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1 humour

1.
(Brit.)noun

1) no pl., no indef. art. (faculty, comic quality) Humor, der; (of situation) Komische, das

sense of humour — Sinn für Humor

2) no pl., no indef. art. (facetiousness) Witzigkeit, die

3) (mood) Laune, die

in good humour — gut gelaunt

be out of humour — schlechte Laune haben
2. transitive verb
humour somebody — jemandem seinen Willen lassen

humour somebody's taste — jemandes Geschmack od. Vorliebe (Dat.) entsprechen

do it just to humour her/him — tu's doch, damit sie ihren/er seinen Willen hat

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['hju:mə] 1. noun
1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) der Humor

2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) die Komik
2. verb
(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) jemandem seinen Willen lassen

- academic.ru/36034/humorist">humorist
- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- -humoured
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hu·mour, AM hu·mor

[ˈhju:məʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (capacity for amusement) Humor m

his speech was full of \humour seine Rede war voller Witz

where's the \humour in that? was ist daran so komisch?

to have a/no sense of \humour einen/keinen Sinn für Humor haben

2. (mood) Laune f, Stimmung f

to be in [a] good/bad \humour gute/schlechte Laune haben, gut/schlecht gelaunt sein

to be out of \humour schlechte Laune haben, schlecht gelaunt sein

3. (body fluid) Körpersaft m

II. vt

▪ to \humour sb jdm seinen Willen lassen

to \humour sb's demands jds Forderungen nachgeben

to \humour sb's wishes sich akk jds Wünschen fügen

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(US) ['hjuːmə(r)]
1. n

1) Humor m

a sense of humour ( — Sinn m für) Humor m

their own inimitable brand of humour — ihre eigene unnachahmliche Art von Humor

a story full of humour — eine humorvolle Geschichte

I don't see the humour in that — ich finde das gar nicht komisch

there was little room for humour — es war nicht die Zeit für Witze

2) (= mood) Stimmung f, Laune f

to be in a good humour — in guter Stimmung sein, gute Laune haben

with good humour — gut gelaunt

to be out of humour, to be in a bad humour — schlechte Laune haben, schlecht gelaunt sein

3) (old MED) Körpersaft m

2. vt

to humour sb — jdm seinen Willen lassen or tun

do it just to humour him — tus doch, damit er seinen Willen hat

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humour, humourless besonders Br für humor, humorless

humor, besonders Br humour [ˈhjuːmə(r); US auch ˈjuː-]

A s

1. Gemütsart f, Temperament n

2. (Gemüts)Verfassung f, Stimmung f, Laune f:

in a good (in a bad, in an ill) humor (bei) guter (schlechter) Laune;

out of humor schlecht gelaunt;

in the humor for sth zu etwas aufgelegt;

when the humor takes him wenn ihn die Lust dazu packt

3. Komik f, (das) Komische:

the humor of the situation

4. Humor m: ( auch good) sense of humor (Sinn m für) Humor;

he has a bad sense of humor er hat keinen Humor

5. pl Verrücktheiten pl

6. Spaß m, Scherz m

7. PHYSIOL

a) Körpersaft m, -flüssigkeit f

b) obs Körpersaft m:

the cardinal humors die Hauptsäfte des Körpers (Blut, Schleim, Galle, schwarze Galle)

8. pl obs feuchte Dämpfe pl

B v/t

1. a) jemandem seinen Willen tun oder lassen

b) jemanden oder etwas hinnehmen, mit Geduld ertragen

2. sich anpassen (dat oder an akk)

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1.
(Brit.)noun

1) no pl., no indef. art. (faculty, comic quality) Humor, der; (of situation) Komische, das

sense of humour — Sinn für Humor

2) no pl., no indef. art. (facetiousness) Witzigkeit, die

3) (mood) Laune, die

in good humour — gut gelaunt

be out of humour — schlechte Laune haben
2. transitive verb
humour somebody — jemandem seinen Willen lassen

humour somebody's taste — jemandes Geschmack od. Vorliebe (Dat.) entsprechen

do it just to humour her/him — tu's doch, damit sie ihren/er seinen Willen hat

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(UK) n.

Humor nur sing. m. n.

Komik -en f.

English-german dictionary > humour
2 humour

'hju:mə 1. noun
1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor

2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) humor
2. verb
(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) snakke noen etter munnen, føye

- humorist
- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humoured

humor

I
subst. \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor

1) humor, morsomheter, komikk

2) humoristisk litteratur, humoristisk film

3) lune, humør, stemning

• I'm in no humour to be contradicted

jeg er ikke i humør til å bli motsagt \/ jeg ønsker ikke å bli motsagt

4) sinnelag, temperament, lynne

5) plutselig innfall

6) nykke, pussig trekk, pussighet

7) (historisk, fysiologi, også cardinal humour)

væske, kroppsvæske

• within alternative medicine healers still ascribe diseases to the four cardinal humours

innen alternativ medisin tilskriver behandlere fremdeles sykdommer til de fire væsketypene (blod, flegma\/slim, gul galle og sort galle)

the humour of something det humoristiske ved noe, det morsomme ved noe, det lystige ved noe

• the humour of the scene

det morsomme ved opptrinnet

• the humour of the situation

det komiske ved situasjonen

humours pussigheter, pussige trekk

in (a) bad humour i dårlig humør

in (a) good humour i godt humør

be in the humour for være i humør til, være klar for, være opplagt til, være rede for

out of humour i dårlig humør utilfreds sint

put somebody out of humour sette noen i dårlig humør, få noen i dårlig humør

sense of humour humoristisk sans, sans for humor

• he has no sense of humour

han eier ikke humoristisk sans

when the humour takes one når man er i det humøret, når man er i det hjørnet

• he can be very effective when the humour takes him

han kan være veldig effektiv når han er i det hjørnet

wry humour besk humor, tørr humor
II
verb \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor

1) føye

2) snakke etter munnen

humour somebody føye noen

• you should try to humour her when she is in a bad mood

du burde prøve å føye henne når hun er i dårlig humør

snakke noen etter munnen la noen få viljen sin, la noen få det som de vil

humour somebody's whims føye noen i lunene deres

English-Norwegian dictionary > humour
3 føje

humour

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I. sb:

[ falde til føje] yield, submit;

[ med ( fuld) føje] with (perfect) justice;

[ uden føje] without justification.

II. adj:

[ om føje tid] shortly, soon.

III. vb:

[ føje en]

(dvs give efter for) give in to somebody ( fx she gave in to him and let him have the car),

( om en der er urimelig) humour somebody;

[ føje ham i dette] give in to him on this point;

( overbærende) indulge him in this;

[ føje ham i alt] comply with his every wish;

[ føje ham i hans luner] humour him (el. his whims),

F indulge his whims;

[ føje sine ord] express oneself;

[ føje sammen] join, connect,

( til en enhed) unite;

[ det føjede sig således] it so happened;

[ føje sig efter én] comply with somebody's wishes, give in to somebody;

[ som skæbnen har føjet det] as fate has ordained;

[ føje til] add;

[ føj hertil] add to this.

Danish-English dictionary > føje
4 susceptibilité

susceptibilité [sysεptibilite]

feminine noun

( = sensibilité) touchiness uncount

• être d'une grande susceptibilité to be extremely touchy

• afin de ménager or de ne pas froisser les susceptibilités so as not to offend people's susceptibilities

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sysɛptibilite
nom féminin touchiness

être d'une grande susceptibilité — to be very touchy

pour ménager les susceptibilités — so as not to upset anybody

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sysɛptibilite nf
sensitivity no pl

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susceptibilité nf touchiness; être d'une grande susceptibilité to be very touchy, to be oversensitive; pour ménager les susceptibilités so as not to upset anybody.

[sysɛptibilite] nom féminin

[sensibilité] touchiness, sensitiveness

ménager la susceptibilité de quelqu'un to humour somebody

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > susceptibilité
5 tomar

v.

1 to take.

Ella toma la rama She takes the branch.

Ella toma esa responsabilidad She takes that responsibility.

2 to have (comida, bebida).

¿qué quieres tomar? what would you like (to drink)?; (beber) what would you like (to eat)? (comer) (peninsular Spanish)

3 to catch (trasporte) (autobús, tren).

4 to adopt (adquirir) (actitud, costumbre).

tomarle manía/cariño a algo/alguien to take a dislike/a liking to something/somebody

5 to take down (apuntar) (datos, información).

6 to go, to head.

7 to drink. ( Latin American Spanish)

Ella toma limonada She drinks lemonade.

Ellos tomaron anoche They had some drinks last night.

8 to require.

Me toma mucho tiempo I require a lot of time.

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tomar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ tomó una carta he took a card

■ ese fragmento está tomado de Cervantes this passage is taken from Cervantes

■ lo tomó en broma she took it as a joke

■ tomamos un taxi we took a taxi

■ tomamos aquella calle we took that road

2 (baño, ducha) to have, take; (foto) to take

3 (comer, beber) to have; (beber) to drink; (comer) to eat

■ tómate la leche drink your milk

■ ¿qué tomarás? what would you like?

4 (el autobús, el tren) to catch

5 (aceptar) to accept, take

6 (comprar) to buy, get, have

■ tomaré manzanas I'll get some apples

7 (contratar) to take on, hire

■ tomaremos una criada we'll take on a servant

8 (alquilar) to take, rent

9 (adquirir) to acquire, get into

■ tomar una costumbre to acquire a habit

10 MILITAR to capture, take

► verbo intransitivo

1 (encaminarse) to go, turn

■ tomaron hacia la izquierda y se perdieron they turned left and got lost

► verbo pronominal tomarse

1 (gen) to take

■ me tomé una aspirina I took an aspirin

2 (beber) to drink; (comer) to eat

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lo toma o lo deja take it or leave it

no te lo tomes así don't take it like that

toma (aquí tienes) here you are, here

¡toma! familiar (sorpresa) fancy that! 2 (enfado) it serves you right!

¡toma castaña! familiar take that!

toma y daca figurado give and take

tomar a alguien de la mano to hold somebody's hand

tomar a pecho to take to heart

tomar afecto / tomar cariño to become fond of

tomar algo a mal to take something badly

tomar aliento to catch one's breath

tomar decisiones to make decisions

tomar el fresco to get some fresh air

tomar el pelo a alguien figurado to pull somebody's leg

tomar el sol to sunbathe

tomar en cuenta to take into account

tomar en serio to take seriously

tomar forma to take shape

tomar frío to catch a cold

tomar la costumbre to get into the habit

tomar la palabra to speak

tomar las aguas to take the waters

tomar las de Villadiego figurado to beat it

tomar nota to take note

tomar partido por to take sides with

tomar por (considerar) to take for

■ me tomó por mi hermana he took me for my sister

■ me tomó por tonto she took me for a fool

tomar tierra to land

tomarla con alguien familiar to have it in for somebody

tomarse la molestia de to take the trouble to

tomarse las cosas con calma to take it easy

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verb

1) to take

2) drink, have

3) capture, seize

•

- tomar por
- tomarse
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Para las expresiones tomar las aguas, tomar las armas, tomar la delantera, tomar impulso, tomar tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=coger) to take

si no tienes bolígrafo toma este — take this pen if you haven't got one

la tomó de la mano — he took her by the hand

lo toma o lo deja — take it or leave it

¡toma! — here (you are)!

• vayan tomando [asiento] — please sit down, please be seated frm

• tomar la [pluma] — to pick {o} take up one's pen

- tomar las de Villadiego

2) (=ingerir, consumir) [+ comida] to eat, have; [+ bebida] to drink, have; [+ medicina] to take

si tienes hambre podemos tomar algo — if you're hungry we can get something to eat

tomas demasiado café — you drink too much coffee

tomamos unas cervezas — we had a few beers

¿qué quieres tomar? — what would you like?, what will you have?

tome una cucharada de jarabe cada ocho horas — take a spoonful of syrup every eight hours

• tomar el [pecho] — to feed at the breast, breastfeed

3) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, taxi] to take

vamos a tomar el autobús — let's take {o} get the bus

cada día toma el tren de las nueve — he catches {o} takes the nine o'clock train every day

4) (Cine, Fot, TV) to take

tomar una foto de algn — to take a photo of sb, take sb's photo

5) (=apuntar) [+ notas, apuntes] to take; [+ discurso] to take down

nunca toma apuntes en clase — he never takes notes in class

tomo nota de todo lo que me has dicho — I have taken note of everything you have told me

• nos tomaron [declaración] en comisaría — they took (down) our statements {o} they took statements from us at the police station

• tomar [por escrito] — to write down

6) (=medir) [+ temperatura, pulso] to take

tengo que ir a que me tomen la tensión — I have to go and have my blood pressure taken

ven, que te tomo las medidas — let me take your measurements

7) (=adoptar) [+ decisión, precauciones] to take

tomaremos medidas para que no vuelva a suceder — we will take steps to ensure that it does not happen again

8) (=adquirir)

la situación está tomando mal cariz — the situation is beginning to look ugly

• el proyecto ya está tomando [forma] — the project is taking shape
color 2), conciencia 3)
9) (=empezar a sentir)

le han tomado mucho cariño — they have become very fond of him

les tomé asco a los caracoles — I took a dislike to snails

- tomarla o tenerla tomada con algn

la jefa la ha tomado {o} la tiene tomada conmigo — the boss has (got) it in for me

10) (=disfrutar de) [+ baño, ducha] to have, take

• tomar el [aire] {o} el [fresco] — to get some fresh air

• tomar el [sol] — to sunbathe

11) (Mil) (=capturar) to take, capture; (=ocupar) to occupy

la policía tomó la fábrica — the police occupied the factory

12) (=contratar) [+ empleado] to take on, engage

13) (=ocupar) to take

traducirlo me ha tomado tres horas — it took me three hours to translate it

14) (=entender, interpretar) to take

tomó muy a mal que la suspendieran — she took it very badly when she failed

lo tomó como una ofensa — he took offence at it, he was offended by it

• lo han tomado a [broma] — they haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke

• no lo tomes en [serio] — don't take it seriously

15) tomar a algn por (=confundir)

tomar a algn por policía — to take sb for a policeman, think that sb is a policeman

tomar a algn por loco — to think sb mad

¿por quién me toma? — what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

16) [sexualmente] to have

17) And (=molestar) to upset, annoy

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (Bot) [planta] to take (root); [injerto] to take

2) LAm (=ir)

tomar a la derecha — to turn right

3) LAm (=beber) to drink

estaba tomando en varios bares — he was drinking in a number of bars

4) [exclamaciones]

¡toma! * —

¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido... — well, of all the luck!, can you believe it? what luck!

¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacer — hey! I know how to do that too

¡toma ya! —

¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! — wow, what an amazing guy! *

¡toma ya, vaya golazo! — look at that, what a fantastic goal!

5) esp LAm
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• tomó [y] se fue — off he went, he upped and went

tomó y lo rompió — he went and broke it

3.

See:

tomarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo — here's what I owe you

¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?

la tomé de la mano — I took her by the hand

tomar las armas — to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo — to take something from something

2)

a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seize

b) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

3) ( hacerse cargo de)

tomó el asunto en sus manos — she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio — he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las niñas — she took the girls into her care

4)

a) ( beber) to drink

tomó un sorbito — she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho — the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have

ven a tomar una copa — come and have a drink

¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?

c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take

6)

a) (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure

b) <notas/apuntes> to take

tomar algo por escrito — to write something down

tomarle declaraciones a alguien — to take a statement from somebody

la maestra me tomó la lección — the teacher made me recite the lesson

c) < foto> to take

7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take

tomó la determinación de no volver a verlo — she decided not to see him again

8)

a)

tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife

b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba — they took him on for a trial period

c) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on

d) colegio < niño> to take

9) ( confundir)

tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody

¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to take

tómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt

lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke

11) < tiempo> to take

eso toma demasiado tiempo — that takes up too much time

12) ( en costura) to take in

Sentido II

13) ( adquirir)

a) < forma> to take; < aspecto> to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color — the chicken's beginning to brown

dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...

b) <velocidad/altura> to gain

c) < costumbre> to get into

14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>

tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something

Sentido III

15)

a) ( exponerse a)

tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air

tomar (el) sol — to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold

b) <baño/ducha> to take, have

16) ( recibir) < clases> to take; < curso> to take, do (BrE)
2.
tomar vi

1) ( asir)

toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself

toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it

2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink

3) (AmL) (ir) to go

tomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way

tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right

4) injerto to take
3.
tomarse v pron

1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take

se tomó el día libre — he took the day off

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras — take as long as you like

2) <molestia/libertad> to take

tomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger

ya me tomaré la revancha — I'll get even one of these days

3) (enf)

a) <café/vino> to drink

se toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink

b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

c) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have

4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take

5) (Med)

a) (refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura — she took her temperature

b) (caus)

tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken

6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken

7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take

no te lo tomes a mal — don't take it the wrong way

8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

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= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.

Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex. Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

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* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.

* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.

* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).

* tomar a sorbos = sip.

* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* tomar copas = tipple.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* tomar el mando = take + the helm.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.

* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.

* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).

* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomar el tiempo = time.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.

* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.

* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.

* tomar nota de = note.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomar partido = take + sides.

* tomar partido por = side with.

* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* tomar por omisión = default to.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

* tomar por término medio = average.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.

* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.

* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.

* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.

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

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.

* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.

* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.

* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.

* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.

* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.

* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar una dirección = take + direction.

* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una opción = take up + option.

* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.

* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo — here's what I owe you

¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?

la tomé de la mano — I took her by the hand

tomar las armas — to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo — to take something from something

2)

a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seize

b) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

3) ( hacerse cargo de)

tomó el asunto en sus manos — she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio — he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las niñas — she took the girls into her care

4)

a) ( beber) to drink

tomó un sorbito — she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho — the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have

ven a tomar una copa — come and have a drink

¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?

c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take

6)

a) (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure

b) <notas/apuntes> to take

tomar algo por escrito — to write something down

tomarle declaraciones a alguien — to take a statement from somebody

la maestra me tomó la lección — the teacher made me recite the lesson

c) < foto> to take

7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take

tomó la determinación de no volver a verlo — she decided not to see him again

8)

a)

tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife

b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba — they took him on for a trial period

c) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on

d) colegio < niño> to take

9) ( confundir)

tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody

¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to take

tómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt

lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke

11) < tiempo> to take

eso toma demasiado tiempo — that takes up too much time

12) ( en costura) to take in

Sentido II

13) ( adquirir)

a) < forma> to take; < aspecto> to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color — the chicken's beginning to brown

dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...

b) <velocidad/altura> to gain

c) < costumbre> to get into

14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>

tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something

Sentido III

15)

a) ( exponerse a)

tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air

tomar (el) sol — to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold

b) <baño/ducha> to take, have

16) ( recibir) < clases> to take; < curso> to take, do (BrE)
2.
tomar vi

1) ( asir)

toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself

toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it

2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink

3) (AmL) (ir) to go

tomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way

tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right

4) injerto to take
3.
tomarse v pron

1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take

se tomó el día libre — he took the day off

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras — take as long as you like

2) <molestia/libertad> to take

tomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger

ya me tomaré la revancha — I'll get even one of these days

3) (enf)

a) <café/vino> to drink

se toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink

b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take

c) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have

4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take

5) (Med)

a) (refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura — she took her temperature

b) (caus)

tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken

6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken

7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take

no te lo tomes a mal — don't take it the wrong way

8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy

* * *

= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.

Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.

* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.

* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).

* tomar a sorbos = sip.

* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.

* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* tomar como modelo = pattern.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* tomar copas = tipple.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* tomar el mando = take + the helm.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.

* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.

* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).

* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.

* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomar el tiempo = time.

* tomar el timón = take + the helm.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.

* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.

* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.

* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.

* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.

* tomar nota de = note.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomar partido = take + sides.

* tomar partido por = side with.

* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.

* tomar por defecto = default to.

* tomar por omisión = default to.

* tomar por sorpresa = storm.

* tomar por término medio = average.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.

* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.

* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.

* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.

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

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.

* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.

* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.

* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.

* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.

* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.

* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* tomar una dirección = take + direction.

* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una opción = take up + option.

* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* tomar un atajo por = cut across.

* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.

* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* * *

tomar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A (asir, agarrar) to take

toma lo que te debo here's o this is what I owe you

toma la mía, yo no la necesito have o take mine, I don't need it

¿lo puedo tomar prestado un momento? can I borrow it for a minute?

la tomé de la mano para cruzar la calle I took her by the hand o I held her hand to cross the street

le tomó la mano y la miró a los ojos he took her hand and looked into her eyes

tomó la pluma para escribirle he picked up the/his pen to write to her

tomar las armas to take up arms

tomar algo DE algo to take sth FROM sth

tomó un libro de la estantería he took a book from the shelf

los datos están tomados de las estadísticas oficiales the information is taken from official statistics

B

1 ( Mil) ‹pueblo/ciudad› to take, capture; ‹edificio› to seize, take

2 ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy

C

(hacerse cargo de): tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter

tomó la responsabilidad del negocio he took over the running of the business

tomó a su cuidado a las tres niñas she took the three girls into her care, she took the three girls in

D

1 (beber) to drink

no tomes esa agua don't drink that water

tomó un sorbito she took a sip

el niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed

2 (servirse, consumir) to have

¿vamos a tomar algo? shall we go for a drink?

ven a tomar una copa/un helado come and have a drink/an ice cream

no quiere tomar la sopa she doesn't want (to eat) her soup

nos invitó a tomar el té/el aperitivo he invited us for tea/an aperitif

¿qué tomas? what'll you have? ( colloq), what would you like to drink?

