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1. v/i have to, mustdevo averlo I must have it, I have to have itnon devo dimenticare I mustn't forgetdeve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive todaycome si deve ( bene) properlypersona very decentdoveva succedere it was bound to happendovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know2. v/t owe3. m dutyper dovere out of duty* * *dovere v.servile1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2a e 3a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss◆ v.tr.1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.dovere s.m.1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.* * *[do'vere]1. vt irreg(soldi, riconoscenza) to owegli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success
1) (obbligo) to have toè una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person
non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day
avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it
devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow
non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar
2)lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me
3)deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 104)deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do3. sm(obbligo) dutyrivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person
il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voterun dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty* * *I 1. [do'vere](when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to2.verbo transitivo1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?
mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology
2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properlyII 1. [do'vere]sostantivo maschile1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned
2) a dovere properly, in the right way2.- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties
••prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first
* * *dovere1/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.\See also notes... (dovere.pdf)————————dovere2/do'vere/I sostantivo m.1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned2 a dovere properly, in the right wayII doveri m.pl.ant. (omaggi) respectsprima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first\- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties. -
42 Artificial Intelligence
In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, EventuallyJust as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)5) Problems in Machine Intelligence Arise Because Things Obvious to Any Person Are Not Represented in the ProgramMany problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)[AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract FormThe basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory FormationIt is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular ContextsEven if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial IntelligenceThe primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary PropositionsIn artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence
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comme [kɔm]━━━━━━━━━1. conjunction2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <• comme il pleuvait, j'ai pris la voiture as it was raining I took the carc. ( = en tant que) as━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Avec un nom, on utilise like ; avec un verbe, as et the way sont plus corrects que like, mais like est couramment utilisé.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = tel que) like• bête comme il est... stupid as he is...f. (locutions)• il est comme ça ! he's like that!• il a pêché un saumon comme ça ! he caught a salmon this big!• je l'ai enfermé, comme ça il ne peut pas nous suivre I locked him in - that way he can't follow us• si c'est comme ça, je m'en vais ! if that's the way it is, I'm leaving!• alors, comme ça, vous nous quittez ? so you're leaving us just like that?• le docteur m'a dit comme ça, prenez des calmants (inf) the doctor just told me to take tranquillizers► comme quoi• comme quoi tout le monde peut se tromper which just goes to show that anybody can make a mistake► comme ci comme ça so-so (inf)• comme si nous ne le savions pas ! as if we didn't know!• tu n'es pas content mais tu peux faire comme si (inf) you're not happy but you can pretend to be► comme tout2. <• comme ils sont bruyants ! they're so noisy!• comme il fait beau ! isn't it a lovely day!• écoute comme elle chante bien ! isn't she a wonderful singer!* * *kɔm
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adverbe how
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1) ( de même que)ils sont bêtes, lui comme elle — he's as stupid as she is
il est paresseux, comme sa sœur d'ailleurs — he's lazy, just like his sister
jolie comme tout — ever so pretty GB, really pretty
2) ( dans une comparaison)c'est tout comme — (colloq) it comes to the same thing
elle me traite comme un enfant — she treats me like a child, she treats me as if I were a child
3) ( dans une explication)des pays industrialisés comme les États-Unis et le Japon — industrialized countries such as ou like the United States and Japan
puisque c'est comme ça — if that's the way it is, if that's how it is
4) (colloq) ( dans une approximation)elle a eu comme un évanouissement — she sort of fainted, she had a kind of fainting fit
5) ( indiquant l'intensité)avare comme il est, il ne te donnera rien — he's so mean, he won't give you anything
6) ( indiquant une fonction) as7) ( puisque) as, sincecomme elle était seule — as ou since she was alone
8) ( au moment où) as••comme ci comme ça — (colloq) so-so (colloq)
* * *kɔm1. prép1) (comparaison) likeIl est comme son père. — He's like his father.
Je voudrais un manteau comme celui de la photo. — I'd like a coat like the one in the picture.
2) (manière) likeFaites comme lui. — Do as he does., Do it like him.
Ça se plie comme ça. — You fold it like this.
Faites-le comme ça. — Do it like this., Do it this way.
C'était un poisson grand comme ça. — The fish was this big.
comme ça,...; Comme ça on n'aura pas d'ennuis. — That way we won't have any problems.
comme cela,...; Comme cela nous n'aurons pas d'ennuis. — That way we won't have any problems.
comme ci, comme ça — so-so
"Comment est-ce que tu as trouvé le film?" - - "Comme ci comme ça." — "What did you think of the film?" - - "So-so."
"comment ça va?" - - "comme ça" — "how are things?" - - "ok"
3) (= en tant que) asse donner comme objectif de faire qch — to set o.s. the goal of doing sth
J'ai travaillé comme serveuse cet été. — I worked as a waitress this summer.
comme tout; joli comme tout — ever so pretty
comme c'est pas permis; Il est malin comme c'est pas permis. — He's as smart as they come.
comme quoi (ce qui prouve que) — which just goes to show that, (selon quoi) saying that
Il s'en est tiré sain et sauf, comme quoi il y a un dieu pour les inconscients. — He escaped unharmed, which just goes to show there is a god for the reckless.
Il a écrit une lettre comme quoi il... — He wrote a letter saying that he...
comme il faut adv — properly
Mets le couvert comme il faut! — Set the table properly!, adjproper
Ce sont des gens comme il faut. — They're very proper people.
2. conj1) (= ainsi que) asElle écrit comme elle parle. — She writes as she talks.
Faites comme vous voulez. — Do as you like.
2) (= au moment où) asIl est parti comme j'arrivais. — He left as I arrived.
3) (= puisque) as, sinceComme il était en retard, il... — As he was late, he...
3. advRegarde comme c'est beau! — Look, isn't it lovely!, Look how lovely it is!
* * *A adv how; comme tu es malin! how clever you are!; comme il a raison! how right he is!; comme j'aime lire! how I love reading!; comme tu as grandi, je ne t'ai pas reconnu how you've grown, I didn't recognize you.B conj1 ( de même que) ici comme en Italie ( exclusivement) here as in Italy; ( inclusivement) both here and in Italy; ils sont bêtes, lui comme elle they are both as stupid as each other, he's as stupid as she is; en France et en Angleterre, comme dans les autres pays d'Europe in France and in England as (well as) in the other European countries; contente-toi de dire comme moi just say the same thing as me; il est paresseux, comme sa sœur d'ailleurs he's lazy, just like his sister; il mange comme eux he eats the same things as they do; elle est sage-femme comme sa mère et sa grand-mère she's a midwife, like her mother and grandmother (before her); fais comme moi do as I do; nous avons fêté Noël chez nous, comme tous les ans we spent Christmas at home, as we do every year; été comme hiver all year round, summer and winter alike; comme toujours as always; j'y étais allé comme chaque matin I'd gone there as I did every morning; jolie/légère comme tout ever so pretty/light GB, really pretty/light;2 ( dans une comparaison) il est grand comme sa sœur he's as tall as his sister; les cheveux du bébé sont lisses comme de la soie the baby's hair is as smooth as silk; c'est tout comme○ it comes to the same thing; rouge comme une pivoine as red as a beetroot GB ou beet US; je leur ai parlé tout comme je te parle I spoke to them just like○ I'm speaking to you now; c'est quelqu'un de comme ça○! he's/she's great!; il est bête/courageux comme pas un he's as stupid/brave as they come; il boit/travaille comme pas un he drinks/works like anything; comme tu y vas! that's going a bit far!; elle me traite comme un enfant she treats me like a child, she treats me as if I were a child;3 ( dans une équivalence) c'est comme une brioche avec des raisins à l'intérieur it's like a brioche with currants in it; un chapeau comme celui-là a hat like that one; je voudrais un manteau comme le tien I'd like a coat like yours; comme pour faire as if to do; et comme pour bien marquer leur refus, ils sont sortis de la salle and as if to make a point of their refusal, they left the room; elle a fait un geste comme pour se protéger she made a movement as if to protect herself;4 (dans une illustration, une explication) des pays industrialisés comme les États-Unis et le Japon industrialized countries such as ou like the United States and Japan; qu'est-ce que vous avez comme couleurs? what colours do you have?; qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme vaisselle? what is there in the way of crockery?; comme ça like that; alors comme ça tu vas travailler à l'étranger? so you're going to work abroad then?; puisque c'est comme ça if that's the way it is, if that's how it is; on va faire comme si we're going to pretend that; il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas he pretended (that) he hadn't seen me; c'est comme si it's as if; comme s'il dormait as if ou as though he was sleeping; comme si je n'avais que ça à faire! as if I had nothing better to do!; comme si j'avais besoin de ça! that's the last thing I needed!; ‘je ne trouve pas ça joli’-‘fais comme si’ ‘I don't think it's pretty’-‘just pretend you do’; elle m'a dit, comme si de rien n'était, que… she told me, just like that, that…; se comporter comme si de rien n'était to act as if nothing were wrong;5 ○( dans une approximation) elle a eu comme un évanouissement she sort of fainted, she had a kind of fainting fit; elle semblait comme gênée she seemed somewhat embarrassed;6 ( indiquant l'intensité) avare comme il est, il ne te donnera rien he's so mean, he won't give you anything; maigre comme elle est she's so thin;7 ( indiquant une fonction) as; travailler comme jardinier to work as a gardener; il a été recruté comme traducteur he was taken on as a translator; la phrase est donnée comme exemple the sentence is given as an example; que veux-tu comme cadeau? what would you like for ou as a present?;8 ( puisque) as, since; comme elle était seule as ou since she was alone; comme il l'aime, il lui pardonnera as ou since he loves him/her, he'll forgive him/her;9 ( au moment où) as; juste comme just as; comme il traversait la rue as he was crossing the road; elle arrivait comme je partais she was coming in as I was going out.comme quoi! which just shows!; comme ci comme ça○ so-so○.