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hoping (verb)

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1 hoping

надеяться

Синонимический ряд:

1. anticipating (adj.) anticipating; aspiring towards; assuming; awaiting; believing; desiring; expecting; looking forward to; trusting

2. hopeful (adj.) hopeful

3. dreaming (verb) aspiring; dreaming

4. expecting (verb) awaiting; counting on; counting upon; expecting; looking

English-Russian base dictionary > hoping
2 aspiring

1. n стремление

2. a честолюбивый

3. a арх. поэт. подымающийся

Синонимический ряд:

1. ambitious (adj.) ambitious; craving; determined; earnest; emulous; enterprising; enthusiastic; hopeful; industrious; intent; promising; resourceful; upwardly mobile; vaulting; yearning; zealous

2. aiming (verb) aiming; panting; seeking

3. hoping (verb) aspiring; dreaming; hoping

4. rising (verb) arising; ascending; lifting; mounting; rising; soaring; upping

English-Russian base dictionary > aspiring
3 hope

həup
1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar

2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperanza

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperanza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

hope¹ n esperanza

there's little hope of finding the treasure hay pocas esperanzas de encontrar el tesoro

never lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!

to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzas

hope² vb esperar

here's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te guste

is Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sí

to hope for the best esperar que la suerte nos acompañe

El gerundio de hope se escribe hoping

hope

tr[həʊp]

noun

1 (gen) esperanza; (false) ilusión nombre femenino

■ don't get your hopes up too soon no te hagas ilusiones antes de tiempo

■ she had high hopes for her son tenía grandes esperanzas puestas en su hijo

transitive verb

1 esperar

■ I hope you're well espero que estés bien

intransitive verb

1 esperar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I hope not espero que no

I hope so espero que sí

not a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!

some hope! familiar ¡qué va!

to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo

hope chest SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ajuar nombre masculino

hope ['ho:p] v, hoped ; hoping vi

: esperar

hope vt

: esperar que

we hope she comes: esperamos que venga

I hope not: espero que no

hope n

: esperanza f

hope

n.

• esperanza s.f.

• expectativa s.f.

• ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.

v.

• esperar v.

həʊp
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

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1. N

1) (=expectation) esperanza f

where there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza

my hope is that he'll see reason — espero que entre en razón

• to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

• to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión

• to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

don't get your hopes up — no te hagas ilusiones

• to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo

I haven't much hope of succeeding — no tengo muchas esperanzas de conseguirlo

I had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él

• he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas

• I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera

• I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

she lives in (the) hope of seeing her son again — vive con la esperanza de volver a ver a su hijo

• to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to be past hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algo

• to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn

don't raise her hopes too much — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

don't raise your hopes — no te hagas ilusiones
false 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)
2) (=chance) posibilidad f

he hasn't much hope of winning — no tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar

there is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo

• you haven't got a hope in hell * — no tienes la más remota posibilidad

• there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso

• not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!

• your only hope is to... — tu única esperanza es...

• some hope(s)! * —

"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!

"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!

3) (=person) esperanza f

he's the bright hope of the team — es la gran esperanza del equipo

you are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza

2.

VT esperar

your mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien

to hope that... — esperar que... + subjun

I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto

I was hoping you'd stay — esperaba que te quedaras

I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!

I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde

to hope to do sth — esperar hacer algo

what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?

hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas

• let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva

• I hope not — espero que no

• I hope so — espero que sí

I should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!

"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!

"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!

3.

VI esperar

• to hope against hope — esperar en vano

• to hope for sth — esperar algo

it's the best we can hope for — no podemos esperar nada mejor

we're hoping for a boy this time — esta vez esperamos que sea niño

I shouldn't hope for too much from this meeting — no depositaría muchas esperanzas en esta reunión

I always knew it was too much to hope for — siempre supe que era mucho pedir

we'll just have to hope for the best — esperemos que todo salga bien

I'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera

• to hope in God — confiar en Dios

4.

CPD

hope chest N — (US) ajuar m (de novia)

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[həʊp]
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

English-spanish dictionary > hope
4 hope

1. noun
Hoffnung, die

give up hope — die Hoffnung aufgeben

hold out hope [for somebody] — [jemandem] Hoffnung machen

beyond or past hope — hoffnungslos

in the hope/in hope[s] of something/doing something — in der Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) /, etwas zu tun

I have some hope[s] of success or of succeeding — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass ich Erfolg habe

set or put or place one's hopes on or in something/somebody — seine Hoffnung auf etwas/jemanden setzen

raise somebody's hopes — jemandem Hoffnung machen

high hopes — große Hoffnungen

have high hopes of something — sich (Dat.) große Hoffnungen auf etwas (Akk.) machen

not have a hope [in hell] [of something] — (coll.) sich (Dat.) keine[rlei] Hoffnung [auf etwas (Akk.)] machen können

what a hope! — (coll.)

some hope[s]! — (coll. iron.) schön wär's!

be hoping against hope that... — trotz allem die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, dass...
2. intransitive verb
hoffen ( for auf + Akk.)

I hope so/not — hoffentlich/hoffentlich nicht; ich hoffe es/ich hoffe nicht

hope for the best — das Beste hoffen
3. transitive verb
hope to do something/that something may be so — hoffen, etwas zu tun/dass etwas so eintrifft

I hope to go to Paris — (am planning) ich habe vor, nach Paris zu fahren

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[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) hoffen
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) die Hoffnung

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) die Hoffnung

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) die Hoffnung

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- academic.ru/35557/hopeful">hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
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hope

[həʊp, AM hoʊp]

I. n Hoffnung f

is there any \hope that...? besteht da irgendeine Hoffnung, dass...?

