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21 irgendjemand
unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone; er ist ja ( schließlich) nicht irgendjemand (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody* * *someone; somebody; anyone; anybody* * *ịr|gend|je|mand ['ɪrgnt'jeːmant]indef pronsomebody; (fragend, verneinend, bedingend) anybodyich bin nicht irgendjemand — I'm not just anybody
* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) anybody2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) anybody3) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) anyone4) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) anyone* * *ir·gend·je·mandRRpron indef pron someone, somebody; nach Negation, in Frage anybody, anyonehallo, ist dort \irgendjemand? hallo, is anybody there?ich suche \irgendjemand, der mir helfen kann I'm looking for someone [or somebody] to help me; (fragend, verneinend) anyone, anybodykommt hier \irgendjemand aus Köln? is anyone [or anybody] here from Cologne?\irgendjemand anderer/anderes sb elsegib das \irgendjemand anderem give that to somebody elsenicht [einfach] \irgendjemand not just anybodyschließlich bin ich der Direktor und nicht \irgendjemand! I'm the director, not just anybody!* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; somebody or another; (coll.) (fragend, veneint) anyone; anybody* * *irgendjemand indef pr somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone;er ist ja (schließlich) nicht irgendjemand (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; somebody or another; (coll.) (fragend, veneint) anyone; anybody* * *pron.anybody pron.anyone pron.somebody pron.someone pron. -
22 irgendwer
unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone; er ist ja ( schließlich) nicht irgendwer (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody; ich habe es irgendwem gegeben I gave it to somebody or other* * *ịr|gend|wer ['ɪrgnt'veːɐ]indef pron (inf)somebody; (fragend, verneinend, bedingend) anybodyich bin nicht irgendwér — I'm not just anybody
* * *ir·gend·wer[ˈɪrgn̩tˈve:ɐ̯]pron indef (fam) anybody, somebodyhat da nicht eben \irgendwer gerufen? didn't somebody or other just call out?hallo! aufmachen! hört mich denn nicht \irgendwer? hallo! open up! can no one hear me?nicht [einfach] \irgendwer not just anybodyich bin nicht \irgendwer, ich habe Beziehungen! I'm not just anybody, I have connections!* * *Indefinitpronomen (ugs.) somebody or other (coll.); someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybody* * *irgendwer indef pr somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone;er ist ja (schließlich) nicht irgendwer (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody;ich habe es irgendwem gegeben I gave it to somebody or other* * *Indefinitpronomen (ugs.) somebody or other (coll.); someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybody -
23 n'importe
n'importe [nɛ̃pɔʀt(ə)]→ importer* * *nɛ̃pɔʀtadv1) (sans valeur péjorative: peu importe)n'importe qui — anybody, anyone
N'importe qui peut faire ce boulot. — Anybody can do this job., Anyone can do this job
N'ouvre pas la porte à n'importe qui. — Don't open the door to just anybody.
Je ferais n'importe quoi pour elle. — I'd do anything for her.
On trouve ces fleurs n'importe où. — You can find these flowers anywhere.
Tu peux venir n'importe quand. — You can come any time., You can come whenever you like.
n'importe quel; n'importe quelle — any
N'importe quel électricien peut vous réparer ça. — Any electrician can fix that for you.
n'importe lequel; n'importe laquelle — any one, any
Prenez n'importe laquelle de ces cartes. — Pick any card.
n'importe qui — just anybody, just anyone
Aujourd'hui ils engagent n'importe qui, sans regarder les diplômes. — Nowadays they hire just anybody, without even looking at their qualifications.
ce n'est pas n'importe qui — he's not just anybody, he's not just anyone
Comme qualité, c'est n'importe quoi. — It's very poor quality., It's rubbish.
Ne laisse pas tes affaires n'importe où. — Don't leave your things lying all over the place.
n'importe quel/quelle — any
N'importe quel stylo fera l'affaire. — Any old pen will do.
N'importe quel imbécile peut le faire. — Any idiot can do it.
n'importe lequel/laquelle — any one
n'importe comment (= sans soin) — any old how
Ces livres sont rangés n'importe comment. — These books have been put away any old how.
n'importe comment,... (quoi qu'il arrive) —... no matter what
N'importe comment, il part ce soir. — He's leaving tonight no matter what.
* * *[nɛ̃pɔrt] locution adverbiale1. [indique l'indétermination]2. [introduit une opposition]son roman est très discuté, n'importe, il a du succès her novel is highly controversial, but all the same, it is successfuln'importe comment locution adverbiale1. [sans soin] any old howtu veux le rouge ou le vert? — n'importe lequel do you want the red one or the green one? — either ou I don't mindn'importe où locution adverbialen'importe quand locution adverbialen'importe qui pronom indéfinin'importe quoi pronom indéfiniil ferait n'importe quoi pour obtenir le rôle he'd do anything ou he would go to any lengths to get the part -
24 irgendein
unbest. Pron. some... (or other); in Fragen, Verneinungen: any; irgendeine Tasse a cup; (egal welche) any cup, any old cup umg.; nimm irgendeine Tasse take any cup(, it doesn’t matter what sort [of cup]); irgendein anderer someone else, in Fragen: auch anyone else; (egal wer) anyone else; besteht irgendeine Hoffnung? is there any hope at all?* * *some (Adj.); any (Pron.)* * *ịr|gend|ein ['ɪrgnt'|ain]indef pronsome; (fragend, verneinend, bedingend) anyer hat so irgendéín Schimpfwort verwendet — he used some swearword or other
haben Sie noch irgendéínen Wunsch? — is there anything else you would like?
das kann irgendéín anderer machen — somebody or someone else can do it
* * *ir·gend·ein[ˈɪrgn̩tʔain]ir·gend·ei·ne(r, s)[ˈɪrgn̩tʔainə, -ainɐ, -ainəs]ir·gend·eins[ˈɪrgn̩tʔains]haben Sie noch irgendeinen Wunsch? would you like anything else?nicht irgendein/e... adjektivisch not any [old]...ich will nicht irgendein Buch, sondern diesen Roman I don't just want any old book, I want this novelwelchen Wagen hätten Sie denn gern? — ach, geben Sie mir \irgendeinen, Hauptsache er fährt which car would you like then? — oh, [just] give me any old one, so long as it goesnicht irgendeine[r, s] substantivisch not just anybodyich werde doch nicht irgendeinen einstellen I'm not going to appoint just anybody* * *1) attr. some; (fragend, verneint) anyirgendein Idiot — some idiot [or other]
in irgendeiner Zeitung habe ich neulich gelesen, dass... — I read in one of the papers recently that...
irgendein anderer/irgendeine andere — someone or somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anyone or anybody else
mehr als irgendein anderer — more than anyone or anybody else
2) (allein stehend)irgendeiner/irgendeine — someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybody
irgendeines od. (ugs.) irgendeins — any one
irgendeiner muss es machen — someone or somebody [or other] must do it
* * *nimm irgendeine Tasse take any cup(, it doesn’t matter what sort [of cup]);besteht irgendeine Hoffnung? is there any hope at all?* * *1) attr. some; (fragend, verneint) anyirgendein Idiot — some idiot [or other]
in irgendeiner Zeitung habe ich neulich gelesen, dass... — I read in one of the papers recently that...
