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question ['kwestʃən]

question ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) doute ⇒ 1 (c) interroger ⇒ 2 (a) mettre en doute ⇒ 2 (b)

1 noun

(a) (query) question f;

∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;

∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;

∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;

∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;

∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;

∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;

∎ what a question! quelle question!;

∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;

∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre

(b) (matter, issue) question f; (problem) problème m;

∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;

∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;

∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;

∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;

∎ the Jewish question la question juive;

∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;

∎ that is the question voilà la question;

∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;

∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;

∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;

∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;

∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;

∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard

(c) (UNCOUNT) (doubt) doute m;

∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;

∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;

∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;

∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;

∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;

∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;

∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable

(d) (possibility)

∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;

∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;

∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;

∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;

∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;

∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!

(e) History

∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn

2 transitive verb

(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;

∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;

∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;

∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions

(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;

∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;

∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer

►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;

question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;

∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;

∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;

question master meneur(euse) m,f de jeu; Radio & Television animateur(trice) m,f (d'un jeu);

Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français

✾ Book 'A Question of Upbringing' Powell 'Une Question d'éducation'

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question [ˈkwest∫ən]

1. noun

   a. question f

• to ask sb a question poser une question à qn

   b. ( = doubt) there is no question about it cela ne fait aucun doute

• there's no question that this is better une chose est sûre, c'est mieux

• to accept without question accepter sans poser de questions

• she is without question one of the greatest writers of her generation elle est sans conteste l'un des plus grands écrivains de sa génération

► to call sth into question remettre qch en question

   c. ( = matter, subject) question f

• that's not the question là n'est pas la question

• that's another question altogether ça c'est une tout autre affaire

• it's a question of price c'est une question de prix

• there's no question of closing the shop il n'est pas question de fermer le magasin

• it's all a question of what you want to do eventually tout dépend de ce que tu veux faire en fin de compte

► in question en question

► out of the question hors de question

• that is out of the question il n'en est pas question

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] interroger

   b. [+ motive, account, sb's honesty] remettre en question

3. compounds

► question mark noun point m d'interrogation

• there is a question mark over whether he meant to do it on ne sait pas au juste s'il avait l'intention de le faire

• a big question mark hangs over his future l'incertitude plane sur son avenir

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‼|/b] [b]to question in the sense of to interrogate is translated interroger.

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['kwestʃən] 1.
noun

1) ( request for information) question f ( about sur); ( in exam) question f

to ask somebody a question — poser une question à quelqu'un

in reply to a question from Mr John Molloy — en réponse à une question posée par M. John Molloy

to do something without question — faire quelque chose sans poser de question

what a question! — en voilà une question!

a question from the floor — ( in parliament) une question provenant de l'assemblée

2) ( practical issue) problème m; ( ethical issue) question f

the Palestinian question — la question palestinienne

the question of pollution — le problème de la pollution

it's a question of doing — il s'agit de faire

the question of where to live — le problème de savoir où habiter

the question arises as to who is going to pay the bill — la question se pose, à savoir qui va payer la note

that's another question — c'est une autre affaire

the question is whether — il s'agit ici de savoir si

there was never any question of you paying — il n'a jamais été question que tu paies

the person in question — la personne en question

it's out of the question for him to leave — il est hors de question qu'il parte

3) ( uncertainty) doute m

to call something into question — mettre quelque chose en doute

to prove beyond question that — prouver sans l'ombre d'un doute que

it's open to question — cela se discute

his honesty was never in question — on n'a jamais douté de son honnêteté
2.
transitive verb

1) ( interrogate) questionner [suspect, politician]

2) ( cast doubt upon) ( on one occasion) mettre en doute [tactics, methods]; ( over longer period) douter de [tactics, methods]

to question whether — douter que (+ subj)

English-French dictionary > question
3 question

§ საკითხი; კითხვა; პრობლემა

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1 შეკითხვა, კითხვა

a difficult / unexpected / strange / polite / leading question ძნელი / მოულოდნელი / უცნაური / თავაზიანი / მიმანიშნებელი შეკითხვა

to ask a question // to answer the question კითხვის დასმა // კითხვაზე პასუხი

in answer to our question თქვენი კითხვის პასუხად…

2 საკითხი

an important / delicate / main / political question მნიშვნელოვანი / საჩოთირო / მთავარი / პოლიტიკური საკითხი

to study / solve / complicate / settle / consider a question საკითხის შესწავლა / გადაწყვეტა / გართულება / მოგვარება / განხილვა

he touched upon the question of prices ფასების საკითხს შეეხო

I'm interested in the question ეს საკითხი მაინტერესებს

it is a question of money / time ეს ფულის / დროის საქმეა / საკითხია

that's the question საქმე სწორედ ეს არის

that's not the question საქმე ის არ არის // ის როდია საქმე

the question is that… საქმე ისაა, რომ…

that's out of the question! ამაზე ლაპარაკიც ზედმეტია!

that's no longer in question ეს საკითხი აღარ დგას / მოხსნილია

the person in question პიროვნება, რომლის შესახებაც ლაპარაკია

3 ეჭვი

there is some question as to his honesty მისი პატიოსნება ცოტა საეჭვოა

there is not the slightest question as to his honesty // his honesty is beyond question მისი პატიოსნება ეჭვგარეშეა

there is no question that he is right უდავოდ მართალია

4 გამოკითხვა, დაკითხვა

he questioned me about what I had seen გამომკითხა, თუ რას შევესწარი

to question a witness მოწმოს დაკითხვა

5 ეჭვის შეტანა, დაეჭვება

I question his honesty მის პატიოსნებაში ეჭვი მეპარება

they questioned the truth of the information ინფორმაციის სისწორეში ეჭვი შეიტანეს

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question mark კითხვის ნიშანი

to question smb. closely ვისიმე დაწვრილებით გამოკითხვა

moot question საკამათო საკითხი

leading question მისახვედრი კითხვა

she responded to my question შეკითხვაზე მიპასუხა

to submit smb. to examination / questioning / criticism ვისიმე გასინჯვა / დაკითხვა / გაკრიტიკება

ask yourself (the question) შენს თავს ჰკითხე!

the police detained him for questioning პოლიციამ დასაკითხავად დააკავა

the manager will deal with this question ამ საკითხს მმართველი მოუვლის / მიხედავს

he alluded to this question in his speech თავის გამოსვლაში ამ საკითხს გაკვრით შეეხო

English-Georgian dictionary > question
4 question

'kwes ən
1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) pregunta

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) cuestión, problema

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) pregunta, problema

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) (sin) duda

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) posibilidad

2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) interrogar

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) cuestionar, poner en duda

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- questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question

question¹ n

1. pregunta

can I ask you a question? ¿puedo hacerte una pregunta?

2. cuestión / problema / asunto

it's a difficult question to solve es un problema difícil de resolver

question² vb

1. hacer preguntas / interrogar

police questioned the suspect about the robbery la policía interrogó al sospechoso sobre el robo

2. dudar de / cuestionar

nobody questions his authority nadie cuestiona su autoridad

question

tr['kwesʧən]

noun

1 pregunta

2 (in exam) pregunta, problema nombre masculino

3 (problem, issue) cuestión nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino

■ the Basque question el problema del País Vasco

4 (topic, matter) cuestión nombre femenino, asunto

■ there is still the question of expenses todavía queda el asunto de los gastos

transitive verb

1 hacer preguntas a, interrogar

■ she questioned the girl le hizo preguntas a la niña

■ the detained are being questioned about the holdup están interrogando a los detenidos sobre el atraco

2 (cast doubt on) cuestionar, poner en duda

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's a question of se trata de, es cuestión de

■ it's a question of time es cuestión de tiempo

out of the question imposible, impensable

that is the question de eso se trata, he aquí la dificultad

to call into question poner en duda, dudar de

without question sin rechistar

■ she did it without question lo hizo sin rechistar

question mark (punctuation mark) signo de interrogación, interrogación nombre femenino, interrogante nombre masculino 2 (doubt) interrogante nombre masculino

question tag coletilla

question ['kwɛsʧən] vt

1) ask: preguntar

2) doubt: poner en duda, cuestionar

3) interrogate: interrogar

question vi

inquire: inquirir, preguntar

question n

1) query: pregunta f

2) issue: asunto m, problema f, cuestión f

3) possibility: posibilidad f

it's out of the question: es indiscutible

4) doubt: duda f

to call into question: poner en duda

question

adj.

• interrogante adj.

n.

• asunto s.m.

• cuestión s.f.

• interrogación s.f.

• pregunta s.f.

• problema s.m.

v.

• cuestionar v.

• disputar v.

• hacer preguntas a v.

• interrogar v.

• preguntar v.

I 'kwestʃən
noun

a) c ( inquiry) pregunta f

to ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta

to pop the question — (colloq)

he finally popped the question — finalmente le pidió que se casara con él

b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta f

the 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón

c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema m

the person in question — la persona en cuestión

if it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...

that is not the question — no se trata de eso

to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)

this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir

d) u ( doubt) duda f

beyond question — fuera de duda

to call something into question — poner* algo en duda

there's no question about it — no cabe duda

e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

there was no question of escaping — no había ninguna posibilidad de escapar

it is completely out of the question — es totalmente imposible

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transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*

b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda

['kwestʃǝn]
1. N

1) (=query) (also in exam) pregunta f

(are there) any questions? — ¿(hay) alguna pregunta?

• to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)

ask yourself this question — hágase esta pregunta

what a question to ask! — ¡vaya preguntita!

there's a reward for the painting's return, no questions asked — se ofrece una recompensa sin preguntas por la devolución del cuadro

ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies — más vale que no me preguntes

• "why didn't you appoint him a year ago?" - " good question" — -¿por qué no lo nombraste hace un año? -buena pregunta or -eso me pregunto yo

• he posed three questions — hizo or planteó tres preguntas

• to put a question to sb — frm hacer una pregunta a algn

• to put down a question to or for sb — (Parl) formular una pregunta a algn

• to obey orders without question — obedecer órdenes sin rechistar

- the 64,000 dollar question
leading 2., open 1., 10), personal 1., 4), pop I, 3., 2), trick 3.
2) (=matter, issue) cuestión f

the Palestinian question — la cuestión palestina

that is the question — de eso se trata, esa es la cuestión

that is not the question — no se trata de eso, no es cuestión de eso

• at the time in question — a la hora en cuestión

• it is not simply a question of money — no se trata simplemente de dinero, no es una simple cuestión de dinero

• this raises the question of her suitability — esto plantea la cuestión de si es la persona adecuada

• it's only a question of time before he finds out — solo es cuestión de tiempo que se entere
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3) (=possibility) posibilidad f

• there is no question of outside help — no hay posibilidad de ayuda externa

there can be no question of your resigning — su dimisión no se puede admitir

• it's out of the question! — ¡imposible!, ¡ni hablar!

an interest rate cut is out of the question — un recorte de los tipos de interés es imposible

4) (=doubt) duda f

there is no question about it — no cabe la menor duda de esto

• as a manager, her ability is beyond question — como directora, su capacidad está fuera de toda duda

• to bring or call sth into question — poner algo en duda

my integrity has been brought or called into question — mi integridad se ha puesto en duda

• to be in question — estar en duda

your professional ability is not in question — no es tu capacidad como profesional lo que se pone en duda

his findings pose questions about the future of these drugs — sus descubrimientos hacen que se planteen preguntas sobre el futuro de estas drogas

• this disaster raises questions about air safety in the region — con el desastre se ha puesto en duda la seguridad aérea en la zona

• the question remains (as to) whether he can be trusted — la duda or la cuestión sigue siendo si se puede confiar en él

the question remains: how did she escape? — la pregunta sigue ahí: ¿cómo escapó?

• there is some question as to whether he will sign — hay or existen ciertas dudas sobre si firmará

• without question — sin duda, indudablemente

5) (at meeting) cuestión f, asunto m

to move the previous question — plantear la cuestión previa

to put the question (to a vote) — someter la moción a votación

2. VT

1) (=interrogate) [+ exam candidate, interviewee] hacer preguntas a; [+ suspect] interrogar; (Parl) [+ minister, secretary] interpelar

you will be questioned on one of three topics — se te harán preguntas sobre uno de tres temas

a suspect is being questioned by police — la policía está interrogando a un sospechoso

they questioned him about his past — le hicieron preguntas or le preguntaron acerca de su pasado

the minister was questioned about his statement to Parliament — se interpeló al ministro sobre su declaración ante el Parlamento

2) (=doubt) [+ honesty, loyalty, motives] dudar de, poner en duda; [+ decision, beliefs] poner en duda, cuestionar

3.

CPD

question mark N — (lit) signo m de interrogación; (fig) interrogante m or f

a big question mark hangs over his future — se plantea un enorme interrogante sobre su futuro

question master N — interrogador m

question tag N — coletilla f interrogativa

question time N — (Brit) (Parl) sesión f de interpelaciones a los ministros

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I ['kwestʃən]
noun

a) c ( inquiry) pregunta f

to ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta

to pop the question — (colloq)

he finally popped the question — finalmente le pidió que se casara con él

b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta f

the 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón

c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema m

the person in question — la persona en cuestión

if it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...

that is not the question — no se trata de eso

to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)

this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir

d) u ( doubt) duda f

beyond question — fuera de duda

to call something into question — poner* algo en duda

there's no question about it — no cabe duda

e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

there was no question of escaping — no había ninguna posibilidad de escapar

it is completely out of the question — es totalmente imposible

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transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*

b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda

English-spanish dictionary > question
5 question

1. noun
1) Frage, die

ask somebody a question — jemandem eine Frage stellen

put a question to somebody — an jemanden eine Frage richten

don't ask so many questions! — frag nicht soviel!

ask questions — Fragen stellen

and no questions asked — ohne dass groß gefragt wird/worden ist (ugs.)