I don't hold out much \hope of getting a ticket ich habe nicht sehr viel Hoffnung, dass ich noch eine Karte bekomme

there is little \hope that... es besteht wenig Hoffnung, dass...

there is still \hope [that...] es besteht immer noch Hoffnung[, dass...]

in the \hope that... in der Hoffnung, dass...

it is my \hope that... ich hoffe, dass...

glimmer [or ray] of \hope Hoffnungsschimmer m

sb's best/last/only \hope jds größte/letzte/einzige Hoffnung

to have great [or high] \hopes große Hoffnungen haben

to have no \hope keine Hoffnung haben

to abandon [or give up] \hope die Hoffnung aufgeben

to be beyond [or past] [all] \hope [völlig] hoffnungslos sein

to dash sb's \hopes jds Hoffnungen zerstören

to give \hope Hoffnung geben

to live in \hope hoffen

to pin [or put] [all] one's \hopes on sb/sth seine ganze Hoffnung auf jdn/etw setzen

to raise sb's \hopes jdm Hoffnung machen

to see \hope for sb/sth für jdn/etw Hoffnung sehen

▪ in the \hope of doing sth in der Hoffnung, etw zu tun

▶ to not have a \hope in hell nicht die geringste Chance haben

▶ some \hope, not a \hope schön wär's

▶ \hope springs eternal ( prov) und die Hoffnung währet ewiglich prov

II. vi hoffen

it's good news, I \hope hoffentlich gute Nachrichten

to \hope for the best das Beste hoffen

to \hope against hope [[that]...] wider alle Vernunft hoffen[, dass...]

she was hoping against hope [that]... sie hoffte wider aller Vernunft, dass...

to \hope and pray [that]... hoffen und beten, [dass]...

▪ to \hope for sth auf etw akk hoffen

▪ to \hope [that]... hoffen, dass...

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[həʊp]
1. n
(also person) Hoffnung f
she is our best hope — sie ist unsere größte Hoffnung

past or beyond hope — hoffnungslos, aussichtslos

the patient is beyond hope — für den Patienten besteht keine Hoffnung mehr

to be full of hope — hoffnungsvoll or voller Hoffnung sein

my hope is that... —

in the hope that... — in der Hoffnung, dass...

in the hope of doing sth — in der Hoffnung, etw zu tun

to have (high or great) hopes of doing sth — hoffen, etw zu tun

her family has high or great hopes of her — ihre Familie setzt große Hoffnungen in sie

to live in hope of sth — in der Hoffnung auf etw (acc) leben

well, we live in hope — nun, wir hoffen eben ( weiter)

to place one's hope in sb/sth — seine Hoffnungen in or auf jdn/etw setzen

don't get or build your hopes up too much — mach dir keine allzu großen Hoffnungen

there is no hope of him having survived —

we have some hope of success — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass wir Erfolg haben

there's no hope of that — da braucht man sich gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen

where there's life there's hope — es ist noch nicht aller Tage Abend; (said of invalid) solange er/sie sich noch regt, besteht auch noch Hoffnung

to give up/lose hope of doing sth — die Hoffnung aufgeben, etw zu tun

some hope(s)! (inf) — schön wärs! (inf)

she hasn't got a hope in hell of passing her exams (inf) — es besteht nicht die geringste Chance, dass sie ihre Prüfung besteht

hope springs eternal (prov) — wenn die Hoffnung nicht wäre!

2. vi
hoffen (for auf +acc)
to hope for the best — das Beste hoffen

you can't hope for anything else from him —

one might have hoped for something better — man hätte (eigentlich) auf etwas Besseres hoffen dürfen, man hätte sich eigentlich Besseres erhoffen dürfen

a pay rise would be too much to hope for — auf eine Gehaltserhöhung braucht man sich (dat) gar keine Hoffnungen zu machen

I hope so — hoffentlich, ich hoffe es

I hope not — hoffentlich nicht, ich hoffe nicht

3. vt
hoffen
I hope to see you — hoffentlich sehe ich Sie, ich hoffe, dass ich Sie sehe

the party cannot hope to win — für die Partei besteht keine Hoffnung zu gewinnen

I hope I'm not disturbing you — ich hoffe, dass ich Sie nicht störe

to hope against hope that... —

hoping to hear from you — ich hoffe, von Ihnen zu hören, in der Hoffnung (form), von Ihnen zu hören

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hope [həʊp]

A s

1. Hoffnung f (of auf akk):

live in hope(s) die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, optimistisch sein;

past ( oder beyond) (all) hope hoffnungs-, aussichtslos;

he is past all hope er ist ein hoffnungsloser Fall, für ihn gibt es keine Hoffnung mehr;

there is no hope that … es besteht keine Hoffnung, dass …;

it was beyond my wildest hopes es übertraf meine kühnsten Hoffnungen;

in the hope of doing sth in der Hoffnung, etwas zu tun;

hope springs eternal (in the human breast) (Sprichwort) der Mensch hofft, solange er lebt;

my hope was for Peter to pass the examination ich hoffte, Peter würde die Prüfung bestehen;

with hope hoffnungsvoll; → build A 1, hold out A 2, raise A 1, A 5 b

2. Hoffnung f:

a) Vertrauen n, Zuversicht f

b) Aussicht f:

no hope of success keine Aussicht auf Erfolg;

hopes of victory Siegeshoffnungen

3. Hoffnung f (Person oder Sache):

she is our only ( oder last) hope; → white hope

4. → forlorn hope

B v/i hoffen:

hope for hoffen auf (akk), (sich etwas) erhoffen;

hope for the best das Beste hoffen;

hope for success sich Erfolg erhoffen;

I hope so hoffentlich, ich hoffe es;

I hope not hoffentlich nicht, ich hoffe nicht;

the hoped-for result das erhoffte Ergebnis

C v/t etwas hoffen:

I hope to meet her soon;

hope against hope that … die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben oder verzweifelt hoffen, dass …;

hope and trust that … hoffen und glauben, dass …;

it is to be hoped es ist zu hoffen, man kann oder darf oder muss hoffen

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1. noun
Hoffnung, die

give up hope — die Hoffnung aufgeben

hold out hope [for somebody] — [jemandem] Hoffnung machen

beyond or past hope — hoffnungslos

in the hope/in hope[s] of something/doing something — in der Hoffnung auf etwas (Akk.) /, etwas zu tun

I have some hope[s] of success or of succeeding — es besteht die Hoffnung, dass ich Erfolg habe

set or put or place one's hopes on or in something/somebody — seine Hoffnung auf etwas/jemanden setzen

raise somebody's hopes — jemandem Hoffnung machen

high hopes — große Hoffnungen

have high hopes of something — sich (Dat.) große Hoffnungen auf etwas (Akk.) machen

not have a hope [in hell] [of something] — (coll.) sich (Dat.) keine[rlei] Hoffnung [auf etwas (Akk.)] machen können

what a hope! — (coll.)

some hope[s]! — (coll. iron.) schön wär's!

be hoping against hope that... — trotz allem die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben, dass...
2. intransitive verb
hoffen ( for auf + Akk.)