irgendein anderer/irgendeine andere — someone or somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anyone or anybody else
mehr als irgendein anderer — more than anyone or anybody else
irgendeiner/irgendeine — someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybody
irgendeines od. (ugs.) irgendeins — any one
irgendeiner muss es machen — someone or somebody [or other] must do it
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25 byle
Ⅰ conj. 1. (wyrażające warunek) providing a. provided (that), (just) as long as- wyjdzie za każdego, byle miał pieniądze she’ll marry anyone, providing a. as long as he’s got money- kup sobie jakiś garnitur, byle nie czarny buy yourself a suit, just as long as it’s not black- możesz wziąć tę płytę, byleś ją jutro oddał you can take that record, as long as you return it tomorrow2. (wyrażające życzenie) if only- zrobi wszystko, byle dziecko było zdrowe she’ll do anything, just as long as the child gets better- bylebyś mnie kochał, bylibyśmy szczęśliwi if only you loved me, we could be happy a. as long as you loved me, we would be happy- każdy, byle nie on anybody but him a. as long as it’s not him- wszystko, byle nie to anything but that3. (wyrażające cel) (przed bezokolicznikiem) to, in order to, so as to; (przed zdaniem) so that- zrobiłem to, byleś była zadowolona I did it (in order) to please you- ukryła się w głębi ogrodu, byle mąż jej nie zobaczył she hid deep in the garden so that her husband wouldn’t see her- on zrobi wszystko, byle osiągnąć swój cel he’ll do anything to reach his goal a. objective- gadać, byle gadać to talk for the sake of talking- (ona) narzeka, byleby narzekać she complains for the sake of complainingⅡ part. 1. (wyrażające życzenie) I just wish, if only- byleś o tym więcej nie wspominał! I just wish you wouldn’t mention a. (please) just don’t mention it again!- byle dojechać do skrzyżowania! if we could just get to the crossroads- byleśmy się nie spóźnili! I just hope we won’t be late- byle do piątku! I just wish a. if only it were Friday- zrób to, byle szybko! do it, (and) just be quick about it!2. (dowolny) any; (kiepski) any old pot., pejor.- wystarczy byle wytrych any skeleton key will do- byle dziecko/głupiec to potrafi even a child a. a mere child/any old fool can do that- byle sekretarka nie będzie mnie pouczać I won’t be lectured to by some a. a mere secretary- byle drobiazg był dla nich powodem do kłótni the slightest thing could trigger off an argument between them- byle podmuch zwieje papiery z biurka the slightest waft of air will blow the papers off the desk- z byle powodu for the slightest reason, for no reason at all- pod byle pretekstem on any old a. the slightest pretext, at the slightest excuse- przy byle sposobności whenever the a. an opportunity presents itself3. (z zaimkami) byle co (cokolwiek) (just) anything; any old thing pot.- mówić a. opowiadać byle co to say any old thing- (on) byle czym nie da się zbyć you can’t pass any old thing off on him- śmiać się z byle czego to laugh at anything a. for the slightest reason- zawsze kupujesz byle co you’re always buying junk- to nie byle co it’s no small thing a. no joke pot.- poczęstowali go nie byle czym – kawiorem they gave him caviar, not any old thing a. food- byle kto anyone, anybody- zadawać się z byle kim to associate with (just) anybody- to nie byle kto s/he’s not just anybody- byle gdzie anywhere; any old where a. place pot.- połóż to byle gdzie put it anywhere a. wherever you like- byle kiedy any time; any old time pot.- nie byle jaki (wyjątkowy) some, no mean- to nie byle jaki wyczyn that’s some a. no mean feat- jest nie byle jakim pianistą he’s no mean pianist- (ona) ma nie byle jaki apetyt she really has an appetite- stoją przed nie byle jakim problemem they’re facing a. they’re faced with no small problem- byle jak anyhow; any old how pot.- zrobili to byle jak they did it any old how* * *1. conj 2. partbyle jaki — ( jakikolwiek) any; ( podłej jakości) trashy
* * *conj.1. (oznaczający cel, skutek) (in order) to; szedłem naprzód, byle dalej I walked ahead in order to keep moving forward; robić byle zbyć do sth just to get it done; byle nie upaść the important thing is not to fall.2. ( oznaczający warunek) as long as, provided; byle przejechać przez granicę, a będziemy bezpieczni if we can reach the border, we'll be safe; mów prędko, byle prawdę make it quick, as long as you tell the truth; byle nie to anything but that. – partykuła dodawana do zaimków (just) any; kłaść rzeczy byle gdzie put those things down anywhere; śmiejesz się z byle czego laugh at anything; nie zadaję się z byle kim I don't associate with just anyone; robić coś byle jak do sth any old way; to nie byle co that's no small accomplishment; to jest nie byle kto that's not just anybody; wszędzie byle nie tutaj anywhere but here; masz nie byle jaki samochód you don't have just any (old) car; byle jaki crummy; tani i byle jaki cheapo.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > byle
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26 cualquier
adj.any, any given, either, any and all.* * *► adjetivo (pl cualesquier)1 (indefinido) any* * *adj.(see cualquiera. Used before nouns)* * *cualquier, -a I(pl cualesquier(a))ADJ INDEF1) [antes de s] any•
en cualquier lugar del mundo — anywhere in the world•
en cualquier momento — at any time, (at) any moment2) [después de s] any-¿cuál prefieres? -me da igual, uno cualquiera — "which one do you prefer?" - "it doesn't matter, any one (will do)"
el presidente tendrá que ir a juicio, como un ciudadano cualquiera — the president will have to go to court, like any ordinary citizen
3) LAm (=bastante)II ( pl cualesquiera)1. PRON INDEF1) (=cualquier persona) anyone, anybody; (=cualquier cosa) any oneen un club como ese no admiten a cualquiera — they don't accept just anyone o anybody into that club
cualquiera puede ser candidato a la presidencia — anyone o anybody can stand for president
esos precios están al alcance de cualquiera — those prices are within everyone's o everybody's means
tal como gritaban los niños, cualquiera diría que los estaba torturando — the way the children were screaming anyone would think I was torturing them
2)• cualquiera de — any, any of
puede acudir a cualquiera de las sucursales del banco — you can go to any branch o any of the branches of the bank
cualquiera de mis alumnos podría realizar este proyecto — any o any one of my pupils could do this project
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cualquiera de los dos — either (one) of them, either of the twollama a Pedro o a Carlos, cualquiera de los dos — call Pedro or Carlos, either (one) of them o either of the two
cualquiera de los dos equipos — either team o either (one) of the two teams
3)a) [en general] whatever; [ante una elección] whichevercualquiera que sea tu problema — whatever your problem is, no matter what your problem is
respetaremos el resultado de la votación, cualquiera que sea — we will respect the result of the vote, whatever that may be
es caro, pero cualquiera que compres te va a costar una fortuna — it's expensive, but whichever (one) you buy it'll cost you a fortune
b) (=persona) anyone who, anybody whocualquiera que lo conozca te diría lo mismo — anyone o anybody who knows him o whoever knows him would tell you the same
4) [en exclamaciones]¡cualquiera sabe! — who knows?
¡cualquiera le interrumpe ahora! — I wouldn't interrupt him at the minute!
¡así cualquiera! — it's all right for some! *
2.SM•
un cualquiera — a nobody3.SF pey* * ** * *= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.Ex. Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.Ex. Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex. In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.Ex. The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.----* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier (de) = any one (of).* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.* cualquier otro = you name it.* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier orden = either way round.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.* * ** * *cualquier(de)Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time.
= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.
Ex: Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier (de) = any one (of).* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.* cualquier otro = you name it.* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier orden = either way round.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.* * ** * *
cualquier adjetivo: apocopated form of◊ cualquiera used before nouns
cualquier adjetivo indef any: cualquier persona normal puede hacerlo, any normal person can do it
cualquier cosa, anything
cualquier sitio, anywhere
en cualquier momento, at any moment o time
' cualquier' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- barrio
- chalet
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- cuestión
- disipar
- dondequiera
- eventualidad
- manera
- nadería
- parte
- precio
- simplón
- simplona
- sitio
- toda
- todo
- tuntún
- adaptar
- antes
- barbaridad
- cantidad
- caso
- cosa
- cualquiera
- distraer
- entre
- entretener
- forma
- gaseosa
- lado
- lugar
- modo
- momento
- soltura
- tal
- tontería
English:
alert
- anomaly
- any
- anyhow
- anything
- anywhere
- blank out
- cancel out
- case
- decline
- either
- embarrassment
- eruption
- gullible
- haphazardly
- precedence
- scan
- section
- shove on
- slap on
- throw on
- time
- whatever
- anybody
- comprehensive
- drop
- event
- higgledy-piggledy
- indulgence
- inquiry
- length
- murder
- now
- old
- other
- qualify
- slap
- welcome
- wherever
- will
- willy-nilly
* * ** * *adj any;cualquier día any day;cualquier cosa anything;forma anyway;en cualquier caso in any case* * ** * *cualquier adj any -
27 sonst
Adv.1. (andernfalls) auch drohend: otherwise, or else, or; iss das auf, sonst setzt es was! you’d better eat that up, or else!; sonst komme ich ( noch) zu spät! or (else) I’ll be late; sonst wüsste ich es but for that I would know2. (außerdem, im Übrigen) otherwise, apart from that ( oder him etc.); (davon abgesehen) other than that; sonst war es ein schöner Urlaub otherwise ( oder apart from that) the holiday was fine; sonst ist er ganz nett otherwise he’s quite nice; wer sonst? who else?; wie sonst? how else?; was denn sonst? iro. what do ( oder did) you think?3. sonst jemand (umg. wer) somebody ( oder someone) else; in Fragen: anybody else; (irgendeiner) (just) anybody, anyone; da könnte ja sonst jemand kommen absolutely anyone could come along; er glaubt, er sei sonst jemand he thinks he’s really somebody4. sonst was something else; (irgendetwas) anything; ( wünschen Sie) sonst noch (et)was? anything else?; sonst noch was ( gefällig)? iro. anything else while I’m at it?; nimm einen Stock oder sonst was take a stick or something; du kannst sonst was machen you can do whatever you like; er kann mir sonst was geben I don’t care what he gives me; ich hätte fast sonst was gesagt! I nearly said something awful; sonst nichts nothing else; wenn es sonst nichts ist if that’s all (it is)5. sonst wie some other way; mach es so oder sonst wie do it whichever way you like; er hat mich sonst wie angeredet you should have heard the way he spoke to me6. sonst wo somewhere else; er könnte sonst wo sein he could be anywhere; er könnte in China sein oder sonst wo he could be in China or somewhere; wir könnten schon sonst wo sein! we could be miles away by now; sonst nirgends nowhere else; sonst wohin somewhere else; das kannst du dir sonst wohin stecken! you can stuff it!7. (für gewöhnlich) usually; (zu einer anderen Zeit) some other time; (früher) previously; sonst kam immer ihr Bruder her brother always used to come; sonst trägt sie immer Jeans usually she wears jeans; sag was - du weißt doch sonst immer alles umg., iro. say something - you usually know it all; wie sonst as usual; sonst einmal some other day; besser als sonst better than usual; dieses sonst so ausgezeichnete Wörterbuch this otherwise excellent dictionary* * *otherwise; else; besides; or else* * *[zɔnst]1. adv1) (= außerdem) (mit pron, adv) else; (mit n) othersonst keine Besucher/Zeitungen etc — no other visitors/papers etc
wer/wie etc (denn) sonst? — who/how etc else?
