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1 (how) nice to see you!

Общая лексика: как хорошо, что вы пришли!, (как я) рад вас видеть! (приветствие), (как я) рада вас видеть! (приветствие)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > (how) nice to see you!
2 nice to see you!

Общая лексика: (how) как хорошо, что вы пришли!, (how) (как я) рад вас видеть! (приветствие), (how) (как я) рада вас видеть! (приветствие)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nice to see you!
3 see

see [si:]

(preterite saw, past participle seen)

1. transitive verb

   a. voir

• I can see him je le vois

• I saw him reading the letter je l'ai vu lire la lettre

• see page 10 voir page 10

• I've seen some things in my time but... j'en ai vu (des choses) dans ma vie mais...

• I could see it coming (inf) je le sentais venir

• to see one's way (in dark) trouver son chemin

• can you see your way to helping us? est-ce que vous voyez un moyen de nous aider ?

• I can't see my way to doing that je ne vois pas comment je pourrais le faire

► to be seen

• there wasn't a house to be seen il n'y avait pas une maison en vue

• there wasn't a soul to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive

   b. ( = understand) voir

• I fail to see how you're going to do it je ne vois pas du tout comment vous allez faire

• they see it differently ce n'est pas leur avis

• the way I see it à mon avis

• this is how I see it voici comment je vois la chose

• do you see what I mean? vous voyez ce que je veux dire ?

• I don't see why not (granting permission) je n'y vois aucune objection ; (not understanding sb's refusal) je ne vois pas pourquoi

• to see the joke comprendre la plaisanterie

   c. ( = look) aller voir

• see who's at the door allez voir qui est à la porte

• I'll see what I can do je vais voir ce que je peux faire

   d. ( = have an opinion) trouver

• I don't see anything wrong with it je n'y trouve rien à redire

• I don't know what she sees in him je ne sais pas ce qu'elle lui trouve

   e. ( = meet) voir

• to go and see sb aller voir qn

• I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow je vais chez le médecin demain

• how nice to see you! ça me fait plaisir de vous voir !

   f. ( = visit) voir

• I want to see the world je veux voyager

   g. (socially) voir ; (romantically) sortir avec

• they see a lot of him ils le voient souvent

• we've seen less of him lately on l'a moins vu ces derniers temps

   h. (saying goodbye) see you! (inf) salut ! (inf)

• see you later! (inf) à tout à l'heure !

• see you some time! (inf) à un de ces jours !

• see you soon! à bientôt !

• see you on Sunday à dimanche

• see you next week à la semaine prochaine

   i. ( = experience) 1963 saw the assassination of John F. Kennedy l'année 1963 a été marquée par l'assassinat de John F. Kennedy

• since becoming a social worker she's certainly seen life depuis qu'elle est assistante sociale elle a pu se rendre compte de ce que c'est que la vie

   j. ( = accompany) accompagner

• to see sb to the station accompagner qn à la gare

• to see sb home/to the door raccompagner qn jusque chez lui/jusqu'à la porte

• we had to see him to bed nous avons dû l'aider à se coucher

   k. ( = allow to be) I couldn't see her left alone je ne pouvais pas supporter qu'on la laisse subj toute seule

   l. ( = ensure) s'assurer

• see that he has all he needs veillez à ce qu'il ne manque de rien

• see that you have it ready for Monday faites en sorte que ce soit prêt pour lundi

• I'll see he gets the letter je me charge de lui faire parvenir la lettre

   m. ( = imagine) voir

• I can't see him as Prime Minister je ne le vois du tout Premier ministre

• I can't see myself doing that je me vois mal faire cela

• I can't see myself being elected je ne vois pas très bien comment je pourrais être élu

• can you see him as a father? est-ce que vous l'imaginez père de famille ?

• I can just see her! je l'imagine tout à fait !

• I must be seeing things (inf) je dois avoir des visions

2. intransitive verb

voir

• to see in/out/through voir à l'intérieur/à l'extérieur/à travers

• let me see ( = show me) fais voir ; (at window) laisse-moi regarder

• see for yourself voyez vous-même

• he couldn't see to read il n'y voyait pas assez clair pour lire

• I can hardly see without my glasses je n'y vois pas grand-chose sans mes lunettes

• cats can see in the dark les chats voient clair la nuit

• you can see for miles on y voit à des kilomètres

• I'll go and see je vais voir

• as far as I can see à ce que je vois

• I see! je vois !

• as you can see comme vous pouvez le voir

• so I see c'est ce que je vois

• ... you see (in explanations)... voyez-vous

• let's see voyons (un peu)

• I'll have to see (if) je vais voir (si)

• we'll soon see nous le saurons bientôt

• we'll soon see if... nous saurons bientôt si...

• can I go out? -- we'll see est-ce que je peux sortir ? -- on verra

3. compounds

► see-through adjective transparent

► see about inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = deal with)

he came to see about buying the house il est venu voir s'il pouvait acheter la maison

• he came to see about the washing machine il est venu pour la machine à laver

   b. ( = consider) can I go? -- we'll see about it je peux y aller ? -- on verra

• he said he wouldn't do it -- we'll see about that! il a dit qu'il ne le ferait pas -- c'est ce qu'on va voir !

• we must see about getting a new TV il va falloir songer à acheter une nouvelle télé

► see in separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire entrer

• to see the New Year in fêter la nouvelle année► see off separable transitive verb

• I saw him off at the station/airport je l'ai accompagné à la gare/à l'aéroport

• we'll come and see you off on viendra vous dire au revoir► see out separable transitive verb

[+ person] raccompagner à la porte

• I'll see myself out pas la peine de me raccompagner !► see through

1. inseparable transitive verb

[+ behaviour, promises] ne pas se laisser abuser par

• I saw through him at once j'ai tout de suite vu clair dans son jeu

2. separable transitive verb

[+ project, deal] mener à terme

• $50 should see you through 50 dollars devraient vous suffire

► see to inseparable transitive verb s'occuper de

• to see to it that... veiller à ce que... + subj

• I'll see to the car je m'occuperai de la voiture

• I'll see to it j'y veillerai

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[siː] 1.
noun ( of bishop) évêché m; ( of archbishop) archevêché m
2.
transitive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

1) (perceive, look at) voir

there's nobody to be seen — il n'y a personne en vue

there was going to be trouble: I could see it coming ou I could see it a mile off — il allait y avoir des problèmes: je le sentais venir

I don't know what you see in him — (colloq) je ne sais pas ce que tu lui trouves (colloq)

I must be seeing things! — j'ai des visions!

to see one's way (clear) to doing something — trouver le moyen de faire quelque chose

2) ( visit) voir [expert, country, building]

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — je vais chez un psychiatre

to see the sights — faire du tourisme

they see a lot of each other — ils se voient souvent

see you! — (colloq) salut! (colloq)

see you next week! — (colloq) à la semaine prochaine!

he's seeing a married woman — il fréquente une femme mariée

3) ( receive) recevoir

4) ( understand) voir [advantage, problem]; comprendre [joke]

do you see what I mean? — tu vois ce que je veux dire?