I hope so/not — hoffentlich/hoffentlich nicht; ich hoffe es/ich hoffe nicht

hope for the best — das Beste hoffen
3. transitive verb
hope to do something/that something may be so — hoffen, etwas zu tun/dass etwas so eintrifft

I hope to go to Paris — (am planning) ich habe vor, nach Paris zu fahren

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n.

Hoffnung -en f. v.

hoffen v.

English-german dictionary > hope
5 hope

hope [həʊp]

1. noun

espoir m ( of doing sth de faire qch)

• she lives in the hope of seeing her son again elle vit dans l'espoir de revoir un jour son fils

• in the hope that... dans l'espoir que...

• to have hopes of doing sth avoir l'espoir de faire qch

• I haven't much hope of succeeding je n'ai pas beaucoup d'espoir de réussir

• to give up hope perdre espoir

• to give up hope of doing sth abandonner l'espoir de faire qch

• beyond hope sans espoir

• she hasn't a hope of being promoted elle n'a pas la moindre chance d'être promue

• there is no hope of that c'est hors de question

• he set out with high hopes il s'est lancé avec l'espoir de faire de grandes choses

• she had high hopes of winning elle avait bon espoir de gagner

• don't raise her hopes too much ne lui donne pas trop d'espoir

• don't get your hopes up too much n'aie pas trop d'espoir

• to lose all hope of sth/of doing perdre tout espoir de qch/de faire

• my hope is that... ce que j'espère c'est que...

• you're my last hope tu es mon dernier espoir

• some hope! (inf) tu parles ! (inf)

2. intransitive verb

espérer

• to hope for money/for success espérer gagner de l'argent/avoir du succès

• they were still hoping for a peaceful solution to the crisis ils espéraient toujours trouver une solution pacifique à la crise

• we're hoping for fine weather nous espérons avoir du beau temps

• it was too much to hope for (that...) ça aurait été trop beau (que... + subj)

• to hope for the best espérer que tout se passe au mieux

• to hope against hope espérer en dépit de tout

3. transitive verb

espérer

• I hope he comes j'espère qu'il viendra

• I hope to see you j'espère te voir

• hoping to hear from you (in letter) dans l'espoir d'avoir de vos nouvelles

• I hope so (answer to question) j'espère que oui ; (agreeing with sb's statement) je l'espère

• I hope not (answer to question) j'espère que non ; (agreeing) j'espère bien que non !

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[həʊp] 1.
noun

1) (desire, expectation) espoir m (of de); ( cause for optimism) espoir m

in the hope of something — dans l'espoir de quelque chose

to have high hopes of somebody/something — fonder de grands espoirs sur quelqu'un/quelque chose

to have hopes of doing — avoir l'espoir de faire

there is no hope left for them — il n'y a plus d'espoir pour eux

to set one's hopes on doing — espérer de tout cœur faire

to be beyond (all) hope —

to be without hope — être sans espoir

to keep one's hopes high — garder espoir

to raise somebody's hopes — faire naître l'espoir chez quelqu'un

to dash somebody's hopes — anéantir l'espoir de quelqu'un

2) ( chance) chance f, espoir m

to have no hope of something — n'avoir aucune chance de quelque chose

there is little hope that he will come — il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne

there is no hope of an improvement — on ne peut pas s'attendre à une amélioration

my last hope — mon dernier espoir

what a hope! — (colloq)

some hope! — (colloq) il ne faut pas rêver!

he hasn't got a hope in hell — (colloq) il n'a pas la moindre chance

3) ( promising person) espoir m
2.
transitive verb espérer ( that que)

to hope to do — espérer faire

it is to be hoped that — il faut espérer que (+ indic)

we cannot hope to compete — nous n'avons aucune chance de rivaliser

I only ou just hope he remembers — j'espère seulement qu'il s'en souviendra

I (do) hope so/not — j'espère (bien) que oui/que non

hoping to hear from you — dans l'espoir d' avoir de vos nouvelles
3.
intransitive verb espérer

to hope for something — espérer avoir quelque chose

all we can do is hope — nous ne pouvons qu'espérer

to hope for the best — être optimiste

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to hope against hope — espérer en dépit de tout

English-French dictionary > hope
6 hope

[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håbe
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håb

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håb

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håb; forhåbning

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
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[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håbe
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håb

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håb

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håb; forhåbning

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

English-Danish dictionary > hope
7 hope

həup 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håpe
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håp

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håp, utvei, redning

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håp, forhåpning

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

håp
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håpe

I
subst. \/həʊp\/

1) håp

• he is the hope of the family

han er familiens håp

• there is no hope for him

alt håp er ute for ham

2) forhåpning, forventning

3) ( gammeldags) tillit

be beyond hope være håpløs

• he is beyond all hope

det er ikke håp for ham lenger \/ han er helt håpløs

forlorn hope meget svakt håp, fåfengt håp halsløst foretagende forklaring: frontsoldater med liten sjanse til å overleve, selvmordspatrulje siste fortvilet forsøk

great with hope ( om person) lovende

have a hope to do something ha håp om å gjøre noe

have hope in sette sin lit til

hope of håp om

hope springs eternal in the human breast ( ordspråk) så lenge det er liv er det håp

live in hope leve i håpet

live in hopes of ha håp om, håpe på

not a hope ( hverdagslig) null tjangs, aldri i verden

raise somebody's hopes vekke forhåpninger hos noen, vekke forventninger hos noen

• she raises her hopes too much

hun spenner forventningene sine for høyt

set one's hopes on somebody sette sitt håp til noen

some hope (uttrykk for vantro, pessimisme) null tjangs, aldri i verden

• if that's what he thinks then he has got some hope

hvis det er det han tror, lurer han seg selv

a youth of great hopes en ung og lovende person
II
verb \/həʊp\/

håpe

• hope for a good result

håpe på et godt resultat

• I hope to do it soon

jeg håper jeg får gjøre det snart \/ jeg håper jeg får gjort det snart

• I hope to see it

jeg håper å få se det \/ jeg har håp om å få se det

hope against hope håpe tross alt, klamre seg til håpet

• he was hoping against hope that she would come

hope for the best håpe det beste

hope in God sette sitt håp til Gud, sette sin lit til Gud, fortrøste seg til Gud

hoping to hear from you i forventning om å få høre fra deg, jeg håper å høre fra deg (hilsen i brev)

