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1 anything

anything pron

1 (with negative, implied negative) rien ; she didn't say/do anything elle n'a rien dit/fait ; they never do anything ils ne font jamais rien ; he didn't have anything to do il n'avait rien à faire ; she doesn't want anything (too) expensive/cheap elle ne veut rien de (trop) cher/de bon marché ; there was hardly anything left il ne restait presque rien ; don't believe anything he says ne crois pas un mot de ce qu'il dit ;

2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelque chose ; is there anything in the box? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose dans le carton? ; have you got anything in blue/red? est-ce que vous avez quelque chose en bleu/rouge? ; if anything happens ou should happen to her si quoi que ce soit lui arrive ; is there anything to be done? peut-on faire quelque chose? ; is there anything in the rumour that…? est-il vrai que…? ; is there anything in what he says? est-ce qu'il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit? ;

3 ( no matter what) tout ; anything is possible tout est possible ; you can have anything (you like) tu peux avoir tout ce que tu veux ; she'll eat anything elle mange tout or n'importe quoi ; I'd do ou give anything to get that job je ferais tout pour obtenir cet emploi ; they'd do anything for you ils sont toujours prêts à rendre service ; she likes anything sweet/to do with football elle aime tout ce qui est sucré/qui a rapport au football ; it could cost anything between £50 and £100 ça peut coûter de 50 à 100 livres sterling ; he was anything but happy/intelligent/a liar il n'était pas du tout heureux/intelligent/menteur ; ‘was it interesting?’-‘anything but!’ ‘est-ce que c'était intéressant?’-‘tout sauf ça’ ; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased il n'était pas fâché, au contraire, il était content.

Idioms

anything goes tout est permis ; as easy/funny as anything facile/drôle comme tout ; to run/laugh/work like anything courir/rire/travailler comme un fou ○ ; do you need a towel or anything? as-tu besoin d'une serviette ou de quelque chose? ; it's not that I don't like you or anything ce n'est pas que je ne t'aime pas.

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2 want

want [wɒnt]

vouloir ⇒ 1 (a) désirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) avoir envie de ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) demander ⇒ 1 (c) vouloir voir ⇒ 1 (c) (re)chercher ⇒ 1 (d) avoir besoin de ⇒ 1 (e) désir ⇒ 3 (a) envie ⇒ 3 (a) besoin ⇒ 3 (b) manque ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (expressing a wish or desire) vouloir, désirer;

∎ to want sth badly avoir très envie de qch;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que vous voulez?;

∎ what do you want now? qu'est-ce que tu veux encore?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ I want a cup of coffee je veux ou voudrais une tasse de café;

∎ I want my Mummy! je veux ma maman!;

∎ all he wants is to go to bed tout ce qu'il veut, c'est aller se coucher;

∎ to want to do sth avoir envie de ou vouloir faire qch;

∎ they want to go to Spain on holiday ils ont envie d'aller ou ils veulent aller en vacances en Espagne;

∎ she doesn't want to go elle n'a pas envie d'y aller, elle ne veut pas y aller;

∎ she doesn't want to elle n'en a pas envie;

∎ he doesn't want to know il ne veut rien savoir;

∎ I want you to wait here je veux que tu attendes ici;

∎ I don't want it known je ne veux pas que cela se sache;

∎ what do you want done? que désirez-vous qu'on fasse?;

∎ I don't want you turning everything upside down je ne veux pas que vous mettiez tout sens dessus dessous;

∎ they never wanted (to have) children ils n'ont jamais eu envie d'avoir des enfants, ils n'ont jamais voulu (avoir) d'enfants;

∎ I don't want (to have) any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis;

∎ how much or what do you want for this table? combien voulez-vous pour cette table?;

∎ what do you want with her? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux?;

∎ what do you want from her? que voulez-vous d'elle?;

∎ ironic she doesn't want much! elle n'est pas difficile, elle au moins;

∎ figurative now I've got you where I want you! je te tiens!

(b) (desire sexually) désirer, avoir envie de

(c) (require to be present) demander, vouloir voir;

∎ you're wanted on vous demande;

∎ the boss wants you le patron vous demande ou veut vous voir ou demande à vous voir;

∎ someone wants you or you're wanted on the phone quelqu'un vous demande au téléphone;

∎ what does he want me for? qu'est-ce qu'il me veut?;

∎ where do you want this wardrobe? où voulez-vous qu'on mette cette armoire?;

∎ you won't be wanted this afternoon on n'aura pas besoin de vous cet après-midi;

∎ they don't want (to have) me ils ne veulent pas de moi;

∎ go away, you're not wanted here va-t-en, tu n'es pas le bienvenu ici;

∎ I know when I'm not wanted je sais quand je suis de trop

(d) (hunt, look for) chercher, rechercher;

∎ to be wanted by the police être recherché par la police;

∎ he's wanted for armed robbery il est recherché pour attaque à main armée

(e) (need → of person) avoir besoin de; (→ of task, thing) avoir besoin de, nécessiter;

∎ do you have everything you want? avez-vous tout ce qu'il vous faut?;

∎ I have more than I want j'en ai plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ I've had all I want(ed) j'en ai eu assez;

∎ that's the very thing I want, that's just what I want c'est juste ce qu'il me faut, cela fera parfaitement mon affaire;

∎ this room wants a fresh coat of paint cette pièce a besoin d'une nouvelle couche de peinture;

∎ that child wants a good hiding cet enfant a besoin d'une bonne correction;

∎ this coat wants cleaning very badly ce manteau a besoin d'un bon nettoyage;

∎ your hair wants cutting tu as besoin de te faire couper les cheveux, tu devrais te faire couper les cheveux;

∎ there are still a couple of things that want doing il y a encore quelques petites choses à faire ou qu'il faut faire;

∎ what do you want with a car that size? qu'allez-vous faire d'une voiture de cette taille?;

∎ wanted: a good cook (advertisement) on demande ou recherche une bonne cuisinière

(f) familiar (ought)

∎ you want to see a doctor about that leg vous devez montrer ou il faut que vous montriez cette jambe à un médecin^□ ;

∎ she wants to watch out, the boss is looking for her elle devrait faire attention, le patron la cherche^□

(g) literary (lack → food, shelter) manquer de

2 intransitive verb

∎ familiar the cat wants in/out le chat veut entrer^□ /sortir^□ ;

∎ figurative he wants in (on the deal) il veut une part du gâteau;

∎ I want out! je ne suis plus de la partie!^□

3 noun

(a) (desire, wish) désir m, envie f;

∎ to satisfy sb's wants satisfaire les envies ou les désirs de qn

(b) (requirement) besoin m;

∎ I have few wants, my wants are few j'ai peu de besoins, j'ai besoin de peu;

∎ she attends to all his wants elle pourvoit à tous ses besoins

(c) (lack) manque m;

∎ a want of generosity un manque de générosité;

∎ there's certainly no want of goodwill ce ne sont certainement pas les bonnes volontés qui manquent;

∎ to be in want of sth avoir besoin de qch

(d) (poverty) misère f, besoin m;

∎ to be in want être dans le besoin ou dans la misère

4 for want of preposition

faute de;

∎ I'll take this novel for want of anything better faute de mieux, je vais prendre ce roman;

∎ for want of anything better to do, she went for a walk n'ayant rien de mieux à faire, elle est allée se promener;

∎ the project fell through for want of funding faute de financement, le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ if we failed, it wasn't for want of trying nous avons échoué mais ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé

►► American want ad petite annonce f

➲ want for inseparable transitive verb

manquer de;

∎ they never wanted for friends ils n'ont jamais manqué d'amis;

∎ he wants for nothing il ne manque de rien

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3 want

want

A n

1 ( need) besoin m ; my wants are few j'ai peu de besoins ; to be in want of avoir besoin de ; the tower is in want of repair la tour a besoin d'être restaurée ;

2 ( deprivation) littér indigence f ; war on want journ lutte contre la pauvreté ;

3 ( lack) défaut m ; want of discipline défaut de discipline ; for want of à défaut or faute de ; it's not for want of trying ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé ; for want of a better word à défaut d'un meilleur mot ; there is no want of candidates on ne manque pas de candidats.

B vtr

1 ( desire) vouloir ; I want ( as general statement) je veux ; ( would like) je voudrais ; ( am seeking) je souhaite ; they want peace/money ils veulent la paix/de l'argent ; we want cooperation/understanding nous souhaitons la coopération/la compréhension ; how many do you want? combien en voulez-vous? ; where do you want this desk? où est-ce que tu veux ce bureau? ; what ou how much do you want for this chair? combien voulez-vous pour ce fauteuil? ; I want the walls blue/my steak rare/the job finished je voudrais les murs bleus/mon steak saignant/que ce travail soit fini ; to want to do vouloir faire ; do you want to come with us? tu veux venir avec nous? ; I don't want to je n'ai pas envie ; to want sb to do vouloir que qn fasse ; when/why does she want me to come? quand/pourquoi veut-elle que je vienne? ; to want sb/sth doing vouloir que qn/qch fasse ; I want the machine working by 11 o'clock je veux que la machine soit en état de marche d'ici onze heures ; where do you want me? où voulez-vous que je me mette? ; he doesn't want much does he? iron il est toujours aussi peu exigeant! iron ; they just don't want to know ils préfèrent ne rien savoir ; to want an end to sth vouloir que qch prenne fin ;

2 ○ ( need) avoir besoin de ; you won't want your overcoat tu n'auras pas besoin de ton manteau ; you won't be wanted at the meeting on n'aura pas besoin de vous à la réunion ; I take it he'll not be wanting this book any more je suppose qu'il n'aura plus besoin de ce livre ; do you want anything from town? tu as besoin de quelque chose en ville? ; what we want is to do ce dont nous avons besoin c'est de faire ; to want to do devoir faire ; you want to watch out tu devrais faire attention ; what do they want with all those machines? pourquoi est-ce qu'ils ont besoin de toutes ces machines? ; what do you want with me? qu'est-ce que vous me voulez? ; all that's wanted is your signature il ne manque plus que ta signature ; several jobs want doing GB il y a plusieurs tâches à faire ;

3 ( require presence of) demander ; if anyone wants me si quelqu'un me demande ; he/she is wanted on le/la demande ; you're wanted on the phone on vous demande au téléphone ; ‘gardener wanted’ ‘on demande un jardinier’ ; I want my mummy! GB ou mommy! US je veux ma maman! ; the boss wants you le patron veut te voir ; to be wanted by the police être recherché par la police ; I know when I'm not wanted souvent hum je sens bien que je suis de trop ;

4 ( desire sexually) vouloir [person].

C vi to want for manquer de ; you will never want for anything tu ne manqueras jamais de rien.

Phrasal verbs

■ want in ○

1 ( asking to enter) vouloir entrer ;

2 ( asking to participate) vouloir participer ; I want in on the deal je veux être dans le coup ○.

■ want out ○

1 ( asking to exit) vouloir sortir ;

2 ( discontinuing participation) vouloir laisser tomber ○ ; to want out of vouloir se retirer de [contract, deal].

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4 anything

anything ['enɪθɪŋ]

quelque chose ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quoi que ce soit ⇒ 1 (b) rien ⇒ 1 (c) n'importe quoi ⇒ 1 (d) tout ⇒ 1 (e)

1 pronoun

(a) (something → in questions) quelque chose;

∎ did you hear anything? avez-vous entendu quelque chose?;

∎ is there anything to eat? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à manger?;

∎ can we do anything? est-ce qu'on peut faire quelque chose?;

∎ can't we do anything? est-ce qu'il n'y a rien à faire?;

∎ are you doing anything this weekend? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu pour ce week-end?;

∎ have you anything to write with? avez-vous de quoi écrire?;

∎ is there anything in or to what she says? est-ce qu'il y a du vrai dans ce qu'elle dit?;

∎ can we get anything out of it? peut-on en tirer quelque chose?;

∎ have you heard anything from them? avez-vous eu de leurs nouvelles?;

∎ did you notice anything unusual? avez-vous remarqué quelque chose de bizarre?;

∎ will there be anything else, madam? (in shop) désirez-vous autre chose, madame?, et avec cela, madame?;

∎ is there anything more annoying than just missing a train? y a-t-il quelque chose ou rien de plus agaçant que de rater un train?;

∎ familiar anything good on TV tonight? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose de bien à la télé ce soir?;

∎ familiar anything the matter? quelque chose ne va pas?;

∎ have you anything smaller? (in different size) est-ce que vous avez la taille en-dessous?; (money) vous n'avez pas plus petit?