[kɔm] conjonctionil a fait un signe, comme pour appeler he made a sign, as if to call outc'est comme ta sœur, elle ne téléphone jamais your sister's the same, she never phonesje suis comme toi, j'ai horreur de ça I'm like you, I hate that kind of thingfais comme moi, ne lui réponds pas do as I do, don't answer himil ne m'a pas injurié, mais c'était tout comme he didn't actually insult me, but it was close ou as good as2. [exprimant la manière] asfais comme il te plaira do as you like ou pleasecomme on pouvait s'y attendre, nos actions ont baissé as could be expected, our shares have gone downla connaissant comme je la connais knowing her as well as ou like I docomme dirait l'autre (familier) , comme dit l'autre (familier) as the saying goes, to coin a phrase, as they saycomme il se doit en pareilles circonstances as befits the circumstances, as is fitting in such circumstancescomme ci comme ça (familier) : tu t'entends bien avec lui? — comme ci comme ça do you get on with him? — sort of ou so-somince comme elle est, elle peut porter n'importe quoi being as slim as she is everything suits her, she is so slim that everything suits herles arbres comme le marronnier... trees like ou such as the chestnut...4. [en tant que] as5. [pour ainsi dire]il restait sur le seuil, comme paralysé he was standing on the doorstep, (as if he was) rooted to the spot6. [et]le règlement s'applique à tous, à vous comme aux autres the rules apply to everybody, you includedun spectacle que les parents, comme les enfants, apprécieront a show which will delight parents and children alike[pendant que] while————————[kɔm] adverbe1. [emploi exclamatif] howcomme c'est triste! how sad (it is)!, it's so sad!comme tu es grande! what a big girl you are now!, how big you've grown!2. [indiquant la manière]tu sais comme il est you know what he's like ou how he iscomme ça locution adjectivale1. [ainsi] like thatil est comme ça, on ne le changera pas! that's the way he is, you won't change him!2. [admirable] greatcomme ça locution adverbiale1. [de cette manière] like this ou thatc'est comme ça, que ça te plaise ou non! that's how ou the way it is, whether you like it or not!2. [en intensif]alors comme ça, tu te maries? (oh) so you're getting married?————————comme il faut locution adjectivale————————comme il faut locution adverbiale1. [correctement] properly2. (familier) [emploi exclamatif]il s'est fait battre, et comme il faut (encore)! he got well and truly thrashed!comme quoi locution conjonctive1. [ce qui prouve que] which shows ou (just) goes to show that2. (familier) [selon quoi]j'ai reçu des ordres comme quoi personne ne devait avoir accès au dossier I've been instructed not to allow anybody access to that filecomme si locution conjonctive1. [exprimant la comparaison] as ifelle faisait comme si de rien n'était she pretended (that) there was nothing wrong, she pretended (that) nothing had happenedcomme s'il ne savait pas ce qu'il faisait! as if ou as though he didn't know what he was doing!comme tout locution adverbiale -
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ПОЕДОМ ЕСТЬ/СЪЕСТЬ (кого) coll VP usu. impfv if pfv, usu. fut more often this WO)1. ( subj: a noun denoting insects (комары, мошкара etc)) to bite s.o. continuously: комары (мошкара и т. п.) (Y-a) поедом едят « mosquitoes (gnats etc) are eating Y alive.2. (subj: human to make life horrible for s.o., usu. through incessant faultfinding, reproaches etc: X Y-a поедом ест = X is eating Y aliveX makes Y's life miserable X never lets up (on Y) X is forever (always) on Y's case (back) (in limited contexts) X keeps (is always etc) nagging at Y all X does is (knows is to) nag, nag, nag X bullies Y.«Темен, ленив, поди, русский мужичок... Ты видел, как он сало солит? Набросает в бочку кусками и рад. А попробуй кто в деревне покоптить или повялить, поедом съедят...» (Максимов 3). "He's just ignorant and idle, the Russian peasant.... Have you ever seen how he salts fat bacon? Throws lumps of it into a barrel and thinks he's smart. Just let anybody in the village try smoking or dry-curing it: They'll eat him alive..." (3a).(Кабанов:)...(Мать) всё приставала: «Женись да женись, я хоть бы поглядела на тебя, на женатого»! А теперь поедом ест, проходу не даёт - всё за тебя (Островский 6). (К.:)...She (Mother) never stopped saying, "Get married, that's what you should do, get married. If only I'd see you married." And now she never lets up, never gives me a minute's peace. And all because of you (6f).Вот, Семерик, какая у тебя была жена, а ты её всю жизнь поедом ел!» (Кузнецов 1). "Look, Semerik, what a wonderful wife you had, yet you kept nagging at her all her life!" (1b).(Анисья:) Ни работы от тебя, ни радости. Только поедом ешь (Толстой 1). (A.:) One gets neither work nor pleasure out of you. All you know is to nag, nag, nag (lc).Кулигин:) И не от воров они запираются, а чтоб люди не видали, как они своих домашних едят поедом да семью тиранят (Островский 6). (К.:) It wasn't to keep thieves out that they bolted themselves in, but to prevent people from seeing the way they bully their servants and oppress their families (6d). -
45 поедом есть
• ПОЕДОМ ЕСТЬ/СЪЕСТЬ ( кого) coll[VP; usu. impfv; if pfv, usu. fut; more often this WO]=====1. [subj: a noun denoting insects (комары, мошкара etc)]⇒ to bite s.o. continuously:2. [subj: human]⇒ to make life horrible for s.o., usu. through incessant faultfinding, reproaches etc:- [in limited contexts] X keeps <is always etc> nagging at Y;- all X does is < knows is to> nag, nag, nag;- X bullies Y.♦ "Тёмен, ленив, поди, русский мужичок... Ты видел, как он сало солит? Набросает в бочку кусками и рад. А попробуй кто в деревне покоптить или повялить, поедом съедят..." (Максимов 3). "He's just ignorant and idle, the Russian peasant.... Have you ever seen how he salts fat bacon? Throws lumps of it into a barrel and thinks he's smart. Just let anybody in the village try smoking or dry-curing it: They'll eat him alive..." (3a).♦ [Кабанов:]...[ Мать] всё приставала: "Женись да женись, я хоть бы поглядела на тебя, на женатого"! А теперь поедом ест, проходу не даёт - всё за тебя (Островский 6). [К.:]... She [Mother] never stopped saying, "Get married, that's what you should do, get married. If only I'd see you married." And now she never lets up, never gives me a minute's peace. And all because of you (6f).♦ "Вот, Семерик, какая у тебя была жена, а ты её всю жизнь поедом ел!" (Кузнецов 1). "Look, Semerik, what a wonderful wife you had, yet you kept nagging at her all her life!" (1b).♦ [Анисья:] Ни работы от тебя, ни радости. Только поедом ешь (Толстой 1). [A.:] One gets neither work nor pleasure out of you. All you know is to nag, nag, nag (lc).♦ [Кулигин:] И не от воров они запираются, а чтоб люди не видали, как они своих домашних едят поедом да семью тиранят (Островский 6). [К.:] It wasn't to keep thieves out that they bolted themselves in, but to prevent people from seeing the way they bully their servants and oppress their families (6d).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поедом есть
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46 поедом съесть
• ПОЕДОМ ЕСТЬ/СЪЕСТЬ ( кого) coll[VP; usu. impfv; if pfv, usu. fut; more often this WO]=====1. [subj: a noun denoting insects (комары, мошкара etc)]⇒ to bite s.o. continuously:2. [subj: human]⇒ to make life horrible for s.o., usu. through incessant faultfinding, reproaches etc:- [in limited contexts] X keeps <is always etc> nagging at Y;- all X does is < knows is to> nag, nag, nag;- X bullies Y.♦ "Тёмен, ленив, поди, русский мужичок... Ты видел, как он сало солит? Набросает в бочку кусками и рад. А попробуй кто в деревне покоптить или повялить, поедом съедят..." (Максимов 3). "He's just ignorant and idle, the Russian peasant.... Have you ever seen how he salts fat bacon? Throws lumps of it into a barrel and thinks he's smart. Just let anybody in the village try smoking or dry-curing it: They'll eat him alive..." (3a).♦ [Кабанов:]...[ Мать] всё приставала: "Женись да женись, я хоть бы поглядела на тебя, на женатого"! А теперь поедом ест, проходу не даёт - всё за тебя (Островский 6). [К.:]... She [Mother] never stopped saying, "Get married, that's what you should do, get married. If only I'd see you married." And now she never lets up, never gives me a minute's peace. And all because of you (6f).♦ "Вот, Семерик, какая у тебя была жена, а ты её всю жизнь поедом ел!" (Кузнецов 1). "Look, Semerik, what a wonderful wife you had, yet you kept nagging at her all her life!" (1b).♦ [Анисья:] Ни работы от тебя, ни радости. Только поедом ешь (Толстой 1). [A.:] One gets neither work nor pleasure out of you. All you know is to nag, nag, nag (lc).♦ [Кулигин:] И не от воров они запираются, а чтоб люди не видали, как они своих домашних едят поедом да семью тиранят (Островский 6). [К.:] It wasn't to keep thieves out that they bolted themselves in, but to prevent people from seeing the way they bully their servants and oppress their families (6d).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поедом съесть
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47 Freude
f; -, -n1. nur Sg.; joy ( über + Akk at); (Vergnügen) pleasure (an + Dat in); (Entzücken) delight (in); Freude haben oder finden an (+ Dat) enjoy, take pleasure in; er hat viel oder seine helle Freude daran it gives him great delight; jemandem Freude machen oder bereiten give s.o. pleasure; stärker: make s.o. happy; es macht mir ( keine) Freude zu (+ Inf.) I take (no) pleasure in (+ Ger.), I (don’t) enjoy (+ Ger.) ich wollte ihr eine kleine Freude machen I wanted to give her a nice little surprise; ich wollte ihr damit eine Freude machen I wanted to please her (by doing this); würden Sie mir die Freude machen, mit mir auszugehen? would you give me the pleasure of coming out with me?; aus Freude an der Sache for the love of it; seine einzige Freude his only pleasure (in life); die Malerei ist seine einzige Freude auch he lives for his painting; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s pleasure.; vor Freude weinen weep for ( oder with) joy; vor Freude an die Decke springen umg. jump for joy; außer sich vor Freude overjoyed; es war eine Freude zu (+ Inf.) it was a pleasure to (+ Inf.) das war eine Freude! it was a real joy; zu meiner großen Freude to my great delight, much to my delight; es war keine reine Freude umg. it wasn’t all beer and skittles ( oder fun and games), it wasn’t exactly fun, Am. auch it was no hayride ( oder picnic); geteilt2. Pl.: die kleinen Freuden des Alltags the little everyday pleasures; iro. the little things that are sent to try us; in Freuden leben geh. enjoy the pleasures of life; mit Freuden! with the greatest of pleasure3. geh.: Freude und Leid joy and sorrow; in Freude und Leid through thick and thin, in good times and bad* * *die Freudejoyfulness; zest; enthusiasm; blitheness; gladness; enjoyment; joyousness; pleasure; gratification; delight; joy* * *Freu|de ['frɔydə]f -, -n1) no pl pleasure; (innig) joy (über +acc at); (= Erfreutheit) delight ( über +acc at)er hat Fréúde an seinen Kindern — his children give him pleasure
Fréúde am Leben haben — to enjoy life
wenn man an der Arbeit keine Fréúde hat — if you don't get any pleasure out of your work, if you don't enjoy your work
vor Fréúde — with joy
die Fréúde an der Natur — the joy one gets from nature
der Garten ist seine ganze Fréúde — the garden is his pride and joy
daran hat er seine Fréúde — that gives him pleasure; (iro) he thinks that's fun
es ist eine (wahre or reine) Fréúde, zu... — it's a (real) joy or pleasure to...
es war eine reine Fréúde, das mit anzusehen — it was a joy to see
es ist mir eine Fréúde, zu... — it's a real pleasure for me to...
jdm Fréúde machen — to give sb pleasure
das Kind macht seinen Eltern viel/nur Fréúde — the child gives his parents a lot of/nothing but joy
er macht ihnen keine/wenig Fréúde — he's no joy/not much of a joy to them
es macht ihnen keine/wenig Fréúde — they don't enjoy it (at all)/much
jdm eine Fréúde machen or bereiten — to make sb happy
jdm eine Fréúde machen wollen — to want to do something to please sb
zu meiner großen Fréúde — to my great delight
zu unserer größten Fréúde können wir Ihnen mitteilen... — we are pleased to be able to inform you...