I hope not det håper jeg ikke, jeg håper ikke det

I hope so jeg håper det, det håper jeg

English-Norwegian dictionary > hope
8 hope

[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) upati
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) upanje

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) upanje

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) upanje

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
* * *
I [hóup]
noun

upanje (of na), nada, zaupanje

past ( —ali beyond) all hope — brezupen

forlorn hope — brezupen poskus

in hopes — v pričakovanju

no hopes of success — nič ne kaže na uspeh

American slang white hope — bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvak
II [hóup]
1.

intransitive verb

nadejati se, upati;

2.

transitive verb

zaupati, imeti upanje

to hope against hope — brez upa zmage upati

to hope for — upati na kaj

the hoped-for results — pričakovan izid

English-Slovenian dictionary > hope
9 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

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I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

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10 hope

hope [həʊp]

1 noun

(a) (desire, expectation) espoir m; formal espérance f;

∎ his hope is that... ce qu'il espère ou son espoir c'est que...;

∎ in the hope of a reward/of leaving early dans l'espoir d'une récompense/de partir tôt;

∎ I have every hope (that) he'll come j'ai bon espoir qu'il viendra;

∎ there's hope for him yet il reste de l'espoir en ce qui le concerne;

∎ don't get your hopes up ne comptez pas là-dessus;

∎ to give up hope (of) perdre l'espoir (de);

∎ the situation is past or beyond hope la situation est sans espoir;

∎ euphemism she is past or beyond all hope (is dying) il n'y a plus aucun espoir;

∎ to raise sb's hopes (for first time) susciter ou faire naître l'espoir de qn ou chez qn; (anew) faire renaître l'espoir de qn; (increase) renforcer l'espoir de qn;

∎ don't raise his hopes too much ne lui donne pas trop d'espoir;

∎ they had high hopes for their daughter ils avaient de grandes espérances pour leur fille;

∎ with high hopes avec un grand espoir;

∎ familiar we live in hope! c'est l'espoir qui fait vivre!;

∎ familiar ironic some hope! tu parles!;

∎ hope springs eternal (in the human breast) l'espoir fait vivre

(b) (chance) espoir m, chance f;

∎ he's got little hope of winning il a peu de chances ou d'espoir de gagner;

∎ one's last/only hope le dernier/l'unique espoir de quelqu'un

(c) Religion espérance f

2 intransitive verb

espérer;

∎ to hope for sth espérer qch;

∎ to hope against hope espérer contre toute attente;

∎ we just have to hope for the best espérons que tout finira ou se passera bien;

∎ don't hope for too much n'en attends pas trop;

∎ you shouldn't hope for a high return vous ne devez pas vous attendre à un rendement élevé

3 transitive verb

espérer;

∎ he hopes or is hoping to go il espère y aller;

∎ he's hoping (that) she'll be there il espère qu'elle sera là;

∎ hoping or I hope to hear from you soon (in letter) j'espère avoir de tes nouvelles bientôt;

∎ I really hope so! je l'espère bien!;

∎ I hope not j'espère que non;

∎ I should hope so! j'espère bien!;

∎ I should hope not! j'espère bien que non!;

∎ I hope you don't mind me calling j'espère que cela ne te dérange pas si je passe (te voir)

►► American hope chest coffre m à trousseau; figurative trousseau m

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11 Hope

I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza

2) (promising person) speranza f.
II 1. [həʊp]
verbo transitivo sperare (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

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[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) sperare
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) speranza

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) speranza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranza

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
* * *
(First names) Hope /həʊp/
f.

Speranza

* * *
I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza

2) (promising person) speranza f.
II 1. [həʊp]
verbo transitivo sperare (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

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12 hang

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[English Word] be hanging (eg a picture)

[Swahili Word] -ning'inia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be hung out to dry

[Swahili Word] -anikwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] anika V

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[English Word] be hung up

[Swahili Word] -angikwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] angika V

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[English Word] be hung up

[Swahili Word] -tundama

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] akatwaa na kanga iliyotundama juu ya kamba [Mun]

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[English Word] cause to hang

[Swahili Word] -angamiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -anga

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[English Word] hang

[Swahili Word] -aliki

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hang

[Swahili Word] -anga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -angama, -angika, -angua, chango, kiango

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[English Word] hang

[Swahili Word] -angama

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -anga

[Note] Cf. uangamizi

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[English Word] hang

[Swahili Word] -nyonga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] nyonge, nyongea, kinyongo, mnyongaji

[English Definition] kill by hanging

[English Example] there is a tree that until today has been used to hang people

[Swahili Example] kuna mti mpaka leo uliokuwa ukitumika kunyongea watu [Kez]

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[English Word] hang (clothes)

[Swahili Word] -tundikia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] tundika V

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[English Word] hang around

[Swahili Word] -ganda

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] ulikuwa ukiganda nyumbani [Ma]

[Terminology] slang

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[English Word] hang around

[Swahili Word] -tanga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hang around

[Swahili Word] -zubaazubaa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hang around hoping for something

[Swahili Word] -londea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hang loosely

[Swahili Word] -pwaya

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the coat/suit is too big for him.

[Swahili Example] koti hili linampwaya

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[English Word] hang on

[Swahili Word] -nyongea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nyonga

[English Example] there is a tree that until today has been used to hang people

[Swahili Example] kuna mti mpaka leo uliokuwa ukitumika kunyongea watu [Kez]

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[English Word] hang oneself

[Swahili Word] -jinyonga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nyonga

[Swahili Definition] kujiuwa kwa kutia kitanzi kwa shingo

[English Example] he thought that maybe he would plan to hang himself

[Swahili Example] akafikiri kwamba labda alikusudia kujinyonga [Ng]

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[English Word] hang someone

[Swahili Word] -nyongesha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nyonga

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[English Word] hang up

[Swahili Word] -tundika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] hang up

[Swahili Word] -tungika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] tunga V

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[English Word] hang up (on a wall or tree etc.)