¿qué vas a tomar de postre? what are you going to have for dessert?

no debe tomar grasas ( Esp); he's not allowed to eat fat

3 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

E

1 ‹tren/taxi/ascensor› to take

¿por qué no tomas el tren? why don't you go by train?, why don't you take o get the train?

voy a ver si puedo tomar el tren de las cinco I'm going to try and catch the five o'clock train

2 ‹calle/atajo› to take

tome la primera a la derecha take the first (turning) on the right

tomó la curva a toda velocidad he took the curve at full speed

tomar tierra to land, touch down

F

1 (medir, registrar) to take

tomarle la temperatura/la tensión a algn to take sb's temperature/blood pressure

le tomé las medidas I took her measurements

2 ‹notas/apuntes› to take

tomó nota del número he took o noted down the number

¿quién tomó el recado? who took the message?

tomarle declaraciones a algn to take a statement from sb

me tomaron los datos they took (down) my details

la maestra me tomó la lección the teacher made me recite the lesson

3 ‹foto› to take

le tomé varias fotos I took several photographs of her

tomaron una película de la boda they filmed/videoed the wedding

G

1

tomar a algn por esposo/esposa ( frml); to take sb as o to be one's husband/wife

2 ( esp AmL) (contratar) to take on

lo tomaron a prueba they took him on for a trial period

3 «profesor» ‹alumnos/clases› to take on

4 «colegio» ‹niño› to take

H (adoptar) ‹medidas/actitud› to take, adopt; ‹precauciones› to take

ha tomado la determinación de no volver a verlo she has decided not to see him again

la decisión tomada por la directiva the decision taken by the board of directors

aún no han tomado una decisión they haven't reached a decision yet

tomó el nombre de su marido she took her husband's name

tomando este punto como referencia taking this as our reference point

I (confundir) tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn:

¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?

te van a tomar por tonto they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid

me tomó por mi hermana he mistook me for my sister

J (reaccionar frente a) ‹noticia/comentario› to take

lo tomó a broma he took it as a joke

tómalo como de quien viene take it with a grain ( AmE) o ( BrE) pinch of salt

no lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong way

K ‹tiempo› to take

le tomó tres años escribir la tesis it took him three years to write his thesis

un jardín tan grande toma demasiado tiempo a garden this/that big takes up too much time

L (en costura) to take in

Sentido II

A (adquirir)

1 ‹forma› to take; ‹aspecto› to take on

el pollo está empezando a tomar color the chicken's beginning to brown o to go brown

no me gusta nada el cariz que están tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o are shaping up

2 ‹velocidad› to gain, get up, gather; ‹altura› to gain

echó una carrera para tomar impulso he took a running start to get some momentum

se detuvo un momento para tomar aliento he stopped for a moment to get o catch his breath

3 ‹costumbre› to get into

4

tomar conciencia: hay que hacerle tomar conciencia de la gravedad del problema he must be made to realize o be made aware of the seriousness of the problem

B (cobrar) ‹cariño/asco› tomarle algo A algo/algn:

le he tomado cariño a esta casa I've become quite attached to this house

ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto, me tengo que ir just when I was getting to like it, I have to go

les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's taken a dislike to mussels, he's gone right off mussels ( colloq)

tomarla con algn/algo ( fam); to take against sb/sth

la han tomado conmigo they've taken against me, they have o they've got it in for me

la tiene tomada con la pobre chica he's got o he has it in for the poor girl

Sentido III

A

1

(exponerse a): tomar el aire or tomar el fresco or (CS) tomar aire to get some (fresh) air

tomar el sol or (CS, Méx) tomar sol to sunbathe

vas a tomar frío (CS); you'll get o catch cold

2 ‹baño/ducha› to take, have

B (recibir) ‹clases› to take; ‹curso› to take, do ( BrE)

estoy tomando clases de ruso I'm taking o having Russian classes

tomé cinco lecciones con él I had five lessons with him

■ tomar

vi

A

(asir): toma, léelo tú misma here, read it yourself

toma y vete a comprar unos caramelos here you are, go and buy some candy

toma, aquí tienes tu tijera here are your scissors

tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it

¡toma! ( Esp fam): ¡toma! ése sí que es un tío guapo hey! now that's what I call handsome! ( colloq)

¿no querías pelea? pues ¡toma! you wanted a fight? well, now you're going to get one!

tomá de acá ( RPl fam): ¿que le preste la bici? ¡tomá de acá! lend him my bike? no way! o like hell I will! ( colloq)

¡toma ya! ( Esp fam): ¡toma ya! ¡qué estupideces dices, tío! boy o good grief o ( AmE) jeez! you really do come out with some stupid remarks! ( colloq)

¡toma ya! lo ha vuelto a tirar for heaven's sake, he's knocked it over again!, jeez ( AmE) o ( BrE) for Pete's sake, he's knocked it over again! ( colloq)

B ( esp AmL) (beber alcohol) to drink

C ( AmL) (ir) to go

tomar a la derecha to turn o go right

D «injerto» to take

■ tomarse

v pron

A

1 ‹vacaciones› to take

se tomó el día libre he took the day off

2 ‹tiempo› to take

tómate todo el tiempo que quieras take as long as you like

B ‹molestia/trabajo›

ni siquiera se tomó la molestia de avisarnos he didn't even bother to tell us

se tomó el trabajo de buscar en los archivos he went to the trouble of looking through the files

me tomé la libertad de usar el teléfono I took the liberty of using your phone

ya me tomaré la revancha I'll get even o I'll get my own back one of these days

C ( enf)

1 ‹café/vino› to drink

se toma todo lo que gana ( AmL); he spends everything he earns on drink

2 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

3 ‹desayuno/merienda› to eat, have; ‹helado/yogur› to have

tómate toda la sopa eat up all your soup

se tomó un filete ( Esp); he had a steak

D ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take

tomárselas ( RPl fam); to go, clear off ( colloq)

yo me las tomo I'm off! ( colloq), I'm taking off! ( AmE colloq)

E ( Med)

1 ( refl) to take

se tomó la temperatura she took her temperature

2 ( caus):

tomarse la presión or la tensión to have one's blood pressure taken

F ( caus) ( esp AmL) ‹foto› to have … taken

me tomé unas fotos para el pasaporte I had some photos taken for my passport

G ( enf) (reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take

se lo tomó a broma or chiste or risa she took it as a joke

se tomó muy a mal que no la llamaras she was very put out that you didn't phone her

H ( Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy

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tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to take;
◊ tomé un libro de la estantería I took a book from the shelf;

la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand;
toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you;
¿lo puedo tomar prestado? can I borrow it?;
tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter;
tomar precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture;
tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;
tomar algo por escrito to write sth down;
tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb;
¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?;
lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke;
eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time
2
a) ( beber) to drink;

◊ el niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed

b) (servirse, consumir) to have;

◊ ¿qué vas a tomar? what are you going to have?

3 (esp AmL)
a) ( contratar) to take on

b) [ profesor] ‹alumnos/clases› to take on

c) [ colegio] ‹ niño› to take

4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize;
‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take;
‹ aspecto› to take on;
‹velocidad/altura› to gain;
‹ costumbre› to get into
6 ( cobrar):
◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl

7 ( exponerse a):
◊ tomar el aire to get some (fresh) air;

tomar (el) sol to sunbathe;
vas a tomar frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold
verbo intransitivo
1 ( asir):
◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;

tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it
2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink
3 (AmL) (ir) to go;
◊ tomaron para el norte they went north;

tomar a la derecha to turn o go right
4 [ injerto] to take
tomarse verbo pronominal
1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take;
◊ se tomó el día libre he took the day off

2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;
◊ tomarse la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth

3 ( enf)
a) ‹café/vino› to drink

b) ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take

c) ‹desayuno/merienda/sopa› to eat, have;

‹helado/yogur› to have
4 ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take
5 (Med)
a) ( refl) to take;

◊ se tomó la temperatura she took her temperature

b) ( caus):

◊ tomarse la tensión to have one's blood pressure taken

6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken
7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take;
◊ no te lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong way

8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have
(bebidas) to drink
(medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid
(confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why!
(asentimiento) of course!
' tomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- aire
- apetecer
- apunte
- arma
- asunto
- baño
- birra
- cachondeo
- carrerilla
- carta
- competer
- concernir
- conciencia
- contingencia
- copa
- cuerpo
- deber
- decisión
- delantera
- derivar
- desviarse
- determinar
- determinación
- drogodependencia
- especificación
- granulada
- granulado
- impulso
- iniciativa
- jugar
- mal
- meterse
- nota
- parte
- partida
- partido
- pecho
- pensar
- pito
- poder
- posesión
- precaución
- pulso
- reírse
- relevo
- represalia
- resolver
- sol
- tierra
English:
account
- action
- antidepressant
- beach
- borrow
- capture
- catch
- change
- clamp down
- coffee break
- come off
- compel
- confuse
- corner
- crack down
- crackdown
- cut across
- drink
- eight
- either
- engage in
- face value
- form
- govern
- have
- join
- join in
- jot down
- laugh off
- less
- lightly
- make
- measure
- mental
- mickey
- mind
- monotony
- muck about
- muck around
- note
- occupy
- off
- office
- pause
- precaution
- provision
- record
- rest
- retaliate
- rib

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tomar

♦ vt

1. [agarrar] to take;

me tomó de un brazo he took me by the arm;

tomó el dinero y se fue she took the money and left;

tómalo, ya no me hace falta take o have it, I no longer need it;

toma el libro que me pediste here's the book you asked me for;
Fam
¡toma ésa! [expresa venganza] that'll teach you!, chew on that!

2. [sacar, obtener] to take;

este ejemplo lo tomé del libro I took this example from the book;

fue al sastre para que le tomara las medidas he went to the tailor's to have his measurements taken;

toma unos planos de la casa [con cámara] take a few shots of the house;

tomar fotos (a o [m5] de) to take photos (of);

tomar declaración a alguien to take a statement from sb;

tomarle la lección a alguien to test sb on what they've learned at school;

tomar unas muestras de orina/sangre (a alguien) to take some urine/blood samples (from sb);

tomar la tensión/temperatura a alguien to take sb's blood pressure/temperature

3. [ingerir] [alimento, medicina, droga] to take;

¿qué quieres tomar? [beber] what would you like (to drink)?;
Esp [comer] what would you like (to eat)?;
¿quieres tomar algo (de beber)? would you like something to drink?;
Esp
¿quieres tomar algo (de comer)? would you like something to eat?;

tomé sopa I had soup;

no tomo alcohol I don't drink (alcohol)

4. [exponerse a]
tomar el sol, Am [m5] tomar sol to sunbathe;

salir a tomar el aire, Am [m5] salir a tomar aire to go out for a breath of fresh air;

salir a tomar el fresco to go out for a breath of fresh air;
RP
tomar frío to catch a chill;

tomó frío, por eso se engripó she caught a chill, that's why she came down with flu

5. [desplazarse mediante] [autobús, tren] to catch;
[taxi, ascensor, telesilla] to take;
tomaré el último vuelo I'll be on the last flight;

podríamos tomar el tren we could go by train;

tomaron un atajo they took a short-cut

6. [recibir] to take;

toma lecciones de piano she is taking o having piano lessons;

he tomado un curso de jardinería I've taken o done a course on gardening;

toma mi consejo y… take my advice and…;

¿tomas a María por esposa? do you take María to be your lawfully wedded wife?

7. [apuntar] [datos, información] to take down;

tomar apuntes o [m5] notas to take notes;

tomar algo por escrito to take o write sth down;

el secretario iba tomando nota de todo the secretary noted everything down

8. [baño, ducha] to take, to have

9. [adoptar] [medidas, precauciones, decisión] to take;
[actitud, costumbre, modales] to adopt;
tomar la determinación de hacer algo to determine o decide to do sth;

el Presidente debe tomar una postura sobre este asunto the President should state his opinion on this matter

10. [adquirir, cobrar] [velocidad] to gain, to gather;

las cosas están tomando mejor aspecto con este gobierno things are looking up under this government;

el avión fue tomando altura the plane climbed;

tomar confianza to grow in confidence, to become more assured;

la obra ya está tomando forma the play is beginning to take shape;

tomar fuerzas to gather one's strength;

voy tomándole el gusto a esto del esquí acuático water-skiing is starting to grow on me;

tomar interés por algo to get o grow interested in sth;

tomarle manía/cariño a to take a dislike/a liking to;

las negociaciones tomaron un rumbo favorable the negotiations started to go better

11. [asumir, encargarse de]
tomar el control to take control;

el copiloto tomó el mando the copilot took over;

él tomó sobre sí o [m5] sobre sus espaldas toda la responsabilidad he assumed full responsibility

12. [reaccionar a] to take;

¿qué tal tomó la noticia? how did she take the news?;

las cosas hay que tomarlas como vienen you have to take things as they come;

tómalo con calma take it easy

13. [llevar] [tiempo] to take;

me tomó mucho tiempo limpiarlo todo it took me a long time to clean it all

14. [contratar] to take on

15. [invadir] to take;

las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took o seized the city;

los estudiantes tomaron la universidad the students occupied the university

16. Fam
tomarla con alguien to have it in for sb

17. [confundir]
tomar a alguien por algo/alguien to take sb for sth/sb;

¿por quién me tomas o [m5] has tomado? what do you take me for?;

lo tomé por el jefe I took o mistook him for the boss;

¿tú me tomas por tonto o qué? do you think I'm stupid or something?

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse] to go;

toma a la derecha/izquierda turn o go right/left;

tomamos hacia el sur we headed south;

toma por ahí/por ese camino go that way/down that road

2. [en imperativo] [al dar algo]
¡toma! here you are!;

toma, dale esto a tu madre here, give this to your mother

3. Fam [como interjección]
¡toma! [expresa sorpresa] good grief!, Br blimey!;

necesito unas vacaciones – ¡tomar! ¡y yo! I need a Br holiday o US vacation – what, and I don't?;

¡tomar ya!, ¡qué golazo! how's that for a goal?

4. Am [beber alcohol] to drink

♦ See also the pronominal verb tomarse

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tomar

I v/t take; decisión tb

make; bebida, comida have;

tenerla tomada o

tomarla con alguien fam have it in for s.o. fam ;

tomar el sol sunbathe;

¡toma! here (you are);

¡toma ya! serves you right!;

¿por quién me toma? what do you take me for?;

toma y daca give and take;

tomar las de Villadiego fam hightail it fam

II v/i

1 L.Am.

drink

2

:

tomar por la derecha take a right, turn right

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tomar vt

1) : to take

tomé el libro: I took the book

tomar un taxi: to take a taxi

tomar una foto: to take a photo

toma dos años: it takes two years

tomaron medidas drásticas: they took drastic measures

2) beber: to drink

3) capturar: to capture, to seize

4)

tomar el sol : to sunbathe

5)

tomar tierra : to land

tomar vi

: to drink (alcohol)

♦ See also the reflexive verb tomarse

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tomar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

tomó un pastel de la bandeja he took a cake from the tray

las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took the city

tomaron el autobús they took the bus

tomó apuntes she took notes

toma, es tuyo here, this is yours

2. (comer, beber) to have

tomo café y tostadas para desayunar I have toast and coffee for breakfast

tomamos mucha agua we drink a lot of water

¿quieres tomar algo? would you like a drink?

tomarle el pelo a alguien to pull someone's leg

tomar el sol to sunbathe

tomar el fresco to get some fresh air

tomar por to take for

¿me tomas por tonto? do you take me for a fool?

Spanish-English dictionary > tomar
6 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

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corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

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1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

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1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *

corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* * *

corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

* * *

corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

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corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

* * *

corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
7 good

1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) gut

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) gut

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) gut

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) geschickt

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) gut

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) gut

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) gut

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) gut

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) reichlich

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) geeignet

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) gut

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) gut

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) gut

14) (thorough: a good clean.) gewissenhaft

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) gut
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) der Nutzen

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) das Gute
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gut!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) du meine Güte!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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good

[gʊd]

I. ADJECTIVE

<better, best>

1. (of high quality) gut

there's nothing like a \good book es geht nichts über ein gutes Buch

she speaks \good Spanish sie spricht gut Spanisch

dogs have a \good sense of smell Hunde haben einen guten Geruchssinn

he's got \good intuition about such matters er hat in diesen Dingen ein gutes Gespür

your reasons make \good sense but... deine Gründe sind durchaus einleuchtend, aber...

\good show [or job]! gut gemacht!

I need a \good meal now jetzt brauche ich was Ordentliches zu essen!

the child had the \good sense to... das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart...

he only has one \good leg er hat nur ein gesundes Bein

that's a \good one ( iron) haha, der war gut! iron

\good appetite gesunder Appetit

to be a \good catch eine gute Partie sein

a \good choice/decision eine gute Wahl/Entscheidung

\good ears/eyes gute Ohren/Augen

to do a \good job gute Arbeit leisten

to be in \good shape in guter [körperlicher] Verfassung sein

\good thinking gute Idee

\good timing gutes Timing

to be/not be \good enough gut/nicht gut genug sein

that's just not \good enough! so geht das nicht!

if she says so that's \good enough for me wenn sie es sagt, reicht mir das

to be \good for nothing zu nichts taugen

to feel \good sich akk gut fühlen

I don't feel too \good today heute geht's mir nicht besonders fam

2. (skilled) gut, begabt

▪ to be \good at sth gut in etw dat sein

he's a \good runner [or he's \good at running] er ist ein guter Läufer

she's very \good at learning foreign languages sie ist sehr sprachbegabt

he's not very \good at maths [or AM in math] er ist nicht besonders gut in Mathe

this book is \good on international export law dieses Buch ist sehr gut, wenn man etwas über internationale Exportbestimmungen erfahren möchte

he is particularly \good on American history besonders gut kennt er sich in amerikanischer Geschichte aus

▪ to be \good with sth with children mit etw dat gut umgehen können

to be \good with one's hands geschickt mit seinen Händen sein

to be \good in bed gut im Bett sein fam

to be \good with people gut mit Leuten umgehen können

3. (pleasant) schön

that was a really \good story, Mummy das war echt eine tolle Geschichte, Mama fam

that was the best party in a long time das war die beste Party seit Langem

it's \good to see [or seeing] you after all these years schön, dich nach all den Jahren wiederzusehen!

\good morning/evening guten Morgen/Abend

\good day esp BRIT, AUS guten Tag; ( dated: said at departure) guten Tag

to have a \good day/evening einen schönen Tag/Abend haben

have a \good day schönen Tag noch!

\good news gute Neuigkeiten

to have a \good time [viel] Spaß haben

\good weather schönes Wetter

to have a \good one ( fam) einen schönen Tag haben

4. (appealing to senses) gut, schön

after a two-week vacation, they came back with \good tans nach zwei Wochen Urlaub kamen sie gut gebräunt zurück

most dancers have \good legs die meisten Tänzer haben schöne Beine

to look/smell/sound/taste \good gut aussehen/riechen/klingen/schmecken

sb looks \good in sth clothes etw steht jdm

to have \good looks, to be \good-looking gut aussehen

5. (favourable) gut

he made a very \good impression at the interview er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch einen sehr guten Eindruck gemacht

there's a \good chance [that]... die Chancen stehen gut, dass...

we got a \good deal on our new fridge wir haben unseren neuen Kühlschrank günstig erstanden

the play got \good reviews [or a \good press] das Stück hat gute Kritiken bekommen

it's a \good job we didn't go camping last weekend — the weather was awful zum Glück sind wir letztes Wochenende nicht campen gegangen — das Wetter war schrecklich

the \good life das süße Leben

\good luck [on sth] viel Glück [bei etw dat]

best of luck on your exams today! alles Gute für deine Prüfung heute!

a \good omen ein gutes Omen

to be too much of a \good thing zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a \good thing man kann es auch übertreiben

\good times gute Zeiten

to be too \good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to have [got] it \good ( fam) es gut haben

6. (beneficial) vorteilhaft

▪ to be \good for sb gut für jdn sein

milk is \good for you Milch ist gesund

to be \good for business/for headaches gut fürs Geschäft/gegen Kopfschmerzen sein

7. (useful) nützlich, sinnvoll

we had a \good discussion on the subject wir hatten eine klärende Diskussion über die Sache

it's \good that you checked the door gut, dass du die Tür nochmal überprüft hast

8. (on time)

in \good time rechtzeitig

be patient, you'll hear the result all in \good time seien Sie geduldig, Sie erfahren das Ergebnis noch früh genug

in one's own \good time in seinem eigenen Rhythmus

9. (appropriate)

to be a \good time to do sth ein guter Zeitpunkt sein, [um] etw zu tun

10. inv (kind) freundlich, lieb

the college has been very \good about her health problem die Hochschule zeigte sehr viel Verständnis für ihr gesundheitliches Problem

it was very \good of you to help us es war sehr lieb von dir, uns zu helfen

he's got a \good heart er hat ein gutes Herz

be so \good as to... sei doch bitte so nett und...

would you be \good enough to... wären Sie so nett und...

\good deeds/works gute Taten

to do a \good deed eine gute Tat tun

11. (moral) gut

the G\good Book die [heilige] Bibel

for a \good cause für einen guten Zweck

to set a \good example to sb jdm ein gutes Vorbild sein

sb's \good name/reputation jds guter Name/guter Ruf

to be [as] \good as one's word vertrauenswürdig sein

12. (well-behaved) gut

\good dog! braver Hund!

be a \good girl and... sei ein liebes Mädchen [o sei so lieb] und...

OK, I'll be a \good sport o.k., ich will mal kein Spielverderber sein

she's been as \good as gold all evening sie hat sich den ganzen Abend über ausgezeichnet benommen

to be on \good/one's best behaviour sich akk gut benehmen/von seiner besten Seite zeigen

\good loser guter Verlierer/gute Verliererin

13. attr, inv (thorough) gut, gründlich

the house needs a \good clean[ing] das Haus sollte mal gründlich geputzt werden

have a \good think about it lass es dir noch einmal gut durch den Kopf gehen

now, now — have a \good cry schon gut — wein dich mal so richtig aus

they have built a \good case against the suspect sie haben einen hieb- und stichfesten Fall gegen den Verdächtigen aufgebaut

we had some \good fun at the amusement park wir hatten so richtig viel Spaß im Vergnügungspark

a \good beating eine gründliche Tracht Prügel

to have a \good laugh ordentlich lachen

to have a \good look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen

a \good talking to eine Standpauke

14. pred, inv (valid) gültig; (not forged) banknote echt; (usable) gut

this car should be \good for another year or so dieses Auto hält wohl schon noch ein Jahr oder so

he gave us a gift certificate \good for $100 er hat uns einen Geschenkgutschein über 100 Dollar überreicht

this ticket is only \good on weekends dieses Ticket gilt nur an Wochenenden

my credit card is only \good for another month meine Kreditkarte ist nur noch einen Monat gültig

15. attr, inv (substantial) beträchtlich

we walked a \good distance today wir sind heute ein ordentliches Stück gelaufen

she makes \good money at her new job sie verdient in ihrem neuen Job gutes Geld

it's a \good half hour's walk to the station from here von hier bis zum Bahnhof ist es zu Fuß eine gute halbe Stunde

a \good deal jede Menge

you're looking a \good deal better now du siehst jetzt ein gutes Stück besser aus

to make a \good profit einen beträchtlichen Profit machen

a \good few/many eine ganze Menge

16. pred, inv FOOD (not rotten) gut

17. pred, inv (able to provide) gut

he is always \good for a laugh er ist immer gut für einen Witz

thanks for the loan and don't worry, I'm \good for it danke für den Kredit und keine Sorge, ich zahle ihn zurück

her credit is \good sie ist kreditwürdig

18. (almost, virtually)

▪ as \good as... so gut wie...

our firewood is as \good as gone unser Feuerholz ist nahezu aufgebraucht

to be as \good as dead/new so gut wie tot/neu sein

they as \good as called me a liar sie nannten mich praktisch eine Lügnerin!

