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101 -Greetings and other useful phrases-
Social1 Greetings and other useful phrasesDon't mention it. Non c'è di che.Good morning! Buongiorno!Morning! Giorno!Good afternoon! Buongiorno!/Buonasera!Good evening. Buonasera.Goodnight Buonanotte.How are you doing? Come va?How are things? Come vanno le cose?What's up? Come va?How do you do? Piacere!Pleased to meet you. Lieto di fare la Sua conoscenza.I'm very well, thank you. Sto molto bene, grazie.Not bad, and you? Non c'è male, e tu?See you later! Arrivederci!See you soon. A presto.See you in a while. Ci vediamo tra un po'.Bye-bye Ciao.Cheerio Ciao.Take care. Stammi bene.Hello there! Ehi, ciao!Hi there! Ehi, ciao!There you go! Prego!My pleasure! Prego!You're welcome. Prego.That's fine. Va bene.No problem. Non c'è problema.No worries. Non preoccuparti.Thank you! Grazie!Thank you so much. Grazie infinite.Thanks a lot! Grazie mille!That's very kind of you. È molto gentile da parte vostra.Cheers, mate! Grazie!Excuse me! Mi scusi!Pardon me! Scusi!Sorry about that. Mi dispiace.I'm very sorry. Sono desolata.Happy Christmas! Buon Natale!Happy New Year! Buon anno!Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua!Good luck! Buona fortuna!Well done! Bravo!English-Italian dictionary > -Greetings and other useful phrases-
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102 SO
[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *abbrSee:* * *SOsigla* * *[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
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103 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) de modo que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so1[sou] n Mus sol.————————so2[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê? -
104 which
[(h)wɪtʃ] pron\which is mine? the smaller one? welches gehört mir? das Kleinere?;it was either Spanish or Portuguese, I've forgotten \which es war entweder Spanisch oder Portugiesisch, ich habe vergessen, welches von beiden;\which are the best varieties of grapes for long keeping? welche Traubensorten halten am besten?;\which of your parents do you feel closer to? welchem Elternteil fühlst du dich enger verbunden?;\which of you knows where the keys are kept? wer von euch weiß, wo die Schlüssel sind?;\which of the suspects murdered him? wer von den Verdächtigen hat ihn umgebracht?;those two paintings look so alike I'm surprised anyone can tell \which is \which diese zwei Bilder sind so ähnlich, dass es mich wundert, dass sie jemand unterscheiden kann;I really can't tell them apart - \which is \which? ich kann sie nicht auseinanderhalten - wer ist wer?you know that little Italian restaurant - the one \which I mentioned in my letter? kennst du das kleine italienische Restaurant - das, das ich in meinem Brief erwähnt habe?;these are the principles \which we all believe in das sind die Prinzipien, an die wir alle glauben;a conference in Vienna \which ended on Friday eine Konferenz in Wien, die am Freitag geendet hatshe says it's Anna's fault, \which is rubbish sie sagt, das ist Annas Schuld, was aber Blödsinn ist;he showed me round the town, \which was very kind of him er zeigte mir die Stadt, was sehr nett von ihm war;that building, the interior of \which is rather better than the outside,... das Gebäude, das innen besser ist als außen,...;it's the third in a sequence of three books, the first of \which I really enjoyed das ist das dritte aus einer Reihe von drei Büchern, von denen mir das erste wirklich gut gefallen hat;at/upon \which... woraufhin...4) after prep der/die/das;is that the film in \which he kills his mother? ist das der Film, in dem er seine Mutter umbringt?;the death of his son was an experience from \which he never fully recovered der Tod seines Sohnes war eine Erfahrung, von der er sich nie ganz erholte;it isn't a subject to \which I devote a great deal of thought über dieses Thema mache ich mir nicht viele Gedanken;we are often afraid of that \which we cannot understand wir fürchten uns oft vor dem, was wir nicht verstehen adj\which doctor did you see? bei welchem Arzt warst du?;\which button do I press next? auf welchen Knopf muss ich als Nächstes drücken?;I didn't know \which brother I was speaking to ich wusste nicht, mit welchem Bruder ich sprach;\which way is the wind blowing? woher kommt der Wind?;Jacinta came last night with her boyfriend - \which one? she's got several Jacinta kam letzten Abend mit ihrem Freund - mit welchem? sie hat mehrere;see if you can guess \which one is me in my old school photo mal schauen, ob du errätst, wer auf dem alten Schulfoto ich binthe picking of the fruit, for \which work they receive no money,... das Ernten des Obstes, für das sie kein Geld erhalten,...;the talk lasted two hours, during all of \which time the child was well behaved das Gespräch hat zwei Stunden gedauert, während der sich das Kind gut benahm;it might be made of plastic, in \which case you could probably carry it es könnte aus Plastik sein - in dem Fall könntest du es wahrscheinlich tragen -
105 stuff
[stʌf] 1. сущ.1)а) материал, состав, вещество (из чего что-л. состоит)He is made of sterner stuff than his father. — У него более решительный характер, чем у его отца.