2) (doubt, objection) Zweifel, der ( about an + Dat.)

there is no question about something — es besteht kein Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there is no question [but] that... — es besteht kein Zweifel, dass...

accept/follow something without question — etwas kritiklos akzeptieren/befolgen

not be in question — außer [allem] Zweifel stehen

beyond all or without question — zweifellos; ohne Frage od. Zweifel

3) (problem, concern, subject) Frage, die

something/it is only a question of time — etwas/es ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit

it is [only] a question of doing something — es geht [nur] darum, etwas zu tun

there is no question of his doing that — es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass er das tut

the question of something arises — es erhebt sich die Frage von etwas

the person/thing in question — die fragliche od. betreffende Person/Sache

something/it is out of the question — etwas/es ist ausgeschlossen; etwas/es kommt nicht infrage (ugs.)

the question is whether... — es geht darum, ob...

that is not the question — darum geht es nicht

put the question — zur Abstimmung aufrufen (to Akk.)
2. transitive verb
1) befragen; [Polizei, Gericht usw.:] vernehmen

2) (throw doubt upon, raise objections to) bezweifeln

her goodwill cannot be questioned — an ihrem guten Willen kann nicht gezweifelt werden

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['kwes ən] 1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) die Frage

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) die Frage

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) die Frage

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) die Frage

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) die Frage
2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) fragen

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) in Frage stellen

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- academic.ru/59691/questionable">questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
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ques·tion

[ˈkwestʃən]

I. n

1. (inquiry) Frage f

don't ask so many \questions frag nicht so viel

what a \question [to ask]! was für eine Frage!

they'll do what you tell them to do and no \questions asked sie machen das, was du ihnen sagst und stellen keine dummen Fragen

[that's a] good \question! [das ist eine] gute Frage!

to put [or direct] a \question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen

to beg the \question die Frage aufwerfen

in answer to your \question um Ihre Frage zu beantworten

a direct/indirect \question LING direkte/indirekte Frage

to pop the \question jdm einen [Heirats]antrag machen

2. no pl (doubt) Zweifel m

is there any \question as to the feasibility? gibt es irgendwelche Zweifel darüber, ob das machbar ist?

there's no \question about it keine Frage

the time/place in \question LAW besagte Zeit/besagter Ort

to be beyond \question außer Zweifel stehen

to be open to \question umstritten sein

to call sth into \question etw bezweifeln

to come into \question in Zweifel gezogen [o angezweifelt] werden

without \question zweifellos

3. (matter) Frage f

it's a \question of life or death es geht um Leben und Tod

there's no \question of a general strike von einem Streik kann keine Rede sein

to raise a \question eine Frage aufwerfen

to be out of the \question nicht infrage kommen

4. SCH, UNIV (test problem) Frage f, Aufgabe f

to do a \question eine Frage [o Aufgabe] bearbeiten

5. COMPUT Frage f

II. vt

1. (ask)

▪ to \question sb about sth jdn über etw akk befragen

2. (interrogate)

▪ to \question sb [about sth] jdn [zu etw dat] verhören

3. (doubt)

▪ to \question sth etw bezweifeln [o in Zweifel ziehen]; facts, findings etw anzweifeln, an etw akk zweifeln

4. SCH (test)

to \question sb on sth jdn in etw akk prüfen

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['kwestSən]
1. n

1) (GRAM ETC) Frage f (to an +acc); (PARL) (An)frage f (to an +acc)

to ask sb a question — jdm eine Frage stellen

don't ask so many questions — frag nicht so viel

they'll buy anything, no questions asked — sie kaufen alles und stellen keine dummen Fragen

what a question (to ask)! —

(that's a) good question! let me put the question another way — (das ist eine) gute Frage! ich werde die Frage anders formulieren

2) no pl (= doubt) Zweifel m, Frage f

beyond ( all) question, without question — ohne Frage, ohne (jeden) Zweifel

his honesty is beyond question —

there is no question but that he has gone (form) — es besteht kein Zweifel darüber, er ist fort

your sincerity is not in question — niemand zweifelt an Ihrer Aufrichtigkeit

to call sth into question — etw infrage or in Frage stellen

3) (= matter) Frage f

that's another question altogether — das ist etwas völlig anderes

that's not the question — darum geht es nicht

the German question — die deutsche Frage

it's simply a question of time —

it's not just a question of money — es ist nicht nur eine Geldfrage or eine Frage des Geldes

if it's only a question of whether... — wenn es nur darum geht (inf) or sich darum handelt, ob...

4) no pl

(= possibility, likelihood) there is some question of whether... —

there's no question of that happening — es steht außer Diskussion or es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass das passiert

there's no question of a strike — von einem Streik kann keine Rede sein

that's out of the question — das kommt nicht infrage or in Frage

the person/matter in question — die fragliche or infrage or in Frage stehende Person/Angelegenheit

2. vt

1) (= ask questions of) fragen (about nach); (police etc) befragen, vernehmen, verhören (about zu); (examiner) prüfen (on über +acc)

my father started questioning me about where I'd been — mein Vater fing an, mich auszufragen, wo ich gewesen war

they were questioned by the immigration authorities —

I don't like being questioned, she said — ich mag diese Verhöre nicht, sagte sie

2) (= express doubt about) bezweifeln, zweifeln an (+dat); (= dispute, challenge) infrage or in Frage stellen

they question whether it's worth it —

but I'm not questioning that! — das bezweifle or bestreite ich ja nicht

he questioned her inclusion on the committee — er äußerte Bedenken gegen ihre Aufnahme in den Ausschuss

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question [ˈkwestʃən]

A s

1. Frage f ( auch LING):

beg the question die Frage offenlassen ( whether ob);

your suggestion raises the question, whether … Ihr Vorschlag wirft die Frage auf, ob …;

that’s a good question das ist eine gute Frage, das weiß ich auch nicht;

question-and-answer Frage-u.-Antwort-…; → pop¹ B 4

2. Frage f, Problem n, Thema n, (Streit)Punkt m:

questions of the day Tagesfragen;

question of fact JUR Tatfrage;

question of law JUR Rechtsfrage;

the point in question die fragliche oder vorliegende oder zur Debatte stehende Sache;

the question is es handelt sich darum ( to do zu tun);

that’s not the question darum geht es nicht;

come into question infrage kommen, wichtig werden;

there is no question of sth (of doing sth) es ist nicht die Rede von etwas (davon, dass etwas getan wird);

question! PARL zur Sache!

3. Frage f, Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

question of taste Geschmacksfrage;

only a question of time nur eine Frage der Zeit

4. Frage f, Zweifel m:

call in (to) question → B 2;

there is no question that …, it is beyond question that … es steht außer Frage, dass …;

there is no question about it daran besteht kein Zweifel;

be out of question außer Frage stehen;

that is out of the question das kommt nicht infrage

5. PARL Anfrage f:

put the question zur Abstimmung schreiten

6. JUR obs Vernehmung f, Untersuchung f:

put to the question HIST jemanden foltern

B v/t

1. jemanden (aus-, be)fragen, JUR vernehmen, -hören:

of those questioned, 27 said that … von den Befragten sagten 27, dass …

2. etwas an-, bezweifeln, in Zweifel ziehen, infrage stellen

q. abk

1. quart (Trocken- und Flüssigkeitsmaßeinheit)

2. quarter

3. quarterly

4. quasi

5. query

6. question

7. quintal (Gewichtseinheit)

qu. abk

1. quart (Maßeinheit)

2. quarter (quarterly)

3. queen

4. query

5. question

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1. noun
1) Frage, die

ask somebody a question — jemandem eine Frage stellen

put a question to somebody — an jemanden eine Frage richten

don't ask so many questions! — frag nicht soviel!

ask questions — Fragen stellen

and no questions asked — ohne dass groß gefragt wird/worden ist (ugs.)

2) (doubt, objection) Zweifel, der ( about an + Dat.)

there is no question about something — es besteht kein Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there is no question [but] that... — es besteht kein Zweifel, dass...

accept/follow something without question — etwas kritiklos akzeptieren/befolgen

not be in question — außer [allem] Zweifel stehen

beyond all or without question — zweifellos; ohne Frage od. Zweifel

3) (problem, concern, subject) Frage, die

something/it is only a question of time — etwas/es ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit

it is [only] a question of doing something — es geht [nur] darum, etwas zu tun

there is no question of his doing that — es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass er das tut

the question of something arises — es erhebt sich die Frage von etwas

the person/thing in question — die fragliche od. betreffende Person/Sache

something/it is out of the question — etwas/es ist ausgeschlossen; etwas/es kommt nicht infrage (ugs.)

the question is whether... — es geht darum, ob...

that is not the question — darum geht es nicht

put the question — zur Abstimmung aufrufen (to Akk.)
2. transitive verb
1) befragen; [Polizei, Gericht usw.:] vernehmen

2) (throw doubt upon, raise objections to) bezweifeln

her goodwill cannot be questioned — an ihrem guten Willen kann nicht gezweifelt werden

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n.

Frage -n f.

Fragestellung f. v.

ausfragen v.

bezweifeln v.

hinterfragen v.

verhören v.

English-german dictionary > question
6 question

I ['kwestʃ(ə)n] n
1) вопрос

It is not an easy/no easy question to answer. — На такой вопрос не легко ответить.

I have a question to ask you. — У меня к вам вопрос.

- difficult question

- a leading question

- simple question
- first question
- similar questions
- examination questions
- in answer to your question
- answer a question

- ask smb questions
- ask leading questions
- make up questions to which the following sentences may serve as answers
- ask questions on the story
- inevitable question comes to one's mind
2) вопрос, проблема, дело

Only future can answer this question. — Ответ на этот вопрос может дать только будущее.

All sorts of questions cropped up. — Возникли всякие проблемы/затруднения.

You can't dismiss the question as simple as that. — От этого вопроса нельзя так просто отделаться.

- an important question

- economic question
- basic question
- personal questions
- purely technical question
- subordinate question
- disputable question
- open question
- knotty question
- question of time
- question of long standing
- burning question of the day
- question of great importance
- question of great interest
- question of principle
- labour question
- land question
- party question
- man in question
- problem in question
- point in question
- matter in question
- raise the wage question
- bring up the question of money
- study a question
- avoid the question
- ignore the question
- understand the question
- decide the question
- handle the question
- simplify the question
- clear the question
- meet the question half way
- take the question seriously
- deviate from the question
- pass the question by in silence
- treat the question with indifference
- submit the question for consideration
- turn the question over in one's mind
3) сомнение

There is no question about it/that. — В этом нет никакого сомнения.

His honesty is beyond all questions. — Его честность вне сомнения.

The matter is open to serious question. — Дело вызывает серьезные сомнения.

It is without question desirable. — Это без сомнения желательно.

A fool can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer. — ◊ Один дурак может задать больше вопросов, чем десять мудрецов смогут ответить.

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. — ◊ Не спрашивай - не услышишь лжи.

There are two sides to every question. — ◊ У каждой медали есть оборотная сторона

- arouse questions in smb's mind
II ['kwestʃ(ə)n] v
1) допрашивать, спрашивать

Many of the passers-by questioned in the streets thought that much had been done to improve the situation. — Многие из опрошенных на улицах прохожих считают, что немало уже сделано для улучшения обстановки.

- question smb
- question prisoners
2) сомневаться

He never questioned her honesty. — Ему в голову не приходило сомневаться в ее честности. /Он совершенно не сомневался в ее честности.

It may well be questioned whether everything will be ready in time. — Весьма сомнительно, будет ли все вовремя готово

- question smth
- question his decision
- question the truth of his story

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > question
7 question-mark

N

1. प्रश्न\question-markचिह्न

We can not put a question-mark on his honesty.

English-Hindi dictionary > question-mark
8 question

question [kεstjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = demande) question

• question piège (d'apparence facile) trick question ; (pour nuire à qn) loaded question

• question subsidiaire tiebreaker

• évidemment ! cette question ! or quelle question ! obviously! what a question!

• c'est la question à mille euros (inf) (interrogation) it's the sixty-four thousand dollar question (inf)

   b. ( = problème) question

• questions économiques/sociales economic/social questions

• pour des questions de sécurité/d'hygiène for reasons of security/of hygiene

• question d'actualité topical question

• la question est de savoir si... the question is whether...

• la question n'est pas là

• là n'est pas la question that's not the point

• c'est toute la question that's the big question

• c'est une question de temps/d'habitude it's a question of time/of habit

• c'est une question de principe it's a matter of principle

• « autres questions » (ordre du jour) "any other business"

   c. ( = en ce qui concerne) (inf) question argent as far as money goes

• question bêtise, il se pose là ! he's a prize idiot!

• question cuisine, elle est nulle when it comes to cooking, she's useless (inf)

   d. (avec poser, se poser) poser une question à qn to ask sb a question

• la question me semble mal posée I think the question is badly put

• poser la question de confiance (Politics) to ask for a vote of confidence

• la question qui se pose est... the question is...

• il y a une question que je me pose there's one thing I'd like to know

• je me pose la question that's what I'm wondering

• il commence à se poser des questions he's beginning to wonder

• il l'a fait sans se poser de questions he did it without a second thought

   e. de quoi est-il question ? what is it about?

• il fut d'abord question du budget first they spoke about the budget

• il est question de lui comme ministre or qu'il soit ministre there's some question of his being a minister

• il n'est pas question que nous renoncions/de renoncer there's no question of our giving up/of giving up

• il n'en est pas question ! that's out of the question!