5) ( consider) voir

to see somebody as — considérer quelqu'un comme [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — je pense que c'est une occasion à saisir

I see it as an insult — je prends ça pour une insulte

it can be seen from this example that — cet exemple nous montre que

it remains to be seen whether ou if — reste à voir si

6) ( envisage)

I can't see somebody/something doing — je ne pense pas que quelqu'un/quelque chose puisse faire

I can see a time when this country will be independent — je peux imaginer qu'un jour ce pays sera indépendant

7) ( make sure)

to see (to it) that — veiller à ce que (+ subj)

8) ( witness) voir; ( experience) connaître [poverty, war]

next year will see the completion of the road — la route sera terminée l'année prochaine

9) ( accompany)

to see somebody to the station — accompagner quelqu'un à la gare

to see somebody home — raccompagner quelqu'un chez lui/elle
3.
intransitive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

1) ( with eyes) voir

I can't see — je ne vois rien

see for yourself — voyez vous-même

so I see — c'est ce que je vois

you can see for miles — on y voit à des kilomètres

2) ( understand) voir

now I see — maintenant, je comprends

as far as I can see — autant que je puisse en juger

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — je vais voir

we'll just have to wait and see — il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — il faut que je réfléchisse

let's see —

let me see — voyons (un peu)
4.
reflexive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

to see oneself — lit, fig se voir

I can't see myself as ou being... — je ne pense pas que je vais être...

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — (colloq) je ne te laisserai pas tomber (colloq)

now I've seen it all! — j'aurai tout vu!

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4 ♦ nice

♦ nice /naɪs/
a.

1 bello ( anche iron.); grazioso; attraente; amichevole; affabile; gradevole; piacevole; simpatico; cortese; gentile; premuroso: nice clothes, bei vestiti; a nice day, una bella giornata; the nice weather of early summer, il bel tempo all'inizio dell'estate; DIALOGO → - Suggesting going for a drink- There's a nice quiet pub not far from here, c'è un pub grazioso e tranquillo non lontano da qui; You're in a nice mess, sei in un bel guaio; a nice little girl, una graziosa ragazzina; DIALOGO → - New flame- She's really nice, è molto carina; a nice remark, un'osservazione gentile; You've been very nice to me, sei stato molto gentile con me; a nice fellow, un tipo simpatico; un simpaticone

2 ( di bevanda, cibo, pasto, ecc.) bello; buono; gustoso; squisito: a nice steak, una bella bistecca; Will you have a nice cup of tea?, vuoi una bella tazza di tè?; What a nice cake!, che buona torta!

3 delicato; difficile; sottile; fine: a nice problem, un problema delicato; a nice experiment, un esperimento difficile; a nice distinction, una distinzione sottile; a nice ear, un orecchio fine

4 onesto; retto; corretto ( negli affari, ecc.)

5 bravo; perbene (fam.): Nice boys don't crib, un bravo ragazzo non copia ( a scuola, all'esame)

6 di gusti difficili; incontentabile; esigente; minuzioso; scrupoloso: I'm nice about my food, sono di gusti difficili nel mangiare; a nice inquiry, un'indagine minuziosa; a nice observer, un osservatore scrupoloso

● (fam.) nice and…, bello…; ben…, proprio…; piacevolmente…: nice and big, bello grande; nice and easy, comodo e facile; facilmente; ( di cibo) nice and hot, bello caldo; ( d'abito, di stanza, del tempo, ecc.) nice and warm, bello caldo; ( di una persona) ben caldo □ a nice instrument, uno strumento di precisione □ nice-looking, di bell'aspetto; grazioso; attraente □ (fam.) Nice one!, bene!; bello! □ (iron.) He's a nice one to talk about fairness, proprio lui parla di correttezza □ as nice as pie, (agg.) gentilissimo; (avv.) benissimo, alla perfezione: Everything was going as nice as pie, tutto stava andando alla perfezione □ How nice to see you!, che gioia rivederti!; ( a un ospite) benvenuto! □ ( USA) Have a nice day!, buongiorno, signore (o signora, ecc.)! ( detto da un cameriere o un commesso a un cliente che esce) □ Nice to have met you, è stato un piacere conoscerla □ DIALOGO → - Arriving for a meeting- Nice to meet you, Mrs Green, piacere di conoscerla, signora Green □ DIALOGO → - In a meeting- Nice to meet you everybody, piacere di conoscervi □ (fam.) Nice work if you can get it!, mica male come lavoro!; ( per estens.) mica male l'idea!, io ci starei eccome! □ Their car is going nice and fast, la loro automobile va a meraviglia □ This stick is a nice long one, questo bastone è bello lungo □ (prov.) Nice and easy does it, bene e con calma si risolve tutto NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nice
5 nice

nice adj

1 (enjoyable, pleasant) [drive, holiday] agréable ; it would be nice to do ce serait bien de faire ; it would be nice for him to do ce serait bien qu'il fasse ; it's not very nice doing ce n'est pas très agréable de faire ; did you have a nice time? tu t'es bien amusé? ; nice weather isn't it? beau temps, n'est-ce pas? ; a nice cool drink une boisson bien fraîche ; it's nice and sunny il fait beau ; to have a nice long chat bien bavarder ; nice work if you can get it! hum il y en a qui ont de la veine ○ ! ; nice to have met you ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance ; nice to see you ça fait plaisir de te voir ; how nice! comme c'est bien! ; have a nice day! bonne journée! ;

2 ( attractive) [house, district, painting] beau/belle ; [place] agréable ; a really nice house une très belle maison ; Edinburgh is a really nice place Édimbourg est vraiment une ville agréable ; you look very nice tu es très chic ; he has a nice taste in clothes il a très bon goût en matière de vêtements ;