б) материал, субстанция2) преим. брит. материал для вязания ( особенно шерсть)3) разг.а) дрянь, хлам, фигняThis book is poor stuff. — Это никчёмная книжонка.
Syn:rubbish 1.б) чепуха, болтовня4) штука, штуковина; всё такое прочееThis is the sort of stuff to give them. — Только так и надо поступать с ними; они не заслуживают лучшего обращения.
Apples, oranges, this kind of stuff. — Так, апельсины, яблоки, всякое такое.
5)а) разг.; = doctor's stuff состав, лекарство (о порошках, микстурах; особенно самодельных)Your very kind letter did me more good, I think, than any of my doctor's stuff. (Warner) — Думаю, что твоё приветливое письмо помогло мне больше, чем любая микстура.
б) нарк. наркотаHe was on the stuff. — Он сидел на игле.
Syn:6) тех. набивка, наполнитель7)а) шотл. запасы продовольствия ( особенно зёрна)б) личная собственность; имущество, вещиSyn:8)а) разг. обращение, поведениеб) характер, натура, внутренние качества, свойство ( о человеке)There is some good football stuff in that player. — Этот игрок прирождённый футболист.
9) продукты, напитки (всё, что употребляется в пищу)green / garden stuff — овощи
10) разг. наличные ( о деньгах)Syn:11)а) что-л. украденное или провезённое контрабандойб) оборудование, оснащение, оснастка; уст. военное снаряжениеSyn:2. гл.1)а) набивать; запихивать, засовыватьI simply can't stuff any more clothes into this case. — Я просто не могу больше ничего запихнуть в этот чемодан.
She stuffed her things into a suitcase. — Она запихнула свои вещи в чемодан
They stuffed their suitcases with all sorts of things. — Они набили свои чемоданы кучей всяких вещей.
б) разг. заполнять грузом контейнерThose containers must be stuffed with miscellaneous general stuff. — Эти контейнеры следует заполнить всяким смешанным грузом.
2) служить набивкой, использоваться для набивки3)а) набивать чучело животного или птицы; делать работу таксидермистаб) кул. начинять, фаршироватьStuff the rabbits and roast them. — Нафаршируйте тушки кроликов и зажарьте их в духовке.
4) = stuff up затыкатьHe stuffed his fingers into his ears. — Он заткнул уши пальцами.
My nose is stuffed up. — У меня нос заложен.
Syn:5) мед. пломбировать зуб6)а) объедаться, жадно естьб) закармливать, кормить на убой прям. и перен.Syn:gorge 2.7)а) переполнять, перегружать (информацией, идеями)б) втискивать, засовыватьHe was standing with hands stuffed into his front pockets. — Он стоял, засунув руки в передние карманы.
Syn:thrust 2.8) толпиться, тесниться; заполнять (какое-л. пространство)The long waggon hired for the day, was stuffed with black damsels. (C. Rose) — Длинный крытый фургон, взятый напрокат на день, был до отказа заполнен негритянскими девушками.
Syn:9)а) разг. мистифицировать, разыгрывать; обманывать, вешать лапшу на ушиSyn:б) амер. наполнять избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенямиThe interval had been devoted to stuffing the ballot-boxes. (Q. Rev.) — А перерыв был использован для того, чтобы наполнить избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенями.
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106 offer
I ['ɔfə] nThank you for your kind offer. — Спасибо за ваше любезное предложение.
We have other offers in hand. — У нас сейчас есть другие предложения.