19. attr, inv (to emphasize) schön

I need a \good long holiday ich brauche mal wieder so einen richtig schönen langen Urlaub!

what you need is a \good hot cup of coffee was du brauchst, ist eine gute Tasse heißen Kaffee

▪ \good and...:

she's really \good and mad sie ist so richtig sauer

I'll do it when I'm \good and ready, and not one minute before ich mache es, sobald ich fertig bin und keine Minute früher!

20. BRIT (said to accept order)

very \good sehr wohl! veraltet

21. (in exclamations)

\good Lord [or heavens]! gütiger Himmel! geh

\good gracious! ach du liebe Zeit!

\good grief! du meine Güte!

\good egg! BRIT ( dated) ausgezeichnet!; ( iron)

oh, — \good for you! oh, schön für dich! iron

22. attr, inv (said to express affection)

\good old James! der gute alte James!

the \good old days die gute alte Zeit

23.

▶ if you can't be \good, be careful ( prov) wenn man schon was anstellt, sollte man sich wenigstens nicht [dabei] erwischen lassen

▶ it's as \good as it gets besser wird's nicht mehr

▶ to give as \good as one gets es [jdm] mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

▶ \good to go fertig, bereit

▶ to have a \good innings BRIT ein schönes Leben haben

▶ to make \good zu Geld kommen

▶ to make sth ⇆ \good (repair) etw reparieren; mistake etw wiedergutmachen; (pay for) etw wettmachen fam; (do successfully) etw schaffen

▶ to make \good time gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ for \good measure als Draufgabe, obendrein

▶ \good riddance Gott sei Dank!

▶ she's \good for another few years! mit ihr muss man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen!

II. ADVERB

1. esp AM DIAL ( fam: well) gut

boy, she can sure sing \good, can't she? Junge, die kann aber gut singen, oder?

2. ( fam: thoroughly) gründlich

to do sth \good and proper etw richtig gründlich tun

well, you've broken the table \good and proper na, den Tisch hast du aber so richtig ruiniert!

III. NOUN

no pl

1. (moral force) Gute nt

\good and evil Gut und Böse

to be up to no \good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen

to do \good Gutes tun

▪ the \good pl die Guten pl

2. (benefit) Wohl nt

this medicine will do you a [or the] world of \good diese Medizin wird Ihnen unglaublich gut tun

to do more harm than \good mehr schaden als nützen

for the \good of his health zum Wohle seiner Gesundheit, seiner Gesundheit zuliebe

for the \good of the nation zum Wohle der Nation

for one's own \good zu seinem eigenen Besten

3. (purpose) Nutzen m

to be no [or not to be any] /not much \good nichts/wenig nützen

that young man is no \good dieser junge Mann ist ein Taugenichts

to not do much/any \good nicht viel/nichts nützen

even a small donation can do a lot of \good auch eine kleine Spende kann eine Menge helfen

that won't do much \good das wird auch nicht viel nützen

it's no \good complaining all day den ganzen Tag rumzujammern bringt auch nichts! fam

what \good is sitting alone in your room? was bringt es, hier alleine in deinem Zimmer zu sitzen?; ( iron)

a lot of \good that'll do [you]! das wird [dir] ja viel nützen! iron

4. (profit)

we were £7,000 to the \good when we sold our house als wir unser Haus verkauften, haben wir einen Gewinn von 7.000 Pfund eingestrichen; ( fig)

he was two gold medals to the \good by the end of the day am Ende des Tages war er um zwei Goldmedaillen reicher

5. (ability)

▪ to be no \good at sth etw nicht gut können, bei etw dat nicht [sonderlich] gut sein

6. COMM Gut nt, Ware f

7.

▶ for \good [and all] für immer [und ewig]

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[gʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
comp better, superl best
1) gut

good weather — gutes Wetter

that's a good one! (joke) — das ist ein guter Witz; ( usu iro : excuse ) wers glaubt, wird selig! (inf)

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

she looks good enough to eat — sie sieht zum Anbeißen aus (inf)

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

good fortune — Glück nt

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

this is as good as it gets — besser wirds nicht mehr __diams; to be good at sth gut in etw (dat) sein

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

you look good in that — du siehst gut darin aus, das steht dir gut __diams; to make good mistake, damage wiedergutmachen; threat wahr machen; promise erfüllen

to make good one's losses — seine Verluste wettmachen

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

2) = beneficial gut

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

3) = favourable moment, chance, opportunity günstig, gut

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

4) = enjoyable holiday, evening schön

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

5) = kind gut, lieb

good nature — Gutmütigkeit f

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

(it was) good of you to come — nett, dass Sie gekommen sind

would you be good enough to tell me... — wären Sie so nett, mir zu sagen... (also iro)

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

6) = virtuous name, manners, behaviour gut

the Good Shepherd all good men and true — der Gute Hirte alle wackeren und aufrechten Männer (old)

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

7) = well-behaved artig, brav (inf)

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy — sei artig or lieb or brav (inf)

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

8)

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

9) = valid advice, excuse gut; reason gut, triftig; ticket gültig

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

the car is good for another few years — das Auto hält or tuts (inf) noch ein paar Jahre

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

10) = handsome looks, figure, features gut; legs, body schön

a good appearance (of person) — ein gepflegtes Äußeres

11) = uninjured eye, leg gesund

12) = thorough gut, gründlich, tüchtig (inf)

to give sb a good scolding — jdn gründlich or tüchtig (inf) ausschimpfen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

to have a good laugh — ordentlich or so richtig lachen (inf)

to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw gut ansehen

to have a good grounding in sth — gute Grundkenntnisse in etw (dat) haben

13) = considerable hour, while gut; amount, distance, way gut, schön

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

14) in greetings gut

good morning — guten Morgen

15) in exclamations gut, prima

that's good! — gut!, prima!

(it's) good to see you/to be here — (es ist) schön, dich zu sehen/hier zu sein

good heavens or Lord or God! — um Himmels willen! (inf)

good grief or gracious! — ach du liebe or meine Güte! (inf)

very good, sir — sehr wohl (old)

on you/him etc! — gut!, prima!; (iro also) das ist ja toll!

16) emphatic use schön

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

good and hard/strong (inf) — ganz schön fest/stark (inf)

good and proper (inf) — ganz anständig (inf)

2. ADVERB

1) = fine gut

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

2) = well strictly incorrect gut

3. NOUN

1) = what is morally right Gute(s) nt

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

to be up to no good (inf) — nichts Gutes im Schilde führen (inf)

2) = advantage, benefit Wohl nt

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

it's done now, for good or ill — es ist nun einmal geschehen

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

to do sb good — jdm helfen; (rest, drink, medicine etc) jdm guttun

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

much good may it do you (iro inf) — na, dann viel Vergnügen!

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

a ( fat) lot of good that will do! (iro inf) — als ob das viel helfen würde! (iro)

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! (iro inf) — und wie dir das guttun wird! (iro inf)

3)

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

he's no good to us — er nützt uns (dat) nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

4)

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!

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good [ɡud]

A s

1. Nutzen m, Wert m, Vorteil m:

for his own good zu seinem eigenen Vorteil;

he knows too much for his own good er weiß mehr, als ihm guttut;

what good will it do?, what is the good of it?, what good is it? was hat es für einen Wert?, was nützt es?, wozu soll das gut sein?;

it is no (not much) good trying es hat keinen (wenig) Sinn oder Zweck, es zu versuchen;

to the good

a) besonders WIRTSCH als Gewinn- oder Kreditsaldo,

b) obendrein, extra ( → A 2);

for good (and all) für immer, endgültig, ein für alle Mal

2. (das) Gute, Gutes n, Wohl n:

do sb good

a) jemandem Gutes tun,

b) jemandem guttun oder wohltun;

much good may it do you oft iron wohl bekomms!;

the common good das Gemeinwohl;

be to the good nur zu seinem etc Besten sein;

come to good zum Guten ausschlagen;

it’s all to the good es ist nur von Vorteil ( that dass)( → A 1);

it comes to no good es führt zu nichts Gutem;

be up to no good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen;

for good or for evil auf Gedeih und Verderb

3. the good koll die Guten pl, die Rechtschaffenen pl

4. PHIL (das) Gute

5. pl bewegliches Vermögen:

goods and chattels

a) Hab n und Gut n, bewegliche Sachen, Mobiliargut n,

b) umg Siebensachen

6. pl WIRTSCH

a) Br ( besonders Eisenbahn)Güter pl, Fracht(gut) f(n)

b) (Handels)Güter pl, (Handels)Ware(n) f(pl):

goods for consumption Verbrauchs-, Konsumgüter;

goods in process Halbfabrikate, -erzeugnisse;

a piece of goods sl eine Mieze;

have the goods on sb US sl etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben. → deliver A 2

7. pl US Stoffe pl, Textilien pl

8. the goods sl das Richtige, das Wahre:

that’s the goods!

B adj komp better [ˈbetə(r)], sup best [best]

1. (moralisch) gut, redlich, rechtschaffen, ehrbar, anständig (Mädchen etc):

good men and true redliche und treue Männer;

a good father and husband ein guter oder treu sorgender Vater und Gatte;

she is a good wife to him sie ist ihm eine gute Frau

2. gut (Qualität):

good teeth; → health 2, humor A 2

3. gut, frisch, genießbar:

is this meat still good?;

a good egg ein frisches Ei

4. gut, lieb, gütig, freundlich:

good to the poor gut zu den Armen;

be so ( oder as) good as to fetch it sei so gut und hol es, hol es doch bitte; → enough C

5. gut, lieb, artig, brav (Kind):

be a good boy;

have you been a good girl? bist du (schön) brav gewesen?; → gold A 1

6. verehrt, lieb:

his good lady oft iron seine liebe Frau;

my good man oft iron mein Lieber!, mein lieber Freund oder Mann!

7. gut, geachtet:

of good family aus guter Familie

8. gut, einwandfrei (Betragen etc): → certificate A 1

9. a) gut, erfreulich, angenehm (Nachrichten etc):

be good news umg erfreulich sein (Sache); nett sein (Person);

have a good time sich (gut) amüsieren; es sich gut gehen lassen; → afternoon A, morning A 1, etc

b) schön:

it’s good to be home again;

too good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

10. gut:

a) geeignet, vorteilhaft, günstig, nützlich

b) gesund, zuträglich

c) heilsam:

a man good for the post ein geeigneter oder guter Mann für den Posten;

good for colds gut gegen oder für Erkältungen;

milk is good for children Milch ist gut oder gesund für Kinder;

good for one’s health gesund;

what is it good for? wofür ist es gut?, wozu dient es?;

it is a good thing that … es ist gut oder günstig, dass …;

stay away if you know what’s good for you! das rate ich dir im Guten!;

he drank more than was good for him als ihm guttat; → nothing Bes Redew

11. gut, richtig, recht, angebracht, empfehlenswert, zweckmäßig:

in good time zur rechten Zeit, (gerade) rechtzeitig;

all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

in one’s own good time wenn es einem passt

12. gut, angemessen, ausreichend, zufriedenstellend;

his word is good enough for me sein Wort genügt mir;

his time is only good enough for 4th place SPORT seine Zeit reicht nur für den 4. Platz

13. gut, reichlich:

a good hour eine gute Stunde;

it’s a good three miles to the station es sind gut drei Meilen bis zum Bahnhof

14. gut, ziemlich (weit, groß), beträchtlich, bedeutend, erheblich, ansehnlich:

a good many eine beträchtliche Anzahl, ziemlich viele;

a good many times ziemlich oft; → beating 2, way¹ 5, while A

15. (vor adj) verstärkend:

a good long time sehr lange Zeit;

good old age hohes Alter;

good and … sehr, ganz schön, mordsmäßig umg (z. B. good and tired hundemüde umg)

16. gültig:

a) begründet, berechtigt (Anspruch etc)

b) triftig, gut (Grund etc):

a good argument ein stichhaltiges Argument; → cause A 2, reason A 1

c) echt (Geld)

17. gut, überzeugt (Republikaner etc)

18. gut, fähig, tüchtig:

he is good at arithmetic er ist gut im Rechnen;

he is good at golf er spielt gut Golf;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben

19. gut, zuverlässig, sicher, solide ( alle auch WIRTSCH):

a good firm eine gute oder solide oder zahlungsfähige oder kreditwürdige Firma;

a good man WIRTSCH umg ein sicherer Mann (Kunde etc);

good debts WIRTSCH sichere Schulden;

good for WIRTSCH (auf einem Wechsel) über den Betrag von ( → B 23);

be good for any amount WIRTSCH für jeden Betrag gut sein

20. WIRTSCH in Ordnung (Scheck)

21. JUR (rechts)gültig

22. wirklich, aufrichtig, ehrlich, echt: → faith 3

23. umg good for fähig oder geneigt zu:

I am good for a walk ich habe Lust zu einem Spaziergang;

I am good for another mile ich könnte noch eine Meile weitermarschieren;

my car is good for another 10,000 miles mein Wagen macht noch leicht 10 000 Meilen ( → B 19)

C adv

1. umg gut:

she dances good

2. as good as so gut wie, praktisch:

as good as new auch neuwertig

D int gut!, schön!, fein!:

good for you! umg (ich) gratuliere!

G abk

1. PHYS gravitational constant

2. ELEK conductance

3. good

4. US sl grand (1000 Dollar)

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1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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adj.

brav adj.

gut adj.

lieb adj. n.

Gut ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > good
8 wit

I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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[wit]
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) der Witz

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) witziger Kopf

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) geistige Fähigkeit

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- academic.ru/82686/witless">witless
- -witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
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wit

[wɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (humour) Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m geh

a flash of \wit ein Geistesblitz m

biting/dry \wit beißender/trockener Humor

to have a ready \wit schlagfertig sein

2. no pl (intelligence) Verstand m

to be beyond the \wit of sb über jds Verstand [o Horizont] [hinaus]gehen

to have the \wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etw zu tun

3. (practical intelligence)

▪ \wits pl geistige Fähigkeiten, Intelligenz f kein pl

battle of \wits geistiger Schlagabtausch, geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's \wits' end mit seiner Weisheit [o seinem Latein] am Ende sein

to collect [or gather] one's \wits seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen fam, sich akk wieder besinnen

to frighten [or scare] sb out of his/her \wits [or the \wits out of sb] jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened [or scared] out of one's \wits sich akk zu Tode ängstigen

to have/keep one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne beisammen haben/zusammenhalten fam

to live [or survive] on one's \wits sich akk [mit Schläue] durchs Leben schlagen

to lose one's \wits ( old) den Verstand verlieren

to need all one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen müssen fam

to pit one's \wits against sb/sth seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen geh

4. (funny person) geistreiche Person, kluger Kopf fam; (astute person) schlagfertige Person

II. vi ( form)

▪ to \wit nämlich, und zwar

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I [wɪt]
vi (old JUR)

to wit — nämlich, und zwar
II [wɪt]
n

1) (= understanding) Verstand m

beyond the wit of man — über den menschlichen Verstand or Horizont hinaus

a battle of wits — ein geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's wits' end — am Ende seiner Weisheit sein, mit seinem Latein am Ende sein (hum inf)

I was at my wits' end (to find a solution) — ich wusste mir keinen Rat or Ausweg mehr(, wie ich eine Lösung finden könnte)

to drive sb out of his wits — jdn um seinen Verstand bringen

to lose one's wits — den or seinen Verstand verlieren

to collect one's wits — seine fünf Sinne (wieder) zusammennehmen

to frighten or scare sb out of his wits — jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — zu Tode erschreckt sein

to have or keep one's wits about one — seine (fünf) Sinne zusammen- or beisammenhaben, einen klaren Kopf haben

to sharpen one's wits — seinen Verstand schärfen

to use one's wits — seinen Verstand gebrauchen, sein Köpfchen or seinen Grips anstrengen (inf)

to live by or on one's wits — sich schlau or klug durchs Leben schlagen

2) (= humour, wittiness) Geist m, Witz m

full of wit — geistreich

the book is full of wit — es ist sehr viel Geistreiches in dem Buch

3) (= person) geistreicher Kopf

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wit¹ [wıt] s

1. meist pl geistige Fähigkeiten pl, Intelligenz f

2. meist pl Verstand m:

be at one’s wit’s ( oder wits’) end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;

have one’s wits about one seine fünf Sinne oder seinen Verstand beisammenhaben;

have the wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etwas zu tun;

keep one’s wits about one einen klaren Kopf behalten;

live by one’s wits sich mehr oder weniger ehrlich durchs Leben schlagen;

out of one’s wits von Sinnen, verrückt

3. Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m

4. geistreicher Mensch, witziger Kopf

5. obs

a) kluge Person

b) geistige Größe

c) Witz m, witziger Einfall

wit² [wıt] 1. und 3. sg präs wot [wɒt; US wɑt], sg präs wost [wɒst; US wɑst], pl präs wite [waıt], prät und pperf wist [wıst]

A v/t obs einer Sache gewahr werden

B v/i:

to wit obs oder JUR das heißt, nämlich

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I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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n.

Verstand -¨e m.

Witz -e m.

English-german dictionary > wit
9 bekannt

I P.P. bekennen

II Adj.

1. Person, Lied, Geschichte: known (+ Dat to); etw. als bekannt voraussetzen assume that s.th. is known; es ist Ihnen sicher bekannt, warum... I’m sure you know ( oder are aware) why...; das ist mir bekannt I know that, I’m aware of that; soviel mir bekannt ist as far as I know ( oder I’m aware); das Wort ist mir bekannt I’ve come across the word, I’ve heard ( oder seen) the word used; er kommt mir bekannt vor I’m sure ( oder I know) I’ve seen him ( oder his face) before; es kommt mir bekannt vor it looks ( oder sounds etc.) familiar; die Geschichte kommt mir bekannt vor iro. I think I’ve heard that one before; mir ist nichts von einer neuen Regelung bekannt I know nothing about any new regulations; es ist allgemein bekannt it is generally known, it’s a generally known fact; bekannte Gesichter familiar faces; mit jemandem bekannt sein know s.o.; wir sind bereits bekannt umg. (wir kennen uns bereits) we have met; mit etw. bekannt sein be familiar with s.th.

2. (positiv: berühmt) well-known, famous ( wegen for); (negativ: berüchtigt) notorious; ein allgemein bekanntes Gedicht a well-known poem; dafür bekannt sein, dass have a reputation for (+Ger.), (berüchtigt) auch be notorious for (+Ger.) er ist bekannt für seinen Humor he’s known for his (great) sense of humour; er ist als Lügner bekannt he’s a notorious liar, everybody knows he’s a liar; sie ist eine bekannte Sängerin she’s a well-known ( oder famous) singer

3. mit Verben: bekannt geben announce; öffentlich: auch make s.th. public; sie wollen es nicht bekannt geben they don’t want to say anything ( oder give anything away); bekannt machen: etw. bekannt machen (veröffentlichen) announce s.th., make s.th. known ( oder public); (berühmt machen) make s.th. famous; jemanden mit jemandem / etw. bekannt machen introduce s.o. to s.o. / s.th.; sich mit etw. bekannt machen get to know s.th., familiarize o.s. with s.th.; bekannt werden become known, become public; (durchsickern) get out, leak out; mit jemandem bekannt werden (jemanden kennen lernen) get to know s.o.; es ist bekannt geworden, dass... we’ve been informed that, news has come in that ( oder of)...