3 ( tasty) bon/bonne ; to taste nice avoir bon goût ; a nice cup of tea une bonne tasse de thé ;

4 ( kind) sympathique ; to be nice to être gentil avec ; it was nice of her to do c'était gentil de sa part de faire ; how nice of you to come comme c'est gentil d'être venu ; he's a really nice guy ○ c'est un type très sympa ○ ; what a nice man! quel homme sympathique! ; he says really nice things about you il dit beaucoup de bien de toi ;

5 ( socially acceptable) [manners, behaviour, neighbourhood, school] comme il faut inv ; it is not nice to do ce n'est pas bien de faire ; a nice girl une jeune fille bien or comme il faut ; that's not very nice! ça ne se fait pas! ;

6 ( used ironically) nice friends you've got! ils sont bien tes amis! ; a nice mess you've got us into! tu nous as fichus dans un beau pétrin ○ ! ; that's a nice way to talk to your father! en voilà une façon de parler à ton père! ; this is a nice state of affairs! c'est du propre! ;

7 sout ( subtle) [distinction] subtil ;

8 sout ( pleasing to the mind) [coincidence, contrast] plaisant fml.

Idiom

nice one! ( in admiration) bravo! ; iron il ne manquait plus que ça.

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6 nice

adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) amable, simpático

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bonito

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) preciso

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- nicely
- nicety
- to a nicety

nice adj

1. bonito / guapo

that's a nice dress! ¡qué vestido más bonito!

2. agradable / bueno

it's a really nice day hace un día muy bueno

3. simpático / amable / majo

what a nice man! ¡qué hombre más simpático!

Nice

tr[niːs]

noun

1 Niza

nice ['naɪs] adj, nicer ; nicest

1) refined: pulido, refinado

2) subtle: fino, sutil

3) pleasing: agradable, bueno, lindo

nice weather: buen tiempo

4) respectable: bueno, decente

5)

nice and : bien, muy

nice and hot: bien caliente

nice and slow: despacito

nice

adj.

• agraciado, -a adj.

• agradable adj.

• amable adj.

• ameno, -a adj.

• bonito, -a adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• curro, -a adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• lindo, -a adj.

• majo, -a adj.

• mono, -a adj.

• refinado, -a adj.

• simpático, -a adj.

naɪs
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

[naɪs]
ADJ (compar nicer) (superl nicest)
1) (=pleasant) [book, holiday, evening] bueno, agradable, lindo (LAm); [weather] bueno; [food, aroma] rico

it's very nice here — se está muy bien aquí

it would be nice to speak a foreign language — estaría bien poder hablar otro idioma

it was nice to see you — me ha alegrado mucho verte, fue un placer verte frm

• it's not a very nice day, is it? — (weather-wise) no hace un día muy bueno, ¿verdad?

did you have a nice day? — (at work) ¿qué tal te fue el día?; (on trip) ¿lo pasaste bien?

• it's a nice idea, but... — es buena idea, pero...

• it would be nice if you came too — me gustaría que tú también vinieses

• nice one! * — also iro ¡estupendo!, ¡genial! *

• it smells nice — huele bien

• it doesn't taste at all nice — no sabe nada bien

• did you have a nice time at the party? — ¿te lo pasaste bien en la fiesta?

2) (=likeable) simpático, majo *, buena gente *

he's a really nice guy — es muy simpático, es muy majo (Sp) *, es muy buena gente (LAm) *

3) (=kind) amable

• he was very nice about it — se mostró or (LAm) se portó muy amable al respecto

• it was nice of you to help us — fuiste muy amable ayudándonos

• to say nice things about sb — hablar bien de algn

• to be nice to sb — ser amable con algn, tratar bien a algn

4) (=attractive) [person] guapo, lindo (LAm); [thing, place, house] bonito, lindo (LAm)

nice car! — ¡vaya coche!, ¡qué auto más lindo! (LAm)

• you look nice! — ¡qué guapa estás!, ¡qué bien te ves! (LAm)

• she has a nice smile — tiene una sonrisa muy bonita

5) (=polite) fino, educado

that's not nice — eso no está bien, eso no se hace

nice girls don't smoke — las chicas finas or bien educadas no fuman

he has nice manners — es muy educado

what a nice young man — que joven más agradable y educado

6) (emphatic) bien

a nice cold drink — una bebida bien fría

a nice little house — una casita muy mona *

• it's nice and convenient — resulta muy conveniente

• nice and early — bien temprano

• just take it nice and easy — tú tómatelo con calma

• it's nice and warm here — aquí hace un calorcito muy agradable

7) iro (=not nice)

that's a nice thing to say! — ¡hombre, muy amable!

nice friends you've got, they've just walked off with my radio — vaya amigos que tienes or menudos amigos tienes, acaban de llevarse mi radio

here's a nice state of affairs! — ¡dónde hemos ido a parar!

8) (=subtle) [distinction, point] sutil; [judgment] acertado

9) frm (=fastidious) remilgado

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[naɪs]
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

English-spanish dictionary > nice
7 how goes it

expr interrog infml

Nice to see you. How goes it? — Рад видеть тебя. Как дела?

How goes it? Everything okay? — Ну, как оно? Все в порядке?

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > how goes it
8 how

how [haʊ]

adverb

   a. ( = in what way) comment

• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?

• to learn how to do sth apprendre à faire qch

• I know how to do it je sais le faire

• he'll show you how to do it il va vous montrer comment faire

• 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? (inf) comment ça se fait ? (inf)

• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?

• and how! (inf) et comment ! (inf)

► 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 ?

• tell me how she is dites-moi comment elle va

• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté

• how are things? (inf)

comment ça va ?

• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?

• how's life? (inf)

comment ça va ?

   d. (with adjective or adverb) comme

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► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.

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• 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

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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 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
[haʊ] 1.
adverb, conjunction

1) (in what way, by what means) comment

to know how to do — savoir faire

I learned how to do it — j'ai appris à le faire

how do you feel about it? — qu'en penses-tu?

2) ( when enquiring)

how are you? — comment allez-vous?

how's your foot? — comment va ton pied?

how's your brother? — comment va ton frère?

how did you like the party? — la fête t'a plu?

