temps)to beEspérons qu'il fera beau demain. — Let's hope it'll be nice weather tomorrow.
1) (durée)ça fait trois ans qu'ils habitent à Paris — they've lived in Paris for three years, they've been living in Paris for three years
il fait bon; Il fait bon se promener dans cette région. — It's nice to go walking in this area.
Il ne fait pas bon traîner ici le soir. — It's not a good idea to hang around here at night.
* * *faire ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: faireA vtr1 (donner, émettre, produire) to make; le raisin fera un vin excellent the grapes will make ou produce (an) excellent wine; cet arbre fait des fleurs/baies this tree produces flowers/berries; le garage ferait une belle pièce the garage would make a nice room; ils font un beau couple they make a handsome couple; il fera un bon médecin he'll make a good doctor; les qualités qui font un champion the qualities which make a champion; trois et deux font cinq three and two make five; ça fait deux chacun that makes two each; combien font 13 fois 13? what's 13 times 13?; œil fait yeux au pluriel œil is yeux in the plural;2 fig ( façonner) to shape [période]; les événements qui font l'histoire events which shape history;3 ( étudier) to do [licence, diplôme]; on a fait la Chine en géographie we did China in geography; faire du violon to study ou play the violin; tu as fait ton piano? have you practised your piano?; faire une école de commerce/les Beaux-Arts to go to business school/art college;4 ( préparer) to make [sauce, soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]; faire du poulet to do ou cook a chicken; qu'est-ce que je fais pour le déjeuner? what shall I cook ou prepare for lunch?;6 ( proposer) Comm to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]; ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner/les réparations they don't do breakfast/repairs; je fais beaucoup ce modèle en ce moment I'm selling a lot of this particular model at the moment; l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? does the hotel do meals, does the hotel have a restaurant?;7 (cultiver, produire) Agric faire des céréales [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals;8 ( se fournir en) faire de l'eau Naut, Rail to take on water; faire (de) l'essence○ Aut to get petrol GB ou gas US; faire du bois dans la forêt to gather wood in the forest; faire de l'herbe pour les bêtes to cut grass for the animals;9 ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do○ [région, ville, musées]; faire 200 kilomètres to do 200 kilometresGB; faire Rome-Nice en avion to do the Rome-Nice journey by plane; représentant qui fait○ la région parisienne rep○ who does the Paris area; j'ai dû faire toute la ville/toutes les boutiques pour trouver ça I had to go all over town/round GB ou around US all the shops to find this; faire la vallée de la Loire to do○ the Loire Valley; faire l'Écosse to visit Scotland; j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it;10 ( dans le domaine de la santé) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]; faire une crise cardiaque to have a heart attack; faire de la fièvre○ to have ou run a temperature; faire de l'angine de poitrine to get angina; elle m'a encore fait une otite○! she's had another ear-infection!;11 ( demander un prix) faire qch à 30 euros to sell sth for 30 euros, to charge 30 euros for sth; il me l'a fait à 500 euros he charged me ou sold it to me for 500 euros;12 ( servir de) to serve as; ce coin fera bureau this corner will serve as a study;13 (user, disposer de) to do; que vais-je faire des bagages/enfants? what am I going to do with the luggage/children?; qu'as-tu fait du billet? what have you done with the ticket?; pour ce qu'elle en fait! for all she does with it/them!; pour quoi faire? what for?; je n'ai que faire de I have no need for; je n'en ai rien à faire it's nothing to do with me;14 ( avoir un effet) faire plus de mal que de bien to do more harm than good; qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur? what have you done to your sister?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?; le cachet ne m'a rien fait the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect; ça y fait it has an effect; leur départ ne m'a rien fait their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold; ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état it upsets me to see her in that state; ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe? is it any good for flu?; pour ce que ça fait! for all the good it does!; ça ne vous fait rien que je fume? do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?; ça ne fait rien à la chose it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference; qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? what is it to you?;15 (entraîner, causer) faire des jaloux to make some people jealous; ça a fait leur fortune it made them rich; l'explosion a fait 12 morts the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead; ne t'inquiète pas, ça ne fait rien! don't worry, it doesn't matter!; ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié○ as a result I forgot; ‘qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?’