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well-known; known; noted; famed

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be|kạnnt [bə'kant]
adj

1) (= allgemein gekannt, gewusst) well-known (wegen for); Mensch auch famous

die bekannteren Spieler — the better-known or more famous players

die bekanntesten Spieler — the best-known or most famous players

wie ist er bekannt geworden? — how did he become famous?

sie ist in Wien bekannt — she is (well-)known in Vienna

er ist bekannt dafür, dass er seine Schulden nicht bezahlt — he is well-known for not paying his debts

das ist mir bekannt — I know about that

sie ist mir bekannt — I know her, she is known to me

es ist allgemein/durchaus bekannt, dass... — it is common knowledge/a known fact that...

ich darf diese Tatsachen als bekannt voraussetzen — I assume that these facts are known

2) (= nicht fremd) familiar

jdn mit etw bekannt machen (mit Aufgabe etc) — to show sb how to do sth; mit Gebiet, Fach etc to introduce sb to sth; mit Problem to familiarize sb with sth

sich mit etw bekannt machen — to familiarize or acquaint oneself with sth

jdn/sich (mit jdm) bekannt machen — to introduce sb/oneself (to sb)

wir sind miteinander bekannt — we already know each other, we have already met

See:

→ auch bekennen

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(well-known: a noted author; This town is noted for its cathedral.) noted

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be·kannt

[bəˈkant]

adj

1. (allgemein gekannt) well-known

eine \bekannte Person a famous [or well-known/better-known] person

[jdm] etw \bekannt geben to announce sth [to sb]; (von der Presse) to publish sth

ihre Verlobung geben \bekannt... the engagement is announced between...

jdn \bekannt machen (berühmt) to make sb famous

etw \bekannt machen (öffentlich) to make sth known to the public

[jdm] etw \bekannt machen to announce sth [to sb]

etw der Öffentlichkeit \bekannt machen to publicize sth; (durch Fernsehen) to broadcast sth

[jdm] vertrauliche Information \bekannt machen to disclose confidential information [to sb]

für etw akk \bekannt sein to be well-known [or famous] for sth

\bekannt werden to become well-known [or famous]

▪ [jdm] \bekannt werden to leak out [to sb]

2. (nicht fremd, vertraut) familiar

ist dir dieser Name \bekannt? do you know [or are you familiar with] this name?

mir ist das/sie \bekannt I know about that/I know her, she is known to me

allgemein/durchaus \bekannt sein to be common knowledge/a known fact

dir war nicht \bekannt, dass...? you didn't know that...?

jdn/sich [mit jdm] \bekannt machen to introduce sb/oneself [to sb]

jdn/sich mit etw dat \bekannt machen to familiarize sb/oneself with sth

mit jdm \bekannt sein to be acquainted with sb

jdm \bekannt sein to be familiar to sb

sein Gesicht ist mir \bekannt I've seen his face somewhere before

jdm \bekannt vorkommen to seem familiar to sb

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Adjektiv

1) well-known

etwas bekannt geben — announce something

etwas bekannt machen — announce something; (der Öffentlichkeit)) make something public

bekannt werden — become known; become public knowledge

für etwas bekannt sein — be well known for something

bekannter sein — be better known

2)

jemand/etwas ist jemandem bekannt — somebody knows somebody/something

davon ist mir nichts bekannt — I know nothing about that

mit jemandem bekannt sein/werden — know or be acquainted with somebody/get to know or become acquainted with somebody

jemanden/sich mit jemandem bekannt machen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody

Darf ich bekannt machen? Meine Eltern — may I introduce my parents?

jemanden/sich mit etwas bekannt machen — acquaint somebody/oneself with something

jemandem bekannt vorkommen — seem familiar to somebody

der Witz kommt mir bekannt vor — I think I've heard that joke somewhere before

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bekannt

A. pperf → bekennen

B. adj

1. Person, Lied, Geschichte: known (+dat to);

etwas als bekannt voraussetzen assume that sth is known;

es ist Ihnen sicher bekannt, warum … I’m sure you know ( oder are aware) why …;

das ist mir bekannt I know that, I’m aware of that;

soviel mir bekannt ist as far as I know ( oder I’m aware);

das Wort ist mir bekannt I’ve come across the word, I’ve heard ( oder seen) the word used;

er kommt mir bekannt vor I’m sure ( oder I know) I’ve seen him ( oder his face) before;

es kommt mir bekannt vor it looks ( oder sounds etc) familiar;

die Geschichte kommt mir bekannt vor iron I think I’ve heard that one before;

mir ist nichts von einer neuen Regelung bekannt I know nothing about any new regulations;

es ist allgemein bekannt it is generally known, it’s a generally known fact;

bekannte Gesichter familiar faces;

mit jemandem bekannt sein know sb;

wir sind bereits bekannt umg (wir kennen uns bereits) we have met;

mit etwas bekannt sein be familiar with sth

2. (positiv: berühmt) well-known, famous (

wegen for); (negativ: berüchtigt) notorious;

ein allgemein bekanntes Gedicht a well-known poem;

dafür bekannt sein, dass have a reputation for (+ger), (berüchtigt) auch be notorious for (+ger)

er ist bekannt für seinen Humor he’s known for his (great) sense of humour;

er ist als Lügner bekannt he’s a notorious liar, everybody knows he’s a liar;

sie ist eine bekannte Sängerin she’s a well-known ( oder famous) singer

3. mit Verben:

bekannt geben announce; öffentlich: auch make sth public;

sie wollen es nicht bekannt geben they don’t want to say anything ( oder give anything away);

bekannt machen: etwas bekannt machen (veröffentlichen) announce sth, make sth known ( oder public); (berühmt machen) make sth famous;

jemanden mit jemandem/etwas bekannt machen introduce sb to sb/sth;

sich mit etwas bekannt machen get to know sth, familiarize o.s. with sth;

bekannt werden become known, become public; (durchsickern) get out, leak out;

mit jemandem bekannt werden (jemanden kennen lernen) get to know sb;

es ist bekannt geworden, dass … we’ve been informed that, news has come in that ( oder of) …

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Adjektiv

1) well-known

etwas bekannt geben — announce something

etwas bekannt machen — announce something; (der Öffentlichkeit)) make something public

bekannt werden — become known; become public knowledge

für etwas bekannt sein — be well known for something

bekannter sein — be better known

2)

jemand/etwas ist jemandem bekannt — somebody knows somebody/something

davon ist mir nichts bekannt — I know nothing about that

mit jemandem bekannt sein/werden — know or be acquainted with somebody/get to know or become acquainted with somebody

jemanden/sich mit jemandem bekannt machen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody

Darf ich bekannt machen? Meine Eltern — may I introduce my parents?

jemanden/sich mit etwas bekannt machen — acquaint somebody/oneself with something

jemandem bekannt vorkommen — seem familiar to somebody

der Witz kommt mir bekannt vor — I think I've heard that joke somewhere before

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(mit) adj.

acquainted (with) adj. adj.

acquainted adj.

conversant adj.

known adj. adv.

conversantly adv.

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10 sick

1. adjective
1) (ill) krank

be sick with something — etwas haben

go sick, fall — or (coll.)

take sick — krank werden

be off sick — krank [gemeldet] sein

somebody is sick at or to his/her stomach — (Amer.) jemandem ist [es] schlecht od. übel

2) (Brit.): (vomiting or about to vomit)

be sick — sich erbrechen

be sick over somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas erbrechen

I think I'm going to be sick — ich glaube, ich muss [mich er]brechen

a sick feeling — ein Übelkeitsgefühl

somebody gets/feels sick — jemandem wird/ist [es] übel od. schlecht

he felt sick with fear — ihm war vor Angst [ganz] übel

something makes somebody sick — von etwas wird [es] jemandem schlecht od. übel (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

3) (sickly) elend [Aussehen]; leidend [Blick]

4) (fig.)

worried sick — krank vor Sorgen

be/get sick of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas satt haben/allmählich satt haben

be sick and tired or sick to death of somebody/something — (coll.) von jemandem/etwas die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben (ugs.)

be sick of the sight/sound of somebody/something — (coll.) jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen/hören können

be sick of doing something — es satt haben, etwas zu tun

make somebody sick — (disgust) jemanden anekeln; (coll.): (make envious) jemanden ganz neidisch machen (see also b)

5) (deranged) pervers; (morally corrupt) krank [Gesellschaft]; (morbid) makaber [Witz, Humor, Fantasie]
2. plural noun
the sick — die Kranken

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[sik] 1. adjective
1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) Brechreiz verspüren

2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) krank

3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) leid

4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) enttäuscht

5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) schlecht
2. noun
(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) das Erbrochene

- sicken
- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick
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sick¹

[sɪk]

I. adj

1. (physically) krank; ( fig: in poor condition) machine, engine angeschlagen

to be off \sick krankgemeldet sein

to call in [or report] \sick sich akk krankmelden

to fall [or take] [or ( form) be taken] \sick erkranken geh

2. (mentally) geisteskrank; ( fig) krank

are you \sick or something? (fam!) spinnst du oder was?

3. pred (in stomach)

to be [or get] \sick sich akk erbrechen, spucken fam

to feel \sick sich akk schlecht fühlen

I feel \sick mir ist schlecht [o übel]

to make oneself \sick sich dat den Magen verderben; ( fig)

it makes me \sick to my stomach when I think of... mir dreht sich der Magen um, wenn ich daran denke,...

to feel \sick to one's stomach sich akk vom Magen her schlecht fühlen

4. pred ( fam: upset) erschüttert, entsetzt

it makes me \sick the way he always complains ich kann sein Gejammer nicht mehr hören

▪ to be \sick about [or at] [or AM over] sth über etw akk entsetzt sein

5. pred ( fam: fed up)

▪ to be \sick of doing sth es satthaben, etw zu tun

to be \sick and tired [or \sick to death] of sth etw [gründlich] satthaben

▪ to be \sick of sth/sb von etw/jdm die Nase voll haben fam

6. (angry) [wahnsinnig] wütend

it makes me \sick... es regt mich auf...

7. ( fam: cruel and offensive) geschmacklos; person pervers; mind abartig

\sick humour schwarzer Humor

\sick joke makab[e]rer Witz

8.

▶ to feel [as] \sick as a dog AM, AUS sich hundeelend fühlen

I was \sick as a dog mir ging es hundeelend

▶ to be \sick at heart [äußerst] niedergeschlagen sein

▶ to be \sick as a parrot BRIT ( hum) völlig fertig sein

▶ to be worried \sick ( fam) krank vor Sorge sein

II. n

1. (ill people)

▪ the \sick pl die Kranken pl

2. no pl BRIT ( fam: vomit) Erbrochenes nt

III. vt BRIT ( fam)

▪ to \sick up ⇆ sth etw erbrechen

sick²

[sɪk]

vt

to \sick a dog on sb auf jdn einen Hund hetzen

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[sɪk]
1. n
(= vomit) Erbrochene(s) nt
2. adj (+er)

1) (= ill) krank (also fig)

the sick — die Kranken pl

to be (off) sick — (wegen Krankheit) fehlen

to fall or take sick, to be taken sick — krank werden

to go sick — krank werden

sick — sich (telefonisch) krankmelden

she's off sick with tonsillitis — sie ist wegen einer Mandelentzündung krankgeschrieben

he's as sick as a parrot or dog (inf) — ihm ist kotzübel

he was sick at heart (liter) — er war von Kummer verzehrt (liter)

2)

(= vomiting or about to vomit) to be sick — brechen, sich übergeben, kotzen (sl); (esp cat, baby, patient) spucken

he was sick all over the carpet — er hat den ganzen Teppich vollgespuckt or vollgekotzt (sl)

I think I'm going to be sick — ich glaube, ich muss kotzen (sl) or mich übergeben

I felt sick — mir war schlecht or übel

to feel sick to one's stomach — sich im Magen schlecht fühlen

I get sick in aeroplanes — im Flugzeug wird mir immer schlecht or übel

that smell/that food makes me sick — bei dem Geruch/von dem Essen wird mir übel or schlecht

to make sb sick (fig inf) — jdn (ganz) krank machen (inf)

it's enough to make you sick (inf) — das reicht, damit einem schlecht wird

it makes me sick to think that... (inf) — mir wird schlecht, wenn ich daran denke, dass...

it makes you sick the way he's always right (inf) — es ist zum Weinen or zum Kotzen (sl), dass er immer recht hat

to feel sick about sth (fig) — von etw angewidert sein

I am worried sick, I am sick with worry — mir ist vor Sorge ganz schlecht

sick with envy — grün vor Neid

3) (inf

= fed up) to be sick of sth/sb — etw/jdn satthaben

to be sick of doing sth — es satthaben, etw zu tun

I'm sick and tired of it — ich habe davon die Nase (gestrichen) voll (inf), ich habe es gründlich satt

to be sick and tired of doing sth — es leid sein, etw zu tun

I'm sick of the sight of her — ich habe ihren Anblick satt

I get sick of listening to her complaining — ich habe es langsam satt, immer ihr Gejammer hören zu müssen

4) (inf) geschmacklos; joke makaber, geschmacklos; person abartig, pervers

sick humour — schwarzer Humor

he has a sick mind — er ist abartig

a comedy about life in Dachau, how sick can you get! — eine Komödie über das Leben in Dachau, das ist ja schon pervers!

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sick¹ [sık]

A adj

1. (Br meist attr) krank:

he’s a very sick man er ist ein schwer kranker Mann;

fall ( oder get, obs take) sick krank werden, erkranken; → call in B 2, off A 1, report C 4

2. a) be sick Br sich erbrechen oder übergeben (müssen);

I am ( oder feel) sick, US a. I am ( oder feel) sick at ( oder to) the stomach mir ist schlecht oder übel;

it makes me sick mir wird übel davon (a. fig); fig es ekelt oder widert mich an;

sick feeling Übelkeitsgefühl n

b) Übelkeit erregend, widerwärtig (Geruch etc)

3. Kranken…, Krankheits…:

sick diet Krankenkost f;

sick day Krankheitstag m

4. fig krank (of vor dat; for nach):

sick at heart

a) todunglücklich, niedergeschlagen,

b) angsterfüllt;

be worried sick krank vor Sorgen sein

5. fig Br enttäuscht ( at sth von etwas): → parrot A 1

6. (of) umg angewidert (von), überdrüssig (gen):

I am sick (and tired) of it ich habe es (gründlich) satt, es hängt mir zum Hals heraus;

be sick (and tired) of doing sth es (gründlich) satthaben, etwas zu tun

7. a) blass, fahl (Farbe, Licht)

b) besonders US umg look sick alt aussehen;

make sb look sick jemanden alt aussehen lassen

8. matt, gezwungen (Lächeln)

9. SCHIFF schadhaft

10. schlecht (Eier, Luft etc)

11. WIRTSCH umg flau (Markt)

12. umg makaber (Witz etc):

sick humo(u)r schwarzer Humor

B s

1. the sick koll die Kranken pl

2. besonders Br umg Kotze f

C v/t sick up bes Br umg auskotzen

sick² [sık] → sic¹

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1. adjective
1) (ill) krank

be sick with something — etwas haben

go sick, fall — or (coll.)

take sick — krank werden

be off sick — krank [gemeldet] sein

somebody is sick at or to his/her stomach — (Amer.) jemandem ist [es] schlecht od. übel

2) (Brit.): (vomiting or about to vomit)

be sick — sich erbrechen

be sick over somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas erbrechen

I think I'm going to be sick — ich glaube, ich muss [mich er]brechen

a sick feeling — ein Übelkeitsgefühl

somebody gets/feels sick — jemandem wird/ist [es] übel od. schlecht

he felt sick with fear — ihm war vor Angst [ganz] übel

something makes somebody sick — von etwas wird [es] jemandem schlecht od. übel (see also d)

3) (sickly) elend [Aussehen]; leidend [Blick]

4) (fig.)

worried sick — krank vor Sorgen

be/get sick of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas satt haben/allmählich satt haben

be sick and tired or sick to death of somebody/something — (coll.) von jemandem/etwas die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben (ugs.)

be sick of the sight/sound of somebody/something — (coll.) jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen/hören können

be sick of doing something — es satt haben, etwas zu tun

make somebody sick — (disgust) jemanden anekeln; (coll.): (make envious) jemanden ganz neidisch machen (see also b)

5) (deranged) pervers; (morally corrupt) krank [Gesellschaft]; (morbid) makaber [Witz, Humor, Fantasie]
2. plural noun
the sick — die Kranken

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adj.

Kranken- präfix.

krank adj.

unwohl adj.

English-german dictionary > sick
11 Spaß

m; -es, Späße

1. (Scherz) joke; (Streich) prank; mach keine Späße! umg. you’re kidding; lass die Späße, ja? umg. stop this fooling around

2. nur Sg.; (Vergnügen) fun; Spaß an etw. haben enjoy s.th.; Spaß machen Sache: be (great) fun; es macht ihm ( großen) Spaß, er hat seinen Spaß daran he (really) enjoys it, he gets a (big) kick out of it umg.; wenn’s dir Spaß macht if you’d like to; sarkastisch: if that’s your idea of fun; es macht keinen Spaß it’s no fun; es macht mir keinen Spaß mehr I’m fed up with it, I don’t enjoy it any more; sich (Dat) einen Spaß daraus machen, etw. zu tun take great delight in doing s.th.; er denkt nur an seinen Spaß he’s only interested in having a good time; da ist uns der Spaß vergangen it (really) spoilt (Am. spoiled) things (for us), it put a damper on things (for us); er / das hat uns den ganzen Spaß verdorben he / it spoilt (Am. spoiled) everything for us ( oder all our fun); viel Spaß! have fun, enjoy yourself ( oder yourselves); aus oder im, zum Spaß for fun; nur (so) zum Spaß, aus Spaß an der Freude umg. just for the fun of it, just for kicks umg.; du machst mir vielleicht Spaß! iro. I like that!, that’s not funny!

3. umg. (Sache) was kostet der ( ganze) Spaß? how much is all that going to set me back?; ein teurer Spaß an expensive business

4. nur Sg.; Ggs. Ernst: Spaß machen Person: be joking; er hat nur Spaß gemacht he was only joking; sie versteht keinen Spaß she can’t take a joke; weitS. (mit ihr ist nicht zu spaßen) she won’t stand for any nonsense; da verstehe ich keinen Spaß I take such things seriously; in Geldsachen versteht er keinen Spaß when it comes to money, he doesn’t mess about (Am. around); (ist peinlich genau) he counts every penny; Spaß muss sein! everyone’s entitled to a bit of fun; Spaß beiseite! (jetzt aber im Ernst!) seriously, though ( oder now); (kein Scherz!) joking aside; da hört der Spaß auf that’s beyond a joke, Am. that’s not funny anymore; aus Spaß wurde Ernst what had started in fun became deadly earnest; das ist kein Spaß it’s no joke

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der Spaß

pleasantry; treat; entertainment; pleasure; frolic; fun; joke

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[ʃpaːs]
1. m -es, -e
['ʃpɛːsə] Spass Aus [ʃpas]
2. m -es, -e
['ʃpɛsə] (no pl = Vergnügen) fun; (= Scherz) joke; (= Streich) prank, lark (Brit inf)
lass die dummen Späße! — stop fooling around!

Spáß beiseite — joking apart

viel Spáß! — have fun! (auch iro), have a good time!, enjoy yourself/yourselves!

wir haben viel Spáß gehabt — we had a lot of fun, we had a really good time, we enjoyed ourselves a lot

Spáß haben — to enjoy sth

er hat viel Spáß an seinem Garten — his garden gives him a lot of pleasure

es macht mir Spáß/keinen Spáß (, das zu tun) — it's fun/no fun (doing it), I enjoy or like/don't enjoy or like (doing) it

wenns dir Spáß macht — if you want to, if it turns you on (inf)

Hauptsache, es macht Spáß — the main thing is to have fun or to enjoy yourself

Spáß/keinen Spáß machen — to be fun/no fun

ich hab doch nur Spáß gemacht! — I was only joking or kidding (inf)!, it was only (in (Brit) or for) fun

(nur so,) zum or aus Spáß — (just) for fun, (just) for the fun or hell of it (inf)

etw aus or im or zum Spáß sagen — to say sth as a joke or in (Brit) or for fun

das sage ich nicht bloß zum Spáß — I'm not saying that for the fun of it, I kid you not (hum inf)

aus Spáß an der Freude — (just) for the fun of it

da hört der Spáß auf, das ist kein Spáß mehr — that's going beyond a joke

aus (dem) Spáß wurde Ernst — the fun turned deadly earnest

Spáß muss sein — there's no harm in a joke; (als Aufheiterung) all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) (prov)

es war ein Spáß, ihm bei der Arbeit zuzusehen — it was a joy to see him at work

einen Spáß daraus machen, etw zu tun — to get enjoyment or a kick (inf) out of doing sth

seinen Spáß mit jdm treiben — to make fun of sb

lass or gönn ihm doch seinen or den Spáß! — let him enjoy himself, let him have his fun

er versteht keinen Spáß — he has no sense of humour (Brit) or humor (US)

da verstehe ich keinen Spáß! — I won't stand for any nonsense

das war ein teurer Spáß (inf) — that was an expensive business (inf)

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der

(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) fun

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Spaß

<-es, Späße>

[ʃpa:s, pl ˈʃpɛ:sə]

m

1. kein pl (Vergnügen) fun no pl

\Spaß haben to have fun

\Spaß an etw dat haben to enjoy sth [or get fun out of doing sth]

[nur] \Spaß machen to be [just [or only]] kidding

[jdm] \Spaß machen to be fun [for sb]

mir würde das viel \Spaß machen I'd really enjoy that, that'd be a lot of fun

es macht jdm \Spaß, etw zu tun sb enjoys doing sth

es macht mir keinen \Spaß, das zu tun it's no fun doing it

sich dat einen \Spaß daraus machen, etw zu tun to get pleasure [or fam a kick] out of doing sth

jdm den \Spaß verderben to spoil sb's fun

„viel \Spaß!“ “have fun [or a good time]!”, “enjoy yourself/yourselves!”

2. (Scherz) joke

aus [dem] \Spaß wurde Ernst the fun took a serious end

irgendwo hört [für jdn] der \Spaß auf that's going beyond a joke [for sb]

\Spaß muss sein (fam) there's no harm in a joke

etw aus [o zum] \Spaß sagen to say sth as a joke [or in jest] [or fam for a laugh]

keinen \Spaß verstehen to not stand for any nonsense, to not have a sense of humour [or AM -or]

\Spaß beiseite (fam) seriously, joking apart [or aside

3.

▶ ein teurer \Spaß sein (fam) to be an expensive business

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der; Spaßes, Späße

1) o. Pl. (Vergnügen) fun

wir hatten alle viel Spaß — we all had a lot of fun or a really good time; we all really enjoyed ourselves

Spaß an etwas (Dat.) haben — enjoy something

[jemandem] Spaß/keinen Spaß machen — be fun/no fun [for somebody]

ein teurer Spaß — (ugs.) an expensive business

was kostet der Spaß? — (ugs.) how much will that little lot cost? (coll.)

viel Spaß! — have a good time!

2) (Scherz) joke; (Streich) prank; antic

er macht nur Spaß — he's only joking or (sl.) kidding

Spaß beiseite! — joking aside or apart

Spaß muss sein! — there's no harm in a joke

da hört [für mich] der Spaß auf — that's getting beyond a joke

Spaß/keinen Spaß verstehen — be able/not be able to take a joke; have a/have no sense of humour

in Gelddingen versteht er keinen Spaß — he won't stand for any nonsense where money is concerned

er ist immer zu Späßen aufgelegt — he's always ready for a laugh

im od. zum od. aus Spaß — as a joke; for fun

sich (Dat.) einen Spaß mit jemandem erlauben — play a joke on somebody

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Spaß, österr Spass m; -es, Späße, österr Spässe

1. (Scherz) joke; (Streich) prank;

mach keine Späße! umg you’re kidding;

lass die Späße, ja? umg stop this fooling around

2. nur sg; (Vergnügen) fun;

Spaß an etwas haben enjoy sth;

Spaß machen Sache: be (great) fun;

es macht ihm (großen) Spaß, er hat seinen Spaß daran he (really) enjoys it, he gets a (big) kick out of it umg;

wenn’s dir Spaß macht if you’d like to; sarkastisch: if that’s your idea of fun;

es macht keinen Spaß it’s no fun;

es macht mir keinen Spaß mehr I’m fed up with it, I don’t enjoy it any more;

sich (dat)

einen Spaß daraus machen, etwas zu tun take great delight in doing sth;

er denkt nur an seinen Spaß he’s only interested in having a good time;

da ist uns der Spaß vergangen it (really) spoilt (US spoiled) things (for us), it put a damper on things (for us);

er/das hat uns den ganzen Spaß verdorben he/it spoilt (US spoiled) everything for us ( oder all our fun);

viel Spaß! have fun, enjoy yourself ( oder yourselves);

aus oder

im, zum Spaß for fun;

nur (so) zum Spaß, aus Spaß an der Freude umg just for the fun of it, just for kicks umg;

du machst mir vielleicht Spaß! iron I like that!, that’s not funny!