(b) (in conditional statements)

∎ if anything should happen, take care of John for me s'il m'arrivait quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, occupez-vous de John;

∎ if you should learn anything, let me know si jamais vous apprenez quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, dites-le moi

(c) (in negative statements) rien;

∎ I didn't say anything je n'ai rien dit;

∎ you can't believe anything he says on ne peut rien croire de ce qu'il dit;

∎ don't do anything stupid! ne fais pas de bêtise!;

∎ I don't know anything about computers je ne m'y connais pas du tout ou je n'y connais rien en informatique;

∎ I didn't know anything about their divorce je ne savais pas qu'ils avaient divorcé;

∎ there's hardly anything left il ne reste presque rien;

∎ she hasn't written anything very much since last year elle n'a pas écrit grand-chose depuis l'année dernière;

∎ without saying anything sans rien dire;

∎ she's not angry or anything elle n'est pas fâchée ni rien;

∎ do you want a book or anything? voulez-vous un livre ou autre chose?;

∎ if she feels sick or anything, call the doctor si elle se sent mal ou si ça ne va pas, appelez le médecin

(d) (no matter what) n'importe quoi;

∎ just tell him anything racontez-lui n'importe quoi;

∎ anything you like tout ce que vous voudrez;

∎ anything will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire;

∎ I'd give anything to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour savoir la vérité;

∎ he won't read just anything il ne lit pas n'importe quoi;

∎ anything goes! tout est permis!

(e) (all, everything) tout;

∎ her son eats anything son fils mange de tout;

∎ I like anything with chocolate in it j'aime tout ce qui est au chocolat;

∎ anything above 75/below 25 is a very good score tout ce qui est au-dessus de 75/au-dessous de 25 est un très bon score;

∎ she must earn anything between £30,000 and £40,000 elle doit gagner dans les 30 000 à 40 000 livres;

∎ you can use it to flavour anything from jam to soup vous pouvez l'utiliser pour parfumer n'importe quoi, de la confiture à la soupe

(f) (in intensifying phrases)

∎ he isn't anything like his father il ne ressemble pas du tout ou en rien à son père;

∎ it doesn't taste anything like a tomato ça n'a pas du tout le goût de tomate;

∎ it isn't anything like as good as his last film c'est loin d'être aussi bon que son dernier film;

∎ they aren't producing the goods anything like fast enough ils ne produisent pas la marchandise assez vite, loin de là;

∎ I wouldn't miss it for anything je ne le manquerais pour rien au monde;

∎ it's as easy as anything c'est facile comme tout;

∎ to run like anything courir comme un dératé;

∎ he worked like anything il a travaillé comme un fou;

∎ they shouted like anything ils ont crié comme des forcenés;

∎ it rained like anything il pleuvait des cordes

2 anything but adverb

tout sauf;

∎ that music is anything but relaxing cette musique est tout sauf reposante;

∎ is he crazy? - anything but! est-ce qu'il est fou? - bien au contraire! ou il est tout sauf ça!

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5 want

wont
1. verb
1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer; desear

2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) necesitar, precisar, requerir

3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer (de); pasar miseria/necesidad

2. noun
1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) deseo

2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) pobreza, miseria

3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta, ausencia; escasez

•

- wanted
- want ad
- want for

want¹ n falta / necesidad

want² vb

1. querer

what do you want to do? ¿qué quieres hacer?

I want you to help me quiero que me ayudes

2. necesitar

the door wants a coat of paint la puerta necesita una mano de pintura

3. deber

you don't want to do it like that! ¡no deberías hacerlo así!

wanted se busca / se necesita

want

tr[wɒnt]

noun

1 (lack) falta, carencia

■ for want of anywhere better to go a falta de algún sitio mejor adonde ir

■ not for want of trying no por falta de esfuerzos

■ they died from want of food and water murieron por falta de comida y agua

2 (desire, need) necesidad nombre femenino

■ all their wants were satisfied se satisficieron todas sus necesidades

3 (poverty) miseria, indigencia

transitive verb

1 (gen) querer

■ they want to go home quieren irse a casa

■ I want you to come with me quiero que me acompañes

■ what do you want to drink? ¿qué quieres beber?

■ he wants to be a fireman quiere ser bombero

■ you don't have to come if you don't want to no tienes que venir si no quieres

■ how much do you want for the bike? ¿cuánto pides por la bici?

■ what more do you want? ¿qué más quieres?

2 familiar (need) necesitar

■ the door wants a coat of paint la puerta necesita una mano de pintura

■ you want your head examined tú estás mal de la cabeza

■ I've got a few jobs that want doing tengo unos trabajillos que hacer

■ it still wants cooking a bit more todavía hace falta guisarlo un poco más

■ that boy wants a good telling-off una bronca no le vendría mal a ese chico

3 familiar (ought to) deber

■ you want to see the doctor deberías ir a ver al médico

4 formal use (lack) necesitar, carecer de, faltar

5 (require to be present) buscar, requerir la presencia de; (seek, hunt) buscar

■ the boss wants you el jefe quiere verte

■ you're wanted upstairs requieren tu presencia arriba

■ he's wanted by the police lo busca la policía

■ you're wanted on the phone te llaman por teléfono

6 (desire) desear, querer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in want of something necesitar

to be in want estar necesitado,-a

not to want to know (about something) no querer saber nada de algo

to want some doing exigir mucho esfuerzo

want ad SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL anuncio pequeño

want ['wɑnt, 'wɔnt] vt

1) lack: faltar

2) require: requerir, necesitar

3) desire: querer, desear

want n

1) lack: falta f

2) destitution: indigencia f, miseria f

3) desire, need: deseo m, necesidad f

want

v.

• carecer v.

• carecer de v.

• desear v.

• estar necesitado v.

• faltar v.

• necesitar v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

n.

• apuro s.m.

• carencia s.f.

• carestía s.f.

• deseo s.m.

• escasez s.f.

• falta s.f.

• laceria s.f.

• menester s.m.

• necesidad s.f.

• pobreza s.f.

I
1. wɔːnt, wɒnt
transitive verb

1)

a) (require, desire) querer*

(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!

the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo

he's wanted on the phone — hay una llamada para él, lo llaman por teléfono

I know when I'm not wanted! — sé muy bien cuando estoy de más

she wants it ready today — quiere que esté listo hoy

does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?

everything you could want from a car — todo lo que se le puede pedir a un coche

to want to + INF — querer* + inf

she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

to want somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

what do you want me to do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?

to want somebody/something -ING — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

he doesn't want them snooping around — no quiere que anden husmeando por allí

b) \<\<police\>\> buscar*

wanted — se busca

he is wanted for murder/for questioning — lo buscan por asesinato/para interrogarlo

c) ( as price for something) pedir*

how much does she want for the picture? — ¿cuánto pide por el cuadro?

d) \<\<person\>\> ( sexually) desear

2) ( need) necesitar

that child wants a good thrashing — a ese niño le hace falta una buena paliza

gardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero

we all like to feel wanted — a todos nos gusta sentir que nos necesitan

the last thing I want is a cold — maldita la falta que me hace resfriarme ahora

you want to see a doctor — tienes que ver a un médico

the house wants cleaning — hay que limpiar la casa

2.

vi ( lack) (frml) (usu with neg)

you/they will want for nothing — no te/les faltará nada

II

noun

1) c u (requirement, need) necesidad f

to be in want of something — tener* necesidad de algo

2) u (lack, absence) falta f, carencia f (frml)

for want of something — a falta de algo

if she doesn't become champion, it won't be for want of trying — si no llega a ser campeona, no será porque no lo haya intentado

3) u (destitution, penury) miseria f, indigencia f

[wɒnt]
1. VT

1) (=desire, wish for)

a) querer

I don't want anything more to do with him — no quiero tener nada más que ver con él

I want my mummy! — ¡quiero que venga mi mamá!

he wants a lot of attention — quiere que le presten mucha atención

I don't want you interfering! — ¡no quiero que te entrometas!

• I've always wanted a car like this — siempre he querido un coche como este

• we only want the best/what's best for you — solo queremos lo mejor para ti

• what do you want for your birthday? — ¿qué quieres por tu cumpleaños?

• what I want from a computer is... — lo que quiero de un ordenador es...

I want an explanation from you — quiero que me des una explicación

• she was everything he wanted in a woman — era todo lo que él quería en una mujer

• food was the last thing I wanted — comida era lo último que quería

• I know when I'm not wanted — sé muy bien cuando sobro or estoy de más

• where do you want the table? — ¿dónde quieres que pongamos la mesa?

• what does he want with/of me? — ¿qué quiere de mí?

- you've got him where you want him

b) (with complement)

• I want my son alive — quiero a mi hijo vivo

• you want her back, don't you? — quieres que vuelva, ¿no?

• I want him dead! — ¡lo quiero muerto!

• I want her sacked! — ¡quiero que se la despida!, ¡quiero que la despidan!

c) (with infinitive)

to want to do sth — querer hacer algo

I was wanting to leave anyway — de todas formas yo ya quería marcharme

if you really want to know — si de verdad lo quieres saber

I don't want to — no quiero

to want sb to do sth — querer que algn haga algo

• the last thing we want is for them to feel obliged to help — lo último que queremos es que se sientan obligados a ayudar

• without wanting to sound big-headed, I think I'll succeed — no quiero parecer engreído pero pienso que voy a tener éxito

• I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings/cause them any problems — no quisiera herir sus sentimientos/causarles ningún problema

d) (sexually)

to want sb — desear a algn

2) (=ask for) [+ money] querer, pedir

• she wants £500 for the car — quiere or pide 500 libras por el coche

how much do you want for it? — ¿cuánto quiere or pide?

• you don't want much! — iro ¡anda que no pides nada! iro

3) (=seek) [police] buscar

wanted (dead or alive) — se busca (vivo o muerto)

wanted: general maid — se necesita asistenta

• he is wanted for robbery — se le busca por robo

• you're wanted in the kitchen — te buscan en la cocina

the boss wants you in his office — el jefe quiere verte en su oficina

• you're wanted on the phone — te llaman al teléfono

4) (=need, require) [person] necesitar

children want lots of sleep — los niños necesitan or requieren muchas horas de sueño

this car wants cleaning — a este coche le hace falta una limpieza, a este coche hay que limpiarlo

he wants locking up! — está loco de atar *

• that's the last thing I want! * — ¡solo me faltaba eso! *

• you want to be more careful when you're driving — tienes que tener más cuidado al conducir

you want to see his new boat! — ¡tienes que ver su nuevo barco!

• what you want is a good hiding — lo que necesitas or te hace falta es una buena paliza *

what do you want with a house that size? — ¿para qué quieres una casa tan grande?

5) (=lack)

• the contract wants only her signature — al contrato solo le falta su firma

it only wanted the parents to come in — solo faltaba que llegaran los padres

2. VI

1) (=wish, desire) querer

you're welcome to stay if you want — te puedes quedar si quieres

• I want for you to be happy — (US) quiero que seas feliz

2) (=lack)

• they will not want for money or food — no les faltará ni dinero ni comida

they want for nothing — no les falta de nada
waste 3., 1)
3. N

1) (=lack) falta f

it showed a want of good manners — demostró una falta de educación

• for want of sth — (at beginning of clause) a falta de algo; (at end of clause) por falta de algo

for want of anything better to do, I decided to go home — a falta de algo mejor que hacer, decidí irme a casa

I decided to go home for want of anything better to do — decidí irme a casa por falta de algo mejor que hacer

for want of a better word — a/por falta de una palabra más apropiada

he never did become a minister, but it was not for want of trying — nunca llegó a ministro, pero no fue por falta de intentarlo

2) (=need) necesidad f

• she had servants to attend to her every want — tenía sirvientes que atendían todas y cada una de sus necesidades

• my wants are few — necesito poco

• to be in want of sth — necesitar algo

3) (=poverty) necesidad f, penuria f

• to be in want — estar necesitado

to live in want — pasar necesidades, vivir en la penuria

4.