We are open to offers. — Мы готовы рассмотреть любые предложения
- serious offer- attractive offer
- trial offer
- counter offer
- job offer
- package offer
- rediculous offer
- offer of help
- offer of sale
- offer of purchase and sale
- offer of £50 for smth
- goods on offer
- recieve many offers
- make an offer
- have numerous offers
- keep the offer open
- cancel the offer
- offer came from... II ['ɔfə]предлагать, выражать готовность что-либо сделать- offer money to smb- offer to do smth
- offer to double the order
- offer goods at low prices
- offer easy terms of the contract
- offer a deal
- offer servicesCHOICE OF WORDS:(1.) Русское "предлагать что-либо" может соответствовать английским глаголам to offer и to invite. To offer предполагает согласие или несогласие собеседника с высказанным предложением. To offer to do smth обозначает согласие или желание что-либо сделать. Глагол to invite smb to do smth обозначает просьбу или предложение сделать то, что хотелось бы собеседнику: she never once invited him to sit down она ни разу не предложила ему сесть; he willingly offered us his help он охотно предложил нам свою помощь. (2.) Предложение, просьба могут быть выражены разными способами: (а.) вежливое предложение - Would you like smth, (to do smth) Не хотели бы вы...?; менее вежливое предложение - Do you want... Хотите...?; настойчивое предложение - Have some (more salad)... Возьмите салат/салата; неофициальное, дружественное предлодение - Tea? Cigarette? Fancy some coffee? Чай? Сигарету? Как насчет кофе?; предложение того, чего еще нет в наличии - Can I get you smth to eat? Принести вам поесть?; (б) предложить то, что хочет собеседник - Help yourself to... Угощайтесь...; You can... Возьмите...; (в) предложить какую- либо услугу - Shall I... Давайте я сделаю...; Leave everything to me Предоставьте это мне; I'll see to it Я займусь этим; let me help you Позвольте помочь вам; can I give you a lift? Вас подвезти?; I'll bring it, if you like Я принесу вам, если хотите. Возможными ответами на такие предложения могут быть - yes, please; thank you; I will; that's very kind of you; that would be lovely; no, thanks; no, it is all right; please don't bother. (3.) See suggest, v -
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adjective ((of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic: an understanding person; Try to be more understanding!) comprensivounderstanding1 adj comprensivo1. comprensiónmy understanding is that... tengo entendido que...2. acuerdotr[ʌndə'stændɪŋ]1 (intelligence) entendimiento, inteligencia2 (grasp) comprensión nombre femenino3 (agreement) acuerdo4 (condition) condición nombre femenino■ I'll lend you the money on the understanding that you pay me back as soon as possible te dejaré el dinero a condición de que me lo devuelvas lo antes posible5 (interpretation) interpretación nombre femenino1 comprensivo,-aunderstanding [.ʌndər'stændɪŋ] adj: comprensivo, compasivo1) grasp: comprensión f, entendimiento m2) sympathy: comprensión f (mutua)3) interpretation: interpretación fit's my understanding that...: tengo la impresión de que..., tengo entendido que...4) agreement: acuerdo m, arreglo madj.• compasivo, -a adj.• comprensivo, -a adj.• entendedor adj.• inteligente adj.n.• acuerdo s.m.• comprensión s.f.• conocimiento s.m.• entender s.m.• entendimiento s.m.
I 'ʌndər'stændɪŋ, ˌʌndə'stændɪŋ1) ua) ( grasp) entendimiento mwe now have a better o greater understanding of it — ahora lo entendemos or lo comprendemos mejor
b) ( interpretation) interpretación fc) ( sympathy) comprensión fthese exchanges promote international understanding — estos intercambios fomentan el entendimiento or la concordia entre las naciones
2) c (agreement, arrangement) acuerdo mto come to o reach an understanding (with somebody) — llegar* a un acuerdo (con alguien)
to have an understanding (with somebody): we had an understanding that we'd share the work — habíamos convenido que compartiríamos el trabajo
3) u ( belief)it was my understanding that I would get the job — tenía entendido or creía que me darían el trabajo
on the understanding that — bien entendido que, con la condición de que
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adjective comprensivo[ˌʌndǝ'stændɪŋ]1.ADJ [person] comprensivo; [smile] de comprensión•
to be understanding about sth — ser comprensivo (respecto a algo)2. N1) (=faculty) entendimiento mthe peace that passeth all understanding — (Bible) la paz que sobrepasa a todo entendimiento
2) [of sth] (=comprehension) comprensión f ; (=awareness) conciencia fwe need to test children's understanding of facts — hay que poner a prueba la comprensión que los niños tienen de los hechos
our understanding of these processes is still poor — todavía no comprendemos muy bien estos procesos
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a basic understanding of computers is essential — se necesitan unos conocimientos básicos de informática•
to have a better or greater understanding of sth — (=comprehend better) entender or comprender mejor algo; (=be more aware of) tener mayor or más conciencia de algo•
to have little/no understanding of sth — saber muy poco/nada de algo•
a shift in public understanding of the issues of crime and punishment — un cambio de la conciencia pública con respecto a la cuestión de los crímenes y los castigos3) (=interpretation) interpretación fwhat's your understanding of the Prime Minister's statement? — ¿cómo interpreta usted la declaración del Primer Ministro?, ¿cuál es su interpretación de la declaración del Primer Ministro?
that's my understanding of the situation — esa es mi interpretación de la situación, así es como veo or interpreto la situación
4) (=sympathy) comprensión fto show no/little understanding of sth — no mostrar comprensión/mostrar muy poca comprensión hacia algo
5) (=belief)it was my understanding that..., my understanding was that... — tenía entendido que..., según yo creía...