-‘tu as fait que tu as menti○’ ‘what have I done?’-‘you lied, that's what you've done’; faites que tout se passe bien make sure that all goes well;16 ( transformer) to make; l'armée en a fait un homme the army made a man of him; ils veulent en faire un avocat they want to make a lawyer of him; elle en a fait sa confidente she's made her her confidante; ça a fait de lui un révolté it turned him into a rebel, it made him a rebel; j'en ai fait un principe I made it a principle; faire d'un garage un atelier to make ou turn a garage into a workshop; faire sien qch to make sth one's own;17 ( proclamer) faire qn duc/général to make sb a duke/general; la presse l'a fait diplomate ( à tort) the press made him out to be a diplomat; ne le fais pas pire qu'il n'est! don't make him out to be worse than he is!, don't paint him blacker than he is!;18 ( imiter) faire le malade/le courageux to pretend to be ill/brave; faire l'ignorant or celui qui ne sait rien to pretend not to know; faire le dictateur to act the dictator;19 ( tenir le rôle de) to be; quel plaisantin vous faites! what a joker you are!; vous ferez les voleurs! Jeux you be the robbers!; l'acteur qui fait le roi○ Cin, Théât the actor who plays the part of the king, the actor who is the king;20 ( dans un souhait) mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! God, please let him succeed!; Dieu or le ciel fasse qu'il ne leur arrive rien! may God ou Heaven protect them!;21 ○( tromper) il me l'a fait au baratin/chantage he talked/blackmailed me into it; on ne me la fait pas! I'm not a fool!, I wasn't born yesterday!B vi1 (agir, procéder) to do, to act; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement I couldn't do otherwise; fais comme tu veux do as you like; elle peut faire mieux she can do better; dans ces situations, il faut faire vite in that sort of situation, one must act quickly; vas-y, mais fais vite! go, but be quick about it!; fais comme chez toi lit, iron make yourself at home;2 ( paraître) to look; faire jeune/son âge to look young/one's age; ça fait bien avec du bleu it looks nice with blue; tes lunettes font très distingué your glasses make you look very distinguished; il croit que ça fait chic de dire ça he thinks it's chic to say that;3 ( être) to be; il veut faire pompier he wants to be a fireman;4 ( dire) to say; ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle ‘of course,’ she said; le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ the duck says ou goes ‘quack’; faire plouf/aïe etc to go plop/ouch etc;5 ( durer) to last; sa robe lui a fait deux ans her dress lasted her two years;6 (+ adverbe de quantité) ça fait cher/grand/trop etc it is expensive/big/too much etc;7 ( pour les besoins naturels) to go; tu as fait? have you been?; faire dans sa culotte ( déféquer) to dirty one's pants; ( uriner) to wet one's pants; fig to wet oneself;8 ○ faire avec ( se contenter de) to make do with [personne, objet, quantité]; ( supporter) to put up with [personne, situation]; elle est là, et il faudra faire avec she's here, and we'll have to put up with her.C se faire vpr1 (confectionner, exécuter, obtenir pour soi) se faire un café to make oneself a coffee; se faire de l'argent/des amis to make money/friends; se faire ses vêtements to make one's own clothes; se faire la cuisine soi-même to do one's own cooking; combien se fait-il par mois? how much does he make a month? ; se faire un mec◑ to have◑ a man;2 ( devenir) (+ adjectif attribut) to get, to become; (+ nom attribut) to become; il se fait vieux he's getting old; il se fait tard it's getting late; sa voix se fit dure his/her voice hardened ou became hard; se faire avocat to become a lawyer;3 ( se rendre) se faire belle/tout petit to make oneself beautiful/very small;4 ( s'inquiéter) s'en faire to worry; il ne s'en fait pas! ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!;5 ( s'habituer) se faire à to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]; je ne m'y fais pas I can't get used to it;6 ( être d'usage) ça se fait encore ici it's still done here; ça ne se fait pas de manger avec les doigts it's not the done thing ou it's not polite to eat with one's fingers;7 ( être à la mode) [couleur, style] to be in (fashion); le tweed se fait beaucoup cette année tweed is very much in this year; ça ne se fait plus it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion;8 ( être produit ou accompli) c'est ce qui se fait de mieux it's the best there is; le mariage s'est fait à Paris the wedding took place in Paris; le pont se fera bien un jour the bridge will be built one day; souhaitons que la paix se fasse let's hope there'll be peace;9 ( emploi impersonnel) il se fit que it (so) happened that; il se fit un grand silence there was complete silence; il s'est fait un déclic dans mon esprit something clicked in my mind; il pourrait se faire que je parte I might leave; comment se fait-il que…? how is it that…?;10 ( mûrir) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature;11 ○( supporter) to put up with, to endure [importun]; il faut se le faire, son copain! his/her mate is a real pain○!;12 ( avec infinitif) se faire couler un bain to run oneself a bath; se faire comprendre to make oneself understood; se faire agresser to get mugged; tu vas te faire écraser! you'll get run over![fɛr] verbe transitifA.[FABRIQUER, RÉALISER]1. [confectionner - objet, vêtement] to make ; [ - construction] to build ; [ - tableau] to paint ; [ - film] to make ; [ - repas, café] to make, to prepare ; [ - gâteau, pain] to make, to bake ; [ - vin] to make ; [ - bière] to brew[concevoir - thèse, dissertation] to dogrand-mère est super — oui, on n'en fait plus des comme ça! (familier) grandma's great — yes, they broke the mould when they made her!2. [produire, vendre]faire du blé/de la vigne to grow wheat/grapesfaire une marque/un produit to stock a make/an articleje vous fais les deux à 350 euros (familier) you can have both for 350 euros, I'll take 350 euros for both3. [obtenir, gagner - bénéfices] to makefaire de l'argent to earn ou to make money4. [mettre au monde]5. PHYSIOLOGIEB.[ACCOMPLIR, EXÉCUTER]1. [effectuer - mouvement, signe] to make[saut périlleux, roue] to do2. [accomplir - choix, erreur, réforme, proposition] to make ; [ - inventaire] to do ; [ - discours] to deliver, to make, to give ; [ - conférence] to give ; [ - exercice] to do ; [ - recherches] to do, to carry out (separable) ; [ - enquête] to carry out (separable)on me l'a déjà faite, celle-là I know that one already[suivre les cours de]4. [pratiquer]faire de la flûte/du violon to play the flute/the violinfaire de l'équitation/de la natation/de la voile to go horseriding/swimming/sailingfaire du basket/du tennis to play basketball/tennis6. [dire] to sayil fit oui/non de la tête he nodded/he shook his head"non", fit-elle "no", she saidla vache fait "meuh!" the cow goes "moo!"8. [action non précisée] to dofaire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: qu'ai-je fait de mes clefs ? what have I done with ou where did I put my keys ?donne-le moi! — non, rien à faire! give it to me! — nothing doing ou no way!tu lui as parlé ? — oui, mais rien à faire, il ne cédera pas did you talk to him ? — yes, but it's no use, he won't give inje vais vous raccompagner — n'en faites rien! (soutenu) I'll take you back — there's really no need!j'apprécie peu sa façon de travailler mais il faut bien faire avec! I don't like the way he works but I suppose I'll just have to put up with it!autant que faire se peut if possible, as far as possiblemais bien sûr, tu n'as que faire de ma carrière! but of course, my career matters very little to you! ou you don't care about my career!C.[AVEC IDÉE DE DÉPLACEMENT]1. [se déplacer à la vitesse de]le train peut faire jusqu'à 400 km/h the train can do 400 km/h2. [couvrir - distance]le Concorde fait Paris-New York en moins de quatre heures Concorde goes ou flies from Paris to New York in less than fours hours[inspecter, passer au crible]a. [j'y suis allé] I did ou went to ou tried every hotel in townb. [j'ai téléphoné] I called ou did ou tried every hotel in townD.[AVEC IDÉE DE TRANSFORMATION]1. [nommer]elle l'a fait baron she gave him the title of Baron, she made him a baron2. [transformer en]faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: des rats, la fée fit des laquais the fairy changed the rats into footmengarde les restes, j'en ferai une soupe keep the leftovers, I'll make a soup with themc'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros! he was a tyrant, and your book shows ou presents him as a hero!3. [devenir]"cheval" fait "chevaux" au pluriel the plural of "cheval" is "chevaux"4. [servir de]une fois plié, le billard fait table the billiard table, when folded, can be used ou can serve as a normal table5. [remplir un rôle, une fonction]il fera un bon mari he'll make ou be a good husbandE.