CPD

want ad * N — (US) anuncio m clasificado

- want in

- want out

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I
1. [wɔːnt, wɒnt]
transitive verb

1)

a) (require, desire) querer*

(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!

the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo

he's wanted on the phone — hay una llamada para él, lo llaman por teléfono

I know when I'm not wanted! — sé muy bien cuando estoy de más

she wants it ready today — quiere que esté listo hoy

does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?

everything you could want from a car — todo lo que se le puede pedir a un coche

to want to + INF — querer* + inf

she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

to want somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

what do you want me to do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?

to want somebody/something -ING — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)

he doesn't want them snooping around — no quiere que anden husmeando por allí

b) \<\<police\>\> buscar*

wanted — se busca

he is wanted for murder/for questioning — lo buscan por asesinato/para interrogarlo

c) ( as price for something) pedir*

how much does she want for the picture? — ¿cuánto pide por el cuadro?

d) \<\<person\>\> ( sexually) desear

2) ( need) necesitar

that child wants a good thrashing — a ese niño le hace falta una buena paliza

gardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero

we all like to feel wanted — a todos nos gusta sentir que nos necesitan

the last thing I want is a cold — maldita la falta que me hace resfriarme ahora

you want to see a doctor — tienes que ver a un médico

the house wants cleaning — hay que limpiar la casa

2.

vi ( lack) (frml) (usu with neg)

you/they will want for nothing — no te/les faltará nada

II

noun

1) c u (requirement, need) necesidad f

to be in want of something — tener* necesidad de algo

2) u (lack, absence) falta f, carencia f (frml)

for want of something — a falta de algo

if she doesn't become champion, it won't be for want of trying — si no llega a ser campeona, no será porque no lo haya intentado

3) u (destitution, penury) miseria f, indigencia f

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6 anything

pronoun

1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada

2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosa

anything pron

1. algo

is there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?

do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?

2. nada

she didn't say anything no dijo nada

don't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!

3. cualquier cosa

you believe anything te crees cualquier cosa

I'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que sea

anything

tr['enɪɵɪŋ]

pronoun

1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa

■ is there anything left? ¿queda algo?

2 (negative) nada

■ there isn't anything left no queda nada

3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa

■ anything will do cualquier cosa sirve

■ they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco mil

anything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron

1) : algo, alguna cosa

do you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?

2) : nada

hardly anything: casi nada

3) : cualquier cosa

I eat anything: como de todo

anything

pron.

• algo pron.

• cualquier cosa pron.

'eniθɪŋ
pronoun

1)

a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algo

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

b) ( something similar) (colloq)

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

2)

a) ( whatever)

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

b) ( no matter what)

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

3) (used for emphasis)

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella

['enɪθɪŋ]
PRON
1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosa

do you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?

would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?

is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?

can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?

are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?

is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?

did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?

if anything should happen to me — si algo me ocurriera

if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré

think before you say anything — piensa antes de decir nada

• anything else? — (in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?

• if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabe

if anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande

• is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?

• have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?

2) (+ negative, implied negative) nada

I can't see anything — no veo nada

you haven't seen anything yet — todavía no has visto nada

can't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?

I didn't see anything interesting — no vi nada de interés

• we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más

• hardly anything — casi nada

• I don't think there's anything more annoying than... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que...

- not for anything in the world

3) (no matter what) cualquier cosa

anything could happen — puede pasar cualquier cosa

they'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej

he will give you anything (that) you ask for — te dará lo que pidas

• anything but that — todo menos eso

"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!

it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable

• their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás

anything else would be considered unacceptable — todo lo demás se consideraría inaceptable

she wanted more than anything else to be an actress — ella quería ser actriz por encima de todo

he did it more out of pity than anything else — más que nada lo hizo por compasión

• I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa

• sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa

• it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses

- I'd give anything to know

4) (in guesses, estimates)

he must have anything between 15 and 20 apple trees — debe de tener entre 15 y 20 manzanos

5) (in set expressions)

• as anything * —

she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida

it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren

• as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad

it was a matter of principle as much as anything — era una cuestión de principios más que nada

• he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *

she cried like anything * — lloró como una descosida *

• or anything (=or anything like it) —

did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?

he's not a minister or anything — no es ministro ni nada por el estilo

he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro

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['eniθɪŋ]
pronoun

1)

a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algo

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

b) ( something similar) (colloq)

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

2)

a) ( whatever)

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

b) ( no matter what)

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

3) (used for emphasis)

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella

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7 anything

1. noun & pronoun
1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, was

you may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten

anything and everything — alles mögliche

2) (something) irgendetwas

is there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?

have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?

can we do anything to help you? — können wir Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben

3) (a thing of any kind) alles

anything like that — so etwas

as... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)

not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt

anything but... — (anything except) alles außer...; (far from) alles andere als

we don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
2. adverb
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie

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pronoun

1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) irgendetwas

2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') irgendetwas

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any·thing

[ˈeniθɪŋ]

pron indef

1. (one of any) [irgend]etwas, [irgend]was fam; (one of set also) ein/eine

\anything you like alles, was du willst

nobody found/said \anything keiner fand/sagte etwas

\anything but! von wegen! fam

he is \anything but racist er ist alles, nur kein Rassist!

\anything and everything absolut alles

for \anything:

ready for \anything auf alles vorbereitet

▪ not \anything nichts

not \anything like sb/sth nicht annähernd wie jd/etw

it doesn't taste \anything like rum das schmeckt absolut nicht nach Rum

or \anything ( fam) oder so was fam

you don't have to join up or \anything du musst weder beitreten noch sonst was fam

2. (any range)

\anything between sth and sth [or from sth to sth] irgendwo zwischen etw dat und etw dat

she could be \anything between 30 and 40 [or from 30 to 40] sie könnte alles zwischen 30 und 40 sein

3. (something)

is there \anything I can do to help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?

does it look \anything like an eagle? sieht das irgendwie wie ein Adler aus?

\anything else? sonst noch etwas?; (in shop) darf es noch was sein?

hardly \anything kaum etwas

not \anything much nicht viel

4.

▶ [as]... as \anything ( fam) ausgesprochen...

▶ not for \anything [in the world] um nichts in der Welt

▶ \anything goes (permitted) erlaubt ist, was gefällt; (unforeseeable) alles kann passieren

▶ like \anything ( fam) wie verrückt fam

▶ \anything for a quiet life Hauptsache Ruhe fam

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['enIɵɪŋ]
1. pron

1) (irgend)etwas

not anything — nichts; (emph) gar or überhaupt nichts

is it/isn't it worth anything? — ist es etwas/gar nichts wert?

it's worth anything between £1,000 and £5,000 — es ist irgendwas zwischen £ 1000 und £ 5000 wert

did/didn't he say anything else? — hat er (sonst) noch etwas/sonst (gar) nichts gesagt?

did/didn't they give you anything at all? — haben sie euch überhaupt etwas/überhaupt nichts gegeben?

are you doing anything tonight? — hast du heute Abend schon etwas vor?

is there anything more tiring than...? — gibt es etwas Ermüdenderes als...?

hardly anything — kaum etwas

he's as smart as anything (inf) — er ist clever wie noch was (inf)

2) (= no matter what) alles

anything you like —

they eat anything — sie essen alles

not just anything — nicht bloß irgendetwas

I wouldn't do it for anything — ich würde es um keinen Preis tun

anything else is impossible — alles andere ist unmöglich

this is anything but pleasant — das ist alles andere als angenehm

anything but that! — alles, nur das nicht!

anything but! — von wegen!

See:

→ if, go, like

2. adv (inf)

it isn't anything like him — das sieht ihm überhaupt nicht ähnlich or gleich

if it looked anything like him... — wenn es ihm gleichsehen würde...

it didn't cost anything like £100 —

if it costs anything like as much as before... — wenn es auch nur annähernd so viel kostet wie früher...

anything/not anything like as wet as... — auch nur annähernd/nicht annähernd so nass wie...

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anything

A pron & s

1. (irgend)etwas, etwas Beliebiges:

it’s not just anything es ist nicht irgendetwas;

not … for anything um keinen Preis, um nichts in der Welt;

not anything (gar oder überhaupt) nichts;

be (as) afraid as anything umg fürchterliche Angst haben;

(as) boring as anything umg stinklangweilig;

he carried the glasses (as) carefully as anything umg so vorsichtig wie rohe Eier;

be (as) cross as anything umg in einer Stinklaune sein;

(as) dark as anything umg stockfinster;

he is (as) drunk as anything umg er ist blau wie ein Veilchen;

(as) easy as anything umg kinderleicht;

(as) fast as anything umg wie der Blitz;

(as) surprised as anything umg völlig überrascht;

be (as) pleased as anything umg sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig;

for anything I know soviel ich weiß;

like anything umg wie verrückt;

or anything oder so etwas Ähnliches

2. alles(, was es auch sei):

anything but

a) alles andere als,

b) von wegen!;

I’ll pay anything ich zahle jeden Preis;

I would give anything to inf ich würde alles darum geben zu inf;

anything for a quiet life umg was tut man nicht alles um des lieben Friedens willen!

B adv irgend(wie), etwas, überhaupt, in gewissem Maße:

if anything

a) wenn überhaupt, höchstens,

b) womöglich;

he is a little better if anything es geht ihm etwas besser, wenn man von Besserung überhaupt reden kann;

not anything like as … as keineswegs so … wie;

there were anything up to 200 at the meeting auf der Versammlung waren annähernd oder an die 200 Leute

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1. noun & pronoun
1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, was

you may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten

anything and everything — alles mögliche

2) (something) irgendetwas

is there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?

have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?

can we do anything to help you? — können wir Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben

3) (a thing of any kind) alles

anything like that — so etwas

as... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)

not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt

anything but... — (anything except) alles außer...; (far from) alles andere als

we don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
2. adverb
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie

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pron.

alles pron.

etwas pron.

irgendetwas pron.

jedes pron.

jedes beliebige pron.

English-german dictionary > anything
8 want

1. transitive verb
1) (desire) wollen

I want my mummy — ich will zu meiner Mama

I want it done by tonight — ich will, dass es bis heute Abend fertig wird

I don't want there to be any misunderstanding — ich will od. möchte nicht, dass da ein Missverständnis aufkommt

2) (require, need) brauchen

‘Wanted - cook for small family’ — "Koch/Köchin für kleine Familie gesucht"

you're wanted on the phone — du wirst am Telefon verlangt

feel wanted — das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden

the windows want painting — die Fenster müssten gestrichen werden

you want to be [more] careful — (ought to be) du solltest vorsichtig[er] sein

3)

wanted [by the police] — [polizeilich] gesucht ( for wegen)

4) (lack)

somebody/something wants something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
2. noun
1) no pl. (lack) Mangel, der (of an + Dat.)

there is no want of... — es fehlt nicht an... (Dat.)

for want of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

for want of a better word — in Ermangelung eines besseren Ausdrucks

2) no pl. (need) Not, die

suffer want — Not leiden

3) (desire) Bedürfnis, das

we can supply all your wants — wir können alles liefern, was Sie brauchen

want ad — (Amer.) Kaufgesuch, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119300/want_for">want for

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[wont] 1. verb
1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) wollen

2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) brauchen

3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangeln, Not leiden
2. noun
1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) der Wunsch

2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) die Bedürftigkeit

3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) der Mangel

•

- wanted
- want ad
- want for
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want

[wɒnt, AM wɑ:nt]

I. n

1. (need) Bedürfnis nt

to be in \want of sth etw benötigen [o brauchen

2. no pl (lack) Mangel m

the time of \want in the prison camp had broken her health die entbehrungsreiche Zeit, die sie im Gefangenenlager durchlitten hatte, hatte ihre Gesundheit zerstört

to live in \want Not leiden

for [or from] \want of sth aus Mangel an etw dat, mangels einer S. gen

it won't be for \want of trying zumindest haben wir es dann versucht

for \want of anything better to do,... da ich nichts Besseres zu tun hatte,...