3. umg (Sache)

was kostet der (ganze) Spaß? how much is all that going to set me back?;

ein teurer Spaß an expensive business

4. nur sg; Ggs Ernst:

Spaß machen Person: be joking;

er hat nur Spaß gemacht he was only joking;

sie versteht keinen Spaß she can’t take a joke; weitS. (mit ihr ist nicht zu spaßen) she won’t stand for any nonsense;

da verstehe ich keinen Spaß I take such things seriously;

in Geldsachen versteht er keinen Spaß when it comes to money, he doesn’t mess about (US around); (ist peinlich genau) he counts every penny;

Spaß muss sein! everyone’s entitled to a bit of fun;

Spaß beiseite! (jetzt aber im Ernst!) seriously, though ( oder now); (kein Scherz!) joking aside;

da hört der Spaß auf that’s beyond a joke, US that’s not funny anymore;

aus Spaß wurde Ernst what had started in fun became deadly earnest;

das ist kein Spaß it’s no joke

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der; Spaßes, Späße

1) o. Pl. (Vergnügen) fun

wir hatten alle viel Spaß — we all had a lot of fun or a really good time; we all really enjoyed ourselves

Spaß an etwas (Dat.) haben — enjoy something

[jemandem] Spaß/keinen Spaß machen — be fun/no fun [for somebody]

ein teurer Spaß — (ugs.) an expensive business

was kostet der Spaß? — (ugs.) how much will that little lot cost? (coll.)

viel Spaß! — have a good time!

2) (Scherz) joke; (Streich) prank; antic

er macht nur Spaß — he's only joking or (sl.) kidding

Spaß beiseite! — joking aside or apart

Spaß muss sein! — there's no harm in a joke

da hört [für mich] der Spaß auf — that's getting beyond a joke

Spaß/keinen Spaß verstehen — be able/not be able to take a joke; have a/have no sense of humour

in Gelddingen versteht er keinen Spaß — he won't stand for any nonsense where money is concerned

er ist immer zu Späßen aufgelegt — he's always ready for a laugh

im od. zum od. aus Spaß — as a joke; for fun

sich (Dat.) einen Spaß mit jemandem erlauben — play a joke on somebody

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¨-e m.

fun n.

joke n.

spree n.

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12 black

blæk
1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) negro

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) negro, oscuro

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro

4) (without milk: black coffee.) solo

5) (evil: black magic.) negro, negra

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro

2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) negro

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) negro

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro

3. verb
(to make black.) ennegrecer, volver negro

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist
4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) poner en la lista negra

- blackmail

5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantaje

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white

black¹ adj

1. negro

a black dress un vestido negro

a black and white film una película en blanco y negro

2. solo / sin leche

black coffee café solo

black and blue lleno de moratones

black² n negro

she was dressed in black iba vestida de negro

black

tr[blæk]

adjective

1 negro,-a

2 (gloomy) aciago,-a, negro,-a

3 (dirty) sucio,-a

4 (threatening) amenazador,-ra

noun

1 (colour) negro

2 (person) negro,-a

transitive verb

1 (make black) ennegrecer

2 (boycott) boicotear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

black and white blanco y negro

to put something down in black and white familiar poner algo por escrito

to black somebody's eye ponerle a alguien el ojo amoratado

to be in somebody's black books estar en la lista negra de alguien

to give somebody a black look apuñalar a alguien con la mirada

to look black no ser nada prometedor,-ra

to wear black (be in mourning) estar de luto

as black as pitch/coal/night negro,-a como el carbón

Black Africa Africa Negra

black beetle cucaracha

black belt SMALLSPORT/SMALL cinturón nombre masculino negro

black box SMALLAVIATION/SMALL caja negra

Black Country SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL zona industrial de la región central de Inglaterra

Black Death SMALLHISTORY/SMALL peste nombre femenino negra

black diamonds euphemistic use carbón nombre masculino

black economy economía sumergida

black eye ojo morado, ojo a la funerala

Black Forest SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL Selva Negra

Black Forest gâteau tarta de la Selva Negra

Black Friar fraile nombre masculino dominico

black hole agujero negro

black humour humor nombre masculino negro

black ice hielo

black magic magia negra

black mark mala nota

black market mercado negro

black marketeer estraperlista nombre masulino o femenino

Black Maria familiar furgón nombre masculino de la policía

Black power movimiento de poder negro

black pepper SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pimienta negra

black pudding morcilla

Black Sea Mar Negro

black sheep figurative use oveja negra

black spot figurative use (on road) punto negro

black velvet cóctel de champán y cerveza negra, black velvet nombre masculino

black widow SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (spider) viuda negra

black ['blæk] vt

: ennegrecer

black adj

1) : negro (color, raza)

2) soiled: sucio

3) dark: oscuro, negro

4) wicked: malvado, perverso, malo

5) gloomy: negro, sombrío, deprimente

black n

1) : negro m (color)

2) : negro m, -gra f (persona)

black

adj.

• negro, -a adj.

• sardo, -a adj.

n.

• luto s.m.

• negro s.m.

v.

• embetunar v.

I blæk
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negro

black cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra

to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)

b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimo

c) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)

2) also Black <person/community> negro

a black man — un (hombre) negro

3) (sad, hopeless) negro

things were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)

4) ( illegal)

the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)

II

noun

1) u ( color) negro m

2) c also

Black — ( person) negro, -gra m,f

3) ( freedom from debt)

to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos

III

transitive verb

a) ( bruise)

to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien

b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotear

Phrasal Verbs:

- black out

[blæk]
1. ADJ
(compar blacker) (superl blackest)
1) (in colour) negro

(accident) black spot — (Aut) punto m negro

black and white photo — foto f en blanco y negro

black and white TV — TV f monocromo

his face was black and blue — tenía la cara amoratada

with a face as black as thunder — con cara de pocos amigos

- swear black and blue

2) (of race) negro

black man — negro m

black woman — negra f

3) (=dark) oscuro, tenebroso

as black as pitch, as black as your hat — oscuro como boca de lobo

4) (=dirty) sucio; (with smoke) negro, ennegrecido

5) (Brit) (trade union parlance)

to declare a product black — boicotear un producto

6) (fig) [day, event] negro, funesto, aciago; [outlook] negro; [forecast] pesimista; [thought] malévolo; [rage] negro; [look] ceñudo, de desaprobación

a black day on the roads — una jornada negra en las carreteras

he is not as black as he is painted — no es tan malo como lo pintan

things look pretty black — la situación es desconsoladora

things were looking black for him — la situación se le presentaba muy difícil

2. N

1) (=colour) negro m, color m negro

a film in black and white — un film en blanco y negro

in black and white —

I should like it in black and white — quisiera tenerlo por escrito

there it is in black and white! — ¡ahí lo tiene en letras de molde!

2) (=person) negro(-a) m / f

3) (=mourning) luto m

to be in black, wear black — estar de luto

4) (=darkness) oscuridad f, noche f

5)

to stay in the black — estar en números negros

3. VT

1) ennegrecer; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrar

to black sb's eye — poner a algn el ojo amoratado, poner a algn el ojo a la funerala (Sp) *

2) (Brit) (trade union parlance) boicotear

4.

CPD

Black Africa N — el África negra

black arts NPL — magia f negra

black bass N — perca f negra, perca f truchada

black belt N — (Sport) cinturón m negro

black box N — (Aer) caja f negra

black cab N — (Brit) taxi m negro (el típico británico)

black coffee N — café m solo, tinto m (Col); (large) café m americano

black college N — (US) universidad para gente de color

black comedy N — comedia f negra

Black Country N — región industrial al noroeste de Birmingham (Inglaterra)

Black Death N — peste f negra

black economy N — economía f negra

Black English N — (US) inglés hablado por los negros americanos

black eye N — ojo m amoratado, ojo m a la funerala (Sp) *

Black Forest N — Selva f Negra

Black Forest gâteau N — pastel de chocolate, nata y guindas

black goods NPL — géneros mpl sujetos a boicoteo

black grouse N — gallo m lira

black hole N — (Astron) agujero m negro

black humour N — humor m negro

black ice N — hielo invisible en la carretera

black line N — raya f en negro

black magic N — magia f negra

Black Maria N — (Brit) coche m or furgón m celular

black mark N — señal f roja; (fig) nota f adversa, punto m negativo

black market N — mercado m negro, estraperlo m (Sp)

black marketeer N — estraperlista mf (Sp)

Black Moslem N — musulmán m negro

Black Nationalism N — nacionalismo m negro

Black Panthers NPL — Panteras fpl negras

black pepper N — pimienta f negra

Black Power N — poder m negro

black pudding N — (Brit) morcilla f, moronga f (Mex)

Black Rod N — (Brit) (Parl) dignatario de la Cámara de los Lores encargado de reunir a los Comunes en la apertura del Parlamento

Black Sea N — mar m Negro

black sheep (of the family) N — oveja f negra

Black Studies N — (US) estudios de la cultura negra americana

black tie N — corbata f de lazo, corbata f de smoking

"black tie" — (on invitation) "de etiqueta"

black tie dinner N — cena f de etiqueta

Black Watch N — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento escocés

black widow (spider) N — viuda f negra

- black out

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I [blæk]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negro

black cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra

to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)

b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimo

c) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)

2) also Black <person/community> negro

a black man — un (hombre) negro

3) (sad, hopeless) negro

things were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)

4) ( illegal)

the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)

II

noun

1) u ( color) negro m

2) c also

Black — ( person) negro, -gra m,f

3) ( freedom from debt)

to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos

III

transitive verb

a) ( bruise)

to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien

b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotear

Phrasal Verbs:

- black out

English-spanish dictionary > black
13 ánimo

intj.

cheer up, chin up, be of good cheer, go on.

m.

1 temper, frame of mind, spirits, disposition.

2 spirit, encouragement, courage, heart.

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ánimo

► nombre masculino

1 (espiritu) spirit; (mente) mind; (alma) soul

2 (intención) intention, purpose

■ sin ánimo de ofender no offence intended

3 (valor) courage

■ no tengo ánimos de nada I don't feel up to anything

4 (aliento) encouragement

► interjección

1 cheer up!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con ánimo de with the intention of

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage somebody

hacerse el ánimo de to get used to the idea of, come to terms with

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noun m.

1) spirits

2) encouragement

3) intention

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SM

1) (=moral) spirits pl

tiene mejor ánimo — he is in better spirits

hay que mantener el ánimo arriba — you've got to keep your spirits up

admiro su fortaleza de ánimo — I admire her strength of spirit

• apaciguar o aplacar los ánimos — to calm things down

• estar bajo de ánimo — to be in low spirits

• caer(se) de ánimo — to lose heart, get disheartened

• calmar los ánimos — to calm things down

• dar ánimos a algn — to cheer sb up

• enardecer o encrespar los ánimos — to rouse passions, inflame passions

los ánimos estaban muy encrespados — feelings were running high

• no consigo hacerme el ánimo de levantarme temprano — I can't bring myself to get up early

• levantar el ánimo — to raise one's spirits

• recobrar el ánimo — to pick o.s. up

• estar sin ánimo — to be in low spirits

• no tengo el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes
disposición, estado
2) (=aliento) encouragement

un mensaje de ánimo — a message of encouragement

¡ánimo! — [para alegrar] come on!, cheer up!; [ante un reto] come on!, go for it!

• dar o infundir ánimo(s) a algn — to give encouragement to sb, encourage sb

3) (=fuerza, coraje) courage

hay que afrontar el futuro con mucho ánimo — you have to face the future with great strength o courage

no me encuentro con ánimo de ir al cine — I don't feel up to going to the cinema

4) (=intención) intention

no he venido con ánimo de pelea — I haven't come here to fight o with the intention of fighting

no había ánimo de venganza en lo que dijo — there was nothing vengeful in what he said

no estaba en mi ánimo decir nada ofensivo — I didn't mean to say anything offensive

lo dijo sin ánimo de ofenderte — he meant no offence, he didn't mean to offend you

• una empresa sin ánimo de lucro — a non-profit-making company
presencia
5) (=pensamiento) mind

la idea estaba presente en el ánimo de todos — the idea was uppermost in everyone's thoughts o minds

el suceso dejó una huella profunda en mi ánimo — the incident marked me deeply

6) (=alma) soul, spirit

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

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* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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ánimo

masculine

A

1

(espíritu): no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó mucho el ánimo your visit really cheered her up o boosted her spirits

la noticia la dejó con el ánimo por el suelo the news left her in very low spirits o feeling very down-hearted, the news left her feeling very down (in the dumps) ( colloq)

su presencia contribuyó a apaciguar or calmar los ánimos his presence helped to calm everyone down

tengo que ir, pero no me siento con ánimo I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar I can't bring myself to study

2 (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a algn to encourage sb; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on

¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!

sus palabras me dieron or me infundieron ánimo(s) her words gave me encouragement o encouraged me o heartened me

el equipo había cobrado ánimo the team had rallied

no tiene ánimo(s) de or para nada she doesn't feel up to anything

ánimo(s) DE or PARA + INF:

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? do you feel up to going on?

no entiendo cómo aún le quedan ánimos de volver a intentarlo I don't know how he can still find it in him to try again

B

1 (intención, propósito) intention

es una asociación sin ánimo de lucro it's a non-profit association ( AmE), it's a non-profit-making association ( BrE)

ánimo DE + INF:

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, I didn't mean to offend you, no offense intended ( colloq)

2 (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo está presente en el ánimo de todos his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar)

animo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

animó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
animar
ánimo
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alentar) to encourage;

( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
◊ tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot;

ánimo a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
b) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up;

◊ el vino empezaba a ánimolos the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) [fiesta/reunión] to liven up, warm up;

[ persona] to liven up
b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up;

◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse):

◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;

no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
ánimo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( espíritu):

◊ no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

tu visita le levantó el ánimo your visit cheered her up;
con el ánimo por el suelo in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted;
apaciguar los ánimos to calm everyone down;
hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth
b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement;

◊ darle ánimo(s) a algn ( animar) to encourage sb;

(con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on;
◊ ¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!;

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada I don't feel up to anything
2
a) (intención, propósito) intention;

◊ lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
ánimo
I sustantivo masculino
1 (talante) spirit: no estoy de ánimo para ir allí, I'm not in the mood to go there
tenemos un estado de ánimo ideal para trabajar, we are in the best frame of mind for working
es propensa a frecuentes cambios de ánimo, she is prone to frequent mood changes
2 (estímulo, fuerza) courage: su madre le dio ánimos, his mother encouraged him
3 (intención) intention: lo dijo con ánimo de ofender, she said it with the intention of being offensive
II exclamación ¡ánimo!, cheer up!
' ánimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- animada
- animado
- apagada
- apagado
- bajón
- consabida
- consabido
- desfallecer
- desinflarse
- disposición
- espíritu
- estado
- estímulo
- ir
- humor
- impulsar
- levantar
- lucro
- moral
- muchachada
- presencia
- suelo
- talante
- animar
- brío
- decaer
- grandeza
- impacto
- infundir
- mentiroso
English:
agitation
- bear up
- chin
- frame of mind
- life-giving
- lift
- mind
- morale
- muster
- nonprofit
- organization
- pep talk
- pluck
- spirit
- spur
- state
- waver
- buck
- encourage
- encouragement
- frame
- pep
- presence
- rise
- up

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ánimo

♦ nm

1. [valor] courage;

me da muchos ánimos saber que contamos contigo it's comforting to know that we have you with us;

cobrar ánimo to take heart

2. [aliento] encouragement;

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage sb;

tienes que darle ánimos para que deje la bebida you have to encourage him to stop drinking;

iremos al estadio para dar ánimos a nuestros jugadores we'll go to the stadium to support o cheer on our team

3. [energía] energy, vitality;
[humor] disposition;
¡levanta ese ánimo! cheer up!;

los ánimos estaban revueltos feelings were running high;

estoy con el ánimo decaído I'm feeling downhearted o gloomy;

apaciguar o [m5] calmar los ánimos to calm things o people down;

cuando me enteré de su despido, se me cayeron los ánimos al suelo when I heard of her dismissal, my heart sank;

tener ánimos para to be in the mood for, to feel like;

no tiene ánimos para nada she doesn't feel like doing anything;

trabajar con ánimo to work energetically

4. [intención]
con/sin ánimo de with/without the intention of;

lo dijo con ánimo de herir his remark was intended to be hurtful;

han realizado un estudio con ánimo de conocer mejor el problema they've carried out a study with a view to achieving a better understanding of the problem;

sin ánimo de ofenderte, creo que… no offence (intended), but I think…;

lo hice sin ánimo de ofenderte I didn't mean to offend you;

una organización sin ánimo de lucro a Br non-profit-making o US not-for-profit organization

5. [alma] mind

♦ interj
[¡adelante!] come on!; [¡anímate!] cheer up!;
¡ánimo, Zaragoza! Br come on you Zaragoza!, US go Zaragoza!;

¡ánimo, que no ha sido nada! come (on) now, it was nothing

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ánimo

m

1 spirit;

tener ánimos de o

para feel up to

2 ( coraje) encouragement;

dar o

infundir ánimo a alguien give s.o. encouragement;

¡ánimo! cheer up!

3 ( mente)

:

presencia de ánimo presence of mind;

estado de ánimo state of mind

4 ( intención)

:

con ánimo de with the intention of

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ánimo nm

1) alma: spirit, soul

2) : mood, spirits pl

3) : encouragement

4) propósito: intention, purpose

sociedad sin ánimo de lucro: nonprofit organization

5) : energy, vitality

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ánimo n (estado emocional) spirits

su ánimo no decayó ni un momento he never once lost his spirits

no tengo ánimos para salir I don't feel up to going out

¡ánimo! cheer up!

dar ánimos to encourage

Spanish-English dictionary > ánimo
14 Stimmung

f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood; in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood; in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood; in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun feel like doing s.th., be in the mood for doing s.th. ( oder to do s.th.); nicht in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun not feel like doing s.th., not be in the mood for doing s.th.; Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (Am. auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere; das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur Sg.; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc.: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTS., Börse: mood, tone; die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb; deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling); feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity; Stimmung machen für / gegen drum up enthusiasm for / whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur Sg.; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits Pl.; für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party; in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc.: auch liven up; die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; gedrückt

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die Stimmung

(Atmosphäre) atmosphere;

(Gemütslage) temper; vein; humour; mood; humor

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Stịm|mung ['ʃtɪmʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) (= Gemütszustand) mood; (= Atmosphäre) atmosphere; (bei der Truppe, unter den Arbeitern) morale

in (guter) Stimmung — in a good mood

in gehobener Stimmung — in high spirits

in schlechter Stimmung — in a bad mood

wir hatten eine tolle Stimmung — we were in a tremendous mood

in Stimmung kommen — to liven up

für Stimmung sorgen — to make sure there is a good atmosphere

in Stimmung sein — to be in a good mood

ich bin nicht in der Stimmung zum Tanzen — I'm not in the mood for dancing

sehr von Stimmungen abhängig sein — to be moody, to be subject to mood swings

Stimmung! — enjoy yourselves!, have a good time!

2) (= Meinung) opinion

Stimmung gegen/für jdn/etw machen — to stir up (public) opinion against/in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb/sth

3) (ST EX) mood

4) (MUS) (= das Stimmen) tuning; (= das Gestimmtsein) pitch

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die

1) (mood: Be of good cheer.) cheer

2) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colour

3) (a person's mood: He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits.) spirits

4) (the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time: What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today.) mood

5) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) temper

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Stim·mung

<-, -en>

f

1. (Gemütslage) mood

jdn in \Stimmung akk bringen to get [or put] sb in a good/the right mood

▪ in der \Stimmung [zu etw dat] sein (fam) to be in the mood [for sth]

▪ in der \Stimmung sein, etw zu tun to be in the mood for doing sth

in \Stimmung kommen (fam) to get in the [right] mood, to liven up

2. (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

eine geladene \Stimmung a tense [or charged] atmosphere

3. (öffentliche Einstellung) public opinion no art, no pl

\Stimmung für/gegen jdn/etw machen to stir up [public] opinion for/against sb/sth

4. (geh: Ambiente) atmosphere no pl, ambience no pl liter

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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Stimmung f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood;

in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood;

in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood;

in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun feel like doing sth, be in the mood for doing sth ( oder to do sth);

nicht in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun not feel like doing sth, not be in the mood for doing sth;

Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (US auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere;

das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur sg; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTSCH, BÖRSE mood, tone;

die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb;

deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling);

feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity;

Stimmung machen für/gegen drum up enthusiasm for/whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur sg; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits pl;

für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party;

in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc: auch liven up;

die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; → gedrückt

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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-n f.

ambience n.

mood n.

temper n.

tune n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stimmung
15 poil

poil [pwal]

1. masculine noun

   a. [de personne, animal] hair ; ( = pelage) coat

• sans poils [poitrine, bras] hairless

• il n'a pas un poil sur le caillou (inf) he's as bald as a coot (inf)

• animal à poil court/long short-haired/long-haired animal

• en poil de chameau camelhair

• caresser dans le sens du poil [+ chat] to stroke the right way ; [+ personne] to butter up

► à poil (inf!) ( = nu) stark naked

• se mettre à poil to strip off► de tout poil of all sorts

• des artistes de tout poil all sorts of artists

   b. [de brosse à dents, pinceau] bristle ; [de tapis, étoffe] strand

   c. ( = un petit peu) (inf) s'il avait un poil de bon sens if he had an iota of good sense

• il n'y a pas un poil de différence entre les deux there isn't the slightest difference between the two

• il s'en est fallu d'un poil it was a close thing

• c'est un poil trop cher it's a touch (too) expensive

   d. (locutions) avoir un poil dans la main (inf) to be bone-idle (inf)

• être de bon/de mauvais poil (inf) to be in a good/bad mood

• reprendre du poil de la bête (inf) [malade] to pick up again

• au (quart de) poil (inf) ( = magnifique) great (inf) ; ( = précisément) [réglé, convenir] perfectly

• ça me va au poil (inf) it suits me fine (inf)

2. compounds

► poil de carotte [personne] red-headed ; [cheveux] carroty

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pwal
nom masculin

1) ( chez l'être humain) hair

avoir du poil aux jambes — to have hairy legs

avoir du poil au menton — ( être adulte) to be a grown man

à poil — (sl) (nu) stark naked, starkers (colloq)

se mettre à poil — (colloq) to strip, to strip off GB

de tout poil — (colloq) of all kinds

‘au (petit) poil (colloq)!’ — ‘fine!’