6) (=agreement) acuerdo m•
to come to an understanding (with sb) — llegar a un acuerdo (con algn)•
to have an understanding (with sb) — tener un acuerdo (con algn)•
on the understanding that — a condición de que + subjun•
to reach an understanding (with sb) — llegar a un acuerdo (con algn)* * *
I ['ʌndər'stændɪŋ, ˌʌndə'stændɪŋ]1) ua) ( grasp) entendimiento mwe now have a better o greater understanding of it — ahora lo entendemos or lo comprendemos mejor
b) ( interpretation) interpretación fc) ( sympathy) comprensión fthese exchanges promote international understanding — estos intercambios fomentan el entendimiento or la concordia entre las naciones
2) c (agreement, arrangement) acuerdo mto come to o reach an understanding (with somebody) — llegar* a un acuerdo (con alguien)
to have an understanding (with somebody): we had an understanding that we'd share the work — habíamos convenido que compartiríamos el trabajo
3) u ( belief)it was my understanding that I would get the job — tenía entendido or creía que me darían el trabajo
on the understanding that — bien entendido que, con la condición de que
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[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[sóu]I.adverbtako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;1.so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slaboso as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)so... as — toliko... kolikorso be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslejso far from — nasprotno od, namesto daso fashion American na ta način, takoso help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!so long! colloquially na svidenje!so many — tako mnogi, tolikiso many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenjso much — toliko, v tolikšni meriso much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejenaso then — torej tako je to; zaradi tegaso to speak — tako rekoč;2.and so on, and so forth — in tako daljeeven so — celó tako, celó v tem primeruif so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeruin so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedamiMr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.quite so — takó je, popolnoma točnowhy so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;3.I hope so — upam, daDo you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;4.I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njimI am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanjuit is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da nočeis that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še boljhe was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerjeI found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovithat is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko boljeas you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spalyou don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanjeI told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišešI do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);II.conjunction colloquiallyzaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če leso, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;III.interjectiontako! narejeno! opravljeno! -
109 indeed
adv. inderdaad; werkelijk, zelfs, waar--------interj. waar?[ indie:d]4 〈 om met iets in principe in te stemmen, maar om daarna een relativerende opmerking te plaatsen〉 toegegeven ⇒ uiteraard6 〈 als uitroep, om een woord te benadrukken, waar je het niet mee eens bent〉belachelijk! ⇒ ja ja, laat me niet lachen♦voorbeelden:1 is it blue? indeed • is het blauw? inderdaad2 I don't mind. indeed, I would be pleased • ik vind het best. Sterker nog, ik zou het leuk vinden4 indeed it is true, but … • het is uiteraard waar, maar …6 well paid, indeed! We lexicographers can't even afford this dictionary • goed betaald! Laat me niet lachen. Wij lexicografen kunnen dit woordenboek zelfs niet betalen -
110 you ***** pers pron
[juː]you are! — eccoti!that dress just isn't you — quel vestito proprio non ti si addice
2) (see sense 1)), (object: direct) ti; la; vi; loro (after verb), (indirect) ti; le; vi; loro (after verb)I'll phone you later — ti chiamo più tardi/la chiamerò più tardi/vi chiamerò più tardi/li chiamerò più tardi
I gave it to you — te l'ho dato; gliel'ho dato; ve l'ho dato; l'ho dato loro
3) (see sense 1)), (stressed, after preposition, in comparisons) te; lei; voi; loroshe's younger than you — è più giovane di te (or lei etc)
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111 you
you [ju:]a.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When you is the subject of a sentence, the translation is tu or vous in the singular and vous in the plural. vous is used as the polite form in the singular. When you is the object of a sentence te replaces tu in the singular, but vous remains unchanged. toi is used instead of tu after a preposition and in comparisons. toi is also used when you is stressed.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I'll see you soon je te or je vous verrai bientôt• this book is for you ce livre est pour toi or vous• you two wait here! attendez ici, vous deux !• now you say something maintenant à toi or à vous de parler• you and I will go together toi or vous et moi, nous irons ensemble• if I were you à ta or votre place• you fool (you)! espèce d'imbécile !• I like the uniform, it's very you (inf) j'aime bien ton uniforme, c'est vraiment ton styleb. ( = one, anyone)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When you is the subject of a sentence the translation is either on or the passive form. When you is the object of a sentence or is used after a preposition, the direct translation of you is te or vous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how do you switch this on? comment est-ce que ça s'allume ?* * *[juː, jʊ]1) ( addressing somebody)I saw you on Saturday — ( one person) ( polite) je vous ai vu samedi; ( informal) je t'ai vu samedi; ( more than one person) je vous ai vus samedi
you would never do that — ( polite) vous, vous ne feriez jamais cela; ( informal) toi, tu ne ferais jamais ça
there's a manager for you! — (colloq) iron ça c'est un patron!