• moi y aller ? pas question ! (inf) me go? no way! (inf)

• c'est hors de question it is out of the question

   f. ► en question ( = dont on parle) in question

• mettre or remettre en question [+ autorité, théorie, compétence, honnêteté, pratique] to question

• cela remet sa compétence en question this puts a question mark over his competence

• le projet est sans cesse remis en question the project is continually being called into question

• il faut se remettre en question de temps en temps it's important to take a good look at oneself from time to time

• elle ne se remet jamais en question she never questions herself

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kɛstjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) ( interrogation) question ( sur about)

je ne me suis jamais posé la question — I've never really thought about it

je me posais justement la question — I was just wondering about that

je ne sais pas, pose-leur la question — I don't know, ask them

sans se poser de questions — unthinkingly

2) ( sujet) matter, question; ( ensemble de problèmes) issue, question

question d'habitude! — it's a matter of habit

c'est une question de vie ou de mort — it's a matter of life and death

il en fait une question de principe — he's making an issue of it

la question n'est pas de savoir qui/comment/si — the question is not who/how/whether

en question — ( dont il s'agit) in question; ( qui pose problème) at issue

(re)mettre en question — ( réexaminer) to reappraise; ( repenser) to reassess

se remettre en question — to take a new look at oneself

la question n'est pas là — that's not the point

les questions à l'ordre du jour — the items on the agenda

il est question d'elle dans l'article — she's mentioned in the article

il est question qu'il prenne sa retraite — there's some talk of him retiring

il n'est pas question que tu partes — ( à un invité) you can't possibly leave

pas question! — no way! (colloq)

3) (colloq) ( pour ce qui est de)

question argent/santé, ça va — where money/health is concerned, things are OK

la maison est jolie, mais question quartier... — the house is pretty, but as for the area...

4) Histoire ( torture) question

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Phrasal Verbs:

- question de confiance

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faire les questions et les réponses — to do all the talking

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kɛstjɔ̃ nf
1) (interrogation) question

poser une question à qn — to ask sb a question

Je t'ai posé une question. — I asked you a question.

Je me pose la question de savoir si... — I wonder whether...

Je ne me suis jamais posé la question. — I've never thought about it.

2) (= considération) matter

une question de... — a matter of..., a question of...

C'est une question de temps. — It's a matter of time.

Ils se sont disputés pour des questions d'argent. — They argued over money matters.

3) (= problème) issue

la question épineuse de l'immigration — the thorny issue of immigration

4) (= sujet)

il est question de (on y traite de) — it's about, (on envisage de) there is talk of

De quoi est-il question? — What is it about?

Il y est question de l'organisation du concert. — It's about the organization of the concert.

Il a été question de fermer le musée. — There was talk of closing the gallery.

Il est question de les emprisonner. — There's talk of them being jailed.

il n'en est pas question — there's no question of it

Il n'est pas question que je paye. — There's no question of me paying.

hors de question — out of the question

Il est hors de question que nous restions ici. — It's out of the question that we stay here.

5) (autres locutions)

en question — in question

mettre en question [science] — to question, [autorité] to challenge

remettre en question [science] — to question, [autorité] to challenge

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question nf

1 ( interrogation) question (sur about); répondre à/poser une question to answer/ask a question; répondre à la question de qn to answer sb's question; poser une question à qn to ask sb a question; c'est une très bonne question et je vous remercie de l'avoir posée it's a very good question and I am very glad you asked; les questions posées à l'examen the questions asked in the exam; cette or quelle question! what a question!; je ne me suis jamais posé la question I've never really thought about it; je me posais justement la question I was just wondering about that; je ne sais pas, pose-leur la question I don't know, ask them; je me pose des questions sur I'm wondering about; sans se poser de questions unthinkingly;

2 ( sujet) matter, question; ( ensemble de problèmes) issue, question; c'est une question de temps/goût/bon sens it's a matter ou question of time/taste /common sense; question d'habitude! it's a matter of habit; c'est une question de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death; il en fait une question de principe he's making an issue of it; la question (du) nucléaire/de la drogue the nuclear/drug issue ou question; la question n'est pas de savoir qui/comment/si the question is not who/how/whether; en question ( dont il s'agit) in question; ( qui pose problème) at issue; (re)mettre en question ( réexaminer) to reappraise; ( repenser) to reassess; remise en question ( réexamen) reappraisal; ( critique) reassessment; se remettre en question to take a new look at oneself; là n'est pas la question, la question n'est pas là that's not the point; les questions à l'ordre du jour the items on the agenda; il est bien question de ça! iron of course! iron; il est question d'elle dans l'article she's mentioned in the article; il est question qu'il prenne sa retraite there's some talk of him retiring; un film où il est question de l'environnement a film about the environment; ce dont il est question dans mon article what my article is about; de quoi sera-t-il question dans votre livre? what will your book be about?; il n'est pas question que tu partes ( à un invité) you can't possibly leave; il est hors de question d'accepter/que vous acceptiez to accept/for you to accept is out of the question; c'est tout à fait hors de question! that's absolutely out of the question!; pas question! no way○!;

3 ○( pour ce qui est de) question argent/santé, ça va where money/health is concerned, things are OK; la maison est jolie, mais question quartier… the house is pretty, but as for the area…;

4 Hist ( torture) question; soumettre qn à la question to put sb to the question.

Composés

question de confiance Pol vote of confidence; poser la question de confiance to call for a vote of confidence; question écrite Pol written question (by French deputy to minister); question fermée yes/no question; question orale Pol oral question (written by French deputy to minister, who answers orally); question orale avec/sans débat oral question with/without subsequent debate (with other deputies); question orientée leading question; question ouverte open-ended question; question piège trick question; question préalable Pol preliminary question; question subsidiaire tiebreaker; questions d'actualité† Pol = questions au gouvernement; questions au gouvernement Pol questions to ministers in parliament.

Idiome

faire les questions et les réponses to do all the talking.

[kɛstjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [interrogation] question

je ferme la porte à clé? — bien sûr, quelle ou cette question! shall I lock the door? — of course, what a question!

peut-on lui faire confiance, toute la question est là ou voilà la question! can she be trusted, that's the question!

poser une question à quelqu'un to ask somebody a question

c'est moi qui pose les questions! I'm (the one) asking the questions!, I do the asking!

poser une question POLITIQUE to table a question

je commence à me poser des questions sur sa compétence I'm beginning to have (my) doubts about ou to wonder how competent he is

se poser la question de savoir si to ask oneself whether

question écrite/orale POLITIQUE written/oral question

poser la question de confiance POLITIQUE to ask for a vote of confidence

question piège

a. JEUX trick question

b. [dans un interrogatoire] loaded ou leading question

question subsidiaire JEUX tiebreaker

2. [sujet] question, topic

être question de: de quoi est-il question dans ce paragraphe? what is this paragraph about?

dans notre prochaine émission, il sera question de l'architecture romane in our next programme, we will examine Roman architecture

il n'est jamais question de la répression dans son livre repression is never mentioned in his book

prête-moi 1 000 euros — pas question! (familier) lend me 1,000 euros — no way ou nothing doing!

il n'en est pas question!, c'est hors de question! it's out of the question!

avec mon salaire, une voiture c'est hors de question with my salary, a car is out of the question

je veux sortir ce soir — c'est hors de question! I want to go out tonight — you can forget it ou it's out of the question!

il n'est pas question ou il est hors de question que je le voie! there's no way I'll see him!, there's no question of my seeing him!

question salaire, je ne me plains pas (familier) as far as the salary is concerned ou salarywise, I'm not complaining

3. [affaire, difficulté] question, matter, point (at issue)

la question du nucléaire the nuclear energy question ou issue

là n'est pas la question that's not the point (at issue) ou the issue

ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps it's only a question ou matter of time

c'est une question de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death

ils se sont disputés pour des questions d'argent they had an argument over ou about money

je ne lis pas les critiques, question de principe! I don't read reviews on principle!

ça c'est une autre question! that's another problem ou story!

4. (soutenu)

faire question [être douteux]: son talent ne fait pas (de) question her talent is beyond (all) question ou (any) doubt

5. HISTOIRE question

mettre ou soumettre quelqu'un à la question to put somebody to the question

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en question locution adjectivale

in question, concerned

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en question locution adverbiale

mettez-vous mon honnêteté en question? are you questioning my honesty?

remettre en question

a. [mettre en doute] to (call into) question, to challenge

b. [compromettre] to call into question

la moindre querelle et leur couple est remis en question the slightest argument and their relationship is put in jeopardy

se remettre en question to do some soul searching

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > question
9 cause

cause [koz]

feminine noun

   a. ( = raison) cause

   b. (Law) case

   c. ( = intérêts) cause

• cause perdue lost cause

• pour la bonne cause for a good cause

   d. (locutions)

► à cause de because of

► en cause

• être en cause [personne] to be involved ; [intérêts] to be at stake

• son honnêteté n'est pas en cause his honesty is not in question

• mettre en cause [+ innocence, nécessité, capacité] to call into question

• remettre en cause [+ principe, tradition] to question► pour cause

• fermé pour cause d'inventaire closed for stocktaking (Brit) or inventory (US)

• fermé pour cause de maladie closed on account of illness

• et pour cause ! and for good reason!

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koz
nom féminin

1) ( origine) cause

un rapport de cause à effet — a relation of cause and effect

il n'y a pas d'effet sans cause — there's no smoke without fire

2) ( raison) reason

pour une cause encore indéterminée — for a reason as yet unknown

il s'est fâché et pour cause — he got angry and with good reason

sans cause — groundless

c'est une cause de licenciement immédiat — it's a ground for immediate dismissal

pour cause de maladie — because of illness

fermé pour cause de travaux — closed for for renovation

avoir pour cause quelque chose — to be caused by something

à cause de — because of

3) ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause

une cause perdue — a lost cause

gagner quelqu'un à sa cause — to win somebody over to one's cause

prendre fait et cause pour quelqu'un — to take up the cause of somebody

pour la bonne cause — for a good cause

4) ( affaire) case

les causes célèbres — the causes célèbres, the famous cases

être en cause — [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved

être hors de cause — to be in the clear

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose en cause — to implicate somebody/something

mettre hors de cause — to clear

remettre en cause — to challenge [principe, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]

tout est remis en cause — everything has been thrown back into doubt

se remettre en cause — to pass one's life under review

remise en cause — ( de système) reappraisal

avoir or obtenir gain de cause — to win one's case

donner gain de cause à — to decide in favour [BrE] of

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en toute connaissance de cause — in full knowledge of the facts

en tout état de cause — in any case

en désespoir de cause — as a last resort

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koz nf
1) (entraînant un effet) [mort, conflit, malentendu] cause

la principale cause de mortalité — the main cause of death

une des causes de qch — one of the causes of sth

la cause de tous les maux — the root of all evil

la cause et non la conséquence — the cause rather than the effect

voir dans qch la cause de qch — to see the cause for sth in sth

chercher la cause de — to seek the cause of

être cause de — to be the cause of

à cause de — because of

C'est arrivé à cause de lui. — It happened because of him.

Nous n'avons pas pu sortir à cause du mauvais temps. — We couldn't go out because of the bad weather.

pour cause de — for

Le musée est fermé pour cause de travaux. — The museum is closed for building work.

2) DROIT case

mettre qn hors de cause — to clear sb

mettre qch hors de cause — to clear sth

Le père de l'enfant a été mis hors de cause. — The child's father has been cleared.

être hors de cause — to be cleared of blame

prononcer la mise hors de cause de qn — to exonerate sb

prononcer la mise hors de cause de qch — to exonerate sth

en connaissance de cause [choisir, décider, agir, accepter] — in full knowledge of the facts

la cause est entendue — the matter is settled

3) (= parti, camp) cause

la cause des opprimés — the cause of the oppressed

défendre la cause de qn [personne] — to stand up for sb, to take sb's side, [groupe, communauté] to champion sb

Elle défend la cause des opprimés. — She champions the oppressed.

embrasser la cause de qn — to take up sb's cause

épouser la cause de qn — to take up sb's cause

une bonne cause — a good cause

pour la bonne cause — for a good cause

faire cause commune avec qn — to make common cause with sb

4) (autres locutions)

être en cause [intérêts] — to be at stake, [personne] to be involved, [qualité] to be in question

mettre en cause [personne] — to implicate, [qualité de qch, honnêteté de qn] to call into question

remettre en cause — to challenge, to call into question

et pour cause — and with good reason

en tout état de cause — in any case

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cause nf

1 ( origine) cause (de of); un rapport or une relation de cause à effet entre a relation of cause and effect between; il n'y a pas d'effet sans cause there's no smoke without fire; à petites causes grands effets minor causes can bring about major results;

2 ( raison) reason; j'ignore la cause de leur colère/départ I don't know the reason for their anger/departure; pour une cause encore indéterminée for a reason as yet unknown; il s'est fâché et pour cause he got angry and with good reason; sans cause [licenciement, chagrin] groundless; c'est une cause de licenciement immédiat it's a ground for immediate dismissal; pour cause économique for financial reasons; pour cause de maladie because of illness; fermé pour cause d'inventaire/de travaux closed for stocktaking/for renovation; avoir pour cause qch to be caused by sth; à cause de because of;

3 ( ensemble d'intérêts) cause; défendre une/sa cause to defend a/one's cause; se battre pour la cause to fight for the cause; une cause juste/perdue a just/lost cause; être dévoué à la cause commune to be dedicated to the common cause; être acquis à la cause de qn to be won over to sb's cause; gagner qn à sa cause to win sb over to one's cause; pour les besoins de la cause for the sake of the cause; prendre fait et cause pour qn to take up the cause of sb; faire cause commune avec qn to make common cause with sb; pour la bonne cause for a good cause;

4 ( affaire) case; plaider/gagner/perdre une cause to plead/win/lose a case; plaider la cause de qn/sa propre cause to plead sb's case/one's own case; la cause est entendue Jur the case is closed; fig it's an open and shut case; les causes célèbres the causes célèbres, the famous cases; être en cause [système, fait, organisme] to be at issue; [personne] to be involved; être hors de cause to be in the clear; mettre qn/qch en cause to implicate sb/sth; mise en cause implication; mettre qn/qch hors de cause gén to clear sb/sth; [police] to eliminate [sb] from an enquiry; remettre en cause to call [sth] into question, to challenge [politique, principe, droit, hiérarchie, décision]; to cast doubt on [projet, efficacité, signification]; to undermine [efforts, proposition, processus]; tout est remis en cause everything has been thrown back into doubt; se remettre en cause to pass one's life under review; remise en cause ( de soi-même) rethink; ( de système) reappraisal; avoir or obtenir gain de cause to win one's case; donner gain de cause à to decide in favour^GB of.