bringst du all deine Freunde mit? – was denn sonst — are you bringing all your friends? – of course
sonst niemand or keiner/(noch) jemand or wer (inf) — nobody/somebody else
erzählen — tell that to the marines (Brit inf) or to the judge (US)
da kann sonst wer kommen, wir machen keine Ausnahme (inf) — it doesn't matter who it is, we're not making any exceptions
das kannst du sonst wem schenken (inf) — you can give that to some other sucker (inf) or to somebody else
er und sonst keiner — nobody else but he, he and nobody else, he and he alone
sonst wann (inf) — some other time
er denkt, er ist sonst wer (inf) — he thinks he's somebody special, he thinks he's the bee's knees (Brit inf) or the cat's whiskers (Brit inf) or the cat's meow (US inf)
sonst nichts/noch etwas — nothing/something else
sonst noch etwas? — is that all?, anything else?; (in Geschäft auch) will there be anything else?, will that be all?
sonst wie (inf) — (in) some other way
sonst wo (inf) — somewhere else
sonst wo, nur nicht hier — anywhere (else) but here
sonst wohin (inf) — somewhere else
wo soll ich hingehen? – von mir aus sonst wohin — where should I go? – (as far as I'm concerned,) anywhere you like
das kannst du dir sonst wohin stecken! (inf) — you can stuff that! (inf), you know where you can put that! (inf)
2) (= andernfalls, im übrigen) otherwise3) (= in anderer Hinsicht) in other ways4) (= gewöhnlich) usuallymehr/weniger als sonst — more/less than usual
der sonst so mürrische Herr Grün war heute direkt freundlich — Mr Grün, who is usually so grumpy, was really friendly today
5)(= früher)
alles war wie sonst — everything was as it always used to be2. conjotherwise, or (else)* * *1) (otherwise: He must have missed the train - or else he's ill.) or else2) ever3) (or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) other* * *[zɔnst]I. advwie geht's \sonst? how are things otherwise?aber \sonst geht's dir gut? (iron fam) are you feeling all right? iron, anything else [you'd like [or want]]? ironwenn ich dir \sonst noch behilflich sein kann... if I can help you in any [or some] other way...\sonst war alles unverändert otherwise nothing had changed2. (gewöhnlich) usuallywarum zögerst du, du hast doch \sonst keine Bedenken? why do you hesitate? you don't usually have any doubtsanders als/genau wie \sonst different from/the same as usualfreundlicher/kälter als \sonst more friendly/colder than usualmehr/weniger als \sonst more/less than usualmein \sonst so arroganter Nachbar war gestern ausgesprochen freundlich my neighbour, who is usually so arrogant, was really friendly yesterday3. (früher) beforewar das auch \sonst so? has it always been like that?war das auch \sonst der Fall? was that always the case?alles war wie \sonst everything was the same as usualfuhr er \sonst nicht immer einen anderen Wagen? didn't he drive a different car before?das war \sonst, jetzt ist es anders that was then [or before], now it's different4. (außerdem)wer war \sonst anwesend? who else was present?\sonst waren keine Besucher da there were no other visitorskommt \sonst noch jemand? is anybody else coming?\sonst noch Fragen? any other [or further] questions?wenn \sonst keine Fragen mehr sind,... if there are no more [or further] questions...kann ich Ihnen \sonst noch behilflich sein? can I help [or be of help to] you in any other way?wenn du \sonst irgendwann mal kommen kannst... if you can come any other time...wo warst du \sonst noch überall? where else were you?wer weiß, was \sonst noch alles passiert wäre, wenn... goodness knows what would have happened if...sie ist ganz gut in Geschichte, aber \sonst? she is quite good at history, but apart from that?\sonst keine(r) [o niemand] nobody elseer und keiner \sonst nobody else but he, he and nobody else\sonst weiß das niemand nobody [or no one] else knows\sonst nichts nothing elsees gab \sonst nichts Neues other than [or apart from] that, there was nothing newhat sie \sonst nichts gesagt? [apart from that], she didn't say anything else?\sonst noch etwas something else\sonst noch etwas? will that be all?; (im Geschäft a.) will there be anything else?; (iron) anything else [you'd like [or want]]? ironwas/wer/wie \sonst? what/who/how else?kommst du mit? — was denn sonst? are you coming along? — of course\sonst was whatevervon mir aus können Sie \sonst was machen as far as I'm concerned you can do whatever you likeer sah mich an, als hätte ich \sonst was angestellt he looked at me as if I had done something terriblees könnte ja \sonst wer sein it could be anybodyerzähl das \sonst wem! [go [and]] tell that to the marines! fam\sonst wie [in] some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way\sonst wo[hin] somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else\sonst woher [from] somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) [from] anywhere else5.▶ denken [o meinen] [o sich dat einbilden], man sei \sonst wer to think that one is the bee's knees [or the cat's whiskers] famsie bildet sich ein, sie sei sonst wer she thinks she's the bee's kneesII. konj otherwise, [or] elsemach das Fenster zu, \sonst wird es hier zu kalt shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold here* * *1)der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...
alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual
sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else
hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?
sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else
sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?
sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else
er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)
sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way
sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else
wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?
2) (andernfalls) otherwise; or* * *sonst adv1. (andernfalls) auch drohend: otherwise, or else, or;iss das auf, sonst setzt es was! you’d better eat that up, or else!;sonst komme ich (noch) zu spät! or (else) I’ll be late;sonst wüsste ich es but for that I would know2. (außerdem, im Übrigen) otherwise, apart from that ( oder him etc); (davon abgesehen) other than that;sonst war es ein schöner Urlaub otherwise ( oder apart from that) the holiday was fine;sonst ist er ganz nett otherwise he’s quite nice;wer sonst? who else?;wie sonst? how else?;3.sonst jemand (umgda könnte ja sonst jemand kommen absolutely anyone could come along;er glaubt, er sei sonst jemand he thinks he’s really somebody4.sonst was something else; (irgendetwas) anything;(wünschen Sie) sonst noch (et)was? anything else?;sonst noch was (gefällig)? iron anything else while I’m at it?;nimm einen Stock oder sonst was take a stick or something;du kannst sonst was machen you can do whatever you like;er kann mir sonst was geben I don’t care what he gives me;ich hätte fast sonst was gesagt! I nearly said something awful;sonst nichts nothing else;wenn es sonst nichts ist if that’s all (it is)5.sonst wie some other way;mach es so oder sonst wie do it whichever way you like;er hat mich sonst wie angeredet you should have heard the way he spoke to me6.sonst wo somewhere else;er könnte sonst wo sein he could be anywhere;er könnte in China sein oder sonst wo he could be in China or somewhere;wir könnten schon sonst wo sein! we could be miles away by now;sonst nirgends nowhere else;sonst wohin somewhere else;das kannst du dir sonst wohin stecken! you can stuff it!sonst kam immer ihr Bruder her brother always used to come;sonst trägt sie immer Jeans usually she wears jeans;sag was - du weißt doch sonst immer alles umg, iron say something - you usually know it all;wie sonst as usual;sonst einmal some other day;besser als sonst better than usual;dieses sonst so ausgezeichnete Wörterbuch this otherwise excellent dictionary* * *1)der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...
alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual
sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else
hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?
sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else
sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?
sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else
er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)
sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way
sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else
wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?