[INDIQUE UN RÉSULTAT]1. [provoquer]ça va faire une marque/une auréole it will leave a mark/a ringl'accident a fait cinq morts the accident left five dead ou claimed five livesfaire quelque chose à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir] to move somebody, to affect somebodyla vue du sang ne me fait rien I don't mind the sight of blood, the sight of blood doesn't bother mefaire que: la gravitation, force qui fait que les objets s'attirent gravitation, the force which causes objects to be attracted towards each other[pour exprimer un souhait]2. [importer]qu'est-ce que cela peut faire? what does it matter ?, so what?cela ne fait rien it doesn't matter, never mindF.[INDIQUE UNE QUALITÉ, UNE FORME, UNE MESURE]1. [former]on a dix euros, ça ne fait pas assez we've got ten euros, that's not enough4. [mesurer][taille, pointure][peser]je fais 56 kg I weigh ou am 56 kg5. [indique la durée, le temps]elle a téléphoné, cela fait bien une heure she phoned at least an hour agoG.[VERBE ATTRIBUTIF]1. [paraître]la broche fait bien ou joli ou jolie sur ta robe the brooch looks nice on your dresselle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart!ça fait comment ou quoi de voir son nom sur une affiche? what's it like to see your name on a poster ?2. (familier) [devenir, embrasser la carrière de] to beH.[VERBE DE SUBSTITUTION] (toujours en rappel du verbe utilisé)vous le lui expliquerez mieux que je ne saurais le faire you'll explain it to her better than I couldtu lui écriras ? — oui, je le ferai will you write to him ? — yes I willpuis-je prendre cette chaise ? — (mais) faites donc! (soutenu) may I take this chair ? — please do ou by all means!————————[fɛr] verbe intransitif[agir] to dofais comme chez toi [à l'arrivée de quelqu'un] make yourself at homefais comme tu veux! [ton irrité] suit yourself!je le lui ai rendu — tu as bien fait! I gave it back to him — you did the right thing ou you did right!pourquoi l'as-tu acheté ? — je croyais bien faire! why did you buy it ? — I thought it was a good idea!tu ferais bien d'y réfléchir you'd do well to ou you should ou you'd better think about it!pour bien faire, il faudrait réserver aujourd'hui the best thing would be to book today, ideally we should book today————————[fɛr] verbe impersonnel1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait chaud/froid it's hot/cold2. (locution)————————[fɛr] verbe auxiliaire1. [provoquer une réaction]ça me fait dormir it puts ou sends me to sleepa. [pour qu'il s'impatiente] let him waitb. [en lui demandant] ask him to waitn'essaie pas de me faire croire que... don't try to make ou to have me believe that...3. [commander de]fairefaire quelque chose par quelqu'un to have somebody do ou make something, to have something done ou made by somebody————————faire dans verbe plus préposition————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [réussir]2. [se forcer à]se faire pleurer/vomir to make oneselfcry/vomit————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)2. [être convenable]ça ne se fait pas de demander son âge à une femme it's rude ou it's not done to ask a woman her age3. [être réalisé]je dois signer un nouveau contrat, mais je ne sais pas quand cela va se faire I'm going to sign a new contract, but I don't know when that will betu pourrais me prêter 1 500 euros ? — ça pourrait se faire could you lend me 1,500 euros ? — that should be possiblecomment se fait-il que... ? how come ou how is it that... ?il pourrait se faire que... it might ou may be that..., it's possible that...————————se faire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se former]3. [devenir] to becomes'il arrive à l'heure, je veux bien me faire nonne! (familier) if he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat!————————se faire verbe pronominal transitif1. [fabriquer]2. [effectuer sur soi][se maquiller]3. (familier) [gagner]elle se fait 4000 euros par mois she earns 4,000 euros per month, she gets 4,000 euros every month4. (familier) [s'accorder]on se fait un film/un petit café ? what about going to see a film/going for a coffee ?5. (familier) [supporter][agresser] to beat up————————se faire à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————s'en faire verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'en souviendra, ne t'en fais pas! she'll remember, don't you worry!encore au lit ? tu ne t'en fais pas! still in bed ? you're taking it easy, aren't you ? -
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permanence [pεʀmanɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = durée) permanenceb. ( = service) être de permanence to be on duty* * *pɛʀmanɑ̃s
1.