Idiomes

en toute connaissance de cause in full knowledge of the facts, fully conversant with the facts sout; en tout état de cause in any case; en désespoir de cause as a last resort.

[koz] nom féminin

1. [origine, motif] cause, reason, origin

cause de: la cause profonde de sa tristesse the underlying reason for his sadness

être (la) cause de quelque chose to cause something

le mauvais temps est cause que je n'ai pu aller vous rendre visite I wasn't able to come and see you on account of the bad weather

relation de cause à effet causal relationship

à petite cause grands effets (proverbe) great oaks from little acorns grow (proverbe)

et pour cause! and for a very good reason!

2. PHILOSOPHIE cause

la cause première/seconde/finale the prime/secondary/final cause

3. DROIT [affaire] case, brief

cause célèbre (sens propre & figuré) cause célèbre

cause civile civil action

cause criminelle criminal proceedings

un avocat sans causes a briefless barrister

la cause est entendue

a. (sens propre) each side has put its case

b. (figuré) there's no doubt about it

plaider la cause de quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to plead somebody's case

[motif]

cause licite/illicite just/unjust cause

4. [parti que l'on prend] cause

faire cause commune avec quelqu'un to join forces with somebody

une cause perdue a lost cause

pour la bonne cause

a. [pour un bon motif] for a good cause

b. (humoristique) [en vue du mariage] with honourable intentions

je suis tout acquis à sa cause I support him wholeheartedly

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à cause de locution prépositionnelle

1. [par la faute de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to

2. [en considération de] because ou on account of, due ou owing to

3. [par égard pour] for the sake ou because of

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en cause locution adjectivale

1. [concerné] in question

la voiture en cause était à l'arrêt the car involved ou in question was stationary

la somme/l'enjeu en cause the amount/the thing at stake

2. [que l'on suspecte]

les financiers en cause the financiers involved

certains ministres sont en cause some ministers are implicated

3. [contesté]

être en cause [talent] to be in question

DROIT

affaire en cause case before the court

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en cause locution adverbiale

1. [en accusation]

mettre quelqu'un en cause to implicate somebody

mettre quelque chose en cause to call something into question

2. [en doute]

remettre en cause [principe] to question, to challenge

son départ remet tout en cause her departure reopens the whole question ou debate

en tout état de cause locution adverbiale

in any case, at all events, whatever happens

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pour cause de locution prépositionnelle

owing to, because of

‘fermé pour cause de décès’ ‘closed owing to bereavement’

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cause
10 duda

f.

1 doubt.

poner algo en duda to call something into question

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to set one's mind at rest

sin duda without (a) doubt

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts

¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!

no cabe duda there is no doubt about it

no te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it

2 acatalepsia.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.

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duda

► nombre femenino

1 doubt

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no hay duda there is no doubt

no te quepa duda make no mistake about it

poner algo en duda to question something

sacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to shed one's doubts

sin duda no doubt, without a doubt

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt

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noun f.

1) doubt

2) hesitation

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SF

1) (=incertidumbre) doubt

yo todavía tengo mis dudas sobre él — I still have my doubts about him

tengo la duda de si he apagado la luz o no — I'm not sure whether I turned off the light or not

tengo enormes dudas religiosas — I have great religious doubts

al principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first

queda la duda en pie sobre... — doubt remains about...

• un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact

• ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't

• me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...

• no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...

no cabe duda de que vendrá — he'll undoubtedly come

no me cabe la menor duda de que vamos a ganar — I have absolutely no doubt that we will win, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will win

no te quepa duda de que se acordarán de ti — you can be sure that they will remember you

• en caso de duda — if in doubt

"en caso de duda, consulte a su farmacéutico" — "if in doubt, consult your pharmacist"

• para desvanecer o disipar toda duda — in order to clear up any doubts, to banish all doubts

• estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new manager

su profesionalismo no está en duda — his professionalism is not in doubt

estoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not

• fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt

• sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly

dejar lugar a dudas — to leave no room for doubt

• poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sth

nadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity

no pongo en duda que sea verdad, pero... — I don't doubt that it's true, but...

• sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb

no me saca de dudas — I'm none the wiser

• salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll know

pues no salimos de dudas — we're none the wiser, then

• sin duda — undoubtedly

esta es, sin duda alguna, una de las mejores novelas que he leído — this is, without (any) doubt, one of the best novels I've read, this is undoubtedly one of the best novels I've read

• sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

la duda ofende —

¿cómo que si te lo voy a devolver?, por favor, la duda ofende — what do you mean am I going to give it back to you?, how could you think otherwise?

2) (=pregunta) question, query

¿queda alguna duda? — are there any queries?

me surge una duda — there's one point I'm not quite sure about

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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la duda

(n.) = seed of doubt, the

Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.

= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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duda

feminine

A (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

existen dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poem

expuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the project

tengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacher

me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about

no logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts

¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?

¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubts

de pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guilty

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!

que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …

nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the job

fue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the century

sin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than once

sin lugar a dudas without doubt

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt

¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?

por las dudas just in case

ante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don't

B

(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonder

no sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about it

el resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubt

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell me

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it

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Del verbo dudar: ( conjugate dudar)

duda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
duda
dudar
duda sustantivo femenino
1 (interrogante, sospecha) doubt;
◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;

tengo unas dudas para consultar I have a few points I'd like to check;
me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about;
¿tienen alguna duda? are there any queries o questions?;
nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I never doubted that he was right;
fuera de (toda) duda beyond (all) doubt;
de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that;
lo pongo en duda I doubt it;
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly;
sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question;
para salir de dudas just to be doubly sure
2 (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión):
◊ ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda now you've made me wonder;

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me?;
si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure don't buy it
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
duda en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
duda de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
duda sustantivo femenino doubt: la lectura le despertó esa duda, reading aroused that doubt in him
su integridad está fuera de toda duda, her integrity is beyond question
puso en duda la viabilidad del proyecto, he questioned the viability of the project
♦ Locuciones: sin (lugar a) duda, (ciertamente) es sin duda alguna el mejor producto del mercado, it's without question the best product on the market
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' duda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- caber
- debatirse
- despejar
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- existir
- inseguridad
- plantear
- poner
- reconcomer
- reparo
- reserva
- sombra
- abrigar
- aclarar
- asaltar
- bueno
- consultar
- dudar
- entrar
- entredicho
- leve
- perdurar
- reflejar
- resolver
- seguro
- titubeo
English:
benefit
- burn out
- cast
- clinch
- definitely
- doubt
- doubtless
- if
- illuminate
- illumination
- misgiving
- pocket
- positively
- qualm
- query
- question
- seed
- settle
- should
- surely
- uncertainty
- vestige
- well
- bound
- definite
- doubtful
- element
- self-
- shadow
- undoubtedly

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duda nf

1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;

la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;

ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts

2. [cuestión, problema]
¿alguien tiene alguna duda? does anyone have any questions?, is there anything anyone's not clear about?;

resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;

todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;

me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;

queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;

Comp

salir de dudas to clear up doubts;

pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;

con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts

3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;

expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;

existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;

nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;

estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;

su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;

no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;

no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;

no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;

no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;

poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;

dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;

pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;

sin duda without (a) doubt;

el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;

es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;

¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;

sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;

sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;

Comp

¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;

no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!

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duda

f doubt;

sin duda without doubt;

poner en duda call into question;

estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;

no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;

salir de dudas get things clear;

todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious

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duda nf

: doubt

no cabe duda: there's no doubt about it

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duda n

1. (en general) doubt

existen dudas sobre su identidad there are doubts regarding his identity

2. question / query [pl. queries]

¡señor, tengo una duda! sir! I've got a query!

poner en duda to question

sin duda no doubt

Spanish-English dictionary > duda
11 Zweifel

m; -s, -; doubt (an + Dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty; berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt; große / leise Zweifel grave / slight doubts; außer Zweifel beyond doubt; ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly; es bestehen oder gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit / ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty / about ( oder as to) whether he is honest; es besteht kein Zweifel ( daran), dass... there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that...; kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right; Zweifel haben oder hegen an (+ Dat) have (one’s) doubts about; Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself; ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass... I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that...; ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure; mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts; keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass... make it quite plain that..., leave no room for doubt that...; jemanden über etw. im Zweifel lassen leave s.o. in doubt as to s.th. ( oder wondering about s.th.); im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts ( über + Akk about); ich bin mir ( noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not; in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt; über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt; von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der Zweifel

discredit; doubt; disbelief

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Zwei|fel ['tsvaifl]
m -s, -
doubt
außer Zwéífel — beyond doubt

im Zwéífel — in doubt

ohne Zwéífel — without doubt, doubtless

kein Zwéífel, er ist der Sieger — there's no doubt about it, he's the winner

außer Zwéífel stehen — to be beyond doubt

über allen Zwéífel erhaben — beyond all (shadow of a) doubt

da kann es gar keinen Zwéífel geben — there can be no doubt about it

es besteht kein Zwéífel, dass... — there is no doubt that...

haben — to have one's doubts about sth

da habe ich meine Zwéífel — I have my doubts, I'm doubtful

etw in Zwéífel ziehen — to call sth into question, to challenge sth

ich bin mir im Zwéífel, ob ich das tun soll — I'm in two minds (Brit) or double-minded (US) or I'm doubtful whether I should do that

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der

(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) doubt

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Zwei·fel

<-s, ->

[ˈtsvaifl̩]

m doubt; (Bedenken a.) reservation

leiser/banger Zweifel stieg in ihm auf he began to have slight/severe misgivings

jds \Zweifel ausräumen to dispel sb's doubts

jds \Zweifel beheben [o beseitigen] to dispel sb's doubts

es bestehen \Zweifel an etw dat there are doubts about sth

darüber besteht kein \Zweifel there can be no doubt about that

es besteht kein \Zweifel [mehr] [daran], dass... there is no [longer any] doubt that...

seine \Zweifel haben, ob... to have one's doubts [about [or as to]] [or to be doubtful] whether...

da habe ich meine \Zweifel! I'm not sure about that!

\Zweifel hegen to entertain doubts

bei jdm regt sich der \Zweifel sb begins to doubt

sich dat [noch] im \Zweifel sein to be [still] in two minds

ich bin mir im \Zweifel, ob der Mann auf dem Foto der ist, den ich bei dem Überfall gesehen habe I'm not quite sure whether the man in the photo is really the one I saw at the hold-up

jdm kommen \Zweifel sb begins to doubt [or to have his/her doubts]

jdn im \Zweifel lassen to leave sb in doubt

ich habe ihn über meine Absichten nicht im \Zweifel gelassen I left him in no doubt as to my intentions

außer \Zweifel stehen to be beyond [all] doubt; (stärker) to be beyond the shadow of a doubt

außer \Zweifel stehen, dass... to be beyond [all] doubt that...

für mich steht es außer \Zweifel, dass... I have absolutely no doubt that...

etw in \Zweifel ziehen to doubt [or question] sth

eine Aussage in \Zweifel ziehen to call a testimony in[to] question, to challenge a testimony

kein [o ohne] \Zweifel without [a] doubt, no doubt about it fam

es ist ohne \Zweifel dasselbe it's undoubtedly [or unquestionably] the same, it's the same, and no mistake

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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Zweifel m; -s, -; doubt (

an +dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty;

berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt;

große/leise Zweifel grave/slight doubts;

außer Zweifel beyond doubt;

ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly;

es bestehen oder

gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit/ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty/about ( oder as to) whether he is honest;

es besteht kein Zweifel (daran), dass … there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that …;

kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right;

Zweifel haben oder

hegen an (+dat) have (one’s) doubts about;

Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself;

ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass … I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that …;

ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure;

mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts;

keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass … make it quite plain that …, leave no room for doubt that …;

jemanden über etwas im Zweifel lassen leave sb in doubt as to sth ( oder wondering about sth);

im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts (

über +akk about);

ich bin mir (noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not;

in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt;

über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt;

von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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- m.

doubt n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zweifel
12 съмнение

1. doubt, uncertainty (в as to, about)

без съмнение without/beyond doubt, undoubtedly, no doubt; beyond (all) doubt/question

със съмнение doubtfully

в това няма никакво съмнение there is no doubt about that; there are no two ways about it

не може да има никакво съмнение какво иска да каже there is no mistaking his meaning

поставям нещо под съмнение question/doubt s.th.; call/bring s.th. in question; impeach s.th.