II. vt

1. (wish)

▪ to \want sth etw wünschen [o wollen]; (politely) etw mögen; (impolitely) etw haben wollen

what do you \want out of life? was willst du vom Leben?

I don't \want any more tea, thanks ich möchte keinen Tee mehr, danke

▪ to \want sb (to see) nach jdm verlangen; (to speak to) jdn verlangen; (sexually) jdn begehren

▪ to \want sb to do sth wollen, dass jd etw tut

do you \want me to take you to the station? soll ich dich zum Bahnhof bringen?

▪ to \want sth done wünschen, dass etw getan wird

to be \wanted by the police polizeilich gesucht werden

▪ to \want to do sth etw tun wollen

what do you \want to eat? was möchtest du essen?

I \want to be picked up at the airport at about nine o'clock ich möchte gegen neun Uhr vom Flughafen abgeholt werden

2. (need)

▪ to \want sb/sth jdn/etw brauchen

your hair \wants doing du solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen

you'll \want a coat on du wirst einen Mantel brauchen

▪ to be \wanted gebraucht werden

3. ( fam: should)

▪ to \want to do sth etw tun sollen

you \want to tell him before it's too late du solltest es ihm sagen, bevor es zu spät ist

you \want to turn left here at the next traffic lights Sie müssen hier an der nächsten Ampel links abbiegen

4.

▶ to have sb where one \wants him/her jdn da haben, wo man ihn/sie haben will

▶ to \want one's head seen to [or examined] esp BRIT sich akk mal auf seinen Geisteszustand untersuchen lassen müssen hum fam

▶ to not \want to know (prefer ignorance) nichts [davon] wissen wollen; (feign ignorance) so tun, als ob man nichts davon wüsste

▶ to not \want any part of sth nichts mit etw dat zu tun haben wollen

▶ to \want one's pound of flesh Genugtuung verlangen geh

▶ to \want one's share [or slice] of the cake seinen Anteil fordern, sein Stück vom Kuchen abhaben wollen fam

▶ to \want it [or everything] [or things] both ways alles wollen

▶ waste not, \want not ( prov) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not prov

III. vi

1. ( form: lack)

sb \wants for nothing jdm fehlt es an nichts

2. ( fam: [not] be part of)

▪ to \want in [on sth] [bei etw dat] dabei [o mit von der Partie] sein wollen

▪ to \want out [of sth] [aus etw dat] aussteigen wollen fam

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[wɒnt]
1. n

1) (= lack) Mangel m (of an +dat)

want of judgement — mangelndes Urteilsvermögen, Mangel m an Urteilsvermögen

for want of — aus Mangel an (+dat)

for want of anything better — mangels Besserem, in Ermangelung von etwas Besserem or eines Besseren

for want of something to do I joined a sports club — weil ich nichts zu tun hatte, bin ich einem Sportverein beigetreten

though it wasn't for want of trying — nicht, dass er sich/ich mich etc nicht bemüht hätte

to feel the want of sth — etw vermissen

2) (= poverty) Not f

to be in want — Not leiden

3) (= need) Bedürfnis nt; (= wish) Wunsch m

my wants are few — meine Ansprüche or Bedürfnisse sind gering, meine Ansprüche sind bescheiden

the farm supplied all their wants — der Bauernhof versorgte sie mit allem Nötigen or Notwendigen

to be in want of sth — einer Sache (gen) bedürfen (geh), etw brauchen or benötigen

to be in want of help — Hilfe brauchen

to be in want of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

to attend to sb's wants — sich um jdn kümmern

2. vt

1) (= wish, desire) wollen; (more polite) mögen

to want to do sth — etw tun wollen

I want you to come here — ich will or möchte, dass du herkommst

I want it done now — ich will or möchte das sofort erledigt haben

I was wanting to leave the job next month — ich hätte gerne nächsten Monat mit der Arbeit aufgehört

what does he want with me? — was will er von mir?

darling, I want you — Liebling, ich will dich

I want my mummy — ich will meine Mami, ich will zu meiner Mami

you don't want much (iro) — sonst willst du nichts? (iro)

I don't want strangers coming in — ich wünsche or möchte nicht, dass Fremde (hier) hereinkommen

2) (= need, require) brauchen

you want to see a doctor/lawyer — Sie sollten zum Arzt/Rechtsanwalt gehen

you want to be careful! (inf) — du musst aufpassen

you want to stop doing that (inf) — du musst damit aufhören

he wants to be more careful (inf) — er sollte etwas vorsichtiger sein

that's the last thing I want (inf) — alles, bloß das nicht

that's all we wanted! (iro inf) it only wanted the police to turn up... — das hat uns gerade noch gefehlt! das hätte gerade noch gefehlt, dass auch noch die Polizei anrückt...

does my hair want cutting? — muss mein Haar geschnitten werden?

"wanted" — "gesucht"

he's a wanted man — er wird (polizeilich) gesucht

to feel wanted — das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden

you're wanted on the phone — Sie werden am Telefon verlangt or gewünscht

3)

(= lack) he wants talent/confidence etc — es mangelt (geh) or fehlt ihm an Talent/Selbstvertrauen etc

all the soup wants is a little salt — das Einzige, was an der Suppe fehlt, ist etwas Salz

3. vi

1) (= wish, desire) wollen; (more polite) mögen

you can go if you want (to) — wenn du willst or möchtest, kannst du gehen

I don't want to — ich will or möchte nicht

without wanting to sound rude,... — ich will ja nicht unhöflich sein, aber...

do as you want — tu, was du willst

he said he'd do it, but does he really want to? — er sagte, er würde es machen, aber will er es wirklich?

2)

he does not want for friends — es fehlt or mangelt (geh) ihm nicht an Freunden

they want for nothing — es fehlt or mangelt (geh) ihnen an nichts

he doesn't want for a pound or two — er ist nicht gerade arm (inf), ihm fehlt es nicht an Kleingeld (inf)

3) (liter: live in poverty) darben (liter)

* * *

want [wɒnt; US auch wɑnt]

A v/t

1. wünschen:

a) (haben) wollen

b) (vor inf) (etwas tun) wollen:

I want to go ich möchte gehen;

I wanted to go ich wollte gehen;

what do you want (with me)? was wünschen oder wollen Sie (von mir)?;

he wants his dinner er möchte sein Essen haben;

I have all I want ich habe alles, was ich brauche;

she knows what she wants sie weiß, was sie will;

I want you to try ich möchte, dass du es versuchst;

I want it done ich wünsche oder möchte, dass es getan wird;

your mother wants you deine Mutter will dich sprechen, du sollst zu deiner Mutter kommen;

he is wanted for murder er wird wegen Mordes gesucht;

you are wanted on the phone du wirst am Telefon verlangt;

it seems we are not wanted es scheint, wir sind unerwünscht

2. nicht genug … haben, es fehlen lassen an (dat):

he wants judg(e)ment es fehlt ihm an Urteilsvermögen;

she wants two years for her majority ihr fehlen noch zwei Jahre bis zur Volljährigkeit

3. a) brauchen, nötig haben, erfordern, benötigen

b) müssen, sollen, brauchen:

the matter wants careful consideration die Angelegenheit bedarf sorgfältiger Überlegung oder muss sorgfältig überlegt werden;

all this wanted saying all dies musste einmal gesagt werden;

you want some rest du hast etwas Ruhe nötig, du brauchst etwas Ruhe;

this clock wants repairing ( oder to be repaired) diese Uhr müsste repariert werden;

you don’t want to be rude Sie brauchen nicht grob zu werden;

you want to see a doctor du solltest zum Arzt gehen

B v/i

1. wollen:

we can go now if you want;

want in bes US umg

a) hinein-, hereinwollen,

b) fig mitmachen wollen;

want out bes US umg

a) hinaus-, herauswollen,

b) fig aussteigen wollen

2. he does not want for talent es fehlt ihm nicht an Begabung;

he wants for nothing es fehlt oder mangelt ihm an nichts

3. be wanting in es fehlen lassen (an dat); → wanting A 2

4. Not leiden

5. fehlen:

all that wants is his signature es fehlt nur noch seine Unterschrift

C s

1. pl Bedürfnisse pl, Wünsche pl:

a man of few wants ein Mann mit geringen Bedürfnissen oder Ansprüchen

2. Notwendigkeit f, Bedürfnis n, Erfordernis n, Bedarf m

3. Mangel m (of an dat):

want of water Wassermangel;

want of sense Unvernunft f;

from ( oder for) want of aus Mangel an (dat), in Ermangelung (gen), mangels (gen);

be in want of → A 2;

be in (great) want of sth etwas (dringend) brauchen oder benötigen;

the house is in want of repair das Haus ist reparaturbedürftig

4. Bedürftigkeit f, Armut f, Not f:

be in want Not leiden;

fall in want in Not geraten;

live in want in Armut leben

5. Ehrgeiz m

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (desire) wollen

I want my mummy — ich will zu meiner Mama

I want it done by tonight — ich will, dass es bis heute Abend fertig wird

I don't want there to be any misunderstanding — ich will od. möchte nicht, dass da ein Missverständnis aufkommt

2) (require, need) brauchen

‘Wanted - cook for small family’ — "Koch/Köchin für kleine Familie gesucht"

you're wanted on the phone — du wirst am Telefon verlangt

feel wanted — das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden

the windows want painting — die Fenster müssten gestrichen werden

you want to be [more] careful — (ought to be) du solltest vorsichtig[er] sein

3)

wanted [by the police] — [polizeilich] gesucht ( for wegen)

4) (lack)

somebody/something wants something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
2. noun
1) no pl. (lack) Mangel, der (of an + Dat.)

there is no want of... — es fehlt nicht an... (Dat.)

for want of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

for want of a better word — in Ermangelung eines besseren Ausdrucks

2) no pl. (need) Not, die

suffer want — Not leiden

3) (desire) Bedürfnis, das

we can supply all your wants — wir können alles liefern, was Sie brauchen

want ad — (Amer.) Kaufgesuch, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- want for

* * *

v.

benötigen v.

brauchen v.

müssen v.

(§ p.,pp.: mußte, gemußt)

wollen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wollte, gewollt)

wünschen v. n.

Bedarf -e m.

Bedürfnis n.

Mangel -¨ m.