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 weigh? — combien pèses-tu?

how many times have you been to France? — combien de fois es-tu allé en France?

how many people? — combien de personnes?

how long will it take? — combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?

how long is the rope? — de quelle longueur est cette corde?

how tall is the tree? — combien mesure l'arbre?

how big is the garden? — de quelle taille est le jardin?

how far is it? — c'est à quelle distance?

how old is she? — quel âge a-t-elle?

4) ( in exclamations)

how wonderful! — c'est fantastique!

how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!

how clever of you! — comme c'est intelligent de ta part!

how wrong I was! — comme j'ai eu tort!

how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)

5) (colloq) ( 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?

7) ( that) que

you know how he always arrives late — tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard
2.
(colloq) how come adverbial phrase

‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’

how come you always win? — comment ça se fait que tu gagnes toujours?
3.
how's that adverbial phrase

I'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?

how's that for an honest answer — ça c'est une réponse honnête

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how [haʊ]

comment ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 comme ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (c) que ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (b)

1 adverb

(a) (in what way) comment;

∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;

∎ how shall we go about it? comment nous y prendre?;

∎ how was she dressed? comment est-ce qu'elle était habillée?, qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?;

∎ how could you be so careless? comment as-tu pu être aussi étourdi?;

∎ how could you! tu n'as pas honte?;

∎ how is it that...? comment se fait-il que...?;

∎ how so?, how can that be? comment cela (se fait-il)?;

∎ how's that (again)? comment?;

∎ how's that for results? alors ces résultats, qu'est-ce que vous en pensez?;

∎ how's that for size? ça va comme taille?;

∎ suppose I offer you another £500, how's that? et si je t'offre 500 livres en plus, qu'est-ce que tu en dis?;

∎ familiar how the heck should I know? mais enfin, comment veux-tu que je sache?

(b) (in greetings, friendly enquiries etc) comment;

∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?;

∎ how are you doing? comment ça va?;

∎ how do you do? enchanté!;

∎ how are things? ça marche?;

∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;

∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;

∎ how did it go? comment ça s'est passé?;

∎ how's the dollar (doing)? comment va le dollar?;

∎ how's your leg? et (comment va) ta jambe?;

∎ how do you like this wine? comment trouvez-vous ce vin?;

∎ how did you like or how was the film? comment as-tu trouvé le film?;

∎ how was your trip? avez-vous fait bon voyage?;

∎ how's the water? l'eau est bonne?

(c) (in exclamations) que, comme;

∎ how sad she is! qu'elle est triste!, comme elle est triste!;

∎ how nice of you! comme c'est aimable à vous!;

∎ how decadent! quelle décadence!;

∎ how incredible! c'est incroyable!;

∎ how easily they forget! comme ils oublient facilement!;

∎ how I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais!;

∎ familiar how stupid can you get! est-il possible d'être bête à ce point-là!

(d) (with adj or adv) (to what extent) how wide is the room? quelle est la largeur de la pièce?;

∎ how tall are you? combien mesures-tu?;

∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;

∎ how well can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois bien?;

∎ how angry is he? il est vraiment fâché?;

∎ how fast/slowly was he walking? à quelle vitesse marchait-il?;

∎ how far is it from here to the sea? combien y a-t-il d'ici à la mer?;

∎ how likely is that to happen? quelle est la probabilité d'un tel événement?;

∎ how keen are you on fish? aimez-vous le poisson?;

∎ how much does this bag cost? combien coûte ce sac?;

∎ how much is it/do I owe you? combien est-ce que ça coûte/vous dois-je?;

∎ how many are there of you? vous êtes combien (de personnes)?;

∎ how often did she come? - about three or four times combien de fois est-elle venue? - trois ou quatre fois;

∎ how often did he write? est-ce qu'il écrivait souvent?;

∎ how long has he been here? depuis quand ou depuis combien de temps est-il ici?;

∎ how long is the flight? quelle est la durée du vol?;

∎ how soon can you deliver it? à partir de quand pouvez-vous le livrer?;

∎ how late will you stay? jusqu'à quelle heure resteras-tu?;

∎ you know how useful he is to me vous savez à quel point il m'est utile;

∎ you don't know how right you are vous ne savez pas combien vous dites vrai, vous ne savez pas à quel point vous avez raison

2 conjunction

(a) (in what way) comment;

∎ tell me how you do it dites-moi comment vous faites;

∎ he's learning how to read il apprend à lire;

∎ we know how to extract it nous savons comment l'extraire;

∎ I need more information on how the network functions j'ai besoin de plus de renseignements sur le fonctionnement du réseau;

∎ I don't know how he can say that! je ne sais pas comment il peut dire une chose pareille!

(b) (the fact that)

∎ he told us how he had seen his child born il nous a raconté qu'il avait vu naître son enfant;

∎ you know how he always gets his own way tu sais bien comment il est, il finit toujours par obtenir ce qu'il veut;

∎ we all know how smell can influence taste tout le monde sait comment l'odorat a une influence sur le goût;

∎ I remember how he always used to turn up late je me souviens qui'il était toujours en retard

(c) familiar (however) comme^□ ;

∎ arrange the furniture how you like installe les meubles comme tu veux;

∎ did you like it? - and how! ça t'a plu? - et comment!

3 noun

comment m inv;

∎ the how and the why of it don't interest me le pourquoi et le comment ne m'intéressent pas

4 exclamation

humorous (greeting) salut

5 how about adverb

∎ familiar how about a beer? et si on prenait une bière?;

∎ how about going out tonight? si on sortait ce soir?;

∎ how about Friday? vendredi, ça va?;

∎ how about you, what do you think? et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;

∎ how about that! c'est pas vrai!

6 how come adverb

∎ familiar how come? comment ça se fait?;

∎ how come you left? comment ça se fait que tu sois parti?

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how

❢ 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.

A adv, conj

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?

C how so adv phr comment ça.

D how's that adv phr

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’.

Idioms

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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[haʊ] 1.
avverbio

1) (in what way, by what means) come

how did you make it? — come l'hai fatto?

to know how to do — sapere come fare

I learned how to do it — ho imparato a farlo

how do you feel about it? — cosa ne pensi?

2) (enquiring)

how are you? — come stai?

how's your foot? — come va il piede?

how's your brother? — come sta tuo fratello?

how did you like the party? — ti è piaciuta la festa?

how's everything? how are things? come va? how do you do! — (greeting) piacere!

3) (in number, quantity questions)

how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?

4) (in exclamations)

how wonderful! — magnifico!

how nice you look! — come sei carina!

how clever of him! — è stato furbo da parte sua!

how wrong I was! — come mi sono sbagliato!

how it rained! — come pioveva!