не подлежа на съмнение be beyond (any) doubt

обзе го съмнение he began to doubt/hesitate

разрешавам съмненията put an end to all doubt

2. (подозрение) suspicion

(недоверие) mistrust; distrust

(опасение) misgiving; apprehension

поставям под съмнение честността на някого cast suspicion on s.o.'s honesty/good faith

не може да има ни най-малко съмнение в неговата честност his honesty/character is above suspicion

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съмнѐние,

ср., -я 1. doubt, uncertainty (в as to, about); dubiety (regarding); без \съмнениее without/beyond doubt, undoubtedly; в това няма никакво \съмнениее there is no doubt about that; there are no two ways about it; не подлежа на \съмнениее be beyond (any) doubt; ни най-малкото \съмнениее not the slightest doubt; поставям нещо под \съмнениее question/doubt s.th.; call/bring s.th. in question; impeach s.th.; throw discredit on s.th.; разсейвам \съмнениея set doubts at rest;

2. ( подозрение) suspicion; ( недоверие) mistrust; distrust; ( опасение) misgiving; apprehension.

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doubt: beyond съмнение - извън съмнение, There is no съмнение doubt that he will help us. - Няма съмнение, че той ще ни помогне.; distrust (недоверие); dubiety ; peradventure; question ; suspicion (подозрение)

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1. (недоверие) mistrust;distrust 2. (опасение) misgiving;apprehension 3. (подозрение) suspicion 4. doubt, uncertainty (в as to, about) 5. без СЪМНЕНИЕ without/beyond doubt, undoubtedly, no doubt;beyond (all) doubt/question 6. в това няма никакво СЪМНЕНИЕ there is no doubt about that;there are no two ways about it 7. не може да има ни най -малко СЪМНЕНИЕ в неговата честност his honesty/ character is above suspicion 8. не може да има никакво СЪМНЕНИЕ какво иска да каже there is no mistaking his meaning 9. не подлежа на СЪМНЕНИЕ be beyond (any) doubt 10. обзе го СЪМНЕНИЕ he began to doubt/hesitate 11. поставям нещо под СЪМНЕНИЕ question/doubt s.th.;call/bring s.th. in question;impeach s.th. 12. поставям под СЪМНЕНИЕ честността на някого cast suspicion on s.o.'s honesty/good faith 13. разрешавам съмненията put an end to all doubt 14. със СЪМНЕНИЕ doubtfully

Български-английски речник > съмнение
13 répondre

répondre [ʀepɔ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41

1. transitive verb

to answer

• il m'a répondu oui/non he answered yes/no

• il a répondu qu'il le savait he replied that he knew

• il m'a répondu qu'il viendrait he told me that he would come

• répondre présent à l'appel to answer present at roll call ; (figurative) to make o.s. known

• réponds quelque chose, même si c'est faux give an answer, even if it's wrong

2. intransitive verb

   a. to answer

• répondre par oui ou par non to answer yes or no

• répondre par un sourire/en hochant la tête to smile/nod in reply

► répondre à [+ personne, question, besoin, signalement] to answer ; [+ attaque, avances] to respond to ; [+ salut] to return ; ( = correspondre à) [+ norme, condition] to meet

• répondre à une convocation to answer a summons

• peu de gens ont répondu à cet appel few people responded to this appeal

• répondre à la force par la force to answer force with force

• ça répond tout à fait à l'idée que je m'en faisais that corresponds exactly to what I imagined it to be like

• ça ne répond pas à mon attente or à mes espérances it falls short of my expectations

   b. (à la porte) to answer the door ; (au téléphone) to answer the telephone

• personne ne répond

• ça ne répond pas there's no answer

• on a sonné, va répondre there's the doorbell - go and see who it is

   c. ( = être impertinent) to answer back

   d. [voiture, commandes, membres] to respond

3. indirect transitive verb

• répondre de [+ personne] to answer for ; [+ actes, décision] to be accountable for

• répondre de l'innocence/l'honnêteté de qn to answer for sb's innocence/honesty

• si vous agissez ainsi, je ne réponds plus de rien if you behave like that, I'll accept no further responsibility

• répondre de ses crimes to answer for one's crimes

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ʀepɔ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif to answer, to reply

répondre une bêtise — to give a silly answer ou reply

tu réponds n'importe quoi — you just give any answer that comes into your head

je me suis vu répondre que, il m'a été répondu que — I was told that

qu'as-tu à répondre (à cela)? — what's your answer (to that)?

qu'est-ce qu'il t'a répondu? — what was his answer?

2.

répondre à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( être conforme à)

répondre à — to answer, to meet [besoin, exigences]; to fulfil [souhait]; to answer, to fit [signalement]; to come up to, to meet [espérances]

2) ( agir en retour)

répondre à — to respond to [avances, appel, attaque]; to return [affection, salut, politesse]

répondre aux critiques de quelqu'un par le mépris — to treat somebody's criticism with contempt

répondre à un sourire — to smile back

répondre à la violence par la violence — to meet violence with violence

3.

répondre de verbe transitif indirect ( servir de caution)

répondre de quelqu'un — to vouch for somebody; Finance, Droit to stand surety for somebody

répondre de ses actes — to answer for one's actions

je ne réponds plus de rien — it's out of my hands from now on

ça sera fini, j'en or je vous en réponds — (colloq) it will be finished, take my word for it ou you can be sure of that

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( donner une réponse)

répondre à — to reply to, to answer [personne, question, lettre]; to reply to [ultimatum]

répondre à un questionnaire — to fill in a questionnaire

répondre par oui ou par non — to answer yes or no

répondre par un sourire — to answer with a smile

2) ( se manifester)

répondre au téléphone/à la porte — to answer the phone/the door

ça ne répond pas — there's no answer ou reply

3) ( être insolent)

répondre à quelqu'un — to answer somebody back GB, to talk back to somebody

4) ( se nommer) liter

elle répond au nom de Flore — she answers to the name of Flore

5) ( réagir) [mécanisme, organe, muscle] to respond (à to)

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ʀepɔ̃dʀ
1. vi

1) [personne] to answer, to reply

répondre à [personne, question] — to answer, to reply to, [invitation, convocation] to reply to, [salut] to return, [provocation] to respond to

répondre à qn (avec impertinence) — to answer sb back

2) [freins, mécanisme] to respond

répondre à — to respond to

3)

répondre à [besoin] — to answer, [conditions, critères] to meet, [description] to match

4)

répondre de [personne, honnêteté] — to answer for

2. vt

to answer, to reply

répondre que — to answer that, to reply that

Je n'ai rien trouvé à répondre. — I couldn't think of a reply., I didn't know what to say.

Que veux-tu que je réponde? — What do you want me to say?

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répondre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 (dire, écrire) to answer, to reply; répondre une injure to answer ou reply with an insult; répondre une bêtise to give a silly answer ou reply; je n'ai rien répondu I didn't reply, I didn't say anything in reply; tu réponds n'importe quoi you just give any answer that comes into your head; mais enfin, réponds quelque chose! well, for heaven's sake, say something!; réponds-leur que je m'en occupe tell them I'm dealing with it; je me suis vu répondre que, il m'a été répondu que I was told that; tu me demandes si c'est possible et je te réponds que oui/non you're asking me if it is possible, and I'm telling you it is/isn't; que peut-elle répondre à cette accusation? how can she answer the accusation?; qu'as-tu à répondre (à cela)? what's your answer (to that)?, what do you have to say to that?; il m'a répondu que he answered that, he replied (to me) that; qu'est-ce qu'il t'a répondu? what was his answer?; bien répondu! well said!;

2 Relig to respond [messe].

B répondre à vtr ind

1 ( être conforme à) répondre à to answer, to meet [besoin, exigences]; to fulfil [souhait, désir]; to answer, to fit [signalement]; to come up to, to meet [attente, espérances]; pour répondre aux nouvelles règles in order to conform to the new ruling; la maison ne répond pas à leurs exigences the house falls short of ou does not meet their requirements; ça ne répond pas à mon attente it falls short of ou does not come up to my expectations; le château répond à l'idée que je m'en faisais the castle is just as I imagined it;

2 ( agir en retour) répondre à to respond to [avances, appel, critique, attaque]; to return [affection, salut, politesse]; to deal with [situation, frustrations]; répondre aux critiques de qn par le mépris to treat sb's criticism with contempt; répondre à un sourire to smile back; répondre à la violence par la violence to meet violence with violence.

C répondre de vtr ind ( servir de caution) répondre de qn to vouch for sb; Fin, Jur to stand surety for sb; répondre d'une action to answer for an action; je réponds de lui/son honnêteté I can vouch for him/his honesty; répondre de ses actes devant la justice to answer for one's actions in court; il doit répondre des dettes de sa femme he is liable for his wife's debts; je ne réponds plus de rien it's out of my hands from now on; ça sera fini, j'en or je vous en réponds○ it will be finished, take my word for it ou you can be sure of that.

D vi

1 ( donner une réponse) répondre à to reply to, to answer [personne, question, lettre]; to reply to [ultimatum]; répondre à un questionnaire to fill in a questionnaire; répondre à un chef d'accusation Jur to answer a charge; répondre par oui ou par non to answer yes or no; si le téléphone sonne, réponds if the telephone rings, answer it; répondre par écrit/par lettre/par téléphone to reply in writing/by letter/by phone; il m'a répondu par une longue lettre he sent me a long letter back ou in reply; je n'ai pas encore répondu à ta lettre I've not written back to you yet; répondre par un sourire/clin d'œil to answer with a smile/wink; répondre en levant les bras au ciel to throw up one's hands by way of reply ou of an answer; j'attends qu'il réponde I'm waiting for his reply; seul l'écho me répondit there was no answer but an echo; la flûte répond au piano the flute answers the piano;

2 ( se manifester) répondre au téléphone/à la porte to answer the phone/the door; ça ne répond pas there's no answer ou reply;

3 ( être insolent) répondre à qn to answer sb back GB, to talk back to sb; ose répondre! just you say a word!;

4 liter ( se nommer) elle répond au (doux) nom de Flore she answers to the (charming) name of Flore;

5 ( réagir) Physiol, Tech [mécanisme, organe, muscle] to respond (à to); la direction n'a pas répondu Aut the steering failed; les freins ne répondent plus the brakes have failed ou aren' t working any more.

E se répondre vpr

1 ( se faire pendant) [parterres, fontaines] to match;

2 ( se faire entendre) [oiseaux] to call to each other; [instruments de musique] to answer each other.

[repɔ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [répliquer] to answer, to reply

bien répondu! well said ou spoken!

répondez par oui ou par non answer ou say yes or no

elle répondit en riant she answered ou replied with a laugh

répondre par un clin d'œil/hochement de tête to wink/to nod in reply

seul l'écho lui répondit the only reply was an echo

répondre à quelqu'un to answer somebody

répondre à quelque chose to answer something

2. [être insolent] to answer back

répondre à ses parents/professeurs to answer one's parents/teachers back

3. [à une lettre] to answer, to reply, to write back

répondre à une note to answer ou to reply to a note

répondez au questionnaire suivant answer the following questions, fill in the following questionnaire

je suis ravie que vous ayez pu répondre à mon invitation [que vous soyez venu] I'm delighted that you were able to accept my invitation

vous devez répondre à la convocation [dire que vous l'avez reçue] you must acknowledge receipt of the notification

4. [à la porte, au téléphone] to answer

je vais répondre

a. [à la porte] I'll go

b. [au téléphone] I'll answer it, I'll get it

ça ne répond pas nobody's answering, there's no answer

5. [réagir - véhicule, personne, cheval] to respond

le public répond mal there is a low level of public response

les freins répondent bien the brakes respond well

répondre à to respond to

son organisme ne répond plus au traitement her body isn't responding to treatment any more

répondre à un coup ou à une attaque to fight back, to retaliate

répondre à une accusation/critique to counter an accusation/a criticism

répondre à la force par la force to meet ou to answer force with force

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[repɔ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [généralement] to answer, to reply

[après une attaque] to retort

répondre (que) oui/non to say yes/no in reply, to answer yes/no

qu'as-tu répondu? what did you say?, what was your answer?

je n'ai rien trouvé à répondre I could find no answer ou reply

ils m'ont répondu des bêtises they answered me with a lot of nonsense

elle m'a répondu de le faire moi-même she told me to do it myself

2. [par lettre] to answer ou to reply (in writing ou by letter)

répondre que... to write (back) that...

3. RELIGION

répondre la messe to give the responses (at Mass)

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répondre à verbe plus préposition

1. [satisfaire - besoin, demande] to answer, to meet ; [ - attente, espoir] to come ou to live up to, to fulfil

[correspondre à - norme] to meet ; [ - condition] to fulfil ; [ - description, signalement] to answer, to fit

les dédommagements ne répondent pas à l'attente des sinistrés the amount offered in compensation falls short of the victims' expectations

2. [s'harmoniser avec] to match

au bleu du ciel répond le bleu de la mer the blue of the sky matches the blue of the sea

3. [s'appeler]

répondre au nom de to answer to the name (of)

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répondre de verbe plus préposition

1. [cautionner - filleul, protégé] to answer for

répondre de l'exactitude de quelque chose/de l'intégrité de quelqu'un to vouch for the accuracy of something/somebody's integrity

je réponds de lui comme de moi-même I can fully vouch for him

je ne réponds plus de rien I am no longer responsible for anything

elle répond des dettes de son mari jusqu'au divorce she's responsible ou answerable for her husband's debts until the divorce

2. (soutenu) [assurer]

elle cédera, je vous en réponds! she'll give in, you can take it from me ou take my word for it!

je vous réponds que cela ne se renouvellera pas! I guarantee (you) it won't happen again!

