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Общая лексика: какой по размерам (Какой по размерам ваш коллектив? - How big is your team?) -
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5 How big a fool do you think I am?
Общая лексика: Ты думаешь, я дурак? (How big a fool do you think I am? I'm not signing this, end of story.), Ты что-думаешь, я дурак?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > How big a fool do you think I am?
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6 How big is your antenna?
Radio: QBAУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > How big is your antenna?
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7 no matter how big is N
Математика: неважно, насколько велико NУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > no matter how big is N
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how [haʊ]a. ( = in what way) comment• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?• how can that be? comment cela ?• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?► how about... > (inf)how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?• how about you? et toi ?b. how's that? (inf)( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté• how are things? (inf)• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?• how's life? (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how nice! comme c'est gentil !• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !e. ( = that) que• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre* * *Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curryWhen how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu[haʊ] 1.adverb, conjunction1) (in what way, by what means) comment2) ( when enquiring)how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!
3) (in number, quantity etc questions)how much does this cost? —
4) ( in exclamations)how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!
how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme6) ( why)7) ( that) que2.(colloq) how come adverbial phrase3.‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’
how's that adverbial phraseI'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?
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❢ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? ( how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici? ; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait ; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent ; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.1 (in what way, by what means) comment ; how did you make it? comment l'as-tu fait? ; I wonder how it works je me demande comment ça marche ; I don't know how he does it! je ne sais pas comment il le fait! ; to know how to do savoir faire ; I learned how to do it j'ai appris à le faire or comment on le fait ; how do you feel about it? qu'en penses-tu? ; how does the tune go? c'est quoi l'air? ;2 (enquiring about success, health etc) how are you? comment allez-vous? ; how's your foot/head? comment va ton pied/ta tête? ; how's your brother? comment va ton frère? ; tell me how she/your family is? dis-moi comment elle/ta famille va, dis-moi si elle/ta famille va bien ; how did the exam/interview go? comment s'est passé l'examen/l'entretien? ; how was the film/book? comment était le film/livre? ; how did you like the party/house? la fête/maison t'a plu? ; how's everything?, how are things? comment ça va? ; how do you do! ( greeting) enchanté! ;3 (in number, quantity etc questions) how much does this cost?, how much is this? combien ça coûte? ; how much do you/does it weigh? combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il? ; how many times have you been to France? combien de fois es-tu allé en France? ; how many years have you lived here? depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici? ; I don't know how many people will come je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir ; how much time/money is there left? combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il? ; how long is the rope? de quelle longueur est cette corde? ; how long do you want it? de quelle longueur le veux-tu? ; how long will it take? combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre? ; how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle? ; how tall is the tree/your father? combien mesure l'arbre/ton père? ; how big is the garden? de quelle taille est le jardin? ; how far is it? c'est à quelle distance? ; tell me how old she is dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a ; how often do you go there? tu y vas tous les combien? ; how soon can he get here? dans combien de temps peut-il venir? ;4 ( in exclamations) how wonderful/horrible! c'est fantastique/horrible! ; how nice you look! qu'est-ce que tu es beau!, comme tu es beau! ; how clever of you/him! comme c'est intelligent de ta/sa part! ; how wrong I was! qu'est-ce que j'ai eu tort!, comme j'ai eu tort! ; how it rained! qu'est-ce qu'il a plu!, comme il a plu! ; how you've grown! qu'est-ce que tu as grandi!, comme tu as grandi! ; how they shouted! qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! ;5 ○ ( in whichever way) comme ; you can decorate it how you like tu peux le décorer comme tu veux ;6 ( why) how could you? comment as-tu pu faire ça? ; how can he say that? comment peut-il dire une chose pareille? ;7 ( that) que ; he told me how he had found it on the bus il m'a dit qu'il l'avait trouvé dans l'autobus ; you know how he always arrives late tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard.B ○ how come adv phr pourquoi ; ‘I don't like him’-‘how come?’ ‘je ne l'aime pas’-‘pourquoi?’ ; how come you always get the best place/arrive first? comment se fait-il que tu aies toujours la meilleure place/tu arrives toujours le premier?1 ( what do you think?) I'll take you home, how's that? je te ramenerai chez toi, ça te va? ; how's that for an honest answer/an interesting job ça c'est une réponse honnête/un emploi intéressant! ;2 ( pardon?) ‘he's called Nicholas’-‘how's that?’ ‘il s'appelle Nicholas’-‘répète’.the how and the why of sth le pourquoi et le comment de qch ; and how! et comment! ; ‘did your mother tell you off?’-‘and how!’ ‘est-ce que ta mère t'a passé un savon ○ ?’-‘et comment!’ -
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biɡ1) (large in size: a big car.) grande2) (important: a big event.) gran, importante•- big gamebig adj1. grandehow big is it? ¿cómo es de grande?2. mayortr[bɪg]1 (size, importance) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (older) mayor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be too big for one's boots ser muy fanfarrón,-onato be big with child literal estar encintato go over big tener un gran éxitoto talk big fanfarronearbig bang theory teoría del big bangbig drum bombobig end cabeza de bielabig game caza mayorbig noise / big shot pez nombre masculino gordobig talk fanfarronadas nombre femenino pluralbig toe dedo gordo del piebig top carpa de circobig wheel noria1) large: grande2) pregnant: embarazada3) important, major: importante, grandea big decision: una gran decisión4) popular: popular, famoso, conocidoadj.• abultado, -a adj.• adulto, -a adj.• crecido, -a adj.• engreído, -a adj.• enorme adj.• gordal adj.• grande adj.• grandote adj.• importante adj.• potente adj.• voluminoso, -a adj.
I bɪgadjective - gg- [the usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]1)a) ( in size) grandea big garden — un jardín grande, un gran jardín
how big is the table? — ¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?
b) (in scale, intensity) grandea big hug/kiss — un abrazote/besote (fam)
2)a) ( major) grande, importanteb) ( great) grandeto be big on something — (colloq) ser* entusiasta or fanático de algo
3) (significant, serious) grandea big decision — una gran decisión, una decisión importante
it was a big mistake — fue un gran or grave error
the big question now is... — el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es...
4) (older, grown up) grande5) ( magnanimous) generoso6) ( boastful)big talk — fanfarronada f
to get too big for one's boots o breeches: he's getting too big for his boots o breeches — se le han subido los humos a la cabeza
7) ( popular) (colloq) (pred) conocido, famososhe's really big in Europe — es muy conocida or famosa en Europa
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adverb (colloq)a) ( ambitiously)to think big — ser* ambicioso, planear las cosas a lo grande
b) ( boastfully)to talk big — darse* importancia or ínfulas, fanfarronear
c) ( with great success)the movie went over big in Europe — la película tuvo un gran éxito or (fam) fue un exitazo en Europa
[bɪɡ]to make it big — tener* un gran éxito
1. ADJ(compar bigger) (superl biggest)1) (in size) [house, book, city] grandehow big is the wardrobe? — ¿cómo es de grande el armario?
a big woman — (=heavily-built) una mujer grande or grandota; euph (=fat) una mujer de grandes dimensiones
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to take a big bite out of sth — dar un buen bocado a algoSee:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2) (=significant, serious) [change, problem] grandethe big question is, will he accept? — la cuestión es: ¿aceptará?
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a tragedy? that's rather a big word — ¿una tragedia? eso es llevar las cosas un poco lejos3) (=important) [company, bank] importante, grandehe's one of our biggest customers — es uno de nuestros clientes más importantes, es uno de nuestros mayores clientes
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this is her big day — hoy es su gran día, hoy es un día muy importante para ella•
to be big in publishing/plastics — ser muy conocido en el mundo editorial/la industria del plásticomy big brother/sister — mi hermano(-a) mayor
you're a big girl now! — ¡ahora ya eres mayorcita!
5) * (as intensifier)he's a big cheat/bully/liar — es un tramposo/un abusón/un mentiroso de marca mayor
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what's the big hurry? * — ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?•
what's the big idea? * — ¿a qué viene eso?•
there's big money in tourism — se puede ganar mucho dinero con el turismoto make or earn big money — ganar mucho dinero
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to have a big mouth * — (fig) ser un bocazas *why don't you keep your big mouth shut! * — ¡no seas bocazas! *
me and my big mouth! * — ¡quién me manda decir nada!