[Swahili Word] -angika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] Cf. '-anga, '-angama, '-angua

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13 stand

stand [stænd]

stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)

(pt & pp stood [stʊd])

1 noun

(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;

∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;

∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)

(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;

∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;

∎ plant stand sellette f;

∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;

∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif

(c) (platform → gen) plate-forme f; (→ for speaker) tribune f; (pulpit) chaire f

(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;

∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins

(e) (for taxis)

∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis

(f) (in courtroom) barre f;

∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre

(g) (position, stance) position f;

∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;

∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;

∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position

(h) Military & figurative (defensive effort) résistance f, opposition f;

∎ to make a stand résister;

∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;

∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;

∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer

(i) (of trees) bosquet m, futaie f; (of crop) récolte f sur pied;

∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;

∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous

2 transitive verb

(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;

∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;

∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;

∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;

∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur

(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;

∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;

∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;

∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;

∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;

∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;

∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;

∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;

∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux

(c) (put up with, bear → toothache, cold) supporter; (→ behaviour) supporter, tolérer;

∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;

∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;

∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;

∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;

∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;

∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;

∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion

(d) familiar (do with, need) supporter^□, avoir besoin de^□ ;

∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;

∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;

∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!

(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;

∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn

(f) familiar (treat to)

∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;

∎ British I'll stand you a drink, American I'll stand you to a drink je t'offre un verre

(g) (idiom)

∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);

∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;

∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés

3 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national

(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;

∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;

∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;

∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;

∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;

∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;

∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;

∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;

∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;

∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;

∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;

∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;

∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;

∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;

∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;

∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;

∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;

∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;

∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;

∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;

∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;

∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;

∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;

∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;

∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;

∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;

∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;

∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;

∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place

(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;

∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;

∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;

∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;

∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts

(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;

∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;

∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;

∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits

(e) (be located → building, tree, statue) se trouver; (→ clock, vase, lamp) être, être posé;

∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;

∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;

∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;

∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;

∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;

∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur

(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;

∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;

∎ how do we stand? (in work etc) où en sommes-nous?; (financially) où en sont nos comptes?;

∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;

∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;

∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;

∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;

∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;

∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;

∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;

∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;

∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;

∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;

∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;

∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;

∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;

∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;

∎ to stand at (gauge, barometer) indiquer; (score) être de; (unemployment) avoir atteint;

∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;

∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;

∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;

∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;

∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;

∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;

∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;

∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;

∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;

∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;

∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;

∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;

∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;

∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;

∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;

∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation

(g) (remain) rester; (be left undisturbed → marinade, dough) reposer; (→ tea) infuser;

∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;

∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;

∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;

∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;

∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;

∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;

∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;

∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;

∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;

∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force

(h) (be valid, effective → offer, law) rester valable; (→ decision) rester inchangé;

∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;

∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;

∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;

∎ the bet stands le pari tient;

∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?

(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;

∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;

∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages

(j) (rank) se classer, compter;

∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;

∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;

∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;

∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs

(k) (on issue)

∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;

∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position

(l) (be likely)

∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;

∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;

∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;

∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle

(m) British (run in election) se présenter, être candidat;

∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;

∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;

∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante

(n) American (stop) s'arrêter (pour un court instant);

∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit

(o) American (pay) payer la tournée;

∎ you're standing c'est ta tournée

➲ stand about, stand around intransitive verb

rester là;

∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;

∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;

∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;

∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!

➲ stand aside intransitive verb

(move aside) s'écarter;

∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;

∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;

∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn

➲ stand back intransitive verb

(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;

∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;

∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;

∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul

(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;

∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)

(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;

∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point

➲ stand by

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (support → person) soutenir;

∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive

(b) (adhere to → promise, word) tenir; (→ decision, offer) s'en tenir à;

∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;

∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation

2 intransitive verb

(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);

∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;

∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce

(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;

∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;

∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;

∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;

∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;

∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;

∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!

➲ stand down

1 intransitive verb

(a) British Politics (withdraw) se désister; (resign) démissionner;

∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?

(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;

∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms

(c) Military (troops) être déconsigné (en fin d'alerte);

∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!

2 separable transitive verb

(workers) licencier

➲ stand for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (represent) représenter;

∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;

∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;

∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;

∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;

∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;

∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!

(b) (tolerate) tolérer, supporter; (allow) permettre;

∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!

➲ stand in intransitive verb

assurer le remplacement;

∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qn

➲ stand off

1 separable transitive verb

British (workers) mettre en chômage technique

2 inseparable transitive verb

Nautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;

∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden

3 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) s'écarter

(b) Nautical (take up position) croiser; (sail away) mettre le cap au large

➲ stand out intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → vein) saillir; (→ ledge) faire saillie, avancer;

∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées

(b) (be clearly visible → colour, typeface) ressortir, se détacher; (→ in silhouette) se découper;

∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;

∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;

∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;

∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;

∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;

∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;

∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;

∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;

∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;

∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;

∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;

∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici

(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;

∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;

∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;

∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;

∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire

➲ stand over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(watch over) surveiller;

∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;

∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière miette

2 separable transitive verb

British (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);

∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignements

3 intransitive verb

British être remis (à plus tard);

∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion

➲ stand to

1 separable transitive verb

Military mettre en état d'alerte

2 intransitive verb

Military se mettre en état d'alerte;

∎ stand to! à vos postes!

➲ stand together intransitive verb

être ou rester solidaire

➲ stand up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;

∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;

∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;

∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds

(b) familiar (fail to meet) poser un lapin à;

∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;

∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;

∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions

(b) (be upright) être debout;

∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite

(c) (last) tenir, résister;

∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?