3. [expliquer] to answer ou to account for, to be accountable for

les ministres répondent de leurs actes devant le Parlement ministers are accountable for their actions before Parliament

il lui faudra répondre de plusieurs tentatives de viol he'll have to answer several charges of attempted rape

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se répondre verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [instruments de musique] to answer each other

[sculptures, tableaux] to match each other

[couleurs, formes, sons] to harmonize

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > répondre
14 answer

ˈɑ:nsə
1. сущ.
1) ответ to give, offer, provide an answer ≈ дать ответ blunt, curt answer ≈ грубый ответ civil answer ≈ вежливый ответ diplomatic answer ≈ дипломатичный ответ direct answer ≈ прямой ответ equivocal answer ≈ двусмысленный ответ evasive, vague answer ≈ уклончивый, туманный ответ glib answer ≈ бойкий ответ ready answer ≈ готовый ответ straight answer ≈ прямой ответ wise answer ≈ мудрый ответ witty answer ≈ остроумный ответ negative answer ≈ отрицательный ответ positive answer ≈ положительный ответ right answer ≈ правильный ответ wrong answer ≈ ошибочный ответ dusty answer ≈ неудовлетворительный ответ in answer to know all the answers Syn: riposte, reply, response Ant: question
2) возражение, противоречие Syn: objection, rejoinder, retort
3) ответное действие His only answer was to walk out. ≈ Его единственным ответом был демонстративный уход.
4) решение (вопроса, задачи и т. п.)
5) юр. возражение ответчика Syn: defense, plea
6) соответствие, замена Television's answer to the news magazines. ≈ Телевидение - это замена информационным журналам.
2. гл.
1) отвечать;
откликаться, реагировать to answer politely (sharply, rudely, etc.) ≈ отвечать вежливо (резко, грубо и т. п.) to answer а question (smb.'s remark, etc.) ≈ отвечать на вопрос( чье-л. замечание и т. п.) to answer in the affirmative( in the negative) ≈ дать положительный (отрицательный) ответ He answered me nothing. ≈ Он мне ничего не ответил. to answer to the medical treatment ≈ поддаваться лечению answer the door answer the phone answer a call answer to the name answer the helm
2) подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворять (часто to) to answer the description ≈ соответствовать описанию to answer а demand( smb. 's wishes, etc.) ≈ отвечать/соответствовать потребности( желаниям и т. п.) The man answers to the description of the wanted murderer. ≈ Этот человек совпадает по описанию с разыскиваемым убийцей. to answer expectations ≈ не обмануть( чьих-л.) надежд, ожиданий
3) ручаться;
быть ответственным, нести ответственность( for - за кого-л.) I can't answer for his honesty. ≈ Я не могу поручиться за его честность. to answer for the consequences ≈ отвечать за последствия
4) нести ответственность( to - перед кем-л.) Who will answer to me for this? ≈ Кто мне за это ответит? Syn: account
2.
2)
5) удаваться;
иметь успех The experiment has not answered at all. ≈ Опыт не удался.
6) служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.), заменять( что-л.) A piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth. ≈ Вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги. Syn: satisfy ∙ answer back answer for be answered for answer up
ответ;
возражение - favourable * положительный ответ;
- in * to smth. в ответ на что-л;
возражая на что-л.;
- an * in the affirmative положительный ответ;
- to give an * отвечать;
- to have an * получать ответ;
- to vouchsafe no * не удостоить ответом;
- to teach foreign languages through questions and *s преподавать иностранные языки вопросно-ответным методом ответное действие, реакция - the * was a volley of fire в ответ раздался залп;
- his only * was to walk out вместо ответа он вышел из комнаты решение;
ответ, объяснение - to find the * to smth. решить проблему чего-л., справиться с чем-л., победить что-л.;
- prohibition might not be the * запрещение спиртных напитков еще не решение проблемы;
- the system is not necessarily the * for these states данная система может оказаться неподходящей для этих стран решение - the * to 3 x 17 is 51 3 х 17 равно 51;
- * to a chess problem решение шахматной задачи ответ, разгадка равноценная, достойная замена - this fictional spy is a French * to James Bond шпион в этом французском романе вполне достоин своего коллеги Джеймса Бонда;
- he has the reputation of being the American * to Caruso у него репутация американского Карузо (юридическое) письменное объяснение ответчика по делу( музыкальное) ответ > he knows all the *s он за словом в карман не полезет;
> a soft * turns away wrath( библеизм) кроткий ответ отвращает гнев;
повинную голову меч не сечет;
> the *'s a lemon (сленг) дудки!, номер не пройдет!;
> * to the maiden's prayer( сленг) красавец-мужчина;
популярный киноактер отвечать - to * questions отвечать на вопросы;
- to * a charge возражать на обвинение;
- to * smb. отвечать кому-л., - not to * a word не вымолвить в ответ ни слова;
откликаться, реагировать;
- to * a call откликаться на зов;
ответить по телефону;
- to * the bell отворить дверь;
- to * to a name of откликаться на имя;
- to * blows with blows отвечать ударом на удар;
- to * to a treatment поддаваться лечению;
- to * the whip повиноваться удару хлыста;
- to * the helm (морское) слушаться руля;
- when I call you, you should * at once когда я тебя зову, ты должен сразу откликнуться соответствовать, отвечать, удовлетворять - to * the description соответствовать описанию;
- to * hopes оправдывать надежды удаваться, иметь успех - the plan has not *ed план не удался исполнять - to * orders исполнять приказания;
- to * obligations выполнять обязательства удовлетворять - to * claims удовлетворять жалобы;
- to * debts уплачивать долги отвечать, ручаться, нести ответственность - to * for smb. ручаться за кого-л.;
- to * smb.'s honesty ручаться за чью-л. честность;
- to * for one's wrong-doings отвечать за свои проступки отвечать, нести ответственность перед кем-л. - you'll have to * to me if any harm comes to this child если с ребенком что-нибудь случится, вы мне за него ответите заменять;
служить - on the picnic a newspaper *ed for a tablecloth на пикнике газета заменяла нам скатерть

answer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ ~ быть ответственным ~ возражать (to - на обвинение) ~ возражение, возражать ~ возражение ~ юр. возражение ответчика ~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля ~ объяснение ~ ответ, отвечать ~ ответ ~ ответное действие ~ отвечать, откликаться ~ отвечать ~ письменные объяснения ответчика по делу ~ реагировать (to) ~ реагировать ~ реакция ~ мат. решение (задачи) ~ решение (вопроса и т. п.) ~ решение ~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия ~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги ~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) ~ соответствовать ~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удался

~ a call откликнуться на зов;
~ a call ответить по телефону

~ back дерзить

~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия

~ in the negative отрицательный ответ

~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) description: to answer (to) the ~ соответствовать описанию;
совпадать с приметами

~ the door (или the bell) открыть дверь (на звонок, на стук и т. п.) door: to answer the ~ открыть дверь (на стук или звонок) ;
behind closed doors за закрытыми дверями, тайно

~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля helm: ~ рулевое колесо;
штурвал, румпель;
the man at the helm рулевой;
кормчий;
to answer the helm слушаться руля

~ the phone подойти к телефону

~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удался

answer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ

answer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ

answer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ

~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > answer
15 dudar

v.

1 to doubt.

¿vas a venir? — lo dudo are you going to come? — I doubt it o I don't think so

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it

yo no lo hice — no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it — I'm sure you didn't, but…

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come

Ricardo duda Richard doubts.

2 to hesitate.

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

María duda Mary hesitates.

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dudar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to doubt, have doubts

■ dudo de lo que dijo I have doubts about what he said

2 (titubear) to hesitate

■ dudó en ir he hesitated whether to go or not

■ dudo entre quedarme o marcharme I'm not sure whether to stay or leave

► verbo transitivo

1 to doubt

■ lo dudo I doubt it

■ dudo que venga I doubt if he'll come

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dudar de alguien to doubt somebody, mistrust somebody

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verb

1) to doubt

2) hesitate

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1. VT

1) (=no estar seguro de) to doubt

espero que venga, aunque lo dudo mucho — I hope she'll come, although I doubt very much (if) she will

-yo te ayudaré -no lo dudo, pero... — "I'll help you" - "I'm sure you will, but..."

es lo mejor para ti, no lo dudes — it's the best thing for you, believe me

• a no dudarlo — undoubtedly

• dudar que, dudo que sea verdad — I doubt (whether o if) it's true

dudo que yo haya dicho eso — I doubt I said that

no dudo que sea capaz de hacerlo — I don't doubt that he's capable of doing it

• dudar si, dudaba si había echado la carta — I wasn't sure if I had posted the letter

2) (=vacilar sobre)

lo dudé mucho y al final me decidí por el azul — I thought about it o dithered * a lot but in the end I decided on the blue one

si yo fuera tú, no lo dudaría — if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate

2. VI

1) (=desconfiar) to doubt, have doubts

• dudar de algo — to question sth, doubt sth

los celos le hicieron dudar de su cariño — jealousy made her question o doubt his affection

2) (=vacilar)

no sé qué hacer, estoy dudando — I don't know what to do, I'm in two minds o I'm undecided

dudamos entre ir en autobús o en taxi — we were not sure whether to go by bus or taxi

dudaba entre los dos — she couldn't decide between the two

• dudar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

dudaba en comprarlo — he hesitated to buy it

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

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= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex. I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex. We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex. While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex. The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

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* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

* * *

= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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dudar [A1 ]

vt

to doubt

lo dudo mucho I doubt it very much

es lo que te conviene, no lo dudes it's what's right for you, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude — no lo dudo, pero … I did everything I could — I'm sure you did, but …

dudar QUE + SUBJ:

nunca dudé que fuera inocente I never doubted his innocence o that he was innocent

dudo que llegue a tiempo I doubt that o if o whether I'll get there in time, I don't think I'll get there in time

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

■ dudar

vi

vamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind o she is in two minds whether to buy or rent

dudar EN + INF to hesitate to + INF

no dudes en llamarme don't hesitate to call me

dudar DE algo/algn to doubt sth/sb

¿dudas de su honradez? do you doubt his honesty?

no dudo de su capacidad para desempeñar el cargo I don't doubt o I'm not questioning his ability to do the job

¿cómo pude dudar de ti? how could I have doubted you?

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dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' dudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
- ver
- titubear
English:
debate
- doubt
- falter
- hesitate
- shot
- suspect
- vacillate
- waver

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dudar

♦ vi

1. [desconfiar]
dudar de algo/alguien to have one's doubts about sth/sb;

dudo de sus intenciones I question his intentions;

no dudo de su buena voluntad I don't doubt his goodwill;

sé que dudan de mí, pero yo soy inocente I know they have their doubts about me, but I'm innocent;

¿acaso dudas de mí? don't you trust me then?

2. [no estar seguro]
dudar sobre algo to be unsure about sth

3. [vacilar] to hesitate;

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another;

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

♦ vt

to doubt;

¿vas a venir? – lo dudo are you going to come? – I doubt it, I don't think so;

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it;

después de dudarlo bastante se decidió a ir after being in some doubt he decided to go;

¿que eres sincero? permíteme que lo dude so you're telling the truth, are you? I think I'll reserve judgement on that, if I may;

yo no lo hice – no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it – I'm sure you didn't, but…;

no lo dude, ha hecho lo que debía you can rest assured you've done the right thing;

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come;

no dudo que lo hiciera con muy buena intención no doubt he did it with the best of intentions

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dudar

I v/t doubt;

¡no lo dudes! of course!, no problem!

II v/i

1 hesitate (en to);

no dudar en hacer algo not hesitate to do sth

2

:

dudar de alguien not trust s.o.