2) (andernfalls) otherwise; or* * *adv.else adv.or else expr.otherwise adv. -
28 irgendeine
unbest. Pron.1. Person: somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal welche[r, -s]) anybody, anyone* * *ịr|gend|ei|ne(r, s) ['ɪrgnt'|ainə]indef pron(nominal) (bei Personen) somebody, someone; (bei Dingen) something; (fragend, verneinend, bedingend) anybody, anyone; anythingwelchen wollen Sie? – irgendéínen — which one do you want? – any one or any old one (inf)
* * *ir·gend·ein[ˈɪrgn̩tʔain]ir·gend·ei·ne(r, s)[ˈɪrgn̩tʔainə, -ainɐ, -ainəs]ir·gend·eins[ˈɪrgn̩tʔains]haben Sie noch irgendeinen Wunsch? would you like anything else?nicht irgendein/e... adjektivisch not any [old]...ich will nicht irgendein Buch, sondern diesen Roman I don't just want any old book, I want this novelwelchen Wagen hätten Sie denn gern? — ach, geben Sie mir \irgendeineen, Hauptsache er fährt which car would you like then? — oh, [just] give me any old one, so long as it goesnicht irgendeine[r, s] substantivisch not just anybodyich werde doch nicht irgendeinen einstellen I'm not going to appoint just anybody* * *irgendeine indef pr -
29 quelqu'un
quelqu'un [kεlkœ̃]indefinite pronoun• quelqu'un d'autre somebody or someone else• c'est quelqu'un de sûr/d'important he's a reliable/an important person• Claire, c'est quelqu'un de bien Claire is a nice person• quelqu'un pourrait-il répondre ? could somebody answer?• il y a quelqu'un ? is there anybody there?* * *kɛlkœ̃pronom indéfini1) ( dans les phrases affirmatives) someone, somebodyquelqu'un d'autre — somebody else, someone else
c'est quelqu'un de compétent/de très doué — he/she is competent/very gifted
un jour, il deviendra quelqu'un — (colloq) one day, he'll be somebody
cette fille-là, c'est quelqu'un! — (colloq) that girl isn't just anybody
le téléphone sonne, est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait répondre? — the telephone is ringing, could somebody answer?
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Dans les phrases affirmatives quelqu'un se traduit par someone ou somebody: quelqu'un m'a dit qu'elle était malade = someone told me she was ill; j'ai rencontré quelqu'un qui te connaissait = I met someone who knew youDans les phrases interrogatives et conditionnelles l'anglais fait une distinction entre une vraie question dont la réponse peut être oui ou non ou une vraie supposition: est-ce que quelqu'un parle grec? = does anybody speak Greek?; est-ce que quelqu'un a vu mes clés? = has anybody seen my keys?; est-ce que quelqu'un connaît la réponse? = does anyone know the answer?; si quelqu'un téléphone, dites que je serai absent jusqu'à demain = if anyone calls, say that I'll be away until tomorrow; si quelqu'un touche à mon ordinateur, il sera puni = if anyone touches my computer, they'll be punished; et une supposition, un soupçon formulé sous forme de question: est-ce que quelqu'un a touché à mon ordinateur? = has somebody been playing with my computer?; est-ce que quelqu'un t'a donné la réponse? = did someone give you the answer?; ou bien une requête ou une offre polie: est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait fermer la fenêtre? = could somebody close the window?; est-ce que quelqu'un veut encore du gâteau? = would somebody like another piece of cake?; si quelqu'un voulait bien ouvrir la porte au chien = if someone would please let the dog inDans les deux derniers cas, la réponse attendue est oui* * *kɛlkœ̃ pronsomeone, somebody, (interrogatif) anyone, anybodyQuelqu'un t'a appelé. — Somebody phoned you., Someone phoned you.
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte. — There's somebody at the door., There's someone at the door.
Est-ce que quelqu'un a vu mon parapluie? — Has anybody seen my umbrella?, Has anyone seen my umbrella?
Il y a quelqu'un? — Is there anybody there?, Is there anyone there?
quelqu'un d'autre — someone else, somebody else, (interrogatif) anybody else, anyone else
* * *quelqu'un ⇒ Note d'usage pron indéf1 ( dans les phrases affirmatives) someone, somebody; quelqu'un d'autre somebody else, someone else; c'est quelqu'un de très doué/de compétent he/she is very gifted/competent; un jour, il deviendra quelqu'un one day, he'll be somebody; cette fille-là, c'est quelqu'un! that girl isn't just anybody;2 ( dans les phrases interrogatives et conditionnelles) il y a quelqu'un? is there anybody here?; le téléphone sonne, est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait répondre? the telephone is ringing, could somebody answer?; si quelqu'un téléphone pendant mon absence if anybody phones while I'm out.( féminin quelqu'une) [kɛlkœ̃, yn] pronom indéfiniquelqu'un pronom indéfini masculinquelqu'un te demande au téléphone there's someone ou somebody on the phone for youc'est quelqu'un! [ton admiratif] she's quite somebody!elle veut devenir quelqu'un (dans le monde de l'art) she wants to become someone famous (in the world of art)il se prend pour ou se croit quelqu'un (péjoratif) he thinks he's really something, he thinks he's it -
30 importer
I.importer1 [ɛ̃pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbII.importer2 [ɛ̃pɔʀte]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb( = être important) to matter• peu importe le temps, nous sortirons we'll go out whatever the weather• achetez des pêches ou des poires, peu importe buy peaches or pears - it doesn't matter which► n'importe + adverbe/pronom• il cherche un emploi, mais pas n'importe lequel he's looking for a job, but not just any job• il fait/dit n'importe quoi ! (inf) he has no idea what he's doing!/saying!* * *ɛ̃pɔʀte
1.
verbe transitif to import [marchandise, main-d'œuvre, mode]; to introduce [espèce végétale]
2.
verbe impersonnelce qui importe c'est que... — what matters is that...
peu importe or qu'importe que... — it doesn't matter ou what does it matter if...
‘il pleut!’ - ‘peu importe!’ — ‘it's raining!’ - ‘never mind!’
‘lequel?’ - ‘n'importe’ — ‘which one?’ - ‘it doesn't matter’
n'importe qui — anybody, anyone
c'est (du) n'importe quoi — (colloq) it's rubbish
* * *ɛ̃pɔʀte1. vt1) COMMERCE to import2) fig, [savoir-faire] to import2. vi(= être important) to matterce qui importe, c'est... — what matters is...
peu m'importe — I don't mind, I don't care
Peu importe le prix. — Never mind the price.
See:3. vb impersIl importe maintenant de ne pas perdre de temps. — It is important now not to waste time., The important thing now is not to waste time.