Sie hätten seine Fréúde sehen sollen — you should have seen how happy he was
aus Fréúde an der Sache — for the love of it or the thing
aus Spaß an der Fréúde (inf) — for the fun or hell (inf) of it or the thing
in Freud und Leid zu jdm halten (dated) — to stand by sb come rain, come shine
2) (= Vergnügung) joydie kleinen Fréúden des Lebens — the pleasures of life
herrlich und in Fréúden leben — to live a life of ease
mit Fréúden — with pleasure
da kommt Fréúde auf — this is where the fun starts
* * *die1) gladness2) (great happiness: The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.) joy3) (a cause of great happiness: Our son is a great joy to us.) joy* * *Freu·de<-, -n>[ˈfrɔydə]fwas für eine \Freude, dich wiederzusehen! what a pleasure to see you again!es ist mir eine \Freude, Ihnen behilflich sein zu können it gives me [great [or real]] pleasure to be of help [to you]da kommt \Freude auf it's a joy to see [or behold]alles wird sich in eitel \Freude auflösen everything will end up just finees herrschte eitel \Freude (veraltend) everything was sheer bliss; (hum) everything was just peachy humkeine reine \Freude sein, etw zu tun, aber... to be not exactly a pleasure to do sth, but... a. ironeine wahre [o die reinste] \Freude sein, etw zu tun it is a real joy [or pleasure] to do sth\Freude am Leben haben to enjoy lifekeine \Freude am Leben haben to get no joy out of lifejdm eine [große] \Freude machen [o (geh) bereiten] to make sb [very] happy, to be a [great] joy to sbetw macht jdm \Freude sb enjoys [doing] sthdas macht mir keine \Freude I don't enjoy it at allvon \Freude erfüllt werden to be filled with pleasure [or joy] [or delight]aus \Freude an der Sache (fam) for the love of itvor \Freude with joy [or delight]vor \Freude in die Luft springen können to want to jump for joyvor \Freude weinen to weep for [or with] joyzu unserer großen \Freude to our great delightzu meiner [aller]größten \Freude kann ich Ihnen mitteilen... it gives me the greatest of pleasure to be able to inform you...die \Freuden des Ehelebens/der Liebe the pleasures [or joys] of married life/of lovedie kleinen \Freuden [des Lebens] the little pleasures [in life]mit \Freuden with pleasureherrlich und in \Freuden leben to live a life of ease [or in the lap of luxury]etw herrlich und in \Freuden genießen to enjoy sth to the full3.▶ Freud und Leid mit jdm teilen to share one's joys and sorrows with sb▶ in Freud und Leid zueinanderhalten to stand by each other through thick and thin* * *Freude an etwas (Dat.) haben — take pleasure in something
das war eine große Freude für uns — that was a great pleasure for us
jemandem eine Freude machen od. bereiten — make somebody happy
die Freuden des Alltags/der Liebe — the pleasures of everyday life/the joys of love
* * *1. nur sg; joy (finden an (+dat) enjoy, take pleasure in;seine helle Freude daran it gives him great delight;ich wollte ihr eine kleine Freude machen I wanted to give her a nice little surprise;ich wollte ihr damit eine Freude machen I wanted to please her (by doing this);würden Sie mir die Freude machen, mit mir auszugehen? would you give me the pleasure of coming out with me?;aus Freude an der Sache for the love of it;seine einzige Freude his only pleasure (in life);die Malerei ist seine einzige Freude auch he lives for his painting;jemandem die Freude verderben spoil sb’s pleasure.;vor Freude weinen weep for ( oder with) joy;vor Freude an die Decke springen umg jump for joy;außer sich vor Freude overjoyed;das war eine Freude! it was a real joy;zu meiner großen Freude to my great delight, much to my delight;es war keine reine Freude umg it wasn’t all beer and skittles ( oder fun and games), it wasn’t exactly fun, US auch it was no hayride ( oder picnic); → geteilt2. pl:die kleinen Freuden des Alltags the little everyday pleasures; iron the little things that are sent to try us;in Freuden leben geh enjoy the pleasures of life;mit Freuden! with the greatest of pleasure3. geh:Freude und Leid joy and sorrow;in Freude und Leid through thick and thin, in good times and bad* * *die; Freude, Freuden joy; (Vergnügen) pleasure; (Wonne) delightFreude an etwas (Dat.) haben — take pleasure in something
jemandem eine Freude machen od. bereiten — make somebody happy
die Freuden des Alltags/der Liebe — the pleasures of everyday life/the joys of love
* * *-n (über) f.joy (at) n. -n f.blitheness n.enjoyment n.fun n.gladness n.glee n.gratification n.joy n.joyousness n.pleasure n. -
48 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) preguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir; preguntar por3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitar•- ask for
- for the asking
ask vb1. preguntarwhy don't you ask the teacher? ¿por qué no se lo preguntas al profesor?2. pedir3. invitartr[ɑːsk]1 (inquire) preguntar2 (request) pedir3 (invite) invitar, convidar1 (inquire) preguntar■ if you don't know, ask si no lo sabes, pregúntalo2 (request) pedir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ask for it buscárseloto be asking for trouble estarse buscando problemasask ['æsk] vt1) : preguntarask him if he's coming: pregúntale si viene2) request: pedir, solicitarto ask a favor: pedir un favor3) invite: invitarask vi1) inquire: preguntarI asked about her children: pregunté por sus niños2) request: pedirwe asked for help: pedimos ayudav.• invitar v.• pedir v.• preguntar v.• rogar v.æsk, ɑːsk
1.
1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle ato ask a question — hacer* una pregunta
don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)
honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?
I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...
to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras
2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?
is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?
to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien
to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada
3) ( invite) invitarask him along — invítalo or dile que venga
haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?
4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo
how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?
2.
vi1) ( inquire) preguntarhow are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!
to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti
2) ( request)to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien
•Phrasal Verbs:- ask back[ɑːsk]1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=inquire) preguntar"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó
I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora
to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo
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did you ask him about the job? — ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?I've been meaning to ask you about that — llevo tiempo queriendo or hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso
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ask me another! — ¡no tengo ni idea!•
don't ask me! * — ¡yo qué sé! *, ¡qué sé yo! (esp LAm) *•
I ask you! * — (despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?•
ask him if he has seen her — pregúntale si la ha vistoif you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca
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and where have you been, may I ask? — ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?•
I asked the teacher what to do next — le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después•
who asked you? * — ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?•
ask her why she didn't come — pregúntale por qué no vino2) (=request) pedir•
to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn•
how much are they asking for the car? — ¿cuánto piden por el coche?they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa
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it's not a lot to ask — no es mucho pedir•
what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?•
to ask sth of sb, he did everything asked of him — hizo todo lo que se le pidióall he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba
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to ask that sth be done — pedir que se haga algoall I'm asking is that you keep an open mind — solo te pido que or lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta
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to ask to do sth: I asked to see the director — pedí ver al directorpermissionwe had to ask him to leave — tuvimos que decirle or pedirle que se marchara
3) (=invite) invitarhave you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?
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to ask sb to dinner — invitar a algn a cenar2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=inquire) preguntar•
ask about our reduced rates for students — pregunta por or infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudianteshe was asking about the Vikings — preguntaba acerca de or sobre los vikingos
I asked about the possibility of staying on — pregunté acerca de or sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo, pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo
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"what's the matter?" - " don't ask" — -¿qué pasa? -más te vale no saberlo•
now you're asking! * — (=what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita! *; (=who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (=wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo! *•
I was only asking — era solo una pregunta•
"what has he gone and done now?" - "you may well ask!" — -¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? -¡buena pregunta!2) (=make request) pedirif you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo
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the asking price — el precio que se pide/pedía etcI offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían
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it's yours for the asking — no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo- ask back- ask for- ask in- ask out- ask overASK ► Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:
I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo
Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece
We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes ► Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":
No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte
We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen or estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco
He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento NOTE: P edir que is followed by the subjunctive. For further uses and examples, see ask, ask about, ask for etc* * *[æsk, ɑːsk]
1.
1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle ato ask a question — hacer* una pregunta
don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)
honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?
I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...
to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras
2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?
is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?
to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien
to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada
3) ( invite) invitarask him along — invítalo or dile que venga
haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?
4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo
how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?
2.
vi1) ( inquire) preguntarhow are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!
to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti
2) ( request)to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien
•Phrasal Verbs:- ask back -
49 freude
f; -, -n1. nur Sg.; joy ( über + Akk at); (Vergnügen) pleasure (an + Dat in); (Entzücken) delight (in); Freude haben oder finden an (+ Dat) enjoy, take pleasure in; er hat viel oder seine helle Freude daran it gives him great delight; jemandem Freude machen oder bereiten give s.o. pleasure; stärker: make s.o. happy; es macht mir ( keine) Freude zu (+ Inf.) I take (no) pleasure in (+ Ger.), I (don’t) enjoy (+ Ger.) ich wollte ihr eine kleine Freude machen I wanted to give her a nice little surprise; ich wollte ihr damit eine Freude machen I wanted to please her (by doing this); würden Sie mir die Freude machen, mit mir auszugehen? would you give me the pleasure of coming out with me?; aus Freude an der Sache for the love of it; seine einzige Freude his only pleasure (in life); die Malerei ist seine einzige Freude auch he lives for his painting; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s pleasure.; vor Freude weinen weep for ( oder with) joy; vor Freude an die Decke springen umg. jump for joy; außer sich vor Freude overjoyed; es war eine Freude zu (+ Inf.) it was a pleasure to (+ Inf.) das war eine Freude! it was a real joy; zu meiner großen Freude to my great delight, much to my delight; es war keine reine Freude umg. it wasn’t all beer and skittles ( oder fun and games), it wasn’t exactly fun, Am. auch it was no hayride ( oder picnic); geteilt2. Pl.: die kleinen Freuden des Alltags the little everyday pleasures; iro. the little things that are sent to try us; in Freuden leben geh. enjoy the pleasures of life; mit Freuden! with the greatest of pleasure3. geh.: Freude und Leid joy and sorrow; in Freude und Leid through thick and thin, in good times and bad* * *die Freudejoyfulness; zest; enthusiasm; blitheness; gladness; enjoyment; joyousness; pleasure; gratification; delight; joy* * *Freu|de ['frɔydə]f -, -n1) no pl pleasure; (innig) joy (über +acc at); (= Erfreutheit) delight ( über +acc at)er hat Fréúde an seinen Kindern — his children give him pleasure
Fréúde am Leben haben — to enjoy life
wenn man an der Arbeit keine Fréúde hat — if you don't get any pleasure out of your work, if you don't enjoy your work
vor Fréúde — with joy
die Fréúde an der Natur — the joy one gets from nature
der Garten ist seine ganze Fréúde — the garden is his pride and joy
daran hat er seine Fréúde — that gives him pleasure; (iro) he thinks that's fun
es ist eine (wahre or reine) Fréúde, zu... — it's a (real) joy or pleasure to...
es war eine reine Fréúde, das mit anzusehen — it was a joy to see
es ist mir eine Fréúde, zu... — it's a real pleasure for me to...
jdm Fréúde machen — to give sb pleasure
das Kind macht seinen Eltern viel/nur Fréúde — the child gives his parents a lot of/nothing but joy
er macht ihnen keine/wenig Fréúde — he's no joy/not much of a joy to them
es macht ihnen keine/wenig Fréúde — they don't enjoy it (at all)/much
jdm eine Fréúde machen or bereiten — to make sb happy
jdm eine Fréúde machen wollen — to want to do something to please sb
zu meiner großen Fréúde — to my great delight
zu unserer größten Fréúde können wir Ihnen mitteilen... — we are pleased to be able to inform you...