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Mr Big * — el número uno•
it was big of you to lend them the money — fue muy generoso de tu parte prestarles el dinero(that's) big of you! * — iro ¡qué generosidad la tuya! iro
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to be big on sth/sb * — ser un fanático de algo/algn•
we're onto something big! — ¡hemos dado con algo gordo!•
to do sth/things in a big way * — hacer algo/las cosas a lo grandeI think boxing will take off in a big way here * — pienso que el boxeo va a tener una aceptación buenísima aquí
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the big wide world — el ancho mundodeal I, 1., 2)you're getting too big for your boots, young lady! * — se te están subiendo mucho los humos, señorita
See:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2.ADV*•
to act big — fanfarronear•
to go down big — tener muchísimo éxito, ser un verdadero éxito•
to make it big — triunfar•
to talk big — darse mucha importancia, fanfarronear•
to think big — planear a lo grande, ser ambicioso3.CPDthe Big Apple N — la Gran Manzana, Nueva York f
See:see cultural note CITY NICKNAMES in citybig band N — orquesta grande que tocaba música de jazz o de baile y que fue muy popular entre los años 30 y 50
the big bang N — (Astron) el big bang, la gran explosión
the big bang theory — la teoría del big bang or de la gran explosión
Big Ben N — (Brit) Big Ben m
Big Brother N (Pol) (also fig) —
big business N — (Ind, Comm) las grandes empresas
the big cats N — (Zool) los grandes felinos
big dipper N — (at fair) montaña f rusa
the Big Dipper — (US) (Astron) la Osa Mayor
big end N — (Aut) cabeza f de biela
big fish * N — (fig) (=person) pez m gordo *
big game hunter — cazador(a) m / f de caza mayor
big game hunting — caza f mayor
the big hand N — (used to or by children) (on clock) la aguja grande
big night N — (=important evening) gran noche f
The Big Issue N — (Brit) revista vendida por personas sin hogar, ≈ La Farola (Sp)
big talk N — fanfarronadas fpl
the big time * N — el estrellato, el éxito
big-timeto make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big top N — (=circus) circo m ; (=main tent) carpa f principal
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I [bɪg]adjective - gg- [the usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]1)a) ( in size) grandea big garden — un jardín grande, un gran jardín
how big is the table? — ¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?
b) (in scale, intensity) grandea big hug/kiss — un abrazote/besote (fam)
2)a) ( major) grande, importanteb) ( great) grandeto be big on something — (colloq) ser* entusiasta or fanático de algo
3) (significant, serious) grandea big decision — una gran decisión, una decisión importante
it was a big mistake — fue un gran or grave error
the big question now is... — el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es...
4) (older, grown up) grande5) ( magnanimous) generoso6) ( boastful)big talk — fanfarronada f
to get too big for one's boots o breeches: he's getting too big for his boots o breeches — se le han subido los humos a la cabeza
7) ( popular) (colloq) (pred) conocido, famososhe's really big in Europe — es muy conocida or famosa en Europa
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adverb (colloq)a) ( ambitiously)to think big — ser* ambicioso, planear las cosas a lo grande
b) ( boastfully)to talk big — darse* importancia or ínfulas, fanfarronear
c) ( with great success)the movie went over big in Europe — la película tuvo un gran éxito or (fam) fue un exitazo en Europa
to make it big — tener* un gran éxito
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) cómo2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) cuánto; cómo de3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) cómo4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) cómo5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) cómo•- however
2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires)- how come
- how do you do?