5) (why)

how could you? — come hai potuto?

6) how come colloq.

"I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"

how come you always win? — perché vinci sempre?

7) how's that

I'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?

how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?

"he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
2.
congiunzione

1) colloq. (in whichever way) come

you can decorate it how you like — puoi decorarlo come vuoi

2) (that) che

you know how he always arrives late — sai che arriva sempre tardi

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and how! — eccome! altroché!
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Note:

The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below

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1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) come

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) come, quanto

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) come

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) come

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) come

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- however
2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) in qualsiasi modo

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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[haʊ] 1.
avverbio

1) (in what way, by what means) come

how did you make it? — come l'hai fatto?

to know how to do — sapere come fare

I learned how to do it — ho imparato a farlo

how do you feel about it? — cosa ne pensi?

2) (enquiring)

how are you? — come stai?

how's your foot? — come va il piede?

how's your brother? — come sta tuo fratello?

how did you like the party? — ti è piaciuta la festa?

how's everything? how are things? come va? how do you do! — (greeting) piacere!

3) (in number, quantity questions)

how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?

4) (in exclamations)

how wonderful! — magnifico!

how nice you look! — come sei carina!

how clever of him! — è stato furbo da parte sua!

how wrong I was! — come mi sono sbagliato!

how it rained! — come pioveva!

5) (why)

how could you? — come hai potuto?

6) how come colloq.

"I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"

how come you always win? — perché vinci sempre?

7) how's that

I'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?

how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?

"he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
2.
congiunzione

1) colloq. (in whichever way) come

you can decorate it how you like — puoi decorarlo come vuoi

2) (that) che

you know how he always arrives late — sai che arriva sempre tardi

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and how! — eccome! altroché!
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Note:

The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below

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adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) wie

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie

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2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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how

[haʊ]

I. adv

1. interrog (in what manner, way) wie

\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?

\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?

\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?

\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie, er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? fam

just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam

\how come? wie das?

to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2. interrog (for quantities) wie

\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele

\how much wie viel

\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?

\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?

\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?

3. (for emphasis)

\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! fam

\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!

and \how! und ob [o wie]!

\how about that! was sagt man dazu!

\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!

\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! fam

\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!

\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4. interrog (about health, comfort)

\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?

\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam

\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?

\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?

\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?

\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?

\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?; (do you agree?) passt das?

\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!

5. interrog (inviting)

\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?

\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?

\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)

\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?

if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen

John suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?

6. rel (that) dass

she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren

II. n usu pl

the \hows and whys das Wie und Warum

the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen

the \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

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adv

1) (= in what way) wie

how will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?

how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?

how do you mean? (inf) — wie meinst du das?

we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?

how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?

I see how it is — ich verstehe (schon)

how's that for luck? — ist das nicht ein Glück?

how do you know that? —

to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht

I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen

2) (in degree, quantity etc) wie

how nice! — wie nett!

how much (+n, adj, adv) — wie viel; (+vb) wie sehr; (+vbs of physical action)

how often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?

how many —

I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen

how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?

3)

(regarding health, general situation etc) how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)

how are you? — wie geht es Ihnen?

how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)

how's life? — wie gehts?

how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)

how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc

how did the job interview go? — wie ist das Bewerbungsgespräch gelaufen?

4)

how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?

how about it? (about suggestion) — wie wäre es damit?

how about going for a walk? —

how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?

I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?

5)

and how! — und ob or wie!

how he's grown! — er ist aber or vielleicht groß geworden

look how he's grown! — sieh mal, wie groß er geworden ist

6) (= that) dass

she told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
II
interj
(American Indian greeting) hugh
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how [haʊ]

A adv

1. (fragend) wie:

how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;

how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;

how about …? wie stehts mit …?;

how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;

how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;

how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;

how much? wie viel?;

how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;

how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;

how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do¹ B 5, now¹ Bes Redew, so¹ A 4

2. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:

how large it is! wie groß es ist!;

how absurd! wie absurd!;

he knows how to ride er kann reiten;

I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;

how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;

and how! umg und ob!;

here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!

3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:

how do you sell your potatoes?

B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:

the how and the why das Wie und Warum

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adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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adv.

inwiefern adv.

wie adv.

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) freundlich

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) schön

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) genau

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[naɪs]

I. adj

1. ( approv: pleasant) schön, angenehm

did you have a \nice holiday? war es schön im Urlaub?

it's far \nicer here than anywhere else I've lived es ist viel schöner hier als irgendwo sonst, wo ich vorher gewohnt habe

\nice talking to you, but I must be off now es war nett mit dir zu reden, aber jetzt muss ich weg

it's \nice that you're staying here after all es ist schön, dass du trotz allem hierbleibst

\nice one! ( approv fam) nicht schlecht! fam

\nice to meet you! es freut mich, Sie/dich kennenzulernen!

a \nice little earner esp BRIT eine wahre Goldgrube

a \nice neighbourhood eine freundliche Gegend

\nice weather schönes Wetter

\nice work ( approv fam) gute [o saubere] Arbeit

2. (amiable) nett, freundlich

it was very \nice of you to drive her home es war sehr nett von dir, sie nach Hause zu fahren

a \nice chap/ AM usu guy ein netter Kerl

▪ to be \nice to sb nett zu jdm sein; ( fam: bad) schön iron, fein iron

I made a \nice mess of the job, and felt very embarrassed ich habe die Sache ganz schön vermasselt und es war mir äußerst peinlich

3. (subtle) fein

\nice distinction feine Unterscheidung

4. (intensifier) schön

\nice and big/long/warm schön groß/lang/warm

5.