Sie hätten seine Fréúde sehen sollen — you should have seen how happy he was
aus Fréúde an der Sache — for the love of it or the thing
aus Spaß an der Fréúde (inf) — for the fun or hell (inf) of it or the thing
in Freud und Leid zu jdm halten (dated) — to stand by sb come rain, come shine
2) (= Vergnügung) joydie kleinen Fréúden des Lebens — the pleasures of life
herrlich und in Fréúden leben — to live a life of ease
mit Fréúden — with pleasure
da kommt Fréúde auf — this is where the fun starts
* * *die1) gladness2) (great happiness: The children jumped for joy when they saw the new toys.) joy3) (a cause of great happiness: Our son is a great joy to us.) joy* * *Freu·de<-, -n>[ˈfrɔydə]fwas für eine \Freude, dich wiederzusehen! what a pleasure to see you again!es ist mir eine \Freude, Ihnen behilflich sein zu können it gives me [great [or real]] pleasure to be of help [to you]da kommt \Freude auf it's a joy to see [or behold]alles wird sich in eitel \Freude auflösen everything will end up just finees herrschte eitel \Freude (veraltend) everything was sheer bliss; (hum) everything was just peachy humkeine reine \Freude sein, etw zu tun, aber... to be not exactly a pleasure to do sth, but... a. ironeine wahre [o die reinste] \Freude sein, etw zu tun it is a real joy [or pleasure] to do sth\Freude am Leben haben to enjoy lifekeine \Freude am Leben haben to get no joy out of lifejdm eine [große] \Freude machen [o (geh) bereiten] to make sb [very] happy, to be a [great] joy to sbetw macht jdm \Freude sb enjoys [doing] sthdas macht mir keine \Freude I don't enjoy it at allvon \Freude erfüllt werden to be filled with pleasure [or joy] [or delight]aus \Freude an der Sache (fam) for the love of itvor \Freude with joy [or delight]vor \Freude in die Luft springen können to want to jump for joyvor \Freude weinen to weep for [or with] joyzu unserer großen \Freude to our great delightzu meiner [aller]größten \Freude kann ich Ihnen mitteilen... it gives me the greatest of pleasure to be able to inform you...die \Freuden des Ehelebens/der Liebe the pleasures [or joys] of married life/of lovedie kleinen \Freuden [des Lebens] the little pleasures [in life]mit \Freuden with pleasureherrlich und in \Freuden leben to live a life of ease [or in the lap of luxury]etw herrlich und in \Freuden genießen to enjoy sth to the full3.▶ Freud und Leid mit jdm teilen to share one's joys and sorrows with sb▶ in Freud und Leid zueinanderhalten to stand by each other through thick and thin* * *Freude an etwas (Dat.) haben — take pleasure in something
das war eine große Freude für uns — that was a great pleasure for us
jemandem eine Freude machen od. bereiten — make somebody happy
die Freuden des Alltags/der Liebe — the pleasures of everyday life/the joys of love
* * *…freude f; nur sg; im subst pleasure in …;Ausgabefreude pleasure in spending, freedom with one’s money;Diskussionsfreude pleasure in discussion;Erzählfreude pleasure in telling stories* * *die; Freude, Freuden joy; (Vergnügen) pleasure; (Wonne) delightFreude an etwas (Dat.) haben — take pleasure in something
jemandem eine Freude machen od. bereiten — make somebody happy
die Freuden des Alltags/der Liebe — the pleasures of everyday life/the joys of love
* * *-n (über) f.joy (at) n. -n f.blitheness n.enjoyment n.fun n.gladness n.glee n.gratification n.joy n.joyousness n.pleasure n. -
50 offen
I Adj.1. open; offenes Hemd open-necked shirt; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc.: loose; offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht4. Stelle: vacant; die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc.): offenes Gelände (wide) open country; auf offener See on the open sea; auf offener Straße in the middle of the street; auf offener Strecke on the open road; EISENB. between stations6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid; offener Blick open ( oder honest) face; offen und ehrlich Angebot etc.: open and above-board; ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open; offener Hass undisguised hatred; offene Feindschaft open hostility; offene Kampfansage open declaration of war; offener Aufruhr open rebellion; offene Abstimmung open vote; offene Anspielung broad allusion ( auf + Akk to); offener Brief open letter; ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret; im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid; offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice; dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden): offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions; es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still; die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the seasonII Adv.1. openly; Wein offen ausschenken / verkaufen serve / sell wine on tap2. sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly; offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly; ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think; ( jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to s.o.), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with s.o.); offen ( und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth; offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of; offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly; offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly; offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious; es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass... it is perfectly obvious that...4. LING.: einen Vokal / das o / eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position / the o as an open vowel / a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben: offen bleiben stay open; Frage etc.: remain ( oder be left) open ( oder unsettled); offen halten (Tür etc.) hold open; (Geschäft etc., auch Augen) keep open; fig. (Termin, Auftrag etc.) keep open; (Ausweg, auch Entscheidung etc.) leave open; (Möglichkeit) leave ( oder keep) open, reserve; offen lassen auch fig. leave open; die Möglichkeit offen lassen fig. auch reserve the possibility (+ Gen of); offen legen fig. disclose; offen liegen zur Einsicht: be available for public scrutiny; offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open; Rechnung: be unpaid ( oder outstanding), remain unsettled; jemandem offen stehen fig. be open to s.o.; es steht ihm offen zu (+ Inf.) he’s free to (+ Inf.) offen stehend Tür etc.: open; Rechnung: outstanding, unsettled; mit offen stehendem Mund openmouthed* * *(freimütig) overt (Adj.); frank (Adj.); outspoken (Adj.); direct (Adj.); candid (Adj.); demonstrative (Adj.); forthright (Adj.); ingenuous (Adj.); straightforward (Adj.);(nicht entschieden) undecided (Adj.);(unbesetzt) vacant (Adj.);(unverschlossen) open (Adj.);(vorurteilslos) open-minded (Adj.)* * *ọf|fen ['ɔfn]1. adjein offener Brief — an open letter
er geht mit offenem Hemd — he is wearing an open-neck shirt
der Laden hat bis 10 Uhr offen — the shop (esp Brit) or store is or stays open until 10 o'clock
das Turnier ist für alle offen — the tournament is open to everybody
offener Wein — wine by the carafe/glass
auf offener Strecke (Straße) — on the open road; (Rail) between stations
wir hielten auf offener Strecke — we stopped in the middle of nowhere
auf offener Straße — in the middle of the street; (Landstraße) on the open road
Beifall auf offener Szene — spontaneous applause, an outburst of applause
bei offener Szene or Bühne verwandelt sich das Bild — the scene changed without a curtain
mit offenem Mund dastehen (fig) — to stand gaping
überall offene Türen finden (fig) — to find a warm welcome everywhere
mit offenen Augen or Sinnen durchs Leben gehen — to go through life with one's eyes open
eine offene Hand haben (fig) — to be open-handed
allem Neuen gegenüber offen sein — to be open or receptive to (all) new ideas
offene Handelsgesellschaft — general partnership
See:2) (= frei) Stelle vacant"offene Stellen" — "vacancies", "situations vacant" (Brit)
3) (= unerledigt, unentschieden) Frage, Ausgang, Partie open; Rechnung outstanding4) (= aufrichtig, freimütig) Mensch, Bekenntnis, Aussprache opener hat keinen offenen Blick — he's got a shifty look in his eyes
ein offenes Wort mit jdm reden — to have a frank talk with sb
2. adv1) (= freimütig) candidly; kritisieren, zugeben, als Lügner bezeichnen, sich zu etw bekennen openlyein offen schwul lebender Mensch — a person living openly as a homosexual
etw offen aussprechen — to say sth out loud
sich offen für/gegen etw aussprechen — to openly speak out for/against sth
offen gestanden or gesagt — to tell you the truth, quite honestly, to be frank
seine Meinung offen sagen — to speak one's mind, to say what one thinks
sag mir ganz offen deine Meinung — tell me your honest opinion
2) (= deutlich) clearly3)(= lose)
die Haare offen tragen — to wear one's hair loose or downWein offen verkaufen — to sell wine on draught (Brit) or draft (US); (glasweise) to sell wine by the glass
4)* * *1) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) blunt2) (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) frank3) frankly4) freely6) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) open7) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) open8) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) open9) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) open10) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) open11) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) open12) (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) openly* * *of·fen[ˈɔfn̩]I. adj1. inv (geöffnet) open; Hosenschlitz a. undone pred; Gefäß, Umschlag opened; Schranke up pred; Bein ulcerateder hatte die Augen \offen his eyes were opender Mund ist ihm vor Staunen \offen geblieben he was gaping in astonishmentmit \offenen Augen (a. fig) with one's eyes open a. figdie Haare \offen tragen to wear one's hair loosemit \offenem Hemd/Kragen wearing an open-necked shirtmit \offenem Mund with one's mouth open, with open mouthmit \offenem Mund atmen to breathe through the mouthmit \offenen Sinnen (fig) with one's eyes openetw \offen stehen lassen to keep sth openeinen Spaltbreit \offen sein [o stehen] to be ajarbei ihr ist immer alles \offen she never locks her doorssie hält ihr Lokal auch am Sonntag \offen her pub is open on Sunday as wellmeine Tür ist immer für dich \offen (fig) you are always/will always be welcome\offene Anstalt open prisonein \offenes Haus (fig) an open housejdm \offen sein (fig) to be open to sbein \offenes Grab an open grave\offenes Auto convertible\offene Kutsche open[-topped] carriage\offene Schuhe sandalsdas Auto war hinten \offen the back of the car was open\offener Ausblick unobstructed view; (klar) clear view\offenes Gelände open terraindas \offene Meer the open seanach allen Seiten hin \offen sein (fig) to have no political convictionsauf \offener Strecke on the open road; Zug between stationsdie Jagd [auf Niederwild] ist \offen JAGD it's open season [on small game]\offene Software accessible software▪ für jdn \offen sein to be open to sb7. (unzusammenhängend)\offene Bauweise detached building development spec\offene Ortschaft non-built-up areaMehl/Salz \offen verkaufen to sell loose flour/salt10. (ungewiss) uncertain; (unbeantwortet) open; Problem unsettled, unresolved; Frage open [or unanswered], unsettledder Termin ist immer noch \offen the date has still to be decidedein \offener Punkt a moot point[noch] ganz \offen sein to be [still] wide open\offener Posten unpaid item, uncovered amount\offen gelassen vacant/blanketw \offen lassen to leave sth vacant/blank\offen stehen to be vacant/blank\offen stehend vacant/blank\offene Stelle vacancy, job opening13. (ehrlich) Blick, Meinung frank, candid; Person, Gespräch a. honest; Geständnis, Art a. open; Gesicht honest▪ \offen [zu jdm] sein to be open [or frank] [or honest] [with sb]sei \offen mit mir! be honest [or straight] with me!14. (deutlich) open, overt15. (öffentlich) open\offene Gesellschaft ÖKON open partnershipin \offenem Kampf in an open [or a fair] fightauf \offener Straße in [the middle of] the street\offener Kopf open head\offene Seite open side19.▶ \offen gegenüber jdm sein to be open with sbII. adv1. (ehrlich) openly, frankly, candidly\offen gestanden [o gesagt] to be [perfectly] honest [or frank2. (deutlich) clearly, obviously, patently3. (öffentlich)\offen abstimmen to vote in an open ballot[ganz] \offen spielen to leave oneself [wide] open5. LINGdas „a“ wird \offen ausgesprochen the “a” is pronounced as an open vowel* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened
sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
der Ausgang des Spiels ist noch völlig offen — the result of the match is still wide open
