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1 leben
I v/i1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive; man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once; lebt er noch? is he still alive?; er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered; so wahr ich lebe! I swear it; lebst du noch? umg., hum., iro. well, hello stranger; ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together; wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iro. this isn’t the 19th century(, you know); wie gehts? - man lebt ( so eben) umg. how are things? - surviving2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben: leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc.) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by + Ger.), (Verdienst, Rente) live on; vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian; makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s); gesund / ungesund leben lead a healthy / an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy / unhealthy conditions; sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves); nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle; leben und leben lassen live and let live; sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art3. (wohnen) live; wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?; ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand4. fig., Andenken etc.: live on; die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike; das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play5. es lebe...! three cheers for...!; es lebe der König / die Königin! long live the King / Queen!; leben Sie wohl farewell; Tag1 4 etc.6. unpers.: es lebt sich ganz angenehm / bequem etc. life’s quite pleasant / comfortable etc.; hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad hereII v/t: ein angenehmes / bequemes etc. Leben leben lead a pleasant / comfortable etc. life, have a pleasant / comfortable ( oder an easy) etc. lifestyle; sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again; sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way; seinen Glauben leben geh. live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)* * *das Lebenexistence; life; lifetime* * *Le|ben ['leːbn]nt -s, -1) lifedas Lében — life
am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive
das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life
das Lében Hemingways — Hemingway's life, the life of Hemingway
haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one
solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live
sich des Lébens freuen, das or sein Lében genießen — to enjoy life
das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life
jdm das Lében retten — to save sb's life
es geht um Lében und Tod, es ist eine Sache auf Lében und Tod — it's a matter of life and death
wenn dir dein Lében lieb ist — if you value your life
ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life
mit dem Lében davonkommen — to escape with one's life
mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death
mit dem Lében abschließen — to prepare for death
seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life
zu neuem Lében verhelfen — to breathe new life into sth, to revitalize sth
etw ins Lében rufen — to bring sth into being
or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death
seines Lébens nicht mehr sicher sein — to fear for one's life
ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life
sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life
jdn am Lében lassen — to spare sb's life
um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life
das Lében nehmen — to take one's (own) life
jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)
was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?
der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman
etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)
etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth
jdn künstlich am Lében erhalten — to keep sb alive artificially
ein Lében in Frieden/in Armut etc — a life of peace/poverty etc
er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life
ein Lében lang — one's whole life (long)
zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life
ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life
nie im Lében! — never!
sich durchs Lében schlagen — to struggle through (life)
ins Lében treten — to go out into the world
im Lében stehen — to have some standing in the world
ein Roman, den das Lében schrieb — a novel of real life
ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life
das Lében geht weiter — life goes on
unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)
2) (= Betriebsamkeit) lifeauf dem Markt herrscht reges Lében — the market is a hive of activity
in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town
bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up
voller Lében stecken — to be full of life
es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture
See:→ Bude* * *1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) alive2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existence3) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) exist4) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) life5) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) life6) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) life7) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) life8) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) life9) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) life10) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) live11) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) live* * *Le·ben<-s, ->[ˈle:bn̩]nt1. (Lebendigsein) lifeetw mit dem [o seinem] \Leben bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's lifeam \Leben bleiben/sein to remain [or stay]/be alivesolange er am Leben ist, wird das Haus nicht verkauft as long as he lives the house won't be soldjdn ums \Leben bringen (geh) to take sb's lifemit dem \Leben davonkommen to escape with one's lifejdn [künstlich] am \Leben erhalten to keep sb alive [artificially][bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] ums \Leben kommen to die [in sth/during sth], to lose one's life [in sth/during sth]jdn das \Leben kosten (geh) to cost sb his/her lifesein \Leben [für jdn/etw] lassen (geh) to give one's life [for sb/sth]jdn am \Leben lassen to let sb liveum sein \Leben laufen [o rennen] to run for one's lifejdm das \Leben schenken (geh: jdn gebären) to give birth to sb; (jdn am Leben lassen) to let sb livemit seinem \Leben spielen to put one's life at riskjdn ins \Leben zurückrufen to revive sb2. (Existieren) lifedas ewige \Leben eternal lifedas \Leben geht weiter life goes onsein \Leben genießen/verpfuschen to enjoy/ruin one's lifeam \Leben hängen to love lifedas [o sein] \Leben hinter sich dat haben to have one's life behind one, to have had one's innings famnie im \Leben [o im \Leben nicht] neverjdm/sich das \Leben schwer machen to make life difficult for sb/oneselfso ist das \Leben [eben] that's life, such is lifezeit jds \Lebens as long as sb livesich war zeit meines \Lebens noch nie beim Arzt I have never consulted a doctor in all my life3. (Alltag, Lebensweise) lifeein \Leben in Armut/im Luxus a life of poverty/luxuryein geruhsames/hektisches \Leben führen to lead a quiet/hectic lifedas \Leben Picassos Picasso's life, the life of Picassodas süße \Leben the life of Riley famdas tägliche \Leben everyday lifedas wirkliche \Leben real lifedas \Leben zu zweit life as a couple4. (Lebewesen) lifees gibt kein \Leben auf jenem Planeten there's no life on that planetetw ins \Leben rufen to found [or establish] sthdas öffentliche \Leben public lifeeine Figur [o Person] des öffentlichen \Lebens a public figure6. (Lebhaftigkeit) lifeder Roman ist ohne \Leben there is no life in the novelvoller \Leben sein to be full of life7. (Lebensinhalt) lifeihr Garten war ihr \Leben her garden was her life8.▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr froh werden to have a rotten life▶ aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be a slice of life▶ es geht um [o ist eine Sache auf] \Leben und Tod it's a matter of life and death▶ etw für sein \Leben gern tun to love doing sthich esse für mein \Leben gern Schokolade I love chocolateich würde für mein \Leben gern verreisen I'd love to travel▶ jdm das \Leben zur Hölle machen to make sb's life hell▶ wenn dir dein \Leben lieb ist if your life means sth to you▶ das nackte \Leben retten [o mit dem nackten \Leben davonkommen] to barely escape with one's life▶ ein Roman den/ein Stück das das \Leben schrieb a novel/a play of real life▶ jds \Leben steht auf dem Spiel sb's life is at risk▶ jdm nach dem \Leben trachten to be out to kill sb* * *das; Lebens, Leben1) lifeam Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive
seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]
etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something
mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life
ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long
noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life
mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground
nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)
so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go
die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life
* * *A. v/iman lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once;lebt er noch? is he still alive?;er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered;so wahr ich lebe! I swear it;lebst du noch? umg, hum, iron well, hello stranger;ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together;wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iron this isn’t the 19th century(, you know);wie gehts? - man lebt (so eben) umg how are things? - survivingleben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by +ger), (Verdienst, Rente) live on;vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian;makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s);gesund/ungesund leben lead a healthy/an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy/unhealthy conditions;sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves);nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle;leben und leben lassen live and let live;sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art3. (wohnen) live;wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?;ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand4. fig, Andenken etc: live on;die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike;das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play5.es lebe …! three cheers for …!;es lebe der König/die Königin! long live the King/Queen!;6. unpers:es lebt sich ganz angenehm/bequem etc life’s quite pleasant/comfortable etc;hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad hereB. v/t:ein angenehmes/bequemes etcLeben leben lead a pleasant/comfortable etc life, have a pleasant/comfortable ( oder an easy) etc lifestyle;sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again;sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way;* * *das; Lebens, Leben1) lifesich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life
am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive
seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]
etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something
mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life
ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long
noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life
mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground
nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)
so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go
die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life
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2 olympiaverdächtig
Adj. oft hum., iro.: das war eine olympiaverdächtige Leistung with that sort of performance they’ll want you in the Olympic team; fig., hum. you’ve really surpassed yourself there* * *olympiaverdächtig adj oft hum, iron:das war eine olympiaverdächtige Leistung with that sort of performance they’ll want you in the Olympic team; fig, hum you’ve really surpassed yourself there -
3 Dampfross
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4 Jemand
I unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; fragend: auch anybody, anyone; verneinend: anybody, anyone; es kommt jemand somebody’s coming; ist da jemand? is anybody there?; ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?; jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else; sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iro. while I’m at it) ?; das will kaum jemand wissen hardly anybody ( oder almost nobody) wants to know that; irgendjemand* * *one; someone; anybody; somebody; anyone* * *je|mand ['jeːmant]indef pronsomebody, someone; (bei Fragen, bedingenden Sätzen auch, Negation) anybody, anyoneist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?
du lachst so, hat dir jémand ein Kompliment gemacht? — why are you smiling? has somebody or someone paid you a compliment?
ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone
ich brauche jémanden, der mir den Fernseher repariert — I need somebody or someone to repair my television set
jémand Fremdes — a stranger
jémand Neues — somebody or someone new
jémand anders — somebody or someone else
* * *1) (someone.) somebody2) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) someone3) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) someone* * *je·mand[ˈje:mant]pron indef somebody, someone; (bei Fragen, Negation etc.) anybody, anyoneda ist \jemand für dich an der Tür there's somebody at the door for youist da \jemand? is anyone there?\jemand andere[r, s] [o anders] somebody [or someone] else* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *es kommt jemand somebody’s coming;ist da jemand? is anybody there?;ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?;jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else;sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iron while I’m at it) ?;ein gewisser Jemand a certain somebody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
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5 jemand
I unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; fragend: auch anybody, anyone; verneinend: anybody, anyone; es kommt jemand somebody’s coming; ist da jemand? is anybody there?; ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?; jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else; sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iro. while I’m at it) ?; das will kaum jemand wissen hardly anybody ( oder almost nobody) wants to know that; irgendjemand* * *one; someone; anybody; somebody; anyone* * *je|mand ['jeːmant]indef pronsomebody, someone; (bei Fragen, bedingenden Sätzen auch, Negation) anybody, anyoneist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?
du lachst so, hat dir jémand ein Kompliment gemacht? — why are you smiling? has somebody or someone paid you a compliment?
ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone
ich brauche jémanden, der mir den Fernseher repariert — I need somebody or someone to repair my television set
jémand Fremdes — a stranger
jémand Neues — somebody or someone new
jémand anders — somebody or someone else
* * *1) (someone.) somebody2) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) someone3) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) someone* * *je·mand[ˈje:mant]pron indef somebody, someone; (bei Fragen, Negation etc.) anybody, anyoneda ist \jemand für dich an der Tür there's somebody at the door for youist da \jemand? is anyone there?\jemand andere[r, s] [o anders] somebody [or someone] else* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
* * *es kommt jemand somebody’s coming;ist da jemand? is anybody there?;ist jemand da? is there anybody here ( oder home) ?;jemand anders somebody ( oder anybody) else;sonst noch jemand? anyone else (iron while I’m at it) ?;ein gewisser Jemand a certain somebody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; (fragend, verneint) anyone; anybodyich kenne jemand[en], der... — I know someone or somebody who...
sich mit jemand[em] treffen — to meet someone or somebody
ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there
jemand anders/Fremdes — someone or somebody else/strange
kaum jemand — hardly or scarcely anyone or anybody
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6 beichten
vt/i2. fig. (gestehen) confess; ich muss dir etwas beichten I’ve got something to confess (to you), I’ve got a confession to make (to you), auch I’ve got to get something off my chest umg.; na, dann beichte mal! hum. iro. come on then, spit it out!, Am. auch fess up!* * *to confess; to shrive; to profess* * *beich|ten ['baiçtn] (lit, fig)1. vtto confess (jdm etw sth to sb)2. vito confessbéíchten gehen — to go to confession
* * *beich·ten[ˈbaiçtn̩]I. vt1. REL▪ [jdm] etw \beichten to confess sth [to sb]▪ jdm etw \beichten to confess sth to sb\beichten gehen to go to confession* * *1.intransitives Verb confess2.transitives Verb (auch fig.) confess* * *beichten v/t & v/i1. REL confess (bei jemandem to sb);beichten gehen go to confession2. fig (gestehen) confess;ich muss dir etwas beichten I’ve got something to confess (to you), I’ve got a confession to make (to you), auch I’ve got to get something off my chest umg;na, dann beichte mal! hum iron come on then, spit it out!, US auch fess up!* * *1.intransitives Verb confess2.transitives Verb (auch fig.) confess* * *v.to confess v.to shrive v. -
7 Kriegsverletzte
m, f war-wounded (fig., hum., iro. battle-scarred) veteran; er ist Kriegsverletzter he was wounded in the war* * *Kriegs·ver·letz·te(r)m wounded soldier* * *er ist Kriegsverletzter he was wounded in the war -
8 als
Konj.1. zeitlich: when, (während) as, while; damals, als... back then, when..., in the days, when...; als ich kam, war er nicht mehr da he had already left by the time I arrived; ich kam erst, als er schon weg war I didn’t arrive until after he had left2. vergleichend; nach Komp.: than; nach Negation: but, except; er ist älter als du he’s older than you; alles andere als ( hübsch etc.) anything but (pretty etc.); wer sonst als er etc. who else but him etc.; kein anderer oder niemand anders als er non other than he; nichts als ( Unsinn etc.) nothing but (rubbish etc.); mehr als genug more than enough; so bald oder schnell als möglich as soon ( oder quickly) as possible; als ob as if, as though; sie tat (so), als schliefe sie oder als ob sie schliefe auch she pretended to be asleep; als ob du das nicht gewusst hättest! as if you didn’t (already) know that!; mir war, als wenn es geklingelt hätte I thought the doorbell had rung; er ist zu anständig, als dass er das tun könnte he’s too decent to do a thing like that3. erläuternd: as; (in der Eigenschaft von) auch in one’s capacity as.; als Lehrer / Künstler etc. as a critic / an artist etc.; als Deutscher / Franzose etc. being a German / Frenchman.; als Entschuldigung by way of an excuse; als Geschenk as a present; das erwies sich als Fehler / richtig that turned out to be a mistake / right; du als Ältester you as the eldest; er starb als Held he died (as) a hero; sie kam als Letzte rein she was the last to come in; als Kind war ich oft krank I was often ill as a child4. altm.: als da sind oder wären to wit, namely, that is to say allg.; insofern, solch, sowohl, umso* * *(Eigenschaft) being; as;(vergleichend) as; than;(zeitlich) as; when; while* * *ạls [als]1. conj1) (nach comp) thanich kam später als er — I came later than he( did) or him
Hans ist größer als sein Bruder — Hans is taller than his brother
mehr als arbeiten kann ich nicht — I can't do more than work
2)so viel/so weit als möglich — as much/far as possible
als wie — as
nichts/niemand/nirgend anders als — nothing/nobody/nowhere but
eher or lieber... als — rather... than
ich würde eher sterben als das zu tun — I would rather die than do that, I would die rather than do that
anders sein als — to be different from
das machen wir anders als ihr — we do it differently to you
3) (in Modalsätzen) as if or thoughes sieht aus, als würde es bald schneien — it looks as if or though it will snow soon
sie sah aus, als ob or wenn sie schliefe — she looked as if or though she were asleep
See:→ auch ob4)5)sie ist zu alt, als dass sie das noch verstehen könnte — she is too old to understand thatdie Zeit war zu knapp, als dass wir... — the time was too short for us to...
das ist umso trauriger, als es nicht das erste Mal war — that's all the sadder in that it wasn't the first time
6) (in Temporalsätzen) when; (= gleichzeitig) asgleich, als — as soon as
damals, als — (in the days) when
gerade, als — just as
7) (= in der Eigenschaft) asals Antwort/Warnung — as an answer/a warning
sich als wahr/falsch erweisen — to prove to be true/false
als Held/Revolutionär — as a hero/revolutionary
als Kind/Mädchen etc — as a child/girl etc
See:2. adv (dial inf)(= immer)* * *1) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) as2) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) on3) (a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) than4) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) when* * *[als]1. (in dem Moment, da) when, asich kam, \als er ging I came as he was leavinggleich, \als... as soon as...damals, \als... [back] in the days when...gerade \als... just when [or as]...sie rief an, \als ich gerade weg war she called just as I'd left2. nach komp thander Bericht ist interessanter \als erwartet the report is more interesting than would have been expectedso... \als möglich as... as possiblealles andere \als... everything but...anders \als jd sein to be different from [or to] sbniemand/nirgends anders \als... nobody/nowhere but...niemand anders \als... (a. hum, iron) none other than...sie haben andere Verfahren \als wir they have different procedures from oursich brauche nichts anderes \als ein paar Tage Urlaub all I need is a couple of days vacation▪ ..., \als habe/könne/sei/würde... as if [or though]es sieht aus, \als würde es bald schneien it looks like snow [or as though it's going to snow]\als ob ich das nicht wüsste! as if I didn't know that!5. (so dass es ausgeschlossen ist)▪ zu..., \als dass too... to...du bist noch zu jung, \als dass du dich daran erinnern könntest you're too young to be able to remember that6. (zumal) since▪ umso..., \als... all the more..., since...das ist umso trauriger, \als es nicht das erste Mal war it is all the sadder since it wasn't the first time7. (in der Eigenschaft von etw)▪ \als etw as sthein Tonband ist vor Gericht nicht \als Beweis zugelassen a tape recording is not recognized as evidence in court▪ \als jd as sbschon \als Kind hatte er immer Albträume even as a child, he had nightmaressich \als wahr/falsch erweisen to prove to be true/false* * *1) Temporalsatz einleitend when; (während, indem) asdamals, als — [in the days] when
um so mehr, als — all the more since or in that; s. auch insofern; insoweit
3)..., als da sind... — to wit; namely
die [drei] Grundfarben, als da sind Rot, Blau und Gelb — the [three] primary colours, to wit or namely red, blue, and yellow
größer/älter/mehr usw. als... — bigger/older/more etc. than...
kein anderer od. niemand anderes als... — none other than
nirgends anders als... — nowhere but...
du brauchst nichts [anderes] zu tun, als abzuwarten — all you need to do is just wait and see
anders als... — different/differently from...
lieber hänge ich mich auf, als dass ich ins Gefängnis gehe — I'd rather hang myself than go to prison
die Kinder sind noch zu klein, als dass wir sie allein lassen könnten — the children are still too small for us to be able to leave them on their own
als [wenn od. ob] — (+ Konjunktiv II) as if or though
er tut so, als ob od. wenn er nichts wüsste, er tut so, als wüsste er nichts — he pretends not to know anything
als wenn od. ob ich das nicht wüsste! — as if I didn't know!
soviel/soweit als möglich — as much/as far as possible; s. auch sowohl
5)als Rentner/Arzt — usw. as a pensioner/doctor etc.
du als Lehrer... — as a teacher you...
jemanden als faul/Dummkopf bezeichnen — call somebody lazy/a fool
sich als wahr/Lüge erweisen — prove to be true/a lie
* * *als konjdamals, als … back then, when …, in the days, when …;als ich kam, war er nicht mehr da he had already left by the time I arrived;ich kam erst, als er schon weg war I didn’t arrive until after he had lefter ist älter als du he’s older than you;niemand anders als er non other than he;mehr als genug more than enough;schnell als möglich as soon ( oder quickly) as possible;als ob as if, as though;sie tat (so), als schliefe sie oderals ob sie schliefe auch she pretended to be asleep;als ob du das nicht gewusst hättest! as if you didn’t (already) know that!;mir war, als wenn es geklingelt hätte I thought the doorbell had rung;er ist zu anständig, als dass er das tun könnte he’s too decent to do a thing like thatals Lehrer/Künstler etc as a critic/an artist etc;als Deutscher/Franzose etc being a German/Frenchman.;als Entschuldigung by way of an excuse;als Geschenk as a present;das erwies sich als Fehler/richtig that turned out to be a mistake/right;du als Ältester you as the eldest;er starb als Held he died (as) a hero;sie kam als Letzte rein she was the last to come in;als Kind war ich oft krank I was often ill as a child4. obs:* * *1) Temporalsatz einleitend when; (während, indem) asdamals, als — [in the days] when
3)..., als da sind... — to wit; namely
die [drei] Grundfarben, als da sind Rot, Blau und Gelb — the [three] primary colours, to wit or namely red, blue, and yellow
größer/älter/mehr usw. als... — bigger/older/more etc. than...