être au poil — (colloq) [objet] to be just the ticket (colloq); [personne] to be fantastic

ça marche au poil — (colloq) it works like a dream

2) (colloq) ( cheveux)

avoir le poil ras/rare — to have short/thin hair

3) ( d'animal) hair

perdre ses poils — to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs

animal à poils — furry animal

animal à poil ras — short-haired animal

animal au poil soyeux — animal with a silky coat

caresser dans le sens du poil — lit to stroke [something] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [somebody] up (colloq)

4) Botanique hair, down [U]

5) (colloq) ( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (d'intelligence, de bon sens, courage) shred

un poil plus grand/trop petit — a shade larger/too small

à un poil près — by a whisker

il s'en est fallu d'un poil que je fasse — I was within a whisker of doing

6) ( de tapis) pile [U]; ( de tissu) nap [U]; (de brosse, balai) bristle

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Phrasal Verbs:

- poil à gratter

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être de bon/mauvais poil — (colloq) to be in a good/bad mood

j'ai le poil qui se hérisse — (colloq) my hackles rise

hérisser le poil (colloq) de quelqu'un — to put somebody's back up (colloq)

avoir un poil dans la main — (colloq) to be bone idle

ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou — (colloq) to be as bald as a coot (colloq)

ne plus avoir un poil de sec — (colloq) to be soaked to the skin

tomber sur le poil de quelqu'un — (colloq) ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at somebody (colloq); ( frapper) to give somebody what's coming to him/her

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pwal nm
1) ANATOMIE hair

Il y a des poils de chat partout sur la moquette. — There are cat hairs all over the carpet.

avoir du poil sur la poitrine — to have hair on one's chest, to have a hairy chest

2) (= pelage) coat

Ton chien a un beau poil. — Your dog's got a nice coat.

fox à poil dur — wire-haired terrier

fox à poil lisse — smooth-haired terrier

3) [pinceau, brosse] bristle

4) [tapis, tissu] strand

5) (locutions)

à poil * — starkers *

au poil * — hunky-dory *

de tout poil — of all kinds

être de mauvais poil — to be in a bad mood

être de bon poil — to be in a good mood

reprendre du poil de la bête — to find a second wind

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poil nm

1 ( chez l'être humain) hair; poils superflus unwanted hair; arracher les poils (blancs) de sa barbe to pull the (white) hairs out of one's beard; avoir le poil blond○ to have blond hair; avoir du poil aux jambes to have hairy legs; avoir du poil au menton lit to have a hairy chin; ( être adulte) to be a grown man; à poil◑ (nu) stark naked, starkers○; se mettre à poil○ to strip, to strip off GB; ‘à poil!’ ‘get your clothes off!’; de tout poil○ of all kinds; ‘au (petit) poil○!’ ‘fine!’; être au poil○ [objet] to be just the ticket○; [personne] to be fantastic; ça marche au poil○ it works like a dream; arriver or tomber au (quart de) poil○ to arrive at just the right moment; travailler au poil○ to be a great worker; démarrer au quart de poil○ to start straight away; ne plus avoir un poil de sec○ to be soaked to the skin;

2 ○( cheveux) avoir le poil long/ras/rare to have long/short/thin hair; homme au poil ras short-haired man; homme au poil rare balding man;

3 ( d'animal) hair; il y a des poils de chien sur le fauteuil there are dog hairs on the armchair; perdre ses poils to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs; manteau en poil de chameau camel hair coat; animal à poils furry animal; avoir le poil long/court to have long/short hair; animal à poil ras/long short-/long-haired animal; animal au poil soyeux/gris animal with a silky/grey coat; caresser dans le sens du poil lit to stroke [ sb/sth] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [sb] up○;

4 Bot hair, down ¢;

5 ○( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (de bon sens, d'intelligence, de courage) shred; un poil plus grand/trop petit a shade larger/too small; à un poil près by a whisker; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que je fasse I was within a whisker of doing; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que la balle me touche the bullet missed me by a whisker;

6 Tex ( de tapis) pile ¢; ( de tissu) nap ¢; (de brosse, balai) bristle.

Composés

poil à gratter itching powder; poils tactiles vibrissae.

Idiomes

être de bon/mauvais poil○ to be in a good/bad mood; j'ai le poil qui se hérisse○ my hackles rise; hérisser le poil○ de qn to put sb's back up○; avoir un poil dans la main○ to be bone idle; ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou○ to be as bald as a coot○; tomber sur le poil de qn○ ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at sb○; ( frapper) to give sb what's coming to him/her.

[pwal] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE hair

il n'a plus un poil sur le caillou (familier) he's bald as a coot (UK) ou an egg

poil pubien pubic hair

avoir un poil dans la main (familier) to be bone-idle

être de bon/mauvais poil (familier) to be in a good/foul mood

reprendre du poil de la bête

a. (familier) [guérir] to perk up again

b. [reprendre des forces] to regain some strength for a fresh onslaught

2. (familier) [infime quantité]

un poil de: il n'a pas un poil d'intégrité he doesn't have one ounce ou a shred of integrity

il n'y a pas un poil de vrai dans ce qu'il dit there's not an ounce of truth in what he says

manquer son train d'un poil ou à un poil près to miss one's train by a hair's breadth ou a whisker

3. [pelage - long] hair, coat ; [ - court] coat

chien à poil ras/long smooth-haired/long-haired dog

manteau en poil de chameau camel-hair coat

en poils de sanglier made of bristle

4. [d'une brosse] bristle

[d'un pinceau] hair, bristle

[d'un tapis] pile

[d'un pull angora] down

5. BOTANIQUE hair

poil à gratter itching powder

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à poil (familier) locution adjectivale

stark naked, starkers

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à poil (familier) locution adverbiale

starkers (UK), in the altogether

se mettre à poil to strip (off)

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au poil (familier) locution adjectivale

terrific, great

tu peux venir samedi, au poil! you can come on Saturday, great!

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au poil (familier) locution adverbiale

terrifically

au petit poil locution adverbiale,

au quart de poil locution adverbiale

(familier) terrifically

ça a marché au petit poil it's all gone exactly according to plan

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de tout poil locution adjectivale

(familier & humoristique) of all kinds

voleurs et escrocs de tout poil all manner of thieves and crooks

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > poil
16 sense

1. noun
1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, der

sense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der

come to one's senses — das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen

2) in pl. (normal state of mind) Verstand, der

have taken leave of one's senses — den Verstand verloren haben

come to one's senses — zur Vernunft kommen

bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen

3) (consciousness) Gefühl, das

sense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das

out of a sense of duty — aus Pflichtgefühl

4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, der

there's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig

have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?

talk sense — vernünftig reden

now you are talking sense — jetzt wirst du vernünftig

see sense — zur Vernunft kommen

make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also academic.ru/14644/common_sense">common sense; good I 1.

5) (meaning) Sinn, der; (of word) Bedeutung, die

in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn

in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht

in some sense — irgendwie

in a or one sense — in gewisser Hinsicht od. Weise

make sense — einen Sinn ergeben

her arguments do not make sense to me — ihre Argumente leuchten mir nicht ein

it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun

it makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll

it all makes sense to me now — jetzt verstehe ich alles

it just doesn't make sense — es ergibt einfach keinen Sinn

make sense of something — etwas verstehen
2. transitive verb
spüren; [Tier:] wittern

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[sens] 1. noun
1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) der Sinn

2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) das Gefühl

3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) der Sinn

4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) der Verstand

5) (a meaning (of a word).) der Sinn

6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) der Sinn
2. verb
(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) fühlen

- senseless
- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense
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sense

[sen(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl (judgement) Verstand m

I hope they'll have the [good] \sense to shut the windows before they leave ich hoffe, sie sind so klug, die Fenster zu schließen, bevor sie gehen

to make [good] \sense sinnvoll sein

planning so far ahead makes no \sense es hat keinen Sinn, so weit im Voraus zu planen

to see the \sense in sth den Sinn in etw dat sehen

to talk \sense sich akk verständlich ausdrücken

there's no \sense in doing sth es hat keinen Sinn, etw zu tun

there's no \sense in waiting es ist zwecklos zu warten

2. (reason)

▪ one's \senses pl jds gesunder Menschenverstand

it's time you came to your \senses es wird Zeit, dass du zur Vernunft kommst

to bring sb to their \senses jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to take leave of one's \senses den Verstand verlieren

3. (faculty) Sinn m

\sense of hearing Gehör nt

\sense of sight Sehvermögen nt

\sense of smell/taste/touch Geruchs-/Geschmacks-/Tastsinn m

the five \senses die fünf Sinne

sixth \sense sechster Sinn

4. (feeling) Gefühl nt

did you get any \sense of how they might react? kannst du dir irgendwie denken, wie sie reagieren werden?

▪ to have a \sense that... das Gefühl haben, dass...

I had a sudden \sense that I was needed at home ich spürte auf einmal, dass ich zu Hause gebraucht wurde

\sense of beauty Schönheitssinn m

\sense of belonging Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl nt

\sense of direction Orientierungssinn m

\sense of duty Pflichtgefühl nt

\sense of justice/reality Gerechtigkeits-/Realitätssinn m

a \sense of security ein Gefühl nt der Sicherheit

a \sense of social responsibility ein Gefühl nt für soziale Verantwortung

\sense of time Zeitgefühl nt

5. (meaning) Bedeutung f, Sinn m

she's pretty hot, in more \senses than one sie ist ganz schön heiß, in mehr als einer Hinsicht

the broad/narrow \sense of a word/term die weite/enge Bedeutung eines Wortes/Begriffes

in the broad[est] \sense of the term im weitesten Sinne des Wortes

figurative/literal \sense übertragene/wörtliche [o ursprüngliche] Bedeutung

to make \sense einen Sinn ergeben

this passage doesn't make \sense diese Passage ist unverständlich

to make \sense [out] of sth sich dat auf etw akk einen Reim machen

I've read the letter twice, but I can't make any \sense of it ich habe den Brief zweimal gelesen, aber ich kann mir keinen Reim darauf machen

6. (way) Art f

in a \sense in gewisser Weise

we are in no \sense obliged to agree to this wir sind in keiner Weise verpflichtet, dem zuzustimmen

in every \sense in jeder Hinsicht

7. (aptitude)

to have a \sense of fun Spaß verstehen können

it was just a joke — where's your \sense of fun? das war doch nur ein Scherz — verstehst du keinen Spaß?

to have a \sense of humour Sinn für Humor haben

8. (direction)

\sense of helix MATH Schraubensinn m

\sense of rotation TECH Drehrichtung f, Drehsinn m

II. vt

▪ to \sense sb/sth jdn/etw wahrnehmen

▪ to \sense that... spüren, dass...

he \sensed that his guests were bored er spürte, dass seine Gäste sich langweilten

could you \sense what was likely to happen? hattest du eine Ahnung von dem, was passieren konnte?

▪ to \sense sth COMPUT etw prüfen

to \sense sb's anger jds Wut spüren

to \sense danger Gefahr wittern

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[sens]
1. n

1) (bodily) Sinn m

sense of hearing — Gehörsinn m, Gehör nt

sense of sight — Sehvermögen nt

sense of smell — Geruchssinn m

sense of taste — Geschmack(sinn) m

sense of touch — Tastsinn m

2) pl (= right mind) Verstand m

no man in his senses... — kein einigermaßen vernünftiger Mensch...

to frighten sb out of his senses —

his senses were deranged by... — er war durch... völlig verstört

to bring sb to his senses — jdn zur Vernunft or Besinnung bringen

to come to one's senses — zur Vernunft or Besinnung kommen, Vernunft annehmen

3) (= feeling) Gefühl nt

sense of duty — Pflichtbewusstsein or -gefühl nt

sense of guilt — Schuldgefühl

a sense of pleasure etc — ein Gefühl der Freude etc

a sense of occasion — das Gefühl, dass etwas Besonderes stattfindet

he has an exaggerated sense of his own importance — er nimmt sich selbst übertrieben wichtig

imbued with a sense of history — von Geschichte durchtränkt

there's a sense of insecurity in the country — im Land herrscht ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit

a false sense of security — ein falsches Gefühl der Sicherheit

these buildings create a sense of space — diese Gebäude vermitteln den Eindruck von Weite

4) (= instinct, appreciation) Sinn m

his sense for what is appropriate — sein Gefühl nt or Gespür nt dafür, was angebracht ist

/justice — Farben-/Gerechtigkeitssinn m

5)

(= good sense) (common) sense — gesunder Menschenverstand

haven't you sense enough or enough sense to stop when you're tired? — bist du nicht vernünftig genug aufzuhören, wenn du müde bist?

he had the (good) sense to... — er war so vernünftig or klug or gescheit und...

you should have had more sense than to... — du hättest vernünftiger sein sollen und nicht...

there is no sense in that — das hat keinen Sinn, es ist zwecklos

there's a lot of sense in that — das hat Hand und Fuß, das ist ganz vernünftig

what's the sense of or in doing this? — welchen Sinn hat es denn, das zu tun?

there is no sense in doing that — es ist zwecklos or sinnlos, das zu tun

there is no sense in crying — es hat keinen Sinn zu heulen

there's some sense in what he says — was er sagt, ist ganz vernünftig

there's some sense in doing that — es wäre ganz vernünftig, das zu tun

to be full of good sense — grundvernünftig sein

to talk sense — vernünftig sein

you're just not talking sense — du bist doch völlig unvernünftig

now you're talking sense — das lässt sich schon eher hören

he hasn't the sense he was born with — er hat nicht für fünf Cent Verstand (inf)

to make sb see sense — jdn zur Vernunft bringen

6)

to make sense (sentence etc) — (einen) Sinn ergeben

it doesn't make sense doing it that way/spending or to spend all that money —

why did he decide that? – I don't know, it doesn't make sense — warum hat er das beschlossen? – ich weiß es nicht, es ist mir unverständlich or es macht keinen Sinn

the whole thing fails to make sense to me — die ganze Sache leuchtet mir nicht ein

it makes good or sound sense — das scheint sehr vernünftig

it makes good financial/political sense to... — aus finanzieller/politischer Sicht gesehen ist es sehr vernünftig, zu...

sometimes life just doesn't make sense — manchmal ergibt das Leben einfach keinen Sinn

her conduct doesn't make sense to me — ich werde aus ihrem Verhalten nicht schlau (inf)

he/his theory doesn't make sense — er/seine Theorie ist völlig unverständlich

it all makes sense now —

it doesn't make sense, the jewels were there a minute ago — das ist ganz unverständlich, die Juwelen waren doch eben noch da

to make sense of sth — etw verstehen, aus etw schlau werden (inf)

you're not making sense (in explaining sth, in plans, intentions etc) — das ist doch Unsinn; (in behaviour, attitude) ich werde aus Ihnen nicht schlau (inf)

now you're making sense (in explaining sth) — jetzt verstehe ich, was Sie meinen; (in plans, intentions etc) das ist endlich eine vernünftige Idee

7) (= meaning) Sinn m no pl

in the full or true sense of the word — im wahrsten Sinn des Wortes

it has three distinct senses —

in what sense are you using the word? — in welchem Sinn or welcher Bedeutung gebrauchen Sie das Wort?

he is an amateur in the best sense — er ist Amateur im eigentlichen Sinn des Wortes

in every sense of the word — in der vollen Bedeutung des Wortes

in the usual sense of the word — im herkömmlichen Sinne des Wortes

8)

(= way, respect) in a sense — in gewisser Hinsicht, gewissermaßen

in every sense — in jeder Hinsicht

in what sense? —

in one sense what he claims is true — in gewisser Hinsicht hat er mit seiner Behauptung recht

2. vt
fühlen, spüren
I could sense someone there in the dark — ich fühlte or spürte, dass da jemand in der Dunkelheit war

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sense [sens]

A s

1. Sinn m, Sinnesorgan n:

sense of hearing (sight, smell, taste, touch) Gehör-(Gesichts-, Geruchs-, Geschmacks-, Tast)sinn;

I’ve lost my sense of taste ich schmecke nichts mehr; → sixth A 1

2. pl Sinne pl, (klarer) Verstand:

in (out of) one’s senses bei (von) Sinnen;

lose ( oder take leave of) one’s senses den Verstand verlieren;

bring sb to their senses jemanden wieder zur Besinnung bringen;

recover ( oder come to) one’s senses wieder zur Besinnung oder Vernunft kommen

3. fig Vernunft f, Verstand m:

a man of sense ein vernünftiger oder kluger Mensch;

have the sense to do sth so klug sein, etwas zu tun;

do have some sense! sei doch vernünftig!; → common sense

4. Sinne pl, Empfindungsvermögen n

5. Gefühl n:

a) Empfindung f (of für):

sense of achievement Erfolgserlebnis n;

sense of pain Schmerzgefühl;

sense of security Gefühl der Sicherheit; → frustration 5 b, 5 c, 5 d, outrage A 3, well-being 2

b) Ahnung f, unbestimmtes Gefühl

6. Sinn m, Gefühl n ( beide:

of für):

sense of balance Gleichgewichtssinn, -empfinden n, -gefühl;

sense of beauty Schönheitssinn;

sense of decency ( oder decorum) Anstand(sgefühl) m(n);

sense of duty Pflichtbewusstsein n, -gefühl;

a keen sense of justice ein ausgeprägter Gerechtigkeitssinn;

sense of responsibility Verantwortungsgefühl, -bewusstsein n;

sense of shame Schamgefühl;

sense of time Zeitgefühl; → belonging 1, direction 1, honor B 1, humor A 4, locality 1 a, mission 5, pitch² C 8, purpose B 4, self-worth

7. Sinn m, Bedeutung f:

figurative ( literal, etc) sense;

in every sense in jeder Hinsicht;

in a sense in gewissem Sinne;

in the good and in the bad sense im guten wie im bösen oder schlechten Sinn

8. Sinn m, (etwas) Vernünftiges:

what is the sense of doing this? was hat es für einen Sinn, das zu tun?;

is there a sense in which …? könnte man vielleicht sagen, dass …?;

it makes sense es macht Sinn, es hat Hand und Fuß, es klingt plausibel;

it does not make sense es hat oder macht keinen Sinn;

I could make no sense of it ich konnte mir darauf keinen Reim machen;

talk sense vernünftig reden

9. ( besonders allgemeine) Ansicht, Meinung f, Auffassung f:

take the sense of the meeting die Meinung der Versammlung einholen

10. MATH Richtung f:

sense of rotation Drehsinn m

11. Funkpeilung: (Peil)Seite f

B v/t

1. empfinden, fühlen, spüren, ahnen

2. IT

a) abtasten

b) abfragen

3. besonders US umg kapieren

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1. noun
1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, der

sense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der

come to one's senses — das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen

2) in pl. (normal state of mind) Verstand, der

have taken leave of one's senses — den Verstand verloren haben

come to one's senses — zur Vernunft kommen

bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen

3) (consciousness) Gefühl, das

sense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das

out of a sense of duty — aus Pflichtgefühl

4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, der

there's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig

have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?

talk sense — vernünftig reden

now you are talking sense — jetzt wirst du vernünftig

see sense — zur Vernunft kommen

make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also common sense; good I 1.

5) (meaning) Sinn, der; (of word) Bedeutung, die

in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn

in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht

in some sense — irgendwie

in a or one sense — in gewisser Hinsicht od. Weise

make sense — einen Sinn ergeben

her arguments do not make sense to me — ihre Argumente leuchten mir nicht ein

it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun

it makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll

it all makes sense to me now — jetzt verstehe ich alles

it just doesn't make sense — es ergibt einfach keinen Sinn

make sense of something — etwas verstehen
2. transitive verb
spüren; [Tier:] wittern

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n.

Empfindung f.

Gefühl -e n.

Sinn -e m.

Verstand -¨e m.

Wahrnehmung f. v.

abfühlen v.

abtasten v.

empfinden v.

fühlen v.

wahrnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > sense
17 put

put [pʊt]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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   a. ( = place) mettre

• put it in the drawer mettez-le dans le tiroir

• put yourself in my place mets-toi à ma place

• to put an ad in the paper passer une annonce dans le journal

► to put + on

• to put a button on a shirt coudre un bouton à une chemise

• to put sb on a diet mettre qn au régime

• he put me on the train il m'a accompagné au train► to put + over

• he put his hand over his mouth il a mis sa main devant la bouche

• he put his hand over her mouth il a plaqué sa main sur sa bouche

• someone has been put over him at the office il a maintenant un chef au bureau

• to put one over on sb (inf) ( = deceive) pigeonner (inf) qn► to put + round

• to put one's arms round sb enlacer qn

• he put his head round the door il a passé la tête par la porte► to put + through

• to put one's fist through a window passer le poing à travers une vitre

• to put one's pen through a word rayer un mot

• she put a bullet through his head elle lui a tiré une balle dans la tête

   b. ( = set) to put a watch to the right time mettre une montre à l'heure

• I put him to work at once je l'ai aussitôt mis au travail

   c. ( = rank) placer

• I put Joyce above Lawrence je place Joyce au-dessus de Lawrence

• we should put happiness before money on devrait faire passer le bonheur avant l'argent

   d. ( = express) dire

• how shall I put it? comment dire ?

• I don't quite know how to put it je ne sais pas trop comment le dire

• let me put it this way... disons que...

• as Shakespeare puts it comme le dit Shakespeare

• as the president memorably put it selon la célèbre formule du président

• to put it bluntly pour parler franc

   e. ( = suggest) I put it to you that... n'est-il pas vrai que... ?

• it was put to me in no uncertain terms on m'a dit cela dans des termes très clairs

   f. ( = submit) [+ case, problem, opinion, suggestion] présenter ; [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ question] poser

• he put the arguments for and against the project il a présenté les arguments pour et contre le projet

   g. ( = cause to be) mettre

• to put sb in a good/bad mood mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur

   h. ( = invest)

► to put + into

• to put money into a company placer de l'argent dans une société

• he has put a lot into his marriage il s'est beaucoup investi dans son couple

   i. ( = estimate)

► to put + at estimer

• they put the loss at £10,000 ils estiment à 10 000 livres la perte subie

• the population was put at 50,000 la population a été estimée à 50 000 habitants

   j. (Sport) to put the shot lancer le poids

2. intransitive verb

• to put into port mouiller

• the ship put into Southampton le navire a mouillé à Southampton

• to put to sea appareiller

3. compounds

► put-down (inf) noun humiliation f

► put-on (inf) adjective

( = feigned) affecté

► put out adjective contrarié

► put-up job (inf) noun coup m monté

► put-upon (inf) adjective

• I feel put-upon je trouve qu'on profite de moi

4. Phrasal Verbs

► put about

1. intransitive verb

virer de bord

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ rumour] faire courir

   b. to put o.s. about (inf) [person] se faire mousser (inf)► put across separable transitive verb

( = communicate) [+ ideas, intentions, desires] faire comprendre

• to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn

• he knows his stuff but he can't put it across il connaît son sujet à fond mais il n'arrive pas à transmettre son savoir► put aside separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object, food, money] mettre de côté

• I'll put one aside for you je vous en mettrai un de côté

   b. [+ differences, disagreement] oublier► put away separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put in proper place) [+ clothes, toys, books] ranger

• to put the car away rentrer la voiture

   b. (Sport) [+ ball] mettre au fond des filets

   c. ( = confine) (inf) (in prison, mental hospital) enfermer

   d. ( = consume) (inf) [+ food] avaler ; [+ drink] siffler (inf)► put back

1. intransitive verb

[ship] they put back to Dieppe ils sont rentrés à Dieppe

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = replace) remettre en place

• put it back! remets-le à sa place !

   b. ( = retard) retarder

• the disaster put the project back ten years ce désastre a retardé le projet de dix ans

• this will put us back ten years cela nous fera perdre dix ans

   c. ( = postpone) remettre (to à)► put by separable transitive verb

[+ money] mettre de côté

► put down

1. intransitive verb

[aircraft, pilot] se poser

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ parcel, book, child] poser ; [+ passenger] déposer

• put it down! pose ça !