▶ \nice guys finish last Nettigkeit zahlt sich nicht aus

▶ \nice work if you can get it das würde ich mir auch gefallen lassen

II. adv sorgfältig

to talk \nice and clearly deutlich und langsam sprechen

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[naɪs]
adj (+er)

1) nett; person, ways, voice nett, sympathisch; (= nice-looking) girl, dress, looks etc nett, hübsch; weather schön, gut; taste, smell, meal, whisky gut; warmth, feeling, car schön; food gut, lecker; (= skilful) workmanship, work gut, schön, fein

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

he always tries to be Mr Nice Guy — er will sich immer bei allen beliebt machen

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

have a nice day! (esp US) — schönen Tag noch!

that was the nice thing about Venice — das war das Schöne an Venedig

it's ( so) nice to meet you at last/to see you again — es freut mich (sehr), Sie endlich (persönlich) kennenzulernen/Sie wieder zu treffen

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

how nice of you to... — wie nett or lieb von Ihnen, zu...

nice one! — toll! (inf), sauber!

he has a nice taste in ties — er hat einen guten Geschmack, was Krawatten angeht

2) (intensifier) schön

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

3) (= respectable) nett; district fein; words schön; (= refined) manners gut, fein

not a nice word/district/book — gar kein schönes Wort/Viertel/Buch

4) (iro) nett, schön, sauber (all iro)

here's a nice state of affairs! — das sind ja schöne or nette Zustände!

you're in a nice mess — du sitzt schön im Schlamassel (inf)

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

5) (= subtle) distinction, shade of meaning fein, genau

overly nice distinctions — überfeine or subtile Unterscheidungen

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

6) (= hard to please) person anspruchsvoll

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

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Nice [niːs] s Nizza n

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adj.

fein adj.

freundlich adj.

hübsch adj.

lieb adj.

nett adj.

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14 nice

[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) freundlich

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) schön

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) genau

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[naɪs]

I. adj

1. ( approv: pleasant) schön, angenehm

did you have a \nice holiday? war es schön im Urlaub?

it's far \nicer here than anywhere else I've lived es ist viel schöner hier als irgendwo sonst, wo ich vorher gewohnt habe

\nice talking to you, but I must be off now es war nett mit dir zu reden, aber jetzt muss ich weg

it's \nice that you're staying here after all es ist schön, dass du trotz allem hierbleibst

\nice one! ( approv fam) nicht schlecht! fam

\nice to meet you! es freut mich, Sie/dich kennenzulernen!

a \nice little earner esp BRIT eine wahre Goldgrube

a \nice neighbourhood eine freundliche Gegend

\nice weather schönes Wetter

\nice work ( approv fam) gute [o saubere] Arbeit

2. (amiable) nett, freundlich

it was very \nice of you to drive her home es war sehr nett von dir, sie nach Hause zu fahren

a \nice chap/ AM usu guy ein netter Kerl

▪ to be \nice to sb nett zu jdm sein; ( fam: bad) schön iron, fein iron

I made a \nice mess of the job, and felt very embarrassed ich habe die Sache ganz schön vermasselt und es war mir äußerst peinlich

3. (subtle) fein

\nice distinction feine Unterscheidung

4. (intensifier) schön

\nice and big/long/warm schön groß/lang/warm

5.

▶ \nice guys finish last Nettigkeit zahlt sich nicht aus

▶ \nice work if you can get it das würde ich mir auch gefallen lassen

II. adv sorgfältig

to talk \nice and clearly deutlich und langsam sprechen

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[naɪs]
adj (+er)

1) nett; person, ways, voice nett, sympathisch; (= nice-looking) girl, dress, looks etc nett, hübsch; weather schön, gut; taste, smell, meal, whisky gut; warmth, feeling, car schön; food gut, lecker; (= skilful) workmanship, work gut, schön, fein

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

he always tries to be Mr Nice Guy — er will sich immer bei allen beliebt machen

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

have a nice day! (esp US) — schönen Tag noch!

that was the nice thing about Venice — das war das Schöne an Venedig

it's ( so) nice to meet you at last/to see you again — es freut mich (sehr), Sie endlich (persönlich) kennenzulernen/Sie wieder zu treffen

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

how nice of you to... — wie nett or lieb von Ihnen, zu...

nice one! — toll! (inf), sauber!

he has a nice taste in ties — er hat einen guten Geschmack, was Krawatten angeht

2) (intensifier) schön

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

3) (= respectable) nett; district fein; words schön; (= refined) manners gut, fein

not a nice word/district/book — gar kein schönes Wort/Viertel/Buch

4) (iro) nett, schön, sauber (all iro)

here's a nice state of affairs! — das sind ja schöne or nette Zustände!

you're in a nice mess — du sitzt schön im Schlamassel (inf)

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

5) (= subtle) distinction, shade of meaning fein, genau

overly nice distinctions — überfeine or subtile Unterscheidungen

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

6) (= hard to please) person anspruchsvoll

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

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nice [naıs] adj (adv → nicely)

1. fein, zart

2. fein, lecker (Speise etc)

3. nett, freundlich, lieb ( alle:

to sb zu jemandem)

4. nett, hübsch, schön (alle auch iron):

a nice girl;

nice weather schönes Wetter;

a nice mess iron eine schöne Bescherung;

nice and fat schön fett;

nice and warm hübsch oder schön warm

5. heikel, wählerisch ( beide:

about in dat)

6. fein, scharf, genau:

a nice distinction ein feiner Unterschied;

nice judg(e)ment feines Urteilsvermögen;

have a nice ear ein scharfes Ohr haben

7. (peinlich) genau, sorgfältig, gewissenhaft

8. fig heikel, kitzlig, schwierig:

a nice question eine heikle Frage

9. ( meist mit not) obs anständig:

not a nice song ein unanständiges Lied

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adj.

fein adj.

freundlich adj.

hübsch adj.

lieb adj.

nett adj.