(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;

∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justice

➲ stand up for inseparable transitive verb

défendre;

∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre

➲ stand up to inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;

∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;

∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;

∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;

∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;

∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sted

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plads

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -sted; -plads

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plads; siddeplads; sæde

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) placering; plads

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sætte på plads

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) sted, man er kommet til

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) opgave

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) plads

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) bopæl

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) Pl.; plads

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) sætte

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placere

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sted

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plads

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -sted; -plads

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plads; siddeplads; sæde

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) placering; plads

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sætte på plads

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) sted, man er kommet til

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) opgave

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) plads

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) bopæl

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) Pl.; plads

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) sætte

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placere

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of

English-Danish dictionary > place
15 range

[rein‹] 1. noun
1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) udvalg; række

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) rækkevidde

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) område; interval

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) række; -række; kæde; -kæde

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) græsseområde

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) skydebane

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) komfur
2. verb
1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) opstille

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) veksle; svinge

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) komme ind på

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- ranger

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[rein‹] 1. noun
1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) udvalg; række

2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) rækkevidde

3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) område; interval

4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) række; -række; kæde; -kæde

5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) græsseområde

6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) skydebane

7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) komfur
2. verb
1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) opstille

2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) veksle; svinge

3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) komme ind på

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- ranger

English-Danish dictionary > range
16 swing

[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge; gynge

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gå med lange skridt

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) vende
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) gyngetur; sving

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) sving

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omsving; bevægelse

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) gynge

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
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[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge; gynge

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) gå med lange skridt

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) vende
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) gyngetur; sving

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) sving

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omsving; bevægelse

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) gynge

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing

English-Danish dictionary > swing
17 stay

stay [steɪ]

séjour ⇒ 1 (a) étai ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) aller jusqu'au bout de ⇒ 2 (a) arrêter ⇒ 2 (b) retarder ⇒ 2 (b) étayer ⇒ 2 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) loger ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (sojourn) séjour m;

∎ enjoy your stay! bon séjour!;

∎ an overnight stay in hospital une nuit d'hospitalisation

(b) Law (suspension) suspension f

(c) (support, prop) étai m, support m, soutien m

(d) (cable, wire → for mast, flagpole etc) étai m, hauban m

(e) (in corset) baleine f

(f) literary (delay) retard m;

∎ he will endure no stay il ne supportera aucun retard

2 transitive verb

(a) (last out) aller jusqu'au bout de, tenir jusqu'à la fin de;

∎ Sport & figurative to stay the distance tenir la distance;

∎ to stay the course Sport finir la course; figurative tenir jusqu'au bout

(b) (stop) arrêter, enrayer; (delay) retarder;

∎ to stay sb's hand retenir qn;

∎ to stay one's hand se retenir;

∎ Law to stay judgement/proceedings surseoir au jugement/aux poursuites

(c) (prop up → wall) étayer; (secure with cables → mast) haubaner

3 intransitive verb

(a) (remain) rester;

∎ to stay still rester tranquille;

∎ to stay at home rester à la maison ou chez soi;

∎ to stay in bed rester au lit; (when ill) garder le lit;

∎ stay here or familiar stay put until I come back restez ici ou ne bougez pas jusqu'à ce que je revienne;

∎ familiar I'll stay put, I'm staying put j'y suis, j'y reste;

∎ stay! (to dog) pas bouger!;

∎ I can't stay long, I've got a train to catch je ne peux pas rester longtemps, j'ai un train à prendre;

∎ would you like to stay for or to dinner? voulez-vous rester dîner?;

∎ I don't want to stay in the same job all my life je ne veux pas faire le même travail toute ma vie;

∎ to stay awake all night rester éveillé toute la nuit, ne pas dormir de la nuit;

∎ it stays dark here until at least 10 o'clock in the morning ici, il ne fait pas jour avant 10 heures du matin;

∎ the weather stayed fine/wet all week le temps est resté au beau/à la pluie toute la semaine;

∎ if the weather stays like this si le temps se maintient;

∎ let's try and stay calm essayons de rester calmes;

∎ she managed to stay ahead of the others elle a réussi à conserver son avance sur les autres;

∎ stay tuned for the news restez à l'écoute pour les informations;

∎ personal computers have come to stay or are here to stay l'ordinateur personnel fait désormais partie de notre quotidien;

∎ it looks like the mobile phone is here to stay il semblerait que les téléphones portables fassent désormais partie de notre quotidien

(b) (reside temporarily → in hotel, with friends) loger; (→ in a city) rester;

∎ how long are you staying in New York? combien de temps restez-vous à New York?;

∎ we decided to stay an extra week nous avons décidé de rester une semaine de plus ou de prolonger notre séjour d'une semaine;

∎ I always stay at the same hotel je descends toujours au ou je loge toujours dans le même hôtel;

∎ we met a couple staying at the same hotel as us nous avons rencontré un couple qui logeait dans le même hôtel que nous;

∎ to look for a place to stay chercher un endroit où loger;

∎ she's staying with friends elle loge chez des amis;

∎ he has come to stay (for a few days/weeks) il est venu passer quelques jours/semaines chez nous;

∎ I like having people to stay j'aime bien avoir des gens chez moi;

∎ you can stay here for the night, you can stay the night here tu peux coucher ici cette nuit ou passer la nuit ici

(c) literary (stop, pause) s'arrêter

(d) Scottish (live) habiter, demeurer

4 stays plural noun

corset m

►► Law stay of execution ordonnance f à surseoir (à un jugement), sursis m; figurative sursis;

stays list (at hotel) liste f des clients en recouche;

Law stay of proceedings suspension f d'instances;

stay stitch point m d'arrêt

➲ stay away intransitive verb

(not go) ne pas aller; (not come) ne pas venir; (not approach) ne pas approcher;

∎ she stayed away from school last week elle n'est pas allée à l'école la semaine dernière;

∎ people are staying away from the beaches les plages sont désertées en ce moment;

∎ to stay away from danger se tenir à l'écart du danger;

∎ you can play outside but stay away from the road tu peux jouer dehors mais ne va pas sur la route;

∎ stay away from my sister! ne t'approche pas de ma sœur!

➲ stay behind intransitive verb

rester;

∎ I'll stay behind to clear up je vais rester pour ranger;

∎ a few pupils stayed behind to talk to the teacher quelques élèves sont restés (après le cours) pour parler au professeur

➲ stay down intransitive verb

(a) (gen) rester en bas; (remain crouched) rester accroupi; (remain lying) rester couché; (remain under water) rester sous l'eau

(b) (hair, lid) tenir en place

(c) British School redoubler;

∎ she had to stay down a year elle a dû redoubler

(d) (food)

∎ I do eat, but nothing will stay down je mange, mais je ne peux rien garder

➲ stay in intransitive verb

(a) (stay at home) rester à la maison, ne pas sortir; (stay indoors) rester à l'intérieur, ne pas sortir

(b) (be kept in after school) être consigné, être en retenue

(c) (not fall out) rester en place, tenir;

∎ I can't get this nail to stay in je n'arrive pas à faire tenir ce clou

➲ stay off

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (keep away from → main roads, private property) éviter, ne pas passer par; (→ alcohol, drugs) ne pas prendre, éviter;

∎ stay off the whisky! pas de whisky!