you idiot! — (colloq) espèce d'imbécile! (colloq)
2) ( as indefinite pronoun) ( subject) on; (object, indirect object) vous, te -
112 relations
n отношения (1). Русскому отношение соответствуют в английском слова terms, relations, attitude. Существительное relations предполагает отношения не менее чем двух участников и относится как к отдельным людям, так и к группам людей, к странам, к организациям:friendly relations between these countries — дружественные отношения между этими странами.
Our relations have always been excellent — У нас всегда были отличные отношения.
Существительное terms относится только к личным отношениям между отдельными людьми:I am on good terms with him — Я с ним в хороших отношениях/у меня с ним хорошие отношения.
(2). Русскому иметь (не иметь) отношение (-я) к кому-либо, чему-либо соответствует сочетание to have (something, nothing) to do with smb, smth:What have you to do with it? — Какое ты имеешь к этому отношение?
He has nothing to do with our plan — Он к нашему плану не имеет никакого отношения.
(3). Русские отношение к чему-либо, к кому-либо, относиться к чему-либо, к кому-либо могут быть переданы несколькими сочетаниями smb's attitude to smb, smth; smb's opinion about smb, smth; smb's approach to smth; to take smth somehow:His attitude to his brother was surprisingly cold — Его отношение к брату было на удивление холодным.
If that's your attitude to the problem, there is no discussing it — Если такова ваша позиция в этом вопросе, то нет смысла его обсуждать.
What's his opinion about our suggestion? — Каково его мнение о нашем предложении?
I don't like his approach to his studies — Мне не нравится его отношение к учебе.
It is a wrong approach to the problem — Это неверный подход к проблеме;
How did he take our refusal? — Как он отнесся к нашему отказу?
What does he think about our plan? — Что он думает по поводу нашего плана?
(4). Русское ко мне хорошо (плохо) относятся передается глаголом to treat smb kindly (well, friendly, badly):They treated me very kindly (friendly)/They were very kind (friendly) to me.
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113 heart
[haːt]nSee:His heart is weak. — У него плохо работает сердце.
This medicine doesn't have effect on the heart. — Это лекарство не действует на сердце.
This course of treatment made a good effect on the heart. — Этот лечебный курс оказал хорошее действие на сердце.
She has some heart trouble/there is something wrong with her heart. — У нее что-то с сердцем.
His heart is failing. — У него сердце пошаливает/шалит/сдает.
When a man's heart stops beating, he dies. — Когда сердце человека перестает биться, он умирает.
Absence makes the heart grow tender. — Реже видишь, больше любишь.
Faint heart never won a fair lady. — Храбрым счастье помогает. /Только храбрые достойны красавиц. /Смелость города берет.
The heat that loves one truly never forgets. — Старая любовь не ржавеет.
If it were not for hope, the heart would freak. — Пока живу, - надеюсь. /Счастье скоро покидает, а добрая надежда никогда.
It is a poor heart that never rejoices. — Кто умеет веселиться, тот горя не боится.
- badly-diseased heart- smoker's heart
- routine heart check-up
- fatty heart- heart transplantation- beatings of the heart
- operation on the heart
- medicine for the heart
- bad for the heart
- pains in the heart
- with beating heart
- affect smb's heart
- clutch at one's heart
- die of heart failure
- feel one's heart
- keep up smb's heart
- make the heart beat
- sound the patient's heart
- press one's hand to one's heart
- strain one's heart
- treat smb for the heart
- weaken the heart
- heart beats
- heart throbs with fright
- heart leaps with joy2) душа, сердцеHis heart was softened (hardened). — Его сердце смягчилось (ожесточилось).
His heart is in the right place. — У него добрая душа.
I have no heart for it. — У меня к этому сердце не лежит/У меня на это духу/смелости не хватает.
Don't lose heart. — Не падайте духом.
I haven't the heart to do it. — У меня рука не поднимается сделать это.
He knew in his heart that he was wrong. — В глубине души он знал, что был не прав.