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15 nice

naɪs прил.
1) а) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time ≈ славное время nice person ≈ приятный человек Syn: pleasing, agreeable б) хороший, хорошо сделанный nice shot ≈ хороший выстрел Syn: good в) соответствующий, подходящий Syn: appropriate, fitting
2) а) любезный, внимательный that's nice of you to say ≈ очень любезно с вашей стороны сказать... Syn: polite, kind б) тактичный;
воспитанный, благовоспитанный Syn: well-bred в) добродетельный, приличный Syn: virtuous, respectable
3) а) изящный, сделанный со вкусом;
элегантный б) изысканный( о манерах, стиле)
4) острый;
тонкий nice ear nice observer
5) а) точный, тонкий, чувствительный( о механизме) б) тонкий, требующий большой точности, деликатности nice question ≈ щекотливый вопрос Syn: accurate
6) а) аккуратный;
педантичный;
подробный, скрупулезный, тщательный б) разборчивый, привередливый, придирчивый;
щепетильный ∙ Syn: particular, accurate, punctilious
7) уст. распущенный;
застенчивый, жеманный
8) в конструкции с союзом and и вторым прилагательным имеет эмоционально-усилительное значение The train is going nice and fast. ≈ Поезд идет быстро. хороший, приятный, милый, славный - * face хорошее лицо - * smile приятная улыбка - * boy славный мальчик - * home уютная квартира;
хорошенький домик - * little girl милая девчушка - * day приятный /погожий, хороший/ день - * to the taste приятный на вкус - to look * иметь привлекательную внешность - (how) * to see you! (как я) рад(а) вас видеть! (приветствие) ;
как хорошо, что вы пришли( ироничное) хорошенький - you've got us into a * mess! в хорошенькую историю вы нас втянули! - a * state of affairs! хорошенькое дело! - here is a * muddle! ну и путаница! - a * one to talk ему хорошо говорить;
ему бы помолчать изящный, элегантный;
сделанный со вкусом - very * in one's dress изящно /элегантно/ одетый вкусный, аппетитный - * cooking хорошая кухня (of, to, about) любезный, внимательный, тактичный - this is very * of you это с вашей стороны очень любезно /мило/ - he was very * to me он был со мной очень любезен /приветлив, мил/ - he was very * about the incident во время этого инцидента он проявил большой такт скромный, благовоспитанный - * people порядочные люди - * girls do not do that порядочные девушки так не поступают требующий большой точности, осторожности, щепетильности;
трудный, сложный( о вопросе и т. п.) - * question щекотливый /деликатный/ вопрос - negotiations needing * handling переговоры, требующие осторожного и тонкого подхода - a * point of law сложный юридический вопрос - one of the *st problems for a man to solve одна из труднейших задач, которые приходилось решать человеку (преим. с отрицанием) щепетильный;
(морально) безукоризненный, безупречный - he is not too * in his business methods он не слишком щепетилен в деловых вопросах - to be not too * about the means не особенно стесняться /не быть слишком щепетильным/ в выборе средств уместный, тактичный - not a * remark не очень уместное замечание - it is not a * song это неподходящая /не вполне пристойная/ песня острый;
тонкий;
чуткий - * distinction тонкое различие - * ear тонкий /острый/ слух, чуткое ухо - * judgement тонкое и верное суждение - a * shade of meaning тонкий оттенок значения - * eye for distances хороший глазомер - he has a * eye for these delicate differences он хорошо разбирается в этих тончайших оттенках - a * sense of honour обостренное /высокоразвитое/ чувство чести точный;
тщательный, подробный, скрупулезный - * inquiry тщательное /подробное/ расследование - * observer внимательный наблюдатель, наблюдательный человек - weighed in the *st scales взвешенный на самых точных весах разборчивый, взыскательный;
придирчивый;
изысканный (о манерах, слоге) - * critic взыскательный /разборчивый/ критик - * in one's food привередливый /разборчивый/ в еде - * taste изысканный вкус - * taste in art тонкое понимание искусства - too * in her dress слишком разборчива /придирчива/ в отношении одежды;
на нее трудно угодить( эмоционально-усилительно) (в конструкции с союзом and и вторым прилагательным) - the place is * and healthy это очень здоровая местность - I hope it will be * and fine надеюсь, что погода не подведет /что все будет в порядке/ - you'll be * and ill in the morning к утру вы обязательно расхвораетесь - aren't we going * and fast? хорошая скорость, правда? - I didn't like his speech but at least it was * and short его речь мне не понравилась, но, к счастью, она скоро кончилась (устаревшее) (притворно-) застенчивый;
жеманный ~ разборчивый, привередливый;
придирчивый, щепетильный;
he is nice in his food он привередлив в еде a ~ state of affairs! хорошенькое положение дел!;
here is a nice mess I am in! в хорошенькую переделку я попал! it is ~ and warm today сегодня довольно тепло;
the train is going nice and fast поезд идет довольно быстро ~ требующий большой точности или деликатности;
a nice question щекотливый вопрос;
negotiations needing nice handling переговоры, требующие осторожного и тонкого подхода nice аккуратный;
тщательный, подробный, скрупулезный ~ изысканный (о манерах, стиле) ~ изящный, сделанный со вкусом;
элегантный ~ любезный, внимательный;
тактичный ~ острый;
тонкий;
a nice ear тонкий слух ~ разборчивый, привередливый;
придирчивый, щепетильный;
he is nice in his food он привередлив в еде ~ уст. своенравный, глупый ~ сладкий, вкусный ~ точный, тонкий, чувствительный (о механизме) ;
weighed in the nicest scales взвешено на самых точных весах ~ требующий большой точности или деликатности;
a nice question щекотливый вопрос;
negotiations needing nice handling переговоры, требующие осторожного и тонкого подхода ~ хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) ;
a nice boy хороший парень;
nice weather хорошая погода;
nice home хорошенький домик ~ хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) ;
a nice boy хороший парень;
nice weather хорошая погода;
nice home хорошенький домик ~ острый;
тонкий;
a nice ear тонкий слух ~ хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) ;
a nice boy хороший парень;
nice weather хорошая погода;
nice home хорошенький домик ~ judgement тонкое, правильное суждение;
a nice observer внимательный, тонкий наблюдатель ~ a ~ and в соединении с другим прилагательным часто означает довольно ~ judgement тонкое, правильное суждение;
a nice observer внимательный, тонкий наблюдатель ~ требующий большой точности или деликатности;
a nice question щекотливый вопрос;
negotiations needing nice handling переговоры, требующие осторожного и тонкого подхода a ~ shade of meaning тонкий оттенок значения;
a nice taste in literature хороший, тонкий литературный вкус a ~ state of affairs! хорошенькое положение дел!;
here is a nice mess I am in! в хорошенькую переделку я попал! a ~ shade of meaning тонкий оттенок значения;
a nice taste in literature хороший, тонкий литературный вкус ~ хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) ;
a nice boy хороший парень;
nice weather хорошая погода;
nice home хорошенький домик it is ~ and warm today сегодня довольно тепло;
the train is going nice and fast поезд идет довольно быстро ~ точный, тонкий, чувствительный (о механизме) ;
weighed in the nicest scales взвешено на самых точных весах

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nice
16 you

pronoun

1) sing./pl. du/ihr; in polite address sing. or pl. Sie; as direct object dich/euch/Sie; as indirect object dir/euch/Ihnen; refl. dich/dir/ euch; in polite address sich

it was you — du warst/ihr wart/Sie waren es

you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem

2) (one) man

smoking is bad for you — Rauchen ist ungesund. See also academic.ru/83548/your">your; yours; yourself; yourselves

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[ju:]
pronoun

1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) du, ihr, Sie, dir, euch, Ihnen, dich, euch, Sie

2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) du, ihr, Sie

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you

[ju:, ju, jə]

pron pers

1. singular du nom, dich akk, dir dat; polite form Sie nom, akk, Ihnen dat

\you look nice du siehst gut aus

I love \you ich liebe dich

I'll help \you if \you like wenn du willst, helfe ich dir

\you painted that yourself? das hast du selbst gemalt?

if I were \you wenn ich du/Sie wäre, an deiner/Ihrer Stelle

that dress just isn't \you! das Kleid passt einfach nicht zu dir!