(b) (not attend → school, work) ne pas aller à

2 intransitive verb

(bad weather) ne pas arriver;

∎ we're hoping the rain will stay off a little longer nous espérons que la pluie attendra encore un peu

➲ stay on intransitive verb

(a) (not leave) rester;

∎ more pupils are staying on at school after the age of 16 de plus en plus d'élèves poursuivent leur scolarité au-delà de l'âge de 16 ans;

∎ he's staying on in the firm as product manager il va rester dans l'entreprise en tant que chef de produit

(b) (remain in place → hat, wig) tenir ou rester en place; (sticker, handle) tenir

➲ stay out intransitive verb

(a) (not come home) ne pas rentrer; (remain outside) rester dehors;

∎ she stayed out all night elle n'est pas rentrée de la nuit;

∎ to stay out late rentrer tard;

∎ don't stay out there in the rain! ne reste pas dehors sous la pluie!;

∎ get out and stay out! sors d'ici et ne t'avise pas de revenir!

(b) (remain on strike) rester en grève;

∎ the miners stayed out for nearly a year la grève des mineurs a duré près d'un an

(c) (not get involved) ne pas se mêler (of de);

∎ stay out of this! ne te mêle pas de ça!

➲ stay over intransitive verb

(a) (not leave) prolonger son séjour, rester plus longtemps;

∎ we decided to stay over until the weekend nous avons décidé de prolonger notre séjour jusqu'au week-end

(b) (stay the night) passer la nuit;

∎ do you want to stay over? veux-tu passer la nuit ici?

➲ stay up intransitive verb

(a) (not go to bed) veiller, ne pas se coucher;

∎ don't stay up too late ne veillez pas ou ne vous couchez pas trop tard;

∎ we stayed up all night talking nous sommes restés à parler toute la nuit;

∎ my parents always stay up until I get home mes parents attendent toujours que je sois rentré pour aller se coucher

(b) (remain in place → building, mast) rester debout; (→ shelf, socks, trousers) tenir; (→ pictures, decorations) rester en place

➲ stay with inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ just stay with it, you can do it accroche-toi, tu vas y arriver

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18 lift

lift [lɪft]

1. noun

   a. (British) ( = elevator) ascenseur m ; (for goods) monte-charge m inv

   b. (Skiing) remontée f mécanique

   c. ( = act of lifting) give the box a lift soulève la boîte

   d. ( = transport) can I give you a lift? est-ce que je peux vous déposer quelque part ?

• I gave him a lift to Paris je l'ai emmené jusqu'à Paris

• we didn't get any lifts personne ne s'est arrêté pour nous prendre

• he stood there hoping for a lift il était là (debout) dans l'espoir d'être pris en stop

   e. ( = boost) it gave us a lift cela nous a remonté le moral

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = raise) lever

• to lift sb/sth onto a table soulever qn/qch et le poser sur une table

• to lift sb/sth off a table descendre qn/qch d'une table

• to lift sb over a wall faire passer qn par-dessus un mur

• to lift weights (as sport) faire des haltères

   b. [+ restrictions] supprimer ; [+ ban, siege] lever

   c. ( = copy) (inf) [+ quotation, passage] piquer (inf)

• he lifted that idea from Sartre il a piqué (inf) cette idée à Sartre

3. intransitive verb

[lid] se soulever ; [fog] se lever

4. compounds

► lift attendant noun (British) liftier m, - ière f

► lift-off noun (Space) décollage m

• we have lift-off! décollage ! ► lift shaft noun (British) cage f d'ascenseur

► lift down separable transitive verb

[+ box, person] descendre

• to lift sth down from a shelf descendre qch d'une étagère► lift off

1. intransitive verb

(Space) décoller

2. separable transitive verb

[+ lid] enlever

• he lifted the child off the table il a descendu l'enfant de la table

► lift out separable transitive verb

[+ object] sortir

• he lifted the child out of his playpen il a sorti l'enfant de son parc► lift up

1. intransitive verb

[drawbridge] se soulever

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object, carpet, skirt, person] soulever

• to lift up one's eyes lever les yeux

• to lift up one's head lever la tête

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[lɪft] 1.
noun

1) GB ( elevator) ( for people) ascenseur m; ( for goods) monte-charge m inv

2) ( ride)

she asked me for a lift — elle m'a demandé de la conduire

can I give you a lift? — je peux te déposer quelque part?

to give lifts to hitchhikers — prendre des auto-stoppeurs

don't accept lifts from strangers — ne monte jamais dans la voiture d'un inconnu

3) (colloq) ( boost)

to give somebody a lift — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

4) Sport ( in weightlifting) essai m
2.
transitive verb

1) soulever [object, person]; lever [one's arm, head] ( from de); fig lever [siege, ban, sanctions]

to lift something off a ledge — soulever quelque chose d'un rebord

to lift something out of the box — sortir quelque chose de la boîte

to lift something over the wall — faire passer quelque chose par-dessus le mur

she lifted the spoon to her lips — elle a porté la cuillère à sa bouche

I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my mind — je me sens soulagé d'un grand poids

2) ( boost)

to lift somebody's spirits — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

3) (colloq) ( steal) piquer (colloq), voler [file, keys, ideas] ( from dans); copier [article, passage] ( from sur)

4) Sport lifter [ball]

to lift weights — faire des haltères

5)

to have one's face lifted — se faire faire un lifting
3.
intransitive verb [lid] se soulever; [bad mood, headache] disparaître; [fog] se dissiper

Phrasal Verbs:

- lift down

- lift off

- lift up

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not to lift a finger — ne pas lever le petit doigt

English-French dictionary > lift
19 keep

ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

keep¹ n manutención

I earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casa

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

I'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar

2. guardar / tener

you should keep eggs in the fridge deberías guardar los huevos en la nevera

3. entretener / retener

it's late and I don't want to keep you es tarde y no quiero entretenerte

they kept him in hospital for two days estuvo ingresado en el hospital durante dos días

4. quedarse / permanecer

keep quiet! ¡cállate!