• I simply couldn't put that book down j'ai dévoré ce livre

   b. ( = pay) [+ deposit] verser (on pour)

• he put down £500 on the car il a versé 500 livres d'arrhes pour la voiture

   c. ( = suppress) [+ revolt, movement] réprimer

   d. ( = criticize) (inf) critiquer ; ( = denigrate) dénigrer

• my boyfriend keeps putting me down mon copain n'arrête pas de me critiquer

• you must stop putting yourself down arrête donc de te déprécier

   e. ( = record) noter

• to put sth down in writing mettre qch par écrit

• I've put you down as unemployed j'ai mis que vous étiez chômeur

   f. (British = have destroyed) [+ dog, cat] faire piquer ; [+ horse] faire abattre► put down as separable transitive verb

( = consider, assess) considérer comme

• I had put him down as a complete fool je le considérais comme un parfait imbécile► put down to separable transitive verb

( = attribute) mettre sur le compte

• I put it down to his inexperience je mets ça sur le compte de son inexpérience► put forth separable transitive verb

[+ idea, proposal] émettre

► put forward separable transitive verb

   a. ( = propose) [+ suggestion] émettre ; [+ argument] avancer ; [+ plan] proposer

• he put forward Harry Green for the job il a proposé Harry Green pour ce poste

   b. ( = advance) [+ meeting, starting time] avancer( by de, to, until à)► put in

1. intransitive verb

[ship] mouiller (at dans le port de)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (into container) mettre dedans ; [+ seeds] semer

• have you put in the camera? ( = pack) est-ce que tu as pris l'appareil photo ?

   b. ( = insert) [+ word, paragraph] ajouter ; [+ remark] glisser

   c. ( = submit) to put in a request for sth faire une demande de qch

• to put sb in for an exam présenter qn à un examen

• to put sb in for a scholarship recommander qn pour une bourse

   d. ( = install) [+ political party] élire ; [+ central heating, double glazing] faire installer

   e. ( = spend) [+ time] passer

   f. ( = work) travailler

• can you put in a few hours at the weekend? pourrais-tu travailler quelques heures ce week-end ?► put in for inseparable transitive verb

[+ job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ promotion] demander

► put off separable transitive verb

   a. ( = postpone) repousser ; [+ decision] différer ; [+ visitor] décommander

• to put sth off until January remettre qch à janvier

• he put off writing the letter il a décidé d'écrire cette lettre plus tard

   b. ( = discourage) dissuader ; ( = repel) dégoûter

• the failure may put them off trying again il est possible que cet échec les dissuade d'essayer à nouveau

• the divorce figures don't seem to put people off marriage les statistiques de divorce ne semblent pas dégoûter les gens du mariage

• it certainly put me off going to Greece cela m'a certainement ôté l'envie d'aller en Grèce

• his remarks put me off my food ses remarques m'ont coupé l'appétit

   c. ( = distract) talking in the audience put him off les bavardages de l'auditoire le déconcentraient

   d. ( = fob off) he put her off with vague promises il la faisait patienter avec de vagues promesses

   e. [+ light, gas, radio, TV, heater] éteindre► put on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ clothes, glasses, lotion] mettre

• to put on one's make-up se maquiller

   b. ( = increase) [+ speed] augmenter

• to put on weight prendre du poids

• he put on 3 kilos il a pris 3 kilos

• this could put 5p on a litre of petrol cela augmenterait le prix du litre d'essence de 5 pence

   c. ( = assume) [+ air, accent] prendre

• to put it on ( = pretend) faire semblant

• she put on a show of enthusiasm elle faisait semblant d'être enthousiaste

   d. ( = deceive) faire marcher (inf)

• you're putting me on! (inf) tu me fais marcher ! (inf)

   e. ( = organize) organiser ; [+ extra train, bus] mettre en service

   f. (on phone) put me on to Mr Brown passez-moi M. Brown

   g. ( = switch on) allumer ; [+ tape, CD, music] mettre

• put the kettle on mets de l'eau à chauffer

• to put the brakes on freiner

   h. ( = begin to cook) I'll just put the potatoes on je vais juste mettre les pommes de terre à cuire

   i. [+ money] parier sur► put onto separable transitive verb

• to put sb onto sth parler de qch à qn

• Alice put us onto him Alice nous a parlé de lui

• a fellow journalist put me onto the story c'est un collègue journaliste qui m'a mis sur l'affaire (inf)

• what put you onto it? qu'est-ce qui vous en a donné l'idée ?► put out

1. intransitive verb

[ship] to put out to sea quitter le port

• to put out from Dieppe quitter le port de Dieppe

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put outside) [+ rubbish] sortir ; ( = expel) [+ person] expulser

• he put the cat out for the night il a fait sortir le chat pour la nuit

• to put sth out of one's mind ne plus penser à qch

   b. ( = stretch out) [+ arm, leg] allonger ; [+ foot] avancer ; [+ tongue] tirer ; [+ shoots] produire

• to put out one's hand tendre la main

• to put one's head out of the window passer la tête par la fenêtre

   c. ( = lay out in order) étaler

   d. ( = extinguish) éteindre

   e. ( = make unconscious) endormir

   f. ( = inconvenience) déranger

• I don't want to put you out je ne voudrais pas vous déranger

   g. ( = issue) [+ announcement, statement] publier ; [+ warning] lancer ; [+ propaganda] faire

• the government will put out a statement about it le gouvernement va faire une déclaration à ce sujet

   h. ( = broadcast) passer

   i. to put out to tender [+ contract, service] mettre en adjudication

   j. ( = dislocate) [+ shoulder, back] se démettre

   k. (Sport = eliminate) [+ team, contestant] éliminer ; (Baseball) [+ ball] mettre hors jeu

• a knee injury put him out of the first two games une blessure au genou l'a empêché de jouer les deux premiers matchs► put over separable transitive verb

= put across

► put through separable transitive verb

   a. ( = make) [+ change] effectuer ; [+ plan] mener à bien

   b. ( = connect) [+ call] passer ; [+ caller] mettre en communication

• I'm putting you through now je vous mets en communication

• put me through to Mr Smith passez-moi M. Smith

   c. (US) to put sb through college payer les études de qn

   d. ( = make suffer) to put sb through hell mener la vie dure à qn

• they really put him through it (inf) ils lui en ont fait voir de dures (inf)► put together separable transitive verb

   a. mettre ensemble

• it's more important than all the other factors put together c'est plus important que tous les autres facteurs confondus

• he's worth more than the rest of the family put together à lui tout seul il vaut plus que toute la famille réunie

   b. ( = assemble) assembler ; [+ account] composer ; [+ team] constituer

   c. [+ agreement, plan, package] mettre au point► put up separable transitive verb

   a. ( = raise) [+ hand] lever ; [+ flag] hisser ; [+ tent] monter ; [+ umbrella] ouvrir ; [+ notice] afficher ; [+ picture] accrocher ; [+ building] construire ; [+ fence, barrier] ériger

• to put a ladder up against a wall poser une échelle contre un mur

   b. ( = increase) augmenter ; [+ prices] faire monter

• that puts up the total to over 1,000 cela fait monter le total à plus de 1 000

   c. ( = offer) [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ resistance] opposer

• to put sb up as a candidate for proposer qn comme candidat à

• to put up a struggle se battre

• he put up a real fight to keep you in your job il s'est vraiment battu pour que tu conserves ton poste

• to put sth up for sale mettre qch en vente

• to put a child up for adoption faire adopter un enfant

   d. ( = provide) fournir

• to put up money for a project financer un projet

   e. ( = lodge) héberger► put up to separable transitive verb

( = incite)

to put sb up to doing sth inciter qn à faire qch► put up with inseparable transitive verb supporter

• he has a lot to put up with il a beaucoup de problèmes

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[pʊt] 1.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp put)

1) ( place) mettre [object, person]

to put more sugar in one's tea — ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom — remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2) ( cause to go or undergo)

to put something through — glisser quelque chose dans [letterbox]; passer quelque chose par [window]

to put one's head through the window — passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window — casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put something through a test — faire passer un test à quelque chose

to put something through a process — faire suivre un processus à quelque chose

to put somebody through — envoyer quelqu'un à [university, college]; faire passer quelqu'un par [suffering, ordeal]; faire passer [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [test]; faire suivre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [course]

after all you've put me through — après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put one's hand to — porter la main à [mouth]

to put somebody to washing something — faire laver quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) (devote, invest)

to put money/energy into something — investir de l'argent/son énergie dans quelque chose

to put a lot into — s'engager à fond pour [work, project]; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage]

4) ( add)

to put something towards — mettre quelque chose pour

put it towards some new clothes — dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements

to put tax/duty on something — taxer/imposer quelque chose

to put a penny on income tax — GB augmenter l'impôt sur le revenu d'un pourcent

5) ( express)

how would you put that in French? — comment dirait-on ça en français?

to put it bluntly — pour parler franchement

let me put it another way — laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well put — c'était très bien tourné

to put one's feelings into words — trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments

6) ( offer for consideration) présenter [point of view, proposal]

to put something to — soumettre quelque chose à [meeting, conference, board]

to put something to the vote — mettre quelque chose au vote

7) (rate, rank) placer

I put a sense of humour first — pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put safety first — faire passer la sécurité avant tout

8) ( estimate)

to put something at — évaluer quelque chose à [sum]

I'd put him at about 40 — je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

9) Sport lancer [shot]
2.
reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp put)

to put oneself in a strong position/in somebody's place — se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de quelqu'un

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

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I wouldn't put it past him! — je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait!

to put one over ou across GB on somebody — (colloq) faire marcher quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > put
18 talk

1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
2. noun
1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) die Aussprache

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) das Gerede

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- talkative
- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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talk

[tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]

I. n

1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f

to have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] haben

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2. (lecture) Vortrag m

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl

big \talk große Töne pej fam

idle \talk leeres Gerede fam

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4. (subject of conversation)

▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5. (formal discussions)

▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

6.

▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]

▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

II. vi

1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]

what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam

to \talk about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]

▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter

▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2. (imitate speech) parrot plappern fam

3. (speak privately or seriously) reden

can we \talk? können wir reden?

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

4.

▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam

▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden

▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam

▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam

▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...

III. vt

1. (speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2. ( fam: discuss)

to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

3.

▶ \talk about... so was von... fam

what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam

▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam

▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam

▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern

▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden

▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam

▶ to \talk nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden

▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden

▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam

▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam

▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden

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[tɔːk]
1. n

1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache f

to have a talk — ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc )

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie mal sprechen?

to hold or have talks — Gespräche führen

to have a friendly talk with sb — sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden

I have enjoyed our talk — ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

2) no pl (= talking) Reden nt, Rederei f; (= rumour) Gerede nt

he's all talk — er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) der führt bloß große Reden

there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück

there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory — in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet

it's the talk of the town — es ist Stadtgespräch

she's the talk of the town — sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden

3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

2. vi

1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechen

to talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )

could I talk to Mr Smith please? — kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?

don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)

it's easy or all right for you to talk (inf) — du hast gut reden (inf)

don't (you) talk to me like that! — wie redest du denn mit mir?

who do you think you're talking to? — was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?

that's no way to talk to your parents —

hey, that's no way to talk — hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!

he sat there without talking — er saß da und sagte kein Wort

talk to me! — erzähl mir was!

to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein

he knows/doesn't know what he's talking about — er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf)/(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung

you can talk! (inf) — du kannst gerade reden!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

2) (= mention) sprechen, reden

he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

talking of salaries/films... — da or wo (inf) wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen...

talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)

3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

4) (= gossip) reden, klatschen

everyone was talking about them — sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht

to get oneself talked about — von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) ins Gerede kommen

5) (= reveal secret) reden

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

OK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

6)

we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —

what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?

3. vt

1) (= speak) a language, slang sprechen; nonsense reden

talk sense! — red keinen solchen Unsinn!

he simply wasn't talking sense — er hat bloß Unsinn geredet or verzapft (inf)

2) (= discuss) politics, cricket, business reden über (+acc) or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc)

we're talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) — heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf)

we have to talk business for a while — wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen

then they got down to talking business — dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen

let's talk business —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

See:

→ shop

3)

(= persuade) to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut

he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu

to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun

4)

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

you won't be able to talk your way out of this — jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden

he talked himself out of trouble — er redete sich (geschickt) heraus

he talked himself into this situation — er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht

to talk sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

5)

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

See:

→ head

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talk [tɔːk]

A s

1. Reden n

2. Gespräch n:

a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f

b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):

have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten

3. Aussprache f

4. RADIO etc

a) Plauderei f

b) Vortrag m:

give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)

5. Gerede n:

a) Geschwätz n umg

b) Klatsch m umg:

he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;

he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;

that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;

end in talk im Sand verlaufen;

there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;

there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk

6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:

be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk

B v/i

1. reden, sprechen:

talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B

2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:

about, on über akk;

of von;

with mit):

talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;

he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;

talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;

talk to sb

a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,

b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;

they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;

talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;

talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;

you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;

now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!

3. pej reden:

a) schwatzen

b) klatschen umg:

get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1

C v/t

1. Unsinn etc reden:

talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;

he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 1

2. eine Sprache sprechen:

talk French

3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:

talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3

4. reden:

talk o.s. hoarse;

talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;

talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;

talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;

talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;

talk to death US → talk out 1

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1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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n.

Gespräch -e n. (to) v.

reden (zu) v.

sich unterhalten (mit) v.

sprechen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > talk
19 appeal

1. intransitive verb
1) (Law etc.) Einspruch erheben od. einlegen (to bei)

appeal to a court — bei einem Gericht Berufung einlegen

appeal against something — gegen etwas Einspruch/Berufung einlegen

2) (refer)

appeal to — verweisen auf [Erkenntnisse, Tatsachen]

3) (make earnest request)

appeal to somebody for something/to do something — jemanden um etwas ersuchen/jemanden ersuchen, etwas zu tun

4) (address oneself)

appeal to somebody/something — an jemanden/etwas appellieren

5) (be attractive)

appeal to somebody — jemandem zusagen
2. noun
1) (Law etc.) Einspruch, der (to bei); (to higher court) Berufung, die (to bei)

lodge an appeal with somebody — bei jemandem Einspruch/Berufung einlegen

right of appeal — Einspruchs-/Berufungsrecht, das

Court of Appeal — Berufungsgericht, das

2) (reference) Berufung, die; Verweisung, die

make an appeal to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) berufen; auf etwas (Akk.) verweisen

3) (request) Appell, der; Aufruf, der

an appeal to somebody for something — eine Bitte an jemanden um etwas

make an appeal to somebody — an jemanden appellieren

4) (addressing oneself) Appell, der; Aufruf, der

make an appeal to somebody — einen Appell an jemanden richten

5) (attraction) Reiz, der

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[ə:pi:l] 1. verb
1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) ersuchen

2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) Einspruch erheben

3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) zusagen
2. noun
1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) die Bitte; der Einspruch

2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) der Reiz

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- academic.ru/3196/appealing">appealing

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ap·peal

[əˈpi:l]

I. vi

1. (attract)

▪ to \appeal to sb/sth jdn/etw reizen; (aim to please) jdn/etw ansprechen

to \appeal to the senses die Sinne ansprechen

2. (protest formally) Einspruch einlegen [o ÖSTERR erheben

3. LAW Berufung einlegen ( against gegen + akk)

to \appeal against a verdict ein Urteil anfechten

▪ to \appeal to sth an etw akk appellieren

to \appeal to the High Court den obersten Gerichtshof anrufen

\appeal for damages Schadenersatzklage f

to \appeal on points of law BRIT in die Revision gehen

to \appeal on points of fact BRIT in die Berufung gehen

4. (plead)

▪ to \appeal [to sb] for sth [jdn] um etw akk bitten

to \appeal to sb's conscience/emotions an jds Gewissen/Gefühle appellieren

II. vt LAW

to \appeal a case/verdict mit einem Fall/gegen ein Urteil in die Berufung gehen

III. n

1. (attraction) Reiz m, Anziehungskraft f

sex \appeal Sexappeal m

wide \appeal Breitenwirkung f

to have wide \appeal weite Kreise ansprechen

to have [or hold] an \appeal einen Reiz ausüben

to lose one's \appeal seinen Reiz verlieren

2. (formal protest) Einspruch m; LAW Berufung f ( against gegen + akk)

he won his \appeal seinem Einspruch wurde stattgegeben

court of \appeal Berufungsgericht nt

to consider an \appeal sich akk mit einem Einspruch befassen

to lodge an \appeal (protest) Einspruch einlegen; LAW in Berufung gehen

to reject an \appeal einen Einspruch ablehnen

on \appeal LAW in der Revision

3. (request) Appell m ( for für + akk)

the note of \appeal in her voice der bittende Unterton in ihrer Stimme

\appeal for donations Spendenaufruf m

to issue [or make] an \appeal sich akk [nachdrücklich] an jdn wenden, appellieren geh

the police have issued an \appeal to the public to stay away from the centre of town die Polizei hat die Öffentlichkeit aufgerufen, dem Stadtzentrum fernzubleiben

to launch [or make] an \appeal einen Appell [o Aufruf] starten

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[ə'piːl]
1. n

1) (= request) (for help, money etc) Aufruf m, Appell m, (dringende) Bitte (for um); (for mercy) Gesuch nt (for um)

appeal for funds — Spendenappell or -aufruf m or -aktion f

to make an appeal to sb (to do sth) — an jdn appellieren(, etw zu tun); (charity, organization etc) einen Appell or Aufruf an jdn richten(, etw zu tun)

to make an appeal to sb for sth — jdn um etw bitten; (charity, organization etc) jdn zu etw aufrufen

to make an appeal for mercy (officially) — ein Gnadengesuch einreichen

2) (= supplication) Flehen nt

3) (against decision) Einspruch m; (JUR) (against sentence) Berufung f; (actual trial) Revision f, Revisionsverfahren nt

he lost his appeal — er verlor in der Berufung

to lodge an appeal — Einspruch erheben; (Jur) Berufung einlegen (with bei)

right of appeal — Einspruchsrecht nt; (Jur) Berufungsrecht nt

she lost the case on appeal — sie hat in der Berufung verloren

Court of Appeal — Berufungsgericht nt

4) (for decision, support) Appell m, Aufruf m

the captain made an appeal against the light — der Mannschaftskapitän erhob Einspruch or Beschwerde wegen der Lichtverhältnisse

5) (= power of attraction) Reiz m (to für), Anziehungskraft f (to auf +acc)

his music has (a) wide appeal —

skiing has lost its appeal (for me) — Skifahren hat seinen Reiz (für mich) verloren

I just don't understand the appeal of it — ich verstehe nicht, was daran so reizvoll sein soll

2. vi

1) (= make request) (dringend) bitten, ersuchen (geh)

to appeal to sb for sth — jdn um etw bitten or ersuchen (geh)

to appeal to the public to do sth — die Öffentlichkeit (dazu) aufrufen, etw zu tun

2) (against decision: to authority etc) Einspruch erheben (to bei); (JUR) Berufung einlegen (to bei)

he was given leave to appeal (Jur) — es wurde ihm anheimgestellt, Berufung einzulegen

3) (= apply for support, decision) sich wenden, appellieren (to an +acc); (to sb's feelings etc) appellieren (to an +acc); (SPORT) Einspruch erheben (from bei), Beschwerde einlegen

to appeal to sb's better nature — an jds besseres Ich appellieren

4) (= be attractive) reizen (to sb jdn), zusagen (to sb jdm); (plan, candidate, idea) zusagen (to sb jdm); (book, magazine) ansprechen (to sb jdn)

it simply doesn't appeal — es findet einfach keinen Anklang

how does that appeal? —

the story appealed to his sense of humour — die Geschichte sprach seinen Sinn für Humor an

3. vt

to appeal a case/verdict (Jur) — mit einem Fall/gegen ein Urteil in die Berufung gehen

to appeal a decision — Einspruch gegen eine Entscheidung einlegen or erheben

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appeal [əˈpiːl]

A v/t JUR

a) Berufung oder Rechtsmittel oder Revision einlegen gegen

b) US obs anklagen

B v/i

1. JUR Berufung oder Rechtsmittel oder Revision einlegen, in die Berufung gehen, auch allg Einspruch erheben, Beschwerde einlegen ( against, JUR meist from gegen; to bei), SPORT reklamieren:

the decision appealed from die angefochtene Entscheidung;

appeal for offside SPORT Abseits reklamieren

2. (to) appellieren oder sich wenden (an akk), (jemanden oder etwas) anrufen:

appeal to the country POL Br (das Parlament auflösen und) Neuwahlen ausschreiben

3. appeal to sich berufen auf (akk):

appeal to history die Geschichte als Zeugen anrufen

4. (to) Gefallen oder Anklang finden (bei), gefallen, zusagen (dat), wirken (auf akk), anziehen, reizen (akk):

appeal to imagination die Fantasie ansprechen

5. appeal to jemanden ersuchen oder dringend bitten ( for um; to do zu tun)

C s

1. JUR Rechtsmittel n (from, against, US auch of gegen):

a) Berufung f, Revision f

b) (Rechts)Beschwerde f

c) Einspruch m:

court of appeal Berufungs-, Revisionsgericht n;

judg(e)ment on appeal Berufungsurteil n;

allow an appeal einer Berufung etc stattgeben;

file ( oder lodge) an appeal Berufung etc einlegen bei ( with bei; from, against gegen), in die Berufung gehen;

on appeal the sentence was reduced to three years in der Berufungsverhandlung wurde die Strafe auf drei Jahre reduziert;

the decision under appeal die angefochtene Entscheidung; → criminal A 2

2. SPORT Reklamation f

3. Berufung f (to auf akk)

4. Verweisung f (to an akk)

5. fig (to) Appell m (an akk), Aufruf m (gen oder an akk):

appeal to the country POL Br (Auflösung f des Parlaments und) Ausschreibung f von Neuwahlen;

appeal to reason Appell an die Vernunft;

make an appeal to appellieren an (akk);

appeal for mercy Gnadengesuch n

6. fig dringende Bitte (to an akk; for um)

7. fig Anziehung(skraft) f, Zugkraft f, Wirkung f (to auf akk), Anklang m (to bei):

appeal to customers WIRTSCH Anziehungskraft auf Kunden

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1. intransitive verb
1) (Law etc.) Einspruch erheben od. einlegen (to bei)

appeal to a court — bei einem Gericht Berufung einlegen

appeal against something — gegen etwas Einspruch/Berufung einlegen

2) (refer)

appeal to — verweisen auf [Erkenntnisse, Tatsachen]

3) (make earnest request)

appeal to somebody for something/to do something — jemanden um etwas ersuchen/jemanden ersuchen, etwas zu tun

4) (address oneself)

appeal to somebody/something — an jemanden/etwas appellieren

5) (be attractive)

appeal to somebody — jemandem zusagen
2. noun
1) (Law etc.) Einspruch, der (to bei); (to higher court) Berufung, die (to bei)

lodge an appeal with somebody — bei jemandem Einspruch/Berufung einlegen

right of appeal — Einspruchs-/Berufungsrecht, das

Court of Appeal — Berufungsgericht, das

2) (reference) Berufung, die; Verweisung, die

make an appeal to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) berufen; auf etwas (Akk.) verweisen

3) (request) Appell, der; Aufruf, der

an appeal to somebody for something — eine Bitte an jemanden um etwas

make an appeal to somebody — an jemanden appellieren

4) (addressing oneself) Appell, der; Aufruf, der

make an appeal to somebody — einen Appell an jemanden richten

5) (attraction) Reiz, der

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(to, for) n.

dringende Bitte (an, um) f. (court of law) n.