1) ( absence d'interruption) permanence; ( répétition) persistence2) ( service)‘permanence de 8 à 9 heures’ — ‘open from 8 am till 9 am’
assurer or tenir une permanence — [personne] to be on duty; [député, avocat] to hold a surgery GB, to have office hours US
3) ( local) permanently manned office
2.
en permanence locution adverbiale1) ( sans interruption) permanently2) ( très fréquemment) constantly* * *pɛʀmanɑ̃s nf1) (= continuité) permanenceen permanence (= toujours) — permanently, (= continuellement) continually
Elle se plaint en permanence. — She's always complaining.
2) (= local) office, duty office3) (= service) basic serviceassurer une permanence [service public, bureaux] — to operate a basic service, to maintain a basic service
Ma banque assure une permanence le samedi matin. — My bank operates a basic service on Saturday mornings.
être de permanence — to be on call, to be on duty
Sophie ne peut pas venir, elle est de permanence ce soir. — Sophie can't come, she's on duty tonight.
4) ÉDUCATION study room* * *A nf1 ( absence d'interruption) permanence; ( répétition) persistence;2 ( service) ‘permanence de 8 à 9 heures’ open from 8 am till 9 am; permanence téléphonique manned line; être de permanence to be on duty; assurer or tenir une permanence [personne] to be on duty; [député, avocat] to hold a surgery GB, to have office hours US;B en permanence loc adv1 ( sans interruption) permanently; siéger en permanence to be in permanent session; ouvert en permanence open around the clock;2 ( très fréquemment) constantly; donner des informations en permanence [chaîne, radio] to give continuous ou round-the-clock news coverage.[pɛrmanɑ̃s] nom féminin2. [service de garde] duty (period)être de permanence to be on duty ou call3. [local, bureau, POLITIQUE] committee room————————en permanence locution adverbiale -
38 lamentare
lament, deplore* * *lamentare v.tr.1 to lament, to mourn, to mourn for (sthg.), to mourn over (sthg.), to bewail; (rimpiangere) to regret, to rue: lamentare la morte di qlcu., to mourn (o to mourn for o to mourn over o to lament) s.o.'s death; lamentare la perdita di un amico, to mourn the loss of a friend2 (estens.) (esprimere risentimento, protesta per) to complain about (sthg.): i cittadini lamentavano inefficienze nei servizi pubblici, the citizens complained about the inefficiency of the public services3 (fig.) (essere costretti a segnalare) to be reported: si lamentano molte vittime, many victims are reported; si lamentano gravi disordini nella capitale, serious disturbances are reported in the capital.◘ lamentarsi v.intr.pron.1 to lament, to moan, to groan: l'ho udito lamentare per tutta la notte, I heard him moaning all through the night2 (lagnarsi) to complain (about sthg.), to moan (about sthg.): mi lamenterò del cibo col direttore, I will complain to the manager about the food; si lamentava delle sue disgrazie, he was bemoaning (o moaning about) his misfortunes; si lamenta sempre, she is always complaining (o grumbling); non hai motivi per lamentarti, you've got nothing to complain (o to moan) about; per quanto riguarda la salute, non posso proprio lamentarmi, as far as my health goes, I can't complain.* * *[lamen'tare]1. vt2. vip (lamentarsi)1) (gemere) to moan, groan2)lamentarsi (di) — to complain (about)* * *[lamen'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (compiangere) to lament [ morte]2) (attestare con rammarico) to report3) (accusare) to complain of [ mal di testa]2.verbo pronominale lamentarsi1) (lagnarsi) to complain (di, per about; con to)- rsi per — to complain of [dolori, mal di testa]
non mi posso lamentare, non mi lamento — (va bene) I can't complain
2) (gemere) to moan* * *lamentare/lamen'tare/ [1]1 (compiangere) to lament [ morte]2 (attestare con rammarico) to report; si lamentano tre morti three deaths have been reported3 (accusare) to complain of [ mal di testa]II lamentarsi verbo pronominale1 (lagnarsi) to complain (di, per about; con to); - rsi per to complain of [dolori, mal di testa]; non mi posso lamentare di lui I've no complains about him; non mi posso lamentare, non mi lamento (va bene) I can't complain2 (gemere) to moan. -
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40 wybrzydza|ć
impf vi pot. to make a fuss (na coś about sth); to complain (na coś about sth)- ciągle wybrzydzał na pogodę he was always complaining about the weatherThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wybrzydza|ć
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