we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

keep still estáte quieto

5. mantener

I'll keep your dinner warm te mantendré la cena caliente

keep your room tidy mantén la habitación limpia

6. seguir / continuar

keep straight on sigue todo recto

7. conservarse / durar

cheese keeps well in the fridge el queso se conserva bien en la nevera

to keep doing something seguir haciendo algo

don't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablando

I keep losing my keys siempre pierdo las llaves

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

keep

tr[kiːp]

noun

1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento

■ to earn one's keep ganarse el pan

2 (of castle) torreón nombre masculino, torre nombre femenino del homenaje

transitive verb (pt & pp kept tr[kept])

1 (not throw away) guardar

■ I kept all your letters guardé todas tus cartas

2 (not give back) quedarse con

■ you can keep that book I lent you quédate con aquel libro que te dejé

■ keep the change quédese con el cambio

3 (have) tener; (carry) llevar

■ you should always keep paper and pencil handy siempre hay que tener a mano lápiz y papel

■ I keep a spare pair of glasses in the car llevo unas gafas de recambio en el coche

4 (look after, save) guardar

■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?

■ John kept my place while I made a phone call John me guardó el sitio mientras hacía una llamada

5 (put away, store) guardar

■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?

■ I always keep a little brandy for emergencies siempre guardo un poco de coñac para una emergencia

6 (reserve) reservar

■ I keep this whisky for special occasions reservo este whisky para las ocasiones especiales

7 (detain) retener, hacer esperar; (hold up) entretener

■ they kept her in hospital overnight la retuvieron en el hospital toda la noche

■ she kept me talking for hours me entretuvo hablando durante horas

■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?

■ sorry to keep you waiting discúlpeme por hacerle esperar

8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar

■ they keep a small hotel on the coast tienen un pequeño hotel en la costa

9 (have in stock) tener, vender

■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros

10 (support) mantener

■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan

11 (animals) tener

■ children love keeping pets a los niños les encanta tener animales de compañía

■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas

12 (promise) cumplir

■ promises are made to be kept las promesas se deben cumplir

13 (secret) guardar

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a

■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita

15 (order) mantener

■ teachers must keep order in their classes los profesores deben mantener el orden en sus clases

16 (tradition) observar

■ many old traditions are not kept nowadays muchas tradiciones antiguas ya no se observan

17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener

■ these doors must be kept locked estas puertas deben mantenerse cerradas

■ the stove keeps the whole house warm la estufa mantiene caliente toda la casa

■ this game will keep the children amused este juego entretendrá a los niños

■ this yoghurt must be kept cold este yogur debe conservarse en frío

intransitive verb

1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar

■ I keep thinking about her no dejo de pensar en ella

■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!

■ she was exhausted but kept swimming estaba agotada pero siguió nadando

■ keep trying until you succeed sigue intentándolo hasta que lo consigas

2 (stay fresh) conservarse

■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera

■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana

3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir

■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha

■ keep to the path no abandonar el sendero

4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer

■ please keep quiet cállese por favor

■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!

■ we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for keeps para siempre

how are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?

keep it up! ¡ánimo!

keep the change quédese con la vuelta

to keep going seguir (adelante)

to keep one's head no perder la cabeza

to keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruido

to keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguien

to keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo

to keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguien

to keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-a

to keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para sí

to keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-a

you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante

keep ['ki:p] v, kept ['kpt] ; keeping vt

1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)

2) observe: observar (una fiesta)

3) guard: guardar, cuidar

4) continue: mantener

to keep silence: mantener silencio

5) support: mantener (una familia)

6) raise: criar (animales)

7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)

8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con

9) store: guardar

10) detain: hacer quedar, detener

11) preserve: guardar

to keep a secret: guardar un secreto

keep vi

1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)

2) continue: seguir, no dejar

he keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos

3)

to keep from : abstenerse de

I couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risa

keep n

1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje

2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m

3)

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

n.

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

kiːp
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.
1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

you can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

• to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

I'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

• I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti

3) (=have ready)

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

5) (=house)

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

6) (=detain) tener

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

7) (=delay) entretener

• I mustn't keep you — no quiero entretenerte

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

9) (=stock) tener

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

• the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillos

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

12) (=not divulge)

• to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• keep it quiet — de esto no digas ni una palabra

• keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadie

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

• to keep sth clean — conservar or mantener algo limpio; (less formal) tener algo limpio

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

• exercise keeps you fit — haciendo ejercicio te mantienes en forma

• keep the sauce hot — (in recipe book) mantener la salsa caliente

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

• to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• try to keep your head still — intenta no mover la cabeza

• to keep sth warm — mantener algo caliente

• the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidado
fixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)
c) + -ing

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche
go 1., 24)
14) (=hold)

• to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajando

• I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa
counsel 1., 1)
15) (=prevent)

• to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

17)

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

• try to keep calm — intenta mantener la calma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanas

• to keep healthy — mantenerse sano

• keep very quiet — no hagas nada de ruido

• you must keep still — tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto

• to keep together — no separarse

• he was jumping up and down to keep warm — estaba dando saltos para mantener el calor

b) with preposition/adverb

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

2)

to keep doing sth —

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!

keep going! — ¡no pares!

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

to keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

6) * (talking about health)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

7) (=avoid)

• to keep from doing sth — evitar hacer algo; (=abstain from) abstenerse de hacer algo

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

for keeps * — para siempre

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep together

- keep under

- keep up

* * *
[kiːp]
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

English-spanish dictionary > keep
20 hope

[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) vona
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) von

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) von, vonarglæta, möguleiki

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) von

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

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retire — verb ADVERB ▪ early ▪ He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds. ▪ recently ▪ She recently retired from teaching. ▪ officially … Collocations dictionary
back out — verb 1. move out of a space backwards (Freq. 2) He backed out of the driveway • Hypernyms: ↑back • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP 2. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity … Useful english dictionary
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improve — verb (improved; improving) Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo French emprouer to make profit from, from French en + pru, prou advantage, from Late Latin prode more at proud Date: circa 1529 transitive verb 1. archaic employ … New Collegiate Dictionary
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marry — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ To keep his wealthy lifestyle, he had to marry well. VERB + MARRY ▪ hope to, want to ▪ I don t want to marry Robert … Collocations dictionary
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