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *A. adj1. open;offenes Hemd open-necked shirt;bei offenem Fenster with the window open;mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc: loose;offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; → einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht3. Haare: loose;mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose4. Stelle: vacant;die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc):offenes Gelände (wide) open country;auf offener See on the open sea;auf offener Straße in the middle of the street;auf offener Strecke on the open road; BAHN between stationsoffener Blick open ( oder honest) face;offen und ehrlich Angebot etc: open and above-board;ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded);offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open;offener Hass undisguised hatred;offene Feindschaft open hostility;offene Kampfansage open declaration of war;offener Aufruhr open rebellion;offene Abstimmung open vote;offene Anspielung broad allusion (auf +akk to);offener Brief open letter;ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret;im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid;offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice;dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden):offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions;es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still;die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season11. LING open;eine offene Silbe an open syllableB. adv1. openly;Wein offen ausschenken/verkaufen serve/sell wine on tap2.sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair looseoffen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly;ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think;aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to sb), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with sb);offen (und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth;offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of;offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly;offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly;offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious;es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass … it is perfectly obvious that …4. LING:einen Vokal/das o/eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position/the o as an open vowel/a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben:offen bleiben stay open;offen lassen leave open;offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open;offen stehend Tür etc: open;mit offen stehendem Mund open-mouthed* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *(Mathematik) adj.open adj. adj.blunt adj.candid adj.downright adj.exposed adj.forthright adj.frank adj.ingenuous adj.open (not concealed) adj.open adj.open-ended adj.overt adj. adv.candidly adv.forthrightly adv.frankly adv.ingenuously adv.openly adv.outspokenly adv.overtly adv.point-blank adv. -
51 above
[əʼbʌv] prepthe helicopter was hovering \above the building der Hubschrauber schwebte über dem Gebäude;my sister lives in the room \above mine meine Schwester wohnt im Zimmer über mir;up \above sth/sb hoch über etw/jdmwe can't handle banquets \above 50 people Bankette mit mehr als 50 Personen können wir nicht ausrichten;to be \above sth über etw dat sein;the temperature is barely \above freezing die Temperatur ist kaum über dem Gefrierpunkt;our rates of pay are \above average unsere Bezahlung liegt über dem Durchschnitt;\above [and beyond] sth [weit] über etw dat;buying a new car is \above our financial limits right now ein neues Auto zu kaufen geht im Augenblick über unsere finanziellen Verhältnisse;profits this year were \above and beyond all expectation die Profite lagen dieses Jahr weit über allen Erwartungen3) ( superior to)he thinks he's \above everyone else er hält sich für besser als alle anderen;to get \above oneself größenwahnsinnig werden ( fam)to be \above sth über etw akk erhaben sein;his behaviour is \above criticism sein Verhalten ist über jede Kritik erhaben4) ( more importantly than)she values her job \above her family sie stellt ihre Arbeit über ihre Familie;they value freedom \above all else für sie ist die Freiheit wichtiger als alles andere;\above all vor allem5) ( louder than)we could hardly hear each other speak \above the music wir konnten einander bei der Musik kaum verstehenPHRASES:1) ( on higher level) oberhalb, darüber;they live in the flat \above sie wohnen in der Wohnung darüber;( above oneself) sie wohnen in der Wohnung über mir/uns;the sky \above der Himmel über uns/ihnen etc.;from \above von oben2) ( overhead)from \above von oben;seen from \above von oben betrachtet3) ( in the sky) am Himmel;he looked up to the stars \above er blickte hinauf zu den Sternen4) ( in heaven) im Himmel;the Lord \above der Herr im Himmel;He came from \above Er stieg vom Himmel herab5) ( higher-ranking)6) ( earlier in text) oben;the address given \above die oben genannte Adresse;as mentioned \above wie oben erwähnt;see \above siehe oben adjthe \above address die oben genannte Adresse;( person) der/die Obengenannte;( several) die Obengenannten pl2) ( in text)the \above das Obenerwähnte [o Obige] -
52 best
[best] adjwhat are you \best at in school? in welchem Fach bist du am besten?;it is \best to... am besten...;the \best thing she can do is forget him das Beste, was sie machen kann, ist ihn zu vergessen;it would be \best if... am besten wäre es, wenn...;he is acting in her \best interests er handelt nur zu ihrem Besten;what's the \best way to the station? wie komme ich am besten zum Bahnhof?;to be on one's \best behaviour sich akk von seiner besten Seite zeigen;the \best days of my life die schönste Zeit meines Lebens;\best friend bester Freund/beste Freundin;give my \best wishes to your wife richten Sie Ihrer Frau herzliche Grüße von mir ausPHRASES:sb's \best bet ( fam) der beste Weg;if you want to get to the station before 10 o'clock, your \best bet would be to take a taxi wenn Sie vor 10 Uhr am Bahnhof sein wollen, nehmen Sie am besten ein Taxi;put your \best foot forward streng dich an;may the \best man win möge der/die Beste gewinnen;the \best things come in small packages [or parcels]; ( prov) die Größe sagt noch nichts über den Wert aus;the \best part der größte Teil;for the \best part of two decades fast zwei Jahrzehnte lang;the \best things in life are free ( in life are free) die schönsten Dinge im Leben kosten nichts;with the \best will in the world beim besten Willen advinv superl of well am besten;which evening would suit you \best for the party? welcher Abend würde dir für die Party am besten passen?;Ayers Rock is \best seen at sunset Ayers Rock besucht man am besten bei Sonnenuntergang;we'd \best be going now am besten gehen wir jetzt;as \best you can so gut du kannst;to do as one thinks \best tun, was man für richtig hält n1) ( the finest)the \best der/die/das Beste;this is journalism at it's \best das ist Journalismus vom Feinsten;all the \best! ( fam) alles Gute!;and \best of all und allem voran;just do the work to the \best of your ability machen Sie die Arbeit einfach so gut Sie können;he can dance with the \best of them was das Tanzen betrifft, braucht er sich wirklich nicht zu schämen;we've already had the \best of the hot weather this summer die heißen Tage dieses Sommers sind jetzt wohl mehr oder weniger vorbei;he just wanted the \best for her er wollte nur das Beste für sie;to be the \best of friends die besten Freunde sein;to be in the \best of health bei bester Gesundheit sein;to the \best of my knowledge meines Wissens;the \best that money can buy das Beste, was mit Geld zu kaufen ist;to bring out the \best in sb das Beste in jdm zum Vorschein bringen;to get the \best out of sb das Beste aus jdm herausholen;to be all for the \best besser so sein;to be at one's \best in Höchstform [o bester Verfassung] sein2) ( the most optimistic)\best of luck! viel Glück!;and the \best of British [luck] to you! (iron, hum) na, dann mal viel Glück!;please give her my \best bitte richten Sie ihr meine Grüße aus;at the \best of times in den besten Zeiten;to send one's \best (Am) seine besten [Glück]wünsche senden;at \best bestenfallsto play the \best of three/ five so lange spielen, bis eine Mannschaft zweimal/ dreimal gewonnen hatPHRASES:make the \best of things [or it] das Beste daraus machen;the \best of both worlds das Beste von beidem vtto \best sb jdn schlagen [o besiegen] -
53 fit
A n1 Med crise f, attaque f ; to have a fit ( unspecified) avoir une attaque or une crise ; ( epileptic) avoir une crise d'épilepsie ;2 gen (of rage, passion, jealousy, panic) accès m ; in a fit of anger dans un accès de colère ; fit of coughing quinte f de toux ; fit of crying crise de larmes ; to have a fit of the giggles avoir le fou rire ; to have sb in fits ○ donner le fou rire à qn ; to have ou throw a fit ○ ( be mad) piquer ○ une crise ;3 ( of garment) to be a good/poor fit être/ne pas être à la bonne taille ; to be a tight fit être juste.B adj1 [person] ( in trim) en forme ; ( not ill) en bonne santé ; you're looking fit and well! tu as l'air en pleine forme! ; to keep/feel fit se maintenir/se sentir en forme ; to get fit se mettre en bonne condition ;2 (suitable, appropriate) to be fit company for être une bonne compagnie pour ; it's not a fit time to do ce n'est pas le moment de faire ; to be fit for ( worthy of) être digne de, convenir à [person, hero, king] ; ( capable of) être capable de faire [job] ; être capable de remplir [role] ; a land fit for heroes une terre digne des héros or qui convient aux héros ; to be only fit for the bin être juste bon/bonne à mettre à la poubelle ; to be fit for nothing n'être plus bon/bonne à rien ; fit for human consumption propre à la consommation ; not fit for swimming impropre à la baignade ; to be fit to do ( worthy of) être digne de faire ; ( in a condition to) être en état de faire ; ( qualified to) être apte à faire ; he's not fit to live il n'est pas digne de rester en vie ; to be fit to drive être en état de conduire ; to be fit to govern être apte à gouverner ; fit to drink potable ; fit to eat mangeable ; fit to live in habitable ; I'm not fit to be seen! je ne suis pas présentable! ; to see ou think fit to do juger or trouver bon de faire ; do as you see ou think fit faites comme bon vous semble ; when one sees ou thinks fit quand on le juge bon ; to be in no fit state to do ne pas être en état de faire ; it is fit that fml il est convenable que (+ subj) ;3 ○ ( in emphatic phrases) to laugh fit to burst se tordre de rire ; to cry fit to burst/to break your heart pleurer comme une Madeleine/à vous fendre le cœur ; to be fit to drop tomber de fatigue.1 ( be the right size) [garment] être à la taille de ; [shoe] être à la pointure de ; [object] aller sur [top, surface] ; aller dans [envelope, space] ; that dress doesn't fit me cette robe n'est pas à ma taille ; the key fits this lock/this box la clé va dans cette serrure/ouvre cette boîte ; to fit size X to Y correspondre aux tailles X à Y ; to fit ages 3 to 5 convenir aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans ; the jacket doesn't fit me across the shoulders la veste ne me va pas aux épaules ; ‘one size fits all’ ‘taille unique’ ;2 ( make or find room for) to fit sth in ou into loger qch dans, trouver de la place pour qch dans [room, house, car] ; can you fit this on your desk? peux-tu trouver de la place pour ça sur ton bureau? ;3 ( install) mettre [qch] en place [lock, door, window, kitchen, shower] ; to have sth fitted faire mettre qch en place ; to fit A to B, to fit A and B together assembler A avec B ; to fit sth into place mettre qch en place ; to fit sth with équiper qch de [attachment, lock] ; to be fitted with a radio être équipé d'une radio ;4 to fit sb for prendre les mesures de qn pour [garment, uniform] ; he's being fitted for a suit on est en train de lui prendre ses mesures pour un costume ; to fit sb with pourvoir qn de [hearing aid, prosthesis, pacemaker] ;5 ( be compatible with) correspondre à [description, requirements] ; aller avec [decor, colour scheme] ; we have no-one fitting that description nous n'avons personne qui corresponde à cette description ; the punishment should fit the crime la punition devrait être proportionnée à la faute ; ⇒ bill ;6 (qualify, make suitable) to fit sb for/to do [experience, qualifications] rendre qn apte à/à faire ; to be fitted for a role être apte à remplir un rôle.1 ( be the right size) [garment] être à ma/ta/sa taille, aller ; [shoes] être à ma/ta/sa pointure, aller ; [object, lid, sheet] aller ; these jeans fit, I'll take them ce jean est à ma taille, je le prends ; your jeans fit really well ton jean te va très bien ; this key doesn't fit cette clé ne va pas ;2 ( have enough room) tenir (into dans) ; the toys should fit into that box les jouets devraient tous tenir dans cette boîte ; will the table fit in that corner? y a-t-il de la place pour la table dans ce coin? ;3 ( go into designated place) to fit inside one another aller or se mettre les uns dans les autres ; to fit into a slot s'adapter or aller dans une fente ; to fit into place [part, handle] bien aller ; [cupboard, brick] bien rentrer ;4 fig (tally, correspond) his story doesn't fit son histoire ne tient pas debout ; something doesn't quite fit here il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ici ; to fit with correspondre à [statement, story, facts] ; to fit into aller avec [ideology, colour scheme] ; it all fits into place! tout concorde!by ou in fits and starts par à-coups.■ fit in:▶ fit in1 lit [key, object] aller ; will you all fit in? (to car, room) est-ce qu'il y a de la place pour vous tous? ; these books won't fit in je n'arrive pas à caser ces livres ;2 fig ( be in harmony) s'intégrer (with à) ; he doesn't fit in il ne s'intègre pas ; I'll fit in with your plans j'accorderai mes projets avec les vôtres ;▶ fit [sth] in, fit in [sth]2 ( find time for) caser [game, meeting, break] ;▶ fit [sb] in, fit in [sb] trouver le temps pour voir [patient, colleague].■ fit on:▶ fit on aller ; where does it fit on? où est-ce que ça va? ;▶ fit on(to) [sth] aller sur ; this part fits on(to) this section ce morceau va sur cette partie ;▶ fit [sth] on mettre [top, piece].■ fit out, fit up:▶ fit [sth] out ou up, fit out ou up [sth] équiper (with de) ; to fit sth out as an office équiper qch pour en faire un bureau ; to fit sb out ou up with mettre [qch] à qn [costume, garment, hearing aid]. -