kein anderer od. niemand anderes als... — none other than
niemand od. keiner als... — nobody but...
nirgends anders als... — nowhere but...
du brauchst nichts [anderes] zu tun, als abzuwarten — all you need to do is just wait and see
anders als... — different/differently from...
lieber hänge ich mich auf, als dass ich ins Gefängnis gehe — I'd rather hang myself than go to prison
die Kinder sind noch zu klein, als dass wir sie allein lassen könnten — the children are still too small for us to be able to leave them on their own
als [wenn od. ob] — (+ Konjunktiv II) as if or though
er tut so, als ob od. wenn er nichts wüsste, er tut so, als wüsste er nichts — he pretends not to know anything
als wenn od. ob ich das nicht wüsste! — as if I didn't know!
soviel/soweit als möglich — as much/as far as possible; s. auch sowohl
5)als Rentner/Arzt — usw. as a pensioner/doctor etc.
du als Lehrer... — as a teacher you...
jemanden als faul/Dummkopf bezeichnen — call somebody lazy/a fool
sich als wahr/Lüge erweisen — prove to be true/a lie
* * *adj.inasmuch adj.then adj. adv.as adv.at the time when expr.than adv.when adv.while conj. konj.for conj. -
9 als
1) (in dem Moment, da) when, as;ich kam, \als er ging I came as he was leaving;gleich, \als... as soon as...;damals, \als... [back] in the days when...;gerade \als... just when [or as]...;sie rief an, \als ich gerade weg war she called just as I'd left2) nach Komparativ than;der Bericht ist interessanter \als erwartet the report is more interesting than would have been expectedso... \als möglich as... as possible;alles andere \als... everything but...;anders \als jd sein to be different from [or to] sb;niemand/nirgends anders \als... nobody/nowhere but...;niemand anders \als... (a. hum, iron) none other than...;sie haben andere Verfahren \als wir they have different procedures from ours;ich brauche nichts anderes \als ein paar Tage Urlaub all I need is a couple of days vacation4) ( in Modalsätzen)es sieht aus, \als würde es bald schneien it looks like snow [or as though it's going to snow];\als ob ich das nicht wüsste! as if I didn't know that!zu..., \als dass too... to...;du bist noch zu jung, \als dass du dich daran erinnern könntest you're too young to be able to remember that6) ( zumal) since;um so..., \als... all the more..., since...;das ist um so trauriger, \als es nicht das erste Mal war it is all the sadder since it wasn't the first time\als etw as sth;ein Tonband ist vor Gericht nicht \als Beweis zugelassen a tape recording is not recognized as evidence in court;\als jd as sb;schon \als Kind hatte er immer Albträume even as a child, he had nightmares;sich \als wahr/ falsch erweisen to prove to be true/false -
10 Herr
m; -n, -en1. (Mann) auch vornehmer etc.: gentleman; als Tanzpartner etc. einer Frau: partner; Herren Toilette: Gentlemen, Men; SPORT men; bei den Herren SPORT in the men’s event; Alte Herren SPORT veterans; Studentenverbindung: old members; mein alter Herr umg., hum. my old man; ein feiner oder sauberer Herr iro. a fine one; die Herren der Schöpfung umg., hum. the lords of creation; den ( großen oder feinen) Herrn spielen play lord of the manor, act the big shot umg.2. vor Namen: Mr, Am. Mr.; vor Titeln: meist nicht übersetzt; die Herren N. und M. Messrs N and M; Herr Doktor / Professor etc. doctor / professor etc.; Herr Präsident! Mr ( oder Mr.) Chairman; im Unterhaus: Mr ( oder Mr.) Speaker; zum Präsidenten der USA: Mr. President; der Herr Präsident the Chairman etc.; meine ( Damen und) Herren! (ladies and) gentlemen!; Sehr geehrter Herr N. in Briefen: Dear Sir; vertraulicher: Dear Mr ( oder Mr.) N; Ihr Herr Vater geh. your father; Herr Ober, ein Bier bitte! waiter, a beer, please; bitte schön, der Herr! beim Servieren: here you are, sir; umg., hum. oder iro. for you, kind sir; meine Herren! umg. als Ausruf: would you believe it; Gesang(s)verein3. (Gebieter) master (auch eines Hundes); bes. Adliger: lord; (Herrscher) ruler; mein Herr und Gebieter my lord and master; seinen Herrn und Meister finden in (+ Dat) meet one’s match in; aus aller Herren Länder from the four corners of the earth; sein eigener Herr sein be one’s own boss; Herr im eigenen Hause sein be master ( oder have the say) in one’s own house; zwei Herren dienen serve two masters; Herr der Lage sein have everything under control, be master of the situation; Herr über Leben und Tod sein have power over life and death; Herr werden (+ Gen) oder über (+ Akk) get s.th. under control; Problemen: get on top of; eines Gegners: get the upper hand over; seiner Gefühle Herr werden get a grip of oneself; nicht mehr Herr seiner selbst sein be unable to contain oneself; wie der Herr, so’s G(e) scherr Sprichw. like master, like man4. KIRCHL.: der Herr (Gott, Christus) Lord; Gott, der Herr the Lord God; der Herr Jesus the Lord Jesus; im Jahre des Herrn in the year of our Lord; Brüder und Schwestern im Herrn in the Lord; er ist ein großer Angeber etc. vor dem Herrn umg. he’s a mighty show-off etc. before the Lord; Herr des Himmels! umg. Lord above!, God in heaven!; sein2 I 2* * *(Anrede) Mr; Sir; Mister;der Herr(Gebieter) master; lord;(Gott) the Lord;(Mann) gentleman; gent* * *Hẹrr [hɛr]m -(e)n, -enüber +acc of); (von Hund) mastersein eigener Herr sein — to be one's own master or boss
Herr im eigenen Haus sein — to be master in one's own house
Herr der Lage or Situation sein/bleiben — to be/remain master of the situation, to have/keep the situation under control
nicht mehr Herr seiner Sinne sein — not to be in control of oneself any more
Herr über Leben und Tod sein — to have the power of life and death (gen over)
über jdn/etw Herr werden — to master sb/sth
man kann nicht or niemand kann zwei Herren dienen (prov) — no man can serve two masters (prov)
wie der Herr, sos Gescherr! (Prov) — like master, like man! (prov)
See:→ LandGott, der Herr — the Lord God
Herr, du meine Güte! — good(ness) gracious (me)!
er ist ein großer Schwindler/Esser etc vor dem Herrn (hum inf) — what a great fibber/eater etc he is
3) (= feiner Herr, Mann) gentlemanein adliger Herr, ein Herr von Adel — a nobleman
den (großen) Herrn spielen or markieren (inf) — to give oneself airs, to put on airs
See:→ alt(mein) Herr! — sir!
der Herr wünscht? — what can I do for you, sir?
Herr Nachbar (old) — excuse me, sir
Herr Dr./Doktor/Professor Schmidt — Dr/Doctor/Professor Schmidt
Herr Präsident/Vorsitzender — Mr President/Chairman
der Herr Präsident/Vorsitzende — the President/Chairman
Herr Bell (in Brief) — Dear Mr Bell
an den Herrn Abgeordneten C. Schmidt — C. Schmidt, MP
werte Herren, sehr geehrte Herren (in Brief) — Dear Sirs (Brit), to whom it may concern (US)
5) (allgemein gesehen = Tanzpartner, Begleiter) gentleman; (auf eine bestimmte Dame bezogen) partner; (bei Cocktailparty, Theaterbesuch etc) (gentleman) companion6) (SPORT)* * *der1) (a polite word for a man: Two gentlemen arrived this morning.) gentleman2) (God; Christ.) the Lord3) (a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area: The lion is lord of the jungle.) lord4) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) master5) ((abbreviated to Mr when written) a polite title given to a male adult, either in writing or in speech: Good morning, Mr Smith; Ask Mr Jones.) Mister* * *Herr(in)<-n, -en>[hɛr]1. nur m (männliche Anrede: vor Eigennamen) Mrdie \Herren Schmidt und Müller Messrs Schmidt and Müllerder \Herr Botschafter/Professor the Ambassador/Professor\Herr Doktor/Kollege... Dr/Mr...tut mir Leid, der \Herr Doktor ist heute Nachmittag nicht in der Praxis I'm sorry, but the doctor is not in his office this afternoon\Herr Präsident/Vorsitzender Mr President/Chairmansehr geehrter \Herr... Dear Mr...sehr geehrte \Herren! Dear Sirsgnädiger \Herr (veraltend) sirder \Herr wünscht? what can I do for you, sir?der \Herr sirhat der \Herr schon gewählt? is sir ready to order?wenn sich der \Herr für so etwas zu fein ist if this is beneath you, sirbitte, mein \Herr, nach Ihnen after you, sirmeine \Herren gentlemen[aber] meine \Herren! gentlemen, please!„\Herren“ “gentlemen”, “men”, “gents” BRITjds \Herr Onkel/Vater/Sohn etc. sb's uncle/father/son etc.ach, das ist Ihr \Herr Onkel auf dem Foto? oh, that's your uncle in the picture?4. nur m (Tanzpartner, Begleiter) [gentleman] companion, partnerwir führen alles für den modebewussten \Herrn we stock everything for the well-dressed manein geistlicher \Herr (geh) a clergyman6. (Herrscher) ruler, sovereign\Herr über [jds] Leben und Tod sein to have the power of life and death [over sb]der \Herr des Hauses the master of the house\Herr im eigenen Hause sein to be master in one's own houseder gnädige \Herr (veraltet) the master [of the house]der junge \Herr (geh) the young master\Herr der Lage sein to be master of the situation, to have the situation under controlnicht mehr \Herr seiner Sinne sein to no longer be in control of oneselfsein eigener \Herr sein to be one's own master [or boss]nicht \Herr über jdn werden to not be able to control [or master] sb7. (Besitzer) mastersind Sie der \Herr dieses Hundes? do you own this dog?, are you the owner of this dog?, does this dog belong to you?, is this your dog?▪ der \Herr the Lord Godder \Herr der Heerscharen the Lord of hosts9.▶ aus aller \Herren Länder[n] from all over the world, from the four corners of the earth▶ mein \Herr! sir!* * *der; Herrn (selten: Herren), Herren1) (Mann) gentlemandas Kugelstoßen der Herren — (Sport) the men's shot-put
mein Alter Herr — (ugs. scherzh.): (Vater) my old man (coll.)