* * *importer verb table: aimerA vtr to import [marchandise, main-d'œuvre, mode] (de from); to introduce [espèce végétale] (de from).B v impers1 ( être important) cela importe peu it doesn't much matter; ce qui importe c'est qu'elle comprenne what matters is that she (should) understand; peu importe or qu'importe qu'elle ne comprenne pas it doesn't matter ou what does it matter if she doesn't understand; ‘il pleut!’-‘peu importe!’ ‘it's raining!’-‘never mind!’; lequel?-n'importe which one?-it doesn't matter;2 ( dans locutions) n'importe quel enfant any child; à n'importe quel moment at any time; n'importe qui anybody, anyone; n'importe lequel any; n'importe où anywhere; viens n'importe quand come anytime; prends n'importe quoi take anything; n'importe quoi de tranchant any sharp object; elle dit n'importe quoi she talks nonsense; c'est (du) n'importe quoi it's rubbish; c'est fait n'importe comment it's done any old how○; mon père, ce n'est pas n'importe qui my father's not just anybody.[ɛ̃pɔrte] verbe transitif1. [marchandises, main-d'œuvre, brevets] to import————————[ɛ̃pɔrte] verbe intransitif[avoir de l'importance] to matterce qui importe avant tout c'est que tu sois heureuse the most important thing ou what matters most is your happinessil importe de partir/qu'elle vienne it is necessary to leave/for her to come -
31 primo
1. adj firstprimo piano m first floorin prima visione film just out2. m, prima f firstai primi del mese at the beginning of the monthsulle prime in the beginning, at first3. m gastronomy first course, starter* * *primo agg.num.ord.1 first: il primo mese dell'anno, giorno della settimana, the first month of the year, day of the week; è il suo primo figlio, he's her first son; il suo primo libro è stato un successo, his first book was a success; è sul primo scaffale a destra, it's on the first shelf on the right; è sul primo scaffale in alto, in basso, it's on the top, the bottom shelf // Atto I, Scena II, Act one, Scene two // Carlo primo, Elisabetta prima, re Enrico primo, Charles the First, Elizabeth the First, King Henry the First // di prima mano, firsthand // di prim'ordine, first-class (o first-rate): un mascalzone di prim'ordine, a first-class scoundrel // un diamante, una perla di prim'acqua, di prima purezza, a diamond, a pearl of the first water // in primo luogo, in the first place (o first of all) // in un primo tempo, at first // per prima cosa, first thing: fallo per prima cosa domani, do it first thing tomorrow; per prima cosa gli ho chiesto..., first I asked him... // sulle prime, at first // è la prima e l'ultima volta che ti do retta, this is the first and last time I'll pay attention to you2 ( principale, più importante) chief, principal, main; ( migliore) best: i primi cittadini del paese, the leading (o first) citizens of the country; appartiene a una delle prime famiglie della città, he belongs to one of the most prominent families in town; è uno dei primi ristoranti, it's one of the best restaurants; ecco la ragione prima per cui non vengo, that's the main (o chief o principal) reason why I don't come // (teatr.): prima donna, leading lady; ( d'opera) prima donna; prima parte, lead; leading rôle (anche fig.) // primo violino, violoncello, first violin (o leader), first cello // Primo Ministro, Prime Minister (o Premier)3 ( iniziale; più lontano nel tempo) early, first: i primi Cristiani, the early Christians; i primi giorni della rivoluzione, the early days of the revolution; la prima infanzia, giovinezza, early childhood, youth; le prime leggende, the earliest (o first) legends; le prime ore del mattino, the early hours of the morning; la prima parte dell'anno, del secolo, the early part of the year, of the century; fin dalla sua prima infanzia, from a very early age; nei primi mesi dell'anno, in the early months of the year; i nostri primi poeti, our early poets; uno dei primi Vittoriani, an early Victorian // di primo mattino, pomeriggio, early in the morning, in the afternoon4 ( prossimo) next: glielo porterò la prima volta che andrò da lui, I'll take it to him the next time I go to his house; ho perso il treno delle dieci; prenderò il primo treno in partenza, I have missed the ten o'clock train; I'll get the next one.primo s.m.1 ( primo di una graduatoria o serie) first: chi è arrivato ( per) primo?, who arrived first?; chi è il primo?, who is first?; ti riceverò per primo domani, I'll see you first tomorrow // primo venuto, just anybody: non si deve accordare fiducia al primo venuto, you can't trust just anybody (o strangers); non sono il primo venuto, I'm not just anybody (o a stranger) // il primo che capita, (just) anyone; lo venderò al primo che capita, I'll sell it to the first person who comes along2 (il primo citato, nominato) ( tra due) the former; ( tra molti) the first: Piero e Giovanni sono amici; il primo è avvocato, il secondo dottore, Peter and John are friends; the former is a lawyer, the latter is a doctor; ''Preferisci Virgilio, Orazio o Lucrezio?'' ''Preferisco il primo'', ''Do you prefer Virgil, Horace or Lucretius?'' ''I prefer the first''3 ( più importante; migliore) the best; the top: è dei primi, he is one of the best; essere il primo della classe, to be top of the form4 ( il primo giorno) the first; pl. first days: il primo di febbraio, di marzo, 1st February, 1st March; ci rivedremo ai primi di dicembre, we'll meet again at the beginning of December; il pagamento va effettuato entro i primi di aprile, payment is due within the first days of April // ai primi dell'Ottocento, in the early nineteenth century5 ( primo piatto) first course: prendo solo un primo, I'll just have a first course; come primi oggi abbiamo..., the first course today includes...6 ( minuto primo) minute: 2 ore, 20 primi e 10 secondi, two hours, twenty minutes and ten seconds.primo avv. first: quell'appartamento non mi piace, primo perché è troppo grande e poi perché è rumoroso, I don't like that flat, first because it's too big and then because it's noisy.* * *['primo] primo (-a)1. aggin prima pagina Stampa; i suoi primi quadri — his early paintings
2) (in un ordine) firstessere primo in classifica — (squadra) to be top of the league, (disco) to be number one in the charts
sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf
di prim'ordine o prima qualità — first-class, first-rate
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendi la prima (strada) a destra — take the first o next (street) on the right
4) (principale) main, principal5)per prima cosa — firstlyin primo luogo — in the first place, first of all
in un primo tempo o momento — at first
2. sm/f3. sm(gen) first, (piano) first floor Brit, second floor Am, Culin first course* * *['primo] 1.1) (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) formerle -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages
"libro primo" — "book one"
arrivare primo — (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first
il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex
- a pagina — front page
2) (nel tempo) earlynel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon
un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight
5) ling.-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural
7) telev.8) in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place9) sulle prime at first, initially10) in primo piano in the foreground2.mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (in una successione) first; (tra due) formerfu tra i -i ad arrivare — he was one of o among the first to arrive
il primo dei miei figli — (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son
2) (in una classifica) first3) (giorno iniziale) firstai — -
4) (minuto primo) minute5) (prima portata) first course6) telev. (canale) channel one7) per primo first3.avverbio firstci sono due ragioni: primo... — there are two reasons: first...
non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it
primo attore — teatr. principal
primo ministro — prime minister, premier
primo violino — first o lead violin
* * *primo/'primo/ ⇒ 261 (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) former; le -e tre pagine the first three pages, the three first pages; i -i gradini della scala the first few steps of the stairs; "libro primo" "book one"; arrivare primo (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first; essere tra i -i tre to be in the top three; il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex; per la -a volta for the first time; non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che I warned him not for the first time; lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta I first met him in Oxford; per -a cosa domani telefono I'll ring first thing tomorrow; - a pagina front page; finire in -a pagina to hit the headlines; essere una notizia da -a pagina to be front page news2 (nel tempo) early; nel primo pomeriggio in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon; i -i romanzi dell'autore the author's early novels; un Picasso -a maniera an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work; nei -i tempi andava tutto bene at first things went well; nei -i anni '60 in the early 60's3 (prossimo) first, next; scendere alla -a fermata to get off at the next stop; prendere il primo treno, volo to leave on the first train, flight4 (per superiorità) il primo produttore mondiale di vino the world leading wine producer5 ling. -a persona singolare, plurale first person singular, plural6 (nelle parentele) cugino primo first cousin7 telev. il primo canale channel one8 in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place; in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo I wish I hadn't told her to begin with9 sulle prime at first, initially10 in primo piano in the foreground; mettere qcs. in primo piano to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus(f. -a)1 (in una successione) first; (tra due) former; sei il primo a dirmelo you are the first to tell me; fu tra i -i ad arrivare he was one of o among the first to arrive; preferisco il primo I prefer the first one; il primo dei miei figli (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son2 (in una classifica) first; essere il primo della classe to be top of the class3 (giorno iniziale) first; il primo (di) maggio the first of May; ai- i del mese at the beginning of the month; il primo dell'anno New Year's Day4 (minuto primo) minute5 (prima portata) first course6 telev. (canale) channel one7 per primo first; arrivare per primo to get there firstIII avverbiofirst; ci sono due ragioni: primo... there are two reasons: first...; non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like itprimo attore teatr. principal; primo ballerino principal dancer; - a comunione First Communion; primo ministro prime minister, premier; primo violino first o lead violin. -
32 vorstellen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (vorrücken) move forward3. jemanden jemandem vorstellen introduce s.o. to s.o.; darf ich Ihnen Herrn Braun vorstellen? may I introduce you to Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun?, I’d like you to meet Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun4. (neues Produkt etc.) present5. (darstellen) represent; was soll das vorstellen? what’s that supposed to be?; er stellt etwas vor he’s not just anybody; es stellt etwas vor it’s quite (Am. really) something6. sich (Dat) etw. vorstellen imagine, envisage, Am. auch envision; (sich ein Bild machen von) visualize, picture s.th.; stell dir vor! umg. just imagine!; das muss man sich einmal vorstellen just imagine that!; stell dir das einmal vor! auch can you imagine that ( oder believe it)?; das kann ich mir vorstellen I can imagine; stell dir das nicht so leicht vor don’t think it’s so easy, it’s not as easy as you think; so stelle ich mir einen Urlaub etc. vor that’s my idea of ( oder that’s what I call) a holiday (Am. vacation) etc.; was haben Sie sich als Gehalt etc. vorgestellt? what did you have in mind in terms of salary etc.?; sich (Dat) unter einer Sache etw. vorstellen imagine s.th. to be s.th.; sich (Dat) unter einem Begriff etw. vorstellen take an expression to mean s.th.; ich stelle mir darunter... vor I imagine it to be...; unter einem Begriff etc.: I understand it as ( oder to mean)...; was stellst du dir darunter vor? what does it mean to you?; ich kann mir darunter nichts vorstellen it doesn’t mean a thing to meII v/refl introduce o.s.; als Antrittsbesuch: present o.s.; bei Bewerbung: go for an interview; beim Arzt, in der Klinik: go for treatment; darf ich mich vorstellen,... my name’s...; hello, I’m...; sich als neuer Schulleiter etc. vorstellen introduce oneself as the new head teacher (Am. principal) of the school etc.* * *to present; to imagine; to introduce; to represent;sich vorstellen(bekannt machen) to introduce oneself;(einbilden) to picture; to imagine; to envisage; to figure; to visualize; to fancy* * *vor|stel|len sep1. vt1) (nach vorn) Tisch, Stuhl, Auto to move forward; Bein to put out; Uhr to put forward or on (um by)2)(
inf: = davorstellen) vórstellen — to put sth in front of sth; Auto auch to park sth in front of sth3) (= darstellen) to represent; (= bedeuten) to mean, to signifywas soll das vórstellen? (inf) — what is that supposed to be?