54 so
Ⅰ.so1 [səʊ]si ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) tellement ⇒ 1 (a) tant ⇒ 1 (a) aussi ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e) ainsi ⇒ 1 (f) donc ⇒ 2 (a) alors ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d)-(f) pour que ⇒ 2 (b), 4 de même ⇒ 2 (c) environ ⇒ 3 pour ⇒ 51 adverb∎ it's so easy c'est si ou tellement facile;∎ I'm so glad to see you ça me fait tellement plaisir ou je suis si content de te voir;∎ he can be so irritating at times il est tellement énervant par moments;∎ she makes me so angry elle a le don de me mettre en colère;∎ I've never been so surprised in all my life jamais de ma vie je n'avais eu une surprise pareille ou une telle surprise;∎ I have never seen so beautiful a sight je n'ai jamais rien vu d'aussi beau;∎ she was so shocked (that) she couldn't speak elle était tellement choquée qu'elle ne pouvait pas parler;∎ the problem was so complex (that) it baffled even the experts le problème était si ou tellement complexe que même les experts ne comprenaient pas;∎ his handwriting's so bad (that) it's illegible il écrit si mal que c'est impossible à lire;∎ he's so rich that he doesn't know what he's worth il est riche au point d'ignorer le montant de sa fortune;∎ she so detests him or she detests him so that she won't even speak to him elle le hait au point de refuser ou elle le déteste tellement qu'elle refuse de lui parler;∎ he was upset, so much so that he cried il était bouleversé, à tel point qu'il en a pleuré;∎ would you be so kind as to carry my case? auriez-vous l'amabilité ou la gentillesse de porter ma valise?;∎ is it so very hard to say you're sorry? est-ce si difficile de demander pardon?;∎ you mustn't worry so il ne faut pas te faire du souci comme ça;∎ I loved her so (much) je l'aimais tant;∎ you do exaggerate so! tu exagères tellement!;∎ we so enjoyed ourselves nous nous sommes tellement amusés;∎ I wish he wouldn't go on so j'aimerais qu'il arrête de radoter(b) (in negative comparisons) si, aussi;∎ I'm not so sure je n'en suis pas si sûr;∎ it's not so bad, there's only a small stain ça n'est pas si grave que ça, il n'y a qu'une petite tache;∎ the young and the not so young les jeunes et les moins jeunes;∎ he's not so handsome as his father/as all that il n'est pas aussi beau que son père/si beau que ça;∎ he was not so ill (that) he couldn't go out il n'était pas malade au point de ne pas pouvoir sortir;∎ she wouldn't be so stupid as to do that elle ne serait pas bête au point de faire cela, elle ne serait pas assez bête pour faire cela(c) (indicating an unspecified size, amount)∎ the table is about so high/wide la table est haute/large comme ça à peu près;∎ a little girl so high une petite fille grande comme ça(d) (referring to previous statement, question, word etc)∎ I believe/think/suppose so je crois/pense/suppose (que oui);∎ I don't believe/think so je ne crois/pense pas;∎ I don't suppose so je suppose que non;∎ he's clever - do you think so? il est intelligent - vous trouvez?;∎ I'm afraid so j'en ai bien peur, je le crains;∎ who says so? qui dit ça?;∎ I told you so! je vous l'avais bien dit!;∎ if so si oui;∎ how/why so? comment/pourquoi cela?;∎ perhaps so peut-être bien;∎ quite so tout à fait, exactement;∎ so I believe/see c'est ce que je crois/vois;∎ so I've been told/he said c'est ce qu'on m'a dit/qu'il a dit;∎ is she really ill? - so it seems elle est donc vraiment malade? - à ce qu'il paraît;∎ I'm not very organized - so I see! je ne suis pas très organisé - c'est ce que je vois!;∎ is that so? vraiment?;∎ that is so c'est vrai, c'est exact;∎ if that is so si c'est le cas, s'il en est ainsi;∎ that being so (as this is the case) puisqu'il en est ainsi; (should this prove the case) dans ces conditions;∎ isn't that Jane over there? - why, so it is! ce ne serait pas Jane là-bas? - mais si (c'est elle)!;∎ he was told to leave the room and did so immediately on lui a ordonné de quitter la pièce et il l'a fait immédiatement;∎ she was furious and understandably/and justifiably so elle était furieuse et ça se comprend/et c'est normal;∎ the same only more so tout autant sinon plus;∎ he's very sorry - so he should be! il est désolé - c'est la moindre des choses ou j'espère bien!;∎ he thinks he can do it - so he can il pense qu'il peut le faire - en effet il le peut;∎ so help me God! que Dieu me vienne en aide!;∎ familiar I can so! si, je peux!□ ;∎ familiar I didn't say that! - you did so! je n'ai pas dit ça! - si, tu l'as dit!□(e) (likewise) aussi;∎ I had brought food, and so had they j'avais apporté de quoi manger et eux aussi;∎ we arrived early and so did he nous sommes arrivés tôt et lui aussi;∎ if he can do it, then so can I s'il peut le faire, alors moi aussi;∎ my shoes are Italian and so is my shirt mes chaussures sont italiennes et ma chemise aussi(f) (like this, in such a way) ainsi;∎ hold the pen (like) so tenez le stylo ainsi ou comme ceci;∎ any product so labelled is guaranteed lead-free tous les produits portant cette étiquette sont garantis sans plomb;∎ the laptop computer is so called because… l'ordinateur lap-top tient son nom de…;∎ the helmet is so constructed as to absorb most of the impact le casque est conçu de façon à amortir le choc;∎ it (just) so happens that… il se trouve (justement) que… + indicative;∎ she likes everything (to be) just so elle aime que tout soit parfait;∎ it has to be positioned just so or it won't go in il faut le mettre comme ça sinon ça n'entre pas(a) (therefore) donc, alors;∎ the door was open, so I went in la porte était ouverte, alors je suis entré;∎ she has a bad temper, so be careful elle a mauvais caractère, donc faites attention(b) (indicating purpose) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;∎ give me some money so I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbons(c) (in the same way) de même;∎ as 3 is to 6, so 6 is to 12 le rapport entre 6 et 12 est le même qu'entre 3 et 6;∎ as he has lived so will he die il mourra comme il a vécu∎ so then she left alors elle est partie;∎ and so to bed! et maintenant au lit!;∎ and so we come to the next question et maintenant nous en venons à la question suivante;∎ so what's the problem? alors, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;∎ so we can't go after all donc nous ne pouvons plus y aller;∎ so, what do we do? eh bien, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?(e) (in exclamations) alors;∎ so you're Anna's brother! alors (comme ça) vous êtes le frère d'Anna?;∎ so that's why she didn't phone! alors c'est pour ça qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné!;∎ so there you are! vous voilà donc!;∎ so publish it! eh bien ou alors allez-y, publiez-le!;∎ esp American so long! au revoir!(f) (introducing a concession) et alors;∎ so I'm late, who cares? je suis en retard, et alors, qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;∎ so it costs a lot of money, we can afford it ça coûte cher, et alors? on peut se le permettre;∎ so? et alors?, et après?;∎ he'll be angry - so what? il va se fâcher! - qu'est-ce que ça peut (me) faire ou et alors?;∎ so what if she does find out? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire si elle s'en rend compte?environ, à peu près;∎ it costs £5 or so ça coûte environ 5 livres;∎ there were thirty or so people il y avait trente personnes environ ou à peu près, il y avait une trentaine de personnesfamiliar pour que□ + subjunctive, afin que□ + subjunctive;∎ give me some money so as I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbonspour, afin de;∎ she went to bed early so as not to be tired next day elle s'est couchée tôt afin de ou pour ne pas être fatiguée le lendemain(a) (in order that) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;∎ they tied him up so that he couldn't escape ils l'ont attaché afin qu'il ou pour qu'il ne s'échappe pas;∎ I took a taxi so that I wouldn't be late j'ai pris un taxi pour ou afin de ne pas être en retard(b) (with the result that) si bien que + indicative, de façon à ce que + subjunctive;∎ she didn't eat enough, so that in the end she fell ill elle ne mangeait pas assez, de telle sorte ou si bien qu'elle a fini par tomber malade;∎ the crates had fallen over so that we couldn't get past comme les caisses étaient tombées, nous n'avons pas pu passerpour ainsi direⅡ.so2Music sol m inv -
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1. [səʋ] adv1. указывает на способ совершения действия (именно) так, таким, подобным образомspeak so that you are understood - говори так, чтобы тебя можно было понять [см. тж. so that]
so, and so only - так, и только так
so and in no other way - только так (и не иначе); только таким образом /способом/
quite so! - совершенно верно!, правильно!; именно (так)!
why so? - почему же?, отчего же?; каким образом?
how so? - как (же) так?, как же это?
and so on - и так далее, и тому подобное
I need some paper, pencils, ink, and so on - мне нужна бумага, карандаши, чернила и тому подобное
and so on and so on, and so on and so forth - и так далее и тому подобное
so there! - так-то вот!
that being so I have nothing more to say - раз /поскольку/ это так, мне больше нечего добавить
so to say, so to speak - так сказать
2. указывает на1) степень качества или на количество так, до такой степени, столь; столько, так многоwhy is the train so crowded today? - почему сегодня в поезде столько народу?
I have got so much to do and so little time! - мне нужно сделать так много, а времени (у меня) так мало!
not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахару, пожалуйста
be so good to continue to write me letters - пишите мне, пожалуйста, и впредь
it was so hot (that) I took my coat off - было так жарко, что я снял пиджак
a little girl so high - девочка /девушка/ вот такого роста
I am so tired! - я так /очень/ устал!
so kind of you! - как это мило с вашей стороны!
I am so pleased to meet you! - я так /очень/ рад познакомиться с вами!
2) разг. интенсивность действия так (сильно)she so wants to go - ей так хочется поехать /пойти/
why do you cry so? - почему вы так плачете?
I'd better not go out, my head aches so! - я лучше не буду выходить, у меня так болит голова!
3) эмфатическое выделение качества такойso good a dinner! - такой хороший обед!
in so distant a place as Australia - в столь отдалённом месте, как Австралия
1) подтверждение предшествующего высказывания действительно, да, в самом деле, именно; так (это) и естьyou look tired. - So I am - у вас усталый вид. - Да, я действительно устал
you could have come here earlier. - So I could - вы могли бы прийти сюда пораньше. - Верно /Да, конечно/, мог бы
I thought you were French. - So I am - я думал, что вы француз. - Так оно и есть
you are late, (and) so am I - вы опоздали, (и) я тоже
we were wrong, so were you - мы ошиблись, и вы также /тоже/
3) вывод из сказанного ранее итак, значит, такso you are going to the North - итак, вы отправляетесь на север
so you have come after all! - значит, вы всё-таки пришли!
and so the work is finished at last! - ну, наконец работа закончена!
so he said we shouldn't bother. So we didn't - потом он сказал, чтобы мы не беспокоились, ну, мы и не стали (беспокоиться)
and so to bed - итак, (теперь) спать
❝say goodbye❞, and so be off - скажи(те) «до свидания» и (затем) марш /ступай(те)/4. указывает на соответствие тому, что было сказано так, в таком случаеit is so - так оно и есть; это так
so it is - действительно, правильно
that's so - именно так; в самом деле так
is that so? - разве?, неужели?, правда?; не может быть!
that's /it is/ not so! - это не так!, неправда!
so be it! - да будет так!