Alter Herr — (Studentenspr.) former member
Herr Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr Schulze
Herr Minister/Direktor/Studienrat Schulze — Mr Schulze
Herr Minister/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor
Herr Vorsitzender/Präsident — Mr Chairman/President
Sehr geehrter Herr Schulze! — Dear Sir; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mr Schulze
bitte sehr, der Herr! — there you are, sir
Ihr Herr Vater/Sohn — your father/son
3) (Gebieter) mastermein Herr und Gebieter — (scherzh.) my lord and master (joc.)
die Herren der Schöpfung — (ugs. scherzh.) their lordships (coll. joc.)
Herr der Lage sein/bleiben — be/remain master of the situation
aus aller Herren Länder[n] — (geh.) from the four corners of the earth; from all over the world
4) (Besitzer) master (über + Akk. of)5) (christl. Rel.): (Gott) Lord* * *mein Alter Herr umg, hum my old man;sauberer Herr iron a fine one;die Herren der Schöpfung umg, hum the lords of creation;den (Herrn spielen play lord of the manor, act the big shot umgdie Herren N. und M. Messrs N and M;Herr Doktor/Professor etc doctor/professor etc;Herr Präsident! Mr ( oder Mr.) Chairman; im Unterhaus: Mr ( oder Mr.) Speaker; zum Präsidenten der USA: Mr. President;der Herr Präsident the Chairman etc;meine (Damen und) Herren! (ladies and) gentlemen!;Ihr Herr Vater geh your father;Herr Ober, ein Bier bitte! waiter, a beer, please;meine Herren! umg als Ausruf: would you believe it; → Gesang(s)vereinmein Herr und Gebieter my lord and master;aus aller Herren Länder from the four corners of the earth;sein eigener Herr sein be one’s own boss;zwei Herren dienen serve two masters;Herr der Lage sein have everything under control, be master of the situation;Herr über Leben und Tod sein have power over life and death;Herr werden (+gen) oderüber (+akk) get sth under control; Problemen: get on top of; eines Gegners: get the upper hand over;seiner Gefühle Herr werden get a grip of oneself;nicht mehr Herr seiner selbst sein be unable to contain oneself;wie der Herr, so’s G(e)scherr sprichw like master, like man4. KIRCHE:der Herr (Gott, Christus) Lord;Gott, der Herr the Lord God;der Herr Jesus the Lord Jesus;im Jahre des Herrn in the year of our Lord;im Herrn in the Lord;* * *der; Herrn (selten: Herren), Herren1) (Mann) gentlemandas Kugelstoßen der Herren — (Sport) the men's shot-put
mein Alter Herr — (ugs. scherzh.): (Vater) my old man (coll.)
Alter Herr — (Studentenspr.) former member
2) (Titel, Anrede)Herr Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr Schulze
Herr Minister/Direktor/Studienrat Schulze — Mr Schulze
Herr Minister/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor
Herr Vorsitzender/Präsident — Mr Chairman/President
Sehr geehrter Herr Schulze! — Dear Sir; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mr Schulze
bitte sehr, der Herr! — there you are, sir
Ihr Herr Vater/Sohn — your father/son
3) (Gebieter) mastermein Herr und Gebieter — (scherzh.) my lord and master (joc.)
die Herren der Schöpfung — (ugs. scherzh.) their lordships (coll. joc.)
Herr der Lage sein/bleiben — be/remain master of the situation
aus aller Herren Länder[n] — (geh.) from the four corners of the earth; from all over the world
4) (Besitzer) master (über + Akk. of)5) (christl. Rel.): (Gott) Lord* * *-en m.Mr n.gent n.gentleman n.(§ pl.: gentlemen)master n.mister n.sir n. -
11 sauber
I Adj.1. clean; sauber sein Kind: be potty-trained; Haustier: be house-trained; sauber halten (Umwelt, Luft etc.) keep clean; den Kasten sauber halten SPORT, umg. keep a clean sheet; sauber machen clean (up); (einem Baby die Windeln wechseln) change; in einem Büro etc. sauber machen do the cleaning in an office etc.; bevor ihr geht, müsst ihr noch sauber machen you must clean up ( oder clean the place) before you go2. (sorgfältig, ordentlich) neat; Arbeit: auch decent; Lösung, Plan etc.: neat; (anständig) clean, decent; Spielweise: clean; (fehlerfrei) perfect; Sport, Schlag etc.: clean, accurate; sauber bleiben keep one’s nose clean umg.; bleib sauber! umg., hum. be good!, take care!; die Sache ist nicht ganz sauber this business is not quite above board, it’s a bit of a shady ( oder dodgy) business; der ist wohl nicht ganz sauber umg. he’s not quite all thereII Adv. (gewissenhaft) conscientiously; (ordentlich) neatly; das hat er sauber gemacht he made an excellent job of that; das hast du ja sauber hingekriegt! umg., iro. a fine job you made of that!* * *neat; clean; tidy; nice; decent; fine; housebroken; spruce* * *sau|ber ['zaubɐ]1. adj1) (= rein, reinlich) cleansáúber sein (Hund etc) — to be house-trained; (Kind) to be (potty-)trained
2) (= ordentlich) neat, tidy; (Aus, Sw, S Ger = hübsch) Mädel pretty; (= exakt) accurate3) (= anständig) honest, upstandingsáúber bleiben — to keep one's hands clean
bleib sáúber! (inf) — keep your nose clean (inf)
4) (inf = großartig) fantastic, greatsáúber! sáúber! — that's the stuff! (inf)
du bist mir ja ein sáúberer Freund! (iro) — a fine friend YOU are! (iro)
eine sáúbere Gesellschaft! (iro) — a bunch of crooks
das ist ja sáúber! (iro) — that's great (iro)
2. adv1)(= rein)
etw sáúber putzen — to clean sthsáúber singen/spielen — to sing/play on key
2) (= sorgfältig) very thoroughly, well3) (= genau) analysieren, darstellen carefullyetw sáúber lösen — to find a neat solution for sth
4) (Aus, S Ger verstärkend) really and trulySee:→ auch sauber machen* * *(free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) clean* * *sau·ber[ˈzaubɐ]I. adj1. (rein) clean▪ \sauber sein to be cleanetw \sauber machen to clean sthjdn \sauber machen to wash sbjdm/sich etw \sauber machen to wash sb's/one's sth; (wischen) to wipe sb's/one's sthhier/in meinem Zimmer müsste mal wieder \sauber gemacht werden this place/my room needs to be cleaned again2. (unkontaminiert) clean, unpolluted\sauberes Wasser clean [or pure] water3. (stubenrein)▪ \sauber sein to be house-trained4. (sorgfältig) neateine \saubere Arbeit neat [or a decent job of] work5. (perfekt) neat7. (anständig)8.II. adv1. (sorgfältig)etw \sauber abfegen/ausspülen to sweep/rinse sth cleanetw \sauber flicken/reparieren/schreiben to patch/repair/write sth neatlyetw \sauber halten to keep sth cleanetw \sauber harken to rake sth clear [or neatly]etw \sauber kratzen to scour sth cleanetw \sauber putzen to wash sth [clean]; (fegen) to sweep sth cleanetw \sauber spülen to wash [up sep] sth2. (perfekt) neatly* * *1.1) cleansauber machen — (putzen) clean; do the cleaning
2) (sorgfältig) neat <handwriting, division, work, etc.>3) (einwandfrei) perfect, faultless <accent, technique, etc.>4) (anständig) upstanding <attitude, person>; fair < solution>; unsullied < character>sauber bleiben — (ugs.) keep one's hands clean (coll.)
5) nicht präd. (iron.): (unanständig) nice, fine (iron.)2.1) (sorgfältig) neatly <written, dressed, mended, etc.>2) (fehlerlos)[sehr] sauber — [quite] perfectly or faultlessly
4) (iron.) nicely (iron.)* * *A. adj1. clean;sauber halten (Umwelt, Luft etc) keep clean;sauber machen clean (up); (einem Baby die Windeln wechseln) change;in einem Büro etcsauber machen do the cleaning in an office etc;bevor ihr geht, müsst ihr noch sauber machen you must clean up ( oder clean the place) before you go2. (sorgfältig, ordentlich) neat; Arbeit: auch decent; Lösung, Plan etc: neat; (anständig) clean, decent; Spielweise: clean; (fehlerfrei) perfect; Sport, Schlag etc: clean, accurate;sauber bleiben keep one’s nose clean umg;bleib sauber! umg, hum be good!, take care!;die Sache ist nicht ganz sauber this business is not quite above board, it’s a bit of a shady ( oder dodgy) business;der ist wohl nicht ganz sauber umg he’s not quite all there3. umg, iron:sauber! (that’s really) great;dein sauberer Freund umg your wonderful frienddas hat er sauber gemacht he made an excellent job of that;das hast du ja sauber hingekriegt! umg, iron a fine job you made of that!* * *1.1) cleansauber machen — (putzen) clean; do the cleaning
2) (sorgfältig) neat <handwriting, division, work, etc.>3) (einwandfrei) perfect, faultless <accent, technique, etc.>4) (anständig) upstanding <attitude, person>; fair < solution>; unsullied < character>sauber bleiben — (ugs.) keep one's hands clean (coll.)