4)(= bekannt machen)
jdn jdm vórstellen — to introduce sb to sb5) (= bekannt machen, vorführen) to present (jdm to sb)jdm etw vórstellen — to show sb sth
6)(= sich ausmalen)
etw vórstellen — to imagine sthdas kann ich mir gut vórstellen — I can imagine that (well)
mal (bildlich or plastisch) vórstellen — just imagine or picture it!
vórstellen (Begriff, Wort) — to understand sth by sth
darunter kann ich mir nichts vórstellen — it doesn't mean anything to me
das Kleid ist genau, was ich mir vorgestellt hatte — the dress is just what I had in mind
ich kann sie mir gut als Lehrerin vórstellen — I can just imagine or see her as a teacher
2. vr1) (= sich nach vorn stellen) to move or go forward; (in Schlange) to stand at the front2) (= sich bekannt machen) to introduce oneself (jdm to sb); (bei Bewerbung) to come/go for an interview; (= Antrittsbesuch machen) to present oneself (+dat, bei to)* * *1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) introduce2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) present* * *vor|stel·lenI. vtdas muss man sich mal \vorstellen! just imagine !was stellst du dir unter diesem Wort vor? what does this word mean to you?unter dem Namen Schlüter kann ich mir nichts \vorstellen the name Schlüter doesn't mean anything [or means nothing] to me▪ jdm jdn \vorstellen to introduce sb to sb▪ jdm etw \vorstellen to present sth to sb6. (darstellen)▪ etw \vorstellen to represent sth7. (vorrücken)▪ etw \vorstellen to move sth forwardden Uhrzeiger \vorstellen to move [or put] the [watch [or clock]] hand forwardII. vrstellen Sie sich doch bei uns vor, wenn Sie mal in der Gegend sind do drop in and see us if you're in the area* * *1.transitives Verb1) put <leg, foot, etc.> out or forward2) (bekannt machen; auch fig.) introducejemanden/sich jemandem vorstellen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
3)sich vorstellen — (bei Bewerbung) come/go for [an] interview ( bei with)
4) (darstellen) represent2.er stellt etwas vor — (ugs.) (sieht gut aus) he looks good; (gilt als Persönlichkeit) he is somebody
reflexives Verb1)sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — imagine something
ich habe mir das Wochenende ganz anders vorgestellt — the weekend was not at all what I had imagined
ich kann ihn mir gut als Lehrer vorstellen — I can easily imagine or see him as a teacher
man stelle sich (Dat.) bitte einmal vor, daß... — just imagine that...
2)sich (Dat.) unter etwas (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — understand something by something
* * *vorstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (vorrücken) move forward2. (Uhr) put forward (um by)3.jemanden jemandem vorstellen introduce sb to sb;darf ich Ihnen Herrn Braun vorstellen? may I introduce you to Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun?, I’d like you to meet Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun4. (neues Produkt etc) present5. (darstellen) represent;was soll das vorstellen? what’s that supposed to be?;er stellt etwas vor he’s not just anybody;es stellt etwas vor it’s quite (US really) something6.sich (dat) etwasstell dir vor! umg just imagine!;das muss man sich einmal vorstellen just imagine that!;das kann ich mir vorstellen I can imagine;stell dir das nicht so leicht vor don’t think it’s so easy, it’s not as easy as you think;vorgestellt? what did you have in mind in terms of salary etc?;sich (dat)unter einer Sache etwas vorstellen imagine sth to be sth;sich (dat)unter einem Begriff etwas vorstellen take an expression to mean sth;ich stelle mir darunter … vor I imagine it to be …; unter einem Begriff etc: I understand it as ( oder to mean) …;was stellst du dir darunter vor? what does it mean to you?;ich kann mir darunter nichts vorstellen it doesn’t mean a thing to meB. v/r introduce o.s.; als Antrittsbesuch: present o.s.; bei Bewerbung: go for an interview; beim Arzt, in der Klinik: go for treatment;darf ich mich vorstellen, … my name’s …; hello, I’m …;* * *1.transitives Verb1) put <leg, foot, etc.> out or forward2) (bekannt machen; auch fig.) introducejemanden/sich jemandem vorstellen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
3)sich vorstellen — (bei Bewerbung) come/go for [an] interview ( bei with)
4) (darstellen) represent2.er stellt etwas vor — (ugs.) (sieht gut aus) he looks good; (gilt als Persönlichkeit) he is somebody
reflexives Verb1)sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — imagine something
ich habe mir das Wochenende ganz anders vorgestellt — the weekend was not at all what I had imagined
ich kann ihn mir gut als Lehrer vorstellen — I can easily imagine or see him as a teacher
man stelle sich (Dat.) bitte einmal vor, daß... — just imagine that...
2)sich (Dat.) unter etwas (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — understand something by something
* * *v.to envisage v.to imagine v.to introduce v.to present v.to represent v.to suggest v. -
33 irgendeiner
any* * *ir·gend·ein[ˈɪrgn̩tʔain]ir·gend·ei·ne(r, s)[ˈɪrgn̩tʔainə, -ainɐ, -ainəs]ir·gend·eins[ˈɪrgn̩tʔains]haben Sie noch irgendeinen Wunsch? would you like anything else?nicht irgendein/e... adjektivisch not any [old]...ich will nicht irgendein Buch, sondern diesen Roman I don't just want any old book, I want this novelwelchen Wagen hätten Sie denn gern? — ach, geben Sie mir \irgendeineren, Hauptsache er fährt which car would you like then? — oh, [just] give me any old one, so long as it goesnicht irgendeine[r, s] substantivisch not just anybodyich werde doch nicht irgendeinen einstellen I'm not going to appoint just anybody* * *adj.any adj. pron.anybody pron.anyone pron.someone pron. -
34 sprechen
n; -s, kein Pl. speaking, talking; jemanden zum Sprechen bringen get s.o. to talk; (zwingen) make s.o. talk; das Sprechen fällt ihm schwer he finds it difficult to speak (wegen Hemmungen etc.: talk)* * *to converse; to say; to talk; to speak; to dispense* * *sprẹ|chen ['ʃprɛçn] pret sprach, [ʃpraːx] ptp gespro\#chen1. vi[gə'ʃprɔxn] to speak ( über +acc, von about, of); (= reden, sich unterhalten) to talk, to speak ( über +acc, von about)frei sprechen — to extemporize, to speak off the cuff (inf)
sprich doch endlich! (geh) — say something
also sprach... (liter Bibl) () — Bibl)
gut/schön sprechen — to speak well/beautifully
im Rundfunk/Fernsehen sprechen — to speak on the radio/on television
es spricht... — the speaker is...