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dudar vt

: to doubt

dudar vi

dudar en : to hesitate to

no dudes en pedirme ayuda: don't hesitate to ask me for help

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dudar vb

1. (en general) to doubt

dudo que se case I doubt that he'll get married

si llueve, que lo dudo, iremos al museo if it rains, which I doubt, we'll go to the museum

2. (vacilar) to hesitate

no dudes en pedir ayuda don't hesitate to ask for help

3. (no poder escoger) not to be sure / not to be able to make up your mind

dudó entre comprarse un coche o una moto he wasn't sure whether to buy a car or a motorbike

4. (desconfiar) to mistrust

duda de su marido she doesn't trust her husband

Spanish-English dictionary > dudar
16 beyond

§ იმ მხარეზე; ზევით, იქით; It is beyond me - ეს ჩემს ძალღონეს არემატება

§

1 გაღმა, გადაღმა, იქით

beyond the river / forest მდინარის გაღმა // ტყის იქით

2 გარეშე

beyond doubt / control ეჭვის // კონტროლის გარეშე

3 -უ-

it is beyond my comprehension ჩემთვის გაუგებარია

beyond belief დაუჯერებელი

this car is beyond repair ამ მანქანის აღდგენა შეუძლებელია

this task is beyond him ეს ამოცანა მისთვის მიუწვდომელია

4 გარდა

she has nothing beyond her pension პენსიის გარდა სხვა შემოსავალი არა აქვს

it passes belief / it is beyond belief დაუჯერებელია, წარმოუდგენელია

it is beyond my power ეს მე არ ძალმიძს

he lives beyond his means უფრო მეტს ხარჯავს, ვიდრე ჯიბე უფლებას აძლევს

our success was beyond all our hopes ჩვენმა წარმატებამ ყველა ჩვენს იმედს გადააჭარბა

don't stay out beyond eleven შინ დროზე მოდი, თერთმეტს არ გადააცილო

it is not beyond the bounds of possibility ეს შეუძლებელი არაა

I can't go beyond my commission ჩემს უფლებამოსილებას ვერ გადავაჭარბებ

she is beautiful beyond comparison სილამაზეში ბადალი არ ყავს / ვერავინ შეედრება სილამაზით

this problem is beyond my comprehension ეს ამოცანა ჩემთვის სრულიად გაუგებარია

to go beyond გადაცილება, გადაჭარბება

you've gone beyond your instructions მითითებას გადააჭარბე

It is beyond my grasp ჩემთვის სრულიად გაუგებარია

within / beyond the confines of sth რისამე ფარგლებში // რისამე საზღვრებს გარეთ

the situation has gone beyond my control ამ სიტუაციას კონტროლს ვეღარ ვუწევ

the beauty of the girl was beyond description ქალის სილამაზე აუწერელი იყო

beyond dispute ყოველგვარი ეჭვის გარეშე

out of / without / beyond doubt ეჭვს გარეშე

this noise is beyond endurance! ეს ხმაური აუტანელია / ამ ხმაურის ატანა შეუძლებელია

beyond any expectations სრულიად მოულოდნელად

there is not the slightest question as to his honesty // his honesty is beyond question მისი პატიოსნება ეჭვგარეშეა

it is getting beyond a joke! ეს უკვე ხუმრობა აღარაა!

it is beyond my understanding ამას ჩემი გონება ვერ სწვდება/ეს ჩემს გაგებას აღემატება

he was transformed beyond recognition ისე შეიცვალა, რომ ვეღარ იცნობ

he lives beyond his means თავის შემოსავალზე გაცილებით მეტს ხარჯავს

the position has improved beyond measure მდგომარეობა ბევრად გაუმჯობესდა

he can't see beyond the end of his nose თავის ცხვირის იქეთ ვერაფერს ვერ ხედავს

it's beyond my strength ეს ჩემს ძალებს აღემატება

it is beyond my powers of imagination ამისი წარმოდგენაც არ შემიძლია

he lives beyond his income შემოსავალზე მეტს ხარჯავს

beyond / out of reach (ნიშნავს მიუწვდომელ ადგილას ყოფნას)

his demands are beyond all reason მისი მოთხოვნები უგუნურია

●●beyond recall სამუდამოდ

he is beyond reclamation გამოუსწორებელია

she has changed beyond recognition ისე შეიცვალა, რომ ძნელი საცნობი გახდა

the car is beyond repair ამ მანქანას რემონტი აღარ უშველის

●●beyond reproach უმწიკვლო

beyond all doubt ყოველგვარი ეჭვის გარეშე

English-Georgian dictionary > beyond
17 answer

1. I
abs

1) why don't you answer? почему вы не отвечаете?; the question is not easy to answer на этот вопрос не так легко найти ответ

2) usually in the negative that won't answer это не годится /не пойдет, не подойдет/; it doesn't answer а) это того не стоит; б) это не имеет смысла; the plan (the experiment) hasn't answered план (опыт) ничего не подтвердил
2. II
answer in some manner answer politely (sharply, rudely, etc.) отвечать вежливо и т. д.; he never answered он так и не ответил
3. III
1) answer smb. answer the teacher (the manager, the passer by, the neighbour, etc.) отвечать учителю и т. д.; answer smth. answer a question (smb.'s inquiries, smb.'s remark, etc.) отвечать на вопрос и т. д.; I have answered six letters я ответил на шесть писем; he couldn't answer a word он и слова не мог сказать /вымолвить/ в ответ; don't answer anything не отвечай ничего; не отвечай ни на какие вопросы; answer the roll откликаться на перекличке; answer a charge ответить на обвинение; answer a riddle отгадать загадку; answer a problem решить задачу /проблему/

2) answer smth. answer the bell (the door) открыть дверь (ка звонок, на стук), answer the phone подойти к телефону; answer an appeal (a declaration, a call, etc.) откликаться /отвечать, реагировать/ на призыв и т. д.

3) answer smth. answer a demand (an order, smb.'s wishes, etc.) отвечать /соответствовать/ потребности /спросу/ и т. д.; his going away answers my plans его отъезд мне на руку; it answers our requirements это отвечает нашим требованиям /удовлетворяет наши требования/; answer the purpose соответствовать своему назначению; will this answer your purpose? это вам годится /подойдет/?; answer smb.'s expectations не обмануть чьих-л. надежд /ожиданий/
4. IV
answer smb. in some manner answer smb. sharply (bitterly, briefly, readily, frankly, ironically, proudly, haughtily, in the negative, etc.) резко и т. д. отвечать кому-л.; answer smth. in some manner answer smb.'s question (smb.'s remark, smb.'s criticism, etc.) sharply (briefly, readily, etc.) резко и т. д. отвечать на чей-л. вопрос и т. д.
5. V
answer smb. smth. he answered me nothing он мне ничего не ответил; he answered me something but I didn't hear /didn't catch what it was/ он что-то ответил мне, но я не расслышал
6. XVI
1) answer in some form answer in the affirmative (in the negative) дать положительный (отрицательный) ответ, ответить положительно (отрицательно) id answer in kind =answer отплатить той же монетой

2) answer for smb., smth. answer for the child (for one's pupils, for his younger sister, for one's own actions, for smb.'s safety, for the arrangements, etc.) отвечать /нести ответственность, брать на ceбя ответственность/ за ребенка и т. д., who answers for the music? кто ответственный за музыку /за музыкальное оформление/?; answer for a crime (for one's wrongdoings, for all the wrongs which he has done, for one's carelessness, etc.) отвечать /нести ответственность, расплачиваться/ за преступление и т. д., he has a lot to answer for ему за многое придется ответить; answer to smb., smth. for smth., smb. answer to me for his safety (to the mother for her child's well-being, to the committee for the arrangements, to the board for the expenses incurred, etc.) отвечать передо мной за его безопасность и т, д.; who will answer to me for this? кто мне за это ответит?; who will answer to me for my child? кто будет нести ответственность за моего ребенка?

3) answer for smb., smth. answer for one's friend (for smb. answer loyalty, for smb.'s character, for smb.'s skill, for the truth of the statement, etc.) ручаться /отвечать/ за своего друга и т. д.; I can't answer for his honesty я не могу поручиться за его честность; I will answer for it я ручаюсь за это

4) answer to smth. answer to the description (to his idea of womanhood, to her first statement, etc.) отвечать /соответствовать/ описанию и т. д.; his conduct doesn't answer to my idea of honesty его поведение идет вразрез с моим пониманием честности

5) answer to smth. answer to the name of... откликаться /отзываться/ на имя...; the dog answers to the name of Rex собака отзывается на кличку Рекс

6) answer to smth. answer to the medical treatment поддаваться лечению, реагировать на лечение
7. XXI1
answer smb., smth. with smth. answer him with kindness (with ingratitude, etc.) отвечать /платить/ ему добром и т. д.; answer smb.'s kindness with ingratitude (smb.'s arrogance with contempt, etc.) отплачивать неблагодарностью за добро и т. д.; answer blows with blows отвечать ударом на удар
8. XXV
answer that... he answered that he was busy он ответил, что он занят abs "Yes", he answered "Да",- ответил /откликнулся/ он; " I can't", he answered sharply (timidly, etc.) "Я не могу",- резко и т. д. ответил он, сказал он в ответ

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > answer
18 على

عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة)‏ \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن)‏ \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ)‏ \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى)‏ \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب)‏ \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل)‏ \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle.

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19 fuori

1. prep stato outside, out of

moto out of, away from

fuori di casa outside the house

fuori città out of town

fuori luogo out of place

fuori mano out of the way

fuori di sé beside oneself

fuori uso out of use

2. adv outside

all'aperto out of doors

sports out

di fuori outside

fuori! out!

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fuori avv.

1 ( all'esterno) outside, out; ( all'aperto) outdoors: fa freddo fuori, it's cold outside; ti aspettiamo (di) fuori, we'll wait for you outside; siamo rimasti fuori tutta la notte, we stayed out all night; stasera sono fuori, I'm out this evening; la casa era più bella (di) fuori che (di) dentro, the house was nicer outside than inside; andiamo fuori a vedere, let's go out and see; i signori vogliono mangiare dentro o fuori?, would you like to eat outside or inside?; mangia spesso fuori durante la settimana, he often eats out during the week; ''Dov'è Marco?'' ''L'ho mandato fuori a prendere il giornale'', ''Where's Mark?'' ''I've sent him out to get a newspaper''; il serbatoio era troppo pieno e la benzina uscì (di) fuori, the tank was too full and petrol came running out; prima o poi la verità verrà fuori, the truth will come out sooner or later // qui fuori, out here; lì fuori, out there // da fuori, ( dall'esterno) from outside // venne fuori con un'idea geniale, (fig.) he came out with a brilliant idea // tagliar fuori, to cut off (anche fig.): mi sentivo tagliato fuori, I felt cut off // mandateli fuori!, turn them out! // fuori!, get out! // o dentro o fuori!, either come in or stay out!; (deciditi!) make up your mind! // fuori la verità!, out with it! // fuori le prove!, let's see the evidence!

2 ( lontano da casa) out of town, away; ( all'estero) abroad: la prossima settimana sarò fuori per lavoro, next week I'll be away on business; telefonava da fuori ( città), he was phoning from out of town, ( non da casa), he wasn't phoning from home; sono prodotti che si vendono in Italia e fuori, they are products on sale in Italy and abroad; non li conosco, è gente di fuori, I don't know them, they're strangers; la mia casa non è in città, è un po' fuori, my house isn't in town, it's a bit further out

3 (fam.) ( in libertà) out: è fuori da tre mesi, he's been out for three months; li hanno messi tutti fuori, they've all been let out

4 (fam.) ( oltre un limite prestabilito) out: fatti i conti, eravamo fuori di 10.000 euro, when we did the accounts, we found we were out by 10,000 euros; questo mese siamo andati fuori parecchio con le spese, this month we're well out with our spending

5 Si unisce a diversi verbi modificandone il significato di base (p.e. far fuori; lasciar fuori); cfr. tali verbi

◆ s.m. ( la parte esterna): il (di) fuori di una casa, the outside of a house; guardare dal di fuori, to view from (the) outside; la porta era chiusa dal di fuori, the door was locked on the outside.

fuori (da, di) prep.

1 ( posizione, stato) out of, outside: è fuori città, he's out of town; fuori dalle mura della città, outside the city walls; lavoro fuori Milano, I work outside Milan; fuori d'Italia, outside Italy; fuori dalla chiesa un'enorme folla attendeva gli sposi, outside the church a huge crowd was waiting for the newly-weds; i dimostranti si erano radunati fuori dalla fabbrica, the demonstrators had assembled outside the factory // essere fuori casa, to be away from home // tenere fuori dalla portata dei bambini, to keep out of the reach of children // sono cose fuori dal mondo!, it's incredible!

2 ( movimento, direzione) out of: non gettare oggetti fuori dal finestrino, don't throw anything out of the window; l'hanno buttato fuori di casa, he was turned out of the house; corse fuori dalla stanza, she ran out of the room; ( uscite) fuori di qui!, get out of here!; tirò fuori il portafoglio dalla tasca, he took his wallet out of his pocket // andare fuori strada, to go off the road.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: prodotti fuori commercio, (products) not for sale // frutti fuori stagione, fruits out of season // fuori discussione, ( indiscutibile) beyond (all) dispute; ( impossibile) out of the question: la sua onestà è fuori discussione, his honesty is beyond dispute; Non puoi andarci. é fuori discussione, You can't go. It's out of the question // fuori luogo, out of place (o uncalled for): il suo commento era fuori luogo, his comment was out of place (o uncalled for) // fuori moda, out of fashion (o old-fashioned) // fuori orario, out of hours: non si ricevono visite fuori orario, no visiting out of hours // fuori pericolo, out of danger // fuori porta, outside (the) town // fuori posto, out of place: la casa era in perfetto ordine, non c'era niente fuori posto, the house was in perfect order; nothing was out of place // fuori servizio, ( di persona) off duty; ( di cosa) out of order (o out of commission): il custode è fuori servizio dopo le 19, the porter is off duty after 7 p.m.; dovete salire a piedi, l'ascensore è fuori servizio, you'll have to walk up, the lift's out of order // fuori uso, ( inservibile) out of use; ( guasto) out of order; ( disusato, obsoleto) obsolete, out-of-date // (elettr.) fuori fase, out of phase // è fuori di ogni dubbio, it's beyond all doubt // mi sentivo un pesce fuor d'acqua in quell'ambiente, I felt like a fish out of water there // essere fuori di sé dalla gioia, to be beside oneself with joy // esserne fuori, ( essere estraneo) to be out of it, ( aver superato una situazione difficile) to come through // uscire fuori dal seminato, to go off the point // (mus.) essere, andare fuori tempo, to be (o to go) out of time.