- very kind heart- golden heart
- evil heart
- stout hearts and strong arms of her sons
- man without a heart
- woman without a heart
- lion's heart
- heart of stone
- hearts of mothers
- heart of oak
- union of hearts
- at heart
- with all one's heart
- with a heavy heart- appeal to smb's heart- be furious at heart
- break smb's heart over smth
- break one's heart over smth
- die of a broken heart
- do smth with all one's heart
- eat to one's heart's content
- gladden smb's heart
- harden smb's heart
- have a soft heart
- have the heart to do smth
- give one's heart to smb
- give one's whole heart to smth
- know in one's heart
- lay smth to heart- lose heart- love smb with all one's heart
- make the heart glad
- melt a heart of stone
- move smb's heart
- open one's heart to smb
- part with a heavy heart
- put one's heart into smth
- set one's heart on smth
- set one's heart at rest
- speak from the heart
- take heart
- thank smb from one's heart
- speak smth from one's heart
- welcome smb with all one's heart
- win smb's heart
- heart is seized with indignation
- heart bleeds
- heart flutters in pity3) центр (чего-либо), сердце (чего-либо), суть, сущностьLondon is the heart of England. — Лондон - сердце Англии
- very heart of the matter- in the heart of the city
- in the heart of the shopping district
- in the heart of the forest
- in the heart of the lake
- in the heart of Africa
- be in the heart of affairs
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114 relations
[rɪ'leɪʃ(ə)nz]nотношения, связи- public relations
- cause-and-effect relations
- relations between two countries
- establish diplomatic relationsCHOICE OF WORDS:(1.) Русскому отношение соответствуют в английском языке слова terms, relations, attitude. Существительное relations предполагает отношения не менее чем двух участников и относится как к отдельным людям, так и к группе людей, к странам, к организациям: friendly relations between these countries дружественные отношения между этими странами; our relations have always been excellent у нас всегда были отличные отношения. Существительное terms относится только к личным отношениям между отдельными людьми: I am on good terms with him я с ним в хороших отношениях/у меня с ним хорошие отношения. (2.) Русскому иметь отношение (не иметь отношения) к кому-либо, чему-либо соответствует сочетание to have (something, nothing) to do with smb, smth: What have you to do with it? Какое ты имеешь к этому отношение? He has nothing to do with our plan. Он к нашему плану не имеет никакого отношения. (3.) Русские отношение/подход к чему-либо, к кому-либо; относиться к чему-либо, к кому-либо могут быть переданы несколькими сочетаниями - smb's attitude to smb, smth; smb's opinion about smb, smth; smb's approach to smth; to take smth somehow: His attitude to his brother was surprisingly cold. Его отношение к брату было на удивление холодным. If that's your attitude to the problem, there is no discussing. Если такова ваша позиция в этом вопросе, то нет смысла его обсуждать. What's his opinion about our suggestion? Каково его мнение о нашем предложении? I don't like his approach to his studies. Мне не нравится его отношение к учебе. It is a wrong approach to the problem. Это неверный подход к проблеме. How did he take our refusal? Как он отнесся к нашему отказу? What does he think about our plan? Что он думает по поводу нашего плана? /Как он относится к нашему плану? (4.) Русское словосочетание к кому-либо доброжелательно (хорошо, дружелюбно, плохо) относиться передается глаголом to treat smb kindly (well, friendly, badly): They treated me very kindly (friendly). /They were very kind (friendly) to me. Они относятся ко мне очень по-доброму/дружелюбно/по-дружески -
115 we thank you
no more tea, thank you — я больше не хочу чаю, спасибо
thank you and regard — спасибо, наилучшие пожелания
to say thank you — сказать «спасибо», благодарить
you are very kind — вы очень любезны, спасибо
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116 очень любезно с вашей стороны
it is very kind of youБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > очень любезно с вашей стороны
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117 разряд I
м.
1. (группа, категория) type, sort;
он принадлежал к ~у людей очень добрых he was a very kind sort of person;
2. (степень квалификации) grade;
токарь третьего ~а third-grade turner;
спортсмен первого ~а first-grade athlete.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > разряд I
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118 сторона
жен.