how adv1. cómohow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?2. quéhow beautiful you look! ¡qué guapa estás!how about...? ¿qué tal si...? / ¿qué te parece...?how about going to the park? ¿qué te parece si vamos al parque?how are you? ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás?how much did it cost? ¿cuánto te costó?how many chairs are there? ¿cuántas sillas hay?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?How do you do? es un saludo formal que se emplea cuando alguien es presentado por primera vez. Se responde igual: How do you do?tr[haʊ]1 (in questions - direct) ¿cómo?; (- indirect) cómo■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?■ how can I help you? ¿cómo la puedo ayudar?■ how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?■ how long is it? ¿cuánto mide de largo?■ how often do you go to the cinema? ¿con qué frecuencia vas al cine?, ¿cada cuánto vas al cine?2 (in exclamations) qué■ how odd! ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!■ how kind of you! ¿qué amable de tu parte!■ how well she dances! ¡qué bien baila!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand how! familiar ¡y tanto!how about... ¿y si.?, ¿qué te parece si...?■ how about a drink? ¿y si nos tomáramos una copa?■ how about going for a drive? ¿qué te parece si damos una vuelta con el coche?how about that! ¡vaya!how come...? familiar ¿por qué...?, ¿cómo es que...?■ how come this door's not locked? ¿cómo es que esta puerta no está cerrada?how come? familiar ¿y eso?, ¿por qué?how many? (number) cuántos,-ashow much? (quantity) cuánto,-ahow ['haʊ] adv1) : cómohow are you?: ¿cómo estas?I don't know how to fix it: no se cómo arreglarlo2) : quéhow beautiful!: ¡qué bonito!3) : cuántohow old are you?: ¿cuántos años tienes?4)how about...? : ¿qué te parece...?adv.• a qué adv.• como adv.• cuán adv.• cuánto adv.• cómo adv.• qué adv.interj.• cuál interj.• cómo interj.pron.• cómo pron.haʊ1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)[haʊ]how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)a) with verbYou can usually use cómo to translate how in questions as well as after report verbs and verbs of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé):
cómohow did you do it? — ¿cómo lo hiciste?
how can that be? — ¿cómo puede ser eso?
how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo or qué tal te va? (LAm) *, ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *
how was the film? — ¿qué tal la película?
please tell me how to do it — por favor, dígame cómo hacerlo
I wasn't sure how to make soup — no sabía muy bien cómo hacer or preparar una sopa
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I explained to her how to make a paella — le expliqué cómo se hacía una paella•
I know how you did it — ya sé cómo lo hiciste•
to learn how to do sth — aprender a hacer algo, aprender cómo se hace algo•
how do you like your steak? — ¿cómo le gusta el filete?how do you like the book? — ¿qué te parece el libro?
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how's that for cheek? — ¿no te parece de una cara dura increíble?•
I can't understand how it happened — no entiendo cómo ocurriób) (=to what degree)
how + adjective in questions can often be translated using cómo es/era de + adjective (agreeing with the noun), but other constructions might be more usual depending on the context:how big is it? — ¿cómo es de grande?
how difficult was the exam? — ¿cómo fue de difícil el examen?
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
With adverbs various translations are possible depending on the context. A very common construction is preposition + [qué] + noun:how wide is this bed? — ¿qué anchura tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de ancho esta cama?
how far away is it? — ¿a qué distancia queda?, ¿qué tan lejos queda? (LAm)
how far is it (from here) to Edinburgh? — ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Edimburgo?
how fast can it go? — ¿a qué velocidad puede ir?
how soon can you be ready? — ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?
To translate [how] + adjective/adverb in reported speech, [lo] + adjective/adverb is used. Note that the adjective agrees with the noun.how soon can you come? — ¿cuándo puedes venir?
and how! ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! how aboutthey've been telling me how well you did in your exams — ya me han hablado de lo bien que hiciste los exámenes
how about tomorrow? — ¿qué te parece mañana?
how about a cup of tea? — ¿te apetece una taza de té?
I like it, but how about you? — a mí me gusta, pero ¿y a ti?
how longhow about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
how long is this bed? — ¿qué longitud tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de largo esta cama?
how long will you be? — ¿cuánto vas a tardar?
how manyhow long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
how muchhow many cartons of milk did you buy? — ¿cuántos cartones de leche has comprado?