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['fwɔri]
1. avv

1) (gen) outside, (all'aperto) outdoors, outside, (fuori casa) out, (all'estero) abroad

era lì fuori ad aspettarmi — he was outside waiting for me

ti aspetto fuori — I'll wait for you outside

fuori è ancora buio — it's still dark outside

cosa fai là fuori? — what are you doing out there?

ceniamo fuori? — (all'aperto) shall we eat outside?, (al ristorante) shall we go out for a meal?, shall we eat out?

mandali a giocare fuori — send them out to play

mio marito è fuori — my husband is out o is not at home

ho vissuto in Italia e fuori — I've lived in Italy and abroad

tiralo fuori dalla scatola — take it out of the box

2)

(fraseologia) fuori (di qui)! — get out (of here)!

fuori i soldi! — hand over your money!

essere di fuori — to be a stranger

essere in fuori — (sporgere) to stick out, (denti, occhi) to be prominent

ha i denti in fuori — her teeth stick out

finalmente ne sono fuori — (da un vizio) I've managed to break the habit

far fuori — (fam : soldi) to spend, (cioccolatini) to eat up, (rubare) to nick

far fuori qn fam — to do sb in

lasciare/mettere fuori — to leave/put out

essere tagliato fuori — (da un gruppo, ambiente) to be excluded

mi sento tagliato fuori qui — I feel cut off here

uscire fuori — to come out

andare/venire fuori — to go/come out

giocare fuori Sport — to play away

2. prep

1)

fuori (di) — out of, outside

è fuori città — he's out of town

abita fuori Roma — he lives outside Rome

fuori da — outside

c'era molta gente fuori dal teatro — there were lots of people outside the theatre

2)

(fraseologia) è fuori di sé (dalla gioia/rabbia) — he's beside himself (with joy/anger)

è fuori commercio — it's not for sale

fuori fase — (motore) out of phase

fuori mano — (casa, paese) out of the way, remote

abitare fuori mano — to live in an out-of-the-way place

fuori luogo — (osservazione) out of place, uncalled for

fuori orario — outside working hours

fuori pasto — between meals

fuori pericolo — out of danger

fuori dai piedi! — get out of the way!

fuori programma — unscheduled

è fuori questione o discussione — it's out of the question

fuori servizio — out of order

fuori stagione — out of season

la macchina è andata fuori strada — the car left the road

essere fuori tempo Mus — to be out of time

è arrivato fuori tempo massimo — he arrived outside the time limit

illustrazione fuori testo — plate

fuori uso — out of use

essere fuori fam — to be nuts o crazy

3. sm

outside

dal di fuori — from the outside

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['fwɔri] 1.
avverbio

1) out; (all'esterno) outside; (all'aperto) outdoors

è fuori in giardino — he's out in the garden

là fuori — out there

qui fuori — out here

venite fuori! — come outside! come on out!

guardare fuori — to look outside

da fuori — (dall'esterno) from the outside

2) (di casa, ufficio, sede) out

stare fuori tutta la notte — to stay out all night

andare a mangiare fuori — to go out for a meal

3) (all'estero) abroad

in Italia e fuori — in Italy and abroad

4) fig.

tenersi fuori dai guai — to stay out of trouble

fuori sembrava tranquillo — outwardly he looked calm

5) (in espressioni esclamative)

fuori (di qui)! — get out (of here)!

fuori i soldi! — pay up! hand over the money!

6) in fuori

sporgersi in fuori — to lean out
2.
preposizione

1) outside, out of

fuori città — out of town, outside the city

fuori casa — out of the house

fuori dall'Italia — outside Italy

fuori dalla finestra — out of the window

2) al di fuori di (all'esterno di)

al di fuori delle ore di apertura — outside of opening hours; (eccetto) except

tutti al di fuori di te — everybody but you
3.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

il (di) fuori — (parte esterna) the outside

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essere fuori di sé — to be beside oneself

essere fuori — colloq. to be off one's nut, to be out of one's tree; (di prigione) to be out

fare fuori qcn. — (uccidere) to blow sb. away, to do sb. in

fare fuori — to finish off o up [cibo, bevanda]

venir fuori — (essere scoperto) to come out o up
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Note:

Fuori ha due equivalenti in inglese: outside e out (of). Outside, che può essere avverbio, preposizione o sostantivo, significa all'esterno; con valore semantico più generale si usa l'avverbio out e la preposizione out of: non aspetti fuori, venga dentro! = don't wait outside, come in!; aspettava fuori dal negozio = she was waiting outside the shop; la porta non si può aprire da fuori = you can't open the door from the outside; ci sono molte persone là fuori = there are a lot of people out there; finalmente sono fuori dall'ospedale = I'm out of hospital at last

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fuori

/'fwɔri/

Fuori ha due equivalenti in inglese: outside e out (of). Outside, che può essere avverbio, preposizione o sostantivo, significa all'esterno; con valore semantico più generale si usa l'avverbio out e la preposizione out of: non aspetti fuori, venga dentro! = don't wait outside, come in!; aspettava fuori dal negozio = she was waiting outside the shop; la porta non si può aprire da fuori = you can't open the door from the outside; ci sono molte persone là fuori = there are a lot of people out there; finalmente sono fuori dall'ospedale = I'm out of hospital at last.

I avverbio

1 out; (all'esterno) outside; (all'aperto) outdoors; è fuori in giardino he's out in the garden; là fuori out there; qui fuori out here; venite fuori! come outside! come on out! guardare fuori to look outside; da fuori (dall'esterno) from the outside

2 (di casa, ufficio, sede) out; stare fuori tutta la notte to stay out all night; andare a mangiare fuori to go out for a meal

3 (all'estero) abroad; in Italia e fuori in Italy and abroad

4 fig. tenersi fuori dai guai to stay out of trouble; fuori sembrava tranquillo outwardly he looked calm

5 (in espressioni esclamative) fuori (di qui)! get out (of here)! fuori i soldi! pay up! hand over the money!

6 in fuori sporgersi in fuori to lean out

II preposizione

1 outside, out of; fuori città out of town, outside the city; fuori casa out of the house; fuori dall'Italia outside Italy; fuori dalla finestra out of the window

2 al di fuori di (all'esterno di) al di fuori delle ore di apertura outside of opening hours; (eccetto) except; tutti al di fuori di te everybody but you

III m. inv

il (di) fuori (parte esterna) the outside

IDIOMS

essere fuori di sé to be beside oneself; essere fuori colloq. to be off one's nut, to be out of one's tree; (di prigione) to be out; fare fuori qcn. (uccidere) to blow sb. away, to do sb. in; fare fuori to finish off o up [ cibo, bevanda]; venir fuori (essere scoperto) to come out o up.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fuori
20 open

open

A n

1 ( outside) the open le plein air ; in the open dehors, en plein air ;

2 ( exposed position) terrain m découvert ; in/into the open en terrain découvert ; fig to be out in the open être étalé en plein jour ; to bring sth out into the open mettre qch au grand jour ; to come out into the open (and say…) parler franchement (et dire…) ; let's get all this out in the open mettons cartes sur table ;

3 ( also Open) Sport (tournoi m) open m ; the US Open l'open américain.

B adj

1 ( not closed) [door, box, parcel, book, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] ouvert ; [arms, legs] écarté ; ( to the public) [bank, shop, bar, bridge, meeting] ouvert ; to get sth open ouvrir qch ; to burst ou fly open s'ouvrir brusquement or violemment ; ‘open 9 to 5’ ‘ouvert de 9 à 5’ ; ‘open on Sundays’ ‘ouvert le dimanche’ ; the book lay open le livre était ouvert ; the door was partly ou slightly ou half open la porte était entrouverte ; to be open for business ou to the public être ouvert au public ; my door is always open ma porte est toujours ouverte ; is there a bank open? est-ce qu'il y a une banque ouverte? ;

2 ( not obstructed) to be open [road] être ouvert (à la circulation) ; [canal, harbour] être ouvert (à la navigation) ; [telephone line, frequency] être libre ; the open air le plein air ; in the open air en plein air, au grand air ; ( at night) à la belle étoile ; open country la rase campagne ; open ground un terrain vague ; the open road la grand-route ; the open sea la haute mer ; an open space un espace libre ; the (wide) open spaces les (grands) espaces libres ; an open view une vue dégagée (of de) ; open water une étendue d'eau dégagée ; they're trying to keep the bridge/tunnel open ils essaient de laisser le pont/tunnel ouvert à la circulation ;

3 ( not covered)[car, carriage] découvert, décapoté ; [tomb] ouvert ; [mine, sewer] à ciel ouvert ; an open fire un feu (de cheminée) ;

4 ( susceptible) open to the air/to the wind/to the elements exposé à l'air/au vent/aux éléments ; open to attack exposé à l'attaque ; to be open to offers/to suggestions/to new ideas/to criticism être ouvert aux offres/aux suggestions/aux nouvelles idées/à la critique ; to be open to persuasion être prêt à se laisser convaincre ; to lay ou leave oneself open to criticism/to attack s'exposer (ouvertement) à la critique/à l'attaque ; it is open to doubt ou question whether on peut douter que (+ subj) ; this incident has left his honesty open to doubt ou question cet incident met en doute son honnêteté ;

5 ( accessible) ( jamais épith) [job, position] libre, vacant ; [access, competition] ouvert à tous ; [meeting, hearing, session] public/-ique ; to be open to sb [competition, service, park, facilities] être ouvert à qn ; there are several courses of action/choices open to us nous avons le choix entre plusieurs lignes de conduite/plusieurs possibilités ;

6 ( candid) [person, discussion, declaration, statement] franc/franche ; to be open (with sb) about sth être franc/franche (avec qn) à propos de qch ;

7 ( blatant) [hostility, rivalry, attempt, contempt] non dissimulé ; [disagreement, disrespect] manifeste ; in open rebellion ou revolt en rébellion ouverte ;

8 ( undecided) [question] non résolu, non tranché ; to leave the date/decision open laisser la date/décision en suspens ; the race/election is (wide) open l'issue de la course/l'élection est indécise ; to have ou keep an open mind about sth réserver son jugement sur qch ; open return/ticket Transp retour m/billet m ouvert or open ; she kept my job open elle m'a gardé mon travail ; the job is still open l'emploi est toujours vacant ; I have an open invitation to visit him/Paris je suis invité chez lui/à Paris quand je veux ;

9 ( with spaces) [weave, material] ajouré ;

10 Sport [tournament, contest] open ;

11 Mus [string] à vide ;

12 Ling [vowel, syllable] ouvert.

C vtr

1 ( cause not to be closed) ouvrir [door, envelope, letter, wound, box, shirt, umbrella, button, jar] ; to open one's arms/legs ouvrir or écarter les bras/jambes ; ouvrir, déplier [map, newspaper] ; dilater [pores] ; to open a door/window slightly ou a little entrouvrir une porte/fenêtre ; to open one's eyes/mouth ouvrir les yeux/la bouche ; to open one's mind (to sth) s'ouvrir (à qch) ;

2 ( begin) ouvrir, entamer [discussions, negotiations, meeting] ; entamer, engager [conversation] ; ouvrir [account, enquiry] ; to open the score ou scoring Sport ouvrir la marque ; to open fire ouvrir le feu ; she opened the show with a song elle a ouvert le spectacle avec une chanson ; to open the door to ouvrir la porte à [abuse, corruption] ;

3 Comm ( set up) ouvrir [shop, business, branch] ;

4 ( inaugurate) inaugurer [shop, bridge] ; ouvrir [exhibition] ; to open parliament ouvrir la session parlementaire ;

5 ( make wider) ⇒ open up.

D vi

1 ( become open) [door, window, flower, curtain] s'ouvrir ; his eyes/mouth opened il a ouvert les yeux/la bouche ; to open into ou onto sth [door, room, window] donner sur qch ; open wide! ( at dentist's) ouvrez grand! ; to open slightly ou a little [window, door] s'entrouvrir ;

2 Comm ( operate) [shop, bank, bar] ouvrir ;

3 ( begin) [meeting, conference, discussion, play] commencer ; to open with sth [person, meeting, play] commencer par qch ; to open by doing [person] commencer par faire ;

4 Art, Cin, Theat ( have first performance) [film] sortir (sur les écrans) ; [exhibition] ouvrir ; the play opens in London on the 25th la première de la pièce aura lieu à Londres le 25 ; we open on the 25th nous donnons la première le 25 ;

5 ( be first speaker) [person] ouvrir le débat ; to open for the defence/the prosecution Jur prendre la parole au nom de la défense/du ministère public ;

6 ( become wider) ⇒ open up ;

7 Fin [shares] débuter.

Phrasal verbs

■ open out:

▶ open out ( become broader) [river, passage, path, view] s'élargir ; [countryside] s'étendre ; [flower] s'ouvrir, éclore ; to open out into [passage, tunnel] déboucher sur [room, cave] ; [stream, river] se jeter dans [pool, lake] ;

▶ open [sth] out, open out [sth] ouvrir, déplier [garment, newspaper, map].

■ open up:

▶ open up

1 ( unlock a building) ouvrir ; I'll open up for you je t'ouvre ; ‘police! open up!’ ‘police! ouvrez!’ ;

2 ( become wider) [gap] se creuser ; [crack, split, crevice, fissure] lit, fig se former ;

3 ( speak freely) s'ouvrir ;

4 ( develop) [opportunities, possibilities, market] s'ouvrir ;

5 ( become open) [flower] s'ouvrir, éclore ;

6 Comm ( start up) [shop, business, branch] ouvrir ;

7 Mil ( start firing) se mettre à tirer ;

▶ open [sth] up, open up [sth]

1 ( make open) ouvrir [parcel, suitcase, wound] ;

2 ( make wider) creuser [gap] ; to open up a lead [athlete, racer] creuser l'écart ;

3 ( unlock) ouvrir [shop, building] ;

4 ( start up) ouvrir [shop, business, branch, mine] ; to open up a plant ou factory s'implanter ;

5 ( make accessible) ouvrir [area, road, country] ; exploiter [forest, desert] ; fig ouvrir [opportunities, possibilities, career] ; to open up new horizons for sb ouvrir de nouveaux horizons à qn ; they are trying to open the region up to trade ils essaient de développer le commerce dans cette région.

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