5) nicht präd. (iron.): (unanständig) nice, fine (iron.)2.1) (sorgfältig) neatly <written, dressed, mended, etc.>2) (fehlerlos)[sehr] sauber — [quite] perfectly or faultlessly
4) (iron.) nicely (iron.)* * *adj.clean adj.cleanly adj.housebroken adj.neat adj.unsoiled adj. adv.sprucely adv. -
12 Held
m; -en, -en hero (Pl. heroes); THEAT., eines Romans etc.: protagonist; (Vorkämpfer) champion; Held des Tages man of the moment ( oder hour); Held der Arbeit HIST., ehemalige DDR: hero of labo(u)r; er ist kein Held in Mathematik umg., hum. he’s not the greatest mathematician in the world; den Helden spielen THEAT. play the hero; iro. be a hero; das ist vielleicht ein Held! iro. some hero he is; na, ihr ( zwei etc.) Helden? umg., hum. zu Kindern: now then you two etc.?* * *der Heldhero* * *Hẹld [hɛlt]m -en, -en[-dn] herodu bist mir ein ( rechter or schöner) Held! (iro) — some hero you are!
den Helden spielen (inf) — to come or play the (great) hero
* * *der1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hero2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) hero* * *Held(in)<-en, -en>[hɛlt]1. (kühner Recke) heroin etw dat kein [o nicht gerade ein] \Held sein to be no great shakes at sth BRIT, to not be very good at sthden \Helden spielen (fam) to play the heroder \Held/die \Heldin des Tages sein to be the hero/heroine of the hour3.* * *der; Helden, Helden herodu bist mir ein schöner Held — (scherzh.) a fine one you are!
* * *Held des Tages man of the moment ( oder hour);er ist kein Held in Mathematik umg, hum he’s not the greatest mathematician in the world;das ist vielleicht ein Held! iron some hero he is;na, ihr (zwei etc)Helden? umg, hum zu Kindern: now then you two etc?* * *der; Helden, Helden herodu bist mir ein schöner Held — (scherzh.) a fine one you are!
* * *-en m.hero n. -
13 Hütte
f; -, -n1. hut; (Blockhütte) cabin; elende: hovel, shack; (Berghütte) alpine hut; (Schutzhütte) refuge; (Jagdhütte) hunting lodge; (Baracke) hut, barracks Pl.; hum. (Haus) humble abode; (Hundehütte) kennel; hier lasst uns Hütten bauen umg., hum. let’s stay here2. METALL. steelworks Pl. (V. auch im Sg.) (Schmelzhütte) smelting works Pl. (V. auch im Sg.) (Glashütte) glassworks Pl. (V. auch im Sg.)* * *die Hütte(Häuschen) hut; lodge; shack; cabin; hovel; shanty; cot;(Stahlwerk) steelworks; ironworks* * *Hụ̈t|te ['hʏtə]f -, -n1) hut; (= schäbiges Häuschen) shack, hut; (hum = Haus) humble abode; (= Jagdhütte) (hunting) lodge; (= Holzhütte, Blockhütte) cabin; (= Wochenendhäuschen) cottage; (= Schutzhütte) hut, bothy (Scot); (= Hundehütte) kennel; (BIBL) Tabernacle; (NAUT) poopSee:→ Glanz2) (TECH = Hüttenwerk) iron and steel works pl or sing; (= Glashütte) glassworks pl or sing; (= Ziegelhütte) brickworks pl or sing* * *(a small house or shelter, usually made of wood.) hut* * *Hüt·te<-, -n>[ˈhʏtə]feine \Hütte bauen to build a hutdie \Hütte der Eingeborenen the natives' huts3. (industrielle Anlage)Eisen\Hütte iron and steel worksGlas\Hütte glassworksZiegel\Hütte brickworks* * *die; Hütte, Hütten1) hut; (HolzHütte) cabin; hut; (ärmliches Haus) shack; hut2) (EisenHütte) iron [and steel] works sing. or pl.; (GlasHütte) glassworks sing. or pl.; (BleiHütte) lead works sing. or pl.3) (JagdHütte) [hunting-]lodge* * *1. hut; (Blockhütte) cabin; elende: hovel, shack; (Berghütte) alpine hut; (Schutzhütte) refuge; (Jagdhütte) hunting lodge; (Baracke) hut, barracks pl; hum (Haus) humble abode; (Hundehütte) kennel;hier lasst uns Hütten bauen umg, hum let’s stay here2. METALL steelworks pl (v auch im sg) (Schmelzhütte) smelting works pl (v auch im sg) (Glashütte) glassworks pl (v auch im sg)* * *die; Hütte, Hütten1) hut; (HolzHütte) cabin; hut; (ärmliches Haus) shack; hut2) (EisenHütte) iron [and steel] works sing. or pl.; (GlasHütte) glassworks sing. or pl.; (BleiHütte) lead works sing. or pl.3) (JagdHütte) [hunting-]lodge* * *-n f.cabin n.cottage n.hut n.shack n.shed n. -
14 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.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) good2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite3 (tiempo) good, nice4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right5 (de salud) well■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable► interjección ¡bueno!1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!\de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like thatestar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-lookingestar de buen ver to be good-lookingpor la buenas willingly¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!buen humor good humour (US humor)buenas noches good eveningbuenas tardes good afternoonbuenos días good morningla buena mesa good food* * *(f. - buena)adj.1) good2) kind, nice3) large, considerable4) healthy, well* * *bueno, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing buen)1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fairestá muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good
hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair
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
2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, goodfue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me
es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort
3) (=apropiado) good4) [de salud]5) * (=atractivo)está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *
6) (=considerable) good, largeun buen número de... — a good o large number of...
un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...
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 *
8) [en saludos]¡buenas! — hello!
buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening
¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?
9)por las buenas —
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
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 / F1)el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *
2)* * *I- na adjetivo[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]1)a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> goodb) ( valioso) goodbuenos consejos — good o useful advice
c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> goodbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing
2)a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> goodser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business
b) <padre/marido/amigo> goodc) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> goodes bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches
3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> gooden 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
4) [ser] ( conveniente) good5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...
6)a) ( agradable) niceser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)
estar bueno — to be good, be nice
c)qué bueno! — (AmL) great!
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> goodbueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober
10) (en fórmulas, saludos) goodbuenos 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
buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit
de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly
11)a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) goodb) [ser] < niño> good12) (iró & fam)estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)
de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)
13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)14)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...
•II- na masculino, femeninoa) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)b) (bonachón, buenazo)IIIel bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
1)a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right
b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) wellbueno... ¿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 thenbueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?
b) ( calificando lo expresado) wellno 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)* * *= 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.* * *I- na adjetivo[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]1)a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> goodb) ( valioso) goodbuenos consejos — good o useful advice
c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> goodbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing
2)a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> goodser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business
b) <padre/marido/amigo> goodc) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> goodes bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches
3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> gooden 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
4) [ser] ( conveniente) good5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...
6)a) ( agradable) niceser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)
estar bueno — to be good, be nice
c)qué bueno! — (AmL) great!
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> goodbueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober
10) (en fórmulas, saludos) goodbuenos 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
buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit
de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly
11)a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) goodb) [ser] < niño> good12) (iró & fam)estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)
de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)
13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)14)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...
•II- na masculino, femeninoa) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)b) (bonachón, buenazo)IIIel bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
1)a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right
b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) wellbueno... ¿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 thenbueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?