5. в сочетаниях:so far - до сих пор, пока (ещё)
so far as - насколько, поскольку
so far as I know - насколько я знаю /мне известно/
in so far as = so far as
in so much as = insomuch as
so far from - вместо того, чтобы
so far from abating, the epidemic spread - эпидемия отнюдь не затихала, а напротив, распространялась
so... as - так /настолько/... чтобы, так... что
it is so natural as hardly to be noticeable - это так естественно, что почти незаметно
be so good /would you be so kind/ as to send me word - не откажите в любезности известить меня
not so... as - не так... как ( при сравнении)
it is not so hot as yesterday - сегодня не так жарко, как вчера
he is not so bright as his brother - он не такой способный, как его брат
so... that - а) так /таким образом/... что; б) так... что; настолько... чтобы; he is so ill that he cannot speak - он так болен, что не может говорить
not so... but - не настолько... чтобы
he is not so degraded but he has a sense of shame - он не настолько опустился, чтобы потерять чувство стыда
so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что
are you satisfied now? - So much so that words fail me - теперь вы довольны? - Так доволен, что и сказать не могу
so many - такое-то число, такое-то количество, столько-то (штук)
so many shillings and so many pence - столько-то шиллингов и столько-то пенсов
they turn out so many typewriters a day - они выпускают столько-то пишущих машинок в день
so much - а) столько-то, такое-то количество; so much and no more - столько и не больше; he allowed his son so much a month for pocket money - он давал своему сыну ежемесячно определённую сумму /столько-то/ на карманные расходы; б) так много, так, в такой степени; he is so much respected - его так уважают; в) просто, не что иное как; so much rubbish /nonsense/! - просто чепуха!; I regard it as so much lost time - я считаю это просто потерянным временем; г) тем более; so much the better [the worse] - тем лучше [тем хуже]; I agree, so much more that I have seen her - я согласен, тем более, что я видел её; д) (for) довольно, хватит; всё уже сказано или сделано; so much for that - довольно говорить об этом; so much for your childhood ideals - с твоими детскими мечтаниями покончено; so much for the history of the case - вот и всё, что можно сказать об истории этого дела
not /never/ so much as - даже не
not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как
he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен
oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it - океаны не столько разъединяют мир, сколько объединяют его
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just so - как нужно, как полагаетсяyou don't say so!, do you say so? - неужели?, не может быть!
so help me (God)! - честное слово! (в уверениях, клятвах)
2. [səʋ] pronI have never seen him, so help me (God)! - я никогда не видел его, честное слово!
1. употребляется вместо предшествующего предложения это так, даhas the train gone? - I think /believe/ so - поезд уже ушёл? - Думаю, что да
he promised to ring us up but has not yet done so - он обещал позвонить нам, но ещё не звонил
many people would have run away. Not so he - многие бы убежали, но он не таков
did he promise it? - Yes, he did so! - он (это) обещал? - Да, конечно!
he is clever. - I am glad you think so - он умён. - Я рад, что вы так считаете
he goes to the club. - So he says! - ирон. он ходит в клуб. - Как же!
2. употребляется вместо предшествующего прилагательного таковой, такойyour friend is diligent, but you are not so - ваш друг прилежен, не то, что вы
both brothers are talented, but the elder is more so - оба брата талантливы, но старший особенно
he isn't handsome, but he thinks himself so - он некрасив, но считает себя красивым
3. ( после глаголов call, name) употребляется вместо предшествующего имени собственного такJohn. He was named so after his father - его назвали Джоном. В честь отца
4. более менее; приблизительно3. [səʋ] cjat three o'clock or so - примерно в три часа, около трёх
1. ( часто and so) вводит предложения, указывающие на заключение или вывод из предшествующего высказывания так что, поэтому; следовательноit was raining and so I did not go out - шёл дождь, и поэтому я не выходил
it was late, so we went home - было поздно, поэтому /и/ мы пошли домой
the train leaves in half an hour, so you had better hurry - поезд отходит через полчаса, вам нужно поторопиться
2. вводит1) придаточные предложения цели (для того) чтобы, (с тем) чтобыhe opened the door so he could see them come - он открыл дверь, чтобы видеть, как они придут
3. в сочетаниях:so what? - ну и что?, ну так что?; подумаешь!
4. [səʋ] intso what of it? - ну и что (в этом) особенного?
так!, ладно!; хватит!, ну! (выражает удивление, одобрение, неодобрение, торжество, сомнение и т. п.)he went off yesterday. - So? - он уехал вчера. - Ну? /Ах, вот как!/
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Ⅰ.like1 [laɪk](a) (find pleasant) aimer (bien);∎ I like him je l'aime bien, il me plaît bien;∎ I like her, but I don't love her je l'aime bien, mais je ne suis pas amoureux d'elle;∎ I don't like him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup, il ne me plaît pas;∎ I like Elaine better than Simon j'aime mieux Elaine que Simon;∎ I like Sally best c'est Sally que je préfère;∎ what do you like about him? qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez lui?;∎ do you like coffee? est-ce que tu aimes le café?;∎ these plants don't like direct sunlight ces plantes ne supportent pas l'exposition directe à la lumière du soleil;∎ humorous I like curry but it doesn't like me! j'aime le curry mais ça ne me réussit pas tellement!∎ he likes school il aime l'école;∎ to like doing or to do sth aimer faire qch;∎ I like dancing or to dance j'aime danser;∎ I like spending or to spend my weekends at home j'aime passer mes week-ends à la maison;∎ I don't like being shouted at je n'aime pas qu'on me crie dessus;∎ he doesn't like people talking about it il n'aime pas qu'on en parle;∎ how would HE like being kept waiting in the rain? ça lui plairait, à lui, qu'on le fasse attendre sous la pluie?(c) (approve of) aimer;∎ I like people to be frank with me j'aime qu'on soit franc avec moi;∎ if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere si ça ne lui plaît pas il peut aller ailleurs;∎ I don't like you swearing, I don't like it when you swear je n'aime pas que tu dises des gros mots;∎ they're not going to like it! ça ne va pas leur plaire!;∎ whether you like it or not! que ça te plaise ou non!;∎ ironic well, I like that! ça, c'est le bouquet!;∎ ironic I like the way you say "don't worry" "ne t'inquiète pas", c'est facile à dire(d) (want, wish) aimer, vouloir;∎ I'd like some tea je prendrais bien une tasse de thé;∎ take any dress you like prends la robe que tu veux ou qui te plaît;∎ as much as you like tant que vous voudrez;∎ do what you like fais ce que tu veux ou ce qui te plaît;∎ he thinks he can do anything he likes il se croit tout permis;∎ she is free to do as she likes elle est libre d'agir à sa guise ou de faire comme il lui plaira;∎ as you like comme vous voudrez;∎ what I'd like to know is where he got the money from ce que je voudrais savoir, c'est où il a obtenu cet argent;∎ come whenever you like venez quand vous voulez;∎ I didn't like to say anything, but... je ne voulais rien dire mais...;∎ I'd like nothing better than a hot bath il n'y a rien qui me ferait autant plaisir qu'un bon bain chaud;∎ I'd like your opinion on this wine j'aimerais savoir ce que tu penses de ce vin;∎ I would or I'd like to go out tonight j'aimerais (bien) sortir ce soir(e) (in polite offers, requests)∎ would you like to go out tonight? ça te dirait de ou tu as envie de sortir ce soir?;∎ would you like tea or coffee? voulez-vous du thé ou du café?;∎ would you like to leave a message? voulez-vous laisser un message?;∎ would you like me to do it for you? veux-tu que je le fasse à ta place?;∎ I'd like to speak to Mr Smith, please je voudrais parler à M. Smith, s'il vous plaît;∎ I'd like the soup followed by a salad je prendrai la soupe puis une salade;∎ I'd like my steak rare, please je voudrais mon steak saignant, s'il vous plaît∎ how do you like my jacket? comment trouves-tu ma veste?;∎ how would you like a trip to Paris? ça te dirait d'aller à Paris?∎ how do you like your coffee, black or white? vous prenez votre café noir ou avec du lait?∎ I like to be in bed by 10 p.m. j'aime être couché pour 10 heures;∎ one doesn't like to interrupt c'est toujours délicat d'interrompre quelqu'un(preferences) goûts mpl;∎ try to discover their likes and dislikes essayez de découvrir ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas(a) (expressing willingness) si tu veux;∎ I can do it, if you like je peux le faire, si tu veux;∎ I'll get lunch, shall I? - if you like je vais chercher de quoi manger, d'accord? - si tu veux(b) (as it were) si tu veux;∎ it was a surprise, a shock, if you like ça m'a surpris, choqué si tu veux∎ like it or not, we're heading for a confrontation qu'on le veuille ou non, nous ne pouvons éviter une confrontationⅡ.like2 [laɪk](a) (similar to) comme;∎ to be like sb/sth être semblable à qn/à qch, ressembler à qn/à qch;∎ there's a car like ours voilà une voiture comme la nôtre;∎ their house is a bit like ours leur maison est un peu comme la nôtre;∎ there's no place like home rien ne vaut son chez-soi;∎ we're like sisters nous sommes comme des sœurs;∎ she's nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur;∎ he was like a father to me il a été comme un père pour moi;∎ he talks like his father il parle comme son père;∎ it's shaped like an egg ça a la forme d'un œuf;∎ it tastes a bit like celery ça a un peu le goût de céleri;∎ do you have any more like this? en avez-vous d'autres?;∎ I want to find one just like it je veux trouver le/la même;∎ there's nothing like it il n'y a rien de mieux;∎ it seemed like hours c'était comme si des heures entières s'étaient écoulées;∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir∎ what's your new boss like? comment est ton nouveau patron?;∎ what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il?;∎ what does it taste like? quel goût ça a?;∎ what was it like? c'était comment?∎ in a family like ours dans une famille comme la nôtre;∎ I've had enough of people like him! j'en ai assez des gens comme lui!;∎ it makes me angry to hear things like that ça me met en colère d'entendre des choses pareilles;∎ cities like Toronto and Ottawa des villes comme Toronto et Ottawa;∎ I'm useless at things like sewing je ne suis bon à rien quand il s'agit de couture et de choses comme ça∎ you know what she's like vous savez comme elle est;∎ kids are like that, what do you expect? les gosses sont comme ça, qu'est-ce que tu veux!;∎ it's not like him to be rude ça ne lui ressemble pas ou ce n'est pas son genre d'être impoli;∎ it's just like him not to show up! c'est bien son style ou c'est bien de lui de ne pas venir!;∎ familiar be like that then! tant pis pour toi!;∎ familiar don't be like that, he didn't mean what he said ne le prends pas mal, ce n'est pas ce qu'il voulait dire□ ;∎ that's just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin!;∎ like father like son tel père, tel fils(e) (in the same manner as) comme;∎ I think like you je pense comme vous;∎ you're acting like a fool tu te comportes comme un imbécile;∎ they chattered like monkeys ils ont bavardé comme de vraies pipelettes;∎ to speak French like a native parler français comme un natif;∎ we, like everyone else, were forced to queue all night nous avons dû faire la queue toute la nuit, comme tout le monde;∎ do it like this/that voici/voilà comment il faut faire;∎ like so comme ça;∎ sorry to interrupt you like this désolé de t'interrompre comme ça;∎ don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!∎ it cost something like £200 ça a coûté dans les 200 livres;∎ we don't have anything like as many people as we need on est loin d'avoir tout le monde qu'il nous faut;∎ it will cost more like £20 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 20 livres;∎ it was more like midnight when we got home il était plus près de minuit quand nous sommes arrivés à la maison;∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est mieux!;∎ she is nothing like as intelligent as you elle est loin d'être aussi intelligente que vous;∎ familiar he ran like anything or like hell or like blazes il a couru comme un dératé ou comme s'il avait le feu aux fesses∎ we were treated in like manner on nous a traités de la même façon;∎ they are of like temperament ils ont le même tempérament;∎ Mathematics like terms/quantities termes mpl/quantités fpl semblables∎ like I was saying comme je disais;∎ they don't make them like they used to! ils/elles ne sont plus ce qu'ils/elles étaient!;∎ I wish I could dance like you! j'aimerais bien pouvoir danser comme toi!;∎ it was just like in the films c'était exactement comme au cinéma;∎ tell it like it is dis les choses comme elles sont∎ he acted like he was in charge il se comportait comme si c'était lui le chef;∎ she felt like she wanted to cry elle avait l'impression qu'elle allait pleurer;∎ he looked like he'd seen a ghost on aurait dit qu'il avait vu un fantôme4 adverbfamiliar (in conversation, reported speech)∎ I was hungry, like, so I went into this café j'avais faim, tu vois, alors je suis entré dans un café;∎ there were like three thousand people there il devait y avoir environ trois mille personnes□ ;∎ I was busy, like, that's why I didn't call you j'étais occupé, c'est pour ça que je t'ai pas appelé, tu comprends?;∎ he just came up behind me, like il s'est approché de moi par derrière□ ;∎ I was like "no way" alors je lui ai fait "pas question";∎ so he was like "in your dreams, pal!" alors il a dit "c'est ça, compte là-dessus mon vieux!"5 noun∎ he and his like lui et ses semblables;∎ like attracts like qui se ressemble s'assemble;∎ you can only compare like with like on ne peut comparer que ce qui est comparable;∎ to give or to return like for like rendre la pareille;∎ she goes in for shiatzu, yoga and the like elle fait du shiatsu, du yoga et d'autres choses comme ça;∎ I've never seen the like of it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!;∎ he was a president the like or likes of which we will probably never see again c'était un président comme on n'en verra probablement plus jamais∎ it's not for the likes of us ça n'est pas pour les gens comme nous∎ he's still at the office, like enough il y a des chances qu'il soit encore au bureau;∎ like enough, she hasn't even read it yet elle ne l'a probablement même pas encore lu -
57 it
it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) él; ella; ello (sujeto); lo, la (complemento directo)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (se usa como sujeto en frases impersonales: it is cold = hace frío)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) (se usa para dar énfasis a ciertas palabras o frases)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) lo, la•- its- itself
it pron1. él / ella / ellowhere's my shirt?, it's not in my room ¿dónde está mi camisa?, no está en mi habitación2. lo / la3. lewho is it? It's me, Peter ¿quién es? Soy yo, PeterITtr['aɪ'tiː]1 ( information technology) informáticait ['ɪt] pron1) (as subject; generally omitted) : él, ella, elloit's a big building: es un edificio grandewho was it?: ¿quién era?I'll give it some water: voy a darle aguagive it to me: dámelo4) (as object of a preposition; generally omitted) : él, ella, ellobehind it: detrás, detrás de élit's raining: está lloviendoit's 8 o'clock: son las ochoit is necessary to study: es necesario estudiarto give it all one's got: dar lo mejor de síitpron.• ella pron.• ello pron.• la pron.• le pron.• lo pron.• él pron.pron.• le pron.mass noun = information technology
I [ɪt]1. PRON1) (specific)
It as subject or following a preposition is often not translated. (direct object) lo, la; (indirect object) le; (after prep) (if translated) él m, ella f; (neuter) ellowhere is it? — ¿dónde está?