1) side;
quarter;
hand перен. тж.;
direction смотреть, глядеть, озираться по сторонам ≈ to gaze about, to look around на той стороне реки, по ту сторону реки ≈ across the river лицевая сторона дома ≈ facade, front на ту сторону ≈ across обратная сторона медали ≈ the reverse of the medal с правой стороны ≈ on the right side лицевая сторона ≈ the right side изнаночная сторона ≈ the wrong side с внутренней стороны ≈ on the inside в сторону ≈ (кого-л./чего-л.) towards smb., in smb.'s direction;
театр. aside;
(от кого-л./чего-л.) away from smb./smth. в стороне ≈ aside, aloof, apart, some distance away from;
to keep one's distance, to remain aloof ( держаться) ;
to let smth. pass ( оставлять) на стороне ≈ (быть на чьей-л. стороне) to be on smb.'s side;
(находиться) on the side, elsewhere, away from home на сторону ≈ abroad, away from home со стороны ≈ (кого-л.) from the direction of;
(человек) from the outside, outsider проходить стороной ≈ to pass by во все стороны ≈ extensively
2) (в споре) part, party воюющая сторона ≈ belligerent, combatant брать чью-л. сторону, принимать чью-л. сторону, держать чью-л. сторону, становиться на чью-л. сторону ≈ to take smb.'s part/side, to side with smb. перейти на чью-л. сторону ≈ to come over to smb.'s side заинтересованная сторона ≈ interested party договаривающиеся стороны ≈ contracting parties
3) (страна) place, region, country;
parts мн.
4) (точка зрения) aspect;
slant ∙ его дело сторона ≈ it doesn't concern him шутки в сторону ≈ joking aside, away with jokes уводить разговор в сторону ≈ to get off the subject с чьей-л. стороны ≈ on the part of smb. с одной стороны ≈ on the one hand с другой стороны ≈ on the other hand с моей стороны ≈ for my part со своей стороны ≈ from one's part, as far as one is concerned обходить стороной ≈ to avoid smth., to pass smth. by на все четыре стороны ≈ wherever one wishes продавать на сторону смотреть со стороны зевать по сторонамсторон|а - ж.
1. side;
(направление) way;
стороны горизонта cardinal points;
свернуть в сторону леса turn in the direction of the forest;
разойтись в разные стороны go* off in different directions;
со всех сторон on all sides, on every hand;
в ту сторону in that direction;
в какую сторону он пошёл? which way did he go?;
вам в какую сторону? which way are you going?;
в нашу сторону our way;
смотреть в другую сторону look the other way;
смотреть в сторону кого-л., чего-л. look in the direction of smb., smth. ;
look towards smb., smth. ;
из ~ы в сторону from side to side;
по ту сторону чего-л., the other side of smth., beyond smth., на той ~е on the other side;
по ~ам, по обе ~ы on either side;
по обе ~ы дороги on/along both sides of the road;
смотреть по ~ам look about one;
со ~ы чего-л. from the direction of smth. ;
дом не защищён со ~ы моря the house is unprotected on the side nearest/facing the sea;
в ~е от дороги at a certain distance from the road;
лес останется в ~е you will see the woods in the distance;
свернуть в сторону turn aside;
с разных сторон from all/different directions;
(из разных источников) from various sources с внутренней, наружной ~ы on the inside, outside;
посмотреть на что-л. со ~ы regard smth. in а detached spirit;
~ звуковой дорожки кино sound track side;
2. (страна) land: родная ~ native land, one`s own country;
на чужой ~е on foreign soil, in foreign parts;
3. (вопроса, дела) aspect;
рассматривать вопрос со всех сторон consider а question in all its aspects;
сильные и слабые стороны доклада the strong and weak sides/aspects of a report;
с какой бы ~ы ни посмотреть whatever way you look at it;
4. (в переговорах, споре, на суде) side, party;
быть на ~е кого-л. be* on the side of smb. ;
принять сторону кого-л. ;
стать на сторону кого-л. take* smb.`s side, side with smb. ;
оставаться в ~е hold* one self aloof, keep* aloof;
держаться в ~е stand* aside;
на ~е elsewhere;
продать что-л. на ~у sell* smth. on the side;
с чьей-л. ~ы on smb.`s part;
очень мило с вашей ~ы it is very kind of you;
с одной ~ы..., с другой ~ы... on the one hand... on the other hand... -
119 she
ʃi:
1. мест.;
лич.
1) она а) о существе женского пола;
косв. п. her ≈ ее б) о некоторых неодушевленных предметах при персонификации She was the ship. ≈ Это был корабль.
2) поэт. та (которая)
2. сущ.