Revision -en f. (legal) n.

Revision -en f. n.

Anziehung f.

Anziehungskraft f.

Appell -e (an) m.

Berufung -en f.

Zugkraft -ë f. (to) v.

anrufen v.

appellieren v.

sich wenden (an) v. (legal) v.

Revision einlegen ausdr. v.

Anklang finden (bei) ausdr.

Berufung einlegen ausdr.

einwirken v.

gefallen v.

reizen v.

zusagen v.

English-german dictionary > appeal
20 sentido

adj.

deeply felt, touching, heartfelt, moving.

m.

1 sense, meaning, purport.

2 sense, each one of one's five senses.

3 direction, course.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sentir.

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sentido

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) sense

2 (significado) sense, meaning

3 (conocimiento) consciousness

4 (dirección) direction

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sentido

► participio pasado

1→ link=sentir sentir

► adjetivo

1 (muerte etc) deeply felt

■ nuestro más sentido pésame our deepest sympathy

2 (sensible) touchy, sensitive

► nombre masculino sentido

1 (gen) sense

2 (significado) sense, meaning

3 (conocimiento) consciousness

4 (dirección) direction

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de sentido único AUTOMÓVIL one-way

dejar a alguien sin sentido to knock somebody out

en cierto sentido in a sense

en sentido opuesto in the opposite direction

hablar sin sentido to talk nonsense

hacer algo con los cinco sentidos figurado to take great pains with something

no tiene sentido / no tiene ningún sentido it doesn't make sense

■ no tiene sentido salir si no tenemos dinero there's no point in going out if we haven't got any money

¿qué sentido tiene + inf...? what's the point in/of + - ing...?

■ ¿qué sentido tiene hablarle si no te hace caso? what's the point of talking to him if he won't listen?

perder el sentido to faint

tener sentido to make sense

doble sentido double meaning

sentido común common sense

sentido de la orientación sense of direction

sentido del humor sense of humour (US humor)

sentido figurado figurative meaning

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noun m.

1) sense

2) meaning

3) direction, way

4) consciousness

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1. ADJ

1) [carta, declaración] heartfelt

pronunció unas sentidas palabras en su honor — he said some heartfelt words in his honour

una pérdida muy sentida — a deeply felt loss

mi más sentido pésame — my deepest sympathy, my heartfelt condolences

2) (=dolido) hurt

estaba muy sentida con sus amigos — she was very hurt by her friends

3) [carácter, persona] sensitive

2. SM

1) (=capacidad)

a) [para sentir] sense

ha perdido el sentido del gusto — he has lost his sense of taste

los cinco sentidos — the five senses

- costar un sentido

- poner los cinco sentidos

- tener un sexto sentido

b) [para percibir] sense

no tiene sentido del ritmo — he has no sense of rhythm

tiene muy buen sentido del color — he has a very good sense of colour

sentido común — common sense

sentido de la orientación — sense of direction

sentido de la proporción — sense of proportion

sentido del humor — sense of humour

sentido de los negocios — business sense

sentido del ridículo, su sentido del ridículo le impidió hacerlo — he felt self-conscious o embarrassed so he didn't do it

tiene un gran sentido del ridículo — she easily feels self-conscious o embarrassed

sentido práctico, tener sentido práctico — to be practical

2) (=significado) meaning

ser madre le ha dado un nuevo sentido a su vida — being a mother has given a new meaning to her life

¿cuál es el sentido literal de esta palabra? — what is the literal meaning of this word?

la vida sin ti no tendría sentido — without you life would have no meaning o would be meaningless

• doble sentido — double meaning

esa frase tenía doble sentido — that sentence had a double meaning

• sin sentido — [palabras, comentario] meaningless

decía cosas sin sentido — he was talking nonsense

3) (=lógica) sense

no le veo sentido a esta discusión — I can't see any sense o point in this argument

poco a poco, todo empieza a cobrar sentido — everything is gradually beginning to make sense

• sin sentido — [crueldad, violencia] senseless

fue un debate sin sentido — it was a pointless debate

• tener sentido — to make sense

solo tiene sentido quejarse si así puedes conseguir lo que quieres — it only makes sense to complain if o the only point in complaining is if you can then get what you want

no tiene sentido que te disculpes ahora — it's pointless (you) apologizing now, there's no sense o point in (you) apologizing now

4) (=conciencia) consciousness

lo encontré en el suelo sin sentido — I found him unconscious on the floor

• perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

• recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness

- quitar el sentido a algn

5) (=dirección) direction

los dos avanzaban en el mismo sentido — they were both moving forward in the same direction

conducía en sentido contrario — he was driving in the opposite direction

sentido único — one way

• en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — clockwise

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise, counterclockwise (EEUU)
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6) [otras expresiones]

• en sentido amplio — in the broad sense

• en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the best o good sense of the word

• en cierto sentido — in a sense

• en ese sentido — [con nombre] to that effect; [con verbo] in that sense, in that respect

ha habido rumores en ese sentido — there have been rumours to that effect

en ese sentido no sabemos qué hacer — in that sense o respect, we don't know what to do

• en sentido estricto — in the strict sense of the word o term

no es, en sentido estricto, un pez de río — it's not a freshwater fish in the strict sense of the word o term, it's not strictly speaking a freshwater fish

• en sentido figurado — in the figurative sense, figuratively

• en sentido lato — in the broad sense

• tomar algo en el mal sentido — to take sth the wrong way

• en tal sentido — to that effect

están dispuestos a dar testimonio en tal sentido — they are prepared to testify to that effect

un acuerdo en tal sentido sería interpretado como una privatización — such an agreement o an agreement to that effect would be interpreted as privatization

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- da adjetivo

1) <palabras/carta> heartfelt; <anhelo/dolor> deep

mi más sentido pésame — my deepest sympathy

2) < persona>

a) [ESTAR] (AmL) ( dolorido) hurt, offended

b) [SER] (Esp) ( sensible) sensitive, touchy
II
masculino

1)

a) (Fisiol) sense

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

b) (noción, idea)

sentido DE algo — sense of something

su sentido del deber — her sense of duty

tiene un gran sentido del ritmo — he has a great sense of rhythm

- sentido común

- sentido de orientación

- sentido del humor

- sentido del ridículo

2) ( conocimiento) consciousness

el golpe lo dejó sin sentido — he was knocked unconscious by the blow

perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness, to come to, to come round

3) ( significado)

en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the nicest sense of the word

en el sentido más amplio del vocablo — in the broadest sense of the term

en sentido literal/figurado — in a literal/figurative sense

lo dijo con doble sentido — he was intentionally ambiguous

el sentido de la vida — the meaning of life

en cierto sentido... — in a sense...

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

cobrar sentido — to acquire significance

sus palabras cobran ahora un nuevo sentido — his words take on a new meaning now

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

palabras sin sentido — meaningless words

no tiene sentido preocuparse por eso — it's pointless worrying about that

4) ( dirección) direction

se mueve en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — it moves clockwise

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

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= denotation, meaning, sense, drift, flavour [flavor, -USA], meaningfulness, heartfelt, respect, sense of purpose.

Ex. In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.

Ex. The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.

Ex. In some senses these could also be regarded as special classification schemes.

Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.

Ex. Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.

Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.

Ex. The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.

Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex. This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.

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* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.

* con sentido = meaningful, purposeful, in a meaningful way.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.

* de sentido único = one-way.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.

* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.

* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.

* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en el sentido del reloj = clockwise.

* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.

* en el sentido que = in which.

* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this respect, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.

* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.

* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.

* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.

* en unel sentido amplio = in a/the broad sense.

* en un/el sentido general = in a/the broad sense.

* en un/el sentido más amplio = in a/the broader sense.

* en un/el sentido más general = in a/the broader sense.

* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.

* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.

* escribir con sentido = write + sense.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* no tener sentido = be meaningless, be pointless, be senseless.

* no tener sentido + Infinitivo = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* recobrar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* recuperar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.

* sentido común = common sense, savvy, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.

* sentido de culpa = guilt.

* sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.

* sentido de identidad = sense of identity.

* sentido de la historia = sense of history.

* sentido de la obligación = sense of obligation.

* sentido de la oportunidad = sense of timing.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.

* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.

* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.

* sentido del humor = sense of humour.

* sentido del oído = hearing.

* sentido del olfato = sense of smell, olfaction.

* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.

* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.

* sentido de moralidad = sense of morality.

* sentido de pertenencia = sense of ownership.

* sentido de territorialidad = territoriality.

* sentido humano = human sense.

* sentido implícito = subtext.

* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.

* sentidos = grounds.

* sexto sentido = sixth sense.

* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.

* tener sentido = make + sense, be meaningful.

* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + embarrassed.

* teoría de dar sentido = sense-making approach.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.

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I
- da adjetivo

1) <palabras/carta> heartfelt; <anhelo/dolor> deep

mi más sentido pésame — my deepest sympathy

2) < persona>

a) [ESTAR] (AmL) ( dolorido) hurt, offended

b) [SER] (Esp) ( sensible) sensitive, touchy
II
masculino

1)

a) (Fisiol) sense

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

b) (noción, idea)

sentido DE algo — sense of something

su sentido del deber — her sense of duty

tiene un gran sentido del ritmo — he has a great sense of rhythm

- sentido común

- sentido de orientación

- sentido del humor

- sentido del ridículo

2) ( conocimiento) consciousness

el golpe lo dejó sin sentido — he was knocked unconscious by the blow

perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness, to come to, to come round

3) ( significado)

en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the nicest sense of the word

en el sentido más amplio del vocablo — in the broadest sense of the term

en sentido literal/figurado — in a literal/figurative sense

lo dijo con doble sentido — he was intentionally ambiguous

el sentido de la vida — the meaning of life

en cierto sentido... — in a sense...

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

cobrar sentido — to acquire significance

sus palabras cobran ahora un nuevo sentido — his words take on a new meaning now

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

palabras sin sentido — meaningless words

no tiene sentido preocuparse por eso — it's pointless worrying about that

4) ( dirección) direction

se mueve en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — it moves clockwise

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

* * *

= denotation, meaning, sense, drift, flavour [flavor, -USA], meaningfulness, heartfelt, respect, sense of purpose.

Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.

Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.

Ex: In some senses these could also be regarded as special classification schemes.

Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.

Ex: Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.

Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.

Ex: The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.

Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.

* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.

* con sentido = meaningful, purposeful, in a meaningful way.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.

* de sentido único = one-way.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.

* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.

* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.

* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en el sentido del reloj = clockwise.

* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.

* en el sentido que = in which.

* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this respect, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.

* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.

* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.

* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.

* en unel sentido amplio = in a/the broad sense.

* en un/el sentido general = in a/the broad sense.

* en un/el sentido más amplio = in a/the broader sense.

* en un/el sentido más general = in a/the broader sense.

* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.

* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.

* escribir con sentido = write + sense.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* no tener sentido = be meaningless, be pointless, be senseless.

* no tener sentido + Infinitivo = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* recobrar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* recuperar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.

* sentido común = common sense, savvy, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.

* sentido de culpa = guilt.

* sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.

* sentido de identidad = sense of identity.

* sentido de la historia = sense of history.

* sentido de la obligación = sense of obligation.

* sentido de la oportunidad = sense of timing.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.

* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.

* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.

* sentido del humor = sense of humour.

* sentido del oído = hearing.

* sentido del olfato = sense of smell, olfaction.

* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.

* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.

* sentido de moralidad = sense of morality.

* sentido de pertenencia = sense of ownership.

* sentido de territorialidad = territoriality.

* sentido humano = human sense.

* sentido implícito = subtext.

* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.

* sentidos = grounds.

* sexto sentido = sixth sense.

* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.

* tener sentido = make + sense, be meaningful.

* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + embarrassed.

* teoría de dar sentido = sense-making approach.

* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.

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sentido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt; ‹anhelo/dolor› deep

mi más sentido pésame my deepest sympathy

B ‹persona›

1 [ SER] (sensible) sensitive, touchy

2 [ ESTAR] (dolorido) hurt, offended

está muy sentido porque no lo invitamos he's very hurt that we didn't ask him

sentido²

masculine

A

1 ( Fisiol) sense

tiene muy aguzado el sentido del olfato she has a very keen sense of smell

poner los cinco sentidos en algo to give sth one's full attention; (ante un peligro) to keep one's wits about one

2 (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense OF sth

su sentido del deber/de la justicia her sense of duty/of justice

tiene un gran sentido del ritmo he has a great sense of rhythm

sexto¹ (↑ sexto (1))

Compuestos:

● sentido común

common sense

● sentido de (la) orientación

sense of direction

● sentido del humor

sense of humor*

● sentido del ridículo

sense of the ridiculous

● sentido práctico

tiene mucho sentido práctico she's very practical, she's very practically minded

B (conocimiento) consciousness

el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked senseless o unconscious by the blow

perder el sentido to lose consciousness

recobrar el sentido to regain consciousness, to come to, to come round

C

1 (significado) sense

en el buen sentido de la palabra in the nicest sense of the word

en el sentido estricto/amplio del vocablo in the strict/broad sense of the term

en sentido literal/figurado in a literal/figurative sense

lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous

buscaba algo que le diera sentido a su vida he was searching for something to give his life some meaning

conociendo su biografía la obra cobra un sentido muy diferente when one knows something about his life the work takes on a totally different meaning

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy makes no sense anymore o is meaningless now

no tiene sentido preocuparse por eso it's pointless o there's no point worrying about that

2

(aspecto): en cierto sentido tienen razón in a sense they're right

en muchos/ciertos sentidos la situación no ha cambiado in many/certain respects the situation hasn't changed

en este sentido debemos recordarnos que … in this respect we should remember …

D (dirección) direction

se mueve en el sentido de las agujas del reloj it moves clockwise o in a clockwise direction

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise ( AmE) o ( BrE) an anticlockwise direction

en el sentido de la veta de la madera with the grain of the wood

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único one-way street

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Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir)

sentido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
sentido
sentir
sentido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt;
‹anhelo/dolor› deep;
◊ mi más sentido pésame my deepest sympathy

2 [ESTAR] (AmL) ( ofendido) hurt, offended
sentido 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Fisiol) sense

b) (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense of sth;

◊ su sentido del deber her sense of duty;

sentido común common sense;
sentido del humor sense of humor^{( conjugate humor)}
2 ( conocimiento) consciousness;
◊ perder el sentido to lose consciousness;

el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked unconscious by the blow
3 ( significado) sense;
◊ en el buen sentido de la palabra in the nicest sense of the word;

en sentido literal in a literal sense;
lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous;
el sentido de la vida the meaning of life;
en cierto sentido … in a sense …;
no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing;
esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now;
palabras sin sentido meaningless words
4 ( dirección) direction;
◊ gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction;

venían en sentido contrario al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us;
calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido one-way street
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dolor/pinchazo› to feel;

◊ sentido hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

b) ‹ emoción› to feel;

◊ sentimos una gran alegría we were overjoyed;

sentido celos to feel jealous
2
a) ( oír) ‹ruido/disparo› to hear

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):

◊ siento olor a gas I can smell gas;

le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
◊ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry;

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
◊ me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well;

no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentidose CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentido,-a
I adjetivo
1 deeply felt: su muerte ha sido muy sentida, his death has been deeply felt
2 (susceptible) sensitive
es un chico muy sentido y a la mínima se ofende, he gets upset over the slightest things o he's a very sensitive child
II sustantivo masculino
1 sense
sentido del gusto/olfato, sense of taste/smell
2 (conocimiento, consciencia) recobrar/ perder el sentido, to regain/lose consciousness
3 (lógica, razón) sense: no tiene sentido que te despidas, it makes no sense to leave the job
4 (apreciación, capacidad) no tiene sentido de la medida, he has no sense of moderation
sentido común, common sense
sentido del humor, sense of humour
sexto sentido, sixth sense
5 (significado) meaning: la frase carece de sentido, the sentence has no meaning
6 Auto direction
de doble sentido, two-way
(de) sentido único, one-way
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acusada
- acusado
- apelar
- cabeza
- cazar
- coger
- contraria
- contrario
- despertarse
- dirección
- dotada
- dotado
- economía
- educar
- encarar
- esperar
- figurada
- figurado
- fina
- fino
- hogareña
- hogareño
- inversa
- inverso
- juicio
- nariz
- olfato
- paladar
- penetrar
- perder
- pésame
- rara
- raro
- realista
- recobrar
- recta
- recto
- recuperar
- sentida
- tacto
- tener
- trancazo
- visión
- vista
- agudeza
- agudizar
- agudo
- alto
English:
add up
- advantage
- anticlockwise
- appeal
- arguable
- babble
- break
- civic
- clockwise
- common sense
- counterclockwise
- derogatory
- direction
- ear
- feel
- few
- figurative
- figuratively
- flail
- gumption
- hearing
- high
- humour
- iota
- literally
- little
- make
- meaning
- meaningless
- mindless
- modicum
- obscure
- one-way
- pointless
- practicality
- quite
- reason
- respect
- scent
- sense
- senseless
- sight
- smell
- strictly
- taste
- three-point turn
- touch
- two-way
- U-turn
- unconscious

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sentido, -a

♦ adj

1. [profundo] heartfelt;

mi más sentido pésame with deepest sympathy

2. [sensible]
ser muy sentido to be very sensitive

3. [ofendido] hurt, offended;

quedó muy sentido por tu respuesta he was very hurt by your reply

4. RP [lesionado] hurt;

el talonador no puede seguir jugando, está sentido the hooker is unable to carry on playing, he's hurt

♦ nm

1. [capacidad para percibir] sense;

sentido del tacto sense of touch;

con los cinco sentidos [completamente] heart and soul;

no tengo ningún sentido del ritmo I have no sense of rhythm;

tiene un sentido muy particular de la sinceridad he has a very peculiar notion of sincerity;

Comp

poner los cinco sentidos en algo to give one's all to sth

Comp
sentido común common sense;
tener sentido común to have common sense;

sentido del deber sense of duty;

sentido del humor sense of humour;

sentido de la orientación sense of direction;

sentido del ridículo sense of the ridiculous

2. [conocimiento] consciousness;

perder/recobrar el sentido to lose/regain consciousness;

sin sentido unconscious

3. [dirección] direction;

los trenes circulaban en sentido opuesto the trains were travelling in opposite directions;

de sentido único one-way;

de doble sentido two-way;

en el sentido de las agujas del reloj clockwise;

en el sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj Br anticlockwise, US counter-clockwise

4. [significado] sense, meaning;

esta expresión tiene un sentido peyorativo this expression has a pejorative sense;

esta frase tiene varios sentidos this sentence has several possible interpretations;

en sentido figurado in the figurative sense;

doble sentido double meaning;

una frase de doble sentido a phrase with a double meaning;

en ese sentido [respecto a eso] as far as that's concerned;

en ese sentido, tienes razón in that sense, you're right

5. [razón de ser]
tener sentido to make sense;

no tiene sentido escribirle si no sabe leer there's no point writing to him if he can't read;

no tiene sentido que salgamos si llueve there's no sense in going out if it's raining;

para ella la vida ya no tenía sentido life no longer had any meaning for her;

sin sentido [ilógico] meaningless;
[inútil, irrelevante] pointless;
un sin sentido nonsense

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sentido

I adj heartfelt

II m

1 oído etc sense;

el sexto sentido the sixth sense

2 ( significado) meaning;

doble sentido double meaning;

en el sentido propio de la palabra in the true sense of the word;

en todos los sentidos de la palabra in every sense of the word;

en un sentido más amplio in a wider sense;

en cierto sentido in a way

3 ( dirección) direction;

en el sentido de las agujas del reloj clockwise

4 consciousness;

perder/recobrar el sentido lose/regain consciousness

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sentido, -da adj

1) : heartfelt, sincere

mi más sentido pésame: my sincerest condolences

2) : touchy, sensitive

3) : offended, hurt

sentido nm

1) : sense

sentido común: common sense

los cinco sentidos: the five senses

sin sentido: senseless

2) conocimiento: consciousness

3) significado: meaning, sense

doble sentido: double entendre

4) : direction

calle de sentido único: one-way street

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sentido n

1. (capacidad) sense

tenemos cinco sentidos: vista, oído, gusto, olfato y tacto we have five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch

2. (significado) meaning

no entiendo el sentido de esa palabra I don't understand the meaning of this word

3. (lógica) point

no le veo el sentido I don't see the point in it

no tiene sentido que hagas eso there's no point doing that

4. (dirección) direction / way

tenemos que cambiar de sentido we have to change direction

una calle de sentido único a one way street

5. (conocimiento) consciousness

se quedó sin sentido durante unos minutos he lost consciousness for a few minutes

sentido común common sense

sentido del humor sense of humour

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