English-german dictionary > want
9 want

1. I
abs

1) I have the very thing you want у меня есть как раз то, что вам хочется; have you all you want? у вас есть все, что вам нужно?; what do you want? что вы хотите?, чего бы вам хотелось?, что вам надо?; the more a man gets the more he wants чем больше у человека есть, тем больше ему хочется

2) a few pages of the book were wanting в книге не хватало нескольких страниц; there are so many books (stamps, autographs, etc.) wanting не хватает многих книг и т.д.; the head of the statue is wanting у статуи нет головы; nothing shall be wanting ни в чем не будет недостатка

3) his family will see to it that he doesn't want его семья позаботится о том, чтобы он не нуждался
2. III
1) want with. want a new саг (а large flat, this book, everything one sees, etc.) хотеть новую машину и т.д., do you want this jack-knife? хотите /вам хочется/ [иметь] этот перочинный ножик?; I want my dinner я хочу пообедать; how much for this armchair? want-I want five pounds сколько стоит это кресло? want-Я прошу пять фунтов

2) want smth. the book wants a page в книге не хватает страницы; your coat wants an inch or so ваше пальто должно быть примерно на дюйм длиннее; he wants energy (courage, self-confidence, judgement, etc.) ему не хватает энергии и т.д.; he certainly does not want intelligence ума ему хватает /не занимать/; want smb. tell the boy I want him скажите мальчику, что он мне нужен; mother wants you мама зовет тебя

3) want smth. coll. want [а] rest (much care, time, etc.) нуждаться в отдыхе и т.д.; he wants plenty of sleep ему нужно [хорошенько] выспаться; this work wants a lot of patience эта работа требует большего терпения; plants want water растениям необходима вода; he wants a shave (a haircut, a wash, etc.) ему надо побриться и т.д.; I want two sandwiches (some sugar, a dozen eggs, etc.), please пожалуйста, дайте мне два бутерброда и т.д.; I want brown shoes, please покажите, пожалуйста, коричневые туфли; we shan't want a fire today сегодня нам не придется топить камин
3. IV
want smth., smb. in some manner I badly want a new hat (some day shirts, some evening ties, some hot water at once, etc.) мне очень нужна новая шляпа и т.д.; it wants but one word more and I shall turn you out еще одно слово, и я выставлю тебя вон; it wanted only this last outrage только этого последнего безобразия не хватало; I may want you suddenly вы мне можете неожиданно понадобиться; want smb. somewhere if nobody wants me here, I am going home если я здесь никому не нужен, [я] пойду домой; I want the book back soon верните мне книгу поскорее; boss wants you back хозяин хочет, чтобы ты вернулся [на работу]; want smth. at some time shall you want anything more tonight? вам сегодня вечером еще что-нибудь понадобится?
4. VII
1) want smb. to do smth. want him to come (you to try, me to buy her this camera, you to do this at once, smb. to read to me. her to be cheerful, etc.) хотеть, чтобы он пришел и т.д.; I don't want you to be hurt я не хочу, чтобы вы пострадали

2) want smth. to do smth. the house only wants a few more rooms to be perfect если бы в этом доме было еще несколько комнат, его можно было бы считать просто великолепным; there is a volume wanting to complete the set до полного собрания не хватает одного тома; nothing is wanting to make the party a success есть все необходимое, чтобы вечер прошел хорошо
5. VIII
want smb. doing smth. usually in the negative I don't want you turning everything upside down (breaking her toys, answering their questions, etc.) я не хочу, чтобы вы перевернули здесь все вверх дном и т.д.
6. IX
want smth. done want the book published (these shoes resoled, this tree cut down, the door painted white, the job finished by tomorrow, etc.) хотеть, чтобы книгу издали и т.д.; I don't want it known я не хочу, чтобы это стало известно; he wants this report typed ему надо перепечатать этот доклад
7. XI
1) be wanted call me if I'm wanted позовите меня, если я понадоблюсь; I won't go if (where) I'm not wanted я не пойду [туда], если я там (где я) лишний; these books are not wanted эти книги лишние; be wanted for smth. am I wanted for anything? вам нужна моя помощь?; be wanted in some manner help is urgently wanted срочно требуется помощь; be wanted at some time you won't be wanted this afternoon вы сегодня больше не потребуетесь /не понадобитесь/; be wanted somewhere you are wanted at the door (at the president's office, etc.) вас вызывают /просят/ [подойти] к выходу и т.д.; you are wanted on the phone вас просят [подойти] к телефону; it may be wanted elsewhere это может где-нибудь потребоваться

2) be wanted by smb., smth. he is wanted by the police (by law, by the government, by the authorities, etc.) его разыскивает полиция и т.д.; be wanted for smth. he is wanted for highway robbery (for murder, etc.) его разыскивают [власти] по обвинению в краже и т.д.; wanted a cook for a small family ищу кухарку /нужна кухарка/ в небольшую семьи (объявление)
8. XIII
want to do smth.

1) want to teach him a lesson (to go, to taste it, to ask you a question, to go swimming, to see what is going on, etc.) хотеть проучить его в т.д.; he could have done it if he had wanted to он мог бы это сделать, если бы захотел

2) coll. you want to see a doctor at once (to have your teeth seen to, to be very careful in handling poisons, etc.) вам необходимо немедленно пойти к врачу и т.д.; this work wants to be done with great care эту работу следует сделать с большой тщательностью; you don't want to be rude (to overdo it) не надо /не следует/ грубить (перебарщивать)
9. XIV
want doing smth. coll. his hair wants cutting ему нужно постричься; these clothes want washing (ironing) эту одежду надо выстирать (погладить /выгладить/); that boy wants a good beating /thrashing, whipping/ этого мальчишку надо хорошенько выпороть, этому мальчишке нужно всыпать как следует; it wants some doing это не так легко сделать
10. XVI
1) want for smth. usually in the negative he does not want for spirit (for temper, for pluck, etc.) энтузиазма и т.д. ему не занимать

2) want for smth. want for bread (for the common necessaries of life, etc.) нуждаться в хлебе и т.д.; they want for nothing они ни в чем не нуждаются; be wanting in smth. he is wanting in experience (in skill, in courtesy, in judg(e)ment, in initiative, etc.) ему не хватает опыта и т.д.; he is lamentably wanting in common sense у него крайне мало здравого смысла
11. XXI1
1) want smth. from /of/ (with) smb. want help from the neighbours хотеть, чтобы соседи помогли; what do you want from /of/ him? что вы от него хотите?, что вам от него нужно?; what do you want with him? зачем он вам понадобился?; want smth. for smth. what price do you want for your house? сколько вы хотите за [ваш] дом?; want smb. for smb. want smb. for president (for our captain, etc.) хотеть, чтобы кто-л. стал президентом и т.д.; what do you want me for? зачем я вам нужен?; want smb. for some time I want you for a minute or two вы мне нужны на минутку

2) want smth. to /of, till/ smth. it wants ten minutes to two (an hour till dinner, five minutes to noon, a few days to Christmas, etc.) через десять минут будет ровно два [часа] и т.д.; I want some months of /to/ eighteen через несколько месяцев мне будет восемнадцать; it wants an inch of /to/ the regulation measurement до установленного размера не хватает одного дюйма; the fund wants only a few hundred dollars of the sum needed до нужной суммы в фонде не хватает всего несколько сот долларов
12. XXV
want that... I want that you should come (that they should go, that he should bring the book, etc.) я хочу, чтобы вы пришли и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > want
10 want for

transitive verb

somebody wants for nothing or doesn't want for anything — jemandem fehlt es an nichts

* * *

(to lack: She wants for nothing.) es fehlt ihr etc.an

* * *

transitive verb

somebody wants for nothing or doesn't want for anything — jemandem fehlt es an nichts

English-german dictionary > want for
11 anything

1. [ʹenıθıŋ] indef pron
1. в вопросительных и условных предложениях

1) что-нибудь

is there anything you want? - вам что-нибудь нужно?

if you need anything they will help you - если вам что-нибудь понадобится /будет нужно/, они вам помогут

if anything should happen to him... - если бы с ним что-нибудь случилось...

I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? - я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно?

2) разг. сколько-нибудь

do you see anything of your friend? - вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга?

if he is anything of a gentleman he will apologize - если в нём есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится

2. в отрицательных предложениях ничего; ничто; никто

he hasn't taken anything - он ничего не взял

he doesn't do anything at all - он совсем ничего не делает

not that he knows anything about it - вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает; наверно, он ничего об этом не знает

I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't anything - в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего /но это пустяк/

he isn't anything in the local government - в местных органах власти он никто /не имеет никакого влияния/

3. в утвердительных предложениях всё; (всё) что угодно

he will do anything to help you - он сделает всё, чтобы помочь вам

I would give anything to know - я бы отдал всё на свете, чтобы узнать (об этом); я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать (об этом)

he eats anything - он ест всё подряд

anything you say - всё, что вы хотите; как хотите, так и будет

4. в сочетаниях:

anything but - а) всё что угодно, только не...

he is anything but a scholar - он всё что угодно, только не учёный; б) далеко не, совсем не

it is anything but pleasant - это отнюдь не приятно

he is anything but mad - он вовсе не сумасшедший; ≅ он себе на уме

if anything - если уж на то пошло; во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем

like anything - сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил

though he ran like anything, he missed the train - хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд

as anything - чрезвычайно, ужасно

he will be as peeved as anything - он будет страшно раздражён

it's as simple [easy] as anything - это совсем просто [легко]

not for anything - ни за что

I wouldn't do it for anything - я ни за что бы этого не сделал

or anything - разг. или что-нибудь такое; что-нибудь в этом роде

if he wants to speak to me or anything I'll be here all day - если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему ещё что-нибудь понадобится, то я буду здесь весь день

♢ anything goes - всё сойдёт

in this case anything goes - в этом случае всё сойдёт /пройдёт/; тут всё дозволено

an anything goes attitude /approach/ - нетребовательность, неразборчивость

not make /not think/ anything of smth. - не придавать значения чему-л.
2. [ʹenıθıŋ] adv
сколько-нибудь; в какой-либо мере

is this article anything like his? - разве эта статья (хоть) сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью?

is her dress anything like mine? - разве её платье хоть чем-то напоминает моё?

НБАРС > anything
12 anything

1 რაიმე, რამე

is there anything you need? რამე ხომ არ გჭირდება?

2 არაფერი, ვერაფერი

I`m not afraid of anything არაფრის მეშინია

he doesn`t do anything არაფერს აკეთებს

I don`t see anything ვერაფერს ვხედავ

not for anything! არაფრის დიდებით!

3 ყველაფერი, ნებისმიერი რამ

anything may happen ყველაფერია მოსალოდნელი

I’ll do anything I can რაც შემიძლია, ყველაფერს გავაკეთებ

better than anything ყველაფერზე ძალიან / უფრო

I was anything but pleased სულაც არ ვიყავი კმაყოფილი

he ran/ swore like anything თავქუდმოგლეჯილი მირბოდა // ლანძღვაგინებით ქვეყანა შეძრა

he works like anything when he is interested როცა დაინტერესებულია, მხეცივით მუშაობს

he didn't get anything for his pains თავისი გარჯისათვის არაფერი მიუღია

he didn't work or did anything else არ მუშაობდა და არც სხვა რამეს აკეთებდა

you can't reproach me with anything ვერაფერს მისაყვედურებ

can you read anything into what he says? გესმის რამე მისი ნათქვამიდან?

anything new? რა არის ახალი?

I don't want to have anything to do with him მასთან არაფერი საერთო არ მინდა მქონდეს

anything may happen ყველაფერი შეიძლება მოხდეს // არაფერია გამორიცხული

I'm hanged if I know anything! გინდა მომკალი, არაფერი ვიცი!

I can't do anything with him მას ვერაფერი მოვუხერხე

I didn't expect anything better whatsoever მაინცდამაინც უკეთესს არაფერს მოველოდი

can I do anything for you? რითი შემიძლია გემსახურო?

for lack of anything better უკეთესის უქონლობის გამო

English-Georgian dictionary > anything
13 want *****

[wɒnt]
1. n

1)

(lack) want (of) — mancanza (di)

for want of — per mancanza di

for want of anything better to do — non avendo nulla di meglio da fare

it wasn't for want of trying — non si può dire che non ci abbia (or abbiamo etc) provato

2) (poverty) miseria, povertà

to be in want — essere in miseria

3) (need) bisogno

to be in want of sth — avere bisogno di qc

it fills a long-felt want — soddisfa un bisogno che si sentiva da tempo

4)

(requirements) wants npl — esigenze fpl

my wants are few — ho poche esigenze

2. vt

1) (gen) volere, (wish, desire) volere, desiderare

to want to do sth — voler fare qc

what do you want to do tomorrow? — che cosa vuoi fare domani?

to want sb to do sth — volere che qn faccia qc

I want you to tell me — voglio che tu mi dica

I want it done now — voglio che sia fatto subito

what do you want with me? — cosa vuoi da me?

you've got him where you want him fig — ce l'hai in pugno

you don't want much! iro — ti accontenti di poco!

do you want some cake? — vuoi un po' di torta?

she wants £5,000 for the car — vuole or chiede 5.000 sterline per la macchina

I don't want you interfering! — non voglio che tu ti intrometta!