1) женщина Syn: woman
2) женская особь( у животных) she-cat ≈ кошка женщина, девушка, девочка, лицо женского пола (в противоположность мужчине, мальчику) - is the baby a he or a she? этот младенец мальчик или девочка? самка( о животном) - that's a fine dog.- It's a * хороший пес. - Это сука( she-) как компонент сложного слова встречается в названиях самок животных - she-goat коза - she-bear медведица она (о человеке) - *'s in the garden, I can see her она в саду, я ее вижу - I am older than * я старше нее - give her this book дай(те) ей эту книгу - they know nothing about her они о ней ничего не знают - it was very kind of her это было очень любезно с ее стороны - I found her at the station я увидел ее на станции - her I can never forgive( эмоционально-усилительно) я ей никогда не прощу - that's * это она;
вот она - I can't imagine it being * я не могу представить себе, что это она (книжное) она (о самке животного при персонификации) - the tigress sprang: * had heard a rustle тигрица прыгнула - она услышала шорох( разговорное) он, она, оно( о судне, автомашине) - * is a man-of-war, * sails tomorrow это военное судно, оно уходит в море завтра - she's a fine car это отличная машина в коррелятивных местоименных сочетаниях та (которая) - * that believes... та, которая верит... - * whom you saw is my best friend та (женщина), которую мы видели,- моя лучшая подруга - * of the golden hair золотоволосая, златокудрая, та, что с золотыми волосами she женщина;
the not impossible she будущая избранница ~ pron pers. поэт. та (которая) ;
she of the golden hair та с золотистыми волосами ~ pron pers. она (о существе женского пола, тж. о некоторых неодушевленных предметах при персонификации;
косв. п. her ее и т. п.) ;
косв. п. употр. в разговорной речи как именит. п.: that's her это она -
120 surface
ˈsə:fɪs
1. сущ.
1) поверхность;
земная поверхность little waves on the surface of the water ≈ небольшие волны на поверхности воды
2) вид, внешность, наружность He looks at the surface only. ≈ Он обращает внимание только на внешнюю сторону вещей. It's brought to the surface a much wider controversy. ≈ Это высветило гораздо более глубокие противоречия. Syn: appearance, exterior
3) геом. поверхность
2. гл.
1) отделывать поверхность;
стесывать
2) а) всплывать на поверхность( о подводной лодке) б) заставить всплыть
3) выявлять, показать, обнаружить Syn: show up поверхность - smooth * гладкая /ровная/ поверхность - the Earth's * поверхность Земли - * speed( морское) надводная скорость хода - to keep on the * держаться на поверхности - to rise /to come/ to the *, to break * всплыть на поверхность - deception is sure to come to the * in time обман все равно когда-нибудь всплывет /когда-нибудь да вскроется/ (геология) земная поверхность - to work on the * работать на поверхности - * burst наземный взрыв( атомной бомбы) - * line наземная линия (связи) - * radar наземная радиолокационная станция - * transport наземный транспорт внешность, наружность - * impressions внешние /поверхностные/ впечатления - * plausibility внешнее правдоподобие /-ая достоверность/ - on the * внешне /с внешней стороны/ - it is all on the * это все показное - his politeness is only on the * он только внешне вежлив - on the * it looks silly на первый взгляд это выглядит глупо - one never gets below the * with him по его виду никогда не узнаешь, что у него на уме - under the * he is a very kind man по существу /в душе/ он очень добрый человек - to look at the * only обращать внимание только на внешнюю сторону (техническое) поверхность - boundary * граничная поверхность - bearing * несущая /опорная/ поверхность - cooling * поверхность охлаждения( специальное) отделывать поверхность;
пригонять всплывать( о подводной лодке) заставить всплыть (подводную лодку) вынырнуть, внезапно появиться( о человеке) ;
обнаружить свое существование стать явным, известным - the plan *d last summer об этом плане стало известно прошлым летом ~ поверхность;
an uneven surface неровная поверхность conical ~ коническая поверхность correlation ~ корреляционная поверхность cylindrical ~ цилиндрическая поверхность display ~ вчт. поверхность отображения display ~ вчт. экран дисплея surface внешность;
he looks at the surface only он обращает внимание только на внешнюю сторону вещей;
on the surface внешне helical ~ винтовая поверхность hidden ~ вчт. невидимая поверхность indifference ~ поверхность безразличия surface внешность;
he looks at the surface only он обращает внимание только на внешнюю сторону вещей;
on the surface внешне road ~ поверхность дороги ruled ~ линейчатая поверхность saddle ~ седловидная поверхность saddle-shaped ~ седловидная поверхность spherical ~ сферическая поверхность surface внешность;
he looks at the surface only он обращает внимание только на внешнюю сторону вещей;
on the surface внешне ~ всплывать на поверхность (о подводной лодке) ~ заставить всплыть ~ отделывать поверхность;
стесывать ~ геом. поверхность ~ поверхность;
an uneven surface неровная поверхность ~ attr. внешний;
поверхностный;
surface politeness показная любезность ~ attr. внешний;
поверхностный;
surface politeness показная любезность tabulated ~ плитчатая поверхность toroidal ~ тороидальная поверхность
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