es sprechen... — the speakers are...
die Vernunft sprechen lassen — to listen to reason, to let the voice of reason be heard
schlecht or nicht gut auf jdn/etw zu sprechen sein — not to have a good thing to say about sb/sth
wir sprechen nicht mehr miteinander — we are no longer on speaking terms, we're not speaking any more
mit wem spreche ich? — to whom am I speaking, please?
sprechen wir nicht mehr darüber! — let's not talk about that any more, let's drop the subject
ich weiß nicht, wovon Sie sprechen — I don't know what you're talking about
sprechen wir von etwas anderem — let's talk about something else, let's change the subject
auf jdn/etw zu sprechen kommen — to get to talking about sb/sth
für jdn/etw sprechen — to speak for sb/sth, to speak on behalf of sb/sth
gegen jdn/etw sprechen — to speak against sb/sth
es spricht für jdn/etw(, dass...) — it says something for sb/sth (that...), it speaks well for sb/sth (that...)
das spricht für ihn — that's a point in his favour (Brit) or favor (US), that says something for him
es spricht nicht für die Firma, dass so was passieren konnte — it doesn't say much for the firm that something like that could happen
es spricht vieles dafür/dagegen — there's a lot to be said for/against it
es spricht vieles dafür, dass... — there is every reason to believe that...
was spricht dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
aus seinen Worten sprach Verachtung/Hoffnung — his words expressed contempt/hope
er sprach vor den Studenten/dem Ärztekongress — he spoke to the students/the medical conference
2. vt1) (= sagen) to say, to speak; eine Sprache, Mundart to speak; (= aufsagen) Gebet to say; Gedicht to say, to recitealles, was er sprach... — everything he said...
hier spricht man Spanisch — Spanish spoken, we speak Spanish
See:→ Sprache2) Urteil to pronounce,See:→ Recht3) (= mit jdm reden) to speak tokann ich bitte Herrn Kurz sprechen? — may I speak to Mr Kurz, please?
ich bin für niemanden zu sprechen — I can't see anybody, I'm not available
kann ich Sie einen Augenblick or kurz sprechen? — can I see you for a moment?, can I have a quick word?
* * *1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) speak2) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) speak3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) speech* * *Spre·chen<-s>[ˈʃprɛçn̩]das \Sprechen lernen to learn to speak [or talkjdn zum \Sprechen bringen to make sb talk* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talkdeutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers
er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much
es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.
für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something
mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody
ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you
mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?
sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?
gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody
für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody
vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce
zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject
frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes
aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.
auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something
für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something
2.was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’
2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)3)Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?
4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>* * *sprechen; spricht, sprach, hat gesprochenA. v/i1. speak (mit to, with;zu to;über +akk,im Fernsehen sprechen speak on television;sprechen lernen learn to talk;er spricht nicht viel he doesn’t say much;er soll möglichst wenig sprechen he should talk as little as possible;er spricht nicht gern darüber he doesn’t like to talk about it;sie sprechen nicht miteinander they’re not talking ( oder speaking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms;so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter that’s no way to talk to your mother;über Politik/Geschäfte sprechen talk politics/business;sprich mal mit ihm darüber have a word with him about it;ich muss erst mit meinem Anwalt sprechen I’ll have to talk to ( oder have a word with) my lawyer (Br auch solicitor) first;mit sich selbst sprechen talk to oneself;von etwas anderem sprechen talk about something else, change the subject;schlecht über jemanden sprechen speak ill of sb;wir kamen auf Indien zu sprechen the subject of India came up;unter uns gesprochen between you and me;ich spreche aus Erfahrung I speak from experience;allgemein gesprochen generally speaking;da wir gerade von … sprechen talking of …;man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei there’s talk of his being bankrupt;jeder spricht davon everybody’s talking about it, it’s the talk of the town;sprich! umg spit it out!;sie ist nicht gut auf ihn zu sprechen she hasn’t a single good word for him, he’s in her bad booksüber +akk on);vor einer großen Zuhörerzahl sprechen speak in front of ( oder to) a large audience;er kann (nicht) gut frei sprechen he’s (not) good at speaking off the cuff3.sprechen für als Vertreter: speak for ( oder on behalf of); vermittelnd: put in a good word for; befürwortend: plead for, argue in favo(u)r of;das spricht für ihn that says something for him, that’s one thing in his favo(u)r;das spricht für seine Unschuld that would seem to indicate he’s innocent;das spricht für sich selbst it speaks for itself;vieles spricht dafür there’s much to be said for it;vieles spricht dafür/dagegen, dass … it seems very likely/unlikely that …;alles spricht dafür, dass sie es war all the evidence points to her (as the guilty party);vieles spricht dagegen there are many reasons for not doing it ( oder why one shouldn’t);was spricht dafür? give me one good reason why we should (do it etc);was spricht dagegen? is there any reason why we shouldn’t do it etc?4. fig:aus seinen Worten spricht der Neid you can tell he’s jealous by the way he speaks; stärker: there’s jealousy in his every word;aus ihren Augen sprach die Verzweiflung her eyes were filled with despair, her eyes spoke volumes of despair; → Anzeichen, Band1 1, Band3, Recht, schuldig etcB. v/tseine ersten Worte sprechen Baby: say its first few words;etwas auf Tonband sprechen record sth on tape;sie spricht ausgezeichnet Englisch she speaks English very well, she speaks excellent English;Sächsisch sprechen speak Saxon dialect;das Urteil sprechen pronounce judg(e)ment;die Kosten, sprich Anschaffung und Versicherung, … the costs, i. e. ( oder that is to say) purchase and insurance, …2. (aussprechen) pronounce;er kann kein „th“ sprechen he can’t pronounce “th”3. (konsultieren) speak to, see;jemanden zu sprechen wünschen wish to speak to ( oder see) sb;kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? can I have a (quick) word with you?;für ihn bin ich nicht zu sprechen I’m not in for him, if he calls I’m not here;ich bin heute für niemanden zu sprechen I’m not available ( oder in) for anybody today, I’m not here today - no matter who calls;wir sprechen uns noch! drohend: you haven’t heard the last of this* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talkdeutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers
er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much
es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.
für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something
mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody
ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you
mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?
sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?
gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody
für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody
vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce
zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject
frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes
aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.
auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something
für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something
2.was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’
2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)3)Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?
4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>* * *(mit) v.to talk (to) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)= to speak v.(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken) -
35 qualsiasi
anynon importa quale whateverqualsiasi persona anyonequalsiasi cosa faccia whatever I do* * ** * *[kwal'siasi] 1.aggettivo indefinito invariabile1) (qualunque) any"qualsiasi riferimento a fatti o persone è puramente casuale" — "any similarity with people or events is purely coincidental"
qualsiasi persona — anybody, anyone
in qualsiasi momento — anytime, at any time
a qualsiasi costo, prezzo — at any cost, price, whatever the cost, price
2) (insignificante) ordinary, common2.aggettivo relativo invariabile (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) whatever; (fra un numero limitato di elementi) whicheverqualsiasi decisione si prenda — whatever o whichever decision we take
* * *qualsiasi/kwal'siasi/I agg.indef.inv.1 (qualunque) any; qualsiasi penna andrà bene any pen will do; "qualsiasi riferimento a fatti o persone è puramente casuale" "any similarity with people or events is purely coincidental"; qualsiasi persona anybody, anyone; in qualsiasi posto anywhere; in qualsiasi momento anytime, at any time; a qualsiasi costo, prezzo at any cost, price, whatever the cost, price; in qualsiasi modo in any way; dipende da lei per qualsiasi cosa he relies on her for everything; farebbe qualsiasi cosa per lei he'd do anything for her; uno qualsiasi any one; uno studente qualsiasi any student; un qualsiasi oggetto che tagli any sharp object; se per un qualsiasi motivo non potesse venire if for any reason he couldn't come; con un pretesto qualsiasi on some pretext or other2 (insignificante) ordinary, common; una ragazza qualsiasi an ordinary girl; non è uno qualsiasi he's not just anybodyII agg.rel.inv.(fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) whatever; (fra un numero limitato di elementi) whichever; qualsiasi decisione si prenda whatever o whichever decision we take; accetta qualsiasi lavoro gli offrano he accepts whatever job he's offered; da qualsiasi parte andiamo whichever way we go; qualsiasi cosa whatever; qualsiasi cosa egli abbia fatto no matter what he did; qualsiasi cosa accada whatever happens. -
36 irgendjemand
somebody, someone, anybody after a negative, anyone after a negative;hallo, ist dort \irgendjemand? hallo, is anybody there?;\irgendjemand anderer somebody else;gib das \irgendjemand anderem give that to somebody else;nicht [einfach] \irgendjemand not just anybody;wissen Sie überhaupt, mit wem Sie es zu tun haben? schließlich bin ich Direktor und nicht \irgendjemand! do you know who you're dealing with? I'm the director, not just anybody! -
37 x-beliebig
umg.* * *x-be|lie|big [ɪks-]1. adjany old (inf)wir können uns an einem x-belíébigen Ort treffen — we can meet anywhere you like
2. advas you like* * *x-be·lie·big[ɪksbəˈli:bɪç]jeder X\x-beliebige anyone, any old person fames kann nicht jeder X\x-beliebige hier Mitglied werden we/they don't let just anybody become a member hereetw \x-beliebig verwenden to use sth as many times as one likes* * *Adjektiv (ugs.)irgendein x-beliebiger/irgendeine x-beliebige/irgendein x-beliebiges — any old (coll. attrib.)