I know when I'm not wanted — so quando non mi si vuole

you're wanted on the phone — ti vogliono al telefono

I don't want to — non ne ho voglia

"cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"

he is wanted for murder — è ricercato per omicidio

to want sb — (sexually) desiderare qn

2) (need, require: subj: person) avere bisogno di, (task) richiedere, (ought) dovere

you want to see a doctor — dovresti andare dal dottore

that's the last thing I want! fam — è l'ultima cosa che vorrei!

it's just what we wanted! fam — è proprio quello che ci voleva!

you want a screwdriver to do that — ti ci vuole un cacciavite per farlo

it only wanted the parents to come in... — bastava solo che i genitori entrassero...

you want your head seeing to — tu hai bisogno di uno psicanalista

the window wants cleaning — la finestra ha bisogno di una pulita

3. vi

(lack) to want (for) — mancare (di)

she doesn't want for friends — gli amici non le mancano

they want for nothing — a loro non manca nulla

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- want out

English-Italian dictionary > want *****
14 anything

ˈenɪθɪŋ мест.;
неопред.
1) что-нибудь( в вопросительных и условных предложениях) Is there anything you want? ≈ Вам что-нибудь нужно?
2) ничто, ничего( в отрицательных предложениях) He hasn't taken anything. ≈ Он ничего не взял.
3) все, все что угодно( в утвердительных предложениях) He will do anything to help you. ≈ Он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам. ∙ like anything - if anything
в вопросительных и условных предложениях что-нибудь - is there * you want? вам что-нибудь нужно? - if you need * they will help you если вам что-нибудь понадобится они вам помогут - if * should happen to him... если с ним что-нибудь случилось... - I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно? в вопросительных и условных предложениях (разговорное) сколько-нибудь - do you see * of your friend? вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга? - if he is * of a gentleman he will apologize если в нем есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится в отрицательных предложениях ничего;
ничто;
никто - he hasn't taken * он ничего не взял - he doesn't do * at all он совсем ничего не делает - not that he knows * about it вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает;
наверно, он ничего об этом не знает - I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't * в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего - he isn't * in the local government в местных органах власти он никто в утвердительных предложениях все, что угодно - he will do * to help you он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам - I would give * to know я бы отдал все на свете, чтобы узнать, я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать - he eats * он есть все подряд - * you say все, что вы хотите;
как хотите, так и будет в сочетаниях - * but все что угодно, только не...;
далеко не, совсем не - he is * but a scholar он все что угодно, только не ученый - it is * but pleasant это отнюдь не приятно - he is * but mad он вовсе не сумасшедший;
он себе на уме - if * если уж на то пошло;
во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем - like * сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил - though he ran like *, he missed the train хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд - as * чрезвычайно, ужасно - he will be as peeved as * он будет страшно раздражен - it's as simple as * это совсем просто - not for * ни за что - I wouldn't do it for * я ни за что бы этого не сделал - or * (разговорное) или что-нибудь такое;
что-нибудь в этом роде - if he wants to speak to me or * I'll be here all day если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему еще что-нибудь понадобиться, то я буду здесь весь день > * goes все сойдет > in this case * goes в этом случае все сойдет;
тут все дозволено > an * goes attitude /approach/ нетребовательность, неразборчивость > not make /not think/ * of smth. не придавать значения чему-л. сколько-нибудь;
в какой-либо мере - is this article * like his? разве эта статья сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью? - is her dress * like mine? разве ее платье хоть чем-то напоминает мое?

anything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравится ~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?

~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус ~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясно but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешь

~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?

he hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?

~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешь

like ~ разг. сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил;
he ran like anything он бежал изо всех сил

if ~ пожалуй, если хотите;
if anything he has little changed пожалуй, он совсем не изменился

if ~ пожалуй, если хотите;
if anything he has little changed пожалуй, он совсем не изменился

he hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?

~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясно

like ~ разг. сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил;
he ran like anything он бежал изо всех сил like ~ разг. чрезвычайно, очень ужасно like: ~, ~ anything, ~ mad разг. стремительно;
изо всех сил;
сильно, чрезвычайно, ужасно;
do not talk like that не говорите так

anything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравится

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > anything
15 want

[wɔnt] 1. сущ.
1) недостаток, нехватка (чего-л.)

for / from want of smth. — из-за недостатка, нехватки чего-л.

to fill / meet / satisfy a want of smth. — испытывать недостаток в чём-л.

2) необходимость (в чём-л.)

to be in (no) want of smth. — (не) нуждаться в чём-л.

A man is in extreme want of food or clothing. — Человек, крайне нуждающийся в еде или одежде.

3) обычно мн. потребность; жажда, желание

my wants are few — мои потребности невелики

to supply (anticipate, consult, provide for) one's wants — удовлетворять чьи-л. потребности

4) нужда; нищета, бедность

the family was perpetually in want — семья пребывала в постоянной нужде

to come to want — обеднеть

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Syn:

destitution, indigence, penury, poverty, privation

Ant:

affluence, opulence, plenty, prosperity, solvency, wealth

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for want of a better word — так сказать
2. гл.
1) желать, хотеть

to want smth. badly / desperately / very much — очень сильно хотеть чего-л.

the dog wants out — собака просится на улицу

I want you to be a good boy. — Я хочу, чтобы ты был хорошим мальчиком.

Blucher wanted to hang or shoot Napoleon as an outlaw. — Блюхер хотел повесить или расстрелять Наполеона как разбойника.

They wanted very badly to see us. — Им очень хотелось повидаться с нами.

They want us to finish the job in two weeks. — Они хотят, чтобы мы закончили работу через две недели.

I want them to be kept busy at all times. — Мне хочется, чтобы они всегда были заняты.

I must ring the bell, I want off at the next stop. — Мне нужно дать сигнал водителю: я хочу выйти на следующей остановке.

Open the door, will you, the cat wants in. — Открой, пожалуйста, дверь, впусти кошку.

Mother wants the doctor in, but I don't think it's as serious as that. — Мама хочет вызвать врача, но я не думаю, чтобы это было что-то очень серьёзное.

The boy must be feeling better, he's been wanting up all day. — Наверное, мальчик чувствует себя лучше, потому что он целый день не хочет лежать в постели и пытается встать.

But what does he want of two cottages? — Но зачем ему два коттеджа?

Syn:

covet, crave, desire, wish, require

2) нуждаться (в ком-л.)

Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle horn. — Оставьте меня здесь, и если вы захотите меня видеть, подудите в охотничий рожок.

3)

а) испытывать недостаток, нехватку (чего-л.)

he certainly does not want intelligence — ума ему не занимать

The Library of Petrarch wanted the Divine Comedy, until Boccaccio sent it decorated with gold. — В Библиотеке Петрарки не было "Божественной Комедии", пока Бокаччо не выслал туда издание, украшенное золотом.

It only wants five minutes to dinner. — До обеда остается только пять минут.

б) ( want for) нуждаться в (чём-л.)

he never wants for friends — у него всегда много друзей

let him want for nothing — пусть он ни в чём не нуждается

They will never want for anything. — Они никогда ни в чём не будут испытывать недостатка.

He was happy and wanted for nothing. — Он был счастлив и ни в чем не нуждался.

в) бедствовать, жить в нужде

4) разг. быть нужным, необходимым; требоваться

her hair wants cutting — ей нужно постричься

your shirts want mending — ваши рубашки нужно зашить

the house wants painting — дом нужно покрасить

My goats wanted to be milked. — Моих коз надо подоить.

5)

а) требовать, вызывать (кого-л.)

б) разыскивать ( о преступнике)

Doesn't he look like that man who's wanted for the jewel robbery? — Разве он не похож на человека, которого разыскивают за кражу драгоценностей?

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Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]want smth. done[/ref]

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]need, deserve, require, want + to-infinitive or ing-form[/ref]

Англо-русский современный словарь > want
16 nada

adv.

1 at all.

la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at all

no es nada extraño it's not at all strange

la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring

2 a little, a bit (poco).

no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago

3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.

4 anything.

intj.

nothing at all.

pron.

1 nothing.

no pasó nada nothing happened

no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca

nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you

no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book

nada más nothing else, nothing more

no quiero nada más I don't want anything else

no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all

no es nada it's nothing serious

esto no es nada that's nothing

te he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something

cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!

casi nada almost nothing

como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened

de nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')

dentro de nada any second now

¡nada de eso! absolutely not!

No quiero nada I don't want any.

2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)

f.

1 nothing, bugger all.

2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.

* * *

nada

► pronombre

1 nothing

■ no quiero nada I don't want anything

■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...

■ no hace nada que lo vi por aquí I saw him round here just a minute ago

■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you

► adverbio

1 (not) at all

■ no me gusta nada I don't like it at all

■ no la veo nada cambiada she hasn't changed at all

► nombre femenino

1 nothingness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

antes de nada first of all

como si nada just like that

de nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant

■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention it

■ es una tontería de nada it's nothing much

dentro de nada in a moment

nada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind

■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!

■ no quiero llantos ni nada de eso I don't want any crying or anything of that sort

nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...

■ nada más verlo quiso comprarlo as soon as he saw it he wanted to buy it

■ nada más llegar se puso a llover no sooner had we arrived than it started to rain

nada menos que no less than

■ está aquí nada menos que el presidente the president himself is here no less

por nada for no reason at all

por nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world

¡y nada de...! and don't...!

■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!

* * *
1. noun f.
1) nothingness

2) naught
2. adv.
not at all

- casi nada
- de nada 3. pron.
nothing, anything

* * *

1. PRON

1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anything

no dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon

no encontrarás nada que te guste — you won't find anything you like

no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal

-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"

no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything

• nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all

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

-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"

no creo que nada de eso te convenga — I don't think that's what you want at all

¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!

¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!

nada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all

- ¡de eso nada, monada!

- esto y nada, es lo mismo
ahí
2) [en locuciones]

a) [con verbo]

• estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it

• no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need

a la cocina no le falta de nada — the kitchen has everything

• hace nada — just a moment ago

• no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike

• quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

no sirves para nada — you're utterly useless

no sirve de nada que os quejéis — there's no point in you complaining

• no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matter

b) [con preposición, adverbio]

• antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call

se fue antes de nada — she left almost at once

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

• casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing

¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!

• como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spoken

le dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid

• de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"

fue una mentira de nada — it was only a little lie

¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!

• dentro de nada — very soon

• nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"

no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else

son las siete nada más — it's only seven o'clock

quiero uno nada más — I only want one

encendió la tele nada más llegar — he turned on the TV as soon as he got in

ocurrió nada más iniciado el partido — it happened just after the beginning of the game

estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over

nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired

• (nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...

han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less

entró nada menos que el rey — who should come in but the king!

• ni nada — or anything

es raro que no haya llamado ni nada — it's odd that she hasn't called or anything

no quiere comer ni nada — he won't even eat

pues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!

• para nada — at all

no los mencionó para nada — he never mentioned them at all

-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"

• por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at all

no me subiría a un avión por nada del mundo — I wouldn't get on a plane for anything in the world

no por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing

no por nada decidimos comprar — we had good reason to buy

por nada y menos puedes hacerte un vestido — you can make your own dress for next to nothing

¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!

por menos de nada — for two pins

3) [como coletilla]

pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then

-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"

y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left

4) (Tenis) love

treinta-nada — thirty-love

2.

ADV not at all, by no means

no es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all

no está nada triste — he isn't sad at all

pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!

3.

SF

la nada — the void

el avión pareció salir de la nada — the aircraft seemed to come from nowhere

* * *
I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

antes que or de nada — first of all

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
III
femenino

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

* * *

= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.

Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.

Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.

Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.

Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

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* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.

* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada materialista = unworldly.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *
I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

antes que or de nada — first of all

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
III
femenino

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

* * *

= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.

Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.

Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.

Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.

* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada materialista = unworldly.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

nada¹

pronoun

A

1 nothing

es mejor que nada it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read them

antes que or de nada first of all

nada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anything

no hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bath

hace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days

¡no sirves para nada! you're useless

no se hizo nada he wasn't hurt

no sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him

¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing

¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all right

no es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …

se fue sin decir nada she left without a word

nadie me dio nada nobody gave me anything

nada DE algo:

no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at all

eso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny

¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!