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?
how oftenhow much is it? — ¿cuánto vale?, ¿cuánto es?
else Translate how with verbs other than report ones or verbs of (un)certainty and doubt using como without an accent: como You can often translate how + adjective/adverb using qué + adjective/adverb: quéhow often do you go? — ¿con qué frecuencia vas?
how beautiful! — ¡qué bonito!
how strange! — ¡qué raro!
how quickly the time passed! — ¡qué de prisa pasó el tiempo!
how glad I am to see you! — ¡cuánto me alegro de verte!
how they talk! — ¡cuánto hablan!
how sorry I am! — ¡cuánto lo siento!
how she's changed! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
2.CONJUNCTION (=that) * que3.NOUN* * *[haʊ]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
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{hau}
I. 1. как (по какъв начин), както
to know/learn HOW to do something знам/научавам се да правя нещо
do it HOW you can направи го, както можеш
2. как (по каква причина), защо
HOW so? HOW's that? e? как/защо така? HOW is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че
HOW now? ост. какво има? какво значи това? HOW are you? как сте? HOW do you do? добър ден/вечер и пр. (поздрав, и при запознаване)
3. колко (зa степен и брой), как, колко (във възклицания)
HOW many колко (на брой)
HOW much koлko (за количество)
HOW much? колко струва (това)? HOW long/wide, etc. колко дълъг/широк и пр.
HOW I wish I could де да можех, колко бих искал да мога
4. колко, как, на каква цена
HOW is the dollar today? как върви/е курсът на долара днес? and HOW sl. и още как
shout all you know HOW викай, колкото ти глас държи
HOW about going there? какво ще кажете да отидем там, да бяхме отишли там? HOW about it? какво ще кажеш? Съгласен ли си? HOW much? какво? (когато не сме чули)
II. cj как, че
he told me HOW he had heard about it каза ми как/че e чул за това
HOW that ост. какво че
III. n начин
the HOWs and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начин и по какви причини стана това
the HOW, the when and the wherefore как, кога и защо, всички подробности* * *{hau} adv 1. как (по какьв начин); както; to know/learn how to do s(2) {hau} cj как, че; he told me how he had heard about it каза ми {3} {hau} n начин; the hows and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начи* * *хълм; как; колко;* * *1. do it how you can направи го, както можеш 2. he told me how he had heard about it каза ми как/че e чул за това 3. how about going there? какво ще кажете да отидем там, да бяхме отишли там? how about it? какво ще кажеш? Съгласен ли си? how much? какво? (когато не сме чули) 4. how i wish i could де да можех, колко бих искал да мога 5. how is the dollar today? как върви/е курсът на долара днес? and how sl. и още как 6. how many колко (на брой) 7. how much koлko (за количество) 8. how much? колко струва (това)? how long/wide, etc. колко дълъг/широк и пр 9. how now? ост. какво има? какво значи това? how are you? как сте? how do you do? добър ден/вечер и пр. (поздрав, и при запознаване) 10. how so? how's that? e? как/защо така? how is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че 11. how that ост. какво че 12. i. как (по какъв начин), както 13. ii. cj как, че 14. iii. n начин 15. shout all you know how викай, колкото ти глас държи 16. the how, the when and the wherefore как, кога и защо, всички подробности 17. the hows and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начин и по какви причини стана това 18. to know/learn how to do something знам/научавам се да правя нещо 19. как (по каква причина), защо 20. колко (зa степен и брой), как, колко (във възклицания) 21. колко, как, на каква цена* * *how [hau] I. adv 1. как, по какъв начин; \how do you like your tea? как обичате чая? как ви се вижда (харесва ли ви) чаят? \how about that? как ти се струва? какво ще кажеш? \how now? е? какво има? \how so? как така? как може? \how come? как така? \how's that? как така? вътре ли беше или не? (при игра на крикет); \how is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че; \how do you mean? какво искаш да кажеш? \how do you do[´haudju´du:], разг. \how d'ye do добър ден, какво правите? and \how и още как; 2. колко, как, на каква цена; \how is the dollar today? каква е стойността (какъв е курсът) на долара днес? 3. колко (за степен и брой); \how many колко (на брой); \how much колко (за количество); \how big (heavy etc.) колко голям (тежък и пр.); \how old are you? на колко си години? \how I wish I could колко (как) бих искал да можех; • here's \how! за твое здраве! \how much sl какво? (когато не сме чули нещо); II. conj как, че; ост. \how that какво че; III. n начин, способ; метод; прен. път; the \hows and the whys of it как и защо стана това, по какъв начин и по какви причини; that's about the \how of it разг. горе-долу тъй стана; the \how, the when and the wherefore разг. как, кога и защо; всички подробности. -