"here's the book" - "give it to me" — -aquí está el libro -dámelo
if you have the list, give it to him — si tienes la lista, dásela
it's a good film, have you seen it? — es una buena película, ¿la has visto?
there's a wall in front of/behind it — hay una pared delante/detrás (de ello)
she put a plate on top of it — le puso un plato encima, lo tapó con un plato
it's a she — [dog, cat etc] es hembra
it's a boy — [baby] es niño
2) (indefinite)The indefinite subject is not translated.it's 10 October or the 10th of October — es el diez de octubre
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
I like it here, it's quiet — me gusta aquí, es tranquilo
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it's me — soy yodon't worry, it's only me — soy yo, no te emociones
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it's no use worrying — no vale la pena inquietarse•
it is said that... — se dice que...I have heard it said that... — he oído decir que...
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it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó•
who is it? — ¿quién es?3) (special uses with "to be")•
how is it that...? — ¿cómo es que...?, ¿cómo resulta que...?•
that's it for today — eso es todo por hoythat's it! just there is fine — ¡eso es! ahí mismo está bien
that's it! I've had enough of this waiting! — ¡ya está bien! ¡estoy harto de esperar!
that's it then! we leave on Sunday — ¡muy bien! or ¡solucionado! salimos el domingo
that's just it! — ¡ahí está el problema!
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I'm against it — estoy en contraat, get 1., 20)•
the worst of it is that... — lo peor del caso es que...5) (in games)you're it! — ¡te tocó!
6) * (=sexual attraction)you've either got it or you haven't — ese algo, o se tiene o no, no hay vuelta de hoja
7) * (=something special)2.CPDIt Girl * N — (esp Brit) mujer muy moderna, famosa, que inicia modas
II
* [ɪt]N vermú m or vermut m italiano* * *mass noun = information technology -
58 nadie
pron.nobody, no one.nadie lo sabe nobody knowsno se lo dije a nadie I didn't tell anybodyno ha llamado nadie nobody phoned* * *1 nobody, not... anybody■ ¿nadie quiere más pastel? doesn't anybody want any more cake?\ser un don nadie to be a nobody* * *pron.1) nobody2) no one* * *PRON1) (=ninguna persona) [verbo inglés en afirmativo] nobody, no one; [verbo inglés en negativo] anybody, anyonenadie lo tiene, no lo tiene nadie — nobody has it
nadie más — nobody else, no one else
vino mi familia y nadie más — just my family came and nobody o no one else
no vi a nadie más que a Juan — I didn't see anybody apart from o except Juan
no lo sabe nadie más que tú — nobody else knows, apart from you, nobody but you knows
2) (=persona insignificante)* * *pronombre nobody, no one* * *= no one, nobody.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.----* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie excepto = no one but.* nadie más = nobody else.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* nadie + saber = be anyone's guess.* nadie sino = no one but.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no decir nada a nadie, ser una tumba = lips + seal.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* * *pronombre nobody, no one* * *= no one, nobody.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie excepto = no one but.* nadie más = nobody else.* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.* nadie + saber = be anyone's guess.* nadie sino = no one but.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no decir nada a nadie, ser una tumba = lips + seal.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* * *[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] nobody, no-onenadie me ayudó or no me ayudó nadie nobody helped meno vi a nadie I didn't see anybodyno hay nadie there's nobody at home o nobody inse fue sin que nadie se diera cuenta he left without anyone noticingtoca el arpa como nadie he's a brilliant harpist* * *
nadie pronombre
nobody, no one;
no vi a nadie I didn't see anybody;
sin que nadie se diera cuenta without anyone noticing
nadie pron
1 (ninguna persona) no-one, nobody: nadie quiere más, no-one wants more
(con otro negativo) nadie dirá nada, no one will say anything
no quiere a nadie, she doesn't love anyone
2 (interrogativas) ¿qué le importa a nadie lo que hago?, who cares about what I do? 3 se cree más listo que nadie, he thinks he's more clever than anyone
sin que nadie lo oyese, without anyone hearing
casi nadie, hardly anyone
♦ Locuciones: ser un don nadie, to be a nobody
' nadie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amor
- aparte
- casarse
- casi
- contra
- daño
- demanda
- don
- encargarse
- encierro
- incapaz
- misteriosamente
- ninguna
- ninguno
- nunca
- permitirse
- redondez
- regalar
- reparar
- respaldar
- sanctasanctórum
- sino
- socorrer
- suceder
- suerte
- tierra
- absolutamente
- acudir
- ayuda
- comprender
- contar
- contestar
- convencer
- creer
- distinción
- especial
- hacer
- humillar
- impedir
- mandar
- más
- objeción
- pasar
- responsable
- superar
- vivo
English:
about
- accountable
- anybody
- bat
- be
- besides
- confidential
- deaf
- definitive
- destroy
- divulge
- ecological
- else
- hardly
- hat
- hold
- hypnotize
- least
- let on
- no man's land
- nobody
- none
- nonentity
- opposition
- pipsqueak
- private
- single-handed
- slip into
- soul
- spare
- unconvincing
- whatever
- work out
- answerable
- around
- claim
- ever
- grass
- ideally
- in
- name
- needless
- no-man's land
- not
- notice
- own
- place
- single
- speak
- tell
* * *♦ pronnobody, no one;nadie lo sabe nobody o no one knows;no se lo dije a nadie I didn't tell anybody o anyone;no vi a nadie I didn't see anybody o anyone;llamé a la puerta pero no había nadie I knocked on the door but there was nobody o no one in;no ha llamado nadie nobody phoned♦ nmun don nadie a nobody* * *pron nobody, no-one;no había nadie there was nobody there, there wasn’t anyone there;no hablé con nadie I didn’t speak to anybody, I spoke to no-one;un don nadie fam a nonentity, a nobody* * *nadie pron: nobody, no oneno vi a nadie: I didn't see anyone* * *nadie pron nobody / no one / not... anybody -
59 cuánto
Multiple Entries: cuanto cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbiob) ( como conj):◊ cuántos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;cuánto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finishc) ( en locs)en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as; en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuántos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;unos cuántos amigos a few friends; tiene cuánto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject ■ pronombre: le di todo cuánto tenía I gave her everything I had; fuimos solo unos cuántos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbiob) ( uso indirecto):◊ si supieras cuánto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am
cuánto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo(pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;¿cuántos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?; ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?; ¿cuánto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take? (pl) how many;◊ no sé cuánto dinero/cuántos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I havec) ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto vino! what a lot of wine!;¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq) ■ pronombre 1 ( en preguntas) (pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?;¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?; ¿cuántos quieres? how many do you want?; ¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?◊ ¿cuánto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?◊ ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;¿cuánto es? how much is that (altogether)? 2 ( uso indirecto): no sé cuánto puede costar/cuántos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has 3 ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!
cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as (en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much? (pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept! ' cuánto' also found in these entries: Spanish: acostumbrar - amanecer - antes - cada - cerrojo - cómo - congelación - contumaz - costar - cuanta - cuánta - cuanto - desbandada - desorden - despojar - dicotomía - ducha - durante - embalarse - ser - estar - honda - hueso - interesar - irresoluta - irresoluto - larga - largo - limitación - moscón - mucha - mucho - mullida - mullido - rebotarse - saber - tardar - tiempo - apenas - equivaler - hoy - más - mejor - mientras - posible - vanidoso English: action - ago - ahead - altogether - as - asap - be - better - bring round - chance - come to - complaint - disagree - divorce - doze off - dread - due - duration - far - few - for - heavy - height - hold out - how - immediately - ingrained - less - line - lionise - long - more - much - play down - possible - publicity - rate - realize - respect - scrap - soon - strength - subscription - tall - term - the - unpack - wage - what - worth -
60 cuanto
Multiple Entries: cuanto cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbiob) ( como conj):◊ cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finishc) ( en locs)en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as; en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuantos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;unos cuantos amigos a few friends; tiene cuanto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject ■ pronombre: le di todo cuanto tenía I gave her everything I had; fuimos solo unos cuantos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbiob) ( uso indirecto):◊ si supieras cuanto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am
cuánto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo(pl) how many;◊ ¿cuanto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;¿cuantos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?; ¿cuantos años tienes? how old are you?; ¿cuanto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take? (pl) how many;◊ no sé cuanto dinero/cuantos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I havec) ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuanto vino! what a lot of wine!;¡cuanto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq) ■ pronombre 1 ( en preguntas) (pl) how many;◊ ¿cuanto pesas? how much do you weigh?;¿cuanto mides? how tall are you?; ¿cuantos quieres? how many do you want?; ¿a cuanto estamos hoy? what's the date today?◊ ¿cuanto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?◊ ¿cuanto cuesta? how much is it?;¿cuanto es? how much is that (altogether)? 2 ( uso indirecto): no sé cuanto puede costar/cuantos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has 3 ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuanto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!
cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as (en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much? (pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept! ' cuanto' also found in these entries: Spanish: acostumbrar - amanecer - antes - cada - cerrojo - cómo - congelación - contumaz - costar - cuanta - cuánta - cuánto - desbandada - desorden - despojar - dicotomía - ducha - durante - embalarse - ser - estar - honda - hueso - interesar - irresoluta - irresoluto - larga - largo - limitación - moscón - mucha - mucho - mullida - mullido - rebotarse - saber - tardar - tiempo - apenas - equivaler - hoy - más - mejor - mientras - posible - vanidoso English: action - ago - ahead - altogether - as - asap - be - better - bring round - chance - come to - complaint - disagree - divorce - doze off - dread - due - duration - far - few - for - heavy - height - hold out - how - immediately - ingrained - less - line - lionise - long - more - much - play down - possible - publicity - rate - realize - respect - scrap - soon - strength - subscription - tall - term - the - unpack - wage - what - worth
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