2 ( en locs):

de nada you're welcome, it's a pleasure, don't mention it ( frml)

nada de nada ( fam); not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else

¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lot

no se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for him

nada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who went

no nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize him

salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch

sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less

nada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see her

nada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but him

nada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of them

ni nada ( fam): no me avisó ni nada ( fam); he didn't tell me or anything, he didn't even tell me

no es ambicioso ni nada ( iró); he's not at all ambitious or anything like that! ( iro)

para nada not … at all

ese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at all

no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit

ahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)

como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothing

se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid

se lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of good

no estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)

no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about it

B

1

(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?

antes de que digas nada before you say anything

2

(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like that

fue un golpe de nada it was only a little bump

en nada de tiempo in no time at all

compraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothing

dentro de nada very soon, in no time at all

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the train

no nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave

3 ( fam)

(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happens

C ( Esp) (en tenis) love

quince-nada fifteen-love

nada²

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried

anoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last night

no me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bit

no es nada engreído el chico ( iró); he sure is vain!, he isn't half conceited! ( BrE)

nada³

feminine

A ( Fil):

la nada nothing

el universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada it came out of nowhere

B

(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drop

le puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of salt

ganó por una nada he won by a whisker

* * *

Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)

nada es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1
a) nothing;

◊ es mejor que nada it's better than nothing;

de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a word
b) ( en locs)

◊ de nada you're welcome;

nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
◊ quince-nada fifteen-love

■ adverbio:
◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;

esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/pez] to swim;

◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;

nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
b) [ramas/hojas] ( flotar) to float

c)

◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);

el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered

* * *

nada

♦ pron

1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;
[en negativas] anything;
no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;

no pasó nada nothing happened;

a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;

de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;

nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;

no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;

tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;

casi nada almost nothing;

de nada, Am [m5] por nada [respuesta a “gracias”] you're welcome, don't mention it;

esto no es nada that's nothing;

no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;

no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;

no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;

no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;

nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;

nada más nothing else, nothing more;

¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;

no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;

me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;

me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;

¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!

2. [poco, muy poco]
yo apenas sé nada de ese tema I hardly know anything about that subject;

es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;

dentro de nada any second now;

lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;

no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;

por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;
CAm, Col, Ven Fam
a cada nada every five minutes, constantly;
Méx
en nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got married

3. Esp [en tenis] love;

treinta nada thirty love

4. [expresando negación]
¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;

no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;

no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort

5. Comp

¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;

como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;

(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;
[persona] none other than; Fam
ni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;

no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;

no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone

♦ adv

1. [en absoluto] at all;

la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;

no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;

no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;

la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;

no está nada mal it's not at all bad;

no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;
Fam
¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!

2. Fam [enfático]
nada, que no hay manera de convencerle but no, he just refuses to be convinced

♦ nf

1.
la nada nothingness, the void;
[el no ser]
salir o [m5] surgir de la nada to appear out of o from nowhere

2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]
le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;

comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream

♦ de nada loc adj

te he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;

es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch

♦ nada más loc adv

1. [al poco de]
nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;

nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner

2. Méx [solamente]
nada más vine yo I'm the only one who's come

3. Méx [sin más]
de la fiesta regresaron a casa y nada más they went straight home after the party

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nada

I pron nothing;

no hay nada there isn’t anything;

no es nada it’s nothing;

nada más nothing else;

nada menos que no less than;

nada de nada nothing at all;

para nada not at all;

no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;

lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;

más que nada more than anything;

no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;

por menos de nada for no reason at all;

nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;

antes de nada first of all;

¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;

¡casi nada! peanuts!;

¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;

pues nada, … well, …

II adv not at all;

no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;

no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happy

III f nothingness

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nada adv

: not at all, not in the least

no estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tired

nada nf

1) : nothingness

2) : smidgen, bit

una nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets him

nada pron

1) : nothing

no estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything

2)

casi nada : next to nothing

3)

de nada : you're welcome

4)

dentro de nada : very soon, in no time

5)

nada más : nothing else, nothing more

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nada¹ adv at all

no le ha gustado nada she didn't like it at all

nada² pron

1. nothing / not... anything

Con el verbo en afirmativo se utiliza nothing

no hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty

no tengo nada que hacer I've got nothing to do

Con el verbo en negativo se utiliza anything

dijo que no quería nada she said she didn't want anything

no se me ocurre nada I can't think of anything

2. (en tenis) love

quince nada fifteen love

de nada (como respuesta) you're welcome / don't mention it (sin importancia) little / slight

un retraso de nada a slight delay

nada de no / any

no tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any money

no habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any English

nada más (eso es todo) that's all (sólo) only / just

era estúpido nada más he was just stupid

nada más... as soon as...

nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in

Spanish-English dictionary > nada
17 nada

Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar) \ \
nada es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: nada nadar
nada pronombre 1
a) nothing;

◊ es mejor que nada it's better than nothing;
de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books; antes que or de nada first of all; no quiere nada he doesn't want anything; ¡no sirves para nada! you're useless; sin decir nada without a word
b) ( en locs)

◊ de nada you're welcome;
nada de nada (fam) not a thing; nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing; discuten por nada they argue over nothing; llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing 2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
◊ quince-nada fifteen-love
■ adverbio:
◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;
esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/pez] to swim;

◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;
nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke; nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
b) [ramas/hojas] ( flotar) to float

c)

◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);
el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease verbo transitivo to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new (con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt (respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books ' nada' also found in these entries: Spanish: absolutamente - adelantar - adorno - amilanarse - amohinarse - balde - bastante - bregar - cabo - callar - calmarse - cero - ciega - ciego - clara - claro - comecome - como - comparecencia - concreta - concreto - conducir - contra - dar - débil - decir - derecha - desocupada - desocupado - doblar - doblarse - doble - ecuánime - embalarse - envidiar - escaramuza - escarceo - faltar - frescura - ir - gusto - hablar - incumbir - interés - interlunio - jota - jueves - maldita - maldito - más English: all - all right - amusing - antsy - anything - associate - avail - blank - board - breathe - burn - clash - clear - click - come into - contrary - cop - damn - dark - dark horse - dead - depth - dim - dishwater - disorderly - drone - dwindle - earth - earthly - easy - enforce - ever - excuse - first - flair - further - go on - go without - going - good - hand - hang about - hang around - hardly - harm - have - head - home - hot - ill-considered

['nɑːdǝ]
PRON (=nothing) na *

English-spanish dictionary > nada
18 llenar

v.

1 to fill.

llenar a alguien de alegría/tristeza to fill somebody with happiness/sadness

este premio me llena de orgullo this prize fills me with pride o makes me very proud

Ellos llenaron la cubeta They filled the pail.

2 to fill in or out (impreso, solicitud, quiniela).

3 to fulfill.

no le llena la relación con su novio she finds her relationship with her boyfriend unfulfilling

Ellos llenaron sus aspiraciones They fulfilled their aspirations.

4 to be filling (food).

5 to crowd, to fill completely, to chock up.

Los fanáticos llenaron el estadio The fans crowded the stadium.

6 to satisfy.

Ver a mis hijos me llena Seeing my children satisfies me.

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llenar

► verbo transitivo

1 (espacio, recipiente) to fill

2 (formulario) to fill in

3 (tiempo) to fill, occupy

4 (satisfacer) to fulfil, please

■ el trabajo que hago no me llena I don't find my job very fulfilling

► verbo intransitivo

1 (comida) to be very filling

► verbo pronominal llenarse

1 (gen) to fill

2 (de gente) to fill up

■ el estadio se llena todos los domingos the stadium fills up every Sunday

3 (de comida) to get full, overeat

■ me he llenado tanto que no puedo ni respirar I've eaten so much I can't breathe

■ se llena con nada que come he gets full up very quickly

4 llenar de (alegría) to fill with; (favores, regalos) to shower with; (insultos) to heap on

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verb

1) to fill

2) fulfill, please

•

- llenarse

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1. VT

1) (=rellenar) [+ cubo, vaso] to fill; [+ bañera] to run; [+ cajón, maleta] to fill

llenó tanto la maleta que no podía cerrarla — he packed o filled the suitcase so full that he couldn't shut it

no sabía cómo llenar las tardes — she didn't know how to fill her evenings

no me llenes el vaso — don't fill my glass (up to the top)

no me llenes mucho el plato — don't give me too much food

¿puede llenar aquí? — [en un bar] the same again, please

siempre llena los auditorios — he always gets full houses

• llenar con o de algo — [+ contenedor] to fill with sth; [+ superficie] to cover with sth

llenó las estanterías de libros — she filled the shelves with books

llenó la pizarra de nombres — he covered the blackboard with names

- le llenó la cabeza de pájaros

2) (=ocupar) to fill

los coches llenaron el centro de la ciudad — the town centre was filled with cars

las cajas llenan todo el maletero — the boxes take up o fill the whole boot

llenar un hueco — to fill a gap

llena un hueco que había en el mercado — it fills a gap in the market

no podía llenar el hueco dejado por su antecesor — he couldn't fill his predecessor's shoes

3) (=satisfacer) [+ deseo] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), satisfy

este trabajo no me llena — I don't find this job satisfying o fulfilling

mi vida no me llena — I'm not getting enough out of life

no me termina de llenar este libro — this book doesn't really convince me

sus nietos han llenado su vejez — his grandchildren have gladdened his old age liter

4) (=colmar)

• llenar a algn de — [+ inquietud, dudas] to fill sb with

sus hijos lo llenaron de orgullo — his children filled him with pride

su tono de voz la llenó de inquietud — his tone of voice made her feel uneasy, his tone of voice filled her with unease liter

lo llenaron de insultos — they heaped insults upon him, they hurled abuse at him

verte nos llenó de alegría — we were delighted to see you

lo llenaron de atenciones — they showered him with attention, they made a great fuss of him

nos llenaron de elogios — they showered praise on us

5) (=cumplimentar) [+ documento, impreso] to fill in, fill out (EEUU)

2.

VI [comida] to be filling

esta sopa no llena nada — this soup isn't really very filling, this soup doesn't really fill you up

3.

See:

llenarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <vaso/plato/cajón> to fill; < tanque> to fill (up); < maleta> to fill, pack

no me llenes el vaso — don't fill my glass right up

siempre llena la sala — he always manages to fill the hall

llenar algo de/con algo — to fill something with something

b) < formulario> to fill out, to fill in (esp BrE)

c) ( cubrir)

llenar algo de algo — to cover something with something

2) ( colmar) < persona>

llenar a alguien de algo: la noticia nos llenó de alegría we were overjoyed by the news; nos llenó de atenciones — he made a real fuss of us

3) ( hacer sentirse realizado) < persona>

su carrera no la llena — she doesn't find her career fulfilling
2.
llenar vi comida to be filling
3.
llenarse v pron

1)

a) recipiente/estadio to fill

aquí el tren siempre se llena — the train always fills up here

el teatro se llenó hasta los topes — the theater was (jam) packed

llenarse de algo — to fill with something

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

b) ( cubrirse)

llenarse de algo — de polvo/pelos to be covered in something

se le llenó la cara de granos — he got very pimply (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) spotty

2) <bolsillo/boca> to fill

llenarse algo de algo — to fill something with something

no te llenes la boca de comida — don't stuff your mouth with food

3) ( colmarse)

llenarse de algo: con esa hazaña se llenó de gloria it was an achievement that covered him in glory; se llenaron de deudas — they got heavily into debt

4) persona ( de comida)

sólo viene a llenarse la barriga — (fam) he only comes here to stuff his face (colloq)

con un plato de ensalada ya se llena — one plate of salad and she's full

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= fill, litter (with), fill up, top up, crowd.

Ex. Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.

Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex. Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex. Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.

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* llenar de = fill with.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* llenar de orgullo = fill + Nombre + with pride.

* llenar de terror = terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify.

* llenar el depósito = gas up.

* llenar el tanque = gas up.

* llenar gasolina = pump + gas.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* llenarse = become + full.

* llenarse el bolsillo = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).

* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.

* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <vaso/plato/cajón> to fill; < tanque> to fill (up); < maleta> to fill, pack

no me llenes el vaso — don't fill my glass right up

siempre llena la sala — he always manages to fill the hall

llenar algo de/con algo — to fill something with something

b) < formulario> to fill out, to fill in (esp BrE)

c) ( cubrir)

llenar algo de algo — to cover something with something

2) ( colmar) < persona>

llenar a alguien de algo: la noticia nos llenó de alegría we were overjoyed by the news; nos llenó de atenciones — he made a real fuss of us

3) ( hacer sentirse realizado) < persona>

su carrera no la llena — she doesn't find her career fulfilling
2.
llenar vi comida to be filling
3.
llenarse v pron

1)

a) recipiente/estadio to fill

aquí el tren siempre se llena — the train always fills up here

el teatro se llenó hasta los topes — the theater was (jam) packed

llenarse de algo — to fill with something

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas — his eyes filled with tears

b) ( cubrirse)

llenarse de algo — de polvo/pelos to be covered in something

se le llenó la cara de granos — he got very pimply (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) spotty

2) <bolsillo/boca> to fill

llenarse algo de algo — to fill something with something

no te llenes la boca de comida — don't stuff your mouth with food

3) ( colmarse)

llenarse de algo: con esa hazaña se llenó de gloria it was an achievement that covered him in glory; se llenaron de deudas — they got heavily into debt

4) persona ( de comida)

sólo viene a llenarse la barriga — (fam) he only comes here to stuff his face (colloq)

con un plato de ensalada ya se llena — one plate of salad and she's full

* * *

= fill, litter (with), fill up, top up, crowd.

Ex: Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.

Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.

* llenar de = fill with.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* llenar de orgullo = fill + Nombre + with pride.

* llenar de terror = terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify.

* llenar el depósito = gas up.

* llenar el tanque = gas up.

* llenar gasolina = pump + gas.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* llenarse = become + full.

* llenarse el bolsillo = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).

* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.

* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.

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llenar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹vaso/plato› to fill; ‹tanque› to fill up, fill; ‹maleta› to fill, pack; ‹cajón› to fill

no me llenes el vaso don't fill my glass right up o don't give me a full glass

el agua casi llenaba el cubo the water almost filled the bucket

siempre llena la sala he always manages to fill the hall o always has a full house

no sabe cómo llenar su tiempo libre he doesn't know how to fill o occupy his spare time

su nombramiento llena un importante vacío en la empresa his appointment fills an important vacancy in the company

llenar algo DE algo to fill sth WITH sth

le llenaron la cabeza de ideas extrañas they filled his head with strange ideas

llenar algo CON algo to fill sth WITH sth

llenó una bolsa con la ropa sucia he filled a bag with the dirty clothes

2 ‹formulario› to fill out, to fill in ( esp BrE), to complete

3 (cubrir) llenar algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sth

llenaron la pared de fotografías they covered the wall with photographs

llenó el pizarrón de fórmulas she filled o covered the blackboard with formulae

B (colmar) ‹persona› llenar a algn DE algo:

la noticia nos llenó de alegría/confusión we were overjoyed/completely thrown by the news

nos llenó de atenciones he made a real fuss over us o ( BrE) of us, we were showered with attention ( AmE) o ( BrE) attentions

me llenó de ira it made me very angry o ( liter) filled me with anger

C (satisfacer) ‹persona›

su carrera no la llena she doesn't find her career satisfying o fulfilling

D (cumplir) ‹requisitos› to fulfill*, meet

E (Ur fam) (fastidiar) to bug ( colloq), to annoy

■ llenar

vi

«comida» to be filling

la pasta llena mucho pasta is very filling

■ llenarse

v pron

A

1 «recipiente/estadio» to fill

el tren siempre se llena en esta estación the train always gets full o fills up with people at this station

el teatro se llenó hasta los topes the theater was (jam) packed o was full to bursting

llenarse DE algo to fill WITH sth

el cubo se había llenado de agua de lluvia the bucket had filled with rainwater

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas his eyes filled with tears, tears welled up in his eyes

la casa se llenó de mosquitos the house filled with mosquitoes

2 (cubrirse) llenarse DE algo:

se le ha llenado la cara de granos he's gotten very pimply ( AmE colloq), he's got very spotty ( BrE colloq)

la pared se llenó de manchas de humedad damp patches appeared all over the wall

B «persona» ‹bolsillo/boca› to fill

sólo buscan llenarse los bolsillos they're only interested in lining their own pockets

llenarse algo DE algo to fill sth WITH sth

se llenó los bolsillos de guijarros he filled his pockets with pebbles

no te llenes la boca de comida don't stuff your mouth with food, don't put so much food in your mouth

C

«persona» (colmarse) llenarse DE algo: se llenaron de oro they made a fortune

con esa hazaña se llenó de gloria it was an achievement that covered him in glory

en poco tiempo se llenaron de deudas they were soon up to their necks in debt

D

«persona» (de comida): se llena tomando cerveza y después no quiere comer he fills himself up with beer and then doesn't want anything to eat

sólo viene a llenarse la barriga ( fam); he only comes here to fill his belly o to stuff his face ( colloq)

con un plato de ensalada ya se llena one plate of salad and she's full

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llenar ( conjugate llenar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹vaso/plato/cajón› to fill;

‹ tanque› to fill (up);
‹ maleta› to fill, pack;
◊ no me llenes el vaso don't fill my glass right up;

llenar algo de/con algo to fill sth with sth
b) ‹ formulario› to fill out, to fill in (esp BrE)

2
a) ( cubrir) llenar algo de algo to cover sth with sth

b) ‹ vacante› to fill

3 ( colmar) ‹ persona›:
◊ la noticia nos llenó de alegría we were overjoyed by the news;

nos llenó de atenciones he made a real fuss of us
4 ( hacer sentirse realizado) ‹ persona›:
◊ su carrera no la llena she doesn't find her career fulfilling

verbo intransitivo [ comida] to be filling
llenarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [recipiente/estadio] to fill (up);

◊ el teatro solo se llenó a la mitad the theater only filled to half capacity o was only half full;

llenarse de algo to fill with sth
b) ( cubrirse) llenarse de algo ‹de polvo/pelos› to be covered in sth

2 ‹bolsillo/boca› to fill;
llenarse algo de algo to fill sth with sth
3 ( colmarse):
◊ su corazón se llenó de alegría she filled with joy;

se llenaron de deudas they got heavily into debt
4 [ persona] ( de comida):
◊ con un plato de ensalada ya se llena one plate of salad and she's full;

me llené (colloq) I'm full (up) (colloq)
llenar
I verbo transitivo
1 to fill: me llena de vergüenza/alegría, it fills me with shame/happiness
2 (una superficie) llené la pared de fotografías, I covered the wall with photos
3 (una comida, actividad, etc) to satisfy
II verbo intransitivo to be filling: la paella llena mucho, paella is very filling
' llenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahumar
- buche
- poblar
- rellenar
- acribillar
- hartar
- hueco
English:
crowd
- fill
- fill up
- gap
- pack
- replenish
- restock
- stock
- top up
- complete
- cover
- delight
- disturb
- exhilarate
- gladden
- pervade
- refill
- satisfy
- top

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llenar

♦ vt

1. [ocupar] [vaso, hoyo, habitación] to fill (de o con with);
llenó la casa de muebles usados she filled the house with second-hand furniture;

llenar el depósito [del coche] to fill up the tank;

¡llénemelo! [el depósito] fill her up, please;

llenan su tiempo libre leyendo y charlando they spend their spare time reading and chatting

2. [cubrir] [pared, suelo] to cover (de with);
llenó de adornos el árbol de Navidad she covered the Christmas tree with decorations;

has llenado la pared de salpicaduras de aceite you've spattered oil all over the wall

3. [colmar]
llenar a alguien de [alegría, tristeza] to fill sb with;

este premio me llena de orgullo this prize fills me with pride o makes me very proud;

llenaron de insultos al árbitro they hurled abuse at the referee;

nos llenaron de obsequios they showered gifts upon us

4. [rellenar] [impreso, solicitud, quiniela] to fill in o out

5. [satisfacer]
le llena su trabajo he's fulfilled in his job;

no le llena la relación con su novio she finds her relationship with her boyfriend unfulfilling

6. Fam [gustar]
a mí el queso no me termina de llenar cheese isn't really my thing

7. RP Fam [fastidiar]
¡no me llenes! stop bugging me!;

no (me) llenes la paciencia don't push your luck;

Comp
muy Fam
llenar las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien Br to get on sb's tits, US to bust sb's balls;

dejá de llenar las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos stop being a pain in the Br arse o US ass

♦ vi

1. [comida] to be filling

2. RP Fam [molestar] to be a pest;

¡no llenes! stop being a pest!

♦ See also the pronominal verb llenarse

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llenar

I v/t fill; impreso fill out o

in

II v/i be filling

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llenar vt

1) : to fill, to fill up, to fill in

2) : to meet, to fulfill

los regalos no llenaron sus expectativas: the gifts did not meet her expectations

♦ See also the reflexive verb llenarse

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llenar vb

1. (en general) to fill

llenó el vaso de zumo de naranja he filled the glass with orange juice

2. (superficie) to cover

llenó la mesa de libros she covered the table with books

3. (comida) to be filling

las patatas fritas llenan mucho chips are very filling

Spanish-English dictionary > llenar
19 maken

maken

1 [repareren] repair ⇒ fix

2 [vervaardigen] make ⇒ produce, 〈 in fabriek〉 manufacture

3 [scheppen] make, create

4 [in een toestand/positie brengen] make

5 [uitvoeren, doen plaats hebben] make ⇒ do

6 [verkrijgen] make ⇒ earn 〈 loon, winst〉

7 [bedragen] make, be

8 [veroorzaken] cause

♦voorbeelden:

1   zijn auto kan niet meer gemaakt worden • his car is beyond repair

     een gebroken schaal maken • mend a broken dish

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand kunnen maken en breken • be able to make or break someone

     zijn auto laten maken • have one's car repaired/fixed

2   dit model wordt niet meer gemaakt • 〈 ook〉 this model has been discontinued

     cider wordt van appels gemaakt • cider is made from apples

     een tafel die van hout/staal is gemaakt • a table made of wood/steel

3   God maakte de mens naar zijn beeld • God created man in his image

4   iemand voorzitter maken • make/appoint someone chairman

     iemand dood/blind maken • kill/blind someone

     maak het kort • make/keep it short

     iemand wanhopig maken • drive someone to despair

     zoiets maakt me woest! • this kind of thing really drives me up the wall

     het is maar wat je ervan maakt • it all depends on what you do with/make of it

     er het beste van maken • make the most of it

     hij maakt er niet veel van • he is not doing too well, he is making a bit of a mess of it

     hij maakt er nog niet veel van • he is not very good at it yet

     ervan maken wat ervan te maken valt • make the best of a bad job

     hij zal het niet lang meer maken • he is not long for this world

     ergens een werkplaats van maken • turn something into a workshop

5   fouten maken • make mistakes

     je hebt daar niets te maken • you have no business there

     hij kan mij niets maken • he's got nothing on me

     je hebt het ernaar gemaakt • you've asked for it

6   veel geld maken • make/earn a lot of money

8   slachtoffers maken • lead to fatalities/casualties

     het slechte weer maakte dat ze de trein miste • the bad weather caused her to miss the train

¶   daar heb ik nooit mee te maken gehad • that's something I've never had anything to do with

     je hebt er niets mee te maken • it is none of your business

     dat heeft er niets mee te maken • that's got nothing to do with it

     dan krijg je met mij te maken • in that case you'll have to deal with me

     〈 informeel〉 dat kun je (tegenover haar) niet maken • you can't do that (to her)

     ze wil niets meer met hem te maken hebben • she doesn't want anything more to do with him

     〈 informeel〉 het (helemaal) maken • make it (to the top)

     moeder en kind maken het goed • mother and baby are doing well

     hij maakt het slecht • he is not (doing too) well

     ik weet het goed gemaakt • I'll tell you what, I'll make you an offer

     hoe maakt u het? • how do you do?

     hoe maakt je broer het? • how is your brother?

     van een vijf een zes maken • change/turn a five into a six

     maak dat je wegkomt! • get out of here!

     〈 informeel〉 maak het nou (een beetje)! • you can't be serious!; 〈 verbazing〉 go away!

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > maken
20 ze wil niets meer met hem te maken hebben

ze wil niets meer met hem te maken hebben

she doesn't want anything more to do with him

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ze wil niets meer met hem te maken hebben

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