\you got it AM sofort

would you get me a coffee? — sure, \you got it würden Sie mir einen Kaffee bringen? — natürlich, sofort

2. plural ihr nom, euch akk, dat; polite form Sie nom, akk, Ihnen dat

\you kids are going to eat us into the poorhouse! ihr Kinder esst uns noch die Haare vom Kopf hum

how many of \you are there? wie viele seid ihr?

\you Americans/engineers/men ihr Amerikaner/Ingenieure/Männer

I can't stand \you men! ich kann euch Männer nicht ausstehen!

\you two/three/four ihr zwei/drei/vier

are \you two ready? seid ihr beiden fertig?

3. (one) man

\you learn from experience aus Erfahrung wird man klug

\you can't get a driving licence till \you're seventeen in this country in diesem Land bekommt man erst mit 17 den Führerschein

it's not good for \you das ist nicht gesund

\you never know man weiß nie

4. (in exclamations) du/sie/ihr...!

\you darling! du bist ein Engel! [o Schatz!]

\you clever girl! du kluges Mädchen!

\you fools! ihr Dummköpfe!

hey \you, what are you doing in there? he Sie, was machen Sie da drinnen?

now there's a man for \you! das ist [doch mal] ein toller Mann!

just \you dare! untersteh dich!

5.

▶ \you and yours die Familie

Christmas is a time to spend with \you and yours Weihnachten sollte man mit der Familie verbringen

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[juː]
pron

1) (German familiar form) (sing) (nom) du; (acc) dich; (dat) dir; (pl) (nom) ihr; (acc, dat) euch; (German polite form: sing, pl) (nom, acc) Sie; (dat) Ihnen

all of you (pl) —

I want all of you (sing) — ich will dich ganz

if I were you — wenn ich du/Sie wäre, an deiner/Ihrer Stelle

you Germans — ihr Deutschen

you two/three wait here! —

silly old you you darling — du Dussel (inf), du Dumm(er)chen (inf) you darling du bist ein Schatz or Engel

is that you? — bist dus/seid ihrs/sind Sies?

it's you — du bist es/ihr seids/Sie sinds

what's the matter? – it's you or you are —

there's a fine house for you! — das ist mal ein schönes Haus!

now there's a woman for you! —

now you say something — sag du/sagt ihr/sagen Sie (auch) mal was

just you dare! — trau dich bloß!, untersteh dich!

sit you down (hum) — setz dich/setzt euch/setzen Sie sich

that hat just isn't you (inf) — der Hut passt einfach nicht zu dir/zu Ihnen

2) (indef) (nom) man; (acc) einen; (dat) einem

you never know, you never can tell — man kann nie wissen, man weiß nie

it's not good for you — es ist nicht gut

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you [juː; jʊ] pron

1. (persönlich)

a) (nom) du, ihr, Sie

b) (dat) dir, euch, Ihnen

c) (akk) dich, euch, Sie:

you are so kind du bist (ihr seid, Sie sind) so nett;

who sent you? wer hat dich (euch, Sie) geschickt?;

you three ihr (euch) drei;

don’t you do that! tu das ja nicht!;

that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein (gutes) Weinchen!

2. reflexiv obs

a) dir, euch, sich

b) dich, euch, sich:

get you gone schau, dass du fortkommst!;

sit you down setz dich hin!

3. unpers man:

what should you do? was soll man tun?;

you soon get used to it man gewöhnt sich bald daran;

that does you good das tut einem gut

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pronoun

1) sing./pl. du/ihr; in polite address sing. or pl. Sie; as direct object dich/euch/Sie; as indirect object dir/euch/Ihnen; refl. dich/dir/ euch; in polite address sich

it was you — du warst/ihr wart/Sie waren es

you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem

2) (one) man

smoking is bad for you — Rauchen ist ungesund. See also your; yours; yourself; yourselves

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(2nd pers.pl.) pron.

Sie pron. (formal) pron.

Sie pron. (one) pron.

man pron. pron.

dich pron.

du pron.

du bist pron.

euch pron.pl.

ihr pron.

English-german dictionary > you
17 nice and...

очень, весьма, чрезвычайно; см. тж. fine and... и good and...

He could hear Bob playing: "Way down upon de Suwannee ribber" on his concertina, and it made him nice and sad. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Awakening’) — Было слышно, как Боб играет на концертино "Далеко на речке Сувани", и от этого Джону стало очень грустно.

Sometimes I get up in the mornin', feelin' like a million dollars, and I go downstairs nice and early. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, part I. ch. V) — Иногда, проснувшись утром, я чувствую себя отлично и спускаюсь вниз ни свет ни заря.

‘How do you know what may happen in this house? All day long I shiver and at night I lock my door and I look in the wardrobe to see no one is hidden there.’ ‘That ought to keep you nice and safe.’ (A. Christie, ‘A Murder Is Announced’, ch. XV) — - Никогда не знаешь, что может произойти в этом доме. Весь день я дрожу, а ночью запираю дверь и осматриваю платяной шкаф: не прячется ли там кто-нибудь. - Ну, в таком случае вы в полной безопасности.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > nice and...
18 nice and...

   paзг.

   уcил. oчeнь, вecьмa, чpeзвычaйнo, кpaйнe

    'How do you know what may happen in this house? All day long I shiver and at night I lock my door and I look in the wardrobe to see no one is hidden there.' "That ought to keep you nice and safe (A. Christie). Sometimes I get up in the mornin', feelin' like a million dollars, and I go downstairs nice and early (E. CTConnor)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > nice and...
19 dichosos los ojos

• how nice to see you

• nice try

• nice-to-look-at

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dichosos los ojos
20 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

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bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

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(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

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bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

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I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

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= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

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bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

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bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

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