jeder x-beliebige Ort — any old place (coll.)
* * *x-beliebig umgA. adj any old …;jeder x-Beliebige just anybody, any Tom, Dick, or HarryB. adv any old way;x-beliebig viele any number of, umpteen* * *Adjektiv (ugs.)irgendein x-beliebiger/irgendeine x-beliebige/irgendein x-beliebiges — any old (coll. attrib.)
jeder x-beliebige Ort — any old place (coll.)
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38 кой
1. (за лица) who(пред същ.) what(при избор) whichкой от двамата братя? which of the two brothers?и кой ли не още God knows who besides; every Tom, Dick and Harryв коя посока? which way? in what direction?кой ти гледа, кой ти мисли за това who cares (about it)кой знае, може да е дошъл for all I know, he may have arrivedкой го знае goodness only knowsкой ти слуша? he/she/they etc. won't listenкое как (как да е) somehow or other; more or lessс кои очи да го погледна how can I look him in the face, I'd be ashamed to look him in the faceкой знае как nobody knows howкой ти е крив вж. крив2. вж. койтокой каквото ще да казва no matter what they sayкой като него! he's on top of the world, there is no one to beat him* * *кой,въпр. мест., коя̀, коѐ, коѝ (за лица) who; (за предмети и животни) what; ( пред същ.) what; ( при избор) which; ( всеки) за \кой път ти казвам if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a hundred times; и \кой ли не още God knows who besides; every Tom, Dick and Harry; има \кой да свърши тази работа there’s a man for that job; \кой го знае goodness only knows; \кой е? \кой е там? who is it? who is there? \кой знае goodness (only) knows; \кой знае как nobody knows how; \кой знае, може да е дошъл for all I know, he may have arrived; \кой как може (each) as best he can; \кой когато/където иска whenever/whereever they please; \кой … \кой some … others; \кой от двамата братя? which of the two brothers? \кой от \кой по-интелигентен each one more intelligent than the other; \кой ти гледа, \кой ти мисли за това who cares (about it); \кой ти е крив who is to blame? whose fault is it? \кой ти слуша? he/she/they etc. won’t listen; не знам \кой си someone or other; не съм \кой да е I’m not just anybody; седнаха \кой където намери they settled themselves as best as they could; • \кой каквото ще да казва no matter what they say; \кой като него! he’s on top of the world, there is no one to beat him; ще видим \кой кого we’ll see who’ll laugh last/who’ll get the upper hand.* * *who; what; which (при повече от един)* * *1. (всеки) КОЙ как може (each) as best he can 2. (за лица) who 3. (за предмети и животни) what 4. (пред същ.) what 5. (при избор) which 6. КОЙ... КОЙ some... others 7. КОЙ го знае goodness only knows 8. КОЙ е? КОЙ е там? who is it?who is there? 9. КОЙ знае как nobody knows how 10. КОЙ знае, може да е дошъл for all I know, he may have arrived 11. КОЙ каквото ще да казва no matter what they say 12. КОЙ като него! he's on top of the world, there is no one to beat him 13. КОЙ от КОЙ по-интелигентен each one more intelligent than the other 14. КОЙ от двамата братя? which of the two brothers? 15. КОЙ отсъствува, КОЙ зает, КОЙ пък болен some are absent, others are busy, still others are ill 16. КОЙ ти гледа, КОЙ ти мисли за това who cares (about it) 17. КОЙ ти е крив вж. крив 18. КОЙ ти слуша? he/she/they etc. won't listen 19. в коя посока? which way?in what direction? 20. вж. който 21. за КОЙ път ти казвам if I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times 22. и КОЙ ли не още God knows who besides;every Tom, Dick and Harry 23. има КОЙ да свърши тая работа there's a man for that job 24. кое как (как да е) somehow or other;more or less 25. не знам КОЙ си someone or other 26. не съм КОЙ да е I'm not just anybody 27. няма КОЙ да ни каже there is no one to tell us 28. с кои очи да го погледна how can I look him in the face, I'd be ashamed to look him in the face 29. ще видим КОЙ кого we'll see who'll laugh last/who'll get the upper hand -
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onion (attr.)лукови перя onion blades* * *лу̀ков,прил. onion (attr.); \лукови пера onion blades; • да не съм \лукова глава I am not just anybody.* * *alliacious* * *1. onion (attr.) 2. ЛУКОВи перя onion blades 3. да не съм ЛУКОВа глава I am not just anybody -
40 случаен
accidental, fortuitous, casual, chance (attr.)(краткотраен) fugitiveслучаен човек nobodyслучаен познайник a chance/casual acquaintance, pick-upслучаен посетител a casual visitorслучаен спътник a chance companionслучаен съюзник an ally of the minuteслучаен избор an accidental/a fortuitous choiceслучайна работа an odd job; accidental/charnce/casual workслучайна среща a chance/an accidental meeting, a casual ercounterслучайна мисъл a random/passing ideaслучайна забележка a chance/random/passing remarkслучайна грешка a casual/chance mistake, a mere slipслучайна смърт accidental deathслучайно познанство a chance acquaintanceслучайно обстоятелство an accidental circumstanceслучайно съвпадение coincidenceслучайно явление a chance phenomenonне е случайно това, че it is no accident/it is not by chance that* * *случа̀ен,прил., -йна, -йно, -йни accidental, coincidental, fortuitous, casual, chance (attr.); ( краткотраен) fugitive; не е \случаенйно това, че it is no accident/it is not by chance that; \случаенен избор accidental/fortuitous choice; \случаенен човек nobody; \случаенйна грешка casual/chance mistake, mere slip; \случаенйна работа odd job; accidental/chance/casual work; \случаенйна смърт accidental death; \случаенйна среща chance/accidental meeting, casual encounter; \случаенйно обстоятелство accidental circumstance; \случаенйно познанство chance acquaintance; \случаенйно съвпадение coincidence; \случаенйно явление chance phenomenon; той не е \случаенен човек he is not just anybody.* * *accidental: an случаен meeting - случайна среща; fortuitous: a случаен mistake - случайна грешка; adventitious ; incidental (на късмет); precarious ; scratch {skrEtS}; stray* * *1. (краткотраен) fugitive 2. accidental, fortuitous, casual, chance (attr.) 3. СЛУЧАЕН избор an accidental/a fortuitous choice 4. СЛУЧАЕН познайник a chance/casual acquaintance, pick-up 5. СЛУЧАЕН посетител a casual visitor 6. СЛУЧАЕН спътник a chance companion 7. СЛУЧАЕН съюзник an ally of the minute 8. СЛУЧАЕН човек nobody: той не е СЛУЧАЕН човек he is not just anybody 9. не е случайно това, че it is no accident/it is not by chance that 10. случайна грешка a casual/chance mistake, a mere slip 11. случайна забележка a chance/ random/passing remark 12. случайна мисъл a random/passing idea 13. случайна работа an оdd job;accidental/charnce/casual work 14. случайна смърт accidental death 15. случайна среща a chance/an accidental meeting, a casual ercounter 16. случайно обстоятелство an accidental circumstance 17. случайно познанство a chance acquaintance 18. случайно съвпадение coincidence 19. случайно явление a chance phenomenon
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