13 how
adv.1 cómo (in what way, by what means)how much cuántohow many cuántos(as)how many times? ¿cuántas veces?how often? ¿con qué frecuencia?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?how big is it? ¿cómo es de grande?how long have you been here? ¿cuánto tiempo llevas o tienes aquí? (español de México, español de Venezuela)you know how useful he is to me sabes lo útil que me resultahow interested are you in politics? ¿hasta qué punto te interesa la política?3 (saludar, interesarse)how are you? ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?how are things? (familiar) ¿qué tal?how's business? ¿qué tal el negocio?4 qué (in exclamations)how about a game of cards?, how would you like a game of cards? ¿quieres jugar a las cartas?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca jugar a las cartas? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about going out for a meal?, how would you like to go out for a meal? ¿quieres salir a comer?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca salir a comer? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about it? ¿qué te parece?how about you? ¿y tú?6 qué tan, cuán.pron.the how -> el cómo. -
14 Big
adj.P. and V. μέγας.Spacious: P. and V. μακρός, εὐρύς.Very big: P. ὑπερμεγεθής, Ar. ὑπέρμεγας.Talk big: see Boast.So big: P. and V. τοσοῦτος, τοσόσδε, P. τηλικοῦτος, τηλικόσδε, V. τόσος (rare P.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Big
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15 big of somebody
sl usu facet широкий жестIt was very big of him to offer us his car, especially as it's actually his mother's.
How big of you to save the absolute worst seat for me.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > big of somebody
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16 big time
['bɪgtaɪm]1) Общая лексика: выдающийся, имеющее шумный успех, представление (особ. эстрадное), успех, экстра-класс (об артисте, спортсмене), по-крупному, первоклассный2) Разговорное выражение: @ещё как, по полной программе3) Сленг: замечательный, классный, здорово (ударение на первое "о"; используется как усилитель. Пример: She's into dancing big time (= likes dancing a lot). — Она здорово танцами увлекается), очень (Используется как усилитель. Пример: She's into dancing big time (= likes dancing a lot). — Она очень увлекается танцами), сильно (Используется как усилитель. Например: He really owes her big time. - Он сильно ей задолжал), не слабо (Используется как усилитель. Пример: "How was the interview?" "Terrible, I messed up big time." - Как прошло интервью? Ужасно, я не слабо все запорол.), пользующийся шумным успехом -
17 Big Ben
«Биг Бeн», «Бoльшoй Бeн» [чacы-куpaнты нa здaнии aнглийcкoгo пapлaмeнтa, бoй кoтopыx пepeдaeтcя eжeднeвнo пo paдиo кaк cигнaл тoчнoгo вpeмeни; нaзвaны пo пpoзвищу глaвнoгo cмoтpитeля paбoт Бeнджaминa Xoллa, зaнявшeгo эту дoлжнocть в 6 г.]MacGregor listened to Big Ben terminating the hour with a deliberate stroke (J. Aldridge). And I remember how in the deep quiet we distinctly heard the Chimes of Big Ben floating up the river from Westminster (J. le Carre) -
18 big drink
n infmlWhen you're over the big drink you really get to feel how tiny we humans are — Когда летишь над океаном, то действительно чувствуешь, какие люди крошечные существа
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19 being as how
expr infmlBeing as how you seem to have found your car, we'll call off the search — Поскольку вы нашли автомобиль, то мы прекращаем поиск
Being as how you're the sheriff's daughter, we'll have a big party — Ну, для дочери шерифа мы устроим тусовку по высшему классу
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20 make it big
expr slI used to tell my Mum how I was really going to make it big myself one day — Я часто говорил своей матери о том, как в один прекрасный день я тоже добьюсь успеха
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