b) ( calificando lo expresado) wellno 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)* * *el bueno(n.) = good guy, theEx: 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.* * *A1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› goodtiene buena memoria she has a good memorysiempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clotheshizo 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 wit2 (valioso) good¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice3 (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 inbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thingB1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› goodcomo secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretaryes muy buena en francés she's very good at French2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sthes bueno para el hígado it's good for the liverC (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› goodtraigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewedestán en buena posición económica they're comfortably offen las buenas (CS); in the good timesestar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luckhoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky daypor las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicelyD [ SER] (conveniente) goodno es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phonesería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to himno es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so muchE (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 eitherF1 (agradable) nice¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really goodhace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nicehace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be niceel guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is deliciousla paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time3¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing itG [ ESTAR](en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone offestos 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 wellháblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good earaún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely betterJ (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 nightdale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma¡buen viaje! have a good journey!¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetitde buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warningno lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like thatA [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› goodfueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to meun buen hombre a good mandígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …B [ SER] ‹niño› goodsé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noiseA ( 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 intode 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 frightlo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashingse metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine messtodavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to gouna buena cantidad a lot, a fair amountCun buen día one dayun 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:feminine physical fitnessestá en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shapela buenoa mesa good cookinges un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cookingla Buenoa Nueva the Good News¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)la buenoa vida the good lifemasculine good nameel Buen Pastor the good Shepherdmasculine, femininelos 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/PilarA1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well3(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time4 (expresando escepticismo) well5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all rightbueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm downB1(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!C1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right thenbueno, ¿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 beera amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orangeD* * *
bueno 1◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns
1 [ser]
la buena mesa good cooking
◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches
◊ 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
◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me
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
( en particular)
el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
3 [estar]
◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sourb) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):
4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
5
◊ ¡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
un buen día one dayc)◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) greatd)
por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (bonachón, buenazo):◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar
bueno 2 interjección
1
(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all rightb) ( expresando resignación):◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next timec) ( 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
* * *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).♦ adj1. [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;lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thingel buen salvaje the noble savage;el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan2. [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 well4. [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 offuna 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¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!¡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!;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;poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly9. [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 me10. [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 Famestar 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;Irónicocomo no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it♦ nm,flos buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win♦ adv1. [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!♦ interj1. [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 nfplestar 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?* * *I adj1 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 wit2 ( bondadoso) kind;ser buena gente be nice3 ( sabroso) nice4: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 howII int:¡bueno! well!;¿bueno? Méx hello;¡buenas! hello!;bueno día good morning;buenas noches good evening;buenas tardes good evening* * *1) : gooduna buena idea: a good idea2) bondadoso: nice, kind3) apropiado: proper, appropriate4) sano: well, healthy5) : considerable, goodlyuna buena cantidad: a lot6)buenos días : hello, good day7)buenas tardes : good afternoon8)buenas noches : good evening, good nightbueno interj1) : OK!, all right!* * *bueno1 adj2. (agradable) nice¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking4. (sano) bettercuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get betterbueno2 adv (de acuerdo) OK / all rightbueno3 n (en una película) good guy -
15 Gemüt
n; -(e)s, -er1. nur Sg. mind; (Gefühl) feeling; (Seele) soul; (Herz) heart; (Gemütsart) nature, disposition; sonniges Gemüt sunny disposition ( oder nature); du hast vielleicht ein sonniges Gemüt! iro. you really are naive!; das deutsche Gemüt the German mentality ( oder soul oder mindset); in seinem kindlichen Gemüt in his innocence, naively; von sanftem Gemüt sein be soft-hearted; etwas fürs Gemüt something for the soul; sich (Dat) etw. zu Gemüte führen fig., hum. (Essen etc.) treat o.s. to, indulge in; (Buch etc.) take s.th. to heart; es schlägt ihm aufs Gemüt it’s getting him down; das Buch ist etwas fürs Gemüt the book really tugs at the heart strings (oder pej. is a real tear-jerker); Fleischerhund2. fig. Person: soul; Gemüter people; sie gehört eher zu den schlichten Gemütern she’s a simple soul; die Gemüter bewegen oder erregen cause quite a stir, cause feelings to run high; wenn sich die Gemüter wieder beruhigt haben when things have calmed down (again); erhitzen, erhitzt* * *das Gemütmind; nature; personality; heart; soul* * *Ge|müt [gə'myːt]nt -(e)s, -er1) (= Geist) mind; (= Charakter) nature, disposition; (= Seele) soul; (= Gefühl) feeling; (= Gutmütigkeit) warm-heartednessviel Gemǘt haben — to be very warm-hearted
die Menschen hatten damals mehr Gemǘt — people had more soul in those days
das denkst du ( dir) so einfach in deinem kindlichen Gemǘt! — that's what you think in your innocence
jds Gemǘt bewegen (liter) — to stir sb's heart or emotions
das ist ihr aufs Gemǘt geschlagen — that made her worry herself sick (inf)
2) (fig = Mensch) person; (pl) peoplesie ist ein ängstliches Gemǘt — she's a nervous soul, she has a nervous disposition
die Gemǘter erregen — to cause a stir
wir müssen warten, bis sich die Gemǘter beruhigt haben — we must wait until feelings have cooled down
* * *Ge·müt<-[e]s, -er>[gəˈmy:t]nt1. (Seele) soul2. (Mensch) soulein sonniges \Gemüt haben (iron fam) to be gulliblejds \Gemüt bewegen (geh) to stir sb's emotions [or heart]die \Gemüter erregen [o erhitzen] to cause a stirsich dat etw zu \Gemüt[e] führen (hum: etw einnehmen) to indulge in sth; (etw beherzigen) to take sth to heartjdm aufs \Gemüt schlagen to get to sb fametwas fürs \Gemüt (hum) something sentimental [or to tug at one's/sb's heartstrings]* * *das; Gemüt[e]s, Gemüter1) nature; dispositionein sonniges/kindliches Gemüt haben — (iron.) be [really] naive
2) (Empfindungsvermögen) heart; souldas rührt ans od. ist etwas fürs Gemüt — that touches the heart or tears at one's heart-strings
jemandem aufs Gemüt schlagen od. gehen — make somebody depressed
3) (Mensch) souletwas erhitzt/erregt die Gemüter — something makes feelings run high
* * *sonniges Gemüt sunny disposition ( oder nature);du hast vielleicht ein sonniges Gemüt! iron you really are naive!;in seinem kindlichen Gemüt in his innocence, naively;von sanftem Gemüt sein be soft-hearted;etwas fürs Gemüt something for the soul;sich (dat) etwasdas Buch ist etwas fürs Gemüt the book really tugs at the heart strings (oder pej is a real tear-jerker); → Fleischerhund2. fig Person: soul;Gemüter people;sie gehört eher zu den schlichten Gemütern she’s a simple soul;erregen cause quite a stir, cause feelings to run high;wenn sich die Gemüter wieder beruhigt haben when things have calmed down (again); → erhitzen, erhitzt* * *das; Gemüt[e]s, Gemüter1) nature; dispositionein sonniges/kindliches Gemüt haben — (iron.) be [really] naive
2) (Empfindungsvermögen) heart; souldas rührt ans od. ist etwas fürs Gemüt — that touches the heart or tears at one's heart-strings
jemandem aufs Gemüt schlagen od. gehen — make somebody depressed
3) (Mensch) souletwas erhitzt/erregt die Gemüter — something makes feelings run high
* * *-er n.disposition n.mind n. -
16 edad
f.age.¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?tiene 25 años de edad she's 25 years olduna persona de mediana edad a middle-aged personuna persona de edad an elderly person¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!la edad antigua ancient timesla edad de Bronce the Bronze Agela edad contemporánea the modern ageedad del juicio age of reasonla edad de Hierro the Iron Agela edad Media the Middle Agesla edad de Piedra the Stone Ageedad de la razón age of reason* * *1 age■ ¿qué edad tiene usted? how old are you?2 (tiempo, época) time, period\de cierta edad eufemístico elderlyde mediana edad middle-ageden edad escolar of school ageedad de oro golden ageedad del pavo awkward ageEdad Media Middle Ages pluralEdad Moderna Modern Agela tercera edad eufemístico old age, retirement age* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de persona, animal, árbol] age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?, what age is he?
jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 26 años — young people aged 18 to 26, young people between the age of 18 and 26
¿qué edad le echas? — how old do you think he is?
llegar a la edad adulta — to become an adult, reach adulthood
murió a los 85 años de edad — she died when she was 85 o at the age of 85
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un señor de cierta edad — a gentleman of a certain age•
un niño de corta edad — a young child•
una persona de edad — an elderly person•
mediana edad — middle ageno tener edad para hacer algo — (=ser muy joven) not to be old enough to do sth, not to be of an age to do sth; (=ser muy mayor) to be too old to do sth
llegar a la tercera edad es traumático para muchas personas — for many people, reaching old age is traumatic
mayor 1., 4), mayoría 2), menor 1., 1), d)edad penal — age of legal responsibility, age of criminal responsibility
2) ( Hist) ageEdad Antigua — period from the beginning of history to the decline of the Roman Empire
Edad Contemporánea — Modern Age, Modern Period
Edad de Oro — (Literat) Golden Age ( of Spanish literature)
Edad Media — Middle Ages pl
Edad Moderna — period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex. The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.Ex. A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex. If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex. Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de una persona, un árbol) ageun joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen¿qué edad tiene/le calculas? how old is he/do you think he is?a la edad de veinte años at (the age of) twentytienen la misma edad they are the same ageaparenta más edad de la que tiene she looks older than she isniños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años children between the ages of seven and fourteensu marido le dobla la edad her husband is twice her agese saca or quita la edad ( AmL); he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually isaún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo he's still not old enough to decide for himselfyo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa at your age I was already helping around the housede edad madura or de mediana edad middle-ageduna persona de edad an elderly personun señor de cierta edad a gentleman of a certain ageuna niña de corta edad a young girldesde temprana edad from an early agea tan tierna edad at such a young o tender ageyo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas I'm too old for that sort of thingniños en edad escolar children of school agela edad adulta adulthoodCompuestos:( fam):están en la edad del pavo they're at that awkward agevoting agemental ageage of criminal o legal responsibilitymanhoodCompuestos:la edad antigua ancient times (pl)Bronze AgeIron Agespace agegolden ageStone Agela edad media the Middle Ages (pl)la edad moderna the period from the last decade of the 15th Century up until the French Revolution* * *
edad sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, árbol) age;
un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen;
¿qué edad tiene? how old is he?;
aún no tiene la edad suficiente he's still not old enough …;
de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged;
una persona de edad an elderly person;
niños en edad escolar children of school age;
estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age
2 (Hist) ( época) age, period;◊ la Eedad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra the Bronze/Iron/Stone Age;
la Eedad media the Middle Ages (pl)
edad sustantivo femenino
1 age: ese niño es de mi edad, that boy is my age
no tienes edad para votar, you aren't old enough to vote
¿qué edad tiene tu prima?, how old is your cousin?
aprendió a leer a una edad avanzada, she learned to read late in life
2 (periodo) age: Edad de Oro, Golden Age
edad del pavo, the awkward age
Edad Media, Middle Ages pl ➣ Ver nota en año
♦ Locuciones: ser mayor de edad, to be of age
ser menor de edad, to be under age
de corta edad, young
de edad avanzada, elderly
' edad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- ambientar
- año
- antigüedad
- baja
- bajo
- bronce
- cabeza
- datar
- escolar
- flexible
- juventud
- llevar
- madura
- maduro
- mayor
- menor
- mentira
- minoría
- pavo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- representar
- resaltar
- residencia
- respetable
- tercera
- tercero
- vasallaje
- adelantado
- alcanzar
- aparentar
- asilo
- avanzado
- cierto
- corto
- doblar
- encoger
- grande
- indiscreción
- mayoría
- mediano
- moderno
- para
- preescolar
- que
- quitar
- tener
- tiempo
- tope
English:
abandon
- adulthood
- age
- at
- attain
- awkward age
- boyish
- early
- fifty
- for
- growing
- Iron Age
- lie
- limber
- look
- mental age
- middle age
- Middle Ages
- middle-aged
- midlife
- minor
- nursing home
- old
- one
- overgrown
- preschool
- qualify
- reach
- rest home
- senior
- Stone Age
- tell
- under
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- consent
- contemporary
- dark
- date
- elderly
- eldest
- generation
- golden
- grow
- ice
- infant
- irrespective
- lower
- middle
* * *edad nf1. [de persona, objeto] age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;tiene veinticinco años de edad she's twenty-five years old;un joven de veinte años de edad a young man of twenty;él aparenta más edad que ella he looks older than she does;tiene el doble de edad que él she's twice his age;la edad media de los participantes es de treinta años the average age of the participants is thirty;a/desde temprana edad at/from an early age;se casó a la edad de veintidós años he got married at (the age of) twenty-two;a mi edad uno se cansa con facilidad one gets tired easily at my age;a tu edad yo ya trabajaba I already had a job at your age;mujeres entre los treinta y cuarenta años de edad women aged between thirty and forty;una persona de edad an elderly person;una señora de cierta edad a lady of a certain age;un niño de corta edad a young child;una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person;¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!;ya estás en edad de salir con chicos you're old enough now to be going out with boys;estar en edad de merecer to be of marriageable age;estar en edad de trabajar to be of working age;por edad le correspondería estar en un curso más avanzado by age he should be in a higher year;distribuir/ordenar un grupo por edades to divide/organize a group by ageedad adulta adulthood, adult age;edad escolar school age;estar en edad escolar to be of school age;edad de jubilación retirement age;edad del juicio age of reason;edad madura middle age;edad mental mental age;Fam edad del pavo:está en la edad del pavo she's at that awkward age;Méx Fam edad de la punzada:está en la edad de la punzada she's at that awkward age;edad de la razón age of reason2. [periodo] agela edad antigua ancient times;la Edad Contemporánea the modern age [since the French revolution];la Edad Media the Middle Ages;la edad de los metales = period comprising the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 4000-500 BC);la Edad Moderna = period between 1492 and the French Revolution;la edad de oro the golden age;la edad de oro de la pintura holandesa the golden age of Dutch painting;la Edad de Piedra the Stone Age* * *f1 age;a la edad de at the age of;a mi edad at my age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;de corta edad niño young;en edad escolar school-age, of school age;en edad penal old enough to be sent to prison;de mediana edad middle-aged;la tercera edad the over 60s;una señora de edad an elderly lady;estar en la edad del pavo be at that awkward age2 ( época):la Edad Media the Middle Ages pl ;de oro fig the golden age* * *edad nf1) : age¿qué edad tiene?: how old is she?2) época, era: epoch, era* * *edad n age¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?ser mayor de edad to be eighteen / to be an adult -
17 beglücken
v/t: jemanden beglücken make s.o. happy; bes. iro. delight s.o.; iro. sie hat uns mit ihrer Anwesenheit beglückt she hono(u)red us with her presence* * *be|glụ̈|cken ptp beglü\#cktvtjdn beglücken — to make sb happy
er hat uns gestern mit seinem Besuch beglückt (iro) — he honoured (Brit) or honored (US) us with a visit yesterday
Casanova hat tausende or Tausende von Frauen beglückt (hum) — Casanova bestowed his favours (Brit) or favors (US) upon thousands of women
ein beglückendes Gefühl/Erlebnis — a cheering feeling/experience
er ist sehr beglückt darüber — he's very happy or pleased about it
* * *be·glü·cken *vt (geh)1. (glücklich stimmen)sie hatten uns gerade mit einem vierwöchigen Besuch beglückt (iron fam) they had just blessed us with a four-week visit [or stay] iron* * *transitives Verb (geh.)jemanden beglücken — make somebody happy; delight somebody
jemanden mit etwas beglücken — (oft iron.) favour somebody with something
die Frauen/Männer beglücken — gratify women/men
* * *beglücken v/t:jemanden beglücken make sb happy; besonders iron delight sb;ironsie hat uns mit ihrer Anwesenheit beglückt she hono(u)red us with her presence* * *transitives Verb (geh.)jemanden beglücken — make somebody happy; delight somebody
jemanden mit etwas beglücken — (oft iron.) favour somebody with something
die Frauen/Männer beglücken — gratify women/men
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18 metal
m.1 metal (material).metal blanco white metalmetal pesado heavy metalmetales preciosos precious metals2 brass (Music).* * *1 metal2 MÚSICA brass\el vil metal filthy lucre, moneymetal noble noble metalmetal precioso precious metal* * *noun m.1) metal2) brass* * *SM1) (=material) metal; (Mús) brassmetal en láminas, metal laminado — sheet metal
2) [de voz] timbre* * *a) (material, elemento) metalel vil metal — filthy lucre (hum)
b) tb metales (Mús) brass (section)c) ( de la voz) timbre* * *= metal, metalwork.Ex. Steel, for example, is one kind of metal.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.----* arte del metal = metal art.* chapa de metal = sheet iron.* cortar metal = shear.* de metal = iron.* detector de metales = metal detector.* evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.* fatiga del metal = metal fatigue.* guarnición de metal = metal furniture.* huelga del metal = metalworkers' strike.* metal de imprenta = type-metal [typemetal].* metal derretido = molten metal.* metal fundido = molten metal.* metal grabado = chased metal.* metal para estereotipia = stereotype metal.* metal pesado = heavy metal.* metal precioso = precious metal.* metal tipográfico = type-metal [typemetal], typemetal.* persiana de metal = security shutter.* sierra para metales = hacksaw.* * *a) (material, elemento) metalel vil metal — filthy lucre (hum)
b) tb metales (Mús) brass (section)c) ( de la voz) timbre* * *= metal, metalwork.Ex: Steel, for example, is one kind of metal.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* arte del metal = metal art.* chapa de metal = sheet iron.* cortar metal = shear.* de metal = iron.* detector de metales = metal detector.* evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.* fatiga del metal = metal fatigue.* guarnición de metal = metal furniture.* huelga del metal = metalworkers' strike.* metal de imprenta = type-metal [typemetal].* metal derretido = molten metal.* metal fundido = molten metal.* metal grabado = chased metal.* metal para estereotipia = stereotype metal.* metal pesado = heavy metal.* metal precioso = precious metal.* metal tipográfico = type-metal [typemetal], typemetal.* persiana de metal = security shutter.* sierra para metales = hacksaw.* * *1 (material, elemento) metalel vil metal filthy lucre ( hum)3 (de la voz) timbreCompuestos:white o antifriction metalprecious metalheavy metalprecious metal* * *
metal sustantivo masculino
metal noble or precioso precious metalb) tb◊ metales (Mús) brass (section)
metal sustantivo masculino
1 metal
2 (dinero) el vil metal, filthy lucre
3 Mús brass
' metal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batir
- chatarra
- cierre
- cromo
- detector
- detectora
- doblar
- dócil
- esculpir
- fatiga
- férrea
- férreo
- forjar
- fraguar
- fusión
- hierro
- hoja
- horno
- inscripción
- labrar
- labrada
- labrado
- licuación
- oro
- placa
- plata
- platino
- plomo
- pulir
- resplandecer
- resplandor
- somier
- talla
- tallar
- templar
- trabajar
- viruta
- acero
- alpaca
- baño
- brillante
- brillar
- bronceado
- chapa
- chapado
- cincelar
- cobre
- comal
- contraer
- corroer
English:
badge
- base
- bend
- brass
- brassy
- carve
- cast
- chisel
- chrome
- chromium
- conduct
- dent
- erode
- erosion
- expand
- expansion
- forge
- gate
- girder
- grommet
- laminated
- lead
- melt
- melt down
- metal
- metal detector
- metalwork
- mold
- molten
- mould
- plate
- polish
- rattle
- rolled
- shaving
- sheet
- shine
- shrinkage
- silver
- spike
- splinter
- stamp
- strip
- tin
- warp
- wire wool
- beat
- buckle
- buff
- cap
* * *metal nm1. [material] metal;Humel vil metal filthy lucremetal blanco white metal;metal noble noble metal;metal pesado heavy metal;metales preciosos precious metals2. Mús brass3. [de voz] timbre4. [medalla] medal* * *m1 metal2 MÚS heavy metal* * *metal nm1) : metal2) : brass section (in an orchestra)* * *metal n metal -
19 hold
I Adj.1. poet. altm. (lieblich) lovely, sweet, fair2. geh.: jemandem / etw. hold sein be well-disposed towards s.o. / s.th.; das Glück war ihm hold fortune smiled upon him, he was in luck* * *charming; lovely; dear* * *họld [hɔlt]adj1) (poet, dated) fair, sweet; (hum) dear, beloved, fairdie holde Weiblichkeit (hum) — the fair sex
mein holder Gatte (hum) — my dear or beloved husband (hum)
2)das Glück war ihm hold — fortune smiled upon him
* * *[hɔlt]3. (gewogen)mir ist Fortuna nie \hold! [good] fortune never smiles on me!* * *1.die holde Weiblichkeit — (scherzh.) the fair sex
2)2.das Glück war uns (Dat.) hold — (geh.) fortune smiled upon us
adverbial sweetly* * *A. adj1. poet obs (lieblich) lovely, sweet, fair2. geh:jemandem/etwas hold sein be well-disposed towards sb/sth;das Glück war ihm hold fortune smiled upon him, he was in luckB. adv:* * *1.die holde Weiblichkeit — (scherzh.) the fair sex
2)2.das Glück war uns (Dat.) hold — (geh.) fortune smiled upon us
adverbial sweetly -
20 Kind
n; -(e)s, -er1. child; (Baby) auch baby; ein Kind bekommen oder erwarten be pregnant, be expecting (a baby); wir bekommen ein Kind we’re expecting a baby; ein Kind / Kinder in die Welt setzen bring a child / children into the world; jemandem ein Kind machen umg. make s.o. pregnant, put s.o. in the club, Am. knock s.o. up vulg.; jemanden an Kindes statt annehmen adopt s.o.; eure Kinder und Kindeskinder your children and children’s children; sie sind mit Kind und Kegel losgezogen they went off with their whole clan; von Kind auf oder an (ever) since I was ( oder you were etc.) a child; das ist nichts für kleine Kinder umg. you’re too young for that; sie ist kein Kind mehr she’s not a child any more; ein großes Kind a big baby; das Kind im Manne the child in him, his childish side; sich freuen wie ein Kind be as pleased as punch; das weiß doch jedes Kind! any child knows that; Leute2. fig.: wie sag ich’s meinem Kinde? umg. I’m not sure how to put this; schonend: how am I going to break it gently?; wir werden das Kind schon schaukeln umg. we’ll work it out (somehow); das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten throw out the baby with the bathwater; ( ein) gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer Sprichw. once bitten, twice shy; sich lieb Kind machen bei jemandem try to get into s.o.’s good books; das Kind beim rechten Namen nennen call a spade a spade; kein Kind von Traurigkeit sein know how to enjoy o.s.; ein Berliner Kind a Berliner born and bred3. fig. des Geistes: product; jemandes liebstes Kind sein be s.o.’s first love; Thema: be s.o.’s pet subject4. Anrede: Kinder, hört mal! an Erwachsene: listen to this, folks (Am. you guys); Kinder, Kinder! my goodness!* * *das Kindkiddy; infant; child; bairn; babe* * *Kịnd [kɪnt]nt -(e)s, -er[-dɐ] child, kid (inf); (= Kleinkind) baby; (ESP PSYCH, MED) infantein Kind erwarten — to be expecting a baby
von Kind an or auf hat er... — since he was a child or from childhood he has...
von Kind an or auf haben wir... — since we were children or from childhood we have...
einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (inf) — to knock a girl up (inf), to put a girl in the club (Brit inf)
aber Kind! — child, child
schönes Kind! (old: als Anrede) — my pretty maid (old)
die Kinder Gottes (geh) — the children of the Lord
ein echtes Wiener Kind (dated) — a true son/daughter of Vienna
ein Kind seiner Zeit sein — to be a child of one's times
sich freuen wie ein Kind — to be as pleased as Punch
du bist aber ein kluges Kind! (iro) — clever kid!
da kommt das Kind im Manne durch — all men are boys at heart
wie sag ichs meinem Kinde? (hum) — I don't know how to put it; (bei Aufklärung) what to tell your children
das ist nichts für kleine Kinder (fig inf) — that's not for your innocent or your young ears/eyes
aus Kindern werden Leute (prov) — children grow up quickly, don't they?
das Kind muss einen Namen haben (fig) — you/we etc have to call it something
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten (prov) — to throw out the baby with the bathwater (prov)
Kinder, Kinder! — dear, dear!, goodness me!, good heavens!
* * *das1) (a young human being of either sex.) child2) (a son or daughter: Her youngest child is five years old.) child3) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) kid* * *<-[e]s, -er>[kɪnt, pl kɪndɐ]ntihre \Kinder sind drei und vier Jahre alt her children are three and four years oldaber \Kind! child, child!wir bekommen ein \Kind! we're going to have a baby!ein Berliner \Kind sein to be a Berliner born and bredein \Kind [von jdm] erwarten to be expecting a baby [by sb]gemeinschaftliches \Kind JUR mutual child\Kinder Gottes (fig) God's childrenjds \Kinder und Kindeskinder sb's children and children's childrenjds leibliches \Kind sb's own childein uneheliches [o nicht eheliches] \Kind an illegitimate child, a child born out of wedlock old formbei jdm ist ein \Kind unterwegs sb is expecting [a baby] [or is pregnant]ein \Kind seiner Zeit/des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts sein to be a child of one's time/the twentieth centuryda zeigt sich das \Kind im Mann all men are boys at heartein großes \Kind sein to be a big babynoch ein halbes \Kind sein to be still almost a childkein \Kind mehr sein not to be a child any morevon \Kind auf [o an] from childhood [or an early agepasst mal auf, \Kinder! attention, folks!\Kinder, \Kinder! dear oh dear!, goodness me!4. (fig: Ergebnis, Produkt) productdas Ganze war ein \Kind seiner Phantasie the whole thing was the product of his imagination5. (Anrede für junge Frau) loveSie sehen überarbeitet aus, \Kind you look overworked, love6.▶ das \Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten to throw out the baby with the bathwaterreden Sie mir kein \Kind in den Bauch, ich kaufe Ihnen sowieso nichts ab I'm not going to buy anything off you, however much you try and soft-soap mewas Glücksspiele angeht, bin ich ein gebranntes \Kind! I've learned my lesson as far as games of chance are concerned▶ kleine \Kinder, kleine Sorgen, große \Kinder, große Sorgen (prov) children when they are little make parents fools, when great, mad [or they are great they make them mad] prov▶ sich akk bei jdm lieb \Kind machen (fam) to [try and] get on the right side of sb [or in sb's good books]▶ das \Kind muss einen Namen haben it must be called something▶ das \Kind beim [rechten] Namen nennen to call a spade a spade▶ \Kinder und Narren [o Betrunkene] sagen die Wahrheit (prov) children and fools speak the truth prov▶ das ist nichts für kleine \Kinder that's not for your young eyes [or ears]ich kann ihm nicht helfen, aber wie sag ich's meinem \Kinde? I can't help him, but how am I going to tell him?ich bin kein \Kind von Traurigkeit I [like [or know how] to] enjoy life* * *das; Kind[e]s, Kinder1) child; kid (coll.); (Kleinkind) child; infant; (Baby) child; babyjemandem ein Kind machen — (ugs.) put somebody in the family way (coll.) or in the club (sl.)
ein Kind erwarten/bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — be expecting/have a baby
ein Kind zur Welt bringen — (geh.) give birth to a child
ein Kind/Kinder in die Welt setzen — bring a child/children into the world
wir werden das Kind schon [richtig] schaukeln — (ugs.) we'll soon sort things out or have things sorted out
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten — (fig.) throw the baby out with the bathwater
das Kind beim Namen nennen — (fig.) call a spade a spade
jemanden wie ein [kleines] Kind behandeln — treat somebody like a [small] child
das weiß/kann doch jedes Kind — any child or five-year old knows/can do that
von Kind an od. auf — from childhood
sich wie ein Kind freuen — be [as] pleased as Punch
dann kommt bei ihm das Kind im Manne durch — (scherzh.) then he shows that he is [still] a child at heart
sich bei jemandem lieb Kind machen — (ugs.) get on the right side of somebody
armer/reicher Leute Kind sein — be the child of poor/wealthy parents; come from a poor/wealthy family
ein Kind der Liebe — (geh. verhüll.) a love-child
er ist/du bist usw. kein Kind von Traurigkeit — (ugs.) he knows/you know etc. how to enjoy himself/yourself etc.
jemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody; s. auch totgeboren
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)mein [liebes] Kind — my [dear] child
Kinder, hört mal alle her! — listen to this, all of you (coll.)
[Kinder,] Kinder! — my goodness!
* * *1. child; (Baby) auch baby;erwarten be pregnant, be expecting (a baby);wir bekommen ein Kind we’re expecting a baby;ein Kind/Kinder in die Welt setzen bring a child/children into the world;jemanden an Kindes statt annehmen adopt sb;eure Kinder und Kindeskinder your children and children’s children;sie sind mit Kind und Kegel losgezogen they went off with their whole clan;das ist nichts für kleine Kinder umg you’re too young for that;sie ist kein Kind mehr she’s not a child any more;ein großes Kind a big baby;das Kind im Manne the child in him, his childish side;sich freuen wie ein Kind be as pleased as punch;2. fig:wie sag ich’s meinem Kinde? umg I’m not sure how to put this; schonend: how am I going to break it gently?;wir werden das Kind schon schaukeln umg we’ll work it out (somehow);das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten throw out the baby with the bathwater;(ein) gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer sprichw once bitten, twice shy;sich lieb Kind machen bei jemandem try to get into sb’s good books;das Kind beim rechten Namen nennen call a spade a spade;kein Kind von Traurigkeit sein know how to enjoy o.s.;ein Berliner Kind a Berliner born and bred3. fig des Geistes: product;4. Anrede:Kinder, Kinder! my goodness!* * *das; Kind[e]s, Kinder1) child; kid (coll.); (Kleinkind) child; infant; (Baby) child; babyjemandem ein Kind machen — (ugs.) put somebody in the family way (coll.) or in the club (sl.)
ein Kind erwarten/bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — be expecting/have a baby
ein Kind zur Welt bringen — (geh.) give birth to a child
ein Kind/Kinder in die Welt setzen — bring a child/children into the world
wir werden das Kind schon [richtig] schaukeln — (ugs.) we'll soon sort things out or have things sorted out
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten — (fig.) throw the baby out with the bathwater
das Kind beim Namen nennen — (fig.) call a spade a spade
jemanden wie ein [kleines] Kind behandeln — treat somebody like a [small] child
das weiß/kann doch jedes Kind — any child or five-year old knows/can do that
von Kind an od. auf — from childhood
sich wie ein Kind freuen — be [as] pleased as Punch
dann kommt bei ihm das Kind im Manne durch — (scherzh.) then he shows that he is [still] a child at heart
sich bei jemandem lieb Kind machen — (ugs.) get on the right side of somebody
armer/reicher Leute Kind sein — be the child of poor/wealthy parents; come from a poor/wealthy family
ein Kind der Liebe — (geh. verhüll.) a love-child
er ist/du bist usw. kein Kind von Traurigkeit — (ugs.) he knows/you know etc. how to enjoy himself/yourself etc.
jemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody; s. auch totgeboren
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)mein [liebes] Kind — my [dear] child
Kinder, hört mal alle her! — listen to this, all of you (coll.)
[Kinder,] Kinder! — my goodness!
* * *-er n.child n.(§ pl.: children)infant n.